The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-26

BANGKOK. July 24-M. Pavie, French
minister resident, has lowered the flag
over his offices and has notified the
Siamese government that he will leave
the city to go aboard the French war
ship IncOnstante on Wednesday. He has
requested the government to provide
pilots 10 conduct the Lutin and COmete
down the river French subjects in
Bangkok viii be placed under the pro-
lection of the Dutch consul
PARIS. July 24-The Temps says that
the beginning of the blockade will be
deferred until Thursday or Friday to
enable France to take the steps pre-
scribed by internstional law. Besides
the blockade military operation will be
opened shortly.
The details Of these operations are still
undetermined. They will be settled at a
cabinet council within a day or two.
Steps will be taken in Indo-China to-
wards serious action Immediately after
the arrival of the battalion Of the foreign
legion. The second portion of the bat
talon sailed from Marseilles yesterday.
The native militia will be reorganized,
and together with the imported COM
panies OF the foreign legion will cooper
vice in the KhOng district.
The Liberte says that the French gun
boats will probably go down the river,
shell and destroy the Paknam forts and
then return to their position before
Bangkok to lombard the palace. Some
painful measure is necessary. adds this
journal. for the preservation Of Frances
prestige.
England May Ali Siam.
The Debats says that Siam. as rice
producing country, probably does not
fear greatly the blockade. As for opera
tions on land, the Debats thinks the
Siamese will be provided sureptitiously
by England with all the arms they need
The majority Of the Paris newspapers
devote as much space 10 denunciatiOns
OF England as TO the matter at issue
between France and Siam. England is
reprOached by them with supporting the
Siamese in their opposition TO Frances
just demands and with planning to give
the Siamese secret aid when hOstiIities
begin.
The extreme Conservative and radical
newspapers alone abstain from discuss
ing the situation. They are holding
back so as to denOunce the government
in case the Siamese venture proves d
fizZle.
A dispatch from Rome says that Italy
has asked England TO protect Italian sub
jects. The Sfamese minister in this city
has not received his passports from the
French government Immediately after
NJ. Pavie's departure from Bangkok he
viii go TO Lisbon or Madrid, as he is
accredited to Spain and Portugal as well
as 10 France. The ministers still hope
for a peaceable settlement of the trouble.
The Siamese secretary Of legation said
last evening that no further news had
been received at the legation yesterday
from Bangkok. Upon seeing NJ Pavie
embark. he added the Siamese govern
ment might decide to accept the terms
of the ultimatum. This supposition
however, was merely personal and did
not rest on any definite information.
Move of Russia.
The Paris Soir utters a threat that
France and Russia will combine to put
the screw on England and says: 1.-The
concordance between the Russian move
ment in the Paimirs and that Of France
in Siam has not been sufficiently re-
marked. 1t may be mentioned in pass
ing that Russia hides the nature of her
advance in the Paimirs by calling il a
scientific expedition
Absorbing Topic in London.
LONDON. July PA dispatch from
Paris to a news agency states that the
blockade of the Siamese coast will be-
come effective on Thursday or Friday
next. The Franco-Siamese complication
has been the one absorbing topic in the
lobbies Of the house of commons today.
The situation is regarded with apprehen-
sion by all parties and the last news
from Bangkok and Paris is read with as
much anxiety as eagerness. On all sides
regret is expressed that the British war
ships in Siamese waters were not re-
infOrced a month ago, as the British in
terests in Siam outnumbe the French
a hundred 10 one. This afternoon a
council of ministers was summoned at
the instance Of Lord Roseberry, secre-
tary OF state for foreign affairs to meet
In the prime minister's EQoIn in the house
of commons. The only subject discussed
was the situation at Bangkok
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