The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-01
BAD FAITH.
Russian Baltic Fleet Departs
From Spanish Port.
Leaves Only Four of tho Sub
ordinate officers Behind.
British Garrison at Gibraltar
Has Been Modified.
MAN GUNS ON ROCKS.
Artillery men Ordered to Take
Up Their Positions.
Channel Squadron Held Ready
for Quick Action.
Anglo Russian Affairs Again
Reach Acute Stage.
MAN GUNS ON ROCKS.
Artillery men Ordered to Take
Up Their Positions.
Channel Squadron Held Ready
for Quick Action.
Anglo Russian Affairs Again
Reach Acute Stage.

Reach Acute Stage.
London, Nov. 1-5:16 P. M-London
has been bewildered all day long by
alarming reports indicating renewal
of the AngIo-Russian crisis and show
ing that the utmost activity is prevail
ing at Gibraltar. The first news re-
ceived announcing the sailing of the
Russian squadron from Vigo, leaving
only four subordinate officers TO give
evidence at ST. Petersburg and then
testify before the international COM
mission is considered here to be q
breach of the agreement and the inter
change of visits between Ambassador
Benckendorff and Lord Lansdowne fol-
lowed, the foreign secretary subse-
quently seeing various members of the
cabinet.
Count Benckendorff at l p. m, went
to Buckingham palace and spent near
ly half an hour with the king Later
in the afternoon the ambassador again
visited Lord Lansdowne who also re-
ceived Lord Selbourne. first lord of the
admiralty, Premier Balfour, Captain
Prince Louis Of Battenberg, the direc-
tor of naval intelligence and Admiral
Sir John Fisher. senior lord of the ad-
miralty. All this renewal of activity
created apprehension in the public
mind and late this afternoon the Press
Association issued the following:
The Press Association has reason
to believe that the action of the Rus
sian admiral has again brought the
Anglo-Russian crisis dangerously close
TO an acute stage. Count Benckendorff
arrived at the foreign office late this
afternoon to see Lord Lansdowne. Mr..
Balfour. who had already seen the first
lord of the admiralty earlier in the dav
has just received a visit from Lord
Selborne. who was accompanied by Ad-
miral Sir John Fisher"
"A dispatch to news agency from
Aldershot camp says orders have been
issued for strong drafts of all branches
of the royal engineers to be in readl-
ness to leave Gibraltar at short notice.
Nigo, Spain, Nov. All the Rus
sian warships left here at O'Clock
this morning.
The Russian squadron was followed
py the Spanish cruiser Extremadura.
Gibraltar, Nov. 1.-The garrison has
been modified and the artilIervn1en
have been ordered to take up their
positions at the different batteries of
the rock.
The channel squadron has been or
dered to be in readiness at an hoiIr,s
notice.
London, Nov LIP to o'clock
this afternoon no explanation was oh
tainable of the sensational dispatches
from Gibraltar announcing the mobiI-
1zatlon OF the garrison there, ETC. but
they mad the effect of starting rumors
OF hltch in the negotiations between
Great Britain and Russia for final set
tlement of the North sea incident.
Calls on the King.
London, Nov. Count Becken-
oorf1, the Russian ambassador was
received in audience by King Edward
at buckingham palace this afternoon
1t is assumed that the ambassador wa
the bearer of a message from Emperor
Nicholas.
Ambassador Benckendorff had a
most cordial interview with the king
who. it is understood, expressed for
transmission to St. Petersburg his sat
1sfactton at the present method of set
tling the dispute.
Up to the time he saw the l-ipo
Count Benckepdorff had received no
notification that a detachment of OFF,
GERS from the Russian squadron at
Nigo would attend the sessions of the
international commission, nor had he
heard of the sailing of the SQUADRON
from Vigo. The ambassador hoped
however. to receive without delay in
formation concerning the officers de-
tached.
The ambassador informed the Asso
ciated Press that the departure of the
squadron would naturally follow the
detachment of these officers in ac-
cordance with the understanding
reached between himself and Foreign
Secretary Lansdowne last week. Moth
ing definite has yet been decided re-
commission.
Another cabinet meeting has been
summoned for Wednesday to consider
the Anglo-Russian convention covering
the inquiry into the North sea incl
dent.
The government here received a no.
tifcation from the British consul at
Vigo that the Russian squadron had
sailed today, and some irritation was
felt at the fact that the Russian gov
ernment had failed to previously no.
tify the government regarding the de-
tachment of officers. Ambassador
BenckendorfT is hourly expecting Off
t-ial advices. and while the foreign
Office obviously is annoyed at not
knowing officially that Russia has
carried out her part of the bargain.
NO serious consequences are anticf-