The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-25
RUSSIA USES SHELL
ON BRITISH VESSEL
Continued From First Page.

settlement of the question of the status
of Russian volunteer fleet steamers in
the Red sea and the seizures by them
of British ships. A few minor points
still remain unsettled, but these prob
ably will be cleared up tomorrow and
it is not expected that further COM
plications will arise.
Great credit for the satisfactory ter
mination of this eincident is due to
Foreign Secretary Count Lamsdorf,
who, it is admitted, acted in the calm
and conciliatory spirit worthy Of a
great statesman.
The attitude Of Sir Charles Har-
dinge, the British ambassador, both,
for moderation and dignity, also evokes
praise.
In fact, the negotiations throughout
friendly spirit on both sides and the
story that there was stormy scene at
the foreign Office July 20, when Sir
Charles presented the British protest,
has not the slightest foundation.
The relations between the foreign
minister and the British ambassador
are extremely cordial. Count Lams-
dorf, although he rarely goes anywhere,
called at the British embassy last night
i
chat with Sir Charles Hardinge.
Forbids Passing DardaneIIes
ONSTANTINoPLE, July 24-It is
stated that as the result Of the pro-
tests made by Sir Nicholas O'Conor,
the British ambassador, Tewfik Pasna,
the foreign minister, has given the
necessary orders to prevent any at
tempt which may be made to take the
Peninsular & Oriental steamer Malacca
or the Russian volunteer fleet steamers
ST. Petersburg and Smolensk through
the Dardanelles into the Black sea.
Responds to German Protest
BERLIN, July PA dispatch from
ST. Petersburg says that Russia, in re-
Spouse to Germany's protest. sent a
dispatch to Port Said today ordering
the Immediate release of the Hamburg
American line steamer Scandal, which
had arrived there and was awaiting in
StructionS.
The official report of the seizure of
the Scandal, received from the German
consul at SueZ, says that the Russian
volunteer fleet steamer Smolensk en-
countered the vessel at the island of
Perrin, in the straits of Bah Ell Mendeb,
and that she was seized notWithstand-
ing the fact that her captain showed
from the manifest that there was no
contraband of war on board. Twenty
five Russian officers and Seamen were
on board the Scandal when the report
was sent, and it was the intention OF
the Russians that the passengers and
a portion of the German crew should
be landed at Port Said.
Russia Is Conciliatary
ST. PETERSBURG, July 24.-It is
now stated that the liberation of the
Peninsular & Oriental steamship Ma
lacca will occur at Algfers. The Ma
lacca will be received by the Russian
and British consuls at Algiers and
will be formally liberated on declara-
ton by the latter that the ammunition
on board the vessel belongs to the Brit
ish government and is destined for
Hong Kong.
high official of the foreign Office, re-
ferring to the matter, said that the coun-
ell held yesterday upheld the principle
that Russia was fully entitled to empower
the St. Petersburg and the Smolensk to
search for contraband of war, and that
international law fixed no limit of time
for the Transformation of merchantmen
inscribed on the admiralty registers into
Warships, but the decision of the council
was prompted by spirit of Cancellation,
Russia not desiring to raise international
difficulties In matter of such impoT-
lance.
Volunteers Cause Annoyance
ST. PETERSBURG, July Is (3:15 a.
M THE report that the Russian vol
unteer fleet steamer Smolensk fred shells
at the British steamer Ardoya is not con-
sidered likely to endanger the Anglo-Rus-
sian agreement indicated in these dis