The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-27
.RUSS|A'S RULER
!. SENDS REGRETS
CzAR INFORMS KING EDWARD
OF HIS GREAT SORROW.
BRITISH NOTE PRESENTED
Explanation Of Action of Baltic Fleet
Requested, Pending Receipt
,a Of Which No Direct De-
2tEf@ mands Are Made


lays of diplomatic procedure appear
to retard complete and satisfactory
settlement of the acute differences be-
tween Great Britain and Russia aris-
ing from the deplorable North sea af-
fair. King Edward has received from
Emperor Nicholas himself a cable
gram expressing the deepest regret
and practical acknowledgement that
Great Britain's peremptory note will
meet with reply conceding every de-
mand for apology for the act of ag-
gression against the British flag, COM
pensation for sufferers and punish
ment Of the officers responsible for
what is everywhere conceded to have
been gigantic blunder, and the Rus
sian ambassador to the court of st.
James has expressed to Foreign Minis
ter LaIsdowne his sorrow and SYM
pathy.
Allays Resentful Feeling.
These developments, which came
late in the day, have allayed to some
extent the deep resentment in the pub
lie mind, and the admiralty gave evil
dence of its appreciation of the neces-
sity Of proving that it is prepared act
lively to support the position of the
people of Great Britain and fulfill the
expectations Of the world, when it is
sued the following statement: "On re-
ceipt on October "a of the news of the
North sea tragedy, preliminary orders
for mutual support and cooperation
were issued as measure of precau-
ton from the admiralty to the chan
mel, Mediterranean and home fleets"
No Indication Of Hostility.
While Great Britain is stirred to it's
depths, there has not been the slightest
evidence of a repetition of the rowdy-
ism of Monday night, which is con-
demned on all sides. The suggestion
that Ambassador Benkendorff's visit to
Lansdowne house instead of to Down
ing street was due to fears of mob vio-
lence is Indignantly denied at the for
eign Office and at the embassy. In fact,
there was not the slightest sign of any
gathering of a hostile crowd at the for
eign Office, although the police precau-
tions were most thorough. Count Benk-
endorff himself referred to the incident
of "Tonday night as trivial, and did not
appear to consider it worth notice.
Popular appreciation Of the situation,
however, was evidenced when King Ed
ward appeared in public Tuesday. He
was greeted with more than usual en-
thusiasm on account of the decided tone
of his telegram to the mayor of Hull on
Monday.
Party Differences Laid Aside.
The speeches of members of the cab
met and of the house of commons in diff
ferent parts of the country voice the
sentiment of Great Britain, and the
spirit in which the utterances were met
shows that for the moment party differ
ences have been laid aside and that the
country is solidly behind the govern
ment. Lord Selborne, at the Pilgrims
banquet Tuesday night, denounced the
Dogger bank affair in the most out
spoken terms yet heard from member
Of the cabinet as an "inexcusable out
rage" and "a terrible blunder which
would be impossible in either the Brit
ish or the American navy" Colonial
Secretary Lyttleton, too, in another
place spoke in plain terms, saying that
it was impossible to view the affair as
other than the result of murderous in
tention or wicked negligence.
Display Impatience.
London, Oct. 26.-The morning pa
pers display great impatience over the
delay of the Russian government in.
according satisfaction for the Dogger
bank affair. The emperor's communi-
cation, while it relieves the immediate
tension, is held to be only a personal
expression of regret, and it is argued
that unless the Russian government
speedily follows suit a situation of the
greatest danger will arise. Editorial
articles demand that the Baltic SQUAD
ron must be stopped in its irresponsi-
BILE career, for otherwise there is no
safety for the shipping of any nation
ality.
Has Not Reported.
StNPetersburg, Oct. 26.--Vice Admiral
Rojestyensky's reasons for firing into
the British fishing fleet remain as great
a mystery as ever. Again at midnight
the admiralty announced that the ad-
miral's report of the affair had not been
received. Meantime. without waiting
the Russian version of the affair, EN-
peror Nicholas, through Ambassador
Hardinge, has sent to King Edward and
the British government message con-
yeying an expression Of the profound
est regret for the unfortunate affair,
coupled with assurances that the fam
lilies of the victims should receive the
fullest reparation.
The British Note.
~ The British government also shows
moderation In the note which Sir
Charles Hardinge presented to Foreign