The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-29
HUNDREDS SLAIN
IN ODESSA CONFLICT
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by troops. Many residents are leaving

by troops. Many residents are leaving
Odessa.
The red flag of revolution is hoisted
at the masthead Of the Prince Potem-
kin, 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, end the ship is COM
pletely in the possession of the crew
and few officers who have thrown in
their lot with the mutineers.
The guns of the Potemkin were
trained on the city yesterday and in
the streets masses Of striking workmen
were inflamed by the spectacle Of
open revolt on board an imperial war
ship, and made a bold front against
the military.
All day long firing was heard in many
ricades were erected and tumult and
disorder reigned
Mobs Block Fire Fighters.
Mobs Of incendiaries by armed force
prevented the fire brigade working
The troops were completely terrorized
afraid to approach within range Of the
Prince Potemkin s guns
1t is thought that it may become nee;
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the protection of the foreign colonies.
Reports Of the mutiny, which occurred
while the battleship was at sea, are diff
6cult to obtain, as the 1nutineers re
fuse to allow communication with the
shore; but it is ascertained that it arose
from the shooting of sailor who was
| presenting on behalf Of the crew com
plant against bad food.
Soup Is Bad; Complaint Fatal.
| According to one version, this sailor
| whose name was Omiltchuk, objected
to the quality of the "borchtch, - OF
soup, and was Immediately shot dow1
by mess officer. The crew then rose
and seized the ship and the officers
eight of whom were spared on condi
ton that they would join the mutineers
The others were killed and theil
bodies thrown overheard.
After period of vacillation the
Prince Potemkin headed for Odessa anc
arrived here Tuesday night, accompanied
by two torpedo boats. Early yester
| day the body of Omiltchuk was brought
ashore in one of the battleship's boats
and was landed on the new mole, where
| 1t was exposed in semistate all day.
An inscription on the breast Of tn
dead sailor states, on behalf of thu
crew, that Omiltchuk died for the trutl
pccduse ue pleoeuIeu d .]uoI coupld1n
| Of the
The authorities made, no attempt t.
remove the body, the sailors havin,
served notice that the ship would opel
fire on any one seeking to interfere will
| it. A police agent who visited the spo
was killed by strikers.
The body Of Omiltchuk, the sailor ez
ecrted on board the Russian battleshi
Prince Potemkin: is still exposed o,
the quay where it was landed by tn
crew Of Potemkin yesterday. The dea
mans comrades, who demand that tn
remains shall be accorded military hon
ors, actively fought on the side of tn
rioters against the troops. b.. E.
Red Flag Hoisted.
Yesterday a red flag was hoiste
on the Prince Potemkin and member
of the crew rode from ship to ship i
the harbor, forcing the stoppage Of al
| work thereon. Food was supplied ther
by sympathizers on shore, who pillage
the maritime storehouses. "a Sd
During the day one of the torped
boats which accompanied the Prime
Potemkin came into the harbor an
seized the Russian steamer Esperanzs
The steamer was laden with 1000 ton
of COAL, which the battleship took O
board = II = -.