Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-02
WITH SEALED ORDERS
Flagship Of British North Pacific Squadron
Sails South Today.
AMPHloN, lNADVANCe, CARRIES ToRPEOoEs
Destination of the Imperieuse, Flagship, ID
Mystery.
TORPEDO BOAT DtSTROYERS ALSO TO GO
Excitement Over Warlike Preparations in
Esquimault Navy Yard.
BATTLesHIP RENowN BEING PUT IN ORDER
IL is Asserted that Russia Has De-
cidcd to support France In Fn-
shodn Mnttcr-Sniisbury's
Attitude Changes.

Attitude Changes.
VICTORIA, b. c.. Nov. THE I'm
pereuse, the flagship of the British North
Pacific squadron, is expected to sail tomor-
row. following the Amphon southward.
A rush order for forty tons of provisions
was placed with one of the leading mer-
chants today
/ The Imperleuse will sail under sealed or
ders not 10 be opened until the vessel Is out
of sight of land.
! The Amphion took on board one OF tho
! fastest torpedo boats on the station and tho
Leander, now in dry cock, has also taken
one on board This is the first time this has
| been done in three years When the Lean
| der comes out of the dry dock II is believed
| it also will go south. The torpedo boat de-
stroyer Sparrow Hawk, now a long time out
of commission, will be recommlssioned at
once. The torpedo destroyer virado is
provisioned and coaled and, 1t Is thought,
will accompany the flagship.
! The sloop of war lcarcus is waiting for
new crew, expected to arrive in day or
two. The Pheasant will remain here
HALIFAX n. S., Nov. Mot since the
Trent affair has such activity been dis
played in military and naval circles hero.
After the order had been received to have
| the Datllesnlp heuOWn put IN thorough re-
pair another order was received, the pur>
port OF which was not known until this
morning, when eight large double teams and
about 200 men, including sailors and ma
rines put to work transferring pow
der, ammunition and small arms of every
description from the magazines at the dock
yard to the distributing shed and thence Ia
the several war ships in port The work
continued all day.
Russia Declines to support France.
LONDON, Nov 2.-The Berlin corre-
spondent of the Standard says:
Russia has declined to support France in
the Fashoda affair, fearing that reopenlnG
OF the Egyptian question would interfere
with Its tremendous task in China.
The war Office has issued a semi official
ae ,dcatls,., la v hleh 1t saws 1t tioes not OBJ
ject to the papers announcing military and
naval preparations In general terms, but
points out that it would be "unpatriotic to
publish specific details that might be useful
to a possible foe"
> There is no noticeable cessation in ES-
: glands preparations and the officials ara
confident Of the country's ability to meet all
emergencies. There were large shipments
OF guns, shells and war stores to Malta and
Gibraltar yesterday.
The dispatches from France announce
g and elsewhere.
The Rome correspondent of the Daily
l Chronicle says France is making great prep
arations at Bizorta about forty miles mort b.
t west of Tunis. Guns and ammunition
y rive daily and men are strengthening the
|. forts, working day and night. The object
e is said to be to cut communication between
IS Malta and Egypt in the event OF hostilities
II with Great Britain.
- SaIisbury's Attitude Changes.
y LONDON, Nov. 2.--The Paris correspond.
-, ent of the Times says:
= Baron de Courcel gathered from conyer-
sation had after the last British cabinet
council that Lord Salisbury's attitude had
undergone a change. the British premier in
sisting that 1t was impossible to disregard
" public opinion In England and that nothing
~ could be done until Fashoda was evacua ed.
:, so far French public opinion Is con-
:, cerned there is not the slightest idea Of
~ going to war for Fashoda and any govern
!" ment doing so would be regarded as a gov
eminent of imbeCilos."
+. The Daily Graphic says this morning:
eve learn from an official source In Paris
II that Captain Barater bears instructions to
Major Marchand to return to Fashoda and
II then to withdraw his expedition in the d-
l. rection of the upper Ubanghi river, north OF
d, the Congo, evacuating Faghoda and the Ave
N posts established by him east of the frontle,
IN indicated in the Anglo German agreement
9 Mnrchnnd's Retirement.
e. "The Egyptian government will be invited
to send troops to accompany Major Marchand
as he retires from the Bahr-e l-Ghazal ter
L. ritory and TO reoccupy the posts as they are
=, evacuated by the French officers, thus so v
ing the difficulty concerning Major Mar
+a chand's revictualment.
u when Major Marchand's retirement is
a. fully accomplished negotiations based on
y proposals submlt,s! by Baron de Courcel
an to Great Britain. will be opened. France
re is disposed to recognize frankly that the
H. reconquest OF Omdu. man completely changes
or the situation 1t existed when Major
=, Marchand was instructed to proceed to the
he Nile The French government will even
ne state that, had Major Marchand been aware
+ of the khedival advance he would not have
nj pushed his mission so far east"
as No Compensation.
ne The Paris correspondent of the Daily Mail
nd says France will retire from Fashoda un-
conditionaly and without asking compen-
er. sation.
he Baron de Courcel whose term as French
OF ambassador IN London expired long ago
nd but who has held on to conduct negotiations
b. affecting Egypt will now be recalled and
e. no haste will be shown to appoint his
all successor. with a view OF showing French
S resentment at British action, for England
10 has almost taken the place OF Germany al
d. the object of French hatred.
ng ---
nd Too BiR for Kaiser to Grasp.
ies Copvri~ht, 1898, by Press Publishing CO..
He PARIS Nov. 1.-(New York World Cable
an gram-special Telegram.)- Daily MiilI
Itf Berlin dispatch says the frankfurt Zetunl
tic hears from Constantlnople that at a recep
tion on octobr p the American minister
let invited the German emperor to visit Amer