Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-05-13
DEATH OF EMIN PASHA.
ARABS REPORT THAT HE DIED
OF SMALLPOX.
sketch of the Life and Services Of the
Adventurous SIleslan.

Eugene Woln, correspondent OF the Der
liner Tageblstt for the German colonies In
Africa, telegraphs that Arabs arriving al
Zanzibar say that Or. Emln is dead.
The report, Wolf ssys. lacks confirmation,
although il was undoubtedly true, as Wolf
tciegraphcd on May ) that DIR. Emin was
stricken with smallpox while following
his advance force from Wadelai to
This force was under Dr. Stuhmann and
reached Bukoba on Feb. II. No later re-
ports from Stuhlmann have been received.
Whether Dr. Emin died of smallpox or rom
violent causes the dispatch fails To state.
Emin Pasha, whose real name was Dr.
Fduard Schnitzer, was born la PrusSian
Silesia IS wears ago. The "Emin,' or the
fithful one was a mere atterthought, q
pious fraud in the assumption OF native
name, designed To give HIM passport to the
Muhammedan world.
DIR. Schntzer had a passion for foreign
travel, aud as soon as he had got his degree
went to Turkey to look for practice. and
after service under a Pasha, in the course of
which the Young doctor OvCrrnn Armenia,
SYRIA and Arabia, picking up the languages
as he went and brief journey home to see
his kith and Kin. he found himself chief
medical officer of the equatorial province OF
Africa
Gordon was governor OF the province
under the Khcdivc and, naturally, he and
his doctor soon became fast friends. Gordon
afterward became gOvernOr-gencral Of the
whole Soudan, ard Emin eventually took his
place at the head of the province, with the
mission Of doctoring one of the finest races
in the world out of congcnital malady OF
barharism,
4 long list of incompetent governors came
between the two great Europeans, and they
had brought To the verge Of ruin 4 province
that Gordon left IN prosperity. Emin re-
stored its fortunes. but not in day slowly,
but surely, he rebuilt the stations, equalllcd
taxation, drove ont the slave hunters,
planted cotton. indigo, coffee, rice, mcnded
The roads, started postottce, established
Justice between man and man.
lie came into Office in ISIS With 4 deficit OF
go 600 per annum; by the end OF 1852 he
was able to show "A net profit of ENOOO. Dur
ing all this time he had largely extended his
borders without shedding one drop of blood,
and had trained a native army to replace the
Egyptians
lie was plain DR.. Emin when he became
governor but he soon became Il hey. lie
owed his influence over the people to sheer
force OF character. lie ruled by the right
divine of his powers and his gifts. lie was
yariouslv gifted, especially in the tongues;
beside his native German, he possessed
French, English Italian, several SClNN Onic
languages, Turkish aud Arabic. He knew
something Of Persian and to all this he added
several central African dialects, AS Il matte r
OF course.
While Gordon was struggling at khar-
toum Emn Bey found himself hcmmcd in
by hostile tribes in a hitherto UNEMPLOYED
countrr, and for n lon. time nothing was
heard from him. In lSSI an expedition for
the purpose of finding and relieving him,
under the command of Henry NJ Stanley,
was successful, it having cost about $1,000,
Stanley giving his service gratuitously.
Upon return he was received with great
enthusiasm. While being entertained in
Zanzibar he fell from balcony and re-
ceivcd what was supposed to be fatal in
iuries. lie recovered. however. He was
afterward appointed governor of the western
portion OF German East Africa, including
the lake territory.