The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-02

AdviceS from Egypt leave little room for
doubt that Henry N. Stanley, the intrepid
African explorer, and the plucSy German
traveller Emin Pacha, have fallen into the
hands of Osnan Digna, the scourge of the
Soudan. who is at present engaged in help
ing to besiege the British and Egyptian gar
rison at Suakim, Egypt.
In the letter received at Suakim from Os-
man Digna, and which is supposed to have
contained the announcement that Emln
Pasha and a white traveller presumably
Stanley had fallen into the hands of the
Mahdi, were inclosed copies OF dis.
patch from .S deryish sn lee fssdsr dsto at at
Emin Fashas surrender as October 10,
and letter to Emin Pasha from the
Khedive which the latter handed to Henry
M. Stanley when he was at Cairo. General
Grenfell recognized the letter which Osman
Digna had incloseG as the original one which
he had drafted for the Khedive. Thus
Stanley's capture is virtually beyond
doubt.
Osman Digmas letter was a reply to Major
Rundle's REQUEST of last August for news of
Emin Pasba. The letter assertSs that the
Mahdi has conquered the whole OF the
equatorial provinces The Lado letter states
that one white man escaped
Along with his letter Osman Digma sent
several Snider cartridges, which, he alleged
we're taken from the white traveller The
Zarzibars in Stanley's expedition were armed
with Snider rifles, but there were none in the
possession Of the dervishes.
It is rumored that Osman Digna in his
letter expressed willingness to surrender
Emin Pacha and his white companion pro-
vided Egypt would agree to abandon Suakim.
If this proposal is not accepted it is believed
that both captives will be killed.
The Brussels Court Journal says that Eng
land will doubtless do everything possible to
liberate Stanley, and that Mr.. Gladstone too
bitterly regrets the abandonment Of General
Gordon for Lord Salisbury to abandon STAN
ley and Emin Pasha. =,
The Congo State officials have not received
any information on the subject from the
mouth of the Congo. The King of the
Belgians is much agitated by the event and
is receiving great many dispatches regard
ing it. He admits having been large SUBJ
scriber to the expenses of Stanley's expo
dition.
Everybody in London believes that Emin
Bey and Henry N. Stanley are both
prisoners Of the Mahdi. 1t is at least GER
tain from Osman Digna's letter that the
Mahdi is in possession of number OF
things which Stanley is known to have
carried with him. and it is assumed that both
hostage point of view to be sacrificed by
the Soudanese. In the light, of this
discovery it is probable that the Suakim
fghu will be indefinitely postponed.
It has been known for some time, ever since
the rumors have been current about the
presence of the White Pcsha in the Bahr .el-
Ghazal, or in the district drained by the
VARIOUS various expeditions up the White Nile in Or
der to defeat the invader" who, he i'm
agined, was intending to advance
upon Khartoum. The reports that
have hitherto reached US were
to the effect that the White Fasna
had defeated the Mahdls forces II tne iates1
rmn,ors are true and they bear the evidence
of great probability. the defeats were only
Temporary That Stanley has met Emin is
also possible and probable, as will be evident
after reading narrative of the known jour-
neyings of the two men.