The sun., 1888-12-15
Is STANLEY A PRISONER 7
HE AND EMIN SAID TO 8lHB BRHH
CAPTURED BY TEE llkHDL

Osnan DiEms's Letter Accorspaniea ~ Az
other, which Gen. 0reenfen 0seegnfuen
as one Given By the Khedive 90 Btarler-
Refugees at Hsndoub Connra the gterg.
CAIRO. Dec. 14.-In the letter received %
Suakin from Osman Digma, and which IN gup-
posed ts have contained the announcement
that Emin Pasha and white traveller. pre-
sumably Stanley. had fallen into the hands g
the Mahdi, were enclosed copies Of despateh
from dervish leader at Lsdo to the Khsiifa.
giving the date Of Emin Pasha's surrender 90
Oct 10. and letter to Emin Pasha from the
Khedive which the latter handed to Henry y,
Stanley when he was at Cairo.
Gen. Grenfell recognized the letter which
Ossmsn Digma had enclosed as the originnl
one which he had drafted for the Khedfve.
Thus stanley's capture is virtually beyond Q
doubt The Congo etate oficials have not been
informed OF tho matter.
Osm8n Dfgma's letter was q reply to Mater
BUNDLES request OF last August for news Of
Emin Pasha. The letter asserts that the Mahdi
has conquered tho whole Of the equatorial
provinces. The Lado letter states that one
white man escaped.
LONDON. Dec 14.-The Emin Relief Expedi.
tion Committee are doubtful Of the genuine.
ness Of the Osman Digms letter. They sur.
gest that the Khedive's letter may be q COPY
stolen at Cairo. but they think It moro likely
that Stanley sent on runners to Emin with
letters. and that these runners were captured.
In any case. they are hopeful that even II Emin
Is captive Stanley Is still free.
Along with his letter Osman Digms sent sew
eral Snider cartridges, which, he alleged. were
taken from the white traveller. The Zanzi-
baris in Stanley's expedition were armed with
Snider rifles, but there were none in tho pos
session Of the dervishes.
1t Is said that Osman Digma In his letter OF.
pressed willingness to surrender Emin
Pasha and his white companion provided
Egypt would agree to abandon Suakin. II this
proposal is not accepted 1t is believed that
both captives will be killed.
In the House Of Commons this afternoon Mr..
Smith. the Government leader. replying to Sir
Wilfrid Lawson. said that 80 far as was known
to the Government the letter written by Osman
Digma announced the surrender OF Emin
Pasha and white traveller. The Government
had no means Of knowing whether these alle-
cations were well-founded.
Mr.. Stanhope. Minister OF War. replying to
Mr. Dillon. stated that the cost OF the army oc-
cupation in Egypt during tho current year
would be s110OOO This expense would be
borne by Egypt. II the operations entailed
further expenditures the Government would
consider how they should be met The
Egyptian Government had approved the
sending OF reenforcements to suakin.
BRUSSELS. Dec. 14.-The Independence Beige
says that England will doubtless do everything
possible to liberate Stanley, and that Mr.. Glad
stone too bitterly regrets the abandonment Of
Gen. Gordon for Lord Salisbury to abandon
Stanley and Emin Pasha.
The King OF Belgium Is agitated by the event
and is receiving a great many dispatches re-
gardine it. He admits having been the largest
subscriber to Stanleys expenses.
suAK1M. Dec. 1.-THE enemy to-day shifted
their gun from the first position and fred
twenty shells. almost all Of which fell In the
British camp.
Refugees at Handoub confirm the statements
made In Osman Digma's letter.