Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-10-27
TERRIBLE BLUNDER
STRAINS RELATIONS
Situation Does Not Brook Delay, Says
Great Britian to Russia.
DEMAND APOLOGY AND PREPARATION.
King Edward Terms the Baltic Fleets Attack
Upon British Fishing Vessels an Unwarrant'
able Action-Russlan Officials Express Will,
ingness to Make Full Reparation--The Gar
Expresses His Deep Regrets.

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No'.po" Wy N'o'' >''
ain MONDAY sent long anu u'sc'''
note to the Russian government ON
cially detailing the circumstances OF
the amazing and unexplained attack
by the Russian second Pacific squa-
dron during the night OF October Il
q, Rr;.;sh boats in thc North Sea
I, , 81, o.a h,a ,o. h.cn
''e ''N' y. ''' '0'N .'1' ,'N' :,
given out but II Is ol''c'"''y S'"'eu
from the Foreign Office that it con
,o;ns thc sipn,fccnt announcement
.,., or,o .;.,a,;a,, :. ,,, ,.h;cb ~
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the OPINION OF Ills Majesty govern
mcnt. does not brook delay
Meanwhile the really conservative
.h,,. w., ~s .a.,,r1,h,, rr.
p"'''O "''" P'0'' ''0 w.
dci1lohStra'iVe' AS uSud'' 'hc ''"s"
element demands war, and even III
official quarters some 60 so far as to
s .ha. :, ,,o,. ,o ,oco.c,r, IN sto,,
say ,'''' u may ~ nv ',....,
the Racine Meet pe"a'hg 'ct''e'''c"'
OF the whole affair. though this cX-
,remc measure. il is believed, will not
bo nocc.s,r,. E,cryvLcre there is
o,.;do,o, -; ,,,o vcrv ,os;t;vc opiniOn
y, 'aN',r " 49, ,a, d;,.
mat thlS IS no th'.e '"' '',e "a""' up
tomato o'i'y-o'''y'"E' '""' Wv. '''"S'
be no delay and no limit set by ku5'
sia to her apology. or the extent OF
compcn, alton for sufferers by what
King Edward himself terms the TN.
warrantablc action" Of the Baltic squa-
dron commanders.
The Kings Message.
The text Of the kirg's message OF
svm,,,hv tn thr Nl.vor OF Hull was
a, follows.
From Francis knoliys.
Buckinpham Palace. October Il, 1904
To III, Worship the Mayor of Hull:
The King commands INC to say that
hc has heard with nr0inuud sorrow OF
thc puwarr,ntab'c action which has
been committed against the North Sea
fishing Acct and ask, Won to express
,hc dccrc.t symDathv of the Queen
and ur. Majesty with thc families oi
those who have suffered from ,hi,
most lamrntahle occurrence.
(S,gncl, KNOILNS.
Secretary.
The drcn resentment OF the whole
BRUSH pubic however. is reflected by
an exr,+irg incident At the Victoria Sta
tior on tbc arrival OF Count Bcnken
dorn from tEc Continent
Nearly Mobbed
An angry crowd gathered n the
station hnItod At the Russian Ambas.
s,dor and attcmptcd 10 break tho
window, of hi, carriage
There !, no aitCmpt anywhere
among men # rcsponsibIjty to mag
nifv thc occurrence INTO deliberate
art ~ war hr, IN y;cw of tine nrcscnt
;nah;,;tv - fmd an exclamation there
;s hc;nJ no,rrd unor tbc heads oi the
off;ccrc ri thc cnuadron \ food OF in
ynr,;yc and IN n.;nno,;on thouch in.
co,,na,or,,c tr.. ,nd ,herc thereafter
cnn,nIe,e 'n,r;r i ,Lo most generally
orrnntcd ex,I,n,t;nn Tins far no
ol1;c;,l word Las been received from
g. petcrsbrrp as to th, attitude Of
,ho Russian oovernn,cut The fact
that i h,d becn decided during the
d,,. 80 nran,rn srm;oliiri,I note cv.
n~sse;ng tI,n rrgrct ~ ,hc Russian
roycrr,,,ort and il. w;I;nencs, 10
.n,kn {mIl ron,ra,;n,, ,s soon ,s ,hr
rasMo,s;,,;,;,,. ;n fvcd
Assurance of Speedv Action,
Tho ,hsn,co ,;,,.;,o ,hc d,,, of
co,nt Re,trniorf +hc Rnss;an am.
hoseadar nncnsear;I,, ca,scJ some do
,,v hnt ,hc R,.s;a9 charge d',Gaircs
VII, ca,,ad A. thc E0rc;nn Once on
rnn,,o.t m"W hr SOTO fro,, ord ,n..
dorno ,,n3rfr;,,lv nvnrcs.rd dcrn ~.
nret and 49, far os !, w,s nossibi,
e. 'L;n, 80 aa nava a.srrarcc ri
e,eodv ,ct;o, hy ,Ie Rnss;an Govern.
,nent ord ansdownc IN th;s inter.
,.;o", toId NJ Sanconoff Tho chargc
th,t ho dcs;rcd - Sea- Amhoss,dor
Rcnl,rndora
nrd I an.,,or,c ,st,cd " Samoan.
oH 4 hc rorIL ofIcr anv cx,ianat;or
nf 'ho ,at,;r ,nI ,,n i,rcr rcnI;rd
,t,+ he onI,. l,row what had ,,ncarcL