Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-10-15
AN AFRICAN MYSTERY.
The Actions OF Emin Paaha Sinoe
Stanley's Visit
Turning Ills Back Upon Civilization, Id
Has buried Himself In tho ln-
penetrablo V1lds OF the
bark Continent.

The latest African mystery is Enid
Pasaa, says the New York Tribune.
Ever since the time when nc so cncr1
gctically protested a%ains: being found
and rescued, he has been invested with
romance and shroudcd in uncertainty:
When AIR. Stanley brought him out to
Zanzibar the world was 1T Z loss whctli-
er to reckon hirn n pcevish migrate or
an ill-uscd hero, aud it's doubts regard!
ing him have only been intensified by
the course Of subsequent events. Wien
he turned his back on civilization again
most peoNle thought him moved Ly
anger or chagrin, il not Ivy actual uni
koundncsa OF mind. Yct, remembering
his former high achievements, there
were those who Gaw much mct!oa in
his madness, end confidently looked for
~tlOings worthy Of his fame. Since tho
forest shadows cloacd behind him wa
have had some definite news of him;
end much more thai is indefinite:
What he is known to have done is 4
treat work. What rrnor attributes Ia
him il colossal. And while it may no.
be safe to accept cS yet those run,ors Us
facts, the weight of evidence is so far
In their favor, and no explicit dcniala of
them or significant argument against
their truth have been ndduccd. lni
deed, the rccapture OF Wudclai and n
march on Khartou:n itself would only
be n natural sequel to what Emin has
already certainly achieved.
II was April ~, 1899, that, having
been landed Mt BaSamoyo by Mr.. STAN
ley. EInin Pasha set ont on his present
A.-o1.s NT.al. It.. -..
LanShcld, Dir. Stuhlmann, Father
Schynsc, one hundred soldiers (ncgrocs,
and four hundred portcrs. August 4
following he occupied Tabora, the head:
quarters of the Arabs In central Africa;
and raSscd the German flag. Scptem-
Der % found him ut l1ukumlii, tho
southern shore of Victoria lake. Thence
he proceeded up the west shore, ard
October 81 founded the station OF I;u.
koba, ut the mouth Of the river Kagcra,
The stream which divides the Gcrmur
and British territories. There lie spent
he winter, building n town and form:
ing extensive plantations. founding tho
i~icighboring StItion3 II Raia1v:c anl
Moaasa, and making treaties with tie
native tribes. \ copy OF tic Anglo!
ticrnla treaty wa sent to hi:l there;
and also nh official letter % recall. Pos!
tiOly he did not get them. If he Gid Ito
ignored thcm-to put it mildly. IN
stead OF being recalled, in February,
1891, lie moved forward, and in defiance
Cf the treaty marched straight into
british territory. AS soon as this was
known Germany ~rcpudi!tcd I'll rcSpon-
sibility for him. or that fact he Is act
aware, and il he were il probably
would not worry lin. In March and
April lie and DIR. Stuhlmann explored
Mount Mfumbrio, and May IL were ut
The southern end o. Albert Edward
lake.
Since h date we have had no definite
news Of his doiag3. There WAS n rcpor.
that he was going TO Ruanda, which
seemed reasonable, and another that lid
was going to march across the CONT.
hcnt to tho Camcroons, vyhic, .cclnrJ
hb"urd. Their we were told that hi
had reached Wadclai and rcoccupicd all
his old province, and, though n denial
came mex day, il was far weaker than
the report, and the impression remained
That the news was probably true. Now
1t Is repeated with renewed insurance.
Of its truth. Why notP The whole
province was garrisoncd by only two
hundred and fifty mahdists, whose fort:
rGss n capital was The old llordccn
steamer, for many years stranded
IL the river; while Slim hey and nyd
hundred OF ETniu'S former followers
were mt KavallFs, on Albert lake, only
waiting for Enin's return 10 redeem,
the province. With them Emin could
easily have rc-cGtablishcd his govern:
incnt, especially since the mass OF the
people remained loyal to him. Tlcrd
has @lSo come n vague report that Ind
IS preparing to march OH Iihnrtoum
This, too, seems not unlikely. II is not
Il far cry ~tilitlicr from Tudclni. Ard
taattcrS have bacn going very badly
WITH the mahdi3ts. Tho once powerful
city Is now q dcfcnsclcss ruin, inhabited
W n more handful Of people. Most OF
The nahdist army has been called cIsel
where, tn support Osman Dirnn ri
Io.snr, or To oppose the .;cnoussi in the
west. Those who remained have bccp
dcciinatcd by disease, and now n few
hundred rcsoluto soldiers could ~scnttcr
them to the S1Btls IF the desert. Tint
Einin will do this Is not of course cor.
tain. But it Is neither impossible nor i'm,
probable. And for G0rdon's fall I, Lr
avenged by Gordon's friend md lieu.
tenant would only he the most ftt;pJ
conclusion possible Is the dirk drama
of KhGrtoum. However that NAV he.
wien tho mystery that now cnyciopcr
i.niin's doings Is NIL swept away wc
shall doubtless ste that he has written
by his deeds, from first to last, one Of
INC most heroic and altogether a~trnira.
bic chapters In tho whole history of thA