The record-union., 1898-11-02
WAR NOT LIKELY
over FASH0DA.
MarChand to Be Instructed to EVac-
uate the Egyptian Port.
VIII Withdraw His Expedition In Direction
Of Upper Ubanghl River.
Russia Declines to Support France
in the Fashoda Affair, Fearing
That Reopening Of the Egyp-
tian Question Would Interfere
With Her Tremendous Task in
China.

China.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-William Hayes
Fisher, one Of the Junior Lords of the
Treasury, NJ P, speaking in London
this evening, said he had seen dis
patches which enabled him to assert
that the French Government had
decided to recall the Marchand mission
from Fashoda.
In the course of an interview after
the delivery of his speech, Mr.. Fisher,
On being reminded that he had said he
had seen the dispatches justifying his
assertion of the intention of France to
withdraw Marchand, replied that he
did not say he had read them, remark
ing that he had been misreported.
There is little doubt, however, that
either purposely or carelessly, Mr..
Fisher allowed the news of the actual
fact to leak out"
The Paris correspondent of the 'Daily
Mall says: France will return from
Fashoda Internationally, and without
asking compensation. Baron de Cour-
eel, whose term as French ambassador
in London expired long ago, but who
has held on to conduct negotiations af-
fecting Egypt, will not be called, and
no haste will be shown to appoint his
successor, with a view of making
French resentment British action, for
England has almost taken the place
of Germany as the object of French
hatred
The Paris correspondent of the
Times says: Baron de Courcel
gathered from a conversation had after
the last British Cabinet council that
Lord Salisburys attitude had UNDER
gone a change, the British Premier IN
sisting that it was impossible to dlsre-
gard public opinion in England, anu
that nothing could be done until
Fashoda was evacuated. so far as
French public opinion is concerned,
there is not the slightest idea OF going
to war for Fashoda, and any Govern
ment doing so would be regarded as
Gov vernment of imbeciles.
The Daily Graphic" says this morn
ing: "We learn from an official source
in Paris that Captain Baratler pears
instructions to Major Marchand TO re-
turn to Fashoda, and then to Withdraw
hts expedition in the direction of the
Upper Ubanghi River, north OF the
Congo, evacuating Fashoda ana the
five posts established by him east OF the
frontier indicated in the Anglo German
agreement.
"The Egyptian Government will be
invited to- send troops to accompany
Mo ior Marchand as he retires from the
Bahr- Ell -Ghazel territory, and TO reoc-
cupy the posts as they are evacuateu
by the French officers, thus solving the
difficulty concerning Major Marcnano
revictualment.
.when Major Marchand's retirement
is fully accomplished, negotlatlohs
based on proposals submitted oy Baron
de Courcel to Great Britain VIII pe
opened. France is disposed to recog-
nize frankly that the reconquest ol
Obdurman completely changes the STU
alton as it existed when MAJOR MdIch
and was instructed to proceed 10 tne
Nile. The French Government WI,
<even state that, had Major Marchand
been aware of the Khedlval advance
he would not have pushed MS mlssloh
so far east. 80 baan
officially impaired to Great britain, ou'
they probably will be pe1ore Mai
chand's evacuation commences
without going SO far as tne Dans
G7~1rl NH
from Paris to- the morning papers lhui-
cate that the solution predlcteo oy Inc
"Daily Graphic" will be the one Ilhaiiy
reached. and that, even should France
sulk automatically, no further serious
consequences are anticipated. 1T Is hot
believed. however, that france Will
nnrs11e the useless course OF ieaVllo
her Embassy in London vacant
The acuuiescence of the French peo-
nle in the revision of the Dreyfus case
iustifies the French Cabinet in con-
ciliatory policy. Only as means OF
withdrawing the attention from inter-
nal troubles could the French Govern
noan+ entertain the idea of risking war
for Fashoda. and since there is no sign
of disorders in Paris, the whole situa-
ton has changed.
The Berlin correspondent of the
"Standard' says: Russia has declined
To support France in the Fashoda af-
fair. fearing that a reopening of the
Eevptian question would interfere with
her tremendous task in China.
ROTH COUNTRIES HURRYING
WAR PREPARATIONS.
LONDON, Nov 1.-The War Office
has issued a semi-official notification,
in which it says it does not object to
the papers announcing military and ma
val preparations in general terms, but
points out that it would be ''unpatriotic
to publish specific details that might
be useful to a possible foe."
There is no noticeable cessation in
England's preparations, and the off,
ciaIs are confident of the country's abil-
ity to meet all emergencies. There were
large shipments of guns, shells and war
stores TO Malta and Gibraltar yester-
day.
The dispatches from France announce
equal activity at Toulon, Brest, Mar
seilles and elsewhere.
The Rome correspondent of the
"Daily Chronicle" says: France is
making preparations at Bizorta, about
forty miles northwest of Tunis. Guns
and ammunition arrive daily, and men
are strengthening the forts, working
day and night The object is said TO
cut communication between Malta and
Egypt in event of hostilities with Great
Britain
ACTIVITY AT HALIFAX
HALIFAX IN. 50, Nov Mot since
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