RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONARY CRISIS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7989, 28 November 1905, Page 2

RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONARY CRISIS.

SERIOUS MUTINY AT SEVASTOPOL St. PETKRSBURG, Nov, 26.. ' 1 A regiment of soldiers, sailors of the (icot aticl harbour Immls at Sevastopol'. aio in a state of mutiny. .. ' * While Rear-Admiral ' Pisiroviski was loading an Act forbidding the -i> holding of a public meeting, a sailor fired and seriously wounded him. Mufciuom, carrying n black coffin ami led Hags, in spile of a warning by the Admiral of the fleet not to leave tin; town, marched through the streets for three days. Troops have left Odessa for Sevastopol. Sinister rumours are prevalent in St. Petersburg as to disaffection ill tie 11 ill and 18th battalions. 'lhe lock out is becoming general. Admiral' Bulled', replying to a Council of the Workmen's delegates, refused mi eight horns day at the admirally yards. Many largo factories were plundered in Moscow on Friday.

Tie Demands of the Zemstvos A Large Order. (Received Nov. 27, 10.2 p.m.) St. PETERSBURG, Nov. 87. The Zemstvos Congress, by a fivesixths majority, declared that if the Ministry desired to support the Zeuis-tvoist-s and Duma, they must promptly convene a National Assembly, elected by direci., eipial, secret, and universal suffrage. . They must adopt measures tor the pacification of the c lantry, including the immediate promulgation of laws securing political free loin, abolition of repression, an impartial iiujuiry into the recent outrages, the prosecution of ollici ls for non-compliance with the laws of freedom, give powers to the Zemstvoa and Poumas for assuring public safety, an amnesty for all palitical and religious olli-nders except the authors of rees.it massacres, and the abolition ef capital punishment.' They must also concede Polish aut'jm-my, the free use of the Polish and the abolition of martial law in Poland.

D.iaiis of the Rtvoit: Ho DriioKeniiess lor Piilage. Tli IniiaMtants Fleeiag, (Hecvivi-J Xiiv. 27, 41.32 |iir) Si. i'l j EIISIH'W'!, ,\ i>v . i>7. 'l'iH- I" li'iiciil revolt at Scbas-topol was orr nivised -by the Social Democratic lirganisal ion, comprising sailors, soldiers, ami workmen.- It began Oil Friday, when the sailors, defying Admiral I'isareviski's orders, iu'-u.->ted on hokling -a Hireling. l-'isareviski ordered the troops to lire. A bullet pierced -his shoulder, and killed the captain of the Brest Regime:,l. 'the workmen and part of Hie ganiscn, including the Brest - lleyiiii"rt >;•;:! some of the fortress «rti|s lery, fraternised with the mutineers, who, 10,001) .strong, paraded Sevastopol wilh -hands and red flags. They placed sentinels at the yog shops to prevent drunkenness. No attempt to pillage was made. The inhabit a nls aFH-flwiaj; The llialy.slok Itegiiiienl, whileiL ~ did not join Hie unitiiveers, refused to lire on t'hun. Gravity of tiic Situation Further Mrordimlion aai Mutiny, A General Rising Feswd. Nov. 127. I I ."iL> p m ) St. rHTKliMliriiO, v liV . 27. Count de Witle -describes' the event, as ihe j;rarest e\<ci;t liiivt -has via happened. . TrOupy from S:nifei - opol art; lius-t lining to Sevastopol. " Widespread discimhnl, -approaching to nml iny, prevails in Manchuria. Insubordination ; i s 'rampant "at llrodno and Clmrk'olT. while there is much .unrest linueng the St:. I'otertt burg garrison.

I Iho lalt-sl tekgrnni.s vaguely Imply ! i h.Ti llio mutiny it under control oilicials al .St. menibui-g fear Lhut ii'the agitation spreads a JVo- , visional (iovcrniiirnl will I) 0 pro .. claimed in Southern. Russia, thus precipitating a general rising of Hm peasants. There are many i» the capital who despair ol a paciiic solution of the lroul)le. They declare a great climax is aiipi'oiicli'iii:.;, and tear a i;'eneral rising- ol' t h, Inniiy is impending.