Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-12-06 | Page 13 | Mutinies on Transports

MUTINIES ON TRANSPORTS Japanese Torpedo Boats Keep Peace on Russian Ships. VI'TTOniA, B. C., Dec R Th steamer Em-pre Em-pre rf India trom Japan brought news of mutinies on hoard the Ruvslan transports Vladimir, Taloslav, and VeroneJ, which oc- curred when tho Emnrrts was alongsldo the transports, laden with i. leased Ku:slan prisoners pris-oners on November 20, The steamers embarked tho prisoners at Kobe and sinned for Vladivostok, but were Intrrc jpted and ordered 1 ac'i to Nakasakl, when Capt. Danlloff. In charge of tho delivery of prisoners, was advised of the outbreak at Vladivostok. Tho mutinies resulted because ths prisoners wer anxious to prot-ccd to Vladivostok. Vlad-ivostok. One hundred Japanese armed with swords wero sent on board and succeeded In quelling the outbreaks before bloodshed resulted. Several Sev-eral Japanese torpedo boats were sent to stand by tho Russian vessels to see peace was maintained,