The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-08
BLACK SEA PIRATE
HAS SURRENDERED.
Battleship Prince Potemkin and
Torpedoboat Given Up at
Kustenji.
MUTINEERs COMPLETE
COMIC OPERA CRUISE
Now the Cars Brave Admiral
and His Fleet May Safely
Approach.

Kustenji, Rumania, July s.-The flas
of st. Andrew once again flies over the 3
battleship Prince Potemkin and the /
torpedo boat which have proved such {
terrors to the Black sea communities
for two weeks.
The formal surrender Of the crews
occurred at l O'Clock this afternoon
after series Of discussions and meet
lngs between the Rumanian authori-
ties and the leaders of the mutineers.
The Rumanian officers who boarded
the battleship on her arrival here called
they would be treated as foreign de-
serters, or else leave the port forth
with.
It speedily became apparent that the
Russian vessels returned to this port
with the intention of giving themselves
up to foreign government and the
| crews soon announced their acceptance
| OF the Rumanian terms.
| The mutineers wanted to be permit
| ted to take off the treasure which was
1 on board the Potemkin,>but the Ruman-
ian authorities declined to acquiesce.
| The Russians will gradually be con-
veyed to another frontier they may Sc
leet and will then be liberated, the local
4 officials having given an agreement to
4 this effect.
4 The Rumanian flag has been hoisted
over the Russian war vessels as well as
the Russian, so as to prevent any attack
on them in Rumanian waters by the
vessels Of the Russian squadron which
4 are reported to be in pursuit Of the
4 mutineers.
4 The mutineers offered to present the
battleship and torpedo boat to Ru-
lna.nia
i Russia Trying to Act.
4 st. Petersburg, July 8.-The admir-
! atty has been advised Of the arrival of
j the Potemkin ut Kustenji, and is now
Admiral Ringers squadron and turn
!. it westward Dispatches have been
!. jssent to all the Caucasian ports.
! The return Of the rebel, attleship
to KustenJ was complete surprise
, to the admiralty, as they were con-
! WINGED that the mutineers were head
! ing for Batoum or Poti. The naval
authorities conjecture. that large part
of the crew Of the Potemkin would
a rather take advantage Of Rumania s
i, offer of treatment as deserters and
s thereby escape punishment for their
s conduct than cast in their lot with the
J. revolutionists in the Caucasus.
Q Manifesto from Rebels.
Vienna, July 8.-Besides the docu
: ment addressed to Rumania, the au
n thorities of the. Potemkin crew pub
d ished a typewriter manifesto to the
9 entire civilized world describing the
e cruelty of autocratic government ano
d declaring:
l. "The time Is over when armies were
Q used to suppress the justified revolt oil
e the nation. The crew of the Potemkir
a is proud of giving the signal for ths
l. army's and navy's uprising. Ou1
motto is, death or Freedom for thu
g Russian People We demand an i'm
II mediate cessation Of this inhuma1
is bloodshed; an immediate assembling o.
3 legislative body elected by universe
70 suffrage. We have unanimously re
solved to battle on our ironclad unit
victory or death. The sympathies O
all free people must be with us. -
t Efforts to Calm People.
t. ST. Petersburg, July 8.-The govern
u ment is seriously trying to calm tn
r; country by distributing everywher
"a copies of Prince Troubetsky' IS zemstv
y address, with the emperor's response
~ A million copies have been printed an
=, ~ Systematically spread by the provincia
~ governors in the cities and country.
ID Besides this, the emperor PERSONAL
m has commissioned Count Ignatieff, VIII
is at the head Of the religious toleratio
adj commission, to tour the country, addres
as the people, and pacify them in hi
Ie- name. The count made a speech q
ay Elizabeth to large assemblage, col
M sisting of provincial functionaries, zen
stvoists, landowners and merchants. b
urged the people to have confidence
the coming reforms, to cooperate wit
the authorities, and not make the tas
of his majesty more difficult.