The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-11-03
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The Egyptian Observation-Disclosures
of Marchand.

Ine EGYPTIAN Dlilculty -NlliluraWal
of Marchand.
CAIRO, Oct. 2S.-The boat re-
Gently dispatched to Fashoda has
reached Khartoum on her return
journey and it is asserted that Major
Marchand is on board of her.
PARIS, Oct. Is The French
foreign Office has received dispatch
from its diplomatic agents at Cairo
confirming the reported arrival of
Marchand at Khartoum.
General Marchand left Fashoda on
Sunday and arrived at Khartoum this
morning He will start for Cairo to-
morrow AS the other Frenchmen
remain at Fashoda, Major Marchand's
departure from there is not regarded
us settlement of the question rs to
possession of that place, which is in
dispute between Great Britain and
France.
Colonies at Mercy of English Navy.
Victoria, b. c., Oct 30.-Com-
motion prevails at Esquimalt and in
the clubs of the city frequented by
naval men. Admiral Palliser is said
to have received n long cipher mes
sage from the admiralty and imme-
diately her majesty's ship Amphion,
the fastest cruiser on the station,
was ordered to prepare for sea. She
, will sail at once for Coquimbo to
meet her sister ship Phaeton and
from there the two will proceed tC
+ Tahiti, the French settlement of the
r Society islands.
s Activity at Davenport.
London, Oct. 30. There has beer
\ the greatest activity at Davenport
n the site Of the largest arsenal il
n Great Britain and two of the fines
e dry docks in the world. The gov
n ernment is assembling an emergenc,
= squadron which, it is understood
S will go to Gibraltar.
l. Despite that the wind has bee
Y blowing almost a gale, the second
,e class battleship Colossus arrive
:. from HOLY head, Grst-class battleshi
:. from Queen stown and the first elias
Is baitleship Ben Bolt from Greenock
Is The third class cruiser CalliopC
!: which was on the way to the Canal
If les, was intercepted and has returne
IS unexpectedly to Plymouth. Oth'
he warships are coming to join Il
,e squadron and TO coal. The govern
j. ment has ordered 200, 600 tons
D. coal.
he London, Nov. l. The Daily Mi
he this morning publishes no news I
wv garding England's war prepar
Ii. tioas, explaining that silence is due
a letter from the war Office asking
Ie- not to publish ''anything which mig
IL be useful to a possible enemy"
,t- The Daily Mail confirms the repol
to of unexampled activity at the Fren
ed dockyards.
WILL HURRY BACK
he Jerusalem, Oct. 81. The E
M peror and Empress of Germany
he curtaiing their visit in the Holy La
be and have abandoned their visit
the Jerico, owing to European compli
our tions.
son VIII Quit the Conference.
Lri- Paris. Oct. 29.-There is an impr
en- sion, which has been growing here
i'm Gently, that the Spanish upon rece
ose ing definite assurances of the Am
lar. can determination to take the en-
ge, Philippine group, would quit
to- conference and all negotiations e
Iol- which is not at all modified by
10 attitude Of the Spanish newspal
ing which arrived here today.
5 of Meeting of Peace Commission.
)t a Paris, Oct. 81 AT the joint nj
ing of the peace commissioners to
the Americans presented wri
1 q expression Of the purpose OF
Won't Americans to take the entire groul
,rno the Philippine islands and to asst
.,o :. such proportion of the Philippine
E as has been spent for the benefit
- the islands in public works, impr'
ments and permanent bettermen's
1t was also set forth that the Un
,uts, States would not assume any part
ores ores the Philippine debt WHICH had
velv incurred by Spain for the furt
u Is ance of military or naval operat
For to quell the insurrection Of the
iivps