The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-25

removes apprehensions regarding Loro
Salisbury's position which it would have
been unsafe to leave unoorrected.
The Daily News thinks the. blue book
confirms the impression left by the yell
low BOOK, namely, that France Is seeking
loop-hole.
THE FASHODA AFFAIR.
Baron De Courcel's Request For An Out
let to the Nile.
London, October 24.-The British gov
ernment Issued another blue booktonight,
the most important feature of which will
be despatch dated October 10. from the
Marquis of Salisbury to the British am
bassador at Paris, Sir Edmund Monson,
reporting the previous interview with
Baron De Courcel, in which the latter
wished to ascertain what solution of the
question was possible and in which the
Marquis of Salisbury says:
II generally insisted that the Nile val
ley had belonged and still belonged to
Egypt ana chat whatever diminution
that title haG suffered by the Mahdi's
conquest had been removed by the victory
at Omdurman
The Marquis of Salisbury then pointed
out the helplessness of Major Marchand's 8
position, which Baron De Courcel denied,
and finally the British premier, in re-
sponse to Baron de Courcel's 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 wanted an
outlet to the Nile ano the Marquis Of
Salisbury requested that the whole pro-
position be made il writing. This was
the last interview between the mbassa-
d and the premier on this subject.
Baron de Cource1 then went to Paris and
| 1t is thought that the proposition which
he brings tonight embodies the points
indicated in this controversy.
The British government council has
been fixed for Thursday next.
"Ihe Salisbury despatch in conclusion,
said:
sThe extreme iniefniteness of Baron
de Courcel's propositions made 1t impos-
sible for me to express or form an opin-
| ions relative to the territory claimed BY
| France in the Bahr- Ell Ghazal region. Un-
der the circumstances the discussion has
been fruitful of MISREPRESENTATION
~ informed him that 1t was in no way
my duty to discuss the French claims
now, but that in abstaining there from,
l must not be understood as in any de-
gree admitting their validuity.''
The blue book also contains interesting
letters from Moustapha Fehey, the regent
of Egypt, to Gen. Kitchener and Lord
Cromer. the British diplomatic agent,
respectively. showing Egypt's attitude.
He wrote to zen. zen ts hisohener el.Hvsaa warmly ~
Fashoda and thereby re-conquering 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 1.-THE French violation
of Egyptian territory, " adding chat Eepyt
had never lost sight of the re-occupation
of the provinces of the Soudan which are
the actual sources of the vitality of
Egypt and from which she only withdrew
owing to force majour. He also said
that the re-conquest of Khartoum would
fail to have its effect II the valley of
the Nile was not restored to Egypt.
| Moustapha Fehey concluded with re-
| ferring to the Anglo-French discussion
on the subject of Fashoda, urging Lord
| Cromer to use his good Offices with the
Marquis of Salisbury, Sin order that the
inoontestible rights of EGYPT may be rec
ognized and that all the provisions oc-
cupied up to the rebellion of Mohammed
Ahmed be restored to her."
BUSY AT ToULON.
Paris, October 24.-The municipal au.
thorities at Toulon have been notified
that that place will be the centre OF I'M
portant military and naval preparations
and to arrange for the immediate recep-
tion of four battalions of infantry, lbOC
marines and 900 artillery men.
Consequently the municipality has de-
cided to close the schools of Toulou,
which will be used to lodge the troops.
The naval authorities of Toulon have
been ordered to expedite preparations for
fitting out new squadron OF warsh1ps.-
The newspapers here To-Day warmly
praise the exposition of the French side
| of the Fashoda question presented by the
minister of foreign affairs in the yellow
| book issued yesterday.
ENGLISH FLEET TO MOBILIZE.
Halifax, N. S.. October "a. The COM
manders Of all the warships OF the Brit
| ish North American squadron have re-
eiyed orders to mobilize at Halifax.
The Pallas, Talbot and Indefatigable
will come here at once. together with
fine torpedo destroyers now at Bermuda.
The torpedo boats at the dock yards are
| being overhauled.
The crew of the flagship Renown will
be sent to Lawters island this week for
field practice. The Renown went to sea
this morning for heavy gun practice.
FRENCH WILL EvACUATE.
| London, October a5.-The Paris CORES
nondent of the Daily Chronicle claims
to have authority to say that decision
has aready been taken by the French gov
ernment speedily to evaouate Fashoda and
that II. Del Case, the Srenoh foreign
minister. will do his utmost to facilitate
! pacific solution.
PAPER COMPANY ASSIGNS.
r, ,r,,, Nfoss Octobsr "a The
Marshall Paper company made an assign
ment to Joseph W. Stevens OF the First
National Bank of Greenfield, and 9.
Henry Wht6comb of Worcester, one of