Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-03
RUSSIAN PUBLIC
KEPT IN IGNORANCE
Not Permitted TO Know oil Port
Arthur's Surrender Until "0t
hiclaIIy Confirmed
WAR OFFICE KNOWS IT IS TRUE
News Received Almost With Sense
OF Relef-NO Word Of Criticism
For StOessel

81. Petersburg, Jan. ?, $40 p. m.--rhe
news that Gen. Stoessel, after sustain
ing II months siege, has at last yielded
to the Inevitable, Is not yet known to
the Russian public, the announcement
being forbidden untll II is officially con-
frmed from Russian sources,
The best Informed circles at the war
office which are In possession of unpub-
lished portions Of dispatches taken by
the torpedoboat destroyers TO Chefoo'
describing the state Of affairs in the be-
leaguered garrison, accept the news as
true, and It is not too much 20 say mat
It was received almost with a sense or
relief. ana also the fact that the REM
nant of the heroic defenders Is not re-
served for sacrifice at tnal storming
and perhaps all be subjected TO the nor
rOrg and excuses incident 10 the entry
Of the vctors I'm the passion or battle
Gen. StOessel's surrender does not
meet with a word Of criticism in Russia
Even in defeat. Gen. Stoessels Won
derfu defense OF Port Arthur has
earned for him an imperishable name In
Russian military annals. Ever since
confirmation was received OF the de-
structon OF the Port Arthur squadron
II had been felt, both At the admiralty
and at the war office, that the main
reason for the sacrifice Of the last man
IN the defense OF the fortress had gone
and the progress made by the beseigers
during the past fortnight, eliminating
I'm the capture Of W8ntsi (SignaD hill
which broke the chain OF inner eastern
forts. made It certain that the end was
at hand,
& was considered almost certain,
however, that Stoesse would not sur
render without the emperor's authorize
ton and that probably he asked 10 be
allowed to communicate with his ma
jesty through Toxic. AS the emperor
is I'm the south OF Russia the nature
of any dispatches sent TO him Is not
known at the war Office
All portions OF the dispatches for
warded from Chefoo describing the ter
rlble straits to which the garrison was
reduced are not published here. The re-
port that Gen. Stoesse IN addition to
confirming the death Of Gen. Kondra-
tenko. had announced the deaths OF
Gems Fyck and Smyrnoft, had a, bad
effect The news was reflected on the
bourse by a fall IN imperial per cents
TO 80, the lowest point since the war
began.
At the admiralty good deal Of con-
fusion exists, but It is not admitted that
the fall Of Port Arthur will alter the
plans OF Admiral RoJsstyensky, such an
event being fully anticipated when the
Russian Second Pacific squadron left
Russian waters
The squadron is not bound for Port
Arthur but for Vladivostok. Neverthe-
less, the feeling Is one Of gloom and a
decision to order RoJestvensky to await
further reinforcements before proceed
ing would not greatly surprise shrewd
observers,
The political effect in Russia Of the
fall OF Port Arthur Is awaited with the
greatest interest The hour Of grief
of the loyal Russians Is almost sure to
he taken advantage Of by the discon-
tented elements to make demonstrations
against the government. The revolu-
tionary party has already decided 10 use
the occasion for a general demonstra-
ton.
While all is still conjecture regarding
the proposed terms of the surrender Of
Port Arthur, the feeling at the war Of
fee is that in turn for abandoning FUR
Their resistance and surrendering the
Notifications and guns. Gen. Stoessel
should receive the honors Of war and be
allowed with the garrison TO return
home on a parole.
The admiralty displays retlcence In
regard to the purpose OF the torpedo
boat destroyers which escaped from
Chefoo to Tslngtau, but there Is reason
10 believe that arrangements Will be
made, with the help OF GOLFERS, TO
have TO try 10 proceed south IN an at
tempt 10 Join Admiral Rojestvenskys
squadron but II the conditions are ad-
verse It Is realized that they must be
diBarmed.
un view Of todny's news from Port
Arthur pathetic interest attaches to a
dispatch sent by Gen. Stoesse to En-
peror Nicholas and given out this af-
ternoon. II was written on the emper-
or's namo date, Dec 10, and read as
follows:
1--WE are happy to greet our sovereign
and offer our respectful homage to
your imperial majesty on the occasion
OF your name day from Port Arthur
which we have now held for If months
with the aid Of God and your prayers,
The spirit OF our warriors is magnia-
cent, Today on parade the resounding
hurrahs given IN honor OF our father,
the car, testified to how potent Is the
influence of your maJesty's rule and
our traditional fidelity to the car, our
father"
In addition to confirming the reports
OF the death OF Gen. Kondratenko,
Gen, stoessel IN the dispatches filed
az Chefoo today also reported the
deaths Of MaJ,-Gen. Fock, commander
Of the Fourth East Siberian rifle bril-
do /
mander Of the Port Arthur fortress.
NEWS ANNOUNCED.
81. Petersburg, Jan. 3, 7 a. m-The
Noyoe Nremya and the Russ briefly
md anrroMfnllV Annonnca the fail OF