The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-06


escort left the Japanese headquarters
at IL o'clock Monday morning and
rode to the appointed place. Shortly
before l o'clock the Russian commits
sioners arrived. accompanied by a
cavalry escort.
The conference took place with few !
preliminaries and lasted until 5
o'clock at night.
Headquarters of the third Japanese
Army, January 3. via Fusan-The re-
quest of the Russians for Good, med
icines and physicians for their sick
and wounded has been granted.
1tse, Wantse and Tayangko forts
were taken over by the Japanes ar
noon today.
The date on which the Russian prs
oners Of war will be marched out has
been delayed until January 5th. /
Toxic. January 4.-The japanese cap
tured $4,000 prisoners at Port Arthur.
The total number of the Inhabitants is
$4,000, of whom 10000 are sick.
Toxic, January 4.-The Emperor o.
Russia has telegraphed to General Sto-
essel saying that the giving of thelc
Parole or the alternative of imprison-
ment is optional with the officers.
Mukden, January 4.-Monday and
yesterday a general attack was expect
ed On Saturday the japanese showed
indications to beginning serious opera
tions. During the previous night dis.o-
Gated a battery on the Shakhe bridge
from which they enfiladed the RUSS an
trenches being supported by a heavy
cannonnade along the whole centre.
The Japanese used Shimoz shells. AT
midnight Saturday under cover of i'm
penetrable darkness. the japanese at
tackled the right Russian flank energet-
tcally, directing their movement prin-
cipaNy against a strong redoubt but
they were repulsed. simultaneously an
attack was launched against the Rus
sian trenches further east but before
daylight it was abandoned.
The Chinese continue to report that
contagious diseases attended by heavy
mortality are rife among the Japanese
soldiers.
- NEW RUSSIAN LOAN.
Berlin, January 4.-The prospectus Of
the new Russian loan Of $81, 900, 900 will
be issued tomorrow or Friday Sub
ny, Russia and Holland January l..
The price Of the issue in Germany will
be IS. The bankers syndicate has paid
into the Russian treasury 901k. These
terms are considered here to be very
unfavorable for Russia in as much as
the holders can demand redemption at
par after six years which is equivalent
to rate Of 61s Per cent. interest.
Toxic january 4.-Eyening.-The
weight OF the opinion I'm Japanese Of
fetal circles seems to be against a be-
lief in the early conclusion Of peace,
and doubt is expressed that the fall of
Port Arthur will materially affect the
situation.
One of the several officials who dis.
cussed those with the correspondent of
the Associated Press today voiced the
sentiment Of the majority when he
said:
I'VE are confronting a situation
which continues to be purely military.
The present problem is created by Gen
erad Kuropatkin's army and by the
Russian second Pacific squadron. We
are devoting all attention to them.
I'VE anticipate that the Russians
will renew more determined than
ever their effort to drive Field Marshal
Oyama back and that they will try
to gain supremacy at sea. We are pre-
pairing to defeat both of these objects.
The situation makes talk Of peace
futile"
Toxic, January 4-Noon.-General
Nogi reports to the army department
that on January srd the commission
ers of both the Japanese and Russian
armies concluded their conference,
and that from the morning of January
3rd the actual transfer of war mate
rials at Port Arthur as property of the
To
Toxic, January 4.-Evening.-The
following report was received from
General Nogi at 3 o'clock this after
noon:
order is maintained at Port Ar
thur by the officers. The, people are
quiet.
"Our minute investigation was not
finished until Tuesday night.
THE total number Of inhabitants Is
about $4,000, of whom 25, 900 are SOL
diers or sailors, The total number of
sick or wounded is 10000.
Common provisions and bread are
meat and vegetables.
There are no medical supplies at
Port Arthur. The Japanese are Siren
uously succorfng the people.
The capitulation committees are
pushing their respective works
ST. Petersburg, January "A fur
ther batch of dispatches from General
Stoessel given out today do not add
much to what Is already known. He
reports the killing of General Kon-
dratenko and eight other officers and
the wounding of seven officers De-
cember 18th by an eleven inch shell
which exploded in the easement of
Fort No. 3. He says he lost two hum
dred men December 18th and Decem-
ber 10Th.
A dispatch of December 18th from
General StoesseI settles the question
of who sank the Russian warshIps
saying that all these In the inner har-
Dor were sunk by 11-inch Japanese
shells with the exception of the Sc
vastopol which was removed to the
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