The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-10
KRUGER ON
 POTEMKINE The Russian Admiral
 Takes Charge. FORMALITIES COMPLETED Ship Transferred by King of
 ROumania. Torpedo Beat Leaves HurrieAlx With cut surrenaerinS-The Internal
 Disturbances Continue to Appear.

Kustenji, July 9.-Admiral Kruger this afternoon boarded and took possess sion of the Russian battleship knias Potemkine. King Charles of Roumania having sent instructions to the com- mander of the Roumantan squadron that the vessel be delivered to the Rus sian authorities without raising dthcul- ties.
 Tho torpedo boat which accompanied the Kniaz Potemkine left for Odessa without surrendering. declaring that she had not mutinied. but that the kni- az Potemkine had forced her to follow.
 Admiral Kruger arrived with his squadron this morning and after ex- changing the customary salutes inti- mated that he had come ta arrange Tor the transfer of the Kniaz Potemkine. Admiral Kostensky, commander or the Roumantan squadron. boarded the Hus- sian battlcship Tchesme and informed Admiral Kruger that King Charles nad ordered him to turn the vessel over to the Russian admiral. The formaities of the transfer were completed this af- ternoon and Admiral Kruger poa1oeo the Kniax Potemkine.
 The Associated Press representative inspected the Kniaz Potemkfne aftee the withdrawal of the Roumaniah guard. Despite the efforts of the Rou- manians to get things in shipshape, eV- erythinx aboard the battleship was in state of wild disorder.
 Bl0odatains Seen.
 The officers cabins were stripped or everything of value and bloodstains were everywhere. There was sufticfent ammunition aboard the Knias Potem- kline to have enabled the mutineers to make a desperate resistance
 It is reported that during the last days the vessel was operated by two en- gineers and an officer with revoivers at their heads. All the soldiers wished to surrendcr except the leader of the mutiny. who resisted for some time and wanted to blow up the ship. seven officers were prisoners aboard the kniaa potemkine They were In pitiable condition from ill-treatment. They de- clare that Matuschenko, the leader ot the mutineers himself killed three om- cers of the battleship. All the papers and books belonging to the vessel were destroyed.
 It appears that the decision to sur render the Kniaz Potemkine was made when 1t became evident that no other vessels would join in the mutiny. Ih~ crew of the battleship seemed to DO un- aware of the surrender of the Georsi Pobiednosetz and expected that she also would capitulate to Roumania.
 twenty married sailors from the Kniaz Potemkine have applied to the Russian commander here to De sent back to Russia.
 The crew of the torpedo boat were aiven half an hour in which to sur render or leave port. A considerable number of the crew of the kniaz fo- temkine surrendered to the Russian souadron, alleging that they had acted under compulsion.
 The coal supply of the mutinous bat tleship was nearly exhausted, but there was ample food on board.
 A Russian priest. after transfer. heio a service of purifcation on board the Kniaz Potemkine. sprinkling the ves- sel and her flags with holy water.
 Admiral Kruger's squadron. whicn brought a crew for the kniaz fotem- Kline. sailed with her for Russia this evening.