Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-01
the news of the mutiny at Sveaoorg, n
joined IN the rebellion.
Startling News of Warships.

The squadron is understood to be under
the personal command of Grand Duke Alex
ander Michaelovitch brother-in-law of En-
peror Nicholas. A telegram claiming to be
from the commander of the fortress has been
received here. but its meaning Is not clear
The dispatch says:
1.-The entire crews of four warships have
mutlnied.'
Other dispatches mention the crews or
the torpedo-boat destroyers ard other ships
on the spot as revolving, while another dis
patch says:
For a time. with a portion of the crews
locked below decks, the local members Oh
the crews fired upon the mutineers.
IL the royal squadron Joined the mutt
neers there is little hope OF regaihihs pos
session of Sveaborg fortress. wnere, IL Is
claimed. six companies of loyal troops are
holding out on Commander Island against
the mutineers on Michaileavska, artillery,
engineer and other islands composing the
group on which the fortress is built.
Commander a Prisoner.
The commander OF the artillery General
Aggieff, was a prisoner during the night.
The Cossacks and troops ashore at Hell
singfors have regained entire possession OF
Skatudden Island.
There Is no ex2ggeration in saying that
the blow coming thus suddenly from an
unexpected quarter has caused dlsmay IN
government circles and the feeling OF
alarm is Increased by the bad news from
the interior. The strikes are spreading
rapidly The whole of the Done.s Basin;
the center of the mining and smelling, IN
dustry. is in the grip of the strikers 1OtUo
walking out at Usovka last night, Whhe
from the viceroy of the Caucasus comes
news that the garrison of Deshlagar, COM
manding the famous iron gate at DerDent,
received the news Of the dissolution or par
lament by rising, killing their command
ing officer installing themselves in COM
plete control of the city and placing their
sentinels before the post, telegraph and
other government buildings
Revolutionists Jubilant.
The revolutionists are wildly jubilant.
Although the mutiny at Sveaborg occurred
Unexpectedly they instantly decided that
they must take advantage of 1t and try
TO Immediately precipitate the general en-
gagement between the government and the
people for which they have been prepar-
ing They express the most supreme con-
fdence that the military supports of the
government will break where they are least
expected and that the government VIII find,
when the test comes, the army dlVideo
against itself and that units supposed to
be loyal will fight on the side of the peo-
pie. The workmens councils here and at
Moscow have already issued warnings to
the workmens organizations throughout
the country to hold themselves In readi-
tary committee is acting with energy.
They declare that the crews of the war
ships al st. Petersburg are ready, and that
IL the Cronstadt squadron mutinies all the
ships in the Baltic will soon be In their
hands. The imperial palace at Peterhof is
under the guns of the Cronstadt fortress.
Revolutionary emissaries have been dis
patched to the ports of Reval Riga and
Libau, and If they are successful the capi-
tai will be Immediately hemmed in by revo-
lutionists.
The proletariat organizations of Finland
yesterday issued orders to begin a general
strike throughout the grand duchy at noon
today. The proclamation only exempts the
men employed at the electric light, gas and
water works in the cities.
s q. Thinks Civil War at Hand. t.,e
The Rech in an editorial today does not
conceal its gratifcation at the quick march
of events, saying:
Before the government could even in
duce a few men enjoying a measure of
public confidence to countersign its promises
of liberal reforms the first blow has fallen,
not delivered by the peasants or workmen,
but by the army, whose loyalty the premier
was vaunting."
The Rech thinks that civil war is at
hand.
Tn liberals In general believe that the
all pretense of reform and that a military
dictatorship is Immediately ahead,
Admiral Birileff, the minister of marine,
is reported to be on the point of starting
for Helsingfors.