RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONARY CRISIS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7993, 2 December 1905, Page 2

RUSSIAN REVOLUTIONARY CRISIS.

WARSHIPS SUE AID BARRACKS BOMdARDED. Sevastopol in Flames. ST. PETERSBURG Nov. 80 Sailors of the Baltic and Black Sea Floats demand improvement in food, clothing, and pay, better treatment by officers, amnesty for political and religious offences, and permission to hold meetings LONDON, Nov 80. Lnffim's St. Petersburg agency reports that loyal vessels bombarded the Otchakoff and Kniaz Potemkin, and that Loth are in a sinking condition. Artillery bombarded the mutineers' barracks, and many naval mutinies were arrested. Sevastopol is in (lames. The battle was continued on Wednesday evening. TOKIO, Nov. 30. The Russian warships Rossia, tiromoboi, and Bogatyr have arrived at Naga&ki. Admiral Essen admits leaving Viadivostock while the disturbances were in progress.

Zemstvos' Demands Refused, St. PETERSBURG, Nov. 80 Ilis paper Mooski says the Council of Ministers has decided to refuse the Zemstvos' demands. There are persistent rumours that Count do \Vitte is .about to resign, owing to the increasing influence of the Court reactionaries. A railway telegraph message received in St. Petersburg announces that the meeting at Sevastopol has been crushed. Military telegraphists at Moscow refused to replace the strikers. Two hundred citizens are going abroad daily. Reactionary Official ResignsSt. IETERSBUUG, Nov. SO.' M. Lander, Reactionary Stato Secretary for Finland, has resigned. 'J here is great rejoicing over the resignation. It is st ited in Moscow that Count de Wiite's peaceful dibits at a solution of dilficitlties have been nullifiel by independent action at Tsarkoeselo (the Imperial palace). There are practically two governments, ono centred in the Czar and the other in de Witle.

How Polish Soldiers are Treated. VICTORIA, Nov. 80. Twenty-two penniless Foli.-h soli.iers, releised from Japan, have mlived at British Columbia, Ri s<ia having refused them rej atr'atnn, Hundreds are in a similar predicament. Arrest of Soldiers! " Sevastopol Mutineers Regain Ascendancy - The Bourse Panic. MitiMirs Seize an Austrian Ship

(Received Dec. 1, 10.10 pm.) LONDON, Dec. 1. I'outer's St. Peteisburg corespondent reports that a number of the Yellow Cuirassiers, Hussars of the Cuard-', and Imperial Family Tirailleurs were arreste I at Tsarkeetelo-f* v~ presenting demands, and protesting against being employed as police. St. PETERSBURG, Dee 1. It is reported that early to-day the mutineers regained the tipper hand, and re-occupied their pos-itions. There is a terrible panic on the St. Petersburg Bourse. Four per cents, have fallen to 79. Financiers and business men are aghast, and declare the Government's policy is suicidal, playing into the hands of the revolutionaries. VIENNA, Dec. 1. It is reported here that Russian mutineers at Batoum seized an Austrian Lloyd steamer, claiming a ransom.

Strike of Postal Employees. Millerjinen's Demand Granted. (Receive 1 Do 3. 1,10.51 pm.) St. PETERSBURG, Dec. I. 'lhe postal employees throughout Russia have struck. The Naval buttalbns at St. Petersburg have been disanned as disaffected . The artillerymen at St. Pjter Paul demande I the immediate relo.ise of the men belonging to the military school, and the commander of the fortress replied.

Details of the Engagement. (Deceived Dec. 2, 0.58 a.m.) ST. PKLKHSBbJU!, Dec. 1. •\'lmir«l Clnifchni,, i„r 0 ' n ,,,,i cieneral Kuullmrs that Uhj 'mutineers „„ ■liicsday night seized tile torpedoer Svircpuij ami three other vessels All hoisted Ihe red i) ug . Lieutenant ,'■ Schmidt, nboard -the steamed along the loval lilnck Sea squadron, whose crews «cr« unresponsive to the rebel cheers hi the course of the morning Hie leueltl seized jail ■ungjimnlwl' small cralt, and armed partiosi from tho Otchakoft' boarded the Pantaleimoii, which Has uiiuriimlj removing thu ollicers to the) otc'hakolT, Schmidt threatening ty, hang ahem if the troops interfered. Admiral Chukhuin stales T—"Wo were compelled to tolerate this, as the fleet had 'been disarmed in view of the men's dangerous atl'MwU-." Seeing the nctivit.7 of the muliiicers was increasing the authorities resolved to attack, and the held arlil'ery in the afternoon openvd fhv on lile rebel ships in the southern harSchmidt lowered his red llaßs am! signalled :—"Mnvo many captured oflicers, and when 'the sloop is full of mutineers they will .|«, sunk." '■' lie tluhakoli I'uvd „„ the Xonh shore battery, and the ships, whose l»vacUi,l„cks ha.l been rcstoivd, replied. The Sviivpoij allempted lo attack the loyal ships, hut experienced a. strung lire, from the cruisers Kapilniiscken and I'amyalainerkur.vu, nnaUfo' battleship Kntislnff. The Svirepoij and two other torpodocrs were put J out of action, one being sunk. The Otchakoft" | fired six shots ami then! hoisted Ihe while ling. Thereupon ceased to fire, ami a couflasiralion coinmcnod. The OtchnkofT's ■bonis were sent lo fetch, the wounded, and arrested Schmidt, who was tlressed na a tonunou sailor