The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-20
MANY PRISONERS
ARRIVE IN JAPAN
SIXTEEN HUNDRED RUSSIANS
CAPTURED AT. PORT ARTHUR
LAND AT NAGAsAKI.
Touched by Consideration Shown
Them by Their Conquerers-DeliV-
ery of Port Arthur to the Japs Com
nleted-StoesseI and Nogi Honored.

Nagasaki, Jan. 13.- The steamers
Kaga and Suzuki have arrived here with
l 600 Russian prisoners of war and 5O
officers. All the prisoners have quartered
at Inasa. a village near by. The Russian
officers are allowed much liberty within
the bounds of the town, but they are
under police escort. The Russian pris-
oners are unfeignedly pleased at the end
of the hardships of the siege and the
considerate treatment of their victors.
Big Force for oyama
Berlin, Jan. 13.-The Neueste Mach
richten publishes a dispatch from Muk-
den saving that according to Russian
intelligence the japanese army facing
Gen. Kurokatkin's forces have been re-
enforced by 1858 siege guns recently used
in the investment of Port Arthur and
also by $4,000 infantry, making total
of 3SS,000 men, with 1884 guns.
Big War Fund.
London, Jan. 14.-Russia Is prepared
to spend 1910, 500, 900 in prosecuting the
war against Japan during 1905. The i'm
perial budget, which was issued in ST..
Petersburg Friday evening, estimates
the total revenue of the empire at nearly
81 900 900 600, and theminister of finance
declares that Russia's finances are in
splendid condition despite the heavy
expenses of 1904, $35S,T0O,000, in carry
ing on the conflict in the far east.
Delivery Completed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-The Japanese
legation has received cablegram from
Toxic. dated Thursday, saying that Gen.
Nogi reports that the delivery at Port
Arthur has been completed. 1t includes
the following:
Permanent forts, so; guns, SAG, of
which "a are of large caliber, 149 of me-
dunn caliber and 343 of small caliber;
cannon balls, $3.50; ammunition, 30, 900
kilos; rifles, $685.; horses, 1920; bat
tleships, four, except Sevastopol, which
is entirely sunk; cruisers, two; gunboats
and destroyers, IA; steamers, 10, besides
small steamers, 80 of which will be SER
viceable after little repairs.
Cause of Stoessel's Return.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 13.-The war Of
\
Stoessei giving parole md returning to
| Russia instead of remaining at the head
of the heroic troops who formed the
garrison of Port Arthur and sharing
their fate as prisoner OF war in Japan
is that il is incumbent upon him TO bring
e detailed repori of the defense of the
fortress TO the Emperor.
Detracts from Stoesselss Fame.
London, Jan. 1.-THE Daily Teie-
graphs Port Arthur correspondent says
that, according 10 stories By prisoners,
the real defender of the fortress was
Mai. Gen. Kondratenko, comma nder of
the Seventh East Siberian Rifle brigade
| (who was killed December 49,, and that
| had he lived it is probable the fortress
would not have been surrendered. Gen.
Stoessel, the correspondent adds, was
| inclined to surrender as early as last
August The garrison, he concludes, in
cluded 10000 Poles, who were Indifferent
fighters.
Stoessel and Nogi Honored.
Berlin, Jan. 11.-Emperor William
has conferred on Gen. Stoessel and Gen.
Nogi the Order of Pour LIE Merite'' in
recognition of the bravery of them
selves and their troops at Port Arthur
His majesty has asked the Russian and
Japanese emperors to authorize Gems.
Stoessel and Nogi to accept the decora-
tons.
Raiders Harass Japs.
Toxic, Jan. 1.-THE bodies of Rus
sian cavalry raiders actively operating
southwest of Liaoyang are evidently de-
sirous of harassing Japanese railroad
communication and interrupting the
transportation of Gen. Nogi's army to
reinforce Field Marshal Oyama at Lao
yang.