The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-26
REPORT ARRIVES.
Official Account of the North
Sea Incident
Has Reached the Gar But Is
Not Made Public.
SWIFT SHIP STARTED
To Warn the Russian Admiral
to Be More Careful.
Diplomatic Tension Is Strained
Almost to Breaking.

St. Petersburg, Oct. 26.-4:4O p. NIT
is asserted on high authority that En-
peror Nicholas this afternoon received
Admiral Rojestvensky's report.
Vice Admiral Avellan, chief of the
admiralty, has gone to Tsarkoe-Selo
and will not return till late this even
ing.
/ There is no clew yet as to the charac-
ter of the report If Admiral Avellan
brings the report back upon his return
from Tsarskoe-Selo tonight the admiral
ty intimates that the substance of
Rojestvensky' explanation will at once
be given out. 1t is entirely probable
| that if Rojestvensky is found to have
been responsible for the blunder and he
/ is recalled Vice Admiral Chouknin,
commander of the Black sea fleet, will
succeed him in command of the second
/ Pacific squadron.
ST. Petersburg, Oct. go p. NJ
Again at noon today the admiralty
announced that Vice Admiral Ro-
jestvensky's report had not yet arrived,
but the British embassy has been as
sured it is on its way here. Therefore
the long awaited Russian version of the
North sea incident, upon which the fu-
ture action of Great Britain depends
can not be much longer delayed. The
admiralty does not offer any explana-
tion of how the report is coming but it
may have been mailed at Cherbourg, as
intimated in these dispatches last night,
although it is possible that one of
the torpedo boats which sailed from
Cherbourg may have been sent to secure
it,
Captain Calthrop, the British naval
attache, was at the admiralty again to-
day in full uniform in quest of informa-
Ia
pected. 1t is evident from the vigor
with which the British embassy is
pressing it's inquiries that it is not the
intention of the British government to
await it indefinitely and that on the
contrary anything in the nature of un-
reasonable delay will occasion new
representations. However, the admiral
tvs statement conveyed to Ambassador
Hardinge today is regarded as reaSSur-
ing and altogether the situation is con-
sidered to have entered distinctly
better phase though the az lite stage can
not be regarded as having passed until
the character of the Russian explana-
tion is revealed and the British demands
which will follow are presented. If,
upon the receipt of Admiral Rojestven-
sky's report the Russian government in
communicating its explanation volun-
tarily announces that a searching in
Quiry will be made in order to fix the
responsibility and that the offenders
will be punished it is not thought Great
Britain can reasonably demand more,
inaSmuch as Emperor Nicholas himself
has already offered an apology for the
unfortunate affair and has given assur-
ances that the victims will receive the
fullest compensation.
The admiralty has dispatched a swift
ship from Vigo to ascertain whether
any British fishermen are of the Span
ish coast and to warn Rojestvensky.
Firing Is Denied.
Cherbourg. Oct. 26.-As a result of
the visit of the Russian torpedo boats
DIV .l-,+r Il
in naval circles giving the following
version of the North sea incident:
The Hull fishing fleet had its lights ex-
tinguished when the torpedo boats
making up the Russian fleet collided
with some of the fishing boats. The
Russians claim that no shots were
fired and that they were about to rem
der assistance when, seeing other fish !
ing boats succoring the damaged craft, |
the squadron proceeded. One tor
pedo boat which is said to have been |
damaged during the collision is re-
ported to have been repaired in the
outer harbor here during its stay here
on Monday, but this is not confirmed. |
Markets Affected.
Paris, Oct. 26.-The tone of the /
bourse today was heavy, the market /
became very feeble upon bad London |
advices~ concerning the North sea in
cident and there was a general decline |
in prices.
Harsh Note Sounded
St Petersburg, Oct. 26.-The Jour-
nal de st. Petersburg has opened a
subscription for the families of the |
British fishermen killed by the guns !
OF the second Pacific squadron. The
paper opens the list with a contribu-
ton of s25.
The first harsh note sounded by the |
press in connection with the affair is
found in the Russ, which declares to-
day that the British government,
knowing the serious problem of self /
preservation confronting the Russian
fleet, should have taken the precaution
of warning the trawler fleet against
getting in the way of the warShips.
The Russ adds that it has reason
to believe certain other vessels suf-
fered with the fishing fleet, about
whose fate nothing will be said in
England.
One at Time.
Vigo, Spain, Oct. 26.-TelegramS in
cipher have arrived here for Vice Ad-
miral Rojestvensky, commanding the
second Pacific Russian squadron. The |
government has ordered the local au-
thor1ties to only permit revictualing of |
the Russian fleet within the port on
condition that the ships enter one at |
time. Consequently the Russian con-
sui is proceeding to CieS island in the
bay of Vigo for the purpose of con4-
for revictualing three miles from the
coast.
France Is Watching.
Paris. Oct. 26.-2:2O D. m.-The for
eign office here is kept constantly ad-
vised of the developments in the
Anglo Russian incident and its inf1u-
ences are being informally exerted to
calm the agitation and prevent tn af-
fair from drifting into serious inter-
national aspect. Thus far the situa-
ton has not been considered sufficient
ly grave to warrant Foreign Minister