The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-07-04
WITHOUT MAKING RESISTANCE
Il Is Now a Question Whether the $50 MutineerS
Will Be Hanged or Shot TO Death.
Details of Muny.

feet are known to be dissatisfied and
also in view of the fact that nine of
the 30 officers of the Potemkine who
were not killed when the mutiny broke
out, have been restored alive.
STORY OF THE MUTINY. =.
st. Petersburg, July 1.-The naval
Office has received an Informal report
from an officer of the Potemkine CIV
ing the story of the mutiny of the crew
of the warship and the Killing of more
than half of her officers. In substance
the report states that on Monday last
at noon while at sea the sailors COM
planned to the officer of the day, lieu
tenant, that the food was bad.
The lieutenant, to ascertain to what
extent the sailors were dissatisfied, or
dered that those who had a complaint
to make stand upon his right and
those who were satisfied go to his left.
AS the members of the crew took posi-
tion upon one side or the other, 1t was
seen that the complainers were in the
minority. The sailors In the minority
saw it, too, and without a word more
or further word from the lieutenant,
made rush for the armory.
SEIZED ARMS,
and continued on to the officers salon,
where the better part of the officers
we're dining. The sailors fell upon the
officers, killing those who fought back
The captain of the ship and the lieu
tnn ant x.yhn haI ~anatuaI tho nj al ipt
with other officers and sailors, sue
5ceeded in gaining the deck and jumped
into the sea. Immediately the mutiz
neers. turned upon the swimmers six
inch guns and rained canister shot
upon them. The swimmers, excepting
one, were killed. ~ ~
OUTBREAK CAREFULLY PLANNED
The report that Seaman Omelchuk,
the sailor whose body was buried at
Odessa by the rebels, and whose killing
is said to have been the work of the
captain, who became enraged when
Omelchuk, in the name of the crew
complained of the food. was killed with
a score or more of sailors who fell dur
ing the brief fighting between the sail
ors when the armory was first at
tackled. 1t is further said that aboard
the Potemkine there was revolution
airy committee numbering 20 seamen.
and that the outbreak had been care
fully planned.
ANOTHER STORY OF THE AFFAIR.
London. July (7.15 a. m, m,).-In a
thto nire N
London Daily Mail prints dispatch
from its correspondent at Odessa,
timed 1895 Saturday morning. in
which he says:
at was at first reported by. the au-
thorities here that the. battleship Po-
temkine surrendered Internationally.
It is now confirmed that the mutineers
on board that ship we're joined by the
crew of the battleship Georgi Pobyo-
donospse. whose officers were taken
prisoners and are confined in the ships
brig.
Both battleships are now anchored
in the roadstead cleared for action and
are using their searchlights vigorously,
apparently expecting an attack from
the rest of the feet. which is Is miles
distant.
"The commandant OF the port here
has received telegram from st. Pc
tersburg directing him to sink the rebel
ship without regard to any possible
bombardment."
No other London paper has any such
information, all printing official" dis
patches from both st. Petersburg and
Odessa, declaring that the crew of the
Potehmkine surrendered uncondition-
ally without shot.