Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-08-04

Bangkok, July 29.-The Siamese gov
eminent has accepted the full terms OF
the French ultimatum. The substance
Of the ultimatum was as follows.
l. A recognition of the rights of
AMMAN and Cambodia on the left or
eastern bank of the Mekong river as
far north as the twenty-third parallel
OF latitude.
,. The evacuation within Il month of
the forts held by the Siamese on the
east banks OF. the river.
3. Full satisfaction for various Siam
csc aggressions against French ships
and French sailors on the Menam river.
4. The punishment of the culplits
and provisions for the pecuniary in
demnity of the victims.
5. An indemnity of 100000 francs
for various damages sustained 10y
French subjects
8. The immediate deposit Of 3,OOO,-
600 francs to guarantee the payment of
the fourth and fifth claims OF the
assignment Of the taxes in certain dis
tricts in lieu of the deposit of 3,OOO,-
coo francs.
This ultimatum was sent ON July Is
and forty-eight hours We're allowed for
Siam to make answer to the French
demands. On July u NJ. Pavie, the
French minister at Bangkok, present
ed the ultimatum to Prince Deyongse,
the Siamese foreign minister.
On July % Siam replied, stating that
the king was at a loss to understand
what the rights Of AMMAN and Cam
bodia were on the left bank of the
Mekong river.
The king expressed his Willingness
tc abandon all the territories over which
the existence of these rights could be
proved and called attention to the
fact that five months previously he
had proposed to submit all the con
tested territorial questions to inter
national arbitration.
| In the interests of peace, however
the king offered to surrender the ter
ritory as far north as the eighteenth
degree of latitude, but no further, and
proposed that the islands in the Mekong
river be used in common by Siam and
France. All the other points of the
| u.
This answer was not satisfactory tC
France, and subsequently NJ Pavie
withdrew from Bangkok on a gun
BOAT and the French wa"slips i'll the
Menam river went to KOhSi- Chang
an island near the head of the gull
Of Siam, where they joined the French
fleet under the command of Admiral
! Human. France then determined tC
blockade the Siamese coast.
There is serious doubt as TO the time
the blockade was to be made effective
The French government informed the
British government that the blockade
would begin August 1, but the British
minister at Bangkok later Informed
the British foreign office that it had
commenced on July 20.
Lord Roseberry, the British foreign
government for a prompt explanation
of this conflict in dates, but the answer
has not yet been made public.
With the acceptance of the ultimatum
by the Siamese government the war
cloud in the east would of course
pass over.
1t is stated here that England pro
tested to France that her threatened
blockade of the Siamese coast would
not be a legal act, and that France
conceded the point made by Great
Britain.
France, it is said, has undertaken
that British commerce will in no wise
no intarfara1 with NV tho E,ro,,ob WON
ships English vessels will be allowed
to cross the Menam bar inward for
Bangkok after Sunday. The situation
here row presents much more peace
full aspect.