The daily Alaskan., 1905-10-31

toned man, with very little of the
 American in him. Indeed, he had been m Europe ever since he was ten years o.d and all of the Yankee had been dropped except the dare devil spirit that he had inherited from his father, who had been one of Mosby's men Ia the American civil war, while his moth' CT had been born In Connecticut. Young l Eowles was clOSeted with General NOgI for two hours, at the end of which time he emerged from the tent and went bis
 way.
 The Russians In one of the principal forts defending Port Arthur were GX- pccting a night attack. Their search lights were moving nervously over the slopes beneath, star rockets were burst ing in the air casting brief and faint | uluminations into Impressions directly beneath them, while parachute torches served the same purpose of throwing light directly downward.
 On a side hill opposite the Russian forts Crouched a man. The light cast
 by the star rockets and parachuteS was too faint to reveal him, but he would be readily seen If a searchlight were point el directly at him. He watched their
 motions till he saw one coming in his direction. It was moving slowly, as if | the searchcrs were examining every de tail. Presently 1t reached hls position and stopped.
 There is something trying in having one of these silent Sheaves of light pointed at you. You know some one hidden in darkness Is looking at you. Every stone, every blade of grass about you. glStening, tells how plainly you are seen, and you expect either to hear the spitefuI ping of sharp shooters bullet or feel it pierce your yiyals. But the man on the hillside had no such fear. Indeed. he was pleased
 when the light was turned upon him and stopped. He wore a tatrered Rus. sian uniform. and as soon as he was satisfied that he was observed he way cI his hand. Then Immediately the soarchlight was turned away.
 The man got up and walked rapidly down the hIll Midway between thu position he had occupied and the fort h. met a company Of Russian soldiers The commander of the fort hal sent them to enable one Of thcir comrades to enter his own lines. Perhaps he might have valuable Information. He was taken to the general, who question ei him eagerly,
 He said that he was Ivan YCstlOvsky and had belonged to the garrison of fort near by on the right which had been stormed and taken the day before at dusk. He had escaped in the gather Ing darkness and hidden In a deserted rifle pit on the hillside There he had observed the dispositions of the Jap anese, who were forming for an at tack.
 Where are their strongest forces?' asked the general, lon our right or left?
 Prom my position" replied Ivan, under the light of your rockets and paraChutes, I could see them massIng on your left There is a small force on your right, but they seemed to me to be nearly ready to move"
 T see" said the general. That willy fox NogI Is going to felnt on our right and storm our left" Then he gave or dcrs to move the most effective guns to the left
 On the Russian right was the hill on which Ivan Yestloysky had been dis covered. It was Just high enough to prevent the Russians from seeing over its crest. On their left was a compara- lively long stretch of open ground swept by their artillery, beyond which the ground was again uneven. At 2 o'clock in the morning suddenly a para chute revealed a force of Japanese marching in a depression in the ground far to the right where the view was not obstructed by the hill. At the time a considerable force was ob served further away on the left. This seemed to confirm Ivan's story. But the force on the right grew larger and when within range an overwhelming force of Japanese hurried over the crest of the bill and before the guns could be turned swept on to the mOat, planted sealing ladders and in twinkllng the fort had been captured.
 q wish to see General Nogi," said one of the Russian prisoners in fairly good Japanese.
 The officer in charge looked at the man as if he suspected his sanity, but was still more surprised when the gen eral hurrying up with his staff was hailed by the prisoner, and turning came up to him and embraced him.
 We owe you everything" he snld. Then he told the officer that he would take the prisoner away with him.
 The two went to that side of the fort which had not been fought over and when the general saw the guns all there he embraced the prisoner again.
 "AIr. Bowles," he said, q saw through my glass the Russians moving these guns and knew that your ruse had been successful. You have enabled us at the risk of your life to capture