Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-10
KRUGER TAKES SHIP
XMAS POtsmkine Again in Charge Of
Officers Of Russian Navy.
RoUMANlA SURRENDsRS THE VESSEL
King Charles Orders it Turned Over With
out ANY FOrmali,y.
TORPEDO BOAT RETURNS TO ODESSA
Crew Says the Nutinsers Forced Them to
Follow Battleship,
,RPEDO BOAT RETURNS TO ODESSA
REVOLT is LEAD BY MATUscHENKo
Survivors say that He Killed res
omcers-Ensineers Forced to
work with RevoIvers at
Their Heads.

KUSTENJI. Roumania, July s-Admiral
Kruger this afternoon arrived and took
possession of the Russian battleshIp Kniaz
Potemkine, King Charles OF Roumania hav-
ing sent instructions to the commander of
the Roumanian squadron that the vessel
be delivered to the Russian authorities
without raising difficulties.
The torpedo boat which accompanied the
Kniaz Potemkine, however, left for odessa,
without surrendering, declaring that It had
not mutinied. but that the Kniaz Potem-
kline had forced 1t to follow.
Admiral Kruger arrived with his squad
ron this morning and after exchanging the
customary salutes intimated that he had
come to arrange for the transfer of the
Knaz Potemkine. Admiral Koslnsky.
commander OF the Roumanian squadron,
boarded the Russian battleship Tchesme
and informed Admiral Kruger that King
Charles had ordered him to turn the ves-
sci over to the Russian admiral. The for
malities of the transfer were completed
this afternoon and Admiral Kruger boarded
the Kniaz PotemlIine.
The Associated Press representative in
spected the Kniaz Potemkine after the
withdrawal of the Roumanian guard De-
spite the efforts OF the Roumanians TO get
things in shipshape everything aboard the
batteship was still in a state OF wild dis
order The officers cabins were stripped
OF everything Of any value and bloodstains
we're everywhere. There was suhicient
ammunition aboard the Kniaz Potemkine
to have enabled the mutineers to make
desperate resistance.
Leader Resists Surrender.
II is said that during the last few days
the vessel was navigated by two engineers
1a.Na n4a IL
All of the sailors wished to surrender with
the exception Of Matuschenko. the leader of
the mutiny, who resisted for some time
and wanted To- blow up the ship.
Seven officers were prisoners aboard the
Kniaz Potemkine. They were in a pitiable
condition from Ill treatment. They declare
that Matuschenko himself killed ten officers
of the battleship.
All the papers ana books belonging to
the vessel were destroyed.
It appears that the decision to surrender
the Kniaz Potemkine was made when 1t
became evident that no other vessels would
Join in the mutiny. The crew of the battle
ship seemed to be unaware of the sur
render of the Georgi Pobiedonostz and ex-
pected that 1t also was coming to Kus-
tenji to capitulate to Roumania.
Twenty married sailors from the Kniaz
Potemkine have applied TO the Russian
consul here to be sent back to Russia.
The crew Of torpedo boat No. @7 were
given half an hour in which to surrender
! or leave port.
A number of the crew Of the Kniaz Po-
| temkine surrendered to the Russian
squadron, alleging that they acted under
compulsion
The coal supply OF the mutinous battle
! ship was nearly exhausted but there was
! ample food on board.
| A Russian priest, after the transfer, held
a service Of publication on board the Kniaz
PotemlIine, sprinkling the vessel and its
flags with holy water.
Admiral Kruger's squadron. which
! brought a crew for the Kniaz Potemkine,
sailed with it for Russia this evening.
Government Awaiting Report.
! ST. PETERSBURG. July l0-2 a M
The government is awaiting report from
| Admiral Kruger before making representa-
tions to the Roumanian government for the
return Of the mutineers Of the Kniaz Po-
| temkine. It was stated at the Foreign
Office yesterday that no official information
of the attitude of Roumania towards the
mutineers had been received.
A dispatch from Theodosia states that
during a parade OF the Volna regiment a
shot was fired from the ranks at the
colonel. but missed him. The shot was a
signal for an outbreak, which was duelled
after an oficer and a private had been Sc
verely wounded. The trouble evidently was
a reflex OF the mutiny on the Kniaz Po-
| temkine.
TerrOriEtH Arrested.
RIGA. Russia. July 9-The police have
arrested thirty-five terrorists, who are held
responsible for the preparation OF bombs
and attacks on the police, During an at
tempt at the rescue Of the terrorists one
\ man was arrested and two policemen we're
| wounded.
mountaineering at This,
TIFLIS Transcaucasia, July 9.-Bomb-
throwing continues daily. Two Dvorniks
were killed and thirteen persons wounded
by a bomb, and a policeman was shot last
| night.
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