Evening journal., 1898-11-05
MORE LIKE PEACE.
Salisbury Announces France
VIII Give Up Fashoda.
LORD MAYORS DINNER TO KITCHENER
Many Notable Guosts ana Notable
AddresSes-Comment on british
Naval Activity-lIay BE Due
TO Philippine situation.

Naval Activity-lIoy BE Due
TO Philippine situation.
LONDON, Nov. 5.-The banquet 10
General Kitchener at the Mansion
House last evening was an exception
ally brilliant affair. A trophy Of Brit
ish and Egyptian flags entwined had
been arranged above the lord mayors
seat. The guests, who wore full dress
uniforms, with ribbons and decorations,
included the Duke of Cambridge, the
Marquis Of Salisbury and the other
cabinet ministers, Lord Roberts of
kandahar, Lord Strathcona and Mount
Royal, Sir William Vernon Harcourt,
Lord Rosebery, Lord Wolseley, the
commander in chief Of the British
forces; Lord Russell Of Killowen, the
lord chief justice of England; Lord
Curzon OF kedlestOn, the newly ap-
pointed vloeroy OF India; Sir Joseph
Lister, president Of the Royal society;
the Duke Of Marlborough, Mr.. Henry
White, the United States charge daft
faires; Baron Rothschild, Judge Lam
bert Tree formerly United States min
ister to Russia, and others Of the high
est rank in the British empire. In all
there We're about $50 guests present.
Speeches were made by Lord Rose
berry, Admiral Sir Howell Salmon, Lord
Lansdowne, Lord Salisbury and Lord
Kitchener
There was a feeling of expectancy
throughout the speeches, and every
thing that could be construed as an IL
lusion to war was jumped at by the as
sembly with prolonged cheers. When
Sir Newell Salmon alluded to the pre-
| paredness OF the navy" and Lord Laps-
downe to the readiness of the army"
there were prolonged outbursts Of ap-
plause.
The assembly greeted the rising OF
the Marquis of Salisbury to toast the
sirdar with nervous silence, as II had
been whispered that he had an impor-
tant and grave statement to make. HIS
statement was important, but It was
pacific, as he announced a settlement
Of the chief difficulty with France.
The premier said in part:
mo one can wonder at the vast en-
thusiasm by which the career of this
great soldier has been received, espe-
cially when we consider the strange
dramatic interest of the circumstances
and conditions amid which laurels
were won by the sirdar Besides being
q splendid soldier, he Is also a splendid
diplomatist It must have required un-
usual talents successfully to carry out
the delicate mission up the Nile which
conducted him into the presence OF Ma
jor Marchand.
"The sirdar has recently expressed
the hope that the difficulties arising
from the presence of Major Marchand
may he within the power Of diplomacy
to adjust. I am glad to say that uD to
n certain point he has proved a true
prophet
This afternoon I received from the
French ambassador the information
that the French government has come
TO the conclusion that the occupation
Of Fashoda is OF no sort of value and
that they thought In the circumstances
that to persist in an occupation which
would only cost money and do harm
merely because some bad advisers
thought IL might be disagreeable TO an
unwelcome neighbor would not show
the wisdom with which, as 7 think the
French republic has been uniformly
guided.
"They have done what I believe every
government would have done in the
same position resolved that the occu-
patton must cease I must not be un-
derstood as saying that all causes Of
/
so. Doubtless there viii be many dis
cussions between us. but a somewhat
acute and somewhat dangerous cause
OF differences has been removed"
General Kitchener's reply. which was
modest and not important. gave un-
stinted praise to the British, Egyptian
and Sudanese troops. The sirdar said
he would indeed have been an incapable
| leader If he had failed Of victory with
such soldiers. He gave some details as
to the expenses of the expedition dwell
ing with pride upon its cheapness. and
in summing up the assets that remain"
referred to 600 miles of railway gun
boats, a hotilla of sailing craft and
(after a pause) the Sudan.
A striking feature Of the scene was
the presence of a number of young off,
GERS OF the guards, Life Guards and
Tweny-first lancers who had served
with the slrdar. Several OF them were
wounded and walked with crutches or
with their arms in Sings