The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-02
BANGKOK ALL IN A TREMBLE
The Natives Still Fear BOmbardmGlt
by the French.


Blockade is to be Raised-The Nego-
tiations Now Conducted in Secret.
English and German Gunboats An
ohored OF the City.
Paris, Aug. 1.-Advices received here
| from Bangkok show that no understand
ing has been reached in regard to delimi-
tatiou of the territory claimed by the
French, or at least that no knowledge to
that effect has reached the Siamese capi-
| tai. Neither is it known at Bangkok that
the blockade is to be at once raised. On
the contrary, dispatches from Bangkok
fully support the reports currcntlas night
| that much uneasiness as ITO the final out
| come of the trouble is felt in Bangkok, and
that the anxiety Is increasing daily. 1t is
| feared that an attack will shortly be
made upon Bangkok, unless the French
government sends orders to Vice Admiral
Human not to attack the city.
THE SUPPLEMENTARY GUARANTEES,
Prince Vanhana, the Siamese minister
to France, called at the foreign Office to-
day and informed Foreign Minister De
velle that Siam was prepared TO give the
| supplementary guarantees required by
terms of the ultimatum pending a final
settlement. 1t is understood that the
French will occupy the river and the port
of Chantibun, which lies fifteen miles
southeastern Bangkok, on the Gulf of Siam,
until a complete evacuation is made by
Siam of the military posts on
the left bank of the Mekong river. The
| blockade is still in force. A council of
| the minority was held at the palace of
! the Elisee to-day. NJ. Devclle announced
that Prince Vadhana had signified his
governments willingness to concede the
supplementary guarantees demanded by
France. He also stated that his inter
view yesterday with Lord Dutferln was
based on negotiations which took place in
1889 between France and Great Britain,
which recognized the principle of buffer
state between the French and British
possessions in the east. The question of
a neutral zone, Mr.. Devehe added, had
been reserved for future consideration.
THE NEUTRAL ZONE.
London, Aug. 1-Iu the House Of Lords
to-day the Earl of Roseberry, secretary
| of state for foreign affairs, read the text
of the first ultimaum, and of the supple
meutary ultimatum sent by France to
Siam and accepted by the latter coun-
try He added: "We have signed an
agreement in Paris establishing neu-
Lfdl zone III lnUl-CHlnU.'
THE NEGOTIATIONS SECRET.
London, Aug. IA dispatch to the
| Times from Bangkok says that the negO-
! tiatious have assumed secret character
and that absolutely nothing can be learned
| by the public If do divergent action is
| taken by the French feet, it is expected
that the details will soon be amicably
settled.
In the House of Commons to-day, the
Hon. George NJ Cursor, conservative
member of parliament, who has been in
defatigable in his efforts TO obtain infor-
nation from the government ever since
the Siamese trouble began, asked Edward
Grey, parliamentary secretary of the
foreign office, what the geographical effect
would be if the full terms of the French
ultimatum were accepted by Siam.
Sir Edward replied that the limitations
of the zones Of British and French inhu-
ence has not yet been determined.
Mr.. Balfour then questioned Sir Ed
ward as the truth Of reports that Ad-
miral Human, commanding the French
squadron, in Siamese waters had ordered
a British gunbOat TO withdraw from the
limits Of the blockade. Sir Edward said
that the reports had no foundation 80 far
as the government was aware.
GUNBOATs IN THE RIVER.
Bangkok, Aug. 1.-The English and
German gunboats entered the Menam
river to-day. They proceeded up the
river and came to an anchor of the city,