The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-07-18
THE SIANESE WEAKEN.
Our Consul Telegraphs to That
Effect from Bangkok.
IN0IPIENT BATTLES REPORTED


Out with Slight Losses, while tho Siam
ese Lost HeaviIy-Frnnce Has Made No
DisavowaI of Her Naval Ofncers' Action.
SAIGON July 1s-The troubles between |
the French aud Siamese on the Mokong |
river continue. A body Of French marines
have captured the forts at Donthane and
Tapham, on the upper Mekong. The
French loss in the assaults was six killed
or wounded The Siamese lost heavily In
both engagements.
BANGKOK, July l8-The government of
Siam has consented to Withdraw the troops
In the Mekong valley provided that France
agrees 60 also suspend hostilties,
PARIS, July 1S-A dispatch received
here confirms the unofficial reports from
Saigon as TO the French successes on the
Upper Mekong Hver.
NJ. De Lancess, governor general of
| French lndo- China, telegraphs TO the for
| eign Office that detachment of Siamese
troops attacked a reconnoltering force Of
Annamite militia on July at Anak The
| Siamese were repulsed with great loss
| One Of the Annamites Vas killed. The
| people everywhere in the Laos district,
which lies to the northwest proper, are,
according to the dispatch siding with the
! French.
The Sole says that Bangkok will be
| bombarded by the French gunboats only
ms a last extremity should all other means
Of arriving at an understanding with Siam
| fall
A semi-olIlclal note is published deny
ing the assertion that France had disa-
vowed To the Samese government the
! action OF Admiral Human in causing
I gunboSts to ascend the Menam river, and
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| Comete and Inconstante had exceeded
| their instructions in firing upon the forts
! at Palnam.
A council of ministers has been held to
decide on the replies to be made 20 the in
] terpellations Of Deputies Camille, Dreyfus
and Francois Deloncle. The ministers re-
/ solved TO disavow in the chamber any in
tention to interfere with Siamese inde-
peudence. At the same time they decided
that they should insist that the treaties
between France and Siam be respected,
and that no intervention ON the part of
third power should be tolerated, In case
1t should become necessary to lombard
! Bangkok warning should be given to for
! eign powers. 80 az to enable them 10 pro-
tect their subjects in that city In case
S5iam should decline to give complete re-
| dress for her otfenses against French
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! LONDON, July ia dispatch from Sal
gon, via Paris, says that the French mer-
chant vessel Jean Say, which recently ar
ced at the mouth of the Menam river,
was seized by the Siamese and sunk, pre-
sumably for the purpose of blocking the
channel in futile attempt to prevent the
French gunboats from ascending the
Bangkok. The crew Of the Jean Say were
Ill treated by their captors, who conveyed
! them to Bangkok, where they were thrown
into prison
The Earl of Bosebery, secretary Of state
for foreign affairs, replying to a question
| sked by Lord 1amington in the house of
lords, said thac the government was not in
full possession Of the facts regarding the
dispute between France and Siam, hnt
that Great Britain was fully alive to the
re possibility attaching to her, and would
not lose any opportunities of obtaining a
satisfactory solution of the matters at is
sue In the house of commons Sir Edward
Grey, parliamentary secretary of the for
eign office, Tnde extended reference to the
announced intention to move the djourn-
ment OF the house In order to discuss the
situation in Sam Sir Edward appealed
to the house not TO discuss the matter un-
til further information should have been
received. He promised that everything
possible would be done by Great Britain to
arrive at pacific solution Of the questions
involved It was imperative, he added, to
keep distinct from the main issues certain
allied questions, especially the question OF
Siamese independence.
The Bangkok correspondent of The
Times says that many Englishmen, with
their families, are leaving the country.
They are taking with them all their porta-
BILE property. The correspondent adds:
"The captain of the French gunboat see
ing the Siamese flag floating above the
French ON the captured steamer Jean Say,
himself hauled down both flags, thus
creating another incident. The Siamese
afterwards hoisted their own flag"
WASHINGTON, July 1s.-Mr Boyd, United
States consul at Bangkok, telegraphs that
an amicable settlement of the controversy
between Siam and France is probable and
that Siam will make concessions