, 1898-11-01
LOOKS WARUKE
BRITISH NAVAL PREPARATIONS
BEING PUSHED WITH
VlGOR.
A Crisis Is MISUNDERSTANDING
Squadron Gathering at Davenport
Oficers Being Recailed-Belief in
Paris That France Will Yield on
the Fashoda Question.

London, Oct. 51.-There was an unex-
pectedly gloomy feeling this morning
ON the stock exchange and the Paris
bcalrse, both OF these markets being in
fuenced, it is inferred, from the agrees
siye tore of some eff the French papers.
Besides this, something extraordinary
seems to have happened and it looks as
IL a crisis were approaching. The Brit
lsh naval preparations are being push
ed with great activity.
The British emergency squadron is
gathering at Davenport. with all posi-
BE speed. Seven battleships and one
cruiser have thus far beer designated
70 Join the squadron.
Offcers and sailors have been hur-
riedly recalled from leaves of absence,
several ~battleships and cruisers at
Portsmouth are taking their full crews
on beard, and other warlike prepara-
ems are being made. A number Of
signal men, now on duty with the Brit
ish channel squadron. which arrived at
Glbraltar this morning, have been or
dsred for home service, it is presumed
On British auxiliary cruisers, If the lat
ter should be desired for active SER
vice.
4 seni5aticn has been caused by the
al reet CT a supposed Russian spy at a
fJlt near Harwich. The mar was en-
tirely under servillarce, and went t o a
rsloubt where he attempted to obtain
slme valuable information from a
sentry regarding the Notifications. He
was promptly arrested and inquiries
are being made regarding his anteced-
ems.
Il was also asserted today that the
ccmmamdfmg officers OF the London vol
urreer regiments had received orders
to prepare for immediate mobilization
and 1t was asserted that the different
artillery CORPS have been informed as
to me forts on the southern and east
eTn coasts. to which they have been al
lctled.
1he1Pau Mall Gazette this afternoon
says: England has been and even
row is 80 near war that the govern
mert has carried it's preparations to the
farthest Emit OF the preparatory stage.
1t has been arranged to cahl out the re-
serve and miIitia amid to mobilize the
v~olunteeas simultaneously and to form
large camps at various important rail-
road functions. where rolling stock and
LOGON itives will be concentrated"
Paris. Oct. 31.-The Elclair today says
1T learns on reliagle authority that the
FashCla question will be settled favor
ably TO Great Britain by recall of Major
MarOhaud. France, the paper adds,
yields all, r~eserving only the question
of the right to the Bahr- Ell Ghazel dis
trict, which she does not consider as
belonging to Egyp..
Continuing. the Ec,air remarks:
IN. Delcasse. however, has now de-
cDded 10 raise the whole Egyptian
question. which should have been lone
from the first, and thus avoid the hui
initiation Of yielding to the British I'LL
timatum. When the question is thus
enaarged, France will not be alone in
its discussion with the Marquis OF
Salisbury. Egypt interests all the pow
ers. Russia has promised NJ. Delcasse
its most effective assistance. and Ger
many has the greatest interests, in view
OF her Afican possessions and trade in
not become exclusively British, and is
disposed to support Frenrh-Russian
arguments for a definite settlement of
the Egyptian question"