The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02
MUTlNY CRUSHED.
SYeabOrg Rebels Surrender to
the Cars Forces.
Crew Of an ArmOred Cruiser
Take Possession of Her.
SEIZE CONSTANTINE.
Insurgents Take Possession of a
CTonstadt Fort.
But Are Dislodged and Forced
to Surrender.
ONE HUNDRED KILLED.
Many Wounded Including Adj
miral BeaklWisheff.
Armored Cruiser Pamyat AzOya
1 in Hands of Grew.
ONE HUNDRED KILLED.
Many Wounded Including Adj
miral Beaklwisheff.
Armored Cruiser Pamyat AzOya
in Hands of Grew.

St. Petersburg. Aug. Am official
telegram from Helsingfors announces
that all the mutneers to the fortress
of Sveaborg have surrendered and that
by order Of the emperor court martials
are being instituted for the trial of the
men implicated
ST. Petersburg. Aug. 2.-The officers
killed al Cronstadt were Captains
Favionof. DebrovslsIy and Shumoff
OF the navy, ana Captain Stolanovsky
of the artillery.
Admiral Beaklwishen was wounded
in the back by a bayonet thrust.
ST. Petersburg. Aug 2.@5;45 p. m.
Startling news reached here late to-
day that the crew of the armored
cruiser Pamyat Azova muunied off the
E,sthonian coast and are now in full
possession Of the ship which has sailed
northward in the direction Of the Fin
nish gulf.
ST. Petersburg. Aug. 2=During the
night mutinous sailors. soldiers and
sappers and miners seized Fort Con-
stantine at Cronstadts but were subse-
quently disIOdged and compelled to
surrender after heavy fighting with the
loyal regiments. a hundred men We're
killed and many wounded, including
Admiral Boaklwisheff. Some OF the
mutineers succeeded in boarding
steamer and escaping 10 Finland.
Tihis. Caucasus. Aug. 2=Upon the
arrival of a detachment of cossacZs the
companies Of the Samur regiment at
Deshlagar. commanding the famous
iron gate at Der0ent. which had mu-
tinted. surrendered and handed over
their ringle aders to the cossack COM
mander.
Telegrap phic communication with
Deshiagar has been restored.
AIutineers Holding Out.
Helsingfors Finland, Wednesday,
Aug 1.@6.40 p. m.-When a CORE
spondent of the Associated Press ar
rived here this afternoon from St.
Petersburg the situation was practical
ly unchanged. The mutinous artillery
men were still holding out, aided by
the regiment of sappers and miners
which had joined them in the mutiny.
Throughout the day an artillery
battle was fought between the north
and south batteries of the main island
of Sveaborg. From place of vantage
the correspo was able TO see shells
occasionally strike the barracks and
fOrthcatiOns causing fires to start up.
The mutineers at that time seemed to
have the upper hand and the Russian
commander was forced to fee with
1000 loyal infantry to the furthermOst
part OF the S4ulIleEB SGCIDn OF the
town Of Sveaborg, where he was hold
ing out.
The Svea borg fortress is composed
of seven Islands of which SveabOrg
island is the center. Half of SveabOrg
with half of Sandman island were in
the hands of the mutinous artillerymen
and sappers and miners with the gov
ernment forces commanding the other
halves of Sandman and Sveaborg is
lands and the who of Langorn. Mich
OLAF and Harakka Islands. The per
manent fortifcations of Sveaborg
island we're badly damaged by the
shell fire exchanged between the com
batants.
Refused to Fire.
1t is claimed that the trooDs on
fIarakaka islands, the nearest to this
place. could silence the guns of the
nutineers but the soldiers refused to
fire on their comrades although they
remained faithful to the government
The mutinuous artillerymen were we'll
fortified. not only being able to hold
their positions. but seemingly having
the upper hand and the large II inch
guns in the hands Of the government
3. forces did not seem TO have the
kNghtest effect on the earthworks held
by the mutineers, though the stone and
brick fortifications suffered consider
ably.
The correspondent saw a charge Of
government infantry on Svea borg
island repulsed by the mutineers. The
infantry succeeded in creeping up to a
spot near the Russian church. keeping
we'll out of sight and finally they made
q rush at the positions held BY the
lnutnous soldiers. But the attack
ing party was met by the fire of ma
chine guns, and they at once broke
and fed. leaving many dead and
wounded on the ground Not infre-
ouently shells went over He1singfors
and many bullets fell in the town. re-
sulting In several persons being
wounded.
Reinforcements Arrive.
Reinforcements of government
troops arrived here this morning. con
sisting of two companies of the Finnish
regiment from st. Petersburg In con
versation with a member of the resf-
ment of sappers and miners here the
correspondent learned that this was
not the first trouble in the regiment
but was the sequel Of many smaller
disturbances The sappers and min
ers on several previous occasions had
refused to obey the orders Of their Of
dcers.
The government commanders expact
70 be able to assemble troops t0nfrht
on a small peninsula near the forti1ca
lions occupied by the rnutineers IN
Eandhamns island and make an effort
10 cross the channel and take the mutt
b Reers In front and rear The latter have
: 3uf little food left and if thew do NOT
iucceed In replenishing their supplies