New-York tribune., 1905-07-01
TAKE HEART.
Troubles Not Ended, HoseeUer, by
Odessa's .Subiugation.

St Petersburg July 1.-The first news from
Odessa of the surrender Of the Kniaz Potem-
kline to Vice-Admiral Krdgers squadron
reached here through dispatch from wash
ington conveying the text Of cable message
sent by the American consul at Odessa, MI
Heenan as with the declaration OF martial law,
General Kabanof had refused transmission to
all press telegrams Even the foreign en-
bassies here were without advices yesterday.
The Associated Presss dispatch, announcing
the surrender of the battleship was held up un-
til o'clock this morning.
At the Ministry Of the Interior 1t was salo
yesterday afternoon that the kniaz Potemklne
with mutinous crew, probably drunk, anu
without man on board capable OF navigating
the ship had weighed anchor and started sea-
ward. The battleship probably met the squad
ron before the warships reached the ofhng, ana'
under The guns of Kriiger's vessels. concluded
that it was better to surrender than to fight
Reports received by the Ministry Of the In
terror give an entirely different version Of the
origin Of the mutiny, which is attributed TO
deliberate plot organized by twenty sailors be-
longing to the revolutionary organization
These reports placed the number Of killed in
the rioting on shore at three hundred, and the
wounded at twice that number.
Martial law has been declared at Sebastopoi
and Nikoiaief, and plenary powers have been
of the Black Sea fleet. but beyond the general
conditions existing In these ports of the Black
Sea IittoraL no definite reasons for the declara-
ton of martial law known Gossip how
ever, says there has been mutiny on board the
battleship Tchesne, at Sebastopol.
The declaration OF martial law In Erivan
was inevitable, in consequence Of the situation
In the Southern Caucasus dispatches indicating
that Mosems and Armenians were Waglng
what might be termed war.
With the surrender of the Kniaz Potemkine,
however, the immediate danger of the situation
seemed to collapse the five thousand bluejack-
cts at Libau, who followed the example of their
comrades Oh the rebel batueship, having earlier
In the day yielded to the military, by whom
they were surrounded in wood near the port,
after a promise that better food would be
given to them.
What seemed like an extension of the mutiny
10 the sailors at Cronstadt also proved to be
shortlired although all the regular workmen In
the port are still strike, and reports OF COM
ing trouble both there and at st. Petersburg
are rife. The strike may extend TO the long
shoremen OF ST Petersburg, and the workmen
4n several large factories are again restive and
are threatening disorder.
Late last night rumor gained currency that
a mob had sacked a small arms factory at Kol-
pino twenty miles distant, and marching
on St Petersburg, but The Associated Press
has been unable to obtain the slightest cor
robora tioH Of the report
Now that the Kniaz Potemkine has surren-
iered it is probable that the government will
gradually allow the publication Of the details Of
the mutiny. The censorship this morning mere
ly permitted the newspapers to print the fol-
sowing dispatch:
Odessa, juno Ii (oId styla).-The tranquility
of tie city having been interrupted martial law
has been declared.