The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-30

I the Knioz Potemkine. whose mutineers
/ have now been Joined by the crews of
I the torpedo boats which accompanied
] il to Odessa. to surrender, under the
| threat of firing upon and sinking the
vessel This was followed by the de-
cIaration of martial law at Odessa
and LibaU and the clothing of the mill
taTy commanders with plenaTy powers.
Loyalty of Army Doubted.
The newly formed council for i'm
peTiaI defense met las night under
the presidency of Grand Duke Nicho-
las, and was in session long after mid
night. Beyond the fact that the tenn
per of the army was considered at
length. nothing is known as to what
occurred in the council or regarding
the decisions at which it arrived. There
IS great fear that many regiments are
hOneycOmbed with SeditiOn. and there
is grave doubt of their loyalty should
they be called upon to fire on the revo-
lUtiOnists- Indeed, the most startling
stories involving the unreliabiIity of
the troops are being repeated in St
Petersburg. but the truth of many of
them Is more than questionable.
News Spreading Rapidly.
What effect the news of the happen
IngS at Odessa viii have on the troops
and the people in general is problem
atical and is puzzling the press. The
precautions taken by the authorities to
keep the news from the PUBLIC have
been in vain, the revOlutiOnaries and
the liberals everywhere spreading it
by word Of mouth. and within twenty
four hours it viii be known i'm the ut
termost confines of European Russia
When the news reaches the armies in
Manchuria it is bound to create a deep
impression The authorities, however,
realizing that il was certain to leak
out and that there would be exagger-
ated versions of il. and, perhaps, to
pave the way for a public announce
ment- are now sending some dispatches
10 the nswpapers but these only con-
tain information not for publication.
skrydIoff's Opinion.
At the admiralty. where the temper
of the Black sea sailors is known, the
orders sent to Admiral K-uger's squad
ron were by no means unanimously
approved Among others Vice Admiral
Skydloff openly expressed the opinion
that the blue jackets Of KTuger's ships
would not fire on their comrades on
board the Kniaz Potemkine, but that
on the contrary, they might revolt
should they be ordered to shoot Ad-
miral SkrydIOff was Of the opinion that
the best course would be to allow the
crew Of the Kniaz Potemkine to re-
main on board until il had been
starved into submission
In this connection the story is cur
rent that the crew of the battleship
captured two English ships loaded with
provisions and is holding them along
side.
As far as known here Admiral Kru-
ger although due at Odessa early last
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night and this gave rise to runOrs that
the crews had actually seized the other
SHIPS of the squadron
Situation Not Clear.
Dispatches. received here from Odessa
do not make the situation very clear.
Millions of dollars worth of property,
including ships. has been burned or
otherwise destroyed. The city is ter
ror-stricken and many. probably hun
dreds. have been killed or wounded in
the street fighting The fact that the
troops and police made no attempt to
interfere with the burial of the mar
tyred sailor is considered to be cOncIu-
sive evidence that they either felt
themselves powerless or feared 10 make
the attempt on account Of the attitude
of the populace.
Under cover of the darkness pro-
duCed by the dense pail of smoke hang
ing over the city, it is reported. the
mob has begun to sack and plumber.
Foreign property has suffered heavily.
Vice Admiral Martinez.
In naval circles the cause of the mu-
tiny on board the Kniaz POtemkine is
attributed principally TO the severity
of Vice Admiral ChUCtin's regime. He
is a martinez Of a most severe type.
and several of his sailors have already
/ been shot for disObedience. At the time
Of the mUtiny a cOuTt-martial was &C
tuaIly in progress at SebastOpOl and
several of the crew Of the battleship
had been sentenced by it
The accepted version in st. Peters
burg is that the vessel was captured by
a Tuse. When she arrived IN the offing
at Odessa the KniaZ POtemkine sig
{ nailed the captain 70 come on board.
{ When he appeared at the eangway he
was seized and the boats crew. being
informed of the situation. returned and
led their comrades against the other Of
ficers, whom they placed in irons.
Trouble at Libau.
Late dispatches from Libau say that
property losses there are considerable
and that all the wOrkmen have gone out
in sympathy with the action Of the blue
jackets. Private reports are said TO
have been received according to which
artillery was employed against the mu-
tineers. but this had not been con-
frmed. nor is there at hand any state
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