. Stanley und die weißen Helden in Afrika; eine Ausgabe von Ende persönliche Herr Stanley's Schriften über den Emin Pascha Relief Expedition... dprayer. Nach einer Weile er durch Anhänger, die reiche Geschenke madehim verbunden war; so wurde er wohlhabend. Seinen Reichtum wereincreased durch seine Ehen; denn er nahm als manywives wie die Mohammedaner Gesetz erlaubt (vier), und Sie wereall gut Dowered. Im Mai 1881, wird dann über dreißig; hebegan Briefe zu schreiben, und erklärte sich El Mahdi, der hadbeen vorhergesagt. Er sagte, daß er gesandt worden war, eine Reform ist-lam, die Gleichheit der Menschen zu schaffen, und die

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. Stanley and the white heroes in Africa; being an edition from Mr. Stanley's late personal writings on the Emin Pasha relief expedition ... dprayer. After a while he was joined by followers, who madehim rich gifts; so that he became wealthy. His riches wereincreased by means of his marriages; for he took as manywives as the Mohammedan law allows (four), and they wereall well-dowered. In May, 1881, being then about thirty; hebegan to write letters, declaring himself El Mahdi who hadbeen foretold. He said that he had been sent to reform Is-lam, to establish the equality of man, and to make the richshare with the poor. Many followers came to him, attractedby these doctrines. Then he went a step further, and predict-ed the destruction of those who did not believe in him. Having made this prediction, his followers did their best tofulfill it; and victories by the troops of the Mahdi were follow-ed by massacres. Within a year and a half nine thousand ofthe Egyptian troops had fallen; but, on the other hand, fortythousand of the Mahdis followers had been slain. Abd-el-Kader was commander-in-chief of the forces. Col. Hicks, a re-. GORDON AND THE MADHI. 697 tired Indian officer of some distinction, his chief of staff. Itwas deemed inexpedient, in view of the religious nature of theMahdis claim, to place a foreigner and non-Mussulman at thehead of the army, so that Hicks Pasha was second in command.It was his generalship, however, which won the battles, and soit was understood in Europe. With ten thousand men, six thousand camels, and manypack-horses and mules. Hicks Pasha set out for Obeid. Forsome time no reliable news reached Europe regarding hisprogress and the results of his journey. There were many fore-bodings, for it was known that the march was a difficult one, and that the Mahdis followers were numerous, fanatical, andcruel. The prevalent opinion was that in the event of his de-feat, a complete abandonment of the Soudan provinces wouldbe preferable to a continual dr

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