Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-19
RUSSIA IS AGAIN
RED WITH BLOOD
Mutiny of Sappers Suppressed
With Difficulty.
10 DEAD AND WOUNDED
liev the Scene of the Last Revolu-
tionary Movement.
EFFORTS TO ARREST LEADERS
City in the Hands of the Military,
But Order Has Been
Restored.
10 DEAD AND WOUNDED
liev the Scene of the Last Revolu-
tionary Movement.
EFFORTS TO ARREST LEADERS

ST. PETERSBURG. June 19.-Details OF
the mutiny of sappers at Kiev shows that
1t was suppressed only after bloody en-
gagement at midnight June II. between the
mutineers and loyal troops, in which about
seventy men were killed or wounded.
Kiev is one of the cities where revolu-
tfonary ideas have made the greatest in
roads upon the army. and the revolutionary
military organization is very powerful
counting among its members dozens of Off
GERS. The mutiny planned to CO.
incide with a general political strike as
reply to the dissolution of parliament, in
volving the railroads. telegraphs and malls.
In several of the southern provinces ar
engagements for the strike had been making
for months under the leadership of an
experienced organizer. VI. Loskotj, who was
a member of the first parliament The de-
cision of the revolutionary staff at ST
Petersburg TO refrain from demonstrations
was disobeyed by the hotheaded sappers
At midnight of June Il n crowd of 500
left their beds, disarmed the sentries, hur-
riedly dressed, obtained possession of their
rifles, broke into armory secured some
loaded cartridges and then marching to
the camp square fired volley in the air.
The officer on duty. Capt Akulof, ran out
and addressed the mutineers. advising them
TO disperse. He then called out another
battalion, drew the men up and led a
charge on the mutineers. ordering them to
Capt Akuioff ordered the troops to fire.
and fell dead himself at the first volley.
Some Fierce Fighting.
The fighting continued for several min
utes. Half a dozen soldiers were killed
and about sixty We're wounded Finally
the mutineers, who had officers. no
leaCers and no plans. wavered and fed.
Two hundred and fifty were captured, but
1a3 eluded pursuit and hid in the city.
The mutiny at Kiev was arranged by
Shefchenko, a revolutionist of good fam
lily, who entered the army volunteer
for the purpose of undermining discipline
and won over many of his comrades but
when he raised the standard of revolt they
were frightened and the little band of ring
leaders overpowered.
Three bombs were found in Shefchenko's
tent. All the mutineers will be tried by
Court-martial.
The workmen employed in a big factory
at Kiev struck after the mutiny, but they
have not yet been joined by the employees
of other factories.
May Arrest Leaders.
Gen. Sukhomlnoff, commander of Kiev,
is taking the most energetic measures to ar
rest the leaders of the movement Hun
dreds OF houses have been searched and
ninety-threc citizens have been arrested
among them being officials of the railways
and telegraph service and the editors of a
newspaper
Numerous other arrests were made in
Kiev ana a number OF bombs were found
but order is now restored. The city is in
the hands of the military.
The Novoe Vremya in an editorial article this
morning on the mutiny of k!ev attributes
the scditiOn in the army first TO the corrup-
tion OF the soldiers in the Japanese prisons
second 10 the presence of the Jews in the
army and third to the leniency hitherto
shown 10y the military authorities. The pa
per claims, however, that the propaganda
has made bu: slight progress
Trouble Among Troops
Trouble also has broken out among the
at Kaluga. Gen. Orloff, who suppressed
the instruction in the Baltic provinces left
St Petersburg hurredy last night to take
charge of the garrison at Kaluga. No in
formation IS available to the nature of
the troubles, a strict censorship on all in
coming press dispatches having been insti-
tuted since the dissolution of parliament
The d!spst Chcs OF the Ass oCiated Press from
Eiev, detailing the mutiny there, were
turned over to the censor and held up for
from twelve TO fourteen hours before they
were delivered.
Moscow Workmen Reckless
The workmcn OF Moscow are becoming
restless and the command of that city has
brought twenty-five companies of infantry
into the place to overawe the men. Several
Zig meetings OF workmen in the Moscow
suburbs have been broken up.
Wholesale arrests and perquistions con
tinue in ST Petersburg.
The preparation OF the registration lists
for the election Of the members of the new
parliament Las already begun.