The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-18
FRANCE is WARNED
ITS FORCES MUST EVACUATE
FASHODA OR WAR MAY
FOLLOW
FRENCH SENTIMENT DEFIANT
Paris Newspapers-SuIta is In
Ugly Mood, but Frightened by
British Threats Admiral Noel
Insists Upon Disarmament OF
Bashi-BazOuks in Gambia.

Bashi-BazOuks in Gambia.
LONDON, Sept. 17.-Three or four
black thunder clouds are overhanging
the political horizon of Europe. The
diplomats are anxiously waiting to see
whether they will pass away or burst.
The Dreyfus, Cretan and Egyptian
questions have become more acute, and
1t is difficult at present to forecast the
outcome in either case.
An indication Of the activity in the
official world is found in the fact that
the Marquis Of Salisbury, who went for
a quiet holiday, to take the waters of
COntroneville, had a special telegraph
office established at his hotel this week
in order to deal with the mass of Of
fetal kilograms pouring in and out. 1t
is understood the British premier has
ordered that the most vigorous meas
ures be taken at CANDIDA, Island of
Crete, where British troops were re-
Gently fired upon by MussulmanS the
execution of which only awaits the ar
rival Of sufficient reinfOrcements of her
majeSty's soldiers, who now number
1000 there, while another battalion is
on it's way to Gambia from Egypt.
The most recent advices tend to show
the powers are disposed to give Great
Britain a free hand to obtain repara-
ton for the massacre of Christians and
the insults to British arms Admiral
Noel, the British naval commander in
Cretan waters, has already arranged
with the other admirals for the imme-
date withdrawal of the military con-
tingents. The British squadron now
lying before Gambia is powerful enough
to rae that place in a few hours.
The Turkish authorities at Gambia
are playing their old game of sur
rendering number Of nObOdies as the
ringleaders of the massacres, while
number of Beys, who are known to be
the real instigators of the trouble, are
still at liberty, and are likely to re-
main so unless considerable further
pressure is brought to bear upon the
Turks.
SULTAN FRIGHTENED.
AS it Is, the prompt action of the
British admiral gave the sultan a bad
fright He sent his foreign minister
to arouse the ambassadors from their
beds at o'clock in the morning in an
endeavor to persuade them to put a
bride upon Admiral Noel, but he re-
ceived cold comfort from the powers.
The charge daffaires replied to the
Turkish representations in the strong
est terms He said the Mussulmans
were "unprovoked murderers of British
Sailors" and that the British govern
ment took the most serious view of the
matter
Meanwhile the situation at Gambia is
crttical Thousands Of the most no.
torious Bashi-Bazouks have now left
the town and fortified themselves just
inside the military Gordon, while out
side the Gordon a body of Christian IN
surgents is gathered. They are ike
cats watching their prey, eager 10
spring forward if the Bashi- BaZouks
ha
ces of bloody fighting hinge upon the
Turkish governments reply to Edhem
Pasha, the Turkish governor, who has
asked for instructions, after having
been notified by Admiral Noel that the
Mussulman population must be dis
armed. The British admiral is appar-
emily determined to enforce the disara-
ment of the Bashi- BaZouks, whether 1t
is agreeable to the sultan or not.
The absence of news from Fashoda
the important place about 400 miles
south of Khartoum which is reported
to have been occupied by a French
force has put the British upon tenter-
hooks, but they have implicit faith in
the British commander, Gen. Sir Her
bert Kitchener, and have cherfully as
summed that the British and Egyptian
flags are already flying there whether
Mai. Marchand, the French comman-
der, is there or is not there.
FRANCE WARNED.
The British newspapers have taken
a most uncompromising attitude in re-
gard to Fashoda. They are daily is
suing warnings to France, telling her
to stand off or trouble will follow and
there is no doubt the Marquis of Sails
bury will have the nation behind him,
even if Gen. Kitchener has to GUST Maj.