Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-08
XMAS POtemkine Leaves Thesdosia Before
Ships Of Russia Reach Port.
EXCITEMENT PREVAILS At YALTA
Fear that the Renegade Ship win Bonn
bard the City.
TORPEDO BOATS MAY NOW Be IN PURSUIT
Report Disagrees as 20 Direction
Taken by HevOlutiOnists' War
ship and Crew May Take
TO the Mountains.

NOVOROssIYsK Russia, July The
Black sea feet arrived here tonight and
will sail southwark The authorities have
placarded the town recommending the peo-
pie not to go on the streets should the
Kniaz Potemkine appear.
Novorossiysk is at the head Of Noros-
siysk bay on the northeast coast OF the
Black sea-
Kniaz Potemkine Leaves TheodOsia.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 7.-l2:4O p. m.-
The Kniaz Potemkine escaped from Theo-
dosia before the Black sea fleet arrived
there from Sebastopol, and as the fleet did
not put into Iheodosia II is presumed the
warsnips are in pursuit Of the Kniaz Po-
temkine. The advices received by the Ad-
miralty. however, are meager and most
conflicting. II is considered possible that
''ensign and quartermaster' Alexieff who
commands the Kniaz Potemkine was ad-
vised Of tre fleets coming and left Theo-
dosia. AT any rate it is clear that 1t
coaled from British ship which 1t sub
5equently released and then sailed away.
The reports as to the direction taken by
the Kniaz Potemkine do not agree. Ad-
mirai Wirenius, chief OF the general stan
OF the navy, informed the Associated Press
that one report said that 1t had sailed
westward in the direction of Livadia, rails
i:.g the suspicion that IL was the intention
its crew to lombard the emperors S
summer palace. Another rumor was that
when the Kniaz Potemkine was last seen
1t was headed southeast as If bound for
} the Caucasus littoral. This subsequently
was supplemented by a report from Sebasto-
pol hat the Kniaz Potemkine had put into
Tuapze, half way to Pou and had been
captured In some mysterious fashion by
soldiers.
The torpedo boat destroyer Smeltlivy,
manned by n crew of officers and blue
jackets, who volunteered to sink the NUT
ineer reached Theodosia several hours after
the Kniaz Potemkine had departed and
after hurriedly coaling. the Smeltlivy put
to sea presumably in pursuit of the rebel
hatt,esLip.
Reports current today tend to confirm the
advices of the Associated Press from Mos
cow July to the effect that the emperor
Is prepared to go to the Kremlin and issue
a manifesto summoning representatives Of
the people.
OmciaI Report from TheOdOsia.
ohicial reports received at the ministry
of the interior from the governor of Sim
feropol, who is in command of Theodosia,
lars of recent events there. According
to these reports the Kniaz Potemkine did
not succeed in procuring coal at Theodosia
and II left that port short of coal and
water but II had on board salt meat and
-four sufficient for three weeks. The gov
ernor says he supplied the mutineers with
provisions because the populace pleaded
that only In that way could he save the
city from destruction.
The governor says that when the torpedo
boat in the hands of the mutineers tried
= to come in shore yesterday morning for a
/, Marley the troops fred on them, thirty
sailors being killed or wounded. Upon the
return of the boats TO the battleship the
latter instead of exacting vengeance by
shelling the city weighed anchor ant
steamed away.
The governor expressed the opinion tina
the career OF the Kniaz Potemkine will
be soon ended He said that a sailor whC
jumped overheard and swan ashore dur
ing the night reports that state border
ing on anarchy exists on board the battle
ship There is much drunkenness. the mel
reeling about the decks. and there ar,
many wounded men in the sick bay
Typhus has broken out on the Knia1 Potem
king. over half the crew, together will
petty ofncers are in favor of surrenderinl
and throwing themselves on the mercy o
the authorities. but they are powerles
before the mutineers, who had all tn
arms.
The ringleaders consist OF sixty-five sail
ors and two civilians who came aboard a
Odessa The chief boatswain occupies tn
admlrars cabin and Is virtually IN com
mand of the ship with Ensign and Quar-
termaster'' Alexieff, the only man on boar
who is capable OF navigating the vessel
Alexien, according to the sailors story. 1
under duress.
II should be noted that the governor
story conflicts with the report of the As
ISOLATED Press correspondent who visite
the KniaE Potemklne and said everythin
on board was in ship shape.
Tries to Calm the People.
The government is seriously trying {
calm the country by distributing every
where copies OF Prince Troubetskoy'
Zemstvo address with the emperor's re
spOnse. A million copies have been printe
and systematically spread by the provincil
governors in the cities and country. b,
sides. the emperor hns personally commi,
stoned Count Ignatien. who is the head
the religious toleration commission. 10 tou
the country. address the people aud pacif
them in his name. The count made
speech at Elizabeth today to a large a,
bSuhldkN tonrAnAlnb OF provincial luncliOI
aries, Eemstvoists. land owners and mel
chants. He urged the people to have cor
idence in the coming reforms. 70 cooper
ate with the authorities and not make Il
task OF his majesty more difhcult.
Probably Bound for Batoum.
~ According 20 the latest reports the Knis
NPotemkine has escaped its pursuers and
still at large IN the Black sea, with Il
torpedo boat DESTROYER Smetelvy and N
Black sea feet hot on its trail There
little doubt that II is headed for Poti
Batoum, but no dispatches from eith
place had been received up TO 2 O'cloC
this morning. Adviees received by the A
sociated Press Indicate that the tension
increasing IN the Caucasus. where the "a
/ hulent elements are excited over the repor
regarding the condition OF the fieet. increa
ing the fear that the arrival of the Knii
Potemkine az a Caucasian port viii ha'
the eject OF pouring on on the sD4ouideriI