Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-20
wARLrKE BRITISH TALK.
Hicks-Dench Says France h"s'
ar,x from Fnshoda or Ftght'


roxnoN october l9.-Sir Michael /
Hicks Beach, Chancellor Of the HN','.
auer. speaking at North Shiei's' ~
evening announced that the goVerh''o"'
had opened negotiations with the ro"
r,i,b n view 10 securing to the suDJec'S
., ,ne v,-ious Powers the right OF ",
,,.ionipy the respective spheres )" 49,.
each country is especially interesee"
Reysrding the Fashoda question;
said he wished cordially TO aShhV"
the desire evidenced i'm the speee'.h ta
Lord ROsebery and HeroSrt Sttsr "a
matter which might develop 10 '"'
,.I, Is impossible." he continued M
u,-a,co 20 maintain that she mas pohuSa'
rfghts AZ Tashoda She mas h''"-. h''..,
- rrooerlv asked for time To teVeiso
Major Marchand's reports, out uiiSn ,a,,a,,s
contrary is proved, / decune ~ ~
that France will refuse 10 .',l' Wl.nul' ~, as
sbe refuses the matter Will assume o -
| pect as grave as Is poaS'
steTt ...r,,a government is animated oy u
| e.,-,,Ittast snirit toward France, anu ~
| rot wish 10 inflict humiliation w. nat, ,o
| dssira is fair treatment. our Mo
\ I,e,,,t Is NOT completed. Aili0o -
/ e,ough for all of us. surely M0 s,t,,ner,e
| he able to agree to respect on. 80 and
! rigbts and claims. nope triona- =
| tlSnes - question is capable OF irle,i~ "
~. sointion. hut this country mas pu' -,
% doun II. unhappiy, anothet - .
| sbonld ne taken by France, wy ,.s,,,,is
minister's know what their duty =, aSter
IT. ,.o,ld he A great calamity H. -,
,eoce for upwards of eighty s1Sst,,rhed
friendly relations should a rreat
and we should be lauhcheu ,bsn war.
- but there are greater eVils 'nS 'n,,+rinq
vi ,,,a shall not shrink from any ''a'ro ,,ro
.,e. ,s coming. knowing thaV "0
s,,nrorted by a united people.t
SuppVi ENGLAND IMPRESSED
,o~DoN october 2O-The speeCu, ~
1,,.,,o.I Eiclxs- Beach at North -,
tast evening has deeply my =. eelt "a 10
,ao' "a tho utmost concern IL io''
now France will receive Int IL that the
NV a., has been prevalent 'nos ,.,-i,
nc b,,s not realized how se'iSVo,, s,i,,
, FlenCn telt on the Fashoda que3'.G s,re
Eus - baen coupled with :,
wl.0n nc would not force Ehs,%''u ,,.,',r,,,.
! oiI'' r.,ed support OF Lord
s'anu. , 81 the morning papers ei1o 80 N,
j - the excited descrlptio"o
.,,,e,oTsrt preparations OF FRAME
y Os'''S PREPARATIONS FOR WAR -
The paris correspondent of the D'''
r Mam .I Tonlon and Brest every nerve ,,,tci -
= III ,,od IA pet ready for wal W.,
a, ,ns break out on short notice. In' deter
my ,s ,s growing more and NOR NOR, s,,res. Ure,.
o p'e9 80 hack up extreme me" -.
mneo mine resort rc to arms. The Frenen tSraater ,q
n Ssen een exceedingly piqued by rs lns when
y , pee" tone Of the English papers ,Sa Num- ner
= ll's go oUn 1,<elv 'casus belr than '"e N
question Of Fashoda'
THE OUTLOOK GRAVE.
d "corseouently the outlook here ,'s Is str5 fro,
IL ,rr re reports Of troops hnrryms rt,5er ilo
he & me 90 Prest and Toulon. Ihe d. ~ ,nr
lr Paf5 ,ba batteries and at the p various pO'
u ~ have been confdentially ins',uS.eu .,'e oo,
e. e nrenare SlSg for any emergency and the S' ,a
ne pop At all the forts and batteries ar 80 a.
ready U,, " for action at any moment, ,,nc nT,o'
be- tTers t5ers W, was a prolonged war c9unc'l @ %
c. prost r,,ga Of the chiefs Of the various ,.
IL I,(s .,cos and NJ. Lockroy is hastily retI.h''
or 70 Tonlon on account of the gravity
lu the situation"