The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-07-08
SUBJECTION RUMOR.
MUTINEERS SAID TO SHOWN THE
WHITE FEATHER
II - ReperSzd That sou Men Deserted
From the Rattleship knIaz Potem,
kline During Saturday and Asked
Mercy From Authorities, Leaving
Mutlnssrs Short Handed to Fight.

st. Petersburg. July S.-"The ST.
Andrews flag is now dying from the
masthead OF the kniaz Potemkine."
An Odessa dispatch reports In these
words the surrender of the battleship
by her mutinous crew. and adds that
a steamer has gone out to the Kniaz
Potemkine with supply Of provisions
This was the first definite statement
received in st, Petersburg regarding
the surrender OF the battleship. and
the dispatch, which leaves 80 many
details yet TO be cleared up. Is accept
ed here with caution, and until il is
fully established that an adequate
guard has been placed aboard the bat.
tleshlp and command restored to her
commissioned officers. apprehension
that the revolt will break out again
will not be ended
During Saturday ST. Petersburg was
without definite knowledge as ~
whether the crew OF the kniaz Potem.
kline had returned To It's allegiance or
whether ths revolt still continued,
aud perhaps nad spread to other shlps.
and the lnab.Agy OF the government 10
announce an end OF the uprising gave
rise 20 the darEest reports. The few
dispatches which arrived yesterday
through the oficial agency were syi.
deutly carefully censored and lacked
| reference to the musiuy, but tho de-
tails they have about the hurried em.
placement OF coast artillery in poai.
lions commanding the harbor and OF
the revolt continued.
Altogether. IL seems apparent that
the submission OF the sailors OF the
kniaz Potemklne to Vice Admiral Kru.
gers squadron on Friday was only
Temporary and that the muLineeFs had
changed their minds after their 70.
turn % the harDor and the departure
OF the squadron.
Whether the crew Of the Gcorgi
Pooiedoaosetz shared the dlsafrection
Is not definitely known. but the knlaz
PUIemkIns crew evidently vaclllated
FOR a long time az to whether they
would continue the long contest OF
throw up the sponge,
/ It Is reported here that 900 men
deserted from the Kniaz Potemkinc
during Saturday and threw themselves
on the mercy OF the authorities. there.
by leaving ths mutlneers too short
handed TO light and work their ship
1.-The report continued that the Vcchls
crew declined an invitation To come
aboard and Join the forces OF the
kuiaz Potamkiue. and that the surreu
der OF the battleshlp therefore was Ia
evltable
Il is not known what punishment Il
In store for the muttuOus sailors
though IT is reported that che govern
meut has decided To hang every Efth
man. The chief mutineers. however
who were under tho leadership gf d
former ensign named Makhaluftn. "a
capped to Couatantlnople. and those 70
naming are probably oaly their tools
Croustadt was fairly quiet yoatsr
day. The strike % the longshOremer
at one time seemed 10 be- settled. bul
the employers declared their inability
tu pay the wages the commander oil
the district had promised the work
men. and the strike Is still unsnded.
The events at Odessa. Ilbau AMI
ICronstadt increase the difficulty Of tbs
general situation Unless the mutiny
Is checked by the most signal pun
ishmeut It Is apt % prove contagious
Il increases the urgency for natipna
assembly as the sole remedy to brtni
the substantial men OF the Countr!
hack Ia the va,ypruupnf