Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-01
CANNONAD|NG
Al SVEAB0RC
Fight for the Possession Of the
Main Fortress is Still in
Progress.
EXACT SITUATION UNKNOWN.
Battle Between Mutincers and LOYAL
Troops Continued During the
Night.

Helslugstors. Aus. l. D. ma heavy
eannonadng Is In progress in Syeaborg.
showing that the fight tor the posses
sion OF the main fortIfcatIon is still in
progress. Il Is Impossible from the
shore 10 ascertain the exact situation.
The only reinforcements which have
arrived here are two companies Of the
Finnish regiment which reached here
today Gen. Baron saltza, commander
OF the TWenty-second army corps. is
on his way here nom Nillmanstrand.
Hslsingfors, Aug 1.-The fight be-
tween the muiinsers and the loyal
troops was waged during most Of the
past night. The cannonade was heavy.
the firing OF the guns furnished an awe
inspiring spectacle to the thousands lin
inF the points OF vantage on ObseTVa-
tory hill The loyal minority seemed
10 command the fort on Nicholas ISL
and. which was engaged IN duel with
Sandhams formidable masked batter.
les. At 10 O'Clock this morning they
were still exchanging brosdsdes at 10
ported 10 Hslsingfors numbered less
than 90 Of whom Is are dead, but thus
far the number Of killed or wounded I'M
the syeab borg hospital has not been as
certained.
order has been restored at Skatudden
island. where no sailors and II civil
lens have been disarmed.
From the civilian point OF view the
local situation is easier.
No cruisers are visible Troops are
expected here but the Instruction Of the
bridge near RlhimaeN riruad station
and the tearing up O.! the permanent
way al several points delays the arrival
OF reinforcements
The town Il outlet and business Is pro-
ceedng. but the workmen are on a
strike.
The Diet AZ a sitting late last night
issued an earnest warning 20 the pop
ulatlon TO abstain from participation IN
acts which might possibly gravely az
feet the whole country
The revolt, il Is pointed out, occurred
ON the anniversary n q mining disaster
which was caused by the recklessness
~ some officers and resulted In the loss
az q dozen 1--we.
topics ~ ilt NlNNi INtIllltNlN Nli-
lawed parliament are being distributed
among The C0ssacks who quietly put
them In their pockets
A naval squadron, Including the bat
tleship slava. Is reported 10 have sailed
from Reyal this afternoon for Svea-
borg
The telegraph building here has been
ruined and the barracks and cathedral
have been badly damaged by the fire
of the ll-inch guns. The numbers NJ
wounded and killed have probably
been overestimated.
The Socialists are on the alert and
the town people are in fear Of can
nonade n the naval squadron arrives
here
There was a panic an day long yes
terday among the summer residents ON
the islands n the archipelago owing 90
the f4lrof stray bullets and shells which
f.res1 Number ~ cosualtios. both ou
tho Islands and m me city. A rsu
sitting on the vPrands NJ the yacht
club WAS mortally wounded and q SER
want girl was Killed,
For more Than q week Russian rovo-
lutionlstv have been working among
the troops. distributing the NiborC and .
Group ~ Toll msnifcstoes ana % Is 70. I
ported that IN sunday $50 soldiers |
took the oath % fight nm the side 81 the |
people