Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-10-27
Official Protest Says the Situation Is One
Which Will Not Brook Delay
lniurated Mob Ate cks Russ9n Ameassa-
dor at London Railway Station
Gar Deeply Regrets Firing On English
Fishing Fleet By the Baltic Squadron


The fact that it had been decided dur
ing the day 10 prepare a semi-otfcial
note expressing the regret of the Rus
sian government and its willingness
to make full PREPARATION as soon as
the responsibility is fixed was com
municated by the Associated Press to
Lord Lansdowne and was the first
information on the subject that he
had received from st. Petersburg.
The absence during the day of Count
Benkendorff, the Russian ambassa-
dor, necessarily caused some delay,
but the Russian charge d'affairs, who
called at the foreign Office on request
by note from Lord Lansdowne, unoffi-
cially expressed deep regret and, as
far as it was possible for him to go,
gave assurances of speedy action by
the Russian government Lord
I.ansdowne in this interview told NJ
Sansonoff, the charge, that he desired
to see Ambassador Benkendorff
asked Sansonoff If he could offer any
explanation of the affair and the lat
ter replied that he only knew what
had appeared in the papers and that
he had not received any word up to
that time from st. Petersburg. Lord
Lansdowne gave no suggestion as to
what might be done in the matter.
Obviously Mistake.
At the Russian embassy II was
stated that "the whole affair was so
obviously a mistake, from whatever
cause, that Russia's course was plainly
dictated, namely. an apology and
ample compensation.
All Eyes on the Gar.
All eyes are now turned toward st.
Petersburg, awaiting word from the
Russian government.
Earl Onsiow, president of the board
of agriculture, speaking I'm Stirling,
shire last night, said 1t would be well
if explanations were not sought for
this extraordinary incident" until the
country had some authentic informa-
ton. The whole affair, he said seem.
ed so unaccountable that one could
not help feeling sure there would be
an explanation of what must have
been a gigantic blunder He added
that the country might rely upon one
thing, namely, that the emperor of
Russia who is known throughout the
world for his feelings of humanity,
could not fail to be depressed by such
an incident"
Missing Trawiers Safe.
The actual casualties during the one
sided bombardment off Dogger bank
can be correctly stated since the ar
rival at London last evening of the
carrying ship Swift, reporting the safe,
ty of the missing trawlers. The
Swift left the fleet at 10 a. m. October
"a Her captain says:
Not Slightest Warning.
THE Russians gave not the slight.
est warning prior to the commence
ment of the firing. The admiral OF the
fishing feet sent up a rocket of warn
ing and then the firing cor menced.
-
but this only seemed to increase the
bombardment The poor marksman
ship of the Russian gunners was the
only thing that saved the entire fleet
within the range Of searchlights and
guns"
Inquest Already Begun.
at the inquest at Hull yesterday It
was stated that one vessel, the Crane,
was sunk and that four or five were
more or less damaged. In the state
ment Of the coroner to the jury that
official said it was a question OF very
grave and possibly international i'm
portance but 1t would be their duty to
find who were the murderers Of the
dead men. After the Identification OF
the bodies the inquest was adjourned
- November 2.
KING EDWARn cENnc q mn