The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-03
MUT|NY PUT down;
OUTLOOK IS BLACK
Undaunted, the ReyOlutiOnists
Boast That Revolt Will
Continue to Spread.
SHIP ENTERS PORT
FLYING THE RED FLAG
Loyalty of the Sailors Is Not
Trusted OIL Many Other
Vessels.

Although the mutinies at Sveaborg
have been ended and the one at Cron-
stadt has been practically put down,
the outlook is still black. The revolu-
tionists, whose hands were suddenly
forced by the premature rising at Svea-
borg, apparently are undaunted ut these
initial reverses and intent to persist IN
their programme of calling q general
strike on Saturday or Monday.
One of the leaders Of the revolution
lists with whom the Associated Press
spoke last night boasted that the word
had gone forth and that the fire of re-
volt would spread to the corners of the
empire. His closing words to the cor
respondent were: CHOW watch Reval,
Riga and Libau.
The news OF the mutiny on board the
cruiser Panyat Azova, of the Estho-
nian coast, is fraught with enormous
possibilities. The crew OF this vessel
rose and killed the commander and four
officers.
Red Flag Is Flying.
ambassador Meyer has received
dispatch from the American Consul at
Reval, saying that the Panyat Azova
entered that port this afternoon with
the red flag at her masthead. Should
this cruiser, under the flag of the mutt
neers, sail to the northward and appear
in the presence of the main squadron
in the Gulf of Finland, the loyalty of
the crews of these vessels sould per
haps be put to a 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
or the actions of the ships which war
rants the suspicion that all is not right
aboard. Only two ships fred on the
mutineers, the others remained on the
horizon as If the Admiral was rot sure
that they could be depended upon.
The mutiny on the Panyat Azova
may possibly raise international com
plications, as in the eye OF the law this
cruiser, lik the Kniaz Potemkin in the
Black sea in the summer OF 1905, is n
pirate. There is reason to believe that
the German feet has orders covering
Just such contingency as this and
that it would not hesitate to put an
end to the renegade cruiser as a danger
to commerce.
Panic In the Palace.
When the firing began at Cronstadt
Wednesday night there ensued wild
panic In the imperial palace at Peter
hof. The palace lies under the guns of
the fortress. All preparations had been
made In advance TO fee TO TsarskoeSelo.
but the report a1oat yesterday afternoon
that the Emperor and his family actually
had fed in the middle OF the night was
denied later at the chancellory OF the
imperial household. 1t was explained.
however, that on account Of "dampness'
at Peterhof arrangements had been made
for the return OF the imperial family TO
Tsarskoe- Selo.
While passing the arsenal at 4 o'clock
n the afternoon the correspondent henrd
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learned had cut short the lives Of six
prisoners who had been sentenced TO
death by the drumhead courtmartIal.
which began sitting at IL o'clock in the
morning 1t was declared that the 300
sailors who had surrendered during the
night had been shot earlier in the day,
but IL was impossible to obtain abso-
Lutte confirmation OF this statement.
Losses Were Not Large.
From eye witnesses on both sides the
correspondent learned that in addition TO
the officers previously mentioned. the
losses on the side of the loyal men were
six soldiers and two sailors killed and
about twenty OF both sides wounded. The
loses on the side of the mutineers could
not be obtained. but they were not
heavy. Three workmen were killed and
six wounded, In addition TO Nine. ia
cobi. sister of Col. Alebandroff. who
threw herself between her brothers and
some sailors when the latter swarmed
into their house at the beginning Of the
outbreak, was brutally stabbed to death.
The utmost ferocity was displayed by
both sides. One of the workmen killed
cried TO the patrol; Don't lre on these
people," but the oflcer in command
turned coldly away and gave orders to
shoot them down. Accounts OF the Cron-
stadt trouble have been largely Incorrect.
r,,,n, call
Why the Plan Failed.
The plan OF the uprising was conceived
by hte revolutionary military commit
tee. While II was executed TO the letter,
10 failed because the information OF the
situation at Fort Constantine and the
arsenal was faulty. When the signal was
given at IL o'clock at night the sailors.
sappers and pioneers left their barracks
and divided into three groups. The mis-
sion Of the frst and smallest group was
TO kill the officers; the second was TO
take possession OF the arsenal and the
Lhird was to seize the fortress and tho
rain, The train crew had agreed in
ADVANCE to be ready Revoutlonaries cut
.hs telegraph and telephone wires.
The horrible task of the first group was
accomplished hurriedly and IL then
oined the second group. which was al
'eady on the bridge leading TO Fort Con-
ltantine. This Is the only fort directly
connected with the mainland. the others
,eing detached Islands, The sentinels on
Fort Constantine offered no resistance.
rhe artillerymen remained neutral and
ubmitted to Imprisonment In the case
ucnts.
Gould Not Use Guns.
II was at this time that the sappers
nd pioneers who comprised the two
roups, found themselves detached. Tho