Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-25

pAylf 10 LEAVE BANGKOK


The Afterns1ca that " fav.c. tho
Freaeh minister ia siam, has bran sn
der.-t - have Bangkok In fsrty eight
hoofa Tae Paris s1verumsns this AZ
tesnS-an notified the powers that IL in
t-nsisi 70 establish blockade u the
slansse coast without preiuilre h the
other measures that may he taken vish
TIE obs~es Of securing the guasan ties
frares elsims 10 he satitlcl "a. A
council u the ministers Will Dc hrid at
Faris tomorros % decide what aslii.
tlond measures shall be- tzkra- Psesi-
deaf casaot Is ~ Marry le- koi. and the
csbiaet will go there foe delib-
ersiion. The French eosernment -
uaAing arrangements With other gov
rrumenfs FOR tho prutectioo of French
sabJeefs IN sam duriag the atseace
froaa basxk Il of III. PAVE.
Ofner~ >fore Indemnity.
A Bangkok at.patch published in
l.,fdon sis<lafes That the Siamese gcv.
trum<at offers 10 pay An Increased M
sisinr5ty IL lieu * fas sessstsn ~ the
t.osincs q Louang Praliang to Franee
Either tbs coFrespoE .eng has heea mis-
iatoFn.oi os the ircnch government
e@= .nIsret,resentes t-s text OF slams
refly a. 1epcrtei 10 the Paris presss.
What appears quite certain Is that We
have uOt yes had tho veft tatim report u
tae ultilIatun. Suspsci0a exists IN many
Qa4rtens thar France has iatentiJn-
aiy withheld a part. 10th ot the
ultiWRtnm and - tnr reply. and as the
seseion ~ the CHAMBER i clesed tho
fatlic has little charee cf learniug the
real pt@itioa- NJ. Payse's Official dis
Patches containing the text II the reply
arrived ia s0ns confusion, and being in
cipher an emission such a. has heen re
frrred 10 could bo easily explained
away.
Accompanying the telegram to the
Slaaese legstlon in Paris. containing
slams reply. ls another dispatch With
conndentiai Instructions which has not
been put shed. but which ws- resrans-
r.ltt~a u Lord Eo-ebery. This may
po-s.bly have contained the offer of in
creased indemnity.
Situation Critical
The situation i extremely critical
Tie conciilstory reply was entirely due
o. IN, digeet influence of the king %
Sizn. bet Ia the present temper of tho
Si&mers DE may he unable 10 prevent
some unioxz ard incident. such as firing
on the Sunhoat forfait as she retircs
down The river With NJ. Pavie on board.
The Para Figaro ascribes Slams re-
quest fOr al extension x time AMI the
C>sirc o. pgo.onx regulations 10 an IN
trntiuu e. render the Preach gunboats
inpotent hy extausting their coal sup
ply tsrforr tney are able 10 leave the
river The Slamess warships ars
anchored a mile higher up the river than
the Frrncn and around a bcrd ~ the
river shsch shelters them from sudden
French attack. Tho current Il the
Nenam Is very swift and would give
them distinct advantage Understanding
upon the French vessels. which would
be compelled o. slip their anchors and
mausUser AZ disadvantage.
Inc farls Soir uttcrs threat that
France aud Russia Niil combine 10 put
the screw On Enslaad. and says.
Tho concordance beteeeu The Russian
government 10 the Pamirs and that of
France a. Siani has not been sufficiently
REMARKED u may se tnentloned II pass
irE that kassia hides tho nature ~ her
advance IN the Parairs by cali.a-. IL
scientific exis~dltion-
f'h<las,si l. Anxious.
a siispatea from Paris e. the Central
News states tfas TIE biockads of the
Sia4af-s lt.s=l 0it become effective on
THURSDAY ~ tn5sl nrTE
Iae tfaaco- Alamtse CON piications
have tten $50 ene ateafbiLg topic in the
81 - ~ fe house 0i cauMoGs today.
TIE situstsee - FrEer,ieri eith aKpre-
fensaf b. al rast,rs and .aat fsvs
fTs.m bazTl AMI .sIis b. read Nith as
mach alN.eiy a. s44efnese On ali
siJer feErfG ; exprfsfra tnat tfs fn.ish
Nafsaifz in ,ssSfnt.e asirrs acre not re-
irfosresi : u afa fEe - ihn British n
sam oif.nomtsr ths tftach hundred
e. uue
Ehis afte coen a cosucil x minister
wsa sutntsa aed az tte i1sfarce of Lord
Ka.eissrs ssfs. fagy = stage for ftfei..u
~ ufs 81 afss sn ffe ftcie ufpisters
rtoaa ia tna aeuse n roaassns. Tie
ouly sat.eet liss a-scsl was tae allgatisn
a. esnzsss
~ PAVE Srrch uIiaister ftsiSent.
has lowered tist aaF asff hss l.re afsl
has nousiesl he SlsBcse xesasnn meat
that BE ri leave the eify 81 ( ae.,ard
shr frencb USrship. Iacu1sante. on
Wednesday III haz sulaestesi 80 sey
erasfens - pgsivssle piet@ - eoniact
fhs f.utsn a6i Consefs down the RIVER.
Frrnch suoyevts 20 Iiahgkok win r.
p.afssi ~. isf The pfpteetioa q tue J1ich
eonssa
1ae flsnzsss efsvespansiert < the
Tees ffisrs9srns fhe iFfttstln1 - ths
trtsh ec - = isserse az sh~ ssertirx
srstay - lae ssenle EoserInesit
whas EreBeh Papers ~sy.
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