The Topeka state journal., 1905-06-30
MUTINEERS CONE.
Battleship Kniaz P0temkine Has
Left Odessa.
Destination of the Vessel I'm
known to Authorities.
SQUADRON ARRIVES.
Official Version of Cause Of the
Trouble.
The Mutiny at CrOnstadt Has
Been Subdued.
SQUADRON ARRIVES.

St. Petersburg. June 80, 6:25 pm
The battleshiD Kniaz Potemkine, ac-
cording to official adviees received at
the ministry of the interior, from the
governor of the province of Kerhson,
which is situated in Odessa left Odessa
early this morning for an unknown
destination. The official version of the
affair puts an entirely new light on
it. It is claimed that the mutiny on
the Potemkine was the result of
plot by twenty sailors who were mem
bers Of a revolutionary organization.
The complaints Of bad food it is said,
We're mere Dretexts. When the COM
plaint was made to the captain of the
batteship, he caused the bluejackets
to be drawn up on the decks and
asked those who We're satisfied to step
out and II was seen that they were in
the majority. Thereupon the major
ity, headed by the revoIutionists, who
are said to have included foreign an
archiStS, seized the guns and turned
them upon their comrades. A bloody
scene followed Nine officers and many
men were killed or jumped overheard
and the mutineers after placing the
remaining officers in irons, took pos
session of the warshiD. Commander
GokOlOff was among the killed.
The red flag was hoisted when the
Kuiaz Potemkine arrived off Odessa.
When the body of Omiltchuk (the man
who was shot by the commander OF
the warship, according to previous re-
ports) was taken ashore for burial, it
was surrounded by crowds of students
and revolutionists, many of whom
were Jews. InflammatoTy speeches
were made and subsequently some of
the reVOluuOnists went on board the
ship and assured the sailors of the
armys sympathy and readiness to co :
operate with them.
The sailors then turned their atten-
ton to the ships in the harbor and the
portion of the city along the water
front. which was soon on fire in many
places
Black sea Fleet Arrives
London. June 80, $40 p.m.-A pri-
Vate cable message received in London
this evening says the Black Sea squad
ron arrived off Odessa and then re
tired until the vessels could be seen
on the horizon where they are now
motionless.
Hospitals Are Crowded.
Berlin. June 30.=A dispatch to the
Tageblatt from Odessa, timed 1852 p.
M. today, says:
"NIobs estimated to number 1000
persons attacked the parols of troops
in the streets yesterday, and the fight
ing continued into the night. Sew
eral hundred. persons were killed or
wounded. The hospitals are crowded
with wounded.
on fire and exploded. All traffic in
the streets is stopped.
1.-THE volunteer cruiser SaratOff was
burned"
Warships Inactive.
Paris, June 80, $50 p. m=Of1ciaI
advices from Odessa say that three
warships of the Black sea fleet have
arrived there for the purpose of tax
ing measures against the mutinOus
crew of the battleship Kniaz Potem-
kline No action, however, has been
ia ken, nor has the commander of the
Some fear that the crews of the ad-
vancing warships may sympathize
with the mutineers and join issue with
them. Comparative calm has been re-
stored within the city but disorder
continues in the harbor section, where
considerable parts of the wharves and
| docks have been burned.
| Precise information is not given in
the official advices, but they are un-
derstoOd to further confirm the press