[6]The statements in the “Life of Gordon” in this series of “Life Stories” are at variance with this. According to the former, Lieutenant Wilson left Khartoum by steamer to urge haste upon General Wolseley, who was coming to the rescue, but his vessel was wrecked and he was murdered by natives. The steamers which came in sight of Khartoum that morning and found it in possession of the Mahdi were bringing a part of the rescuing force, but finding it was too late, returned. As the German author’s statements in his “Life of Gordon” are confirmed by Sir William Butler, in his well-known “Life,” preference should be given to it. [7]Verney L. Cameron was a distinguished Anglo-African explorer and the first to cross Africa from east to west. Appendix The following is a chronological statement of the most important events in the life of Emin Pasha: 1840 Birth of Emin Pasha. 1865 Visits Turkey and professes Islamism. 1876 Explored the Nile up to Lake Albert. 1878 Made Pasha and Governor of the Equatorial Provinces. 1883 Cut off by the Mahdi. 1889 Stanley’s relief expedition. 1890 Return to the lakes in German service. 1891 Rebellion of his carriers. 1892 Killed by Arabs. LIFE STORIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE _Translated from the German by_ GEORGE P. UPTON 44 Volumes Now Ready _American Explorers_ Columbus Francisco Pizarro Cortes Eric the Red and Leif the Lucky, and Other Pre-Columbian Discoverers of America _Historical and Biographical_ Washington Franklin Penn Maximilian Barbarossa William of Orange Maria Theresa The Maid of Orleans Frederick the Great The Little Dauphin Herman and Thusnelda The Swiss Heroes Marie Antoinette’s Youth The Duke of Brittany Louise, Queen of Prussia The Youth of the Great Elector Emperor William First Elizabeth, Empress of Austria Charlemagne Prince Eugene Eugénie, Empress of the French Queen Maria Sophia of Naples Emin Pasha General (“Chinese”) Gordon David Livingstone Stanley’s Journey through the Dark Continent _Musical Biography_ Beethoven Mozart Johann Sebastian Bach Joseph Haydn _Legendary_ Frithjof Saga Gudrun The Nibelungs William Tell Arnold of Winkelried Undine Ulysses of Ithaca Achilles Gods and Heroes The Argonautic Expedition and the Labors of Hercules Illustrated. Each 50 cents _net_ A. C. McCLURG & CO., Chicago Transcriber’s Notes --Copyright notice provided as in the original—this e-text is public domain in the country of publication.