The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-10-28
RUSs|A's REPLY IS
Unsatisfactory
tension Increases in England
Over the North Sea
Tragedy

London. Oct. 26.-Tension increases as
time passes without a definite settlement
or the situation created by the Russi IL
blunder In the North Sea. Embasssd dor
Benckendorffs tentative communication
to Foreign Minister Lansdowne today.
and the fact that this was regarded as
the public m'nd. and while official cir
cles are giving out intimations that IL is
their confident belief that the whole
matter will be sa isfactorily arranged !,
Is now orte certain that only a shor,
tire viii be allowed Russia In which u
give final and complete assurances OF
her intentions to comply with any ana
all demands Great Britain may make
within reason.
The arrival Of Admiral Rojestvensky a.
Virgo and the certainty that he is in az
rect communication with his government
removes at once the possibility of any
delay on account of the inability OF Ru--
sia to get her side OF the occurrences on
the night of October q. WI h this or
fetal version before the Russian gover--
ment. together with the official sta:e-
ments OF the members Of the fishing
feet. it is unlikely that the British pup
lie or the British government will allow
another twenty-four hours to pass quie.-
ly without receiving a satisfactory reply
to the note, which demanded quick ans
wer.
Meanwhile the admiralty is not id.e
Reports from all naval stations show
that a tremendous state OF activity eS-
lists This Is especially true OF G braltar.
from which place 1t Is announced tina;
some OF the best of Great Britain's war
vessels are under orders to proceed IN
the direction OF the Russian Baltic squa-
dron and that all the ships of the Bri
channel feet are ready to go to sea at a
moments notice.
Hitherto there has been no Indication
that time limit had been set by Great
Britain for Russia's reply to her de-
n.ands. but the fact that three batte
ships and three cruisers are under o.
ders for the morning OF October 2S is
construed In some quarters to mean tina;
Great Britain will not walt longer than
that date before unleashing her sea dogs.
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cruisers and smaller boats of the Bait
squadron may find difficulty In passing
the gateway to the east unless the cri -
IL completely over by the time they
reach the entrance to the Mediterraneaa.
Information has reached the press
from an authoritative source that puts
. brighter light upon the situation. /,
Is understood that practically everything
has been decided upon to the satisfac-
tion Of Count Lamsdorff. the Russian
Foreign Minister. except the question o.
the punishment OF the offend rg officers
of the Baltic squadron. 1t is turtle
understood that Great Britain Is me-
demanding final and formal written rn
dertakings before announcing that she
Is satisfied. but that an undertak IN
general terms on the part OF Russia VIII
be accepted as sufficient guarantee for
ar official announcement that the crisis
has passed.
Colonial Secretary Lyt,elton, speaking
at bennington tonight. sad he had no
further information to sciose. but that
he had no doubt Russia would make fuii
reparation and punish the offenders.