The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-31
WILL NOT YIELD TO ENGLAND.
France Does hot Include the Upper Nile
Region ID British Territory.
WHEREABOUTS OF The EXPEDITION.
Alarming Reports Received From the Bril-
ish Agent at Uganda-mr, Giadstones
Eyes'ght Failing--Armenian L Inquiry

illness and was again deferred uhti W
day. was held at noon, and lasteu @ uiltil
1:4O =. NJ The details OF the proceeulhs9
have not been given out. but II Is unuer-
stood that Lord Kimberly made a report
mon a long conference which ne had
nth Baron de Courcel, the French AM
bassador on Thursday, just prior 10 'ie
delivery OF Sir Edward Grey speeCH -,
the House of Commons. 1t is also sta,ou
tbat tho Foreign Secretary presented uis-
matches from Lord Dufferin, BRUSH m M.
bassador 10 France, treating OF an M ~
view he had with NJ. HahoIauN, t
ITrench Foreign Mrister, at Whlcn tne
i...n.. -" o,-,,ressed his most sincere desire
g. r,ointain the most frteEdiy reiationS
~. -, France and Great Britain "
,ta,,otouv made the contention tnaI nne
tSrench extensions of territory III @ l'lo ~
Iceland I'm no way encroacheu upon up.ro
nIi.tat' snbere. but declined TO recognize
as pritish territory that incluueu III -.
Timer Nile Valley. The whole pS,,a posiu,o''
niyots upon the accuracy OF tng M a,'i''
lion received by the Foreish O
ppoaRyss OF THE EXPEDITION.
,,,,o FRENCH expedition which started
srom the Upper MObaughi last O,'.h
pushed forward 900 miles 10 the nv 49, [
aast reaching a point yer! "eo. av
objective region, Barrel Chaz%id. en-,
nedition, based on comm uIllca '.I'l' 1I.l ,iro
f,,arda does not seem TO have the emu
tsaiaa' 80 oF the Foreign Office, and the
so,,o nav he said of other comnllseioi'a -,
Spon, that quarter. Nothing is denni'eS tl
,..,,,,.,, ~ tho exact Whereabouts Oh u"
Ir,o,,ab exne1ition, but reports reCe',u
- Iraarda from the British agent "I
1vsdelai have excited the leaIa VI >,iio
Government. and made the OPpei
ouestion acute and urgent. 80. 70
Irs,ructions which have been sent ~
t,ri+ieb nrotectorate over Uhyro anu t"o
1rganda point 10 the establishment -
Eauatorial province formerly soEoi .ho
Emin Pasha. with statloils %ie ,,ae,otia-
H-iio The success of the British neSoua-
tions With France depends upon the IA
.nr,s renudiation of the encroachilen.S -
I'm ne Timer Nile, and propapiy "
uanotaux will propose congress 'o so.
,Ie the dispute. From some unseen "a
england shows an unwonted ueHidhu ~
enforce her claims against a great po"
or while the French seem reluc'anI W
co 10 extremities. The British aItituue
of resolution, according to talk III uiP.o
matte circles, is due TO the Gerfuan ,i "nr
Italian entente in regard TO the AiIloa'i
Hinterland. their re-awakened hostlllty W
France and England's reliance upon her
renewed friendship with Russia
THE Times has an interview WIN
leading French statesman, when sufniiia-
rizes the French view:
"We are not In position so long as
our nresent condition In Europe lasIs'
said he. "to quarrel with England but
she must not make it too unpleasant Tor
rs. nor must she wound our selI-loVe' ot
we shall cease to be prudent
As an instance Of the want OF enter
prise on the part of the leading Paris
-
those papers appeared yesterday morn
ing without a word Of aiiustoH TO the
African debate ia the House Of Com
mons and only woke up 10 the declard-
tion of Sir Edward Grey twenty-tour
hours after they had been delivered.
THE ARMENIAN ATROCITIES.
The report Of the Armenian Commits
sion of inquiry is expected In May. AS
skilfullly as the atrocity agitation has
been worked, the public generally dis
trust the sensational stories which are
knc 10 be coming from common
source
There is no proof, says The Standard,
ttat these circumstantal narratives
which are being published are the result
Of independent inquiry near the scenes
of the alleged incident. The literary gar
nish differs only slightly in each case
appearance of them all that they are
simply different versions Of the same old
Armenian story. The original aim OF the
Armenian wire pullers. as developed in
the speakers, was the formation OF an
Armenian province, embracing the
vilayets of Van, Bitlis Kharpoot. Fer
Xeroum and Sivar. under a Governor ap-
pointed by the European high powers.
Constantinople advices are TO the effect
that British Ambassador Curtye French
Ambassador Cambon, and Russian Am
bassador Nelidof have had series of
conferences with the Sultan and found
his Majesty favorable to conference
OF foreign ambassadors and delegates
representing the Porte Immediately upon
the submission Of the report of the Ar
menian Commission of Inquiry.
SPANS POOR FINANCIAL STANDING.
The negotiations looking TO the rails
ing of a Spanish loan in Paris, have COD
lapsed I'm the same way that they fell
through in London. The discrediting Of
Spanish finances Is shown in Paris by
the action Of the Chamber syndicate in
decidirg on Thursday last. that the
bonds of the North Spain railway were
no longer good delivery on the Bourse.
chis decision was chiefly due 10 the
announcement that the railway would
instead of gold. The Statist asks how
Spain is going to meet her expenditures
in Cuba, being on the verge Of insol-
vency at home and abroad
The result Of the libel suit of the labor
aGitator, Ben Tillett, against the Morn
ing, has added TO the already large
volume of discredit attaching to pro-
fessional labor agitators. IL was shown
in the evidence that out Of 6.eC6 pounds a
frl.. ~.
Dockers Union. of which Tillett is the
editor, 4.25 pounds is swallowed up each
year in salaries and expenses Of manage
ment. In 1851 Tillett was earning five
shillings a day; now he gets 200 pounds
year. The judge, in charging the jury,
commented upon the fact that Tillett
complained OF the Mornings assertion
that he was living In afiiuence, while the
union dock laborers were starving; yet
he (TilletD did not seem TO think II libel
lous 10 call his opponents liar, Judas
cut throat. Pigotts. and the like.
The Iading financial houses are anti
cipatiDg the floa,ing of "a large Chinese
indemnity loan, with prior starting loan
for repayment at the last issue OF the in
demnity loan, so as TO enable Japan 10
| get a first charge on the bonds secured
by the customs revenues OF the treaty
ports.
LONDON NEWS MOTIFS.
The Committee on the Tennyson Me-
mortal on the Isle OF Wight send thelr
thanks for the generous cooperation OF
| Americans. through whom the project mas
become an International one Inc hu-
merous small contributions of half a
| dollar or so have testified TO the extent
and sincerity OF the American tribute,
The committee especially recognize the
efforts OF Mrs @. 4. Fields OF Boston :