Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-02
England Had No Inten-
tion of Stopping Rus
slams at Gibraltar.
NO WAR ORDER ISSUED
Commission Expected to Meet
at Paris and Admiral Dewey
May be a Member.

st. Petersburg, Nov. 2.-The Asso-
ciated Press can authoritatively an
nounce the basis for the British-Rus
sian agreement to submit the North
Sea incident to commission insures
an amicable settlement without a Sc
quel. The understanding is complete.
Now that the smoke has cleared
away it is possible to state that Great
Britain disclaimed any intention of
trying to detain the Russian squadron,
which could only be interpreted as a
hostile act. II was never intimated to
Russia that Rojestvensky's recall
would be demanded. Great Britain
never asked Russia to pledge herself
TO the punishment of any one.
Incident Closed.
So far as future complications are
concerned the incident is regarded as
closed. 1t is now regarded as almost
certain the commission will sit in Paris
and be composed of five naval officers,
one Russian, one British, each power
to choose another member. and the
four to select the fifth.
Dewey May BE One.
There is a strong intimatiOn that
Great Britain will invite Admiral Dew
ey be one of the commissioners.
Witnesses at Paris.
Paris, Nov 2.-Three officers of the
Russian squadron, Capt. Clado and
Lieuts Otto and Ellis. the principal
Russian Witnesses in the North sea in
cident reached here today and after a |
call on the Russian embassy left for
St. Petersburg.
They declined to make any public
statement relative to the affair until
ROjestvensky's report which was in
trusted TO Clado had been delivered in
st. Petersburg. 1t can be stated that
their visit more than ever satisfied the
Russian authorities that the presence
of two Japanese torpedo boats was a
positive fact
Foreign Offices Statement.
London. Nov. 2-The foreign office
put the quietus on the alarmist rumors
concerning the Anglo Russian situation
last night. when, after a day of intense
excitement, it issued the following:
Before the Russian fleet left Vigo
instructions were given the Russian
admiral with a view to preventing in
jury or Inconvenience to neutral ship
ping during the passage of the Russian
fleet to the far east. In compliance
with Russia's engagement four Rus
sian officers had been left behind at
Nigo. The two governments are now
discussing terms with reference to the
international commission which will
be entrusted with the proposed in
Quiry.''
Aside from the above statement all
the departments decline to give out
anything bearing on the situation.
Swedish Captain Testihes.
Gefle. Sweden. Nov. 2.-The captain
and crew of the Swedish steamer Al
debaran (which arrived here on Oc,
81 and reported having been fired on
by a cruiser of the Russian second Pa
cific squadron on Oct. 81 in the Skag-
erack). were examined under oath yes
terday The captain said he did not
regard the first shot fired by the Rus
sian squadron as a summons TO stop.
and he failed to make the prescribed
reply TO the signal, simply ordering the
hoisting of the Swedish flag.
Appoint Member OF Commission.
St Petersburg. Nov. 2-The govern
ment has appointed Admiral Kama
koff member of the admiralty Coun-
Gil. as one of the international COM
mission on the North sea affair. The
name of the second commissioner has
not yet been announced.