Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-07-05
MUT|NY IN SEA FLEET.
American Consul at Odessa Reports
That Sailors Have Rebelled.
CORRUPT THEIR CAPTORS.
Mutineers on Kniaz Potemkin Said to
Have Surrendered and Then Or
gained Second Rebellion.

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 III 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 PresssrepOrts.
Of the widest divergency, stating frank
~, however, that they were unable to
guarantee their correctness. The French
embassy, however, received adviceS de-
cIarlng that the kniaz POtemkin had
finally surrendered and that the Inutiny
was at an end. Whether this was sue
ceeded by second mutiny 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 mutiny had left the battleship
and had escaped in a British steamer
DOulu Tor COQStdDunODIe.
1t was believed. therefore, that if the
sailors again vacillated in their de-
cision to yield after the first meeting
with KrUgers squadron, it was merely
III the hope of further promises Of CON
sideration on the part Of the naval au-
thorities.
The officials further said that they
could not state aUthoritatively that the
hnlaz IOtemkin had or had not sur
rendered, but they believed the men had
yielded.
Washington, D. c.. July /, > p m
Reports from Odessa are conflicting to-
day and it IS hard TO discover just what
the real state of affairs ii at that place.
The state department was informed by
the American consul &. Odessa that it
was reported that the Black sea feet
was in~the hands of mutinecrS
\ private dispatch received in LOnl on
says that the Potemkin was not surTeIl-
dered by the rebels and that a second
battleship is III the hands Of the mutt
uoerS.
Paris and London h?s been informed
through press agencies that the mutineers
gave up the ship without firing Il shot
The only direct news from Russia
since 6 o'clock last night was u 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 tniaZ 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-
biity of an early resumption of work
The position undoubtedly is critical
HAS NOT SURRENDERED.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Odessa, dated 12:35 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-
hrmed that it was joined by the battle
ship Georgi Pobiedonosets, whose officers
were made prisoners.
CITY IS QUIET.
A private dispatch from ODESSA timed
eut is quiet and orderly. There are
plenty Of troops. All depends on the &C.
ton Of the battleships.
The accounts Of the events at Odessa
received in London continue to conflict.
While q private telegram this morning
confirms the report OF the mutiny on
board q second Russian battleship, an
other message sent Off at about midnight
says that when Vice Admiral kruger's
sQuadron departed there were two bat
tleships left at the Urgena request of the
military governor.
CAUSE OF CONFLICTING STORIES.
1t is considered possible here that this
may have given rise to the story deny
ing the surrender Of the Kniaz Potemkin.
Specials from Odessa dated late Fri
day night say the city up TO that time
Was quiet, but that the place had the APP
pearance Of being ind er the occupation
of q hostile army.
SOLDIERS FILL THE STREETS.
Groups of soldieRs were stationed at
every hundred PAGES in the streets and
by order of the governor the electric
light and gas were cut off, leaving the
streets in complete darkness. Railway
communications III the north were inter
rupted for four days.
BURN OFFICER TO DEATH.
Kursk, European Russia, July An
officer was burned to death III q railroad
car here by a mob last night after
short. sharp conflict. The trouble arose
through the officer ordering the arrest of
a soldier The latter was impudent and
the officer drew his sword and cut tho
man down.
PERISHES IN FIRE.
The surrounding crowd drove the Of
fcer into a railway car, from which he
defended himself with his revolver u
timately the men saturated the car with
petroleum, set fire to it and the officer
persisted. The rioters were dispersed by
dragons.
SURRENDER AT LIBAU.
Libau, Russia, July 1.-After two days
and nights of fighting almost all the
5000 blue jackets who mutinied Wednes-
day night have surrendered. Their pun
ishment has not yet been decided upon.
PART HAVE ESCAPED.
A hundred mutineers who refused to
surrender with their comrades escaped to
the forests where they are still at Large.
The party attacked and robbed an old
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