Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-05

IneoooSla, July o.-MuItneefS on the
kniaz Potemkine today formally raised
the standard of rebellion and issued the
following declaration:
THE crew Of the kniz Potemkine no.
tify foreign powers that a decisive
struggle has begun against the Rus
sian government. We guarantee COM
plete inViolabiIity of foreign ships nav
igating the Black sea as well as the
inVioIability of foreign ports"
Ask Supplies and Protection.
Theodosia. July 5.-The battleship
Kniaz Potemkine arrived here and ask
ed for coal. provision and medical at
tedance. The mutineers demanded
that the authorities guarantee their
safety during their stay here.
Torpedo Boat Missing.
ST Petersburg. July 5.-The battle
ship Kniaz Potemkine has arrived at
TheodOsia, port on the eastern shore
of the Crimean peninsula, without the
torpedo boat which she towed out of
the harbOr of Kustenji. 1t is believed
the battleship took the crew of the
torpedo boat on board and abandoned
or sank her while on the way to Theo-
dosia.
Did Not Overtake Her.
The torpedo boat destroyer Smetilvy.
which went in pursuit of the Potem-
kline. evidently did not overtake her,
as she has not yet been reported
All idea of trying to sink the Kniaz
Potemkine has now been abandoned by
the admiralty, as the report of the au-
thorities at Theodosia show there are
GigganGinnS n
portion of the crew favoring surren-
dering.
Censorship Raised.
st. Petersburg. July 5.-With the
publication in the Official Messenger of
the official account of the tragedy at
Odessa the hand of the censorship is
raised and all papers are filed with
columns upon columns of accounts
from foreign papers. Leaving aside
the Vaccinations of the revolutiOnists
the press with one voice declares the
mutinies on board the ships of the
Black sea feet were the result of the
rotten system in vogue in the Russian
navy. the blue jackets being utterly
neglected and the officers living ashore
except during brief cruises.
Capt Clado, in a long interview af
firms the question of food was mere
pretext the real cause being deeper.
in complete lack of sympathy be-
tween the men and their officers, most
of whom. he says. are disgustingly in
competent.
MutInOua Crew Surrender.
St. Petersburg. July Sit is stated
that the transport Vecha, the crew of
which joined the mutineers in the har-
Dor of Odessa. have surrendered in
Russian waters.
Russian Vessels Uneasy.
Bucharest Roumania. July g. The
Russian torpedo boat destroyer Smetil-
Wy appeared off Kustenji yesterday and
signaled that she was seeking the
Kniaz Potemkine. II is stated that the
Kniaz Potemkine attacked an Italian
vessel carrying coal There is much
uneasiness among Russian vessels at
Roumanian ports.
Kruger at SebastOROL
Sebastopol. July admiral Krug-
er's squadron returned here today from
it's second voyage TO Odessa. The
squadron included the battleship Geor-
ri PobiedonosetZ
Fire ON WOFkmem.
ST Petersburg. July 5.-Cossacks
fired on the Putiloff works strikers
this morning Trouble was started by
the arrest OF youth who was enter
ing the works. The policeman who
took him into custody suspected the
man of having dynamite in his posses
sion. The latter. on being made pris-
oneT, drew a revolver and killed the
policeman and was himself wounded
by a bullet fred by another policeman.
strikers COnEreGate.
Strikers quickly congregated on the
Peterhof road and the cossacks were
ordered to disperse them. The sol
diers charged, using their whips and
then fired q volley. causing several
casualties among the strikers. Excite
ment in the district is intense.
New Ras.Ian Appointments.
St Petersburg. July 5.-Lieut Gen.
Ridiger, chief of the chancelloTy of the
war office, has been appointed minister
of war in succession to Lieut.. Gen. SAX
haroff. resigned. Lieut.. Gen. Palatzyn
has been appointed chief of the general
stan.