The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-04


Q r. PETERSBURG. July 3.-The ner-
y vousness which pervades all classes
increases. The governments policy
i'm keeping back the facts. bad as they
are. is resulting in people giving a viii
ling ear to all the stories that are set
afioat- Nothing seemingly is too wild to
receive ready credence. Many are con-
WINGED that the country is actually in
the throes OF a revolution. Although
the critical character of the situation
can hardly be overstated, and while the
danger Of a general upheavaI is un-
doubtedly real, there is no open mutiny
of soldiers. and until some regiments,
following the example of their COM
rades of the navy, go over, the rising
has little chance OF success. At the
same time there is enough deep dis
content among many of the soldiers
here to render il doubtful whether they
viii stand the test of obeying orders TO
fire on the people in the streets.
Trepoff's Warning.
General Trepof's warning to the
newspapers not to print a word about
the Black Sea fleet troubles, although
obeyed in St Petersburg, has aroused
insistent demands for permission to
publish the facts, while some OF the
Moscow papers openly defied the inhi-
bition. The revolutionists are working
With feVerish activity in spreading the
news broadcast, scattering prociama-
lions 10 the soldiers and sUmmoning
the workmen everywhere to strike and
join the movement for emancipation
Today the workmen of the port of st.
Petersburg. following the lead of the i
CrOnstadt wOrkmen. left work and
commerce is at a standstill and all the
yards of the Neva are idle. CTOnstadt
resembles a city in time of war. The
streets are patrOiied by COssacks, in
fantry and sailors. Some of the guard
regiments have been brought from St.
Petersburg to KrasnOe-SelO and while
outwardly the city appears calm. no one
knows what to expect from hour to
hour
II is rumored that the crew of the
Alexander II have mutinied
and sailed away with the vessel. but a
telephone message from CrOnstadt says
this is not true.
Conclusive Evidence.
Vice-AdmiraI Kruger's return 70 Sc
Vastopol and his drawing the fires from
under the boilers of his ships. and un-
coupling the engines is accepted as
conclusive evidence that not only could |
he not rely on mis- crews to attempt to
coerce the mUtineers. but as showing
that the blue Jackets are in such a re-
bellous spirit that it is feared they !
may take possession of the ships and |
join their comrades.
The exodus from Odessa continues
While the city is CalmeT. a state of al /
most terror exists According to dis /
patches received here. German and !
British ships are being held of the port ,
by the cOnsuIs to take off foreign cit I
liens i'm case of anarchy. \ British /
ship has offered hospitality to the /
Americans at. Odessa
General KahauOff, who is i'm military 1
charge of Odessa. has reported to the 4
emperor that revolutionary commit /
tee of twenty was in control of the 4
Nniaz POtemkine when that battleship 4
and the GeorEi PObiedonOstez sailed.
Officers Lives Saved.
The crew OH board the latter. Cen !
aral kahanOff added. were won over by (
this committee. and together with a \
number OF Jewish students who came 4
ON board and informed the sailors that /
the army was in entire sympathy with /
the movement and advised the crew !
TO throw their officers overheard. !
Against the latter advice the crew de- /
INJURED and later the officers were set I
ashore 4 revolutionary committee was /
then organized on board the GeOrgi
PobiedOnosetZ and the two mutinous |
ships sailed. They returned 10 the har-
Dor Saturday night, but the Kniaz Po-
emkine having no pilot on board put 4
10 sea again and sailed for Roumania,
" hereas the Georgi PobiedOnosetz en-
ered the haTbor and after a parley
with the military authorities, the crew
allegiance and take back their officers. /