Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-02
Sailors Said to Have
OverpOWered Officers
and Surrendered.
NEB0GATOFF AT FAULT
Strongly Censured at Home for
Yielding Up Ship to
Enemy.

New York. June "Details from a
Trustworthy source leave little room
for doubt, says a Times dispatch from
St Petersburg, that Admiral Nebogat-
offs sailors mutinied In the battle of
the Sea OF Japan. and either threw
many of the officers overheard. or, ac-
cording TO another version. bound them
in their cabins and raised the white
flag.
Eight men in Nebogatoff's squadron
were. it is ascertained. hanged for mu-
tiny while still in the Red sea.
JemtchuE sunk.
Toxic. June 2.-The reported sinking
OF the Russian cruiser Jemtchug has
been confirmed. Ii is planned to bring
the battleship Orel to Yokosuka,
where the emperor will visit. A story
is i'll circulation to the effect that at
the opening OF the fight 300 men on the
Orel were killed or wounded.
Thrown Overheard.
Groans and shrieks of the injured
exercised such a harmful effect that
140 mortally wounded were thrown
overheard. Those slightly wounded
were fastened TO the mast to prevent
their interference with the fighting.
Fought BraveIy.
Ii is impossible to obtain any con-
firmatiOn of the story. but later re-
ports indicate the crew of the Orel
fought with desperate bravery through
out the day previous to their surren-
der. The hull of the vessel is she'll
marked. and many of her guns smash
ed or dismounted.
Masses for the Killed.
St Petersburg, June 2.-ReQuiem
masses are being celebrated constantly
in all churches and chapels for the re-
pose of the souls OF the slain, although
distracted relatives are unable to learn
definitely the fate of those dear TO
them. The admiralty up TO the present
time has been unable to throw any
light on the situation except to an
nounce the safety of those who have
reached Vladivostok.
stories of Mutiny.
Ugly stories are circulating in this
city of decentralization and even treach-
cry of the crews of several Russian
ship during the battle. and il is even
said the crew of the battleship Orel
bound their officers and hoisted the
white flag
Trouble Before Starting.
The origin of these stories, which
is discredited by all naval men here,
cannot be traced, as the only direct
Information comes from Japan. but
doubtless they are based on trouble
among the crew of the Orel before her
departure for the far east. She was
sunk at her dock before she left Cron-
stadt, and later at Libau the crew were
mutinous.
NebORatOn Denounced.
Indignation against Rear Admiral
Nebogatoff is growing, and epithets of
coward and traitor" are coupled
with his name. especially since the re-
ceipt of the Toxic dispatches showing
his surrender was not in the heat of
battle. but with land close under his
lee TO which his crews could have es-
capped after the destruction of his ships.
DIsaHectIOn I'm Army.
London. June =, ) a. m.-The St. Pc
tersburg correspondent of the Standard
claims to have received confirmation
from a good source that the govern
ment suspects the temper of the troops
in Manchuria and at home. According
TO private letters from Manchuria Gen.
Iinevitch recently had % mutinous of
GERS shot and 800 men hanged The
officers were accused of distributing
proclamations that were found in pos
session of the men.