The San Francisco call., 1906-08-03
RUSS|ANCRUISER
ASIA HOSTS
RED FLAG.

That 1t VIII Spread to
Corners Of the Empire
~ t. PETERsBTRG, Aug. 3, ESQ n.
49, m.-The crew of the RussiaR
~ cruiser Asia. which wa. sent to
Abo. has hoiEted the red nag. The
vessel has left In the direction of svea-
borg.
sage shortly after midnight saying that
the loyal portion of the crew of the
cruiser Pnmyat Azova had made prison.
ers OF the mutineers and turned them
over to soldiers on shore.
Previous reports that the mutiny at
sveabOrg had been completely sup
pressed have been confirmed
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug 5, 1;15 a. m
Although the mutinies at Sveaborg have
been ended and the one at CFonstadt
has been practically put down. the out
look is still black. The revolutionists.
whose hands were suddenly forced by
the premature rising at Sveaborg. ap-
DaTenIly are QuQdUHlCd a. eA'SSo A@A-~--
reverses and intend to persist in their
programme OF calling a general strike
on Saturday or Monday
One OF the leaders OF the revolution
lists last night boasted that the word
had gone forth and that the fire of re-
volt weuid spread TO the corners OF this
empire. His closing words were: Now
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QUESTION LOYALTY OF CREWS.
The news Of the mutiny on board the
cruiser Pamyat Azova. on che Esthonian
coast is fraught with enormous possf-
bilities. The crew OF this vessel rose
and killed the commander and four Of
hcers.
+, Embassador Meyer has received dis
patch from the American Consul at Re-
val saying that the Pamyat Azova en-
tered that port this afternoon with the
red flag at her masthead Should ths
cruiser. under. the flag OF the mutiners,
sail toward the northward and appear
in the presence of the main squadron IN
the Gulf of Finland. the loyalty OF tho
crews of these vessels would perhaps
be put to stronger test than they
could stand.
Although. the Admiralty asserts that
the squadron OF Sveaborg did not waver
In its allegiance. there is something
mysterious about the reports OF the ac-i
tions OF the ships which warrants the
suspicion that all is not right aboard
them. Only two ships fred on the mu-
tineers: the others remained on the
horizon as if the admiral was not SURE
that they could be depended upon.
PANIC IN IMPERIAL PALACE.
The mutiny on the Pamyat Azova may
possibly raise International complica-
tions. as in the eye OF the law this
cruiser. like the Kniaz Potemkine in the
Black Sea in the summer OF 1905. is a
pirate There is reason 10 .belieys that
the German fleet has orders covering
Just such contingency as this and that /
lit would not hesitate to put an end to
the renegade cruiser as danger to
commerce.
When the firing began at Cronstadt
Wednesday night there ensued wild
panic in the imperial palace at Peterhof.
where the palace lies under the guns OF
the fortress. All preparations had been
made in advance to fee to Tsarkoe-SeIo.
but the report ahoat yesterday after
noon that the Emperor and his family
actually had fed in the middle OF the
night was denied later at the chancel-
Iory of the imperial household. 1t was
explained. however. that. on account OF
sdampness" at Peterhof. arrangements
had been made for the return OF the i'm
perial family 10 Tsarkoe-Selo.
Martial law was proclaimed at Cron-
stadt during the day, and all day long
reinforcements have been landing thers
from the mainland No one, is permit
ted on the island without a pass.
At o'clock yesterday evening about
2ooe mutinous sailors were barricadsd
in their barracks, which was surrounded
by troops.
Persons passing the arsenal at
O'Clock in the afternoon heard ragged
volley which they subsequently, learned
had cut short the lives OF six prisoners
who had been sentenced TO death by tho
drumhead court-martial which began
sitting at IL o'clock in the morning It
was declared that the 500 sailors who
had surrendered during the night had
been shot earlier in the day, but it is
impossible to obtain confirmation OF
this statement
LOSSES NOT HEAVY.
In addition to the officers previously
mentioned the losses on the side of the
loyaI men were six soldiers and two
sailors killed and about twenty OF both
sides wounded The losses on the side
OF the nnutineers could not be obtained.