The latest news from East Africa reports Emin Pasha as
recovering from his terrible fall from the balcony of Major Wissmann's house. He remains, however, in danger, the internal injuries being serious, and the discharge still exuding from his ears, in the opinion of surgeons a very bad sign. An opinion has been gaining ground among Germans that the Pasha, who still regrets having left his followers, tormented with the sense of failure, and perhaps with fears as to his future position, jumped over the balcony intentionally. The accident was, however, a natural one to happen to a half-blind man, and suicide would seem inconsistent with a character which, amid many weaknesses, has been marked by an exceptional capacity for patient endurance. It appears to be now settled beyond doubt that Dr. Peters and his party were massacred by the Masai, the reason being an alliance he had struck up with the Somalis, which their enemies considered dangerous.
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