The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-03
MYSTERY EXPLAINED.
Remnant of the Russian Navy is Dis
IoVaI

loyal.
London. July 3-The dispatches from
Sebastopol telling of the action of Vice
Admiral Kruger after a council of ad-
mirals and captains Of the Black Sea
fleet in ungeaTing his machinery and
authorized his officers and men to so
ashore is regarded by the London
morning papers as a fun explanation
of the mystery surrounding the recent
occurrences at Odessa. 1t is held that
there is no longer any doubt that RUS
STA is confronted with serious diSaffec-
tiOn in the remnant of her navy and
that this knowledge actuated Admiral
Kruger in refraining from any atte--.OC
to suppress the mutiny on the knilz
Potemkine. The question is asked how
far the same state of affairs may eX-
list in the army should occasion arise
to employ the troops against a serious
internal uprising.
Black Outlook.
Though for the moment the danger
threatening Odessa itself has See1
averted IL is considered that the situa-
ton could hardly be blacker. The his
tory of the past few days inclineS the
public here to regard with suspicion
most of the reports emanating 1r"m
Russia and the tendency is to believe
that the conditions of affairs at Odessa.
Libau. Cronstadt and elsewhere is
much worse than has been reported
and no surprise will be expressed
should the alleged NIrrender of the
Georgi PobiedOnOsetz turn out to be
no better founded than was the report
ed surrender of the KniaZ Potemkine-
\ later dispatch from Kustenji, Rou-
mania, says that the Kniaz Potemkine
sent a boat ashore asking the Rouma-
MAN authorities 70 supply her with
provisions.
The presence of the battleship at
= 10 q
Roumanian government in a very deli
cate position.
Declined to Leave the Ship.
According to the correspondent of
the Daily Mail at Odessa, the Georgi
PObiedOnOsetz entered the harbor at 4
O'Clock Saturday afternoon. Her boat
swain, who had been acting as captain,
entered "A boat with ten men and
started to come ashore. They got on
to the breakwater and became hidden
among barges and force OF troops
was sent to capture them. The local
authorities spoke with them and the
bOatswain. according % the dlspatch'
declared that they dc a, ed to surrender
and yield up four ringleaders. adding
that they had already smashed the
breeches blocks of the guns After a
long parle= and delay and much I'M
necessary shouting on the part OF the
gen d'armerie three tug boats filled
with troops armed WIN llIleS anu WIFI
orders to shoot if the mutioeerS resist
ed. We're about to start for the warship.
At the very minute "A staff officer
rushed up with orders from the com
mander in chief telling them not TO
proceed. Soon after the governor gem
eral with 1900 troops arrived and there
was more useless Il king Then
lighter was sent alongside. but the
members Of the crew Of the battleship
declined TO surrender in the fear of
being shot and sent word that they
wanted pardon. Eventually the gov
sailors promised that they would serve
faithfully if the officers returned, but
that they would decline to quit the ship
without the emperor's fun pardon
Kniaz Sailed Away.
The correspondent says the sailors
received a telegram from their admit
raj saying that if they asked for par
don perhaps they would not be pun
ished In the meantime. the CORES
pondent says. the Kniaz POtemkme,
having coaled. sailed away at full
speed. According to other special dis
from Odessa several of the
officers OF the Georgi Pobiedonosetz
were murdered.
The Kniaz Potemkine sent a boat
ashore Saturday morning requesting
provisions and bandages. as the mem
bers of the crew had been fighting
among themselves.
Other less reliable reports saw the
commander of the GeOrgi PObiedono-
setz shot himself. that the mutineers
sent a message ashore addressed to the |
emperor demanding a constitution I'M
der threats. and that the governor gen.
eral ordered the troops to fire on any
assemblage of more than twenty per-
sons.