The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-25

morning. The dockyards at Portsmouth,
Devon2ort and Chatham have each re-
ceived instructions TO prepare six 3DNknot
torpedo boat destroyers for commission,
SO that they will be able to put 10 sea in
q hours. Overtime hours have begun on
the frst-class cruisers Europa and An
dromeda, so as TO hurry them for sea SER
vice. Several gunboats in the different
dockyards have been ordered 10 postpone
unnecessary fitting. Finally, the Cunard
line and White star line have received
from the admiralty an intimation TO hold
their subsidized steamers in readiness for
turning over to the navy officials
The afternoon newspapers here discuss
the report of the French ambassador,
Baron De Courcel, on the subject of the
conversation here with the Marquis OF
Salisbury regarding the proposed French
outlet on the Nile as being the leading
feature of the yellow book on the Fa-
shoda question issued yesterday by the
French government. The cOnSerVa tive
organs scout the idea OF the Marquis of
Salisbury entertaining the surrender of
the Bahr-el-GaZal to the French, and the
Pail Mall Gazette and the Globe suggest
that the ambassador misunderstood the
premier. and call on the latter to make
some explanation.
The liberal and radical papers are not
disDleaSed at the prospect Of compro-
mise being arranged. and they believe
that provided Major Marchand is re-
called, the dispute is susceptible TO an ar
ranSement Dy which tTanc-e VIII receive
some satisfaction in the Bahr-el-Ghazal
district.
The British government will issue an
other blue book tonight, the most import
ant feature of which will be a dispatch
dated Oct. y from the Marquis of Sails
bury to the ambassador a. Paris, Sir Ed
mund Monson. respecting the previous in
terview with Baron De Courcel. in which
the latter wished to ascertain what solu-
ton of the question was possible. In this
dispatch the Marquis of Salisbury says:
II generally insisted that the Nile val
ley had belonged and still belonged to
Egypt and that whatever diminution that
title had suffered by the Mahdi's conquest
had been removed by the victory at On
durham"
MARCHAND'S HELPLESSNESS.
The Marquis of Salisbury then pointed
out the helplessness of Major Marchand's
position. which Baron De Courcel denied,
and finally the British premier, in re-
sponse to Baron De CourcePS suggestion.
offered to supply Major Marchand with
food and ammunition, in order that he
might be able TO reach French territory.
Baron De Courcel then said France
wanted an outlet to the Nile. and the
Marquis Of Salisbury requested that the
whole proposition be made in writing.
This was the last interview between the
ambassador and the premier on this sub
ject- Baron De Courcel then went to
Paris. and it is thought that the PROPOSE
tion which he brings embodies the points
indicated in this conversation.
The Salisbury dispatch in conclusion
said:
.'The extreme Indifference of Baron De
Courcers proposition made It impossible
for me to express or form an opinion rel
ative to the territory claimed by France
in the Bahr-El-Ghazal region. Under the
the discussion has been
fruitful of misaprehension. / informed
him that il was in no way my duty to dis |
cuss the French claims now. but that in
abstaining therefrom I must not be under /
stood as in any degree admitting Their
MUSTAPHA TO KITCHENER
The blue book also contains interesting
letters from Mustapha, the regent of I
Egypt. to General KITCHENER and Lord /
showing Egypts attitude
He wrote to General Kitchener warmly, /
him for taking possession Of