Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-10-26
FRANCE MUST YIELD.
british Organs Agree There Can BE No
Negotiations.
WORE NAVAL ORDERS OUT.
All Warshlps Mt Portsmouth to Go
Into Commission - RfOtinE At
Opening of French Chnm-
Der of Deputies.

London, Oct. 26.-All interest is CEN
tered in the Marquis of Salisbury's ad-
dition to the Fashoda correspondence,
contained in the publication of the Brit
ish blue book on that subject. The Con-
sentative newspapers express them
selves as being highly pleased with his
rejoinder to the French yellow book on
the same subject They declare that it
dispels the idea spread by the dispatch
If the French ambassador here, Baron
de Courcel, that the British premier
was willing to negotiate on the whole
question, but the Liberal and Radical
organs still consider that the Marquis
| Of Salisbury's attitude admits of nego-
tiations promising a friendly arrange
ment.
The entire press, however, scouts the
| idea of the possession of FashOda COM
ing within the sphere of the discussion.
The st. James Gazette says: 1--WE are
prepared to negotiate the question of
| the western frontier of the Bahr-el-
Ghazal district, but we must control the
Nile, both banks and watersheds, from
| It's source 10 the Sed
Continuing, The Globe points out the
significant announcement in General
Ktcheners report that he sent gum
boats south from Sobat, toward Mesh
ra-er-Rek, the principal trading center
Of the Bahr- ell Ghazal region, with in
structions to establish necessary out
posts and that before he left Sobat he
completed arrangements for the main
tenance of those stations. The Globe
then adds:
This move brings our position down
to the eighth parallel Of north latitude,
and the valley of TIE Bahr-e Ghazal at
| this moment is under the rule of the
| khedive. 1t will be interesting to see
the effect of this revelation upon the
French government"
| Must Accept the Situation.
The Pail Mall Gazette concludes from
the publication of the blue book that
the French government has been given
to understand that wholly apart from
the Fashoda question, its title to the
| territory AUDITING on the left bank of
the Nile is rejected as utterly untena-
BILE, and France must accept the posi-,
ton or take the consequences.
The Westminster Gazette suggests as
solution that the French be granted
"way leave" and "enclave" for COM
mercial purposes in the Bahr ell Ghazal
district. "Way leave" is the right of
way over another's ground; 'enclave"
is to shut in, to inclose a territory with
in the territories of another power.
The French papers are more hopeful
I hot nil Ton Of ba
dispute will be found. The English
newspapers are full of naval particu-
lars. One fresh development is an or
der received at Portsmouth to prepare
all the ships of the fleet and the reserve
for immediate mobilization. Eight ad-
ditional warshps there in consequence
have commenced coaling, and working
parties were Immediately placed on
| board the other reserve vessels at Ports
mouth.
Although not connected with the war
preparations, much attention has been
attracted to a request received by the
Clyde shipbuilders from the British ad-
miralty for tenders for four new first
class battleshps, a first class cruiser
and IL torpedo boat destroyers. The
distinguishing feature is the increased
| armament, which, 1T is believed, will
make the battleships, when ready for
service, the most powerful vessels of
their class afioat. They will have a
speed of 10 knots. The cruiser will be of
14100 tons and will be designed to steam
% knots. All the vessels will mount
exceptionally strong quick firing guns.
A Slump In Stocks.
The stock market opened very ex-
| cited. Consols for the account opened
at 1918, a loss of 2-16 from the closing,
and Immediately dropp ID even-eigh his
to 107. Ever body e!deavored to realize
profits, and selling was free. The rush
to secure profits was arrested tempo
rariy by the execution of orders from
| Paris to buy the specialties. Under
this support the market showed a
slightly better tone all around and
consols rose to 10TH.
The decline at the opening was at
tributed to the unsettled feeling re-
garding the Fashoda trouble. Not
withstanding it has since improved, the
market remained wild and congested,
and the work of the settlement increas-
| ed the confusion.
An interesting feature of the situation
was the appearance on the stump Of
Lieutenant Winston Churchill, the son
| of Lady Randolph Churchill, who was
formerly Miss Jennie Jerome of New
York. The lieutenant, who has just re-
turned from the Sudan, made an elo-
quent speech before a crowded audi
ence, which included his mother. After
referring to the successful foreign policy
| of the government which, he said, had
resulted in cordial relations with the
great American republic, which speaks
our language and uses our laws" Lieu
tenant Churchill proceeded to discuss
the Fashoda question, and his resolute
advice to the government not to yield
was received with ringing cheers.
| In the course of his remarks the lieu
| tenant said, "A great military power
with which we have lived in friendship
| has deliberately crossed our path and
| has put an affront upon us, and it may
| be only matter of few days or a few
| hours when we shall be called upon to
make a great effort to hold what be-
longs to U.S."