Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1905-06-30
DOCKS At ODESSA
WERE BURNED
Cars Subjects Have Rebe'Ied
Against His Au-
thority.
MuTINY ON BIG BATTlESHIP
Sailors of Most Powerful Vessel of
Black Sea Fleet Mutiny and Most
Officers are killed--Guns Trained
on City Of Odessa.

London, June pa dispatch from
Odessa to a news agency dated We'd
nesday night, says:
THE whole of the quayS and the
buildings around the harbor as we'll
as much shipping are in flames. Nobs
and incendiaries by armed force pre-
vented the fire brigade working. The
troops are completely terrorized and
are afraid to approach within the
range Of the KniaZ Potemkine's guns
which threaten disastrous lombard
ment. The city is appalinsly illum-
mated by burning buildings, and ter
[ ror prevails everywhere. Sleep is
| impossible and everybody is watching
the fire.
! ut is thought that it may become
necessary to summon foreign war
ships. Tuesday nights collisions be-
tween mobs and the police and the
military resulted in the loss of I'll
lives, including three policemen"
Odessa, June 29-The red flag of
revolution is hoiste1 at the masthead
of kniaz Potemkine, Russia's most
! powerful battleship in the Black sea,
which now lies in the harbor in the
| hands of mutineers.
The captain and most of the officers
! were murdered and thrown overheard
| in the open sea and the ship is COM
| pletey in the possession of the crew
| q n fnu off ,,,I
| in their lot with the mutineerS.
The guns of kniaZ Potcmkinc are
trained on the city and in The streets
masses Of striking worT men who fled
before the volleys of the trops are
now inflamed by the spectacle of open
revolt on board an imperial warship
and are making a bold front against
the military.
All cay long firing has been heard
in many quarters of the city. A num-
Der of barricades have been erected
and tumult and disorder reign.
| The main squadron of the Black
see fleet. consisting of the Battleships
| George PobedionsetZ George the Vic
| torious) Tri Sviatelia, Rostislay and
| Ekaterna H., with two cruisers, are
| expected to arrive here today and
| general battle is in prospect.
| The rioters are in a most defiant
mood and are not inclined to snrren-
der without fighting.
Reports of the mutiny. which oc-
cured while the rattleship was at
sea are difficult to obtain, as the NUT
ineers refuse to allow communication
with the shore; but it is ascertainel
| hot bc oh IF
sailor who was presenting a claim
against food. According to one version
this sailor. whose name was OMIT
chuk, objected to the quality Of the
"borchtch," or soup, and was immed-
lately shot down by a mess officer.
The crew then arose and seized the
ship.
After a period of vacillation, the
| KniaZ POtemkine headed for Odessa
and arrived here last night accom-
panied by two torpedo boats. Early
yesterday the body Of Omilchuk was
| brought ashore in one of the battle
ships boats and was landed on the
| New Mole where it had been exposed
in semi-state all day. It was visited
| by thousands of persons, many of
whom placed coins in basket at the
head of the body for the funeral en-
| DenseS. The strikers will make the
| funeral an occasion of great demon
| stratiOn.
An inscription on the breast of the
dead sailor states, on behalf of the
crew, that Omiltchuk died for the
truth because he presented just
complaint of the crew.
The authorities have made no at
tempt to remove the body, the sailors
having fire on any one seeking to in
terfere with it. police agent visit
ing the spot was killed by strikers.
During the day a red flag was hoist
ed on the Nniaz Potemkine and mem
bers of the crew rode from ship to
ship in the harbor forcing the stop
rage of all work therein. Food was
supplied them by sympathizers who
pillaged the maritime storehouses.
| The strike is now general and the
rioters are growing in numbers and
boldness. There were exchanges of
shots all day, but the number of vic
! tins can not be stated. This even
ing a bomb was thrown in cathedral
| place, killing its thrower and police
| man.
A telegram from the mayor of Cd
essa who is at Moscow imploring the
| citizens to restore order, has been
| POSTED throughout the city.
During the day one of the torpedo
| boats which accompanied the Knaz
/ Potemkine came into the hartor and
| seized the Russian steamer Esperanza.
The steamer was laden with 10000
tons of coal, which the battleahip is
taking on board.
The governor has telegraphed for
squadron to be sent from Sebastopol.