Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-07-12
MUiiHEERS SINK gYAnSHIp
Ena;z Potemk-n Went to Fottom
Alter Rebels Left Her.
THEY OPENED SEACOCKS
Serious Revolt Among Troops u the
Barracks at ST. Peters
burg.

Kustenji Roumania, July 10.-The an
nouncement that the battleship Kniaz
Potemkin sailed with Rear Admiral Kru
gers squadron yesterday evening turns
out to be incorrect. Before leaving the
Kniaz Potemkin the mutineers opened
the seacOcks and flooded her hold.
She is now lying at the bottom, but it
is expected will be refoated il time to
leave for SevastOpol, July u.
The torpedo boat which accompanied
the renegade left for Odessa Saturday
without surrendering, its commander de-
claring that he had not mutinied, but
that the Kniaz Potemkin had forced him
to follow.
Await Kruger's Report.
st. Petersburg, July 1O.-The govern
ment IS awaiting a report from Admiral
Kruger before making representations to
the Roumanian government for the re-
turn of the mutneers of the kniaz Po-
temkin. 1t was stated at the foreign OF
flee that no official information OF the
attitude of ROumania towards the mu-
tlneers had been received.
Outbreak at Theodosia
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 al outbreak, which was
queled after an officer and Il private
had been wounded severely. The trou-
bic evidently was Il reflex Of the mutiny
on the kniazPotemkin.
Meeting in st. Petersburg.
London, July 10.-.A dispatch from St.
Petersburg says 4 serious outbreak Oh
the part of the men OF the Fourteenth
and Fifteenth naval battalions occurred
Saturday at the KrinkovSki barracks iii
st Petersburg. The rioters it is as
serted. broke all the wind ows and their
officers were compelled to summon armed
men from the various military posts
The dispatch added that Il general strike
was decided upon today TO commence
July 10 and that Il great meeting is pro-
posed for July %.
Peasants Burn and Pillage.
The Odessa correspondent of the
Standard says that alarming reports
have been received from various places
in the governments of Kherson, Poltava,
Ekaterinoslav and Taurida.
Seventeen extensive farmsteads with
in thirty miles of Odessa have been
burned and pillaged in the last ten days,
and the peasantry demand half of the
owners lands.
On Sunday several peasants met an
owner of 5000 acres about fOrty-fiye
miles from Odessa. He had obtained
small garrison TO eXpel invaders. but the
soldiers fraternized with the peasants.
/ The land owner then came to Odessa
to obtain 4 company of military, but the
governor refused to let him have the sol
diers, saying they would follow probably
the example of the troops already on the
estate.
Kill Woman Who Protested
\ woman who owns q ncighboring
offered tho Do1S1ntc oDe-tbirI of
her crops, but this was refused and she
was slain. On the following day half
Of the crops were looted.
Within the last few days nearly forty
applications from landowners for mill
tary assistance have reached Odessa.
Garrison chiefs of other southern cen
ters are inundated similarly. Owing to
the paucity Of readily available troops,
the district governors are asking for ma
chine guns and discretionary power in
their employment against the peasantry.
Arrest Thirty-fve Terrorists.
Riga July 10.-The police have ar-
rested thirty-hve terroriSts, who are held
responsible for the preparation of bombs
and attacks on the police. During an at
tempt at the rescue of the Ierrorists one
man was arrested and two policemen
wounded.
Caucasus Anarchy Continues
Tifis. July 10.-Bomb throwing CON
tinues daily. Two dyOrniks We're killed
and thirteen persons wounded by
bomb and a policeman was shot
Japs Capture Guns.
London, July 10.-A dispatch to the
Japanese legation from Toxic says: The
japanese force on the island Of SakhaIin
which is pursuing the Russian troops.
has captured four guns and quantity
of ammunition.