The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-30
DE MORES' DREAM
MARQUIS CONCEIVED THE IDEA
OF CAPTURING BAHR-
EL-GHAZEI
MARCHAND DID HIS PART
Massacre of the Originator of the
Idea I'm the Hinteriand Cut Short
His Share in the Enterprise-
France Given Chance to Re-
tire without HumiliatiOn-En-
gland After the Khedive.
Copyrighted by the Associated Press.

| Copyrighted by the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct 29-The arrival of
Maj. Marchand at Khartoum, on his
way to Cairo, with the portion of his
report, which was not finished when
Capt. Baratier left Fashoda, is re-
garded as a rift in the clouds over
hanging Anglo-French relat tions, for,
in spite of the semi official denial is
sued in Paris, that orders were sent TO
the major to go to Cairo, it is fully be-
lleVed here that the French officer
would not be on his way to Cairo un-
less he had received a hint to that
erect from the French government,
who consider that his leaving Fashoda
will take the sting out of the situation,
and at the same time prepare France
for the eventual Withdrawal of the
whole expedition, which now consists
Of seven officers and 120 men.
The British view Of this last move
Is that the Marquis Of Salisbury and
his mI...t:ssta-s are delighted to afford
Mai. Marchand faciii1---s fap reaching
Cairo. But they would hardly care to
send him back. except In the capacity
Of a guest or scientific explorer That
IS to say, France will first have to re-
nounce her political claims based on
his mission. In the meanwhile, in the
voluntary return Of MAJ. Marchand,
the French minister of foreign affairs.
NJ. Delcasse, and the government Of
france have got over a great difficulty
from an amour propre point of view.
M. Delcasse had declared that the
French government could not do the
impossible, that Is to say, recall Maj.
Marchand. Therefore, the latter's re-
turn has enabled the French govern
ment to ''save it's face" as the say
Ing goes. It is recognized, however,
that even if the tricolor of France Is
hauled down at Fashoda, the main
cause Of dispute remains, and may
cause anxious moments In both coun-
tries before the Bahr-e l-Ghazel ques-
tion is settled, although there has been
confident feeling for the past few
days that war will be averted.
DE MORES' PLAN
An interesting account Of the origin
Of the whole enterprise appears in an
important Paris newspaper, LIE Jour
nal, which says the Marquis de Mores,
the Anglophobe French explorer, who
was assassinated in the Hinterland Of
Algeria, really conceived grandiose
plans, which he submitted to M. Del
caese, who fell in with his views and
dispatched Maj Marchand to the Up
per Nile, while De Mores started for
Sanara, with the avowed intention to
conquer, with the cooperation Of
Marchand, the province Of Bahr-el-
C1hazel The plan Of campaign in
cIuded the organization of all the arm
ed peoples opposed to Great Britain,
and even the cooperation of
the khalifa, whose forces, led by
Frenchmen, would attack the British,
and the khalifa, backed by the French
explorers, would thus interpose a buff
| fer between Egypt and Central Africa,
thereby thwarting British aims. De
Mores and his party we're n1assacred
at the outset of their journey, but
| Marchand succeeded in carrying out
| his part Of the plan.
The French newspapers seem to have
| little faith in Russia helping her ally
| IL: the present crisis, while Russian
| dispatches to the British papers affirm
| positively that the czar is decidedly
| opposed to war and has counseled the
French government to abandon it's un-
! tenable attitude. It is even said the
| cZar has criticised the French atti-
| tllde as reckless. Meanwhile army and
| naval preparations continue on both
| sides of the channel. There was talk
at Devonport today Of q flying squad
ron being commissioned. But re-
assuring feature is the departure OF