Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-29
MUTINEERS ARE CONFIDENT
Sailors in Revolt at sebastSpOl Pay No
Attention TO Threats
UlTlMATUM EXPIRED AT MIDNIGHT
Belief that Car IL Afraid TO
Test Loyalty of Army by
Ordering Men TO Fire
ON Brothers.
ULTlMATUM EAPIRtD AT MIDNIGHT

ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 2s.-1:5f a. M
The last day of grace accorded the mutt
neers at Sebastopol expired at midnight
with no sign, OF surrender on the part OF
the men. The hills towering above the
harbor of the Russian stronghold In the
Black sea may resound this morning, as
they did in the days OF the CTimean war,
with the roar of musketry and cannon
should the government attempt TO carry
out its announced intention of crushing
the revolt with the mailed fist.
The rebellous soldiers are playing "a
waiting game and apparently have full con-
hdence that the guns of the fleet will not
be turned against them. II they have not
actually disregarded the summons to haul
down the red flag, they seem determined
to make the authorities show their hand.
Whether General Nepluoff. the command
ant of the fortress, who was released by
the mutineers today and who relieved Cen
eral Baron Meller Gakomolskie, will dare
to accept the challenge of the mutineers
and stake the discipline and loyalty not
only of the troops at his disposal but of
the whole army, on the cast is, however,
doubtful. ... 81 -. .-...-
Army q DiscOntented.
Dispatches from a score of garrisons in
Russia show that the LAND forces of the
empire are in state Of discomfort and any
order to the troops to fire on their COM
rades in the sister branch of the service
might possibly preoipitate a general and
Widespread mutiny. on the other hand. il
would be difficult to starye out the sailors
by regular siege, as provisions and water
can be obtained by. them and they are I'M
der the guns of not unfriendly warships
The report that the whole feet had gone
over to the mutineers under the command
I of Lieutenant Schmidt, the revolutionary
commander of the cruiser Otohakoff is in
correct, though the officers OF the other
ships. as during Vice Admiral KruEer's
abortive demonstration against the mutt
neers on the Kniaz Potemkine (now the
Panteleimon) at Odessa, probably will be
unable to obtain obedience of the men for
: the carrying out of any measures against
their comrades
! Rely Upon COssaeks.
! The stan quarters at SabastapoI are
guarded by cossaeks and the officers in
the streets are accompanied by escorts Of
Cossacks the only branch OF the service
the fidelity of which is unquestioned. The
movements Of the members of the Guard
regiments who are pets of the imperial
family and superlativey paid and treated
as compared with the members Of other
regiments, are Joining in the revolutionary
/ movement, Two hundred and fifty MEM
bers OF the Guard regiment, who were said
TO have been leaders in spreading the rev.
| dictionary propaganda, were arrested at
( their barracks Sunday night. It is reported
! that the sailors OF the guard equipages
from which the crews for the imperial
yachts are drawn will be removed TO St
Petersburg on account OF disa Election
! among them.
The council fO~ national defense held a
! protracted session yesterday at which the
situation was discussed.
Rambling of Another strike.
The rumblings OF anothe rgeneraI strike
are becoming louder. The post and tele-
graph officials Of Moscow already have
gone out and the strike has spread "a
twelve other cities.
The General orkmen's council has sum-
! moned a conference of the leaders through.
/ out the empire for tomorrow Thursday "a
| discuss the possibility OF a national strike
I'm sympathy with the locked out workmeu
| OF St. Petersburg There Is a strong feel.
ing against such a strike. however, NOT
only on account OF the poverty OF the
| workmen but also because Il would inter.
fere with the great strike planned for
January.
A delegation representing the Newspaper
union called upon Count lite yesterday Il
demand that the writer NJ. Serasheftsky
who was expelled from Warsaw by Gov.
ernor General skallon. be allowed to re-
turn. The premier said he would tele-