The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-06
ONLY 80 ACCEPT.
Majority Of Russian Officers De-
cline Offer OF Parole.
Russians March Out and the
Japanese March In.
NInI VENC NAM OmAM
CITIZENS CAN STAY.
Are Busy Removing
Mines and Hulks.
All the Forts Have Been Taken
Over by NOgi.


Japanese Army, via Fusan, Jan. g.
only eighty Russian officers have ac-
cepted parole.
All the regular Russian troops
have marched out of Port Arthur and
will leave for Port Dalny today. Jap
anese troops entered the city yester-
day to keep order. Non -combatants
are allowed the option of remaining
at Port Arthur.
The Japanese navy is removing
mines and the Japanese hulks at the
harbor mouth.
All the forts have been taken over
by the Japanese.
A False Report.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 6.-Reports that
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky- flagship,
the battleship Kniazsouvaroff, has
struck a rock and sunk are unfounded.
Vessels Sunk at Port Arthur.
Toxic Jan. 6.-The navy depart
ment announces that the naval forces
at Port Arthur has sunk the following
war vessels in that harbor: Torpedo
boats; Gaedmak and Fusantonik; tor
pedo boat deStrOyerS: The Jetfrnv
Stsk and Bovoi. The armored cruiser
Bayan is lying on the south coast of
the harbor severely damaged and the
gunboat Bobr is entirely burned as
the result of the japanese shellin9
The Russian battIeships sunk at
Port Arthur have not as yet been Of
hcially inspected. The portions of those
destroyed by the Russians at the last
moment seem limited above water AS
there are no signs of interior expIo-
sions it is hoped that the damage done
TO them Will be reparable. The docks
are partially destroyed and filled in,
the gates also being damaged. The
great crane is intact and serviceable
Nogi and StoesseI Meet.
Headquarters Third Japanese Army.
jan g, via Fusan.-A meeting between
General StoesseI and General Nogi took
place at Shuts Villada. The hour fixed
for the meeting was noon but owing
to a misunderstanding of the time
Stoessel arrived at 1920 o'clock and
was received by a lieutenant. General
Stoessel remained at PIumtree cottage
until II o'clock when General Nogf ar
rived with his staff. The two generals
met in a room of the cottage and after
an exchange of greetings held a long
the cottage the generals shook hands
and General Stoessel mounted his horse
and returned to Port Arthur.
Port Arthur Little Damaged.
London, Jan. "a special dispatch
from Toxic says that the Port Arthur
garrison was marshalled at 8 o'clock
Thursday morning at Yahutsui, in ac-
cordance with terms of the supplement
tary agreement.
The Standards Port Arthur cores
pondent reports the town appears to
have been little damaged by the bonn
bardment. Carriages and rickshaWs, he
says, are moving about with well dress
ed people who apparently are anything
but starved. The ruined forts resem-
BILE hills shaken by a mighty convul-
sion, and in many cases every trace of
the works has disappeared.
According to the Daily Mail Wei
Hai-Wei correspondent, the British
cruiser Andromeda which sailed from
Wei-Haf-Wei Wednesday morning for
surgeons and was not allowed to make
landing at Port Arthur had a narrow
escape, having passed two floating
mines.
that it was solely owing to the danger
of the vessels striking mines that the
Andromeda's offer was declined. 1t is
stated however that the British ad-
miral omitted the forrnality of first
asking whether assistance was accept
able to the Japanese authorities.
Russians BOmbard japanese Lines.
General Oku's Headquarters, via
Fusan, Jan. 6.-During the last three
days the Russian bombardment has
been the heaviest in six weeks. For
two days following the fall of Port
Arthur hardly a shot was fired. Since
then many heavy guns have been
brought into use and there has been
firing almost constantly. The front is
unchanged and there is no indication
of a movement being made in the
near future. The Japanese are using
their searchlights in the great rejoice
ing and nightly celebrations of the
fall of Port Arthur.
Insuring Against Peace.
London, Jan. 6.-Speculators who
have been selling Russian and Jap
anese bonds, becoming frightened at
the rumors of peace, have been in
Suring against an early termination
of the war. Yesterday policies were
taken out at LIoyds against a cessation
of hostilities prior to April 80. Thirty
derwriters. but ewing apparently to
the belief that the prospects of peace
are slighter only 25 guineas was
charged today.
NIikadO Is Given the Credit.
Toxic Jan. 6.-The diet at a special
session today adopted a resolution
felicitating the emperor on the success
of the years campaigning climaxed by
the fall of Port Arthur, attributed it
to the emperOr's illustrious virtue and
thanked General Nogi and the Third
army for their glorious achievement.
Via NagasaIzi.
Toxic Jan. General StOessel and
the other Russian officers who will
leave Port Arthur on parole.win return
to their homes via Nagasaki.
General N0gi's Report.
Toxic Jan. "a report from Cen
eraI Nogi received at 9:35 D m.
Thursday, says at General Stoessels
ShuiShi village at noon Thursday.
Their meeting, which was entirely
personal, continued for two hours No
details are given A report received
at noon gives details of Thursdays
transfer. of prisoners as follows.
The Fifth rife regiment, Sc officers
and 1,547 men; the Thirteenth rifle
regiment, 38 officers and 655 men: