Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-08-09
FIRE OF REVOLT
SWEEPS RUSSIA
MUTlNEERs AT svEAsoRG AND
cRoNsTADT PUT DOWN, BUT
OUTLOOK is BLACK.
CRUISER CREW SEXES SHIP
KILL OFFICERS AND TAKE COM.
MAND-MANY ARE KILLED AT
cRoNsTADT.

whose hands were suddenly forced by
the premature rising at Sveaborg, aD-
parently are undaunted at these initial
reverses and intend to persist in their
program of calling general strike
Saturday or Monday.
Fire of Revolt Will Spread.
One of the leaders of the revolu-
tionists with whom the Associated
Press spoke last night boosted that
the word had gone forth and that the
foe of revolt would spread to the cor
ners OF the empire. His closing words
to the correspondent We're:
Now watch Reveal. Riga and Ii
bau."
Mutfneers Seize Cruiser.
The news of the mutiny on board
the cruiser Pamyat Azova, off the Es-
thonian coast, Is fraught with enor-
nous possibilities. The crew of this
vessel rose and killed the commander
and four officers.
Ambassador Meyer has received a
dispatch from the American consul at
Reveal saying that the Pamyat Azova
entered that port yesterday afternoon
with the red flag at her masthead.
Should this cruiser, under the flag of
the mutineers, sail to the northward
and appear in the presence of the
main squadron in the Gulf of Finland,
the loyalty Of the crews of these YES
sells would perhaps be put to strong
er test than they could stand.
Retaken by Loyalisto.
Grand Duke Nicholas received a
message shortly after midnight, say
ing that the loyal portion of the crew
of the cruiser Pamyat Azova had made
prisoners of the mutineers and turned
them over to soldiers on shore.
Another Cruiser Seized.
The crew Of the Russian cruiser
Asia, which was sent to Abo, has hoist
ed the red flag. The vessel has left In
the direction of Sveaborg.
Doubt Loyalty Of Navy
Although the admiralty asserts that
the squadron off Sveaborg did not
waver in its allegiance, there is some
thing mysterious about the reports OF
the actions Of the ships which warrants
the suspicion that all is not right
aboard Only two ships fired on the
mutineers, the others remaining on the
horizon as If the admiral were not sure
that they could be depended upon
Germans May Sink Rebel Ship. i
The mutiny on the Pamyat Azova
may possibly raise international COM
plications, as in the eye of the law
this cruiser, like the Kniaz Potemkine
in the Black sea in the summer OF
1905, is pirate. There is reason to
believe that the German fleet has or.
ders covering just such contingency
as this, and that it would not hesitate
to put an end to the renegade cruiser
as a danger to commerce.
Panic In Imperial Palace.
When the firing began at Cronstadt
Wednesday night there ensued a wild
panic in the imperial palace at Peter
hof, as the palace lies under the guns
OF the fortress. All preparations had
been made In advance to fee to Tsar-
skoe-Selo. but the report afioat yester-
day afternoon that the emperor and
his family actually had fed in the
middle OF the night was denied later
at the chancellery Of the imperial
household. It was explained. however.
that on account OF "dampness' at Pc
terhof. arrangements had been made
for the return OF the imperial family ia
Tsarskoe- Selo.
Under Martial Law.
Martial law has been proclaimed at
Cronstadt. and all day reinforcements
have been landing there from the
main land. No one Is permitted on
the island without pass, and al.
though the correspondent OF the Asso-
ciated Press was thus equipped. he
was held up and searched upon disem.
barking from q rowboat.
The correspondent found that at 6
o'clock yesterday evening there were
about 1000 mutinous sailors barri-
caded In their barracks. which we're
surrounded by troops.
Three Hundred Sailors Put 20 Death,
While passing the arsenal at 4
o'clock In the afternoon the CORE.
spondent heard q ragged volley, which
he subsequently learned had cut short
the lives Of six pioneers who had
been sentenced to death ,Hyy+ the drum.
head courtmartial, which began sit.
ting at II o'clock In the morning. Ii
was declared that the 800 sailors who
had surrendered during the night had
been shot earlier In the day, but ii was
impossible TO obtain confirmation al
this statement.
Losses Were Heavy.
From eye-witnesses on both sizes
the correspondent learned that IA "a.
dition to the officers previously men.
toned. the losses on the side Of the
loyal men were or soldiers and two
sailors killed and about twenty 81 both
armies wounded. The loss "a the sida
Sot the nnsltineers could not Be- obtain-
"a. but they wore not heavy. rnree