THE RUSSIAN REVOLT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 10528, 1 December 1905, Page 3

THE RUSSIAN REVOLT.

MUTINY AT SEBASTOPOL. SEVERE FIGHTING. THE CITY IN FLAMES. A NAVAL ENGAGEMENT. TWO WARSHIPS SINKING. (Press Assn. — By Telegi'ipk — Copyright.) ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 30. Tho union of railway men iv Russia resolved to strike at the first sign of mobilisation. Troops and police nt Grodno struck. The Governor dismissed them and applied to St. Petersburg for troops to replace them. LONDON, Nov. 30. The Standard's St. Petersburg correspondent reports that, according, to a telegram attributed to Chuknin, Admiral Schmidt opened fire with the Otchakon' and Knia Potempkin at 3 m the afternoon. The south forts, a portion of the Blae|v Sea squadron, and a portion of the coast artillery responded. The north forts helped the mutineers. The suitors m the barracks went into the- streets and opened fire on the infantry and Maxim Company. The battle lasted two and a-hulf hours. Tlie Otchakoff was pierced and burst into flames. Tho cruiser Dnieper and another vessel and several torpedo-boats were sunk. The Knia/. Potempkin was badly hit, and has several holes m 'her sides. Schmidt was mortally wounded and surrendered to Mininon's vessels. The north fort.s were taken tit the bayonet by the Brest and Biolystok regiments. Half the town was demolished. Admiral Wireniue asserts that no such message was received as the editor of the Slavo asserts. He saw Chuknin's telegram at the Admiralty. A grave mutiny has begun at Libau. (Received December 1, 7.20 a.m.) ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 30.

The sailors of the Baltic and Black Sea fleets demand an improvement of food, clothing and pay, better treatment by officers, an amnesty for political and religious offences, and permission to bold meetings. . The Novosti says the Council of Ministers decided to refuse the zemstvo's demands.

There arc persistent rumors that Count de Witte is about to resign owing to the increasing inilueuce of Court reactionaries. (Received December 1, 9.16 a.m.) A railway telegraph message received at St. Petersburg amiuunc-es that the mutiny ut Sevastopol has been crushed. Military telegraphists at Moscow refused' to replace tlie strikers. Two hundred citizens are going abroad daily. M. Linder, reactionary State Secretary of Finland, has resigned. There is great rejoicing at his resignation. It i s stated at Moscow that Count de Witte's peaceful efforts of solution have been nullified by independent action at Tsarkoselo. There are practically two Governments, one centred m the Czar and the other m Count de Witte. LUNDON, Nov. 30. Laffau's St. Petersburg Agency reports that local vessels bombarded the Otchakoff and Kniaz Potempkin. Both were m a sinking condition. The artillery bombarded tlie mutineers' barracks. Many naval mutineers have been arrested. Sebustopol is m flumes. T'lie battle continued on Wednesday evening. , TOKIO, November 30. The Russian warships Rossia, Q-romoboi and -Bogatyr have arrived at Nagasaki. Admiral Essen adinits'leaviiig Vladivostock while the disturbances were m progress. VICTORIA, November 30. Twenty-two penniless Polish soldiers, released "from Japan, have arrived m British Columbia, Russia having refused them repatriation. Hundreds are m a similar predicament.