Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-03
comoact Of Surrender Was Sigucd
At O:45 O'clock Monday
Evening
MILITARY HONORS TO STOESSEL
ultsdo Himself Directed that They be
Shown Hin - Mediation May Now
Be offered.

Toxic. Jan. (morninB),-Ine hus-
alan and Japanese commissioners APP
rolnted TO arrange the terms OF the
capltulatIon Of the Russian forces at
Port Arthur signed the compact OF sur
render at 9:45 o'clock last night
Port Arthur has surrendered EN-
hausted by months OF almost constant
lighting .decimated by disease and cas-
ualties and hopelessly sealed IN us
rocky fortress, the gallant garrison
Welded to It's courageous besiegers and
the end ia now written Of one OF the
most dramatic war incidents OF mod
ern times.
AT Q o'clock last night Gen. Nogi com
handing the Japanese army OF inva-
slon, received from the Russian gem
eral, Stoessel. a note saying that he
fund further resistance useless, and
asking for meeting TO arrange terms
az capltulation. The note was simple
and direct. and the Japanese general
Immediately named commissioners 70
confer with representatives Of the
Russian commander.
Tney met at noon today TO arrange
the conditions Of surrender, The ma
ture Of the terms agreed upon Is not
vet known, but dispatches from Toxic
Indicate that they VIII DO or the most
msgnRnimous character.
AT GAS o'clock last night the conf
mlssioners completed the signing OF the
capltulatlon agreement Both armies
had suspended hostilities five hours
earlier The city OF Port Arthur VIII
bo occupied by the Japanese today
HoNoRs SHOWN sToEssEL.
The emperor OF Japan himself,
through the chief OF the imperial stan,
has given public his expression that
"Gen. Stoessel has rendered commend
able service 10 his country In the midst
Of difficulties" and that IL Is his wish
'that military honOrs be shown him."
The authorities at 81, Petersburg, IN
the absence OF direct official news from
Gen. Stoessel that Port Arthur has sur
rendered. have not permitted the news
70 become public, Emperor Nicholas
Is IN the south Of Russia, and his min
isters are, for the time being In the
dark as to what dispatches have been
sent to him from the front.
ple OF all ranks finding In the out
come compensation for all the sacrifice
Of life and money that was entalled In
the ten months siege.
TO what extent the fall Of Port Ar
thur will make for a restoration OF
peace Is an open question. There is an
encouraging note In the expression by
Baron Hayashi Japanese minister 10
London, OF the hope that In some way
Il will facilitate final peace" although
the pacific note Is perhaps lost In the
later words OF the minister, which call
attention 10 the fact that the besleging
army will now be free to go north,
where II will be an Offset TO the REIN
forcements Gen. Kuropatkn has been
receiving from Russia since the battle
of Shake.
SPIRIT OF THE RUSSIANS.
The spirit Of the Russians may be
Judged by the statement of the seore-
tary Of the embassy at London that the
campaign will be renewed with fresh
vlgor In the spring, and that the nation
will not be content to permit Port Ar
thur 10 remain IN the hands OF the jap
anese
Both In Paris and In I ndon the
opinion Is that the squadron under Vice
Admiral Rojestvensky, which started
from lIbau for the far east three
months ago, will have 10 retrace It's
way home, as adherence to the original
plans would invite disaster without
probability OF eftecting juncture with
the warships at present In the harbor
OF Vladvostok.
That Japan may not be permitted TO
retain possession OF Port Arthur with
out dispute is shown In the fact that
rarls newspapers are already reviving
me claim made In 1901, that the holding
OF That position commanding the east
eTn seas by the Japanese would be a
menace to European powers
MAY OFFER MEDIATION.
There Is an expectation In diplomatic
circles IN 81. Petersburg that some one
81 we powers may make tender OF
friendly offices, and the lntimation Is
conveyed that the United States may
'he the initiative, Should that be the
use u could only DO upon assurance
rom both the warning powers that tho
lender would be received by them In
good part.
Early today two Russian torpedo
launches arrived AT Chefoo, and there
mtle tnen seven Japanese torpedoboat
destroyers In the harbor Later In the
ed. V''i' ueP"Et-
Russian officers who have reached
Jneloo relate that the Port Arthur gar
Tlson was completely worn out bv rve
Gays OF continuous fighting, thai tbe
supply OF food was almost EXHAUSTED
una mat the limit OF resistance had beon
Isached when Gen. stoessel made bis
oiIer OF eaptulatlon. ''D' "'s
COST RUssIA's FLEET.
me defense OF the position which fell
~ yer as heritage after the Chinese.
japanese war has cost Russia virtuallv
XII entire feet In those waters. Her
~ Us ~ we from Port Arthur's inner basin
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