The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-10-29
GREAT ACTIVITY IN
BRITISH NAVY
Work Being Rushed With All
Possible Speed to Prepare
for Possible HOStilitieS

London. Oct. 8.-NotwIthstandng the
diplomatic check in consequence of Ad-
miral Rojestvensky's report IL Is yid mt
tnat Great Britain is preparing for t.e
possibility OF war. Tremendous actvi
Is reported from, all dock yards where
vessels under repair are being made read,
for sea. under urgent orders from the az
miralty.
AT Cardiff 1t Is sad that admiralty
agents aIe procuring &. eat quantities or
coal for Gibraltar. Portsmouth, Maisa
and other ports and paying high fre IS
The Mediterranean fleet Is fastening IL
the direction of Gibraltar and ii is All
nounced that the channel squadron, with
decks cleared. will leave G .braltar early
this morning. the al eyed object being
sham attack on the rock. The home feet
likewise is concentra g. In f-et.
most the en;iie Briti.h navy is po ntins
In the direction of the Baltic nee;.
portion of which is expected 10 sail from.
vigo during TIE day.
Perhaps the most significant develop
ment is the cabinet meeting which Is
called for noon today. While the call
vensky's report. which changed The sta
alton considerably and appears to pllcs
some OF the burden of proof upon Greas
Britain the meeting undoub e1iy mai;;
the reaching OF a serious stage.
Gibraltar Oct. 27.-The sh. ps of the
British channel fleet cleared their decks
this Afternoon. II is rumom, ed that tnc
whole feet. with the exception Of the BAT
tieshlp Caesar. VIII steam westwaid to
morrow morning. with the al egel ru--
pose of making a sham attack against
the rock Of Gibraltar.
Several torpedo boats left -ang'er this
ar,erroon. fully equipped.
Work at the arsenal is proceeding uis-
der high pressure.
division OF the Mediterranean fleet
comprising six pattleships. all the ar
mored cruisers and twenty torpedo baats,
Is expected TO arrive here tomorrow.
yale:ta, Island of Malta, Oct. 27.-T;le
British armored cruiser Bacchante, wi II
Rear Admiral BALDWIN Walker on arc;
the battieship Aibermaile, fiy.rg the e 6
OF Rear Admiral Hamilton; the batt;c-
ship Montague and SIX torpedo boat cv-
stroyers, ha' arrived here fIom Co. fu.
The battleship \ leen and nine torre
boat des,royers sailed hence today 10,
an unknown destination.
Athens. Oct i7.--All the vessels of the
British Medi. ranean fleet row in Greek
waters have been ordered to sail forth
with for Pola. The British sduadro;:
sailed at midnigh..
St Petersburg Oc.. aS.-V.ce Animal
Rojes vensky's exp,ana,i lon OF the traw'c
incident "a fully as sens atonal as the
news of the firing upon the fishing fiee;.
which set all e. glard afame He ce-
clares he was tackled In the darkn,s $ I
by two torpedo boats, which came up or
the squadron from the direction of the
fishing fleet. He opened fire ami bel evsr
he sank one of the tor eio boats. ,ne
other making off for cover among the
fishermen. AS soon as he no iced the
fishermen Admiral Rojestvensky cea.el
firing. He proceeded on his way without
leaving any vessel behind and says lie
believes the vessel which the fishermen
reported remained on the scene for s:A
hours without offering succor TO the
drowning was the other torpedo boa,
either waiting for her consort or repair
ing damage inflicted by the fire OF his
ships
IT Is stated that torpedo boats attacked
the leading Russian ship. They dis C.
garded the signals to keep off when p g.
ed up by the searchlights and fire was
opened on them.
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