Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-08-03
CRUISER FLAUNTS RED
FLAG; OFFICERS SLAIN
Polish RevoIutionists Murder
Another Police Chief-Mar-
tial Law Proclaimed at
CrOnstadt - Outbreak Re-
ported From RevaI.

st. Petersburg, Aug. although
the mutinies at Sveaborg have been
ended and the one at Cronstadt has
been practically put down, the out
look is sill black. The revolutionists,
whose hands were suddenly forced by
the premature rising at Sveaborg, APP
parently are undaunted at these ini-
tlal reverses and intend to persist in
their program of calling a general
strike on Saturday or Monday.
One of the leaders of the revolu-
tionlsts with whom the Associated
Press spoke last night boasted that
the word had gone forth and that the
fire of revolt would spread to all
corners of the empire. His closing
words to the correspondent were:
Now watch Reval, Riga and Ii
bau."
The news of the mutiny on board
the cruiser Pamyat Azova, off the
Esthonian coast Is fraught with enor-
nous possibilities. The crew of this
vessel rose and killed the comman-
der and four officers.
Ambassador Meyer has received a
dispatch from the American consul at
Reval saying that the Pamayat Azova
entered that port today with the red
cruiser, under the flag of the mutt
neers, sail to the northward and APP
pear in the presence of the main
squadron In the Gulf of Finland, the
loyalty of the crews of these vessels
would perhaps be put to a stronger
test than they could stand Although
the admiralty asserts that the squad
ron Off Sveaborg did not waver In its
allegiance, there Is something myster-
ious about reports of actions of the
= ships which warrants the suspicion
that all is not right aboard. Only
two of the ships fired on the mutt
neers. the others remained on the
horizon as If the admiral was not
sure that they could be depended
upon.
The mutlny on board the Pamayat
Azova may possibly raise internation-
nj complications. as in the eyes OF
the law this cruiser, like the Kniaz
Potemkine In the Black sea In the
summer of 1908, is pirate. There
is reason to believe that the German
fleet has orders covering Just such
contingency as this and that II would
not hesitate to put an end to the rem
egade cruiser as a danger to COM
merce.
When the firing began 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-
skoe-Seio, but the report ahoat yes
terday 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. II was explained. how
ever, that on account of "dampness'
at Peterhof. arrangements had been
made for the return of the imperial
family to Tsarskoe-Selo.
Martial law was proclaimed nj
Cronstadt during the day. and all day
long reinforcements have been land
ing there from the mainland. No one
Is permitted on the island without a
pass and although the correspondent
OF the Associated Press was thus
equipped, he was held up and search
ed upon dIsembarking from row.
boat.
The correspondent found that at .
o'clock yesterday evening there were
about 1000 mutinous sailors barricad'
ed I'm their barracks, which we're sur
rounded by troops.
Military disorders have broken oul
At Reval. Details cannot be OBJ
tanned.
Reyal is the capital Of the govern