The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-10-25

anu Us MlllllBNesa U nldAt AuLl AEAeAL- ation so soon as the responsibility is fixed was communicated to the Asso- ciated Press by Lord LansdoWne and was the first information on the subject he had received from St. Petersburg. The absence during the day of Count Benkendorff, the Russian ambassador, necessarily caused some delay, but the Russian charge d'affaires, who called at the foreign office on request by note from Lord Ijansdowne, unofficially ex- pressed deep regret, and, as far as 1t was possible for him to go, gave as- surance of speedy action by the Rus sian government. Lord Lansdowne in this interview told M. Sansonoff, the charge, that he desired to see Annbas- sador Benkendorff Tuesday morning. Lord Lansdowne asked M. Sansonoff if he could offer any explanation of the affair, and the latter replied that he only knew what had appeared in the papers, and that he had not received any word up to that time from St. Petersburg. Lord Lansdowne gave no suggestion as to what might be done in the matter. :
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 At the Russian embassy it was stat ed that "the whole affair was so ob- viously a mistake from whatever cause that Russia's course was plainly dic- tated, namely, apology and ample com pensation.'
 All eyes are now turned towards St. Petersburg, awaiting word from the Russian government.
 Earl Onslow, president of the board of agriculture, speaking in Stirlingshire tonight said, it would be well if ex- plantations were not sought for this extraordinary incident" until the country had some authentic informa- tion. The whole affair, he said, seemed so llnaecountable that one could not help feeling sure there would be an ex- planation of what must have been gigantic blunder. Earl Onslow added that the countr might rely upon one thing, namely that the emperor of Russia, 'Who is known throughout the world for his feelings of humanity, could not fail to be depressed by such an incident"
 The actual casualties during the one- sided bombardment off Dogger Bank can be correctly stated since the ar rival at London this evening of the carrying ship Swift, reporting the saf- ety of the missing trawlers. The Swift left the fleet at 10 a. m. on October 23. Her captain says: The Russians gave not the slightest warning prior to the commencement of the firing. The ad- miral of the fishing fleet sent up a rocket warning, and then the firing commenced. He again sent up four green rockets, but this only seemed to- increase the ferocity of the lombard ment The poor marksmenship of the Russian gunners was the only thing that saved the entire fleet within range Of the searchlights and guns.
 At the inquest at Hull to-day it was stated that one vessel, the Grain, was sunk and that four or five were more sr less damaged. Tn the statement of. the coroner to the jury that official said lit was a question of very grave and possibly international importance; but lit would be their duty to find who were the murderers of the dead men. After the Identification of the bodies the in QueSL aQJOuFIleu uIlkH INONSilIpCA n
 Torpedo B6ats Ut Cherbourg.
 Cherbourg, Oct 24S p. nn.-The large ships Of the Russian squadron had not arrived here up to the time of filing this dispatch. It was believed that they have gone on westward, intending to stop either at Brest or at Vigo, Spain. The only torpedo boats which proceeded with the squadron put in here, and three of these, it now devel- ops, proceeded on their voyage at 10 o'clock this morning. Three others re- main in the outer harbor taking on coal from the Russian collier Kitoy.
 The Russians already here claim that their squadron was navigating through a thick fog on the night of October 21- 22, and fired their guns in neutral wa ters for. the purpose of keeping in touch with each other.
 The Russians here appear not to be aware that any British fishing boats were hit. They declare that no fishing boats were sunk, and add that the tor pedo boats received a signal from Ad- miral Rojestvensky to be on the look out, as the admiral feared there were Japanese ships in the channel.