The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-01
!, J, OF MUT|NY
AT CONSPIRACY
'sas to Capture Three of
Mas Big FOrtresses
= Guarding Sea.
JTI0NARY LEAGUE
BOTTOM OF THE PLOT
Is Slain and Wounded
ight Which Followed
the Revolt.

l,ia NGFoRs, July 31,-A gi-
els y. Military conspiracy aiming at
~ = naItaneous capture Of Russia IS
@at sea fortresses, Cronstadt,
cios,1 j and Sveaborg, arranged by
is bss tolutionary Military league,
~ I"Sanaturely sprung here last
wi an attempt to arrest men,
q company Of sappers who
'ssNpied on account Of the death
3 re their comrades, alleged to
Ipn., > due to Ill treatment.
bis tire garrison Of the fortress
II ! org damed out instantly in
,t,s ! Ill the artillerymen and sap
n ~ ,isoning the place were in
1. Only four companies Of in
S;..1 S1 remained loyal. The mu-
. s1ized forty machine guns and
;sry all the quick-6rers and
q 4 uery In the fortress, but even
Ssh aid they were unable to
~ Z main fort against the loyal
- - The fight continued all
';' % g, The heaviest firing was
lloA IN 10 O'Clock in the evening
y. ~ 7 the morning.
Hoisted Red Flag.
mo- lorning q detachment of civil
7or A1tionaries entered the marine
hn I on Skatuden island, hoisted
er Tag and were joined by all the
" d Nine cruisers, torpedo boats
y rouaru 1,,inor ~ Tho horIor
yosrse on the barracks. This fire
furYered from the third story
me.,7of the barracks with machine
bs;ul rifles. The torpedo boats
which were lying
Oi,5 the shore were subjected to
PM1t fire from the barracks that
ms VS. were driven below decks.
Ally steamed out and joined
\. mbardment with the cruisers.
" attack was in cooperation
&c 5ns fcks by Cossacks and infan
san u the land side, which began
coock in the morning and con-
: throughout the whole day. |
ER howard the evening, the firing
i'd the authorities announced |
"a. barracks had been captured. |
, Yr People Driven Back.
. =, CLOCK in the afternoon the
- cleared the square in front
s..a palace facing Sveaborg and |
ls 3. We the public from the entire
W. ont for the purpose of pre-
eng the sending Of assistance
nal city to Sveaborg.
"a are In circulation that the
! srtress has now fallen into the
M the insurgents, but they lack
49, Jon It is believed that this
Ius Of fighting is only q prelude
l, uenewal Of the battle between
~ t-neers and the Government
nm Heavy Cannonading.
oarus mutiny has broken out on
island fortress Of Sveaborg,
RGIfends the sea approaches to
h utrs. Since 10 o'clock last
Ispore has been q heavy cannon
tss,he fortress, interspersed with
nH rifle shooting. The sound
Ing among tho soldiers was
lp,lnctly audible in Helsingfors.
! ',ss dicated that fighting was in
tr during the whole night be-
,ut 70 mutineers and the loyal
s1sHlt Is impossible to reach The
Blh hut 1t is said upon authority
rs not doubted, that there are
4 pundred dead and wounded,
use Of the mutiny Is reDorted
.,oeen the death Of g.. soldier in
pp Lions Of sappers and miners.
j r,ades claimed that the death
ui to III treatment. They rose
oui , Joined by the artiIlerymen.
they outnumbered the loyal
Inn troops, who supported their
sJ Socialists Elated.
fsntry from the skatudden
~ > whlck stands on the sea
tEyHelsingfors, were Immediately
m tout. The torpedo vessels ly-
Cu>;lchor of tho city thereup6n
.r,re with their rapid FIRE guns
,cGshe barracks, shooting over the
the people gathered upon the
.ssfts and causing o tremendous
prsThe greatest excitement pre-
,Is3ut the socialistic workmon
Sa Red Guard OF Helsingfors
IL highly elated over the out
o bThey threatened to take ad-
of the situation and proclaim
n strike for tho purpose Of
SssA the railroads. At the latest
Y<is fortress Of Sveaborg is
y in the hands OF the NUT
ursl People in Panic.
.myt fighting continues at svea-
,ul(p to midday over 600 men
4 Ssn killed or wounded. War
IL now bombarding the fortress.
~ bitants OF Helsingfors are in
Ioff panic.
iNo. m.-The mutiny has been
Md in the port and Skatuddun
'Igoccupied by the loyal troops.
,c1cipal court has issued q proc
urging the people, in view
3ie danger, to remnin quiet
,sapeave their homes. 1t advises
assist the government in the
,d1nce Of order.