Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-07-06
DOCKS At ODESSA
WERE BURNED
Cars Subjects Have RebeIled
Against His Au-
thority. !
MUTINY ON BIG BATTLESHlP
sailors of Most Powerful Vessel of
Black Sea Fleet Mutiny and Most
Officers are kilIed-Guns Trained
on City of Odessa.

London, June pa dispatch from
Odessa to a news agency dated We'd
nesday night, says:
The whole of the quays and the
buildings around the harbor as well
as much shipping are in flames. Mobs
and iucendiaries by armed force pre-
vented the fire brigade working. The
troops are completely terrorized and
are afraid to approach within the
range of the Kniaz Potemkine's guns
which threaten a disastrous lombard
ment. The city is appallingly illum-
mated by burning buildings, and ter
ror prevails everywhere. Sleep is
impossible and everybody is watching
the fire.
1t is thought that it may become
necessary to summon foreign war
ships. Tuesday nights collisions be-
tween mobs and the police and the
military resulted in the loss of III
lives, including three policemen
odessa, june 29.-The red flag of
revolution is hoisted at the masthead
OF mia Potemkine, Russia's most
powerful battleship in the Black sea,
which now lies in the harbor in the
hands of m%utineers.
The captain and most of the officers
were murdered and thrown overheard
in the open sea and the ship is com
pletely in the possession of the crew
and a few officers who have thrown
in their lot with the mutineers.
The guns of Kniaz Potemkine are
trained oil the city and in the streets
masses of striking workmen who fed
before the volleys of the trops are
now inflamed by the spectacle of open
revolt on board an imperial warship
and are making a bold front against
the military.
All Cay long firing has been heard
in many quarters of the city. A mum
1 Der of barricades have been erected
and tumult and disorder reign.
The main squadron of the Black
see fleet, consisting of the Battleshirs
George Pobedionsetz George the Vic
t~orious,) Tri Sviatelia, Rostislay and
Ekaterina H., with two cruisers, are
expected to arrive here today and a
general battle is in prospect.
The rioters are in a most defiant
mood and are not inclined to surren-
der without fighting.
Reports of the mutiny, which oc-
Cured while the battleship was at
sea are difficult to obtain, as the nut
ineers refuse to allow communication
with the shore; but it is ascertainei
that it arose from the shooting of a
sailor who was presenting a claim
against food. According to one version
this sailor, whose nam was Omit
chuk, objected to the quality of the
~"borchtch," or soup, and was immed-
lately shot down by a mess officer.
The crew then arose and seized the
slip: .
After a period of vacillation. the
Kniaz Potemkine headed for Odessa
and arrived here last night accom-
panied by two torpedo boats. Early
yesterday the body of Omilchuk was
brought ashore in one of the battle
ships boats and was landed on the
New Mole where it had been exposed
in semi-state all day. 1t was visited
by thousands of persons, many OF
whom placed coins in a basket at the
head of the body for the funeral ex-
penses. The strikers. will make the
funeral an occasion of great demon
Stration.
An inscription on the breast of the
dead sailor states, on behalf of the
crew, that Omiltchuk died for the
truth because he presented a just
complaint of the crew.
The authorities have made no at
tempt to remove the Eody, the sailors
having fire on any one seeking TO in
terfere with it. A police agent visit
ing the spot was killed by strikers. Z
During the day a red flag was hoist
ed on the NniaZ Potemkine and mem
bers of the crew rode from ship to
ship in the harbor forcing the stop
rage of all work therein. Food was
supplied them by sympathizers who
pillaged the maritime storehouses.
The strike is now general and the
rioters are growing in numbers and
holiness. There were exchanges of
shots all day, but the number of vic
tins can not be stated. This even
ing a bomb was thrown in cathedral
place, killing it's thrower and a police
man.
A telegram from the mayor of Cd
essa who is at Moscow imploring the
citizens to restore order, has been
posted throughout the city.
During the day n Of the torpedo
boats which accompanied the Kniaz
Potemkine came into the harbor and
seized the Russian steamer Esperanto.
! The steamer was laden with 10000
tons of coal, which the battleship is
taking on board.
The governor has telegraphed for a
squadron to be sent from Sebastopol.