Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-03
IN THE
EAST
CARS MENTAL PQISE is
WATERING AND
ALARMING.
sATo SEEMS TO FEAR THAT HE
HAS TALKED TOO
MUCH.
NOW STOESsEL is SAID TO BE
ANYTHING BUT A
HERO.

While anarchy is rampant and death
stalks through the land, the cZar-by
many held responsible for all his coun-
try's troubles-remains placidly en-
sconced among his flowers at Peter.
hof IL is said however that Nicholass
mental condition daily becomes worse
The car of all the Russias still spends
many hours lying fully dressed on his
bed, his only exercise being taken in
the gardens, when, brooding and with
bowed head, in company with his ply
stefan, DR.. Hirsch, he walks TO and
fro, pausing now and again 10 slash
viciously with his cane at a marguer-
lite or Canterbury bell Orders, IL is
said, are given, countermanded, then
forgotten, and given again in fash
ion utterly bewildering TO all his en-
tourage.
Aimar Sato, of the Japanese peace
delegation now in this country, is
hedging and now denies that he has
ever in any interview given any out
line OF the terms upon which Japan
will negotiate peace, or that he has
announced that Japan will make any
demands whatever. Mr.. Sato said: Il
wish to be clearly understood that |
have never given out anything that
could be construed as a demand of
the Japanese peace commission, nor
anything that could be taken as a
condition upon which Japan would en-
ter into negotiations for peace. / wish
10 deny that | am the spokesman for
Baron Komura. Sensational articles
have been published which are fabri-
cations and in which have been mis-
quoted. | do not know upon what terms
peace may be negotiated. | do not
know what the Japanese ENJOYS will
consider as peace terms. | know of
no humiliatng or other demands"
A story comes from Paris that new
witnesses appear anxious TO testify
against General Stoessel, who is even
now a prisoner In his own house at
st. Petersburg, and who will undoubt-
edly soon be tried by court-martial.
While the world at large was at first
inclined 10 think that the hero of Port
Arthur was a victim of persecution, it
now seems beyond all doubt that his
conduct both during the siege and
after the fall Of the fortress was such
that no punishment can be too severe
for him.
The latest witness against him. a
French merchant who remained in the
fortress throughout the siege, but who
is now at Marseilles, Is very strong in
his condemnation of Gen. Stoessel. He
says: Gen. Stoessels conduct was dis
graceful from beginning 10 end His
officers and men hated him, and they
had good reason 10 do so. He never
showed the slightest interest in their
welfare or pity for their sufferings
He let the soldiers go without shoes
and dressed in filthy rags, when the
storehouses were full Of uniforms and
supplies of all kinds. He let the COM
mon soldiers, whose courage and pa
thence surpassed anything have ever
seen, starve when there were plenty
OF supplies on hand"
This is now proved beyond all doubt.
as the Japanese found according 10
their official report. in the storehouses
of the fallen fortress, $50 tons of salt
beef, S1.00 pairs of boots. 5000 tons of
! flour and grain, 100000 suits of under.
wear, and 200,000,0 600 cartridges and
shells. When Gen. Stoessel left the for.
! tress his personal belongs filled 80
| large baggage vans, while the privates
were dressed in rags" The testimony
of this merchant will go far towards
convicting this sham hero, who so
shamefully abused his position TO en-
! rich himself