The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-26
He Himself Expresses Re-
gret to Edward.
SHALL WE EAT DIRT?
Nicholas Practically Says That at
England's Demand This Shall Be
Done. Meanwhile the Glow
Not. to- -Do.lts" Work on a
Formal Reply.
(By the Associated Press. J


lays of diplomatic procedure appear
to retard a complete and satisfactory
settlement of acute differences between
Great Britain and Russia arising from
the deplorable North Sc affair. King
Edward has received from Emperor
Nicholas himself 4 cablegram express
ing the deepest regret and practical
acknowledgment that Great Britain S
peremptory note will meet Nth reply
conceding every demand for an apoi-
ogy FOR the act of the Russian against
the British tl9~ compensation for sur
ferers and punishment for the officers
responsible for what is everywhere
conceded to have been q gigantic
blunder, and the Russian ambassadors
to the Court of St. James has ex-
pressed to foreign Minister LansdoWne
sorrow and svmnathy. The develop
ments, which came late in the day
have aliayed to some extent the deep
resentment in the public mind, but the
admiralty tonight gave evidence of its
appreciation of the necessity OF prov
ing that ii is prepared actively TO sup
port the position OF the people OF
Great Britain and fulfill the expecta-
tiOns of the world. saying:
"On receipt on October "a of the
news of the North Sea tragedy. pre-
liminary orders for mutual SUPP ora
and corporations were issued ~ I.
measure of precaution from tl.e = 5
miraltv t the channel. MediterranedH
and Home fleets"
The day has been one of the bust
est i'm recent years in diplomatic cir
cles here. The Russian Ambassador,
who only reached London shortly be-
fore midnight Monday, was an early
caller at LanSdOWne House and had ii
long interview with Lord Lansdowne
after which the Forei-~7 Minister drove
to Downing Street and conferred with
Premier BalfOur and others, and for
the rest of the day was occupied with
a mass of matters pertaining TO the
affair. Almost momentarily the pub
lie expected some definite announce
ment of an official nature, but late this
afternoon the Foreign Office announc-
ed that no further statement Wild
be issued tonight. 1t is understood
that this is considered that it would
be unWise in the present state of pub
Ilic feeling, to make any interme date
proclamations concerning diplomatic
proceedings in view of Great Britain :
announcement to Russia that the mat
ter would not brook delay.
Count Benkdorff, the Russian Am
bassad dor. was occupied until late to-
night at the embassy with a mass OF
! cipher dispatches, and it was an
nounced at the embassy that it would
be physically impossible to prepare IA
| formal reply i'm such a short time.
While Great Britain is stirred 70
it's depths there has not been the
slightest evidence of a repetition OF
! the rowdyism Of last night, which IS
J condemned on all sides. The sugge--
ton that Ambassador Kenkendorff s
visit TO LansdoWne House instead of
to Downing street was due to fears
of mob violence is Indignantly denied
at the Foreign Office and at the en-
bassy In fact, there was not the
slightest sign of any Gathering of "a
hostile crowd at the Foreign Office
although the police precautions were
most thorough. Count Benkendorn
| has discussed the incident of last night
| as trivial and did not appear to con-
slider it worth notice. Popular ap-
probation of the situation, was how
ever evidenced when King Edward
| appeared to-day He was greeted
with a more than usual enthusiasm
| on account of the decided tone of has
telegram TO the Mayor of Hull or
| Monday.
Denounced by Selborne.
| Lord Selborne, at the Pilgrims ban
quet tonight denounced the DoggeI
| Bank as fair in the moot outspoken
| terms yet heard from member OF
! the Cabinet as an ''inexcusable out
break and a terrible blunder which
would be impossible in either the Brit
| ish or the American navy.
Colonel Sey Lyttelton, too in anoth-
er place spoke in plain terms sayi
| that ii was impossible to view the af-
| fair as other than the result of muir
derous intention.
The post mortem examination OF
bodies of victims of the Dogger Bank
affair was held to-day at Hull. The
proceedings were purely formal and
no official announcement was made
but it is stated positively that both
of the dead men bore wounds in
! flicted both by machine guns and a
| larger shell.
Thomas Carr'S Story.
The report of Thomas Carr Ad-
miral of the fishing fleet, dated from
1.-The North Sea-" is a plain sailors
yarn of the occurrence. which was
handed to Foreign Minister Lans-
! donwe tonight. Carr's report says:
I'VE were fishing in latitude 551S
north and longitude 4 east the night
of Oct 81. At 1130 D. m. a large
fleet of men -of-war sprang UP on our
lee bow, the wind being about south
southeast. One squadron passed by
our lee side. The remainder. consist
inc of four battleships. steamed Just
across our head, throwing searchlights
over our fleet AS soon as they cot
to windward they began firing on us
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