Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-07-01
Conflicting Reports as to
FaithfuInesS of
Sailors.
REPORT NEW OUTBREAK
But Denied In Official Circles
Hundreds of Bodies Still
Unburied.

Washington. July Consul Heen-
an, at Odessa. cabled the state depart
ment as follows: -
THE fleet is reported in mutiny-
Two battleships are here, the Potem-
kline and another" A
Reports Conflict.
Washington, July Late yesterday
afternoon cablegram was received
from Heenan informing the state de-
partment of the surrender to Admiral
Kruger, of the mutineerS aboard the
Russian battleship Kniaz Potemkine.
The cablegram from him concerning
the report of the feet in nfutiny was
received at 1910 today.
SECOND Crew MutInIes.
London July IA private telegram
received from Odessa. timed at 10 this
morning, says;
Men on a second battleship have
mutinied. Can see no possibility OF an
early resumption of work. The posi-
ton is undoubtedly critical"
Not Allowed tO Land.
Odessa, July 1.-The battleship Kni.
az PotemEine and Georgi Pobietono-
left port. Local authorities refused to
allow the crew of the Potembine to
land for the purpose of purchasing
food They told the sailors to send
ashore lists of what they wanted
Arrives ut SebastOpOL
SeTastopol, July Part of Admiral
Kruger's squadron has arrived here
from Odessa.
Governor Is Master.
Paris, July IAN Odessa dispatch
confirms previous reports To the effect
that the crew of the Kniaz Potemkine
has been transferred to other vessels
of the black sea fleet The dispatch
adds the governor of Odessa Is master
of the situation.
Petersburg Confirms.
London. July IA dispatch received
by Reuters from St. Petersburg to-
Hay confirmed the previous dispatches
from Odessa that the mutineers of the
Kniaz Potemkine surrendered to Ad.
miral Kruger.
Reported Quiet.
London. July IA private telegram
from ODESSA timed at 11:20 this morn
ing says the city at present is quiet
and orderly. There are plenty of
troops All depends on the action OF
the battleships.
Left Two Behind.
Accounts of events at Odessa con-
nict While a private telegram this
morning confirms the report OF mu-
tiny on board a second Russian battle
ship, another message sent about mid
night says when Vice Admiral Kru-
gers squadron departed the admiral
left behind two battleships at the ur-
gent request OF the military governor
who was fearful even with 10000
troops at his disposal II is considered
possible this may have given rise 10
the story denying the surrender OF the
Kniaz Potemkine.
Night Quiet.
Odessa. July !. IL a. m.--TRe night
passed without untoward ineideAt The
stiffness is occasionally broken " Slis-
tant rifle shots, evidently signals be
tween troops. Otherwise all is quiet.
The exodus continues by every train.
The terror of the situation is largely
kept up by social democrats manifes-
tos prociaiming Odessa has commence
ed a revolution
Murder nu Oulcef.
Kursk. Russia, July IAN ofncer
was burned to- death in railway car
here by mob last night after short
sbarp conflict. Trouble arose through
the officer ordering the arrest OF a sol
der.
300 Bodies Ia shed.
London. July lit is stated 900
charred corpses OF victims OF the con-
aagrations OF "Wednesday night are
stir living in one of the harbor sheds
Describing the incendiarism, the cor
says:
Il saw women and young girls help.
ing carry bundles Of straw and hre-
wood and saturating them with parafin
and then lighting torches which were
thrown in through the smashed doors
and windows until the whole harooT
front was ahame-
Fen Back Before Troops
"a nob OF from 1900 40 1900 per-,
sons fell back slowly before tns rine
voIIeys of the troops until the machine