The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-11-29
THE DARK CONTINENT.
EMIN PASHA'S ACTIVE LIFE AND
SAD DEATH THERE.
A short Biographical sketch of the
Mantle Was Born in Germany,
University Education-He Proved n
savant and PbiIanthrOpist in Africa.

the earth, is occasionally called the dark
continent, because, on the whole, its in
terror is less known to civilized man
than any other grand division of the
globe. One of the Europeans who, of
late years, have lived for longer or
shorter periods in Africa and have be-
come famous by their information in re-
lation to that continent, given to the
civilized world, is Emin Pasha. His
career and doings there have. for many
years, been watched with great interest
by civilized nations. There is no doubt
that he is among the living no longer
but that he was killed by Arabs in the
Congo valley, i'm central Africa, about
a year ago. For this reason the follow
ing short biographical sketch of the man
may not be untimely.
Emin Pasha's real name was Eduard
Schnitzer. He was born of Jewish pa
rents at Oppeln, a city Of Prussia, Ger
many, March %, 1S4O When he was six
years old his widowed mother married
a Christian protestanD, on which occa-
sion the boy was baptized. His mother
died at Oppeln in 1889. many years after
her second husbands death. Schnitzer
or Emin, as he constantly signed his
name during the latter part of his life,
received a collegiate education at the
gymnasium of Neisse, also city OF
Prussia, Germany, not far from Oppeln.
He thereupon attended the university
of Breslau, Germany, studying the nat
ural sciences and medicine In 1863 he
became a student of the university of
Berlin, Germany, where he graduated
IL, ho ia n
doctor Of medicine. He then went to
Trieste. Austria, to practice his profess
sion there and thence, for the same pur-
pose. to Antivari, Montenegro, at that
time belonging to Turkey. In the latter
city he formed the acquaintance of
Wall Ismael Haiku Pasha, who made
the young German physician member
Of mis- staff. Accompanying Haiku
Pasha Emin came to Constantinople,
where he was appointed by the Turkish
government a military surgeon. AT that
time he adopted the name of Emin and
the habits and customs of the Turks,
to disarm their prejudices. Yet, accord
ing to letters written by him to near
relatives living in Germany, he never
/ became a Mohammedan as to his re-
ligion.
Emin was a great linguist. In addi-
tion to German his mother tongue, he
spoke English and French when he came
to Constantinople. There he quickly
learned Turkish. so that the govern
ment Of the Sultan on one accession
sent him as interpreter to Tripol. where
he also learned Italian. Shortly after
his return to Constantinople he went
with a military expedition to the Leb-
anon, mountain range OF Syria, and
afterward with another, under the COM
nf a 4
that time he learned Arabic Having
returned again 10 COnstantinople he be-
came the editor of a newspaper there,
which, for opposing the policy Of the
Turkish government, was suppressed
after "A few months. Both Emin and
Haiku Pasha, who also had an interest
IN the paper were banished TO Trebi-
Zond. city Of Turkey I'm Asia. situated
on the Black sea. In 1873. at the in
stigation OF Emin, who had secretly
gone TO Constantinople, they were both
pardoned. Haiku Pasha soon there
after died and Emin, subsequently, mar
rying his protectors widow, a Greek
lady returned 10 Germany.
Yet after a short stay i'm his native
country, he went back to CONSTANT
nople and published there again his news
paper. which caused his Punishment
from Turkey. lie thereupon, in 1875
went to Alexandria, Egypt, and thence
10 the Soudan I'm Africa. where he by
Gordon Pasha. then governor Of that
province Of Egypt. was appointed mil
itary surgeon.
One Of his German companions i'm
Africa, DR. William Junker thus de-
scribes Emin's personal appearance: He
is a slender, rather spare man, Of little
more than medium hight. with narrow.
intelligent face, surrounded by a dark
full beard and with deep-seated eyes
Near-sightedness compes him TO wear
spectacles. The cast OF his countenance
is not German. but oriental. He dresses
very neatly and carefully.
Emin by Gordon Pasha was twice
sent on political missions to African
kings, to Mtesa Of Uganda and to Ka-
barega Of Unjoro Otherwise he re-
manned. up to 1878. a military surgeon
at the station of Hat el EstiVa In that
year he was by Gordon Pasha appoint
ed "mudir" (governo) of the equatorial
province Of Egypt with the title Of
hey. This position was a difficult one.
He had TO act as chief executive officer
in a country with a very mixed popula-
ton, consisting OF negroes, Egyptians
Nubians and Turks, and where slave
trade existed. Besides, the province was
greatly indebted i'm consequence Of its
former administration and of the taxes
IL had TO pay to Egypt Yet Emin.
being a man Of an energetic character
and of an iron will, so successfully
managed the affairs Of the province
that in 1888 there was a surplus of
about 100000 i'm it's public treasury
Peace and order prevailed at that time
in the province and slave trade had
been suppressed. Then the mahdi a
AIohammedan religious fanatic. COM
menced his rebellion in the Soudans
north of Emin's province. The mahdis
name was Mohammed Ahmed. who was
born at Dongola, Nubia, i'm 1S43, and
died June %, 1885. The Egyptian gov
eminent was unable to suppress that
rebellion, and when Gordon Pasha had
been defeated and killed by the rebels
at Khartoum, Jan. 26, 1885, the power
OF the Egyptian government in the
Soudan was at an end.
Emin maintained his power in his pro-
/ vince, although the news coming from
the north unfavorably affected his ad-
ministration. Pressed by the mahdPs
/ stations, Lado and Dufile. to his southern
station, Wadelai. He met all dangers
/ with great fortitude and defeated the
mahdists at Rimo, whereupon he was
annoyed by them no longer But he
was now cut off from the rest of the
civilized world, i'm central Africa. News
of his condition and appeals made by
him for help reached Europe. Then, par
ticularly in England, steps were taken
for his relief. Henry Stanley, the we'll
known African explorer, was, for this
purpose, intrusted with an expedition,
for which ample means had been pro-
1 Vided In January, 1887, Stanley arrived
at Cairo, the capital of Egypt where
he conferred with the Khedive, the ruler
of that country. The Khedive handed
him a commission for Emin by which
the latter, on account of his great mer-
ITS was appointed a Pasha The same