Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-01
SVEABORC REBELS
FIGHT BRAVELY
Constant Cannon
ade Kept Up to
Reduce Fort.
WAS A GIGANTIC PLOT
To Secure Control of Import
ant Strongholds-. ds-.-Shells
Hit Tourists.

Helsingfors, Aug. 1.-The fight be.
tween the mutineers and the loyal
troops was waged during the night.
The cannonade was heavy, the firing
OF guns furnishing an awe-inspiring
spectacle to the thousands lining
points of vantage on Observation Hill.
The loyal minority seemed to COM
nland forts on Nicholas Island which
were engaged in a duel with the Sand
namms formidable master batteries.
At 20 O'Clock this morning they were
exchanging broadsides at ten minute
intervals. Order has been restored at
oKatudden Island where ITO sailors
and eleven citizens have been dis
armed. No cruisers are visible.
Troops are expected here but they
are delayed by the destruction Of the
road way at several points. The
vown is quiet and business Is proceed
ing, but the workmen are on a strike.
Naval Squadron Sails for Sveaborg.
A naval squadron, including the bat
tleship Slava is reported to have sail
ed this afternoon from Reval for Svea-
borg. The Telegraph building here
and the barracks and Cathedral have
been badly damaged by the fire of the
eleven inch guns.
There was panic all day yesterday
among Summer residents on the Is
lands of the Archipelago, owing to the
fall of stray bullets and shells which
caused number of casualties. For
more than week revolutionists have
been distributing among the troops
the Parliamentary manifestos and 1t
is reported that on Sunday $4,000 men
took an oath to fight on the side OF
the people.
Was Part Of Monster Plot.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 1.-Great ex
element prevails here as the result
of startling news from Sveeborg and
there is the greatest apprehension re-
garding the situation at CrOnstadt as
there Is little doubt that the rising OF
the garrison of the Gibraltar of Bal.
tic" was premature attempt to exc
cute a widespread conspiracy which
involved the seizing of the fortresses
of Sveaborg, Cronstadt and Sevasto-
pol as bases for the revolving Black
Sea and Baltic fleets. The chief point
now in doubt, Is whether the main
part of the Baltic fleet has Joined In
the rebellion. A telegram claiming to
be from the commander of the fortress
at Sveaborg has been received saying;
"The entire crews of four warships
have mutinied."
If the Reval squadron joined the
mutineers there is little hope of re-
gaining possession Of the Sveaborg
fortress.
Troops Arrive to Fight Mutineers.
Helsingfors, Aug. 1.-The damage
to the branch line to Viborg has been
repaired and reinforcements of troops
are arriving here. 1t is hoped that
the mutiny will soon be quelled. In
response to call for a general strike
only the employees of private factories
have gone out.
All Is Quiet at Cronstadt.
st. Petersburg, Aug. Telephone
communication with Cronstadt has
| been resumed A message to the As
sociated Press announced that no dis
| turbances occurred there during thu
day.
Former Member Of Late Douma As
sassinated.
st. Petersburg, Aug. I'm. Herzen
stein, former member of the out
lawed Parliament in which he was s
prominent leader of the Constitution
al Democrats, has been assassinatet
at his country house near Terioki
Finland, by men in the pay Of tn,
Black Hundred organization. He wa!
shot when walking along the seashort
with his wife and daughter. Tht
daughter was wounded in the hand
The murderers escaped. Herzensteil
was OF Jewish descent and wealthy
His attacks on the minister of financt
in the lower House of Parliament at
tracted widespread attention.
Telegraph and Telephone Lines Gu
at Night.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 1.-Cronstad
Is cut off from communication will
st. Petersburg. Both telegraph ant
telephone lines were severed durins
the night
Heavy Firing Indicates Fight ls Pro
crossing.
.Heisingfors, August /, 200 p, m.-
Heavy cannonading is in progress a
Sveaborg showing that the fight fo
possession Of the main fortification II
still In progress. 1t is impossible from
the shore to ascertain the exact situa
tion.
Removed Breech Blocks Of Big Guns
Helsingfors, August News Of tn,
revolt here caused the greatest excite
ment In Cronstadt especially in viey
OF a report that a mutiny OF the crew
OF warships was proceeding at Cron
stadt and tnat the revolutionists wer
working hard to persuade the troop
there to mutiny and refuse to fire Of
the warships. Precautions were hastil
taken by the authorities at Cronstadt
Breech blocks Of the guns o.
some warships were removed Will
Edetachments Of troops were sent O