The record-union., 1898-11-01
WAR CLOUDS
THICKEN|NG.
Great Britain Hurying Naval and
Military Preparations. !
The Emergency Squadron Gathering at DeV-
Onport With All Possible Speed.

Extraordinary Has Occurred,
and That Crisis is Approach
ing.
| LONDON, Oct 31.-There was an un-
expectedly gloomy feeling this morning
on the Stock Exchange and the Paris
Bourse, both of these markets being in
| fuenced, it is inferred, from the aggres-
| sive tone of some of the French pa
pers. Besides this, something extraor
dinary seems to have happened, and it
looks as if a crisis We're approaching.
The British naval preparations are
| being pushed with great activity. The
British emergency squadron is gather
ing at Davenport with all possible
speed. Seven battleshipS and one cruis-
er have thus far been designated to
join the squadron. Officers and sailors
have been hurried1y recalled from leave
of absence, several battleshipS and
cruisers, at Portsmouth are taking their
| full crows on board and other Warlike
preparations are being made. A num-
| ber of signal men, now on duty with
the British channel squadron, which AZ
rived at Gibraltar this morning, have
been ordered home for service, it is pre-
sumed, on British auxiliary cruisers if
/ the latter should be desired for active
service
A sensation has been caused by the
arrest of a supposed Russian spy at
| fort near HarWich. The man was al
ready under surveillance and went to
a redoubt, where he tried to obtain some
| information from a sentry regarding
the Notifications. He was promptly
arrested, and inquiries are being made
regarding his antecedents.
1t was also asserted to-day that the
commanding officers of the London vol
unteer regiments0ad received orders to
prepare for immediate mobilization, and
it was asserted that the different artIl-
lery corps have been informed as to the
forts on the southern and eastern coasts
to which they have been allotted
The Pail Mall Gazette this after
| noon says: England has been, and
even now Is, , .4ear war that the Gov
ernment has carried its preparations to
the furtherest limit of the preparatory
! stage. 1t has been arranged to call out
! the reserve militia, and to mobilize the
volunteers simultaneously and to form
| large camps at the various important
railroad functions where rolling stock
and locomotives will be concentrated
ARSENALS WORKING ON RUSH
| ORDERS.
| LONDON, Oct. Nov. 1-Most of the
papers are full Of alleged war prepara-
tions, despite the undoubted fact that
the authorities are doing their best to
discourage publication and are even
denying statements that have already
appeared.
Yesterday (Monday) a sudden order
was received at Dover for an expert
mental mobilization of the defense
forces. ALI the nights and forts were
smartly occupied in a manner giving
full satisfaction.
The arsenal at Woolwich is working
until II o'clock every night, the Gov
ernment having given large orders for
| guns, searchlights and other naval
equipment.
The British channel squadron has
cast anchor off Gibraltar
The advices from Paris in the special
dispatches this morning add little to
what was already known regarding the
situation at Fashoda. 1t is believed
| that Captain Baratier is taking only
verbal instructions for Major Mar
| chand
The idea prevails at the French cap
ital that Count Muravieff, the Russian
Foreign Minister, while there on his
recent visit, promised Russian support
in reopening the whole Egyptian ques-
| ton, and that Major Marchand will
be instructed to fall back and main
| tain his occupation of all Bahr-el-
Gazal.
The Daily Mali publishes no news
regarding England's preparations, ex-
planning that silence is due to a letter
from the War Office asking it not to
publish anything which might be use
full to a possible enemy
I'VE intend to ascertain to-day" says
the Daily Mail" from the War Of
flee and the Admiralty exactly what
kind of news it would be permissible to
publish"
The Daily Mall confirms the report
of unexampled activity at the French
dock yards, notably at Toulon. where
the coast forts have been experiment.
ing with melinite shells against an old
gunboat.
MARcHAND MAY BE RECALLED
| PARIS. Oct. 31.-The "Eclaire" to-
day saws it learns on reliable authority
that the Fashoda question will be set
tied favorably to Great Britain by the
recall of Major Marchand. France, the
paper adds, yields all. reserving only
the question of the right TO the Bahr-
el-Ghazal District. which she does not
consider as belonging to Egypt.
Continuing, the 'Eclaire' remarks
m. del Casse, however, has now de-
cided TO raise the whole Egyptian ques-
ton. which should have been done from
the first. and thus avoid the humiliation
of Welding TO the British ultimatum
When the question is thus enlarged
France will not be alone in its discus
sion with the Marquis of Salisbury
Egypt interests all the Powers. Russia
has nromised NJ. del Casse it's most eff
fectiye assistance, and Germany has The
greatest interest, in view of her Afri-
can possessions and trade in the Fal
East. that the Suez Canal should not %
too exclusively British, ard is disposed
10 su1uport French Russian arguments
for a definite settlement OF the Egypt
ian question.
TROOPS FOR FAsHODA.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-The Cairo CORE