The Springdale news., 1888-12-21
FOREIGN BUDGET.

-Emin Bey and Henry NJ. Stanley Said
 to be His Prisoners-The Evacuation of
 the Soudan the Price of Their Ransom
 Death the Alternative-king MIlaB's speedy Downfall Predicted, Etc.
 osMAS DIGNA's TRUMP CARD.
 LONDON, Dee. 15.--It is evident from the non-commlttal reply Mir. Smith gave i'll the House of Commons yesterday after noon to questions regarding the capture Of Emin Bey and Henry NJ. Stanley that the government is completely non- plussed, and have no accurate infornia- tion in the matter, further than is gener- ally known. It is generally conceded that Osman D1gna holds a trump card, against which his opponents are powerless to play, and that the government can only yield on the formers own terms. It was believed ill the lobbies of the House last night that England will be forced to treat with the successful commander for the evacuation of Suakim, for the government will not dare to sacrifice the prisoners whom Osman Digna threatens to Kill unless the town is abandoned. Pnblic opinion in England already re- volts against the Soudan expedition, and this latest phase of the affair intensihes the feeling. There can be scarcely any doubt that the white traveller mentioned as surrendering with Emin Bey is Stan- ley, as everything thus far tends to con- firm this opinion. The balance of opinion among African experts has for some time past accepted the theory that Stanley had been working towards Emin, and if not actually with him, was near him. Intense interest is felt here i'll the fate of the in- trepid explorer, and no one for a moment beli9es that the government will allow his n tO a in, tt, ha1I kim. Further developments i'll the mat ter are awaited with much anxiety.
 THE CAPTURE OF STANLEY AND EMIN.
 BRUSSELS, Dec. 15.-The King of the Belgians is exceedingly agitated regard ing the capture of Stanley and Emin Bey. He receives numerous dispatches in ref erence to the matter. The King admits that he was the largest subscriber to the expense of Stanley's expedition. The h. dependence Belge sars: England doubt less will do every thing that is possible to be done to liberate the prisoners. Mr. Gladstone too bitterly regrets abandon ing General Gordon for Lord Salisbury to abandon Emin Bey and Henry M. Stan- ley"
 sTANLEY's CAPTURE CONFIRMED.
 LONDON, Dec. 15.-Dispatches from Sua- kim state that General Grenfell has reeog- nized the letter inclosed In 0smau Digna's as the original of the one which he drafted for the khedive, which the lat ter handed to Stanley at Cairo. Thus Stanley's capture is virtually placed be- yond a doubt. The authorities Of the Congo Free State have received no infor- nation regarding the capture as yet.
 KING MHAN's DOWNFALL CONFIDENTLY
 PREDICTED.
 LONDON, Dee. 1.-The royal welcome given by the Roumaniau Prefect at Jassy to Queen Natalie of Servia, together with the action of the Czar ill ordering that the lady shall be received with all the honors due to a Queen upon the occasion of her arrival at kischinetf, the capital of Bessarabia, can not be regarded in any other light than that betokening the speedy downfall of her protligate husband and the ultimate complete Russianizing of Servia. Already Roumania is as friendly to the northern empire as even the aGtoerat of Russia could desire, and the people of Bulgaria are in state of transition from quasi independence of Russia to unqual- flied submission to Russian dictation. King Milan. strong in the belief that Austria must Of necessity protect the in-
 
 himself ill such q way as to dis gust his imperial protector, Francis Joseph, and outrage the dull sensibilities of his subjects. That his abdieation, i'll any event, is merely matter of incon- siderable time there can be no doubt, but 1t has now become much more probable that he will be overthrown by the infu- enee he has so consistently defed. His proclamation as a King was never favored by Russia, and his reign as such has since been tolerated by the Russian bear because of the latter's logIeal conclusion that it is quite as easy matter to accom- pfish the downfall of q King as of a Prince, when the opportune time should arrive. That time k near at hand a4d SD thor ouehly tired have the people of Sersia be- come of submission to the despatie rule of d petty King, who apes the absolution of a Czar, and would even emulate the King of Dahomey if he dared, that they will gladly welcome the day when Milan Obrenovitch is hurled from his throne and ruler subserYient to Russia placed there ill his stead.
 In the troubles which have beset her during the last few months Queen Ma talie's friends have made little noise and given small indication of what they have sought to accomplish, but they have worked methodically and well, as the ostentatious friendship displayed by the Czar for the lady attests, and if her brutal husband does not now see the handwrit- ing ou the wall he must be blind indeed. THE PANAMA CANAL COMPANIES LIABIL-
 TIES.
 PARIS, Dee. l5.--In the Chamber of Deputies yesterday N. Peytral, Minister of Fnance offered a bill providing for postponement for three months of the payment of the Panama Canal Company's