The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-01
WIRES ARE CUT.
Communication Between Capital
and CrOnstadt Severed.
Fighting at SveabOrg Continued
Through the Night.
HEAVY CANNONADING.
Still Exchanging BrOadsides at
2 O'clock Today.
800 Soldiers Swear to Fight
on the Peoples Side.

Helsingfors. Finland, Aug. 1.-2 p.
ma heavy cannonad ding is in pro
gress in Svea borg, showing that the
fight for the possession of the main
fortidcation is still in progress. It is
impossible from the shore to ascertain
the exact situation.
The only reinforcements which have
arrived here are two companies of the
Finnish regiment, which reached here
today. General Baron Saltza, COM
mander of the Twenty-seeond army
corps. is on his way here from Will
manstrand
The damage to the branch line to
viborg has been repaired and rein
forcements of troops are arriving here.
It is hoped that the mutiny on the
fortress Islands will soon be quelled-
In response to the call for a gen
eral strike only the employees Of pri-
vate factories have gone out.
St. Petersburg. Aug. 1=6:2O p. m.
Telephone communication with
Cronstadt has been restored and at
o'clock this evening a telephone mes
sage to the Associated Press an
nounced that no disturbance had oc-
CURED there during the day.
st. Petersburg. Aug. 1.-2:25 P. NJ
The greatest excitement prevails here
as a result of the startling news from
Sveaborg and there is the deepest ap-
prehension regarding the situation al
Cronstadt as there is little doubt that
the rising of the garrison of the "Gi-
braltar Of the Baltic was a prema-
ture attempt to execute a widespread
1,o
seizing of the fortresses of Sveaborg,
Cronstadt and Sevastopol, as basis for
the revolving Black sea and Baltic
fleets. Both telegraph and telephone
communication with Cronstadt was
cut during the night, but no sound of
firing has yet been heard. Although II
is learned that a summons to revolt
was issued there, the chief point now
in doubt is whether the main part Of
ship and three cruisers which were
hurriedly sent from Reval to Helsing-
fors upon receipt Of the news of thu
mutiny at Sveaborg has Joined in tbs
rebellion.
The squadron is understood to be
under the personal command of Grand
Duke Alexander Michaelovitch, brother
er-in-law of Emperor Nicholas. A tele-
gram claiming to be from the comman-
der of the fortress has been received
here, but its meaning is not clear The
dispatch says:
Four Crews Afutiny
'@The entire crews of four warships
have mutinied.''
other dispatches mention the crews of
the torpedo boat destroyers and other
ships on the spot as revolving, while
another dispatch says:
For a time with a portion of the
crews locked below decks the loyal
members Of the crew fired upon the mu-
tineers.''
If the Reval squadron joined the mu-
tineers there is little hope of regaining
possession of Sveaborg fortress where
1t is claimed six companies of loyal
troops are holding out on Commander
island against the mutineers on
Michealevish, Artillery. Engineer and
other Islands composing the group of
which the fortress is built. The com
mander of the artillery. Gen. Aggief,
was q prisoner during the night
The Cossacks and troops ashore at
Helsingfors have regained entire pos
session of Sl5atudden island.
There is no exaggeratiOn in saying
that the blow coming thus suddenly
from an unexpected quarter has caused
dismay in government circles and the
feeling of alarm is increased by the bad
news from the interior. The strikes are
spreading rapidly
In Grip of Strikers.
The whole OF the Donets basin, the
center of the mining and smelling in
dustry. IS in the grip of the strikers,
10000 walking out at Usovka. last night,
while fro mthe viceroy of the Caucasus
comes news that the garrison Of Desh-
lagar, commanding the famous iron
gate at Derbent received the news of
the dissolution Of parliament by rising,
killing their commanding officer install
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