Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-02
NEVER HAD BALTIC SQUADRON
AgItators Worked up Miners and
SapperS 10 Whom Money
Was Due.
Men Belonging 10 Socialistic Red
Guard Introduced Into Fortress
From the Main Land.

81, Petersburg Aug. Am official
telegram from Helsingfors announces
that all the muteneers at the fortress
Of Syeaborg, have surrendered and that
by order Of the emperor, court mar
tials are being Instituted for the trial
Of the men implicated.
CHANGES SITUATION.
The collapse Of the mutiny at syea-
borg, coupled with the breakdown Of
the plans OF the revolutionists to secure
possession Of the Baltic squadron ana
provoke an immediate rising at Cron-
stadt. greatly changes the situation,
The spirits OF the government officials
have risen and those OF the revolutions
lists are correspondingly depressed and
the arrangements Tor ordering a gem
eral strike ON Saturday may be eoun-
termarded The strike IN Finland Is
already a failure. owing 10 the fat
that the more intelligent OF the Firms
did not support &C., as they realized that
by placing themselves az the head Of
a purely Russian revolutionary move
ment they might Justify repnsals and
Jeopardize their newly granted liber-
lies.
NEVER HAD SQUADRON.
The latest reports show that all the
rumors 10 the efteci that the Baltic
squadron was IN the hands OF the mu-
tlneefs were untrue. When the mutt
neeIs who were led by agitators from
the shore and who believed that the
squadron was coming 10 the rescue,
found that hope IN that direction was
crushed, dissensions broke out among
them and they turned their guns upon
each other. Those who had deter
mined 10 die rather than surrender,
fired into the ranks OF their more faint
hearted comrades, who hoisted the
white fiag.
FIRED sHRAPNEL.
The mutineers at the fortress at in
tervals during the day fred shrapnel
shells from the g-inch guns al the loyal
troops on Commander island. and the
battery on Pardkka island nearer the
shore The troops manning the island
battery were regarded as being I'M
trustworthy and were sent 10 the
mainland The breech-loCks Of the
guns were removed and Cossack pick
cts were left IN charge Of the fort This
was the most serious moment for both
sides. While anyiously awaiting the
arrival OF the Baltic squadron the mu-
uneers firmly believed that the fight
was on their side and they were also
Informed that the crews Of the war
ships st Hango had thrown their on
GERS overheard and we're on their way
20 Join in the mutIny Commander
Koch OF the Red Guard had already
ordered a general strike and had torn
up the railroad Nevertheless Gen.
Won Saltza with some of the first FIN
nish regiment. engaged 10 get into
from NilIiamstrand. The
loyal troops did little firing that day or
Yesterday After the blowing M Of
the magazines the mutineers used
mortars. The mutiny practically end
ad when the warships Saliva and Bog
ltyr appeared In the of'ing ~ s o'clock
last night and after an exchange Of
signals with Gen. Laiming. the COM
u8rder ~ the lOyai troops on COM
nander Island fired upon the mutt
1eers Although the shots went wild.
hey weakened the spirit of the mutt
leers who evidently accepted this dis
play of loyalty on the part Of the crews
lf the ships as sealing their fate Two
hours later white fax was run Al one
md ~ The emperors battery but from
DE other end red flag Immediately
appeared followed by the sound Of
.usillade Of rifles behind the parspe;.
HISTORY OF AFFAIR.
A traveller who left Helsngfors at
Midnight gave the Associated Press a
history OF the whole AFFAIR which was
by trouble over money due
% 200 Of the sappers and miners So
ial Democratic and Social Revolutions
~ arltatOrs who We're spreading their
propaganda among the troops promptly
eiLed on the occasion 20 organize a big
They told the soldiers that
he time had come 20 put an end 10 the
10 regime. that a general strike In
Russia had been declared and that ris-
lgs % garrlsons ~ Cronstadt. Syea-
org and Seyastopol would be immedi-
tcly followed by mutinies of the Ball
.c aud Black Sea fleets and that from
be bases thus obtained. the govern.
rent would be- given its death blow.
'h. soldiers listened t0 the preachngS
f the agitators and men belonging %
he Socialistic Red Guard" we're in
reduced into the FORTRESS from the
vain land.
SOLDIERS MCTINY
ON Monday night the soldiers multi
icd and made prisoner Of Gen. Az
TEL their commander seized the ma
iIne guns and The guns iu the bait
'ries on three ~ the island aud elect
3 a directing committee headed b-
yon. an eN-ressrye officer The multi
rers then shot three Junior officers and
forwards fired from Inc emperors
sttery upon the residence OF the conn
.a1dant ~ the fortress. The latter
"a with him the entire Svcaborg fegl-
ert which not only replied With the
-d guns az their disposal. but proved
icir loyalty by making an attempt 90
lpture the position OF the mutiueers
the poiu; Of the b8yonet This at
mpt. however. vas repulsei with the
10 OF rapid ERE guns The next morn
IL the sailors az the barracks az
saudden az tho iDsugauou Of ihe
Red Guard Joined Inc muu1y and
liNei the red faE. The garrison 81
Boz cify had been reduced t0 tvo rer-
rents or infantry and Two squadrous 90
ossscks when the mutIny occurred.
l5 owing to me activity NJ the revo-
.tionisis and the panic Don the city IL
as decided 10 await rfinforcenents II
cons and machine guns from Nni-
anstrand. IN the meantime during
BE- DAY the hre 81 the torpedo cruiser
inn made a breach in the walls Of the
,rrscks AZ Skatudien and az nightfaV
Ie majority nf the muiineers fhey
irrendsred. The remainder escaped
80 FIRING DURING MIGHT.
Iiolslnsfors Finland. Aug. There