The Indianapolis journal., 1893-07-24
Claims for Indemnity Pledged with Deposit
of 100000 Francs. but Territorial
Boundaries Not Adjusted Amicahly.
History of the Siamese Potentate, with
His Harem of Fifty Wives.
Out off Family of Thirty-Four Boys He Was
Chosen to Be King of the 5000. 900 Peo-
PIE Who Pay Him $40 .000, 900 Salary.
FORCED TO GIVE IN.

The King of Siam Makes Hts Reply %
the French UItim atum.
PARIS. July 23.-Siam'e reply was handed
to NJ. Pavie. French minister resident in
Bangkok, at Q o'clock Saturday afternoon.
The forty-eight hours allowed by Frances
ultlmatum for reply had not then ex-
pired. In the text of the communication
the King of Siam comedies all tho points
demanded by the French government. bus
fixes the division line at the eighteenth
parallel The eighteenth parallel Of
latitude mentioned in the Siamess govern
ments reply cuts the Mekong river in Q
line with Khan Muon. where Captain Lace
is now operating with French force. The
French claim. in fact, fixed the twenty
third parallel the northern boundary.
As the northern frontier of Csmbod 10
along the fourteenth parallel, Siam in her
reply grants only half of the French de-
mand. The Paris newspapers. led by the
Temps. ere conducting a vigorous cam.
paign In favor of the governments full do
mand and are warning Great Britain
against any interference in the present
complication. Dispatches from Bangkok
this evening say that the territorial de-
mands OF Francs are regarded as very
vague. The Sismese. although intensely
excited, are displaying great self-coptrol.
The lnc0nstante. which, of all the French
Runboats in SIamese waters has the great
est draft. will be able TO crOes the bar easily
before July %. when the monsoon will in
crease the depth of the water.
At midnight il is stated that Slams reply
to Frances ultimatum is onside cred un &C o
factory. Nj. PavIe VIII probably leave
Bangkok on Wednesday to 90 aboard the
cruiser Forfait. The refusal of III. Develle.
French Minister of Foreign Affairs. to give
Siam an extension OF time for her reply to
the ultlmatum. Is ascribed to his desire to
force Slams hand and prevent
her negotiating for British support.
The Siamese government will immediately
deposit 5000 000 francs TO cover the amount
of indemni tcations the deposit TO be made
simultaneously with the exchange of notes
by the two governments. His Majesty
having reason TO believe that after propOs-
ing INQUIRY the sum of 100000 francs will
be found TO exceed the am cunt of indemni-
ties claImable. relies on the Justice of the
French government for. the refundIng of
suoh q balance as shall remain avail
able after the settlement of the different
cases. The Siamese governments is coDfi-
dent that In accediDg to the demands of tho
French governments IN the manner shown
by tho foregoing declarations. it has gwen
proof of Its sincere desire to maintain good
relations with the French republic and TO
settle in the most complete and definite
manner all questions pending between the
two governments.
1t is stated that NJ. DevelIe has notified
Admiral Human TO proceed at once to de-
clare the blockade. The Soir comments
thus In an extra edition on Slams
reply: Siam comedies only the
least important of the conditions
put bv France. Her resistance is due. OBJ
would do well to speak clearly and freely
to Lord Dufierin.D