The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-03


 head. Should this cruiser, under the flag of the mutineers sail to the. north ward, and appear before the main squadron in the Gulf of Finland, the loyalty of the crews of these vessels would perhaps be put to q stronger test than they could stand. Although the admiralty claims that the squad ron off sveaborg did not waver in its allegiance, there is something myste- rious about the reports of the ships actions, which warrants the suspicion hat all is not right aboard. Only two ships fired on the mutineers, the others remaining on the horizon, as If the admiral were not sure that they could h9 depended upon,
 The mptiny on the Pawyat Azova may possibly raise international com plieations, as in the eye of the law this cruiser, like the Kniaz Potemkine In the Black Sea in the summer of 1905, is pirate. There is reason to believe | that the German fleet has orders cov- ering such a contingency as this, and that 1t would not hesitate to put an end to the renegade cruiser as a dan ger to commerce.
 When the firing beagn at Cronstadt Wednesday night there ensued a wild panic in the imperial palace at Peter hof as the palace lies under the guns of the fortress. All preparations had been made in advance to flee to Tsar- | koe,Selo, but the report ahoat yester- day afternoon that the emperor and his family actually had fled in the middle of the night was denied later at the chancellery of the imperial household It was explained, however, that on account of "dampness" at Pet erhof arrangements had been made for the return of the imperial family to Tsarkoe-Selo.
 Martial law was proclaimed at Cron- stadt during the day, and all day long | endorsements have been landing there from the mainland. No one is permit ted on the island without a pass, and although the correspondent of the As | sociated Press was thus equipped he was held up and searched on disem- barking from rowobat.
 The correspondent found at o'clock yesterday evening that there were about 1000 mutinous sailors barricaded l in their barracks, which were surround. ed by troops.
 The correspondent made tour of the city and penetrated to the bridge con. meeting with Port Constantine. He saw sailors laughing from the windows ot the barracks at the besieging soldiers across the way. Everywhere there were heavy patrols on the streets, but other. wise the thoroughfares were alrnos empty, The people are afraid to ven 1 ture out.
 While passing the arsenal at 4 o'clock in the afternoon the correspondent heard ragged volley which he subse quently learned had cut short the live' of siv prisoners who had been sentenc ed to death by the drGmhead cour martial, which began sitting at i o'clock in the morning, It was declar ed that the 300 sailors who had surren | dered during the night had been sho earlier in the day, but 1t was impossi ble to obtain any confirmation of thi l statement
 From eye witnesses on both sides tn correspondent learned that in addition to the officers previously mentioned, thu losses on the side of the loyal men wer six soldiers and two sailors killed ant about twenty of both arms wounded The losses on the side of the mutineer could not be obtained, but they wer not heavy. Three workmen were kille and six were wounded In addition Mme Jacobi, a sister of Colonel Ale bandroff, who threw herself betweel her brother and some sailors when tn latter swarmed into their house at tn beginning of the outbreak was brutall stabed to death.
 The utmost ferocity was displayed b! both sides One of the workmen kille cried to the patrol: Don't fire on tn people, but the officer in command turned coldly away and gave the or der to shoot the man down.
 Earlier accounts of the Cronstad troubles have been largely Incorrect the mutinous sailors never went to For Constantine. The plan of the uprisin was conceived by the revolutionary mil itary committee. While it was axecut ed to the letter it failed because the in formation of the situation at Port Con stantine and the arsenal was faulty
 When the signal was given at II o'cloc at night the sailors, sappers and pion eers left their barracks and divided ir to three groups. The mission of tn first and smallest group was to kill tn officers; the second was to take posses sion of the arsenal and the third was t seize the fortress and the train. Tn train crew had agreed in advance to b
 ready. Revolutionaries cut the tele graph and telephone wires.
 The horrible task of the first grou was accomplished hurriedly, and it the joined the second group, which was al
 ready on the bridge leading to For
 Constantine. This is the only fort di rectly connected with the mainland. tn
 others being on detached islands. Tn
 sentinels at Fort Constantine offered n resistance. The artillerymen remaine neutral and submitted to imprisonmen
 in the casemates.
 u was at this time that the sapper and pioneers, who comprised these tw groups, found themselves checkmated The batteries of the fort are arrange in two tiers. The guns on the lowe tier can be swung on an are of 45 de grees and command only the sea, wbil those of the upper tier are on pivot Hand can be directed in any dirnntinr