Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-04


night mutinous sailors, soldiers and
sappers and miners seized FIT. Constan-
tine at Cronstadt, but they were subse-
surrender, after heavy fighting with
the loyal regiments. A hundred men
were killed and many wounded, In
Guiding Admiral BoaKlwisneff. Some
mutineers succeeded in boarding a
steamer and escaping to Finland
Artillery Battle.
Helsingfors, Aug 1, $40 p. M
When the correspondent Of the Asso-
ciated Press arrived here this after
noon from st. Petersburg the situation
was practically unchanged. The mutt
nous artillerymen are still holding out,
aided by regiment of sappers and
miners. which had joined them in mu-
tiny. Throughout the day an artillery
battle was fought between the north
and south batteries of the main island
at Sveaborg. From a place Of vantage
shells occasionally strike the barracks
and the Notifications, causing fires to
start up among the mutinous. At that
1t seemed to have the upper hand and
the Russian commander Was forced to
fee with two thousand loyal infantry to
the furthermost part Of the southern
section of the town of Sveaborg,
where he was holding out
Widest Rumors.
st, Petersburg, Aug. 2-The widest
rumors are in circulation, one of which
to the effect that mutiny has broken
out at Cronstadt and has caused the ut.
most alarm, which has been increased
by the fact that the telephone com,
munication with Cronstadt is again in
terrupted 1t is asserted that four mu
tinous warships arrived at Cronsta6t
and that the guns of the fortress have
been trained on them, but the fire has
not yet been opened.
Surrender Iron Gate.
Ti1is, Caucasus, Aug. Upon the
arrival of a detachment of Cossacks
the companies of the Samur regiment
at the Deshlagar, commanding the ia
nous Iron Gate at Derbent, which had
mutinied, surrendered and handed ov
er their ringleaders to the Cossacl
commander.
Situation Changes.
st. Petersburg, Aug. "A collapse
of the mutiny at Sveaborg coupled
with a breakdown of the plans of the
revolutionists to secure possession o.
the Baltic squadron and provoke i'm
mediate upraising at Cronstadt greatly
changes the situation and the spirit:
of the government officials have risen
those of the revolutionists being cor
respondiugly depressed. Arrangements
for ordering a general strike on Sat
urday may be countermanded. The
strike in Finland is already failur.
owing to the fact that the more intelli
gent Firms did not support it. The lat
est reports show that all rumors to tn,
effect that the Baltic squadron was ii
the hands of mutineers were untrue
More Mutineers Surrender.
Helsingfort, Aug. 2.7-There was n,
firing at Sveaborg or other islands il
the vicinity during the night or thi
morning. No definite news has beel
received today from the scene of mu
tiny. Officials decline to make an
statements, but it is asserted from
reliable source that the mutineers
with the exception of a few on tn
smaller islands who have a few guns
have surrendered. The prisoners ar
being landed in patches, guarded b
loyal troops. They are sullen an
seem to have little thought of the pur
ishment which awaits them.
Conflict at Helsinsfors.
London, Aug. "A Reuters dispatc
from Helsingfors this afternoon say
serious conflicts between the polio
and socialist red guards occurred Their
today.
General Killed.
Warsaw, Aug. General Markgraf
sky, chief of the Warsaw gendarmerie
was shot and killed this afternoon
Startling Evidence