The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-27
RUSSIAN SAILORS AZ
 SEBASTOPOL MUTINY
DANGER OF GREAT STRONGHOLD FALLING INTO HANDS
 OF MEN

Situation CriticaI-AH the Shore
 Forces, Numbering 4,OOO Men, ip Open
 ReyOlt-Oficers Killed, Driven Away
 or Taken PrisOner-Brest Regiment
 Goes Over in Body to RevOIters-
 Some of the ArtiIIerists Also Join
 Them-Greatest Alarm Caused in
 Government Circles in St. Petersburg.
 sebastopol, Saturday, Nov 25.-Mid- night (Delayed)-The long expected mutiny of sailors, who have been on the verge of revolt for months, has come and Russia's stronghold on the Black sea is in danger of falling com- pletely into their hands.
 The situation is critical. All the shore equipages, numbering 4O00 men, are in open rebellion, having driven away or taken their officers prisoners.
 The Brest regiment of infantry has gone over in a body to the mutineers.
 General Neplueff, the commander of the fortress, is captive.
 The Bielistok regiment, the only other regiment in the city received the mu- tineers with cheers, but thus far it re- mains loyal.
 Some of the artillerists have also join ed the men in revolt.
 Besides Bielistok regiment there are two hattalions of artillery and battal- ion of the fortress artillery here.
 The Eukine fleet is standing in the off1ng and is still obeying the orders of Vice Admiral Choukin, but the crews are disaffected and there is grave doubt whether they can be restrained from joining the mutineers and greater doubt that they will fire upon them.
 The Seventh Army corps and the commander of the corps have been hastily summoned from Simferopol, eight hours distant.
 There is every evidence that the mu- tiny was deliberately and perfect ly planned by the social revolutionaries, who have been pushing their propagan- da with great energy since the St. Pet ersburg strike was organized to save the Cronstadt mutineers.
 Friday eight sailors at the barracks seized, disarmed and expelled their of- ficers. They then assembled a great meeting. Read Admiral Pisarevski, commander of the practice squadron, supported by a company from the Brest regiment, went to the meeting and when it refused to disperse ordered the troops to fire. Instead of shooting the mutineers, however, two shots rang out and Captain Stein, of the company, fell dead and Read Admiral Pisarevski re- ceived ball in his shoulder.
 During the night the sailors with the aid of the social democrat leaders, hav- ing learned lesson from the less pru- dent mutineers at Cronstadt, elected of ficers and decided upon programme, pledging themselves not only not to pillage, kill or drink vodka but to take measures to prevent rowdyism.
 This morning (saturday) they were joined b ythe workmen of the port and at Il o'clock, in complete order, the sailors carrying the banner of St. George and the workmen's red flag marched to the barracks of the Brest regiment, threatened to fire upon the mutineers, but General Neplueff, col onel and seven other officers surrender ed and were sent under escort to the marine prison
 Being reinforced by the rank and file of the entire regiment the mutineers and workmen formed procession conn posed of 10000 men and marched through the city. At NovissilstOff place the procession encountered several com- panies of the Bielostok regiment with a machine gun battery. The mutineers approached, their bands playing the na- tional anthem, and the soldiers received the procession with full military hon. ors, presenting arms and exchanging cheers. But the Bielostok men resisted the appeals of the mutineers to join them and, obeying the orders of Com mander Schulnan, marched off toward the road leading to BalakIava. The battery, however, remained with the mutfneers and participated in the meet ing.
 After the meeting the procession formed again and went to the bar racks of the Bielostok regiment, where there were other companies, but these companies also declined the invitation of the mutineers to join them.
 In the afternoon the sailors from the barracks signalled their comrades aboard the warships to join them, and also sent a deputation to Vice Admiral Choukin, requesting him to come to the sailors barracks and hear their griev- ances. But the admiral in a short speech in which he pointed out the madness and criminality of their &C., tions and the dreadful penalties to which they had subjected themselves, declined to accede to the request.
 The sailors thus far have deported themselves well. The city is panic stricken and the inhabitants are flee ing. This evening the mutineers stop ped the trains in order to prevent the arrival of troops from Simferopol and many persons left on foot and in cabs, wagons or any other kind of vehicle available.
 ALARM IN ST. PETERSBURG. No Attempt to Disguise Seriousness of