Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-07-06
MUT|NEERS ON HIGH SEAS
FACED BY STARVATION
Kniaz Potemkine Almost Entirely Out Of
Coal and Provisions.
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Rebels Fired y pom and Return to Odessa
to Bernhard City,
Member Of Grew. Escapes and Tells Of
bad Condition on Board.

the crew Of the Kniaz Potemkine to &C.
cept the government offer, made
through the captain Of the port, VINO
positively announced that the mutt
neers would not be allowed to receive
provisions unless they came ashore I'M
armed and delivered up the battleship
and torpedoboat to the captain of the
port. If these conditions were fulfilled
the mutineers would be given the lib
erty to go where they pleased. The re-
bellious sailors conferred together, re-
fused the governments demand anu
renewed their demand for provisions.
This again was positively refused by
the captain of the port, whereupon the
Russian torpedoboat attempted to en-
ter the port, but being fired upon by
the Elizabetha and evidently awed by
the firm stand taken by the authori
ties, decided to retire.
A sailor from the Kniaz Potemkine
who came ashore yesterday with COM
rades to negotiate with the project,
slipped away and escaped to the town.
He appeared greatly excited and ex-
hausted and reported that tne battle
ships provisions were completely con-
sumed and the crew had been in a
state of starvation for the last two
days. The sailor begged not to be re-
turned to the ship, as he would be
killed He said that only ten tons or
coal were on board the Kniaz Potem-
kline, two-tnirds of the crew favored
landing at Kustenji, while the other
third wished to return to Odessa and
lombard the city. 1t is said that there
is every reason to expect that the
Kniaz potemkine will surrender today.
Floating Jap Loan.
Berlin, July 4.-The Tageblatt yes
terday printed dispatch from Lon
don giving the substance of an inter
view a correspondent had with the
Japanese financial agent, M. Takaha-
shi on the subject of the new Japa-
nese loan of $150,000,000. Takaha-
shi said it probably would be issued
at the end of this or the beginning OF
next week, at four per cent. The is
iue price will be So to so.
British Believe Russia Able.
London. July An the house OF
commons yesterday, Earl Percy, Tor
eign under secretary, replying to
suggestion that friendly representa-
lions should be made to Russia pro-
posing a temporary suspension treaty
excluding foreign warships from the
Black sea so British vessels might
safeguard the life and property OF
British subjects at Odessa, said the
present circumstances at Odessa did
not afford sufficient grounds for de
parture from the treaty rules govern
ing the Black sea. There is nothing
to show, he said, that the Russian gov
eminent has not adequate means for
protecting British subjects in common
with the rest of the population nor
that the arrival of British warships
would improve the situation.
New Yorker Views Anarchy.
St. Petersburg, July 4.-Joseph
Mandelkern, a real estate dealer of
New York, who has just arrived
at st. Petersburg from Poland, where
lie visited Warsaw, LODI, Byelostok
and other centers, says that a state
of anarchy exists there which the
military and police are admittedly
powerless to handle. He brings
startling information about the buni
and other revolutionary organizations
Like similar organizations in the eau
Causus they are now forbidding pay
ment of taxes under penalty of death
and levying tribute for the purpose or
resistance to the government. He
saws that all the members of the or
ganziations are armed with revolvers
and knives and are defying the police
to interfere with them under threats
of death. Mandelkern adds that
Thursday he saw a procession of CO.
coo persons in Warsaw carrying red
flags with not a policeman in sight,
the police having been warned that
If they appeared they would be muir
dered. In Byelostok. Mandelkern
says the revolutionists are actually
wearing a sort of uniform, with a
blue blouse. The Polish organiza-
tons. Mandelkern says, are not seek
/ ing separation, but want constitu-
ton which will give Poland an autono-
nous government.
PACKERS TO FURNISH BONDS,