The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-27
TENSION INCREASES.
The Delay of Roiestvensky in Report
 ing Creates Uneasiness.

The Delay of Roiestvensky In Hepofc
 ing Creates Uneasiness.
 I,ondon. Oct. 2S.--Tension increases as .;rce masses without definite settle- ,,,ert of the situation created by the Russian blunder in the North Sea,
 Ambassador Beckendorts tentatlVe communication to Foreign Mihis.et I.ansdowne today. and the tact that tnis was regarded as unsatisfactory. only ssrved to infiame the public mind, ana 1wbtIe. official circles are giving out intl- ,natJons that it Is their confident Delier tha whole matter will be satisfactorily arraneed. 1t is now quite evident that o,Iv a short time will be allowed Rus aia in which to give final and complete sssurances of her intention to comply with any and all demands Great Britain may make within reason.
 gThe arrival of Admiral AoJestEensky =. vi0o Spain, and the certainty that hs ts jn direct communication with his s-.s,.arrment. removes at once the pos s,h,iitv of any delay on account Of the inabiIity of Russia to get his sloe or 1,lA necurrences of the night of Octo- Der 21. ..,.,.
 with this official version before the Taussian Government, together with me otI,ciaI statement of the members of the Gl, Tsritish public or the government will aI,o,v another twenty-four hours to nass quietly without receiving satis- Factory reply to the note which de- manded quick answer
 Meanwhile, the admiralty is not idle Renorts from all naval stations show That a tremendous state of activity exists. This is especially true of Cihraltar, from which place 1t is an-
 ,f of Britain's war vessels are under orders to proceed in the direction of the Rus sian Baltic squadron and that all the ships of the British channel fleet are ready to go to sea at moments notice.
 Is Time Limit SetE
 Hitherto. there has been no indication that A time limit has been set by Great Britain for Russia's reply to her de- mands but the fact that three battle ships and three cruisers are to sail on inc morning of October 2s is construed fin some quarters to mean that Great Rritain will not wait longer than that date before unleashing her sea dogs, while 1t Is also evident that the Rus sian cruisers and smaller boats of the Baltic squadron may find difficulty in rassing the gateway to the east unless fbA crisis is completely over by the time they reach the entrance to the Mediterranean.
 Information has reached the Asso- ciatad Press from an authoritative source that puts a brighter look on the situation.
 II is understood that practically everything has been decided on to the satisfaction of Count Lamsdorff. the Russian Foreign Minister except the question of the punishment of the of- lending officers of the Baltic squadron.
 Great Brltain's Conditions.
 If is further understood that Great Britain is not demanding formal and written undertakings before announc- ing that she Is satisfied. but that an undertaking in general terms on the part of Russia will be accepted as suf- lcient guarantee for an official an nouncement that the crisis has passed
 Colonial Secretary Lyttleton, speak ing at Leaning tonight, said that he had no further information to disclose but that he had no doubt Russia would make full reparation and punish the offenders. All the public utterances of ministers and influential men reflect the gravity of the crisis. but also the confidence that Russia will give the re quired satisfaction.
 Premier Balfour will make a speech at Southampton Friday. which Is await ed with intense interest. Lord Sel- bourne. First Lord of the Admiralty