Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-28
REGARDS THE KNIGHT C COMMANDS
Err INCIDENT AS A SERIOUS
BREACH OF lNTERNA.
TIoNAL LAW.
WILL DEMAND A
FULL PREPARATION
Premier Ralfour Admits That the
Sinking Of the Knight Commander
ls a Most Serious Affair and Sends
Secret Note to St. Petersbura-Ma,
lacca at AIslers.

London, Eng, July a. - That theI
British government regards the sink
Ing Of the knight Commander as a
confirmed by Premier Balfour in the
house of commons this afternoon.
Ambassador Gets Instructions.
The government Is sending instruc5
tions to.the British embassy to Russia
today to energetically protest against
the sinking of the steamer knight
Commander by the Russian Vladvos-
tok squadron.
Will Demand Reparation.
Until the presentation of the note
the greatest secrecy is being main
tanned regarding its contents but 1t is
known that Premier Balfour and his
colleagues have decided to- demand
that the fullest reparation shall be
made by Russia or measures will be
taken to follow up the diplomatic de-
mands.
Rights Of Neutrals Settled.
1t is felt in government circles that
the knight Commander incident over
shadows the Red sea seizures, which
. have practically been adjusted, but
which failed to settle the question OF
the rights of neutral commerce.
TWO British Steamers Released.
~ Euez, July ~. r-- The RaninsularEa Eand
Oriental steamer Formosa and the
Hamburg American steamer Holsatia,
whichsw swere captured in the Red sea by
the Russian volunteer feet, have been
released.
MaIaeca at Algiers.
Algiers, July 27. = The Peninsular
and Oriental steamer Malacca which
was seized in the Red sea July 16, by
the Russian volunteer fleet, arrived
here today with a prize crew on board.
Lengthy Meeting Held.
London, Eng, July 81. - A lengthy
meeting of the defence committee took
place today under the presidency of
Premier Balfour. The attorney gener-
al, Sir Robert Finlay, was present to
advise as to the questions of the in
ternational import that are involved.
Want Americans to Declare Policy.
The British authorities are persist
ent in their desires to induce the
United States to make a declaration
III l0SPGCI W IAO' Po1lSJ ~ pAOPOoSS ~
pursue in the matter of the protec
tion Of its commerce and the result OF
the deliberations of Roosevelt and
Hay are looked forward to with in
tense interest.
No Chance for Escape.
London, July PA cablegram was
received by the Japanese legation at
London detailing the capture of the
Knight Commander and two Japanese
sailing vessels by the Vladivostok
squadron, and declaring that the Rus.
slams gave no warning whatever to
the Japanese ships, but wantonly
sunk them, crews and all, making nc
effort to rescue the Japanese sailors
After speaking of the knight Com.
mander crew witnessing the sinking
OF two Japanese sailing vessels by the
Russian men.of-war, as already an
nounced, the dispatch says:
y'In these cases the Russians made
no signals to the Japanese vessels, land
did not search them, but simply sank
them. AS no attempt was made or
the part of the Russians to rescue the
crew of these vessels, all Of then
must have been drowned"
England Sends a Ship.
Hongkong, July 27. - 1t is reported
that the British battleship Ocean anG
three destroyers are to leave Hongkone
and proceed to Yokohama for the pur
pose of protecting British shipping
against the Russian Vladivostok squad
ron.