The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-30

1 authorities to keep the news from the | public have been in vain, the reyolu- tionists and the liberals everywhere spreading It by word or mouth within | twenty-four hours 1t will be known | in the utmost confines of European | Russia. When the news reaches the army in Manchuria 1t Is bound to cre- ate deep impression. The authori- ties. however, realizing that it was cer- tain to leak out and that there would | be exaggerated voicings of t and per haps to prepare the way for a public announcement. are now sending some dispatches to the newspapers. but they only contain information not for pub | lication. At the Admiralty. where the temper of the Black Sea sailors Is known. the orders sent to Admiral Kruger's squad ron were by no means unanimously ap- proved. Among others. Vice. Admiral Skrydloff openly expressed the opinion that the blue jackets of Kruger's ships would not fire zon their comrades on board the Kniaz Potemkine. but that on the contrary they might revolt should they be ordered to shoot. Ad- miral skrydloff was of the opinion that the best course would be to allow the crew of the Kniaz Potemkine to re- main on board until 1t had been starved into submission.
 In this connection the story is cur rent that the crew of the battieship captured two English ships loaded with provisions and Is holding them along side.
 As far as known here, Admiral Kru- ger. although due at Odessa early last evening. had not arrived up to mid night and this gave rise to the rumors that the crews had actually seized the other ships of the squadron.
 situntlon Not Clear.
 Dispatches received here from Odessa do not make the situation very clear. Millions of dollars worth of property, including ships. have been burned or otherwise destroyed The city is terror stricken ana many, probably hundreds. have been killed or wounded in the street fighting. The fact that the troops and police made no attempt to interfere with the burial of the mar tyred sailor is considered to be conclu- sive evidence that they either felt themselves powerless or feared to make the attempt on account of the attitude of the popuiace. Under the cover of darkness produced by the dense pail of smoke hanging over the city, 1t Is re- ported that the mob has begun to sack and piunder. Foreign property has suf- fered heavily.
 In naval circles the cause of the mutiny on board the Kniaz Potemkine is attributed principally to the sexer- ity of Vice Admiral Chuktin's regime. He is martinet of a most severe type and several of his sailors have already been shot for disobedience.
 At the time of mutiny a court mar tiai was actually in progress at Sevas- topol and several of the crew of the battleship had been sentenced by 1t. The accepted version in St. Petersburg is that the vessel was captured by a ruse. When she arrived in the ofing at Odessa. the Kniaz Potemkine sig nailed the captain to come on board When he appeared at the gangway he was seized and the boats crew, being -infHetnea be the situation. returned and led their comrades against the other officers. whom they placed in irons.
 Late dispatches from Libau say that property losses there are considerable and that all the workmen have gone out in sympathy with the action of the blue jackets. Private reports are said to have been received according to which artillery was employed against the mutineers, but this has not been confirmed nor Is there at hand any statement giving the number of killed or wounded. Four lake subma- rine boats are under guard and are yet undamaged.
 The mutiny at Libau, following on the heels of events at Odessa, gave rise to the impression that it might be the result of a general plot of the sailors but no connection between these hap penings has yet been established. Up to midnight the blue jackets of Cron- stadt had made no move which would indicate their connection with a plot.