The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-29
Seizure by Mutineers of Russia's Most Powerful Battleship in the
 Black Sea
 Fleet.
MURDER OF THE OFFICERS

ALL KILLED WITH THE ExCEP-
 TION OF 4 FEW.
 These Spared by Throwing in Their Lot With the Men--odessa Infsamed
 by Spectacle of Open Revolt on IIn-
 perial warship-Latter's Guns Com. mand the City-Rioters in Defiant l Mood--Erect Barricades and are Pre- pared to Fight NiIitia-Black Sea
 Fleet Ordered From sebastopol and 1 Naval Fight May Occur--Report that Odessa,is in Flames.
 Odessa, June 2S.-The red flag of rev. olution is hoisted. at the masthead of the Kniaz Potemkine, Russia's most pow erful battleship in the Black sea. which now lies in the harbor in the hands of mutineers.
 The captain and most of the officers were murdered and thrown overheard in the open sea and the ship is com pletely in the possession of the crew and a few officers who have thrown in their X lot with the mutineers.
 The guns of the z-Potemkine command the city and in the streets masses of striking workingmen who yesterday fled before the volleys of the troops are now infiamed by the spec tacle of open revolt on board an i'm perial warship and are making bold front against the military. All day long firing his been heard in many quarters of the city. A number Iof barricades have been erected and l tumult and disorder reign.
 The main squadron of the Black sea fleet, consisting of the battleships Georgei. Pobiedonosetz George the vic- l Ekaterina II. with two cruisers, are ex- ]pected to arrive here tonight and Irregular naval battle Is in prospect, The rioters are in most defiant I mood and are not inclined to surrender I without fighting.
 l Reports of the mutiny which occur red while the battleship was at sea are a.nicult to obtaln, as the mutineers re- fuse to allow communication with the shore, but it is ascertained that ita arose from the shooting of sailor who was presenting on behalf of the crew a complaint against bad food. According Ito one version this sailor, whose name I was Omiltchuk, objected to the quali- I ty of the borchtch," or soup, and was Immediately shot down by a mess off, I cer. The crew then rose and siezed the I ship and the officers, eight of whom were spared on condition that they ! would join the mutineers. The others were killed and their bodies thrown overheard.
 After period of vacillation the Kniez I Potemkine headed for Odessa and ar- rived here last night, accompanied by 3 two torpedo boats. Early to-day the body of Omiltchuk was brought ashore E ilf one of the battleships boa
 landed on the New Mole where it han
 been exposed in semi-state all day. NJ
 sss.lvo by thousands of persons, many ofswhom placed coins in a basket at the head of the body towards a fund .I to defray the cost of the funeral which 1.-the sailors propose to hold to-Tnorrow and which the strikers will make the ll occasion of a great demonstration. An inscription on the breast of the dead sailor states on behalf of the crew that Omiltchuk died for the truth because q he present just complaint of the crew. Ix
 to remove the body the sailors having served notice that the ship would open fire on any one seeking to interfere ltwith it. A police agent visiting the \ spot was killed by strikers. ! During the day a red flag was hoisted on the Knias Potemkine and members \ of the crew rode from ship to ship in l the harbor, forcing the stoppage of all \ work thereon. Food was supplied them l by syinpathizers or shore who pillaged the maritime storehouses.
 The strike is now general in the city l and the rioters are growing i'll nurii- bers and boldness. There were ex-
 changes of shots all day but the nurn- Der of victims cannot be stated. This
 evening a bomb was thrown in Cathed-
 ral place, killing it's thrower and q po- I liceman.
 A telegram from the mayor of Odessa
 who is in Moscow, imploring the citi-
 zens to restore orders, has been posted
 throughout the city.
 During the day one of the torpedo boats which accompanied the Kniaz
 Potemkine came into the harbor and
 seized the Russian steamer Esperanza.
 The steamer was laden with 2.0O0 tons
 of coal which the battleship has taken on board.
 The governor has telegraphed for d squadron to be sent from Sebastopol