The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-02
FRENCH BLUFF WINS
England Will Surrender Another
Slice of Africa.
SEIZURE OF FASHODA
FRANCE WILL RETIRE, AFTER
SECURING CONCESSIONS
A Lull In the Dreyfus Excitement
Assassin of the Austrian Empress
Lionized at Geneva-Wil Be Con-
demned to Solitary Confinement
For Life-Czar's Peace Congress.

Copyright, 1888, by the Associated Press.)
London, Oct 1.-The oySter-llke retl-
cence OF the British government re-
speeding the situation at Fashoda and
the intentions of the ministers in the
matter is causing bitter oTtcry in the
press. Even the supporters of the gov
eminent are Disguised. The only mint
on the subject appears in the army Or
der of the commander-in-chle1 OF the
forces, Lord Wolseley, ON the conclu-
sion of General Kitchener's campaign
in which he says:
..The campaign has resulted in the
re-conquest of the valley OF the Nile
from the second cataract to the Seoret
river"
This is seized by the press as an in
direct statement of policy upon the
pert of the government, and as imply
ing the determination of the ministers
to insist upon Major Marcnand'S eyac-
uation of Fashoda.
Ir. the meanwhile the blowing of
trumpets on both sides of the channel
continues. Inquiries made in dlplo-
matte circles reveal the opinion that
the ultimate settlement of the difficulty
will be that France will retire from
Fashoda. but will be permitted to re-
tain an important part OF the territory
ed. This will be another score for
French bluff, similar to the Niger set
tIement, which is now admitted to have
been diplomatic victory for France
DREYFUS SITUATION.
There has been lull in the Dreyfus
excitement since the appeal in the case
and the discriminating documents were
sent to the court of cessation. WSose
decision, however, will probably not be
rendered until January. The Drellm1-
nary proceedings will take three weeks,
and the matter is not likely to formally
come before the court before the end
of October
The interesting announcement is
made that the pope has ordered the
ra9al nuncio at Paris to request the
clergy and clerical organs to discon-
tinue their opposition to a revision or
the DreyfuS case. This is blow Tor
the Jesuits, who have been inSttgating
the military authorities, and who con-
troll the most virulent and most I'M
.sclupelous anti-revisionist newspaper.
the Libre Parole.
In the meanwhile Lieutenant Colonel
Picouart is strictly secluded in the mil
itary prison at Cherche Midi. No
written or verbal communications,
books or writing materials are allowed
him. The prison meals are taken 70
him by two soldiers, who stand beside
him while he eats. But they must not
speak to him.
NJ Henri Rocheforts newspaper, the
Intransigeante, publishes some sensa-
tional accusations against the French
military in Africa, charging the Of
flcers of the naval disciplinary battal-
ion with revolving cruelty, and giving
names and dates.
ASSASSIN IIONIZED
The extraordinary lax treatment or
the anarchist assassin of the Empress
of Austria, the Italian LuccheSi. in the
prison of ST. Antoine, Geneva, Switzer-
land, is causing much remark He Is
allowed wine, cigars, letters and news
papers, spends money and gives news
paper interviews. In fact, he is treated
like the lion of the prison. When ex-
amined before the magistrates he
makes a parade of jests and frivolous
answers. The assaSsin's trial has been
fixed for the first week in November.
He will be condemned 10 solitary con-
finement for life. Only one man has
hitherto undergone the punishment,
which has more terrors than capital
punishment. The prisoner is confined
in an underground cell, into which no
sunshine ever penetrates. He is not
allowed a bed, but sleeps on the ground,
and is only permitted to take exercise
once a week in the prison YARD.