Show RE r L r I ARMY AND NAVY Gigantic Conspiracy to Seize Three Great Sea Fortresses Uncovered BLOODY CONFLICT CON RAGING RS THE SCENE OF OFt UPRISING 4 t 4 t f Aug 1 I a m Sveaborg is entirely In jn the hands H Hof 1 of the mutineers who now have in I f 4 their possession every kind of arm armament H Hament I ament f f Horrible scenes cenes occurred during II 4 last night when the fierce fighting 4 4 was continued The heaviest artil arUl artillery H I 4 lery used during the conflict 4 4 H MUM t t t Hm t HM July 31 A gigantic military conspiracy aiming at the simultaneous capture of three great sea fort fortresses fortresses fortresses S and Svea Sveaborg Sveaborg borg barg arranged by the th revolutionary mill mili military tary league was prematurely sprung here last night by an au attempt to arrest mem members bers of a 5 company of sappers suppers who had mutinied on account of the death of one I of their comrades alleged to have been due dueS to i iTha Tha Th entire garrison gar of ot the fortress at Sveaborg flamed out instantly in revolt AH All the artillery men and sappers gar the place were involved Only four companies of infantrymen remained loyal The fhe mutineers seized forty ma machine machine machine chine guns and practically all the quick and light lIht artillery in the fortress but evon With this aid they were unable to hold the main fort against the loyal lo al infantry rhe The fighting continued all night ht long Iong The heaviest firing was heard from 10 in the evening until 1 in inthe inthe inthe the morning moning I V Red Flag Fia Hoisted This morning n a detachment nt of civilian revolutionaries entered the marine bar barracks barracks barracks racks on island hoisted the tho red flag and were joined join d by all the marines Nine cruisers erstorp torpedo d boats and destroy destroyers ers lying in the harbor opened fire tire on the barracks This fire was answered from the third story stor windows of the barracks with machine guns and rifles The tor torpedo torpedo torpedo I boats and destroyers destro ers which were ly lying l lying t ting ing to the shore were subjected S to such a hot fire from the th barracks that i their Theft crews were driven below decks j I They rhey steamed out and joined joine In Inthe inthe the flue bombardment with the cruisers this his sea attack was in cooperation with at attacks attacks tacks lacks by br Cossacks and Infantry from the theland theland land lang sloe 51 e which began at 9 In the morning and continued d throughout the whole day du Finally toward the evening the firing ceased and the authorities an announced announced that the barracks had been b en cap captured captured captured Exact Situation Unknown At 1 I o clock In the afternoon the Cos Cossacks Cossacks sacks acks cleared ole red the square in front of the palace facing Sveaborg and then drove the public from the entire water front for the purpose of preventing the sending of If assistance from the city to Sveaborg exact act situation at Sveaborg is not known Rumors are aro in circulation that the en entire entire entire tire fortress has now fallen into the hands of the insurgents i but they lack lacki i It is believed that this ces cessation cessation of fighting is s only a prelude to the renewal of the battle between the mu mui i aniL tha government troops tr ns An authoritative estimate of the killed irl n l wounded cannot be obtained but the casualty list on both SIdes must be heavy for the fighting per Many T Rumors Afloat Various rumors r mors are heard heare regarding the fate of ot the officers who were at Sveaborg and In Ill the According jo to 10 01 J Ux the officers leers e rs and according to a itt almost all the junior sided with the mutineers The marines at are said to have convened an elective el which condemned several officers to instant ex cx The wives S and families of the officers on duty in the fortress s were sent ashore by b General and na were were not molested by the revolutionists The rhe red guard who were wore cognizant of If f the plot dispatched ajL a by a special train as soon as the revolt broke out to cut the railroad track outside of oft t the he city in order ordel to prevent the arrival nf rf reinforcements A general strike was declared this afternoon and was obeyed obe ed edby I by the workmen of all the factories I |