The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-07-14
RUSSIANS GIT
REBEL WARShlP
suRRENpERs TO ROUMANlh AMI
is TURNED OVER TO AOml-
RAJ KRUGER.
SHIP is In WILD DISORDER
THE OFFICERS CABINS WE'RE
STRIPPED OF EVERYTHING
OF VALUE.
RUSSIA WANTS MUTlNEERS
BUT WILL AWAIT REPORT OF
KRUGER BEFORE DEMANDING
THEIR RETURN.

The Russian rebel battleshlp knlaA
Potemkine was surrendered to the
Roumanian authorities Saturday
After some parleyins the Russian
cruisers Sinope and Cestna We're given
the Potemkine in keeping at o'clock
p. m. Sunday. The squadron left Con-
stantza with the Potemliine. under the
command of Admiral Schillone and
two rear admirals.
The queen of Roumania expressed
her sympathy for the mutineers in an
interview with two of the mutinous of
ficers and a mechanic of the kniaz
PotemSine, who have since left for
Sinaia.
Roumania Gives UP.
Kustenii, Roumania, July II. - Adj
miral Kruger yesterday afternoon
boarded and took possession of the
Russian battleship Knaiz Potemkine.
King Charles of Roumania having sent
instructions to the commander of the
Roumanian squadron that the vessel
be delivered to the Russian authori-
ties without raising difficulties.
The torpedo boat which acco~lr9-
MED the Kniaz Potemkine. however.
left for Odessa without surrenderine.
declaring that she had not mutiniad.
but that the Kniaz Potemlline had
forced her to follow.
Ship Transferred.
Admiral Kruger arrived with his
squadron yesterday morning and al
ter exchanging the customary salutes.
animated that he had come to arrange
for the transfer of the Kniaz Potem-
kline. Admiral Kosrenski. commander
of the Roumanian squadron. boarded
the Russian battleship Tchesme and
Informed Admiral Kruger that King
Charles had ordered him to turn over
the vessel to the Russian admiralty.
The formalities of the transfer We're
completed yesterday afternoon and
Admiral Kruger boarded the kniaz
Potemkine
Cabins Looted.
The Associated Press representative
inspected the Kniaz Potemkine after
the withdrawal of the Roumanian
guard
Despite the attempts to get the ship
in order. everything on board the bat.
tleship was still in state of wild dis
order. The officers cabins were
stripped of everything of value and
bloodstains We're everywhere.
The coal supply of the mutinous bat
tleshlp was nearly exhausted, but
there was ample food on board.
Pistols at Their Heads.
1t is said that during the last few
DAYS the vessel was navigated by two
engineers and an officer. with revol
vers at their heads.
All the sailors wished to surrender
with the exception of Matuschenoko
the leader of the mutiny, who resisted
for some time and wanted to blow up
the ship.
Seven officers were prisoners aboard
the PotemlMne. They were in a pitia
bic condition from i'll treatment. They
declare that Matuschenko himself
killed ten officers of the battleship.
All the papers and books belonging
to the vessel were DESTROYED.
Expected Help.
1t appears that the desision to sur.
render the kniaz Potemkine was made
when it became evident that no other
vessels would join in the mutiny. The
crew of the battleship seemed to he
unaware of the surrender of the
Georsi Pobiedonosetz. and expected
that she also was coming to Kustenii
to capitulate to Roumania.
Surrender or Leave.
The crew of torpedo boat No 2e7
were given half an hour to surrender
or leave port.
considerable number of the crew
OF the kniaZ Potemkne surrendered
to the Russian squadron. alleging that
they had acted under compulsion.
A Russian priest after the transfer
held a service of publication on board
the kniaz Potemkine. sprinklins the
vessel and her flags with holy water.
Wants the Mutineers.
st. Petersburg. July II. = The gov.
ernment is awaiting report from Ad.
mlr''l Kruger before making represea.
tations to the Roumanian government
Tor the rs'rrn of the mutineers of the
Kniaz Poremkine
IL was stated at the foreign Office
Yesterday that no official information
OF TIE attitude of the Roumanian roy.
ernn ent toward the mutineers has
been received.