Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-03
CZAR'SFLEET MUTINY
Kniaz Potemkine Sails Black
 Sea a Pirate.
ALL HER OFFICERS WERE MURDERED
Admiral Kruger's ships at sevas. tOpol Have Been Disabled-Thefr Officers and Men Were All
 Sent Ashore.

| WASHINGTON. July 3.-Ar. Meyer.
 American ambassador at St. Peters
 burg. in cablegram to the state de- partment says Consul Heenan at Odes- sa reports to him that the Black sea fleet has mutinied
 A Sevastopol. despatch says that i'm mediately after the Black sea squad | ron arrived there on Saturday a coun- cil of admrals and captains was held on board the flagship Rostislav. Vice Admiral Kruger presiding. The coun- cil resolved to ungear the machinery | and authorize the officers and men to go ashore The Ekaterina II. is there and has been disarmed. A cable from Kustenji Roumania, dated 92O o'clock last night. says the Kniaz Potemkine and torpedo boat No. 267 are anchored off that port and that l another steamer is in the offing appar entity watching.
 The commander of the Roumanian fleet boarded the Kniaz Potemkine and gave her permission to take water and provisions pending instructions from Bucharest. The Russian gunboat Psezouape is in the harbor there, but has not communicated with the kniaz Potomkine.
 The unprecedented spectacle of a powerful modern battleship cruising around in the Black sea in the hands of a crew who. under the rules of interna- tional law, cannot be regarded as oth- CT than pirates and of the admiral in command of the rest of the Euxine fleet frankly confessing his inability to cope with the situation and ordering the fires of his warships to be drawn has stupefied the Russian admiralty. An Odessa despatch says that the Kniaz Potemkine has sailed from that port. apparently in the direction of the Roumanian coast.
 The Georgi Pobiedonosetz is now an- chored in the inner port. The surren- der of the vessel is conditional upon the crew being informed as to what their punishment will be.
 On arrival in the Odessa roads the flagship signaled the Kniaz Potemkine to join the squadron. to which the bat tleship replied. We ask that the ad- miral should come on board us.' From the outset several of the crew of the ship demanded that she rejoin the fleet. These increased in numbers until it was ultimately decided to nego- tiate with the authorities, to whom they handed over the flag and the breech blocks of the guns.
 No answer being given the Kniaz Potemkine cleared for action and steamed at full speed along the whole fleet. She passed so close to the other vessels that even the features of her commander. who wore thick beard and was in civilian clothes. were clear ly distinguishable. Several among the crews assert that they saw at least thirty men in civilian costumes on board the Kniaz Potemkine.
 Admiral Kruger signaled to the squadron. Head for Sevastopol." and at the same time the Kniaz Potemkine displayed the signal. We remain here"
 Commander Gazevitch of the Georgi Pobiedonosetz signaled that the ma chinery of the vessel was disabled. Ad- miral Kruger repeated his order to sail for Sevastopol. when the Georgi Po- biedonosetz replied. We remain here" She then steamed alongside the Kniaz Potemkine and hoisted the signal, I've wish to hand you our officers"
 Tbis was the last signal seen by the squadron before heading for Sevasto- pol.
 Captain Golikoff and all the officers of the Kniaz Potemkine except five. who were mostly engineers. were killed June 2s during the voyage to Odessa. IL is stated that 300 work men from the Sermovo works were on board.