The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-29
TIME EXPIRED
AT MIDNIGHT
Mutineers at Sebastopol Holding Out
at Last Accounts.
GOVERNMENT IN BAD BOX
OUTCOME OF THE SITUATION A
MATTER OF DOUBT.

ut. PETERSBURG. Nov. %. 1:54
y a. m.-The last day Of grace ac-
corded to the mutineers at Sebas-
topol expired at midnight with no
signs of surrender on the part of the
men. The hills towering above the
harbor of the Russian stronghold in
the Black sea may resOund this morn
ing, as they did in the days of the
Crimean war, with the roar Of mus
kerry and cannon should the govern
ment attempt to carry out its an
nOunced intention of crushing the re-
volt with the mailed fist.
The rebellious sailors are playing a
waiting game and apparently have full
confidence that the guns Of the fleet
will not be turned against them. If
they have not actually disregarded the
summons to haul down the red flag,
they seem determined to make the au-
thorities show their hand.
Risk Would Be Great.
Whether General Nepluoff. the COM
mandant of the fortress. who was re-
leased by the mutineers today. and
who relieved General Baron Meiler
GakomOleskie. will dare to accept the
challenge of the mutineers and stake
the discipline and loyalty not only OF
the troops at his disposal, but of the
whole army, on the cast. is, however,
doubtful. Dispatches from score OF
garrisOns in Russia show that the
land forces of the empire are in a state
of discomfort, and any order to the
troops to fire upon their comrades in
the sister branch the service might
possibly precipitate a general and
widespread mutiny. On the other hand,
it would be difficult 70 starve out the
sailors by a regular siege as provisions
and water can be obtained by them,
and as they are under the guns of not
unfriendly warships.
Sailors Will Not obey.
The report that the whole f1eet had
gone over to the mutineers under the
command of Lieutenant Schmidt. the
revolutionary commander of the cruis-
er Otchakoff, is incorrect, though the
officers of the Ships. as during Vice
Admiral Kruger's abOFtive demOnstra-
ton against the mutineers on the
Kn4aZ Potemkine (nOW the Pantelei-
NOM at Odessa probably will be I'M
able TO obtain obedience of the men for
the carrying out of any measures
against their comrades
The stan quarters at SebastopOl are
guarded by Cossacks and the officers
in the streets are accompanied by es-
corts of Cossacks, the only branch of
the service the fidelity of which is abb
sOlutely unquestiOned. Even the mem
bers of the guard regiments, who are
pets of the imperial family and super
lately paid and treated as compared
with the members of other regiments,
are Joining in the revolutionary move
ment. Two hundred and fifty men Of
the guard regiments who were said TO
have been leaders in spreading the
revolutionary propaganda We're ar
rested at their barracks tonight. 1t is
understood that the soldiers Of the
equipages from the crews of the i'm
perial yachts are drawn will be with
drawn to st. Petersburg on account Of
disaffection among them.
Council in Session.
The council for national defense held
a protracted session yesterday, at
which the situation was discussed. The
rumblings OF another general strike are
becoming louder. The post and tele-
graphic officials at Moscow already
have gone out and the strike has
spread 10 twelve other cities
The general workmens council has
summoned a conference OF the leaders
throughout the empire for tomorrow
Thursday TO discuss the possibility Of
a national strike in sympathy with the
locked out worknen OF ST. Petersburg.