Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-22
WON'T LEAD TO WAR;
So It is Believed Now Regard
| ing Fashoda Incident
| MARCHAND REPORT At PARIS
Il Fails, However, to Make Any Mention
Of KitChener'S Arrival.
SIGNIFICANT NAVAL ORDERS
British Admiralty Directs That No
Repair-Work he Commenced ON
Reserve ships That Can't he Com-
pieted In Forty-Eight Hours. 3D..

PARIS. October 21-Major Marchand's
report teegraphed from Cairo. was re-
ceived during the night. II does not
mention the arrival at Fashoda OF Gene
raj Kitchener. and only gives an account
OF the Incidents of the expedition. with
an elaborate description of the route toll
lowed. the points occupied. the manner
of occupation, the raising OF the flag, the
force left at each point and the treaties
Of submission concluded with the tribes.
In ads@on to referring to an encounter
with M Dervishes.
The report only goes as far as the be-
ginning Of September. and says that on
August 10Th the supplies Of the party were
abundant.
VERBAL REPORT EXPECTED,
The reason for the omission Of any
mention of the arrival of General I<itch-
ener at Fashoda IS said to be the fact
that the report of Major Marchand was
not ready when Captain Baratier left
Fashoda.
It is believed in certain quarters that
Captain Baratier IS the bearer of a verbal
report which the French authorities are
not willing to trust upon British lines.
WAR EQUIPMENT.
The Temps publishes "A special from
Nantes. saying that the Fourth Bat
taNns of the infantry regiments COM
| prising the Twenty Division. with
headquarters at Nantes, have completed
their war equipment. The defence OF ST.
Nazaire is also being organized.
BRITISH NAVAL ORDERS.
! LONDON. October 2l-A dispatch to ths
Exchange Telegraph Company FROM
Portsmouth SAYS the British Admiralty
has issued orders that no doek-yard re-
pairs are 10 be commenced upon ships
belonging TO the reserve squadrons, unless
they can be completed within forty-eight
hours.
Government circles here are apparently
satisfied that the Fashoda question VIII
not lead to war. Al the fame time, ths
| determination Is reiterated not 10 bulge
from the position which has been taken
up. no matter what the outcome may be.
FRANCE MUST QUIT FAsHODA.
II Is said. on good authority. that tha
| government has already determined not
| 10 brook unnecessary delay. In the event
OF frances declining 10 evacuate Fa'
shoda the Marchand party Will be re-
moved from that place, although 1t Is not
expected that IL viii be necessary 10 re-
| sort 10 such extremes.
FRENCH MORE DEFIANT.
PARIS. October pa remarkable
change has come over French opinion on
the Fashoda question during the last
forty-eight hours The attitude Of tho
! pubilc is more nhamed and more de-
! Gant. This b. partly due 70 the tone OF
the British press. but more 10 the threat
| ering speech Of the British Chancellor
of the Exchequer. Sir Michael HICKS
Beach. which the AutOrite calls "a provo
cation that is almost a threat 81 war.
The municipal Council Of Paris is abused
, ON all sides for urging the government
10 avoid war
II is reported that the policy OF France
"a definitely stated 10 Great Biltaln' III
cludes the retention Of Fashoda.
RUSSIA OFFERS SUPPORT.
Rumors that Count MuraWeff. the Rus
sian Minister. has assured NJ. DECEASED
the French Foreign Minister, ot Russia
support I'm the controversy. tend TO stluer
tbe hacks Of high officials, although thes
| continue 10 maintain cOnciliatory tone
| and declare that France Is prepared 'o
| carry amlabllity 10 the utmost limits con
slstcnt with her rights ana dignity.