Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-09-07
EATEN BIZ oANNIBALs.
Emin Pasha, The Great Explorer
Meets an Awful Death.

Meets an Awful Death.
News has reached this country from
London, Eng, to the effect that Rev.
A. j. Swami; a missionary who has
just returned from Ujiji, on the East
shore of Lake Tsnganyikf, states that
it is beyond reason to. doubt that
Emin PsIha is dead.
"The most circumItantial reports
were showed me from far lndepend-
ent sources" said Mr.. Swami, "and all
agreed as to tho details. The Arabs
everywhere in Africa rejoicing over
his death.
"There is no question as to his
death" said Mr.. Swami. 81 am as GER
tain he is dead as that l am sitting
here. In February a letter came to
me while l was at Ujiji, asking what
should be done with Emin's effects.
This inquiry naturally prompted me
to make Investigations. l did so,
and the result was information which
is authentic, to the effect that Jacob
SChenitzer, or Emin PaSha, as he was
better known, had been killed by a
native chief in the Manyema country.
This was sufficiently startling informa-
ton, but it was not the worst nor the
most startling. l ascertained that
Emin's guard of thirty Nubian war
riors had not only been slaughtered,
but they had subsequently been eaten
by cannibalistic natives who had over
come the expedition.
"The report was most Circumstan-
cial and later confirmation of the facts
reached me from four different sources
The killing of Emin and his party
greatly pleased the Arabs, who re-
joiCed in being rid of his presence.
The explorer was tracked day in and
day out by tho hostile tribes who had
long determined to make the little
band victims to the hatred they felt
for all intruders. Emin had already
trayersed the Buenda country follow
ing a river which flows into the Con-
go. The expedition came finally to
the home of an Arab chief known as
Seyd Bin Abed, where Emin paused
IN his journey.
"SoOn after his arrival there
number of Arabs appeared, and, seek
ing out the traveller, asked him whore
he intended going. we propose 60
ing on to the coast replied Emin Pas
ha. Meanwhile the Arab band had
gathered together and pushed on the
explorer with darkening brows and
threatening demonstrations The situ-
alton was clearly critical The i'm
placable natives who had so long trail
ed after Emin Pasha had their prey
at last in limbo and there was clearly
no parley that would be counter
or tolerated by the hostiles.
go propose to 90 on the coast re-
piled Emin, and thon came the begin
ing of the end. Out from the black
and crowding ranks of the hostiles
giant fellow moved forward toward
Emin. Lifting up his voice the tow
ering Arab 1ourished huge and
curved knife, and as he advanced he
shouted the words: 1T is yon, Emin,
who killed our fellow-Arabs at Victo-
ria Nyanza, and so l kill yout
"As he spoke he swung the great
scimitar-like knife, and with its edge
toward and on 8 level with Emin's
neck, partially from behind and in an
other instant his head, severed by the
sweeping stroke of the knife, fell to
the earth, while the crowding throng
Of Arabs set up cries of ferocious de-
light.
"Emin's head and body were thrown
to the MSnyema natives, and both
were ruthleSsly eaten by them"
Subsequently the Manyemas murd-
cred Emin's Nubian followers and ate
them.
Mr.. Swami says that these details
have been 80 often reported in Ujiji
that nobody has the slightest doubt as
to their correctness.