New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-25
GROWING BELIEF IN PEACE.
rrTTER FEELING IN ENGLAND OVER
THE FASHODA DISPUTE.
xxppcrED PROPOSAL FROM BARON DE

rOrRCEI-A NEW BLUE BOOK-W1llL
NOT BE CAUGHT UNAwAREs.
Yondon. oct 24-In spite Of the news Of war
u,obr,zatons which came from France and diff
,.rent parts Of England to-day. with the de-
Line in rentes and consCls there Is a dis
,nctly better feeling in diplomatic circles to-
,rb, and a growing belief that the Fashoda
S,snute Will be arranged.
The drop IN the price OF consols was largely
Ant 70 important Withdrawals of gold by Scotch
and Irish banks. which, however, is usual at
this time Of the year
The French Ambassador to Great Britain,
paron De Courcel. will arrive here from Paris
,o.night. and there is good authority for the
statement that he is the bearer Of proposition
20 the Marquis Of Salisbury which may satisfy
,o,h Governments
The British Government issued another Blue
pook tonight the most important feature OF
,bch was dispatch. dated october j.. from
aha MARQUIS of Salisbury TO the British AM
.oseador a: Paris Sir Edmund Monson. report
tho the previous interview with Baron oe CouI-
csl in which the latter wished to ascertain
what solution Of the question was possible. ana
,r which the Marquis of Salisbury says;
.r generally insisted that the Nile Valley had
belonged and still belonged TO Egypt ana ula'
vhatever diminution that title had suffered oS
,he Mahdis conquest had been removed oy 'he
victory az Omdurman.
MARCHANDS PLIGHT DENIED.
The MARQUIS OF Salisbury then pointed out the
,e,,lessress OF Major Marchands posiuoh'
rrh,oh Baron de Courcel denied. and finally 'he
british Premier in response to Baron de Cour-
cers suggestion. offered TO supply MaJo'
Nsrcband with food and ammunition IN oToer
,bat he might be able to reach French territory
IN~o
or,ls, N the Nile and the Marquis Of SALISBURY
-aouested that the whole proposition be mace IL
writing.
IT, ca,lsburv dispatch in conclusion said:
orbe axtrene indehniteness Of Baron de Cour-
.ors n-oDosition made II impossible for me 10
,ress or form an opinion relative TO the terri
-, claimed by France in the Bahr-el-'inazaI
raeion Under the circumstances. the dlscusslo'l
,ee been fruitful Of mlsapprehension. INFORMED
hin, that II was IN no way my duty TO discuss
,ho French claims now bu: that In abstaining
,bsrefrom I must not be understood as In any
degree admitting their validity.
This was the last interview between the Am
bassador and the Premier on this suoJec'
paron de Courcel then went TO Paris ana II u
thought that the proposition when ne orifls'
tonight embodies the points indicated IN 'n's
conversation
THE REGENTS APPROBA llOAN'
r,o p,ue Book also contains interesting let
,srs from Moustapha Fehoy the Regent oi
Fgvnt. 10 Lord Kitchener and Lord Cromer'
the British Diplomatic Agent respectively,
,bow,ng Egypts attitude. He wrote 10 Loiu
1,tcbener. warmly thanking him Tor taHihs
,.ia, of --.;,a.l, t--sssrrah. .ee-'sz'oi o.
,ng for Egypt the provinces when assure "ei
.v,stence and from which she only retired pro-
visionally.
The Regent. in writing to Lord Cro1ner pro
.os,ed against the lrench violation of Egyp-
,,an territory" adding that Egypt had never
,os, SIGHT of the reoccupation OF the provinces
=. the Soudan. which are the actual sources
os the vitality Of Egypt. and from when she
only withdrew owing to superior force. lie also
said that the reconquest Of khertoum Nouiu
fail 10 have it's effect If the Valley OF 'he Mic
was not restored 70 Egypt
-foustapba Fehoy concluded with referring
10 the Anglo-Fr discussion on the suoJeO'
ot Fashoda, urging Lord Cromer 10 use MS
good offices with the Marquis of SALISBURY III
order that the incontestible rights OF EGYPT may
be recognized. and that all the provinces occu-
,ied up TO the rebellion Of Mohammed Ahmeo
be restored to her"
THE British Cabinet Council has been nxed
for Thursday next
PREPARING SHIPS FOR SERVICE
The British Admiralty issued numoer OF
sgniAcant orders this morning. The docKyaros
AZ Portsmouth, Devlnport and chatham nave
each received instructions to prepare SIN "'
knot torpedo boat destroyers for commissioning
SO that they will be able TO put 10 sea a.
twenty-fou hours. .
Ovortinoe has been ordered begun on the
,,s,.c,ass cruisers Europa and Andromeda, SO
as to hurry them for sea service
Several gunboats in the different dockyards
have been ordered to postpone unnecessary re-
fitting.
There is no foundation for the report 'na'
the British Admiralty has ordered 'he lunar
and White Star lines to have their suosiui%eo
vessels in readiness TO be handed over 70 'i''
Admiralty officials.