The Portland daily press., 1898-10-27
NOT WARLIkE.
Good Feeling Between Marchand's Mes
senger and Gen. Kitchener.

Good Feeling Between Marchand's Mes
senger and Gen. Kitchener.
Marseilles October 26-Gen. Lord
Kitchener of Khartoum, and Capt.
Baratier. thesbearer of Major Marchand' IS
Fashoda report, arrived here from Egypt
today on board ths Messageries steamer
from that port.
During the voyage the two officers
dined together and oonyersed on the cus-
toms of the tribes and people.
Gen. Kitchener and Capt. Baratier left
for. Paris on the same train.
A deputation from the Geographical So
cisty of Marseilles, after congratulating
Capt. Baratier proceeded to Gen. Kitch-
ener's saloon car. There the spokesman
of the French party expressed admiration
of the generals s remarkable campaign and
work in behalf of civilization and
thanked him for the courtesy he had ex-
tended to Major Marchand and his col
leagues.
The general thanked his visitors warm
ly and eulogized Major Marchand, whose
expedition, he said, had excited the ad-
mlration of the whole world.
THE NEW FRENCH CABINET.
Paris. October Although there is
evidence of suppressed excitement on all
sides here there have been no disturbances
of the public order up to the present to-
day. The police and municipal guards
are out in strong force and they will not
permit the crowds to assume dangerous
strength. The situation was eagerly dis
cussed by excited groups in the main
streets.
President Faure this morning received
an audience Senator Loubet, president of
the Senate, and M. Deschanel, president t
of the Chamber of Deputies.
1t is the intention of M. Faure to form
new cabinet as rapidly as possible and
the names of MN. Ribot and DeFreycinet
are most prominently mentioned i'll con-
neotion withlthe premiership.
During the afternoon M. Faure consult
ed with M. Leygues. ce-president of the
Chamber of Deputies. who advised the
president 10 form concentration cabi-
net to include among its members, MN.
Ribot and Dupuy as the principal minis
ters.
In the lobbies of the Chamber of Depu-
ties today the deputies of all shades of
opinion expressed the conviction that Nj.
Delcasse should remain at the head of
the foreign Office, in order to assure the
continuity of the Fashoda negotiations.
KITCHENER AND BARATIER IN
PARIS.
Paris, October 26.-Gen. Lord Herbert
Kitchener, commander of the Anglo
Egyptian forces in the Soudan, and Capt.
Baratier, the French officer, who brings
Major Marchand's dispatches from
Fashoda, arrived here at 10 O'Clock this
evening.
Gen. Kitchener left the railway station
unnotioed.
Capt. Baratier received an ovation from
hundreds of members of the patriotic
league and others. The demonstrations
continued until Capt. Baratier had
reached his residence
There was no further incident. The
city is calm this evening.
PARIS MORE PEACEABLE.
Paris, October 26-A feeling distinctly
more peaceable regarding the Fashoda
affair prevailed in Paris this evening
President Faure is taking the crisis quiet
ly and the belief is stronger than it was
Yesterday that NJ. Brisson fell because he
wished him to fall.
It is now rumored the Gen. Chanoine
resigned the war office portfolio out of
pioue at the refusal of the general staff
committee to give him command of an
army corps.
Extraordinary police precautions have
been ordered against possible disturbances
at the court of cessation when the Drey-
fus revision will be heard.