Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-15
HARVARD YIELDS TO THE NINE.
CAPTURED Bx THE mAHDr.

Stanley,s Fate Virtually Beyond 8
 Doubt-A Letter Which He Carried
 To EmfU Pasha Returned By the
 Enemy-RumOred Terms of His Re-
 lease.
 CAIRO, Dec. 14.-Ir the letter received at Saukim from Osman Digna, and which is supposed to have contained the announcement that Emin Pasha and white traveller (pre- sumably Stanley) had fallen into the hands the Mahdi, were enclosed copies of de- spatch from 8 dervish leader at Lado to the Khalifa giving the date of Emin Pasha's sur render as October 10, and a letter to Emin Pasha from the Khedive, which the latter handed to Stanley when he was at Cairo.
 LONDON, Dec. 14.-I. is rumored that Os- man Digna in his letter expressed willing ness to surrender Emin Pasha aud his white companion, provided Egypt would agree to abandon Saukim. If this proposal is not accepted, it is believed that both captives will be killed. Along with his letter Osman Digna sent several Snider cartridges which, he alleged, were taken from the white trav- eller The Zanzibaris in Stanley's expedi- tion were armed with Snider rifles, but there were none in the possession of the dervishes.
 sTANLEY's LETTER IDENTIFIED.
 General Grenfell recognized the letter which Osman Digna had enclosed ss the orig
  dive. Thus Stanley's capture is virtually be- yond 8 doubt. The Congo state officials have not been informed of the matter. The king of Belgium is agitated by the event and is receiving great many dispitches re- garding it. He admits having been the 1arg- est subscriber to Stanley's expedition.
 The Independence Beige says that England will doubtless do everything possible to lib- crate Stanley and that MT. Gladstone too bitterly regrets the abandonment of General Gordon for Lord Salisbury to abandon Stan- ley and Emin Pasha.
 CONTRARY OPINIONS.
 LONDON, Dec. 14.-The Emin relief expe- dition committee are doubtful of the genu- ineness of the Osman Digna letter. They suggest that the khedive's letter may be 8 copy stolen at Cairo, but they think it more likely that Stanley sent on runners to Emin with letters and that these runners were cap tured. In any case they are hopeful that even if Emin is a captive Stanley is still free.
 ONE WHITE MAN ESCAPED.
 SUAKIN, Dec. 14.-Osman Digna's letter was a reply to Majer Rundle's request of last August for news of Emin Pasha. The letter asserts that the mahdi has conquered the whole of the equatorial provinces. The letter stated that one white man escaped. Refugees at HAndoub confirm the statements made in Osman Digna's letter.
 GEN. HARRISON VERY RETICENT.
 Truth OfGhe Report That Blaine Has
 Been ORered the State POrtfoliO-The
 Story Generally Bfsbelieved.
 INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 14.-For time this af- ternoon General Harrison's house was be- sieged by newspaper correspondents who were in hutter over the report published in New York to the effect that MT. Blaine had been offered and accepted the State port folie. General Harrison, when asked to give some expression regarding the report, replied with considerable emphasis:
 It makes no difference what is the nature of the report, or through what channel it comes, can not allow myself to be troubled with questions about such things. If l should say anything once, would be expect ed to again, and you can see what it would lead to. might well undertake to keep the public informed as to what I have in mind-and 1t would amount to that-if l should take up the newspaper reports every morning, and say this is true or that is not true. You gentlemen may go on with your speculation as to what you think will be done, but I must not be asked 10 connFm UT oeny the repofts that are put in circulation. I say this in all kindness, but I hope it will be understood all around that will not allow myself to be placed in the position of deter mining the trath or trustworthiness of any report, no matter how important, or from what source it comes."
 It may be stated that no one can be found of those who are about General Harrison and would be likely to know, who place any ere dence whatever in the reported tender of the State portfolio to Mr. Blaine.