The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-26
DISCUSSING POSSIBLE WAR.
The English Papers Were Full of 1t Yes-
s terday.


London. October 25.-An ints1est today
is conferred in the Marquis of oalN bury's
addition to the Fsshoda correspot idence
| contained in the publication ofe-<e Brit
ish blue book on thatssuhJect.
The Conservative newspapers express
themselves as being pleased with his re-
Joinder to thelFrench yellow book on the
subject. Q1saa
They declare it dispelssthe idea spread
by the dispatch of the Brenchsamb sssa-
dor here, aaron De Couroel, that the
BRUSH premier was willing to negoti ate
On the whole question. But the liberal
and radical organizations still consider
that the Maj quis of Salisbury's attitude
admits OF negotiationsipromising friend
ly arrangement
The entire press, however, scouts the
idea OF the possession of Fashoda coming
within the sphere of the discussion.
| The st. James Gazette this afternoon
| says: 1--WE are prepared to negotiate the
question of the western y frontier Of the
| Bahr-el-G hazel district, but we must con-
troll the Nile, both banks and watersheds,
| from its source to the sea-
The Globe thinks the Marquis of Sails
bury has made it clear that Major March
| and must quit Fashoda without condi-
| tions adding: "Until that is done there
can to no discussion of French claims
in Africa.
The Globe points out the significant
announcement in Gen. Kitchener S report
that he sent gunboats south from Sobat
towards Meshra- En- REX, the principal
trading centre of the Bahr- Ell Ghazel
region, with instructions to establish
necessary outposts. and that before he
left Sobat he completed arrangements
for the maintenance of those stations.
The Globe then says: This I'M move
parallel of north latitude and the valley
of the Bahr-el- Ghazel at this moment is
under the rule of the Khedive."
| The Pail Mall Gazette concludes from
| the publishing of the blue book that the
French government is given to under
stand that wholly apart from the Fashoda
question it's title to the territory abut-
| ting on the left bank of the Nile is reject
| ed as utterly untenable and France must
accept the position or take the conseque n
ces.
The Westminster Gazette suggests as
solution that the French be granted
| ssway leave" and enclave for commercial
purposes in the Bahr-el-Ghazel district.
WAY leave is the right of way over an
others ground. Enolaye is to shut in, to
enclose territory. within the territories
of another power.
The French papers today are more hope
| full and believe that pacific solution of
| the dispute will be found.
The English newspapers are full OF
naval particulars, but the only fresh de-
velopment is an order received at Ports
mouth to prepares all the ships of the flee
and the reserve for immediate mobiliza-
| ton
| Eight additional warships commenced
coaling there this morning, and work
l. ofoIr r,lo aol or,
board the other reserves at Portsmouth.
| Although not connected with war pre-
parations much attention has been at
\ traoted to request received by the
Cylde shipbuilders from the British ad
| miralty, for tenders for four new first
class battleships, a first-class cruiser and
| IL torpedo boat destroyers.
The Distinguishing feature is the in
creased armament which makes the bat
| tleships the most powerful shipssof their
class a1oat. They will have speed OF
| 10 knots.
The cruisers will be of IA, 100 tons and
will be designed to steam % knots.
| All the vessels will mount exceptionally
strong quick firing guns.
WAR RISKS ALREADY.
| Dallas, Texas, October 25.-Cotton buy
| ers of Dallas on foreign orders say that
owing to the threatened war between
England and France they have receiver
cables saying: "All shipments from
this date until otherwise instructed must
be made subject to war risks"
WAR SHIPS A T.HALJFAX.
| Halifax, October z5.-The warships
Pallas and Talbot arrived from Bermuda
today. Gen. William Seymour, command
or of troops in British North America,
will return from Ottawa. his visit being
cut short by the unusual activity in mill
tary and naval circles at this station.
There will be a mobilization of the
troops here tomorrow and Thursday, in
Guiding sham battle.
| On Thursday every available man will
be on parade in full marching order.
sMOBILIZING PACIFIC SQUADRON.
Victoria, B. c., October 25.-Prepara-
tions at Esquemault to mobilize the Pa
cific squadron are unabated. The Aphion
which, it was understood, would not go
into the dry dock until after another
steamer already booked had been dealt
with, received instructions yesterday
| from the admiral of the fleet to commence
the necessary work Immediately and she
has entered the dry dock.
The officers do not deny that the pre-
parations now going on are due to the
| ctroiped reJatSODS hatvveon FRO ord