The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-25

dehhitSneSS oft French Proportions.
Spirit Of the ParlSlan Prsss-Mllitary
Preparations at TouIOn,
LONDON, oct. 2L-1n spite Of the
news of warllke mobilization which
came from France and different parts of
England to-day with the decline In
-rentes and consols there is a distinctly
better feeling in diplomatic circles to-
night and growing belief that the
FashOda dispute viii be arranged.
LONDON, Oct. 2A-The afternoon
newspapers here to-day discuss the re-
port OF the French ambassador, Baron
de courcel,on the subject of the conver-
sation he had with the Marquis of Sails
bury regarding the proposed French
outlet on the Nile, as being the leading
feature of the yellow book on the
Fashoda question issued yesterday by
the French government.
The conservative organs scout the
idea Of the Marquis of Salisbury enter
tanning the surrender of the Bahr-El-
Ghazal valley to the French and the
Pan Mall Gazette aud 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 displeased at the prospect of COM
promise being arrived at and they be-
lieve that prgbided Major Marchand
is recalled the dispute is susceptible 70
an arrangement by which France win
receive some satisfaction in the Bahre
El-G -Ghazal district.
The British admiralty issued a number
of significant orders this morning. The
dock yards at Portsmouth. Devonport
and Chatham have each received in-
structions to prepare six thirty-knot tor
pedo boat destroyers for commissioning
so that they will be able to put to sea
in "a hours. Over time hours work
have been begun on the first class cruIs-
ers Europea and Adromedia SO as to
hurry them for sea service. Several
gunboats In the different dock yards
have been ordered 10 postpone unneces-
sary renting.
Finally the Cunard line and White
Star line have received from the admir-
atty intimatlon to hold their subsidized
steamers in readiness for turning. over
to the navy officials,
Another English BIue Book.
The British government viii issue an
other blue book tonight the most Inn
portant feature of which will be a dis
patch dated October 12, from the Mar
auis of Salisbury to the British ambas-
sador at Paris, Sir Edmond Monson, re-
porting the previous interview with
Baron de Courcel, in which the latter
wished to ascertain what solution OF the
question was possible. In this dispatch
the Marquis Of Salisbury says: II gem
orally insisted that the Nile valley had
belonged and stlll belonged to Egypt,
and that whatever dIminution that title
had suffered by the Mahdrs conquest
had been removed by the victory at
omdurman."
The Marquis OF Salisbury then point
ed out the helplessness of Major Mar
chand's position, which Baron de cour-
eel denied and finally the British pre-
mler, in response to Baron de Courcel's
suggestion, offered to supply Major Mar
chand with food and ammunition, in or
der that he might be able to reach
French territory.
Baron dc 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 wac the last Interview between
the ambassador and the premier on this
subject. Baron de Courcel then went
to Paris and 1t is thought the proposition
which he brings tonight embodles the
points indicated in this conversation.
The British cabinet council has been
fixed for Thursday next.
Pranos'S Indshnlto Proportions.
The Salisbury dispatch in conclusion
said:
"The extreme Indebtedness OF Baron
de courcers propositions, made 1t i'm
possible for me to express or to form an
opinion relative to the territory claimed
by France in the Bahr- -Ei-Ghazal re-
gion. Under the circumstances, the dis
cussion has been fruitful of misappre-
hensIon. informed him that It was in
no way my duty to discuss the French
claims now, but that in abstalning
therefrom, must not be understood as
in any degree admitting their validity"
The blue book also contains interest
ing letters from Mustapha, the regent OF
Egypt to General Kitchener and Lord
cromer, the British diplomatic agent,
respectively, showing Egypts attitude,
He wrote to General Kitchener warm
~ thanking him for taking possession of
Fashoda and thereby reconquering for
Egypt the provinces which assure her
existence and from which she only re-
tired Professionally.
The regent in writing to Lord cromer
protested against "the French violation
OF Egyptian territory" adding that
Egypt had never lost sight OF the reoc-
cupation of the provinces OF the soudan
which arr the actual sources of the vi
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