Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-07-07
MUTINY IN SEA FLEET.
American Consul at Odessa Reports
That Sailors Have Rebelled.
CORRUPT THEIR CAPTORS.
Mutineers on Kniaz Potenkin Said to
Have Surrendered and Then Or
gained Second Rebellion.

St. Petersburg. July lilo p. NJ
This has been a day of bewildering un-
certainty in St. Petersburg regarding
the situation at Odessa. The Russian
capital is without direct advices ON the
subject of the surrender of the kniaz
Potemkin, and the most startling
stories of what is proceeding at the port
are in circulation in this city. Even at
the admiralty. the ministry of the in
terror and other government depart
mcnts reports are current that the
mutineers of the kniaz Potemkin. after
agreeing to surrender on returning to
their anchorage. changed their minds
and succeeded in corrupting the crew of
a battleship which Rear Admiral kru-
ger left in the harbor
The officials of the different depart
ments gave the Associated Press reports
of the widest divergency. stating frank,
~, however. that they We're unable to
guarantee their correctness. The French
embassy, however, received advices de-
claring that the kniaz Potemkin had
finally surrendered and that the mutiny
was at an emil. Whether This was sue
ceeded by Il second mutiEy was not
stated
At the ministry of the interior the
Associated Press was informed that all
that could be officially stated was that
the revolutionary committee which in
cited the mUt!ny had left the 0attleship
and had escaped in a British steamer
bound for CouStantinople.
1t was believed. therefore, that if the
sailors again yacillated in their de
CI&ion to yield after the first meeting
with Kruger's squadron. it was merely
III the hope of further promises Of con-
slderation on the part Of the naval au
thorities
The officials further said that they
could not state authoritatively that the
kniaZ PotemEin had or had not sur
rendered, but they believed the men had
yielded.
Washington, y. G., July 1. > p. NJ
Reports from Odessa are conflicting to-
day and it is hard to discover Just whar
the real state of affairs it at that place.
The state department was informed by
the American consul a. Odessa that it
was reported that the Black sea fleet
was in the hands of mutineers.
\ private dispatch received in Lonl OF
says that the potemkin was not surren-
dered by the rebels and that second
battleship is III the hands of the mutt
ueerS.
Paris and London hiss been informed
through press agencies that the mutineers
gave up the snip Without hiring shot
The only direct news from Russia
since 6 o'clock last night was a dispatch
dated Odessa, timed 1859 a. m, which
said:
The night passed without an untoward
incident.
SAYS THEY SURRENDERED.
London, July IA dispatch received
by Reuters Telegram company from st.
Petersburg today confirms the statement
made in the dispatches from Odessa last
night. to the effect that the mutineers of
the kniaZ Potemkin surrendered to Rear
Admiral Kruger.
MUTINY SPREADING.
London, July IA private telegram
has been received here from Odessa,
timed 10 o'clock this morning, which
says:
The men of a second Russian battle
ship have mutinied. Can see no posi-
bility of an early resumption of work.
The position undoubtedly is critical"
HAS NOT SURRENDERED.
\ dispatch TO the Daily Mail from
Odessa. dated 1875 o'clock this morn
ing, asserts that the kniaz Potemkin
has not surrendered. The dispatch says:
1T was reported by the authorities
that the Kniaz Potemkin had surren-
dered Internationally, but it is now con-
frmed that it was joined by the battle
ship GeOrgi Pobiedonosets, whose officers
were made prisoners.
CITY IS QUIET.
\ private dispatch from Odessa. timed