Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-30
Losses Heavy on Both Sides in
The Battle at SebastopoI
Yesterday.
MUTINY LEADERS EXECUTED.
Two BattIeships Blown up and
Mines Laid at Entrance OF
The Roadstead.
Situation Throughout Russia Is Alarm.
ing--Guard Regiments Are said
To be Dlsafrected.

st. Petersburg, Nov. 80 1880 p. M
The navy department is closed not only
20 the public, but TO officers except those
on the general stan No official state
ment on the subject Of the battle OF Sc
bastopol yet has been issued and the
public remains in the dark, compelled 20
be content with the countless rumors
which are In circulation. It is report
ed from semi-oiIiclal source that all
though the Otchakolf, the Dnieper and
transport were set on fire and sunk
during yesterdays battle, all the mutt
neers have not yet surrendered. vice
Admiral Chouknin was in command or
the loyal vessels, some OF which, IN
Guiding the Panteloimon, participated
in the engagements. Gen. Baron Meller
Gak0melskie, commander OF the SeF-
enth army corps, with $1,000 infantry
and artillery, was IN chief command
ashore.
The newspaper accounts Of the details
of the lighting at Sebastopol which are
based Oh the reports circulating in the
city are very conflicting, but they all
say the battle ended at about $3.50 this
afternoon when the ships OF the mutt
neers surrendered. The Novosu says
that 5000 men persisted on both sides.
The leaders OF the mutineers, 1t is add
ell. have already been executed two
battleships have been blown up and
mines have been laid at the entrance OF
the roadstead
SITUATION VERY ALARMING.
St Petersburg. Nov co. 2:15 p.m.-The
situation Is very alarming. Russia Is
compte blank SO far as direct news
Is concerned, all telegraphic commu-
nicatlon with the interior having
ceased. The workmen's council has de-
creed that the general postoffce In St
| Petersburg shall close ut o'clock this
| afternoon when communication with
the outside world may cease.
The most disqueting reports are in
| circulation regarding the disaffection OF
/ the guard regiments, two Of which the
| workmen boast have definitely resolved
| not TO fire on the people.
The government still manages with
the aid Of the administrative officers
along the line 70 keep communication
oren with Sebastopol. The manager
Of the Moscow office Is himself working
az the key there. The contents OF the
cipher dispatches received by the en-
peror from Vice Admiral Birileff, min
lister Of marine, however, are carefully
guarded.
AMBASSADOR MEYER INTER
ESTED
ParIs Nov 30.-George v L. Meyer.
the American ambassador to Russia.
who IS here on his way to ST. Peters
burg, is giving close attention TO the
renewed gravity OF the Russian situa-
ton His meeting with Forelgn Secy.
Iansdowne IN London yesterday VIII ne
followed by conferences today with the
authorities here The ambassador leaves
Paris tomorrow for Berlin, where he
probably win have q further opportuni-
Is to consider the situation.
Ambassador Meyer intends TO proceed
10 st. Petersburg by rail II communica-
ton remains open as the water route
does not seem feasible.
GREAT ANXIETY IN WARSAW
warsaw. Nov. 30.-The deadlock in
the postal and telegraph service be-
tween Warsaw and the Interior or RUS
STA Is practically complete the latest
information from Moscow is that the
soldiers Of the telegraph battalion have
refused to an the places Of the stlfk-
ing telegraph operators. The greatest
anxiety prevails here where II Is fear
ed that a general strike involving the
whole Of Russian Poland may break out
al any moment. The arrests OF NUM-
bers OF prominent persons and their
exile without trial continues.
DEATHS OF BATTLE,
Warsaw. Nov. 30,--According to the
few details which have reached War
saw regarding the sea and land battle
at sebastopo the rebel fleet in the
evening Of Nov. IS opened an attack on
three loyal warships, the batteships
Rostislav, the torpedo gunboat Captain
Sacken and the armored cruiser Pam
iyut Azova.
The latter replied brickly. damaging
the rebel torpedo boat destroyer ST.
yirepy and sinking a torpedo boat The
coast Batteries also Joined in and set
fire 10 the cruiser Otchakoff command
ed by the rebel leader Lieut. Schmidt
The latter with his mutinouS followers
tried 20 escape in boats, but were
captured by loyal torpedo boats. At
the same time the Bielostok regiment
attached the barracks occupied by the
mutineers. Fifteen hundred OF these.
with 10 Maxim guns, surrounded dur
ing the night. The number OF Killed
ana wounded IS not known
SITUATION AT ODESSA.
London. Nov. 30.-Priyate advices re-
clevcI IN London from Odessa tell of
a most Interesting situation there.
While there is no disturbance at Odes-
sa the inhabitants are IN dread OF the
arrival OF one or more OF the mutinous
warships from Sebastopol and are pre-
pairing to nee on sighting these yes
sells As 90 the actual happenings at
Sebastopol tho people Of Odessa are
ignorant but rumors Of all kinds aye
afloot,