The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-06
WAR DECLARED,
Flag of Rebellion H0isted on the
Kniaz P0temkine.
Her Commander Threatens to
Bombard a Crimean Town.
INHABITANTS FLEE.
Russian Officials Don't Know
What to Do About 1t.
Inviolabillty of FOreignShipping
Pledged by Rebels.
INHABITANTS FLEE,

Theodosia, Crimea, July 6.-Tha
inhabitants are leaving town in CONS
pliance with the orders of the author-
tiles who fear mutineers of the Kniaz
Potemkine will carry out their threat
to open fire on Theodosia this even-
ing. Only troops and officials remain
here.
Situation Is Grave.
st. Petersburg, July 6.-Inquiry ag
the admiralty this morning failed to
confirm the report current late last
night that the Kniaz Potemkine had
already left Theodosia. AdmiraA
Wirenius, chief of the naval staff, in-
formed the Associated Press that ac-
cording to the latest advices, the bats
tleship is still at Theodosia.
What will be done?'' asked the
correspondent.
1--WE cannot tell you," was the res
ply.
1.-The whole affair is in the hands OF
Vice Admiral Chouknine and he has
not communicated his plans to us.
Admiral Krugers' ships were due to
leave Odessa yesterday afternoon
They should now be arriving at Se-
bastopol."
DO you think that upon their ar
rival, Admiral Chouknine will try and
I'VE do not know what he will try
to do. In my opinion the easiest and
promptest solution would be to send
| a torpedo boat to sink her and have
advocated that course. The situation
is grave. The ship is not in the hands
of her crew, but in the hands of a
revolutionist commander who went
on board at Odessa. They have is
the powers. They want to be consid-
cred insurgents. I presume their next
step will be to ask for recognition as
belligerents. They know their heads
are forfeited and will stop at nothing.
In the eyes of the law they are OUT
laws and pirates. The first thing nec-
| essary is to make an example of the
crew and restore discipline in the
Black Sea fleet
Admiral Wirenius said there was no
ltrath in the report from Vienna that
four hundred Russian sailors had de-
Istroyed a cruiser and sought refuge on
board a British steamer bound for
IConstantinople. No Russian cruiser.
the admiral added had been destroyed
so far as he was aware.
/ Mutineers Imprisoned.
Odessa. July 6.-Sixty-seven of the
mutineers from the George Pobie-
donosetz including the ringieaders.
were imprisoned today. It is expect
ed all of them will be shot.
They Had No Coal.
moned by the Kniaz Potemkire rep
resentatives of the town council went
on board the battleship and were re-
ceived in the admirals cabin by the
commission commanding her. The
commission demanded the delivery OF
500 tons of coal and provisions Of
various kinds within twenty-four
hours, and threatened that In the
event of noncompliance after the
warning to the inhabitants, the town
would be bombarded. The commits
sion also proposed that the mayor
should transmit to the population q
proclamation demanding the terminus
ton of the war, a convocetion of Zem-
Stvos, etc.
Learning of these demands, many
Inhabitants fed the town. The work
men insisted that the demands be
granted.
A special meeting of the municipal
council was called and the council
consented to deliver the provisions
but refused to comply with the de-
mand for coal for the reason that the
town had none.
Levied Supplies.
Sofia, July 6.-The Russian torpedo
boat destroyer Strenitely anchored on
Varna, opposite Prince Ferdinand's Z
palace. yesterday evening. The COM
, mander requested supplies which were
granted, and the destroyer sailed.
Mutiny in the Army.
Berlin, July "a correspondent al
Kattawitz, Siiesia, says he learns from
an altogether reliable source that six
teen men were designated in each COM
pany of the Lithuanian life guard
regiment in Warsaw to go to Man.
churia June %, and that day the men
so designated refused to go and theiT
| comrades refused to make them do so
The colonel of the Lithuanian regi-
ment sent to another life guard regi-
ment named the st. Petersburg for
: help. but the men refused to obey or
ders, which was also the case with 9
, third life guard regiment, the Kex-
: holm. The colonel of the Lithuanian
regiment then applied to the military
commander of Warsaw, Lieutenani
General Komaroff. who sent a detach-
ment of Cossacks to the MokotoW
: camp Some Of the mutineers fred or
the Cossacks who returned the fire
fourteen altogether being killed before
: those who resisted Were arrested.