Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-27
Will Not Agree to Punish Her Officers at Behest
II OF Great Britain.
MAY Be ANOTHER SIDE
TO STORY OF THE ATTACK
Sensation Caused by Official Report Of Com
mander Of Russian Squadron

LONDON. Oct. 81. i:42 p. Mug
to this hour there Is no sign Of an
end to the dead lock over the Ques
tlon Of the punishment of the Rus
sian officers responsible for the North
Sea tragedy, SO the associated press
learns. As regards the British de
mands for punishment being an in
fringement of Russias sovereignty
and rights. Ambassador Benckendorff
in his interview with Lord Lands
downe today, maintained that such
punishment must be taken on the
spontaneous initiative OF the emper-
or's government and that the demand
from a foreign power that Russia
shall punish her officers cannot be
entertained. There is no indication
Of Lord Landsdowne withdrawing his
demand and though the dispute has
not yet reached an ultimatum stage,
II Is likely to do so II today passes
without some recognition Of the pun
ishment principle by the emperors
government.
Cabinet Council May BE Called.
LONDON. Oct. 27.---All cabinet min
listers have been instructed to hoit
themselves In. readiness In case .
cabinet council should be necessary
This led to the report that council
had been summoned and naturally In
creased the popular excitement as II
was interpreted the government was
about to take final step. No cabinet
meeting has bean definitely fixed
but one will undoubtedly be held be-
fore the government takes any i'm
portant action.
France viii Keep Out.
LONDON. Oct. 27.-A very definite
impression prevails in diplomatic cir
cles that France has given both Rus.
sia and Great Britain explicitly to
understand that she will not be In.
volved should disputants resort to
hostilitics.
Stocks Decline In New York.
NEW YORK. Oct 27.--The acute
crisis In the relations between Great
Britain and Russia was responsible
for the bad break In prices In stocks
today.
Activity In British Navy.
FLUME. Hungary. Oct. 27.--The d.
vision Of the British Mediterranean
squadron now here has received ur-
gent orders from the admiralty to
unite with the division anchored at
pola, Austria, and continue their voy.
age eastward.
Swedish Ships Fired Upon.
LONDON, Oct. 27.--The cores.
pondent Of Lloyds at Gefle, Sweden,
telegraphs that the Swedish steamer,
Aldebaran from Hull, reports she was
fired at by supposed Russian war
ship in Skagerock at 10 o'clock on the
evening Of Oct 21. but sustained no
damage
Rojestvensky Says We Was Attacked
ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 27.--vice
Admiral Rojestvensky In his report
of the North Sea incident says his
squadron was attacked by two torpe-
do boats, one Of which he believed TO
have been sunk. He declares he
ceased firing as soon as he noticed
the trawiers in the vicinity
:. =. Report Causes Sensation. :.
ST PETERSBURG. Oct. 27.--vive-
Admiral Rojestevenskys explanation
Of the trawler incident is fully as
sensational as the first news OF the
firing upon the fishing fleet which
set all England aflame. He declares
he was attacked by two torpedo boats
which came upon the squadron from
the direction of the fishing fleet. He
opened fire and believed he sank one
torpedo boat the other making off
for cover among the fishing boats.
The Admiral proceeded on his way
leaving any vessel behind
and says he believes the vessel which
the fishermen reported to have re-
mained on the scene for six hours
without offering succor to the drown