The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-15
STANLEY MAY BE SAVED.
a RUMOR THAT OSMAN DIGMA IS
READY TO MAXI A TRADE.

Abandonment of Suakim the Price OF
the Release of the Explorer and
Emin Pasha-The Report of the Capt
ure Credited by Gen. Greenfelt,
Who Wrote a Letter for the Khe-
dive.
CAIRO, Dec. 14--In the letter received at
Suakim from Osman Digna, and which is
supposed to have contained the announce
ment that Emin Pasha and white traveller
presumably Stanley, had fallen into the
haAds of Ell Mahdi. were inclosed copies of a
dispatch from a Dervish leader at Lado to
h slifa Pasha giving the date of Emin
Pasha's surrender as Oct 10, and letter to
Emin Pasha from the khedive which the
latter handed to Henry NJ. Stanley when he
was at Cairo.
AN OFFER TO COMPROMISE.
LONDON, Dec 14-It is rumored that
Osman Dignla III his letter expressed will
ingne,S to +! e der Emiu Pasha aid his
white CO panion provided Egypt would
agree to abandon Suakim. Ii this proposal
is not accented, it is believed that both
cap ives will be killed.
Along with the letter Osman d gina sent
several Snider cartridges, which, he alleged,
we're takel from the white traveller. The
ZanZibaris i'll Stanleys expedition are
armed with Snider riff S, but none are in
possession of the dervishes.
Oeman Digma's letter was reply to Maj.
RuEdle's request of last August for news IT
Emin Pasha The letter asserts that Ell
Ma di has conquered the whole of t equa-
torial provinces. The letter states that one
white man escaped.
THE ARMY IN EGYPT.
In the House of Commons this afternoon,
Mr.. Smith, replying to Wllfred Lawson,
said as far as known to the government the
letter written by Osman Dig ma announces
the surrender of Emin Pasha and white
traveller. The government ha 4 no means
of knowing whether the allegations We're
well founded. Lord Sta hope, minister of
| war, replying to Mr.. Dbl OF stated that the
! cost of the army of occupation in Egypt
duri & the current year, was el1U,OOO
| THIS expense ould be borne by Egypt. If
| the operations entailed further expend-
lures, the government would consiaer how
tney should be met The Egyptian govern
ment had approved sending reinforcements
to Suakim.
HIS CAPTURE ALMOST BEYOND DOUBT.
Gen. Greenfelt recog lied the letter which
Osman Dlgma had furnls led as he original
one which he had dlaf ed for the khedive.
Thus Stanley's capture is virtually beyond
doubt. The Congo state officials have hot
| been informed of the ST uati IL. The king
Of the Bel gia is is asitatel by this outcome
of the expedition, and is sending any DIS
patches regarding it. He limits that he was
| the largest subscriber to Stanley's expense.
| The Independence Beige says that England
will doubtless do anything )ossible 10 lib4r
ate Stanley. and that Mr.. Gladstone too Bit
terly regrets the abandonment Of Gen. Cor
don for L I'd Salisbury to abandon Stanley
aud Emin Pasha.
| DOUBTS AS TO ITS GENUINENEss.
| LONDON, Dec. 15.-3 A. M.-The Emin
| relief committee are doubtfal of the gen
uinene of the o nun Digma letter. They
suggest that the khedive'S letter may be
copy stolen at Cairo, but they think it
more likely that Staulev sent on runners to
| Enlin with letters and that these runners
were captured. In any case ,ey are hope
full that even If Emiu is captive, Stanley
| is still free.
| sHELLING THE BRITISH CAMP.
SUAKIM, Dec. 14-The enemy shifted
| their gun from its fl st position, and fired
| twenty shells, most of which fell in the
British camp.
| GERMANY AND THE SLAvEaS.
BERLIN, Dec. 14-In the reichstag to-day
| Herr WindChorst, in moving his resolution
! relative to the suppression of the East
| African slave trade, SAID tina the resolution
was based upon g speech from the throne,
and that Germany should cooperate with
| tho other powers. The recent white b ,ok,
he said, showed that Prince Bismarck was
| following the only correct course, and he
| hoped that tnis energetic action would be
| continued Full initiative should be left TO
the governmel ut. The reichstay must con-
| fine itself to formulating general pro osals,
| bu5 it should also, irrespective of religion
or party, proclaim its views in the matter.
| HERR woERMANN SUPPORTS 1T.
! Herr Woermann, national liberal, sup
| ported the resolution urging that Germany
| should follow the example of En- gland in
| the supp ession of slavery. The steps so far
take he said, are insufficient. Germany
| should Increase her efor s in connection with
colonial matters. Herr Helldorff, conserva-
| tive, warmly approved the resolution, but de-
clared that the private East African COM
pany should only serve as bri ade over
which thes ate's p litical colonial enterprise
should advance. Count Herbert Bismarck
described the debate as perfectly satisfac-
tory. He said the situation was but little
changed 81 ce the appearance of
| tho white book, except that Port
ugal had joined in the blockade.
| DUTY OF HONOR.
He dwelt at length n the wills of slavery,
the suppression of VIII ch, he said, devolved
upon Germany as duty of honor. Jap
| DiauScL 1D6 Il VI ~oldNeiy WAS u
preliminary condi 100 to opening Africa to
christianity and Eur opean civilization and
trade. $50 far" he said, tive
have heen nand in hand
with England, who has cordially supported
| Germany" re then referred to Fra. ce's
share in the blockade, and said Germany
would endeavor to continue the nego iatiOns
with France, being encouraged thereto by
| the present debate. Before continuing
operations said Count Herbert, 1--WE shall
obtain information regarding the country
and its inhabitants from persons
acquainted with both, AMI we shall readily
rely on the informa ion given by the noted
explorer, Lieut.. Wissman."
We snall neglect nothing that our
duty to Germany's honor shall dictate. We
must relieve the navy as far as possible.
| The formation of colonial corps must be
| considered, but meanwhile the details of
this scheme must be reservei. We must
certainly confine action to the limitations
MAJ ked by the reich tag. hope that the
reichstag, when it meets again il few
| days hence, VIII unanimou ly support the
bill, which is useful and win redouud
| to the honor of the reichstag, and
the government for many future years
| loud applause Count Herbert said it
was estimated that 100 colonial troops
would be required az three or four poi is
| on the coast, with thirty white men as
| laada,.q and k0O rasarypS