The Forrest City times., 1905-06-30
TROUBLE REACHES NAVY
Russia Internal Strife Has Reached
 the Sailors on Warships.

the SaiiorS on WarShipS.
 Odessa, June 29-The red flag oe revolution is hoisted at the masthead of the Kniaz Potemkine, Russia.s most powerful battleship in the Black the hands of muineers.
 The captain and most of the officers were murdered and thrown overheard in the open sea, and the ship is com pletely in the possession of the crew and a few officers who have cast their lot with the mutineers, the guns of the ship are trained on the city and in the streets masses of strikers who yesterday fled before the troops ar1 now infamed with the open revolt on board of the imperial warship and are making a bold front against tho military
 All day long firing has been going on in many quarters of the city A number of barricades have been erected and disorder reigns
 The main squadron of the Black sea fleet, consisting of the battleships George Pohedionestetz. Trisviatelia. Rostislav and Ekaterina H., with two cruisers, is expected to arrive here at any time, and regular naval battle is in prospect.
 The rioters are in a most defiant der without fighting.
 Reports of the mutiny, which oc- cured while the battleship was at sea. are difficult to obtain as the mu- tineers refuse to allow communication with the shore. but it is ascertained that it arose from the shooting of sailor who yeas presenting on behalf of the crew a complaint against bad food. According to one version, this sailor. whose name was Omiltchuk. objected to the quality of the "borchtch" or soup. and was imme- diately shot down by a mess officer. The crew then rose and seized the ship and the officers, eight of whom were spared on condition that they would join the mutineers.
 The others were killed and their bodies thrown overheard.
 After this the vessel headed for Odessa accompanied by two torpedo boats. Omiltschuks body was brought | ashore and was landed on the new mote, where it has been exposed in semi-state. It was visited by thous ands of persons.
 | An inscription on the breast of the dead sailor states. on behalf of the crew, that Omiltschuk died for the truth because he presented a just complaint of the crew
 The authorities have made no at tempt to remove the body the sailors having served notice that the ship would open fire on any one seeking to interfere with it.
 Reign of Terror Begins.
 London, June PA late dispatch from Odessa states that the whole of the quays and the buildings around the harbor, as well as much shipping are in flames Mobs of incendiariea by armed force prevented the fire brigade working The troops are completely terrorized and are afraid to approach within range of the bat tleship's guns. which threaten bonn bardment. The city is appallingly H. luminated by burning buildings ahd terror prevails everywhere. Sleep is impossible and everybody is watch ing and waiting.
 The whole garrison has been reaui- sitioned for patrol duty. It is thought that it may become necessary to sum- mon foreign warshps for the proteo- ton of the foreign colonies.
 Tuesday nights collisions between the mobs and the police and military resulted in the loss of F lives, includ- ing three policemen