The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-11-30
MUTINEERS APPEAR TO
have THEIR OWN WAY
5ituation Apparently improves
Because Their Demands
Are to Be Granted.
EXCITEMENT is INTENSE
Bevastopol Is Still she Scene of a Sc,
rious Rebellion, Though the Army
Is Apparently Loyal Once
More.

Odessa. Nov. Ex-Governor General
kaulbars has received the following
dispatch from Vice Admiral Chouknin,
commanding the Black sea fleet:
The mutineers left the Kniaz Po-
tenkine and the vessel is now in my
hands, The sailors, together with the
soldiers of the Brest regiment who mu-
tinted, have shut themselves in the
Lazareff barracks with some guns.
When fresh troops arrive l shall attack,
though | fear the artilierymen may join
the m~utineers.
"A very serious state of affairs pre-
walls. Several officers have been killed."
Sebastopol, Nov. 2S.-General Baron
Miller Gakomelski, who is now in
charge OF the situation. will reduce the
mutineers who are inclosed on Admir-
atty point by starvation. The water
supply leading to the point has already
been cut.
American Embassy Hurt.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 2s.-Robert
Woods Bliss, second secretary of the
American embassy. who has just re-
turned here after u three months vaca-
ton in Paris, was the victim of an
outrage by roWdies in one of the most
fashionable streets Of the capital and
only escaped being beaten to death
through the timely arrival of the
police.
Charge d'Affaires Eddy has reported
the affair to the authorities at Wash
ington, but as the incident was q plain
case OF roWdyism he probably will not
make official representations at the
foreign Office here until instructed to
do SO.
Charge d'Affaircs Eddy sent a note
TO Count La1rsdorf, The foreign min
lister calling his attention to the as
sault on MIR. Bliss, but making no de-
mands.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 29.-The situa-
ton at Sonastopol IS represented to be
improved Tho iircst regiment hich
Went Over in a body 20 the mutineers
has returned to its allegiance. Rein
~fOrcanlcntG have also arrived at SebaS-
topOl. Guns command all entrances to
the city from the admiralty point where
the mutineers are Quartered and sailors
are virtually prisoners there.
The battleslip Panteleimon, former
ly the knia2 Poemkine. and cruiser
O~tChakOff, are in the bay in control Of
~mutineers who have placed their Off
GERS under arrest. The remaining Ships
Of the Black sea fleet are off the south
ern roadstead. Their crews have not
joined in the nutiny, but it is hardly
believed they could be induced to fire
| on their comrades ashore.
Yield to the Mutineers.
1t is rumore here that Vice Admiral
Chouknin is parleying with the mutin-
! GERS, offering to accede to all their de-
| mundS relative to the Improvement of
service conditions. This is not officially
confirmed. but a dispatch from the
American consul at Sebastopol, which
reports the outlook much less threat
ching, says it is reported that Chouknin
has received orders from st. Petersburg
to yield everything.
The British consul is chartering a
vessel to take off the subjects of Great
Britain.
Congratulated the Mutineers.
The workmen's council has tele-
gl2phed congratulations to the mutt
neers at Sevastopol as follows:
The council, i'll the name of the st.
Petersburg prolctariat, sends warm
greetings to soldiers and sailors of Sc
Vastopol who have decided, following
the noble example Of the crew
OF the KniaZ Potemkine, to fight
for freedom in fraternal union with
worknen. May events at Sevastopol
be an example to soldiers of all Russia
as the strike of the St. Petersburg.
dictionary proletariat and revolution
airy army will put an end to all rem
nants Of the autocracy and raise on The
TuinS q free democratic state"
Newspapers are Bitter,
The Russ halls the mutiny at Sebas-
tOpOl as the beginning of the end and
calls upon the ZelnStVo to Quit
talking n to come to st. Petersburg
in the name of the country and ask
Count White what he proposes to do to
tranquilize the people, and if the reply
be unsatisfactory to take the only step
which remains, namely, the formation
of a provisional government.
M Sp1Nrnrin p1itpr of tba N-,,-,>
Nremya, likens the situation to n ny
d~ra-headed monster which no sooner
thar one of its heads is cut off crows
two in its place, adding that "unfortu-
nately there is no Hercules in sight"
The only immediate measure the gov
eminent Is known to have decided upon
is the enactment of a drastic law to
punish persons guilty of melting strikes,
but this would only be likely to inHame
the socialists.
More About lto's Coup.
Victoria, Il. c., Nov. 27.-The emperor
of Korea fought lone-handed a fight,
deserted by his ministers, vainly try
ing to prevent Marquis Ito's coup TO
make Korea a Japanese prOtectOrate,
according to adVices from Seoul by the
steamer Athenian.
A Korean official reported 10 the
Seoul correspondent that the emperor
always receives Japanese represanfa-
tives standing-and etiquette demand
ed that they stand. Then the emperor
launches at once into a rapid fire con-
Versation on any subject but the one
that they wanted to talk OF, often con-
%tinuing for two hours.
An attempt was made to assassiuatn
the ministers of the interior. war and
Justice, who had been bought by Japan,
but was frustrated by Japanese troops.
Peasants Are Still PilIaginq.
Oboyan, Russia, Nov. 27.-Peasants
continue to burn and pillage estates.
The property of the president of the
zemstvo of kursk province was de
Stroyed last night.
May Have Mutiny on Lena.
Honolulu, Nov. 2~7.--Thcre are sor9n
sensational reports here relative to rev
dictionary plans of sailors on tn. Rug
sian auxiliary cruiser Lena. Men from
that vessel, while ashore, have made
statements indicating rebelious juten-
tions. Only fifty are allowed shore
leave at Il time.
Vladi"ostok, Nov. 21.-Russian rris-
oners returning here from JaEan ar. il