New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-02
THE NEWS OF LONDON.


London. October l.
PRESS EAGER FOR NEWS FROM EGYPT
The oysterlke reticence Of the British Government
respecting the situation al Fashofa and he IN
tentions OF the Ministers in the matter Is causing
a bitter outcry IN the press. Even the supporters
OF the Government are disguised. The only mint
on the subject appears in the army order OF the
comma nder-in- hief of the forces. Lord Woseley
on the conclusion Of General Kitchener am
spnted in he reconqG st of the valley Of tn Nile
from the second Cataract to the Sohat River
statement Of policy upon the part Of the Govern Eo
ment and as implying H. detrrmbsG9n @yacu
alton of Fashoda
THE CRErAN TROUBLEs-The Cretan ulti-
u1atun 81 the Powers has not proved 10 be as IRON
clad as proclaimed from the confident tone OF ue
Foreign Offices It seems that they agreed TO de-
mand that the Turkish troops leave the lSlahu.
but when Great Britain proposed tnat me dufh ~
be fired upon II they declined to 20 Russia peaoFu
that this too drastic measure. lheTel'oit.
the ultmsium OPENS fine held for bod ra
titioner as Abdul-Asiz.
RESISTING FRENCH DEMANDs.-In the
moan while the blowing Of trumpcts both sides
| OF the Channel continues. While the Russian and
German newspapers from interested motives are
eggng the French on 10 resist Great britain so qg-
ZION which the British press characieriZ"S as as
founding namely hat France mas So ne 9 e
M
and that Egypt ha5 Ig tia tbn French must be
| turned out Of Fashoda even al the cost OF war.
! FRANCE MAY GAIN GROUND.-Tnquries made
I'm diplomatic circles reveal the opinion that tho
,,i,,r,a,. settlement Of the difficulty will be that
the French will retire from Fashoda. but VIII he
| allowed 10 retain an important part Of the terri
| tory through which Major Marchand marched. IN
GLIDING position on ne Dahr-e,Ghazel one OF llr
| main afiuents 81 the Nile rms VII 10 ano !tI
luz lar q 10
n1eni which is now admitted 10 have been diplo-
| matte victory for France
NEW USE OF FRENCH FLAG-"vanity
| Fairs" correspondent with the Nile expedition
writes that General Kitchener discovered that a
| French flag was sent 10 the Khalifa at Omdurman
/ arrears Its eeep9ni was S m R2ab say Who
| used it for cleansing himself before prayers
NIL IN THE DREYFUs CAsE.-There has
| been a lull in the Dreyfus excitement since the
appeal in the and the discriminating documents
were sent TO the Court Of Cessation, whose de-
cision however will probably not he rendered unui
| January The preliminary proceeding will take
| three weeks. and the matter Is not Hkeiy 10
formally come before the Court before the end or
October The case would have been much more
simple II an annument Of the verdict instead OF a
revision Of the case had been asked for In the
case Of an annuime9t All me a., ,s bs is not
| wanted n the Court Of Cessation pronounces IN
favO of revision.
Ia the military authorities. who VIII order nc"
Court martial which may again take place IN Sc
Gre, The Court Of Cessation however. can orl'r
| an omen trial, and 1t can even summon Dreyfus
| before IT.
A BIOw FOR THE JEsUITs.-The interesting
| announcement Is made that the Pope has ordered
the PapaI Nunco at Paris to request the clergy
and clerical organs to discontinue their oppos non
| "a a revision Of the Dreyfus case. This j. h0W
,or tho Jesu:s who have been instigating the mill
tarv authorities and who control the most viruleht
and most INSCRIPTIONS anti-revisonisi newspaper
| the "I.ibre Parole
| prCorART'S IMPRISONMENT the mean
| while IIeutena Mt Colonel Picquart is strictly So
cIuded in the military prison OF Cherche Midi No
written or verbal communica tons books or writ
| tne materials allowed him. The prisoner
| meals are taken him by two soldiers, who stanu
| beside him while he eats. They are not allowed 10
! speak TO him.
| CRUELTY ALLEGED IN THE NANY.-M Henri
! Rochefort's euspaper. the "Intransigeant. pun
| fishes some sensational accusations against me
| French military authorities in Africa, charging tlr
| officers OF the Naval Disciplinary Battalion Win
| revolving cruelty, and giving names and dA's"