The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-30
ODESSA BOMBARDED
Steamers Burned, Shells Fired from
l. Warship into City.

London, June 3O.---A dispatch from
Odessa to Lloyd s, dated today, says the
city is quiet. Three steamers Of the
Russian Transport company have been
burned and the thorofares leading to
the ports are closed.
A telegram sent from Odessa at 1000
O'Clock this morning to a shipowner
says the bombardment which com
menced yesterday evening was. not Sc
A renewal was threatened this morn
ing =. -: ILL.,.
Another telegram sent at 11:34 am.
says the British ships are thus far safe.
Rebels Shell Odessa.
The Daily NJ all this morning prints
the following from it's Odessa CORE
sponndent, timed. 1o:40 o CLOCK Thursday
",Using full charges, the Prince Po-
temkln opened fire on the city this
evening. The first shell struck a house
IN ,Nyes]lnskaya street and the second
tell on brewery. In the walls of both
buildings large holes six yards wide by
three yards high were torn. So far there
has been no more firing.
ox+ ; in E; governor directed the gas lamps
severed, so that the city is in total dark
eSS. = ~ -. -r'- -
Large bodies of troops have arrived.
1T IS reported that there are ALTOGETHER
10000 troops in Odessa. : = -
Inns afternoon a tugboat which ar
rived with commission to investigate
ine cond5tl9n r, OF affairs proceeded, fly
side of the bay, and reported. Two
Wsarshlps. are lying at the harbor end
o. OF the main streets, opposite Lit
tie Fontaine.' -
In International Phase.
Should the report that the Prince
Potemkin is bombarding Odessa be con-.
tirmed the incident probably viii pre-
clpltate a critical international sitna-
ton, ana the foreign consuls there viii
almost certainly demand the protection
Of warships, if they have not already
dons So SO; ana ht as the treaty Of Paris
of-war from entering the Black sea, the
jDardanelles question might as a result,
be revided in a novel and unexpected
shape. - -. o c~.,'0>.
In the opinion of the London morn
ing papers, the situation could hardly
De more serious. The outbreak of ma-
the result of concerted action on the
part OF the bluejackets, and is full of
menace for the future peace of the
Russian empire. ..
Another Mutlnous Warshlp.
The, Daily Express prints the follow
ing dispatch from Odessa; time, mid
night: -. = :
"a second mutinous warship is re-
ported. to be at Cape Fontaine, ten
miles from here. -
IA transport with Russians from
Port Arthur and Russian steamer
were held up by the Prince Potemkin
at 5 O'Clock and compelled to lie up
under her guns for two hours.
CAT 7 O'Clock the rebel warship
steamed two miles off, but shortly after
ward returned to her former anchor
age and fired several shots at the sub
urb Of Langeron, where there is a de-
tachment of Cossacks. She then swung
around until her guns pointed to the
center. of Odessa and fred blank
cartridge.
"a Steamer which the Prince Potem-
kin stopped was seen to burst into
flames. '@
GA bomb thrown in street this
evening killed six persons.
THE city penitentiary in which
there are 1000 prisoners, had narrow
escape from being blown to pieces last
night. Five men had just succeeded in
placing a number Of powerful fuse
bombs in the outer wall when they were
arrested. -