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the s"udsa the rrIc. OF Their RANSOM
Death the AitsrrstIve-Kinx Milan.
Speedy Downf.Ii Predicted. Etc
osNAS DIGSA's TRUMP cARp.
LONDON. Dec. 15.-It Is evident from IN.
non-commiftal reply Mr.. Smith gave Ia
the House % Commons yesterday after
nom to questions regarding the capture
. Emin Bey and Henry NJ. Stanley that
the governments T. completely nom
plussed. and have no accurate informa-
tion IN the matter, further than /. g-uer
ally known II u generally conceded that
Osman Digua holds a trump card, against
which his opponents are powerles@ 10
play. aad that the government can only
yield on the formers own terms. II was
believed in the hobbies of the House last
night that England win be forced to treat
Win the successful commander for the
eFafuatlnn of Suakifu. for the government
VIII not dare To sacrifice the prisoners
Whoin osman DiEna threatens To
hiiI unless the town Is abandoned.
fublc opinion IN England already re-
Volts ap' inst the Soudan expedition. and
this iatest phase uf the affair intensiHes
the feeling. There can be scarcely any
DOUBT that the white traveller mentioned
as surreudering with Emin Bey is Stan
ley as everything thus far tends to con-
nrm this opinion. The balance OF opinion
among African experts has for some time
past accepted the theory that Stanley hal
been working towards Emin. and IL not
actually with him, was near him. Intense
interest Is felt here in the fate OF the in
trepid explorer, and ~ one for a moment
0ellves that the government will allow bis
ne to be serifeed in order to hold Sua-
kin- Further developments in the mat.
Ter are av -i;ed with much anxiety.
THE CAPTURE OF STANLEY AND Kurx.
bRr~SELs, Dec. t5.-The King Of the
Belgiars Is exceedingly agitated regard
llg tae capture ~ Stanley and Emfn Bey
He receives numerous dispatches in ref
erence "a the matter. The King admits
that he was the largest subscriber to the
expense OF SANKEY'S expedition. The In
feFendencs Beige sars: England doubt
less viii DO every thing that il possible to
BE- done to hberate the prisoners. Mr..
Gladstone too bitterly regrets abandon
ing General Gordon for Lord Salisbury to
abandon Emin Bey and Heury VI. stan
ley"
srANLEr's CAPTURE CONFIRMED.
LoNpoS. Dee. 1l.-Dispatches from Sua-
Kim state that General CSrenfelf has recog-
ntzed the letter inclossd IN Osman
7 D.sna's as the original of the one which
o. drafted FOR the khedivc. which the lat
ter handed 20 Stanley II Cairo. Thus
Stanl"y's capture IS virtually placed be-
yoRd a doubt. The authorities o, the
Congo Free State have received no insor-
nation regarding the capture as yet.
king NtLAS's DOWNFALL CONFIDENTLY
FEEDICrED.
LOSDox. Dec. i4-The roval welcome
[ given by the Roumanian Prcsecf AZ Ja.sv
I 20 Queen Natalie 90 Servia. teg~ther with
( the action u the Car IN ordering that the
lady sflN Be received with all the honors
iue % Qsfeen upon the occasion % her
arrival AZ kischineff. the capital os
bssssarabta. can not be regarded in anv
other h-at than that betokcuine ths.
{ speedy downfall Of her prohigate husband
aud the ultimate complete RHssianixing
f of Servla- Already Roumania Is as
friendly 10 the northern empire a. even
the aut0crat Of Russia could desire,
and the people of Bulgaria are
IN state of transition from
quasi independence Of Russia TO unqual-
iied submission To Russian dictation.
King AIlan- strong in the belief that
Austria must OF necessity protect the in
terests OF Servia, has long conducted
himself in such u way Us to dis
gust his imperial protector, Francis
Joseph, and outrage the dull sensibilities
OF his subjects. That his abdication,
in any event, Is merely n matter Of incon-
siderable time there can be no doubt, but
It has now become much more probable
that be VIII be Overthrown by the infiu-
euee he has So persistently defed. His
proclamation a. King was never favored
by Russia. aud his reign as such has since
been tolerated by the Russian bear
because of the latter's logical conclusion
that II Is quite as easy a matter 10 accom-
plish the downfall of Kinges Of Prince,
when the OppOrtuue time should arrive.
That time is near at hand, and SO thor
oughly tired have the people of Servia be-
come OF submission to the despotic rule Of
petty King, who apes the absolution OF
Car, aud would even emulate the King
Of Dahomey II he dared, that they will
gladly welcome the day when Milan
Obrenoyiteh is hurled from his throne
and a ruler subservieRt 70 Russia placed
there in his stead.
In the troubles which have beset her
during the last few months Queen Ma
tales friends have made little noise aud
given small indication Of what they have
sought to accomplish, but they have
worked methodically and well, as the
ostentatious friendship displayed by the
Car for the lady attests, aud If her brutal
husband does not now see the handwrit-
Ing on the wall he must be blind indeed.
rHE PANAMA CANAL cosPANY's LIARILI-
TIES.
PARIS, Dec. i5.-In the Chamber Of
Deputies yesterday VI. Peytral. Minister
q Finance, offered bill providing for a
pOstponement for three months OF the
payment OF the Panama Canal Company's
liabilities, including interest and the re-
.emptioa Of bonds II. Peytral said that
the lottery for prizes attached to bonds
issued under the law OF ISIS, would
continue according 70 the guar
tntees- Re urged that ee--
mlttee be Immediately appointed
to consider the bill He insisted upon
urgency in regard TO the measure; other
wise, he said, il would be useless. Sew
eral members opposed the bill, and NJ
RergariOse said he feared that the gov
ernment would be led to guarantee the
operations % the company. Premier
Floquet said that IL the bill was rejected
the company would be bankrupt, but il il
was adopted the company would have
tine To make necessary arrangements.
A vote for urgency was carried by S3
against i5j.