Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-01
KRUGER ENDS MUTINY
Cronstadt Sailors Break Into
 sOpen Rebellion.
RUSSIA ON VERGE OF CIVIL WAR.

When Black Sea Fleet Opened Fire
 on Kniaz Potemkine She sur-
 rendered-Marines at Libau
 Join the Revolt.
 ST. PETERSBURG, July LA spe- cial despatch from Odessa says that the Kniaz Potemkine, in control of mutinous sailors, surrendered to Ad- miral Kruger, in command of the Rus sian Black sea fleet, on its entry into the harbor and after it had opened fire on them.
 The firing on the town from the Po- tenkine did not last long, and the yes eel surrendered immediately upon the arrival of the fleet without firing a shot at the squadron.
 The arrival of Vice Admiral Kru- gers squadron was an anxious moment tor Odessa, as the squadron of five bat tleships and seven torpedo boats. with their crews at quarters and their decks cleared for action, steamed within range of the Kniaz Potemkine, the flag ship flying signals which read, Yield or be sunk
 The display of force was too over whelming for the mutineers. All thought of resistance was abandoned, and they hauled down the red flag and surrendered. Admiral Kruger ordered the Ekaterina H.. to place crew on board the Kniaz Potemkine, and the other vessels of the squadron imme- diately sailed away.
 The mutineers will be transferred to the Ekaterina IT., which is now lying alongside the Kniaz Potemkine, and will be taken to Sevastopol.
 It Is reported that there has been a mutiny on board the battleship Tche- sme at Sevastopol.
 A report from Cronstadt says that 5000 imperial sailors, together with the workmen at the yards and docks of the naval port there, suddenly re- fused to work, and a state of mutiny existed for time. One officer was killed.
 The boat service between St. Peters burg and Cronstadt, the naval port and fortress. has been suspended, and Cronstadt is now isolated by large military force.
 General Czernolucki chief of the Bes. sarabian gendarmerie. has been found murdered in his home at Kishineff. A general strike has begun in that town, which is occupied by Cossacks.
 Not since the unsuccessful insurrec- tiontin December, 1895, when portion of the guard regiments joined in an attempt to set up republic in Rus sia, has the situation of the autocracy and the Romanoff dynasty been so se- rious.
 Nevertheless the crisis may be passed In few dc. s. Either the open revolt will by that time be stamped out or the James will have spread beyond con trol.
 Among educated Russians very general conviction exists that the army l. cannot be relied upon to permanently ! oppose the general national movement
 The czar has proclaimed martial law ln the governments of Sevastopol, ! Nicholaieff and Erlvan.
 Six companies of marines are report. cd to have mutinied at Libau and wrecked their barracks. They were surrounded by artillery and infantry and some of the marines surrendered | It Is further stated that the indications are that there is concerted action for revolt between the sailors of the Baltic and Black sea fleets.
 The mutiny started when the sailors of the First epuiqage. as the naval units are known in Russia. revolted because the food was bad. They were joined immediately by the Sixth Ninth. Thirteenth and Fifteenth equi pages-5. GOO bluejackets in all The guard at first tried to oppos, them, killing one and wounding seven but the sailors got the upper hand They seized the guardhouse. broke oper stores. securing arms and ammuni ton.
 Pandemonium followed throughout the night. They wrecked the barracks attacked the quarters of the officeri and fired volleys at random until morn ing The city was terrorized until ; large force of troops and artillery ar rived. All entrances to the city wer' closed. and gradually the sailors wer' driven into the wood. which they held.