Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-10-31
ENGLAND SUMMONS naval FORCES WHILE
J. RUSSIA WAITS TO EXPLAIN The OUTRAGE

throughout the night. After escaping
from the hostile crowd that met him
at the station, Count Benkerdorff, Rus
sian ambassador, drove at gallop to
the embassy Half a dozen rowdles
followed him but he arrived unframed.
Ills pursuers encountered Gordon OF
police that, had been dispatched to
guard the embassy. After singing
Rule Brittainna the disturbers dis
persed, no arrests being made, but the
police continued to guard the embassy
as if it were British fortress. The
ambassador last night summoned his
secretary, Mirsky, to write long cipher
messages to st. Petersburg, describ-
ing last nights hostile demonstrations.
The ambassador would make no state
ment but it is said the dispatch may
increase the existing delicacy OF the
situation. Secretary Mirsky made
statement in which he pronounced the
attack on the trawlers great mis-
take He did not believe that either
the incident or last nights affair is
likely to produce clash between the
two powers.
NO EXPLANATION OFFERED
IN RUSSIAN CAPITAL
ST. Petersburg, Oct. 25.-No official
or unofficial Russian explanation OF
the unfortunate affair off Dogger bank
was forthcoming up to midnight and
the world must wait until today to
hear Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's YER
sion Of the firing upon the British fish
ermen Admiral Rojestvensky has
communicated direct to the emperor,
but at II: 80 last night the admiralty
announced that it had not yet received
a report At the same hour the for
eign office issued statement explain
ing the regrets Of the government for
the deplorable incident, but explaining
that no formal action is possible until
Admiral Rojestvensky's official report
has been received.
Deep Regret Expressed.
While no formal action has been
taken the deepest regret is expressed
in all quarters and the purpose of the
government to make amends if Adml-
raj Rojestvensky shall be found to
have been in fault has been proclaimed
in every government department. En-
peror Nicholas himself was greatly az
grieved when he heard the news,
while he was inspecting the cruiser
Oleg at Cronstadt yesterday after
noon, and Foreign Minister Lams-
dorff oppressed to Ambassador Har-
dinge his deepest personal regrets
The Russian embassy at London has
also been directed to convey similar
expressions to Great Britain. 1t is
felt that this is all that can possibly be
done pending the receipt of Admiral
Rojestvensky's statement.
A Horrible Blunder.
That a horrible blunder has been
committed is recognized and deplored
everywhere and nowhere has an at
tempt been made to justify the firing
upon the innocent fishermen.
1t is felt that Admiral Rojestvensky
is too good a man and officer to be
summarilary condemned. 1t is agreed
that he is entitled to a hearing, but
even the admiralty regretfully admits
it is at loss to understand what ex-
PLANTATION could justify such an ap
parently coldblooded act as the affair
is made to appear by the foreign rep
resentatives. The failure of the trawl-
ers with their nets out to obey signals
from the Russian war ships or the
nervousness. of some officer who i'm
agined that the fishermen working
with their nets in the water were lay
= x s. y
3 HAVOC BY ATTACK ON BRIT. >
lSH FISHING FLEET.
= The attack of the Russian Baltic
squadron on the British fishing !!
$ of Hull, England, in the North sea, !?
y shortly after midnight Saturday
morning, resulted in the follow
ing:
Vessels Sunk.
Crane, British fishing steamer. V
Vessels Damaged by Shells.
3 Moulmein, fishing vessel from
Hull.
. Mino, fishing vessel from Hull.
The killed and wounded among
4 the fishermen. according to the lat