Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-20
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A letter Lenda 80 tiae Presumption
Ahas cine skater Hssts the Former.
/ CAIRO, Dec. lin tho lettor received
at suasim from Osman Digna, and which
10 snppoEed To have contained the an
| nonuctment that Emin Pasha and wLito
traveller presumably Stanley bad fallen
iuto the hAnda Of tho M8hdi, were en-.
closed copies OF dispatch from Dervish
leacer 81 Lido 10 the RSnliFa, giving
the date Of Enlin Pseha's surrender az
October 10th, and letter to Emio
Raaha from tho Kde6iva which the latter
banded TO Henry II. Sianley when no was
srAELEYs AND ESi1E P4sHAs LIVES AT
STAKE.
LONDON, Dec. 14.--It Is rurnored that
OsmRn Dlgna in his letter expressed a
willingness 10 surrender Emin Pasha and
his white companion, provided Egypt
would agree 20 abandon Huakim. II this
proposal is not accepted II ia believed
that both captiyeB will be killed. The
British cabinet are now discussing the
sltuRtion.
sUAKIM, Dec. 15..-It has been asoer-
tniled that the date 1869 was stamped
upon the cartridges which accompanied
Oaman Disnn'J letter announcing the cap
ture Of Sinin Pasha and white traveller
and which were alleged to have been
taken from the latter.
lord RANDOLPH onuEoHILL WANTS TO KNOW
VBAr THE GOVERNMENT Is GOING TO DO
ABOUT IT.
London, Dec. lin the house OF
commons to-day Lord Randolph Churchill
asked whether the reports OF the capture
Of Eulin Pashs ard Mr.. Stanley were we'll
founded and also whether the govern
ment Wculd negotiate with Qsman DIgna
for the releess Of the Europeans at
khsftoum before the beginning of hos.
tilities.
Mr.. Soschsn, the acting government
leader, replied that the information re-
ceiyed by the government was 40 uncer-
tain that il would BIO impossible to SUE
pend tire operations for the relief Of
Suekim during the many weeka that would
elapse before the fate OF the explorer
could be nscertainsd.
Mr.. John Morley pressed the govern
ment to suspend operations at Suskim
until Monday next.
Mr.. 0oschen replied that the request
could not DO complied with, hut he prom-
lsed that no instructions would be given
to hurry this operations.
Mr. Morley--"M | take it then that
the government will do the best they can
70 prevent the commencement Of ho5tili-
Ties without tying the hands OF the mill
tary authorities"
Mr.. Goschen--aI cannot tie the hands
OF She military authorities. ! shail not
60 On inch beyond the statement that /
have already made"
WHAT THE BELGIAN CONSUL TRLEGnApHs.
RRUssgIs, Dec. i5.--The Belgian con-
sHl .. Sas Kim teiegraphs to the govern-
ment that the military and political au-
thoritiea there believe the story That
Emin Pasha has been captured and his
f0fg5 dispensed, but are in doubt about
the captuge OF Henry n. Stanley.
su4KM, Dsc 17.--The Kahllfa's letter to
oman DigpR stated that steamar expedi-
'ion 70 the E1cntor, cpmmanded by Oman
S7iah, on 9lnFing at Iiedo had Enin PAshA
aad a white traveller delivered 30 them IN
chains by Emin's cfiicers aud troops.
omen Saleh, In hts letter TO tho Rahliia,
stated tlst he reached Lado on October
18th, and that the Khedive had sent s white
traveller named Stanley with latter telling
En1ih to go with Stanley and Offering the
remainder OF the iosea the option Of going
70 Cairo or remaining. They refused 10
/ enter the Turkish service, and gladly re-
ceiyed Oman 6a.ah. Oman SAlah found
iHrga quanitty Of taatneTs ssfidd ivory ivory. He ass
n69fd That another traveller had visited
had Ia