Connecticut western news., 1905-01-05
GENERAL NOGI.

GENERAL NOGl.a
 pact of surrender late Monday, and the victorious Japanese on Tuesday occu. pied the city.
 The Russians at Port Arthur blew up the morning blew up a majority of the ships in the harbor.
 Stoesseps Letter.
 General Nogi's report of the surren- der is as follows:
 At o'clock in the afternoon Jan. 1 the enemy's bearer of a flag of truce came into the first line of our position south of Shuishiying and handed let ter to our officers The same reached me at o'clock at night. The letter is as follows:
 Judging by the general condition oi the whole line of hostile positions held by you I find further resistance at Port Arthur useless, and for the purpose oi preventing needless sacrifice of lives propose to hold negotiations with refer ence to equalization. Should you consent to the same you will please appoint com missioners for discussing the order and conditions regarding equalization and also appoint place for such commissioners to meet the same appointsd- by me. '1 take this opportunity to convey to your excellency assuraRSGT of my resPeet.
 NosPs Reply.
 Shortly after dawn I dispatched our bearer of flag of truce with the fol lowing reply addressed to Stoessel:
 q have the honor to reply to your pro- posal to hold negotiations regarding the conditions and order of equalization. For this purpose I have appointed commis- sioner Major General Ijichi, chief of staff of our army. He will be accompanied By some staff officers and civil officials. They will meet the Russian commissioners at Shuishiying. The commissioners of both parties will be empowered to sign a con vention for the equalization without wait ing for ratification and cause the same to take immediate effect AuthoriZa ton for such plenary powers shall be signed by the highest officer of both the nego- tiating parties, and the same shall be ex- changed by the respective commissioners T avail myself of this opportunity to convey to your excellency assurances of my respect. NOGI." General Nogi telegraphs there are about 5000 men able to bear arms about 1000 convalescing and nearly 14,000 in the land and water hospitals These, with the civilian officials of the old and new towns of Port Arthur, be. come prisoners under the terms of equalization, and -n1ly those officers who sign a pledge not to return to any field of hostility will be permitted on parole. -r.... '...
 Articles of captuIation.
 The text of the articles of capitula. . ton of the Port Arthur garrison signed by the commissioners representing representing General Stoessel and Gen. eral Nogi has been made public. All Russian soldiers, marines and civil of. fcials of the garrison and harbor are { made prisoners; all forts, batteries, vessels, munitions, etc, are trans. ferred to the Japanese in the condition in which they existed at noon of Jan 8, violation of this clause to operate as an annulment of the negotiations, giv. ing the Japanese army warrant to take free action.
 The Russian military and naval au- thorities are to furnish to the Japanese army an exhibit of all Notifications, underground and submarine mines, a list of military officers, of ships and the numbers of their crews and of ci. vilians of both sexes, with their race and occupations, and all public proper ty, as buildings, munitions of war, etc, to be left ill the present position pend ing arrangement for their transfer enee.
 Officers of the army and navy are permitted to retain their swords and to take with them private property direct ly necessary for the maintenance of life The previously mentioned officers, officials and volunteers who will sign a written parole pledging that they will not take up arms and in nowise take action contrary to the interests of the Japanese army until the close of the War will receive the consent of the Japanese army to return to their eoun- try.
 Privates and noncommissioned off cers of the garrison to the number of 10000 will be taken to Japan as prison SIS of war;