The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-07
NEwFoUNDLAND's RuMPus.
The British Government willing q
Arbitrate.


LONDON, June 6.--In the House Of Com
mons last night Sir James Ferguson, in
reply to numerous questions regarding the
Newfoundland dispute, said that the govern
ment will readily assent to arbitration, but
that there are many difficult preliminarIes
TO be settled.
QUERIES TO THE PREMIER.
HALIFAX, June 6.-The St John IN. F.
Herald, which was brought here to-day by
the steamer Caspian, says: 1.-TWO questions
relating TO the recent outrages committed
by the French in st. Georges bay
were put the premier by Messrs.
Morrison and Carty. Mr.. Morrison asked the
premier TO lay on the table copy of all the
kilograms received by the government re-
lating to the recent reported outrages at
81. Georges bay and all the replies thereto. u
Mr.. Carty asked, first, If her majesty's
subjects in st. Georges bay had been
ordered to take up their herring
second, If armed French marines patrolled
the harbor Of st. George, and third, IL
armed French naval officers had landed at
Sandy Point, and read a notice to the peo-
pie that unless their nets were Immediately
removed they would be cut loose by tho
French mau-of war.
REPLY OF THE PREMIER.
"The premier replied to the three ques-
tions at the same time. Upon receiving the
official communication In writing from Mr.
Carty. he had telegraphed TO the magistrate
in st. Georges bay upon the subject of these
reported outrages. The magistrate had re-
piled that no French armed force had
landed at Sandy Point, but that a
French naval officer, armed with
sword and accompanied by one
man, had come to the Strand, landed upon
the public wharf, and then read bis notice to
the people, The colonial secretary. he said,
/ had also received a telegram from the Pre-
feet Apolostic,' stating that the French
were acting within their rights In
reading the notice. and ordering
nets to be taken up. Steps taken to irritate
the French would act injuriously and pre-
vent an amicable settlement of the diff
Guilty. Upon the faith of those kilograms
Sir William Whiteway endeayored to per-
suade the public that there was no truth Ia
the accounts of the French outrages in st.
Georges bay which have been current here
for the past week."
A PRIESTS STATEMENT.
Among the passengers by the steamer
Caspian from st. John, Newfoundland,
was Rev. Father Quillo. In an interview
he said that the fishermen at Sandy Point,
st. Georges bay, are very much excited
over the manner in which they have been
treated Dy the french. The day before the
Caspian sailed the schooner Rowan,
Capt. Graham, while fishing of st.
Georges. was hailed by boat from
the BrItis mAn-of-war aud ordered
to take in her net. Capt, Graham refused
to obey. The French deliberately pulled
the fishing gear from the water. Rev.
Father Howley interviewed the commander
OF the French vessel and got him to refrain
from further action until the arrival Of the
st. Johns delegates, who are now on the
other side trying to effect O settlement of
the question. A number of fisherman held
meeting at st. Georges on Friday night at
which resolutions were passed to the effect
that if the French came inside the shore
limit and fioated their nets they would be
fred upon.
EGYPT NOT TO INFLUENCE ENGLAND.
LONDON. June z, 3 A. M-The Standard
declares that England is willing To make
reasonable concessions to the demands of
the Newfoundland colonists, but that she
will not allow the question Of Egypt to
interfere in the Newfoundland dispute.
England, the Standard says, does not de-
sire 10 quarrel with France, but she will
not good Newfoundland to seoede from the
omDiro.