Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-07-03
FLEET CREWS
IN SYMPATHY
With the Mutnesring Sailors on
Board the BattIeship Kniaz
Potemkine.
is NOW AT KUSTENJI
Roumsnian WarshIps Will Be Ordered
to Use Force 10 Order to Protect
That Port.

Bucharest, July 3.-The port au
thorities at Kustenjl, Roumania. have
been instructed TO call upon the 75O
mutineers, who are on board tht
Kniaz Potemkine, to land from theil
vessel without arms, informing then
that they would be treated as foreign
deserters while in Roumania. In the
event of the refusal of the mutineers
TO submit to these conditions or OF
any hostile actions against the town
the Roumanian warships were ordered
to use force There is much excite
ment on board the Russian battle
ship, where differences of opinion
among the leaders, some of whom ad
vocate landing In Roumania while
others are proposing to return to Rus
sia and joining the other mutinous
ships. The prefect of Kustenji has
permitted a delegation of the mutt.
neers to enter the town in order to
purchase provisions. The sailors re-
port that the Black Sea fleet did not
offer battle to the ship but that the
crews of the ships openly rejoiced
when the rebel vessel left Odessa. The
crew of the Russian gunboat, Pse.
zouape, now at Kustenji, met some OF
the crew of the Potemkine ashore and
fratemized with them, the sailors EN-.
bracing each other. The Potemkine
is accompanied by Russian torpedo
boat.
Turks viii Prevent Use of Port of
Anadolkavak.
Constantinople, July 3-The Turk
ish authorities at Anadolikavak, Asia
Minor, at the entrance Of the Bospher-
us, are taking precautions to prevent
the possible use Of that port by the
mutineers of the POtemkine. The
Turks will not permit the battleship
to pass through the Bospherus after
sunset
One Battleship Surrenders to Author.
tiles
Washington. July 5.-The state de.
partment has received a cablegram
from Ambassador Meyer at st. Peters
burg saying that Consul Heenan at
Odessa reports that the battleship
Georgi Pobiedonosetz has surrendered
and is now In the hands of the au.
thorities. The report also stated that
the Potemkine left Odessa Saturday
evening, headed directly south to.
wards Constantinople.
Port of Cronstadt Closed
ST. Petersburg, July 3.-Late this
evening rumor is current here lat
the port of Cronstadt had been closed
to foreign shipping and that all COM
mercial vessels there had been or
dered to st. Petersburg. No confirma-
tion
Hunting for Potemkine With Torpedo
Boats
Odessa, July 3.-The Russian torpe-
do boat, Smetlivy, manned by volun:
teer crew, has left this port to search
for and attempt to torpedo the battle
ship Kniaz Potemkine, last reported
in the hands of the mutinous crew at
Kustenji, Roumania.
Cruiser MINNIE Refuses to Put to Sea.
Cronstadt, July 3.-The crew of the
Russian cruiser MINNIE refused tol
put to sea with the other vessels of
the active squadron, alleging that the
age and condition of the MINNIE pre-
vented her participation in the gun
practice and the maneuvering. The
ring leaders of this mutiny were ar
rested and the MINNIE will be towed
close to the fort where she is now
anchored.
Surrender Of Georgi obiedono osetz
Formally Carried Out.
Odessa, July 3.-The surrender of
the Georgi Pobiedonosetz was formally
carried out this morning. The war.
ships officers went aboard and picked
out the ringleaders of the mutiny and
several of their followers, all of whom
were sent ashore. The city is quiet
and many strikers have returned to
work.