The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-10-29
MUST GIVE UP FASHODA.
Only Condition Upon Which Eng
land will Treat with France.
MARCHAND TO GET OUT
London Papers Suggest that France
be Given Some Commercial
Privileges.

london. Oct. 25.-All interest today is
centered in the Marquis of Salisbury
addition to the Fashoda correspondence.
contained in the puhlicot tion of the Brit
i~h bluehook ON that subject The con
sorvHtlye newspapers express themselves
~ bping highly pleased with his reioin-
Ter tn the Fre8ch yellow book on the
same subject.
They declare that it dispcl> the idea
spread hy the dispatch of the French am
bassador here. Baron De CourceI that
the British premier was willing to nn.o-
fiarc Oh the whole question. But the
heral and Radical organs still consider
tnnt the Marquis Of Salisbury's attitude
admits of negotiations promising a friend
u aEraHgeHent
The cntire press, however. scouts the
llea ot the possession Of Fashoda coming
within the sphere Of the discussion.
the 81. James Gazette this afternoon
s1ys; We ar prepared TO ncgotiatp the
question of tn" Western frontier of Ruhr-
oi-'ihazrl district But we must control
thr Niie, hoth banks and watersheds, from
lis SQUIRE t. the sea
III" 'iiob" thinks the Marquis Of Sails
bury ha> made it clear thar Mai Mar
fhand must quit Fashoda without condi-
ilans. | ntIi that Is done, :" the Globe saws.
there can bo no discussion Of the French
claims in Africa" "
The Globe points ont thr Significant an.
EoIueemcnt III Cen. kirchcner-S report
mat be sent gunhoats south from Sehat
towards Nash-ra- -Er Rex the principal
a3dlng center of the Bahr-cl-Ghazan re-
: oa with Instructions Ia establish npccs.
SafH en'posts aud that before he left Sebat
t. completed arrangements for the main.
tenane" If those stations.
his move, the Globe adds. "hrings
ogr position down the eighth parallel of
nth latitude and the valley of The
Bahr-el-'ihaZeli ut this moment is under
lhc rulp of the khriive It would he
interesting to see the effect Of this rcvela
flgn upun the French government" :"
The Fan Mall Gazette concludes from
the publication Of the blue book that the
French government has been given 10 IN
der>tand that. wholly apart from the Fa-
shoda question. its title 10 th" territory
abuttinG on the !cft bank Of the y lc. is
sffJ"' t"d rs utterly uuteuahle and France
must accept the position or take the con
s"uUeuvrS
Th" Westminster Gazette suggests as Il
solution that the French be- granted
way yleave" and ''cnclavc' for commcr-
ciat purposes IN the hroI-Ghazcll dis
trlct Way leave" * the right of wav
oyer anoth"r's Gound. "Enclaye" is to
shut III 10 enclose Il territory within the
territories Of another power.
be French papers today are more
hoeefGI and believe that pacific solution
q tn" dispute will he found
The English papers are full of particu-
ldrS 81 naval news, but the only fresh
Development is an order received 1T
Portsmouth to prepare all the ships Of tte
fleet and the reserve for immediate mo
hilI2ation Eight additional warships
there. IN consequence, commenced cnaliu,
this morning Iud WORKING parties wcr.
immediately placed an board thc other re-
serve vessels ut Portsmouth.
Although not connected with the war
preparations much attention has been at
traCted to Il request received by the Clyde
ehlphuildcrs from the British admiralty
for tenders for four new tIist-'lass bat
tle~hipS. a tlrSt-c3asS cruiser and twelve
tofpedc boat dt~trnyrr>.
Tn" distinguishing feature is the in
creased armament. which, il Is believed
'jl MAKE the hattIeshirs. when ready for
service tn" most powerful vessels of
heir class atioaf They viii have n
speed of nineteen knots The cruiser will
T. of il0o toms and will he able TO
steam twenty y-thrrc knots an hour. All
II" vessels Viii mount exceptionally
sfront, quick firing guns