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In a few years he raised his ruined prov inces to relative prosperity, made rich scientific collec tions, and completed the accounts of Schweinfurth and Junker. From 1883 he was cut off, by the Mahdi, from communication with Egypt, and his position soon became precarious. Stanley went to his relief, and both reached the east coast in 1889. In the service of Germany he returned to the lakes in 1890, accompanied by Dr. Stuhlmann and Lieutenant Lang held. He established the station of Bukoba, and left it in charge of Lieutenant Lang held. With Dr. Stuhlmann he then proceeded westward, intending, despite contrary orders, to make his way to the west coast by way of the Shari. At Momfu, west of Albert Nyanza, the rebellion of his carriers compelled him to change his route (1891). Dr. Stuhlmann returned to the coast with the richest harvest of scientific data ever gathered by an African expedition. Emin was killed by the Arabs, by order of Chief Kibonge, near Nyangwe, in October, 1892. Two of the murderers confe ed their crime to R. Dorsey Mohun, United States agent in the Kongo Free State, in April, 1894. Emma (em'ä). A novel by Jane Austen, published in 1816. Emmanuel, or Emanuel (e-man'ū-el). See Immanuel . Emmanuel College. A college of Cambridge University, founded in 1584, on the site of a convent of the Black Friars, by Sir Walter Mildmay for the defense of Puritanism. Some of the buildings of the convent were adapted to the uses of the college. The chapel was built by Wren. Over the cloister there is a gallery of portraits. The library po e es many treasures. Emmanuel's Land. See Delectable Mountains . Emmaus (em'a-us or e-ma'us). [Gr. ' Εμμαούς .] In scriptural geography, a village of Palestine not far from Jerusalem. Its exact position is unknown. It was long identified with a city (Emmaus, later Nicopolis, modern 'Amwâs) about 20 miles from Jerusalem. Emmendingen (em'men-ding-en). A town in the circle of Freiburg, Baden, situated near the Elz 10 miles north of Freiburg. Here, Oct. 19, 1796, the Austrians defeated the French under Moreau. Population (1890), 4,039. Emmenthal (em'men-täl). A valley in the canton of Bern, Switzerland, east of Bern, noted for its fertility and beauty. It is traversed by a tributary of the Aare, the Emme. The chief town is Langnau. Emmerich (em'mer-ich). A town in the Rhine Province, Pru ia, situated on the Rhine, near the Dutch frontier, in lat. 51° 50′ N., long. 6° 14' E.: the ancient Embrica. It has a minster. Population (1890), 8,237. Emmet (em'et), Robert. Born at Dublin in 1778: hanged at Dublin, Sept. 20, 1803. An Irish revolutionist, brother of Thomas Addis Emmet. He was, like his brother, a leader of the United unsucce ful rising in Dublin. He escaped to the Wicklow Mountains, but returned to take leave of his affianced, Sarah Curran, with the result that he was captured and hanged. His attachment to Mi Curran is celebrated by Moore in his famous poem "She is far from the land where her young hero sleeps." Emmet, Thomas Addis. Born at Cork, Ireland, April 24, 1764: died at New York, Nov. 14, 1827. An Irish lawyer and politician, brother of Robert Emmet. He was admitted to the Irish bar in 1790, was elected secretary of the Society of United Irish men in 1795, and became one of the directors of the society in 1797. He was implicated in the rebellion of 1798, in which year he was arrested, together with the other directors. He was imprisoned until 1802, and in 1804 emigrated to New York, where he practised law, and in 1812 became attorney-general of the State. Emmez. See Jemez. Emmittsburg (em'its-berg), or Emmettsburg (em'ets-berg). A town in Frederick County, Maryland, 48 miles northwest of Baltimore. It is the seat of Mount St. Mary's College (Roman Catholic). Population (1890), 844. Emmons (em'onz), Nathanael. Born at East Haddam, Conn., April 20, 1745: died at Franklin, Ma ., Sept. 23, 1840. An American Congregational clergyman and theologian. His collected works were published in 1842. Emory (em'ō-ri), William Hemsley. Born in Queen Anne County, Md., Sept. 9, 1811. An American soldier. He graduated at West Point in 1831; became lieutenant of topographical engineers in 1838; served on the staff of General Kearny during the Mexican war; was appointed brigadier-general of volunteers March 17, 1862; commanded a division under General Banks in Louisiana in 1863; commanded the 19th army corps in the Red River expedition in 1864; and fought with distinction at Opequan Creek, Sept. 19, 1864, and at Fisher's Hill, Sept. 22, 1864. He wrote "Notes of a Miliand "Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary tary Reconnoi ance in Mi ouri and California" (1848), Survey" (1858-59). Emory College. An institution of learning at Oxford, Georgia, incorporated in 1836. It is under the control of the Methodist Episcopal Church (South). Empedocles (em-ped'ō-klēz). [Gr. Έμπεδο- Encyclopédie in 1504 secretary to Duke George of Saxony, who gave him a benefice in Dresden. An account of the disputation at Leipsic (2519), which he gave in an open letter addre ed to John Zack of Prague, occasioned a violent controversy with Luther. He attacked Luther's translation of the Bible, and published in 1527 a translation of the New Testament after the Vulgate. Enambuc (a-non-bük'), or Esnambuc, Pierre Vandrosque Diel d'. Born, probably at Dieppe, about 1570: died on the island of St. Christopher (St. Kitts), West Indies, Dec., 1636. The founder of the French West Indian colonies. He engaged in privateering cruises, and in 1625 established a colony on St. Christopher, at the same time that the crew of an English ve el settled there. D'Enambuc was aided by Richelieu, and though his colony was driven out for a time by the Spaniards (1629), and pa ed through many vici itudes, it ultimately prospered. He founded others in various islands. Enanthe (e-nan 'the). [See Enanthe .] In Fletcher's "Humorous Lieutenant," the name under which Celia disguises herself. Enara (a-nä'rä), or Enare (a-nä'rā), Lake. A large lake in the extreme northern part of Finland, with an outlet into the Arctic Ocean. Enarch us (e-när'kus). In Sidney's "Arcadia," the King of Macedon. He is the father of Pyro- cles and uncle of Musidorus. Enarea (e-närä-ä). A region in the Galla 8° 30′ N., long. 37° E. κλῆς.] Born at Agrigentum, Sicily: lived about country, Africa, south of Aby in i a, about lat. 490-430 в. с. А Greek philosopher, poet, and statesman. He was a supporter of the democratic party in his native city against the aristocracy, and po e ed great influence through his wealth, eloquence, and knowledge. He followed Pythagoras and Par me nides in his teachings. He profe ed magic powers, prophecy, and a miraculous power of healing, and came to have, in popular belief, a superhuman character. He was said to have thrown himself into the crater of Etna in order that, from his sudden disappearance, the people might believe him to be a god. The figure of Empedocles of Agrigentum, when seen acro the twenty-three centuries which separate us from him, presents perhaps a more romantic appearance than that of any other Greek philosopher. This is owing, in a great measure, to the fables which invest his life and death with mystery, to his reputation for magical power, and to the wild sublimity of some of his poetic utterances. Yet, even in his lifetime, and among contemporary Greeks, he swept the stage of life like a great tragic actor, and left to posterity the fame of genius as a poet, a physician, a patriot, and a philosopher.