Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-07
NOTED GENERALS MEET
sToEssEL AND NoaI HOLD A TWO
HOUR CONFERENCE.

HEADQUARTERS OF THE THIRD JAP
.ANESE ARMY, IN FRONT OF PORT AR
THUR, January s, via Tientsin.-The meet
ing OF General Nogi and General Stoessel
today was as undramatic as the conclusion
of the siege. 1t had previously been ar
ranged to take place at noon In the single
unchanged house of the village of Shuishi
This house was miserable howell, called
Plum Tree Cottage. Through misunder-
standing General Stoessel rode out to Port
Arthur at 10 o'clock, accompanied by Col
onei Reiss and two staff officers. to the jap
anese lines and missed the japanese officer
delegated to escort him to the meeting
place.
The general rode there without an escort
and was received by a Junior officer who
happened to be on the spot. The latter tele-
phoned to Nogi who hurried his departure
from headquarters and arrived at IL o clock,
accompanied by Major Gen. Ijichi, his chief
of staff. and Colonels Yasuhara, Matsu-
dafra and Watanabe, staff officers, and M.
Kawskarin. secretary of the foreign office
at Tokyo.
How They Looked.
Gen. Stoessel is large man, of heavy ap-
pearance and looks like good fighter.
When Nogi looking careworn, entered the
compound of the cottage the two generals
cordially shook hands. and Nogi, through
AN Interpreter. expressed his pleasure at
meeting general who had fought SO brave
ly and CALAMITY for his emperor and coun-
try.
General Stoessel thanked General Nogi for
the pleasure of meeting there the comman-
der of the victorious army.
Gen. Nogi explained that he had received
a message from his emperor asking that
the greatest consideration be shown to Gen.
StoesSel and his officers in appreciation of
their splendid loyalty to their emperor and
country. Because of that wish, he added,
the Russian officers would be allowed to
wear their swords
Stoessel Expressed Gratitude.
Gen. Stoessel expressed his gratitude to
the Japanese emperor for thus saving the
honor of his (Stoessers) family, and said
his descendants would appreciate the
thoughtful kindness of the Emperor of
Japan. The general also expressed the
gratitude of his officers. and thanked Nogi
for sending the message from Stoessel to
Emperor Nicholas and transmitting his
majesty's reply. which read:
Il allow each officer to profit by the re-
served privilege to return to Russia under
the obligation not to take further part in
thereof.
II thank you and the brave men of the
garrison for the gallant defense"
Praised Each Others Officers.
Both generals then mutually praised each
others officers for their bravery.
The conversation afterward turned on the
explosion of the mine at Sungshu mountain
fort. Gen. Stoessel said the entire garrison
OF the fort was killed or made prisoners.
The Russian commander greatly praised
the japanese artillery practice, especially
the concentrated fire instantaneous with the
explosion OF Sungshu mine.
The gallant deeds of the japanese in
fantry, General Stoessel added, spoke for
themselves 1t was impossible to exag-
gerate their good qualities. The skillful
work or the engineers had also won his
admiration.
Continuing General Stoessel said he had
heard that General Nogi had lost both his
sons, and praised his loyalty in thus sacri-
ncing his sons, who had died fighting for
their emperor and country.