Arizona republican., 1904-10-26
ENGLAND FEyERISHLY WAITS
Russia DepIOreS Tragedy At DOgger Bank,
 But Has Only HedrSay.
There Is Assurance of the Fullest Reparaton Though It Is Tinted That There May Not Be Compliance With An Unreasonable Demand The Mildness of the English Note Is Regarded Ominous.

London, Oct. 25.-The inevitable de- lays of diplomatic procedure appear to retard the complete and satisfactory settlemeht of the acute differences be- stween Great Britain and Russia aris- ing from the deplorable North sea af- fair King Edward has received from Emperor Nicholas himself a cablegram expressing the deepest regret and practical acknowledgment that Brit aims peremptoIy note will meet with reply concedlng every demand for apology for the act of aggression against the British flag, compensation for the sufferers and punishment of the officers responsible for what is every where conceded to have been a gigan- tic bluhder. and the Russian ambas- sador to the court of St. James has ex- pressed to Foreign Minister Lansdowne his sorrow and sympathy.
 These developments, which came late in the day, have allayed to some ex- tent the deep resentment in the public mind, and the admiralty tonight gave evidence of it's appreciation of the ne- cessity of proving that it is prepared actively to support the position of the people of Great Britain and fulfill the expectations of the world. when it is sued the following statement: "On receipt on October 24 of news of the North sea tragedy. preliminary orders Tor mutual support and cooperation were issued as measure of precaution from the admiralty to the Channel, Mediterranean and home fleets"
 The day has been one of the busiest fin recent years in diplomatic circles here. Almost momentarily the public fad A Of an official nature. but late in the evening the foreign office announced that no furthe+ statement would be is- sued tonight. IL is expected that this is because it is considered that it would be unwise, in the present state of public feeling. to make any immedi- ate proclamation concerning dipIo- matic proceedings, in view of Great Britain's announcement to Russia that the matter would not brook delay.
 Count Benckendorf the Russian am bassador, was occupied until late to- night at the embassy with a mass of cipher dispatches. and it was an- nounced at the embassy that 1t would be physically impossible to prepare a formal reply in such short time
 While Great Britain is stirred to it's depths, there has not been the slight eSL eFluence or repetition of the roWdyisIn of last night. which is con demned on all sides. The suggestion that Ambassador .Benckendorfs visit to Lansdowne hOus instead of to Downing street was due to fears of mob violence is indignantly denied at the foreign office and at the embassy. In fact there are not the slightest signs of any gathering of a hostile crowd at the foreign office, although the police precautions were most thor ough- Count Benckendorf himself re- ferred to the incident of last night as trivial. and did not appear to consider it. worth notice. Popular appreciation of the situation. however, was evi- denced when King Edward appeared ln public today. He was greeted with