The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-01-20
MANY PRISONERS
ARRIVE IN JAPAN
SIXTEEN HUNDRED RUSSIANS
CAPTURED AT PORT ARTHUR
LAND AT NAGASAKI.
Touched by Consideration Shown
Them by Their Conquerers-Dellv-
ery of Port Arthur to the Japs COM
n1eted-Stoessel and Nogi Honored.

NagaSak, Jan. 10 L ue S|ooihei"
Kaga and Sunuki have arrived mere WIN
600 Russian prisoners of war ana oo
officers. All the prisoners have quartered
at Inasa, a village near by. Inc RUSSIAN
officers are allowed much liberty within
the bounds of the town, but they are
under police escort The Russian prlS-
oners are unfeignedly pleased at the end
of the hardships of the siege and the
considerate treatment of their victors.
Big Force for Oyama
Berlin Ian. 13.-The NeueSte Mach
richten publishes a dispatch from Muk-
den saving that according to Russian
intelligence the Japanese army facing
Gen. Kurokatkin's forces have been re-
enforced by 36S siege guns recently used
in the investment of Port Arthur and
also by $4,000 infantry, making total
of 3SS,0O0 men, with 1854 guns.
Big War Fund.
London, Jan. 14.-Russia is prepared
to spend 1910 10000 in prosecuting the
war against Japan during 1905. The i'm
perial budget, which was issued in st.
Petersburg Friday evening, estimates
the total revenue of the empire at nearly
81 600 900 coo, and the minister of finance
declares that Russia's finances are in
splendid condition despite the heavy
expenses of 1904, $35S,700, 600, in carry
ing on the conflict in the far east.
Delivery Completed.
Washington, Jan. 13.-The japanese
legation has received a cablegram from
Toxic. dated Thursday saying that Gen.
! Nogi reports that the delivery at Port
| Arthur has been completed. 1t includes
| the following:
Permanent forts, so; guns, SAG, of
which "a are of large caliber, 149 OF me-
dunn caliber, and 343 of small caliber;
| cannon balls, $3.50; ammunition, 80 900
| kilos; rifles, 35252; horses. 1920; bat
| tleships, four, except Sevastopol, which
| is entirely sunk; cruisers, two; gunboats
and destroyers, ID; steamers, 10, besides
small steamers, 80 of which will be SER
yiceable after little repairs.
Cause of Stoessel's Return.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 13.-The war Of
fee explains that the reason =. Cen
Sloessei giving parole aud returning to
Russia instead Of remaining at the aead
Of the heroic troops who form Ell The
garrison of Port Arthur and sharing
their fate as a prisoner OF var in Japan
is chat it is incumbent upon him to bring
detailed report of the defense of the
fortress 10 the emperor.
Detracts from Stoessel's Fame.
London. Jan ll.--The Daily Tele-
graphs Port Arthur correspondent say IS
that. according 10 stories By prisoners,
the real defender of the fortress was
Maj. Gen. Kondraterko, comma hder of
the Seventh East Siberian Rifle brigade
(who was killed December 49,, and that
had he lived it is probable the fortress
would not have been surrendered. Gen.
StOesSel, the correspondent adds, was
inclined to surrender as early as last
August. The garrison, he concludes, in
cluded 10000 Poles, who were Indifferent
fighters.
Stoessel and Nogi Honored.
Berlin, Jan. 11.-Emperor William
has conferred on Gen. Stoessel and Gen.
Nogi the Order of Pour lie Merite' in
recognition of the bravery Of them
selves and their troops at Port Arthur.
His majesty has asked the Russian and
Japanese emperors to authorize Gems.
Stoessel and Nogi to accept the decora
tons
Raiders Harass Japs.
Toxic, Jan. 1.-THE bodies Of Rus
sian cavalry raiders actively operating
southwest Of Liaoyang are evidently de-
sirous of harassing Japanese railroad
communication and interrupting the
transportation of Gen. Nogi's army to
reinforce Field Marshal Oyama at Lao
yang.
Airport from the Japanese army head
quarters on the Liaotung peninsula re-
ceived Friday says: "A body of Rus
SLAMS, evidently from Gen. Mistchenko's
cavalry brigade, with the Second in
fantry regiment, railroad guards and
guns, recently surrounded the Japanese
post at Niuchiatun, north of Yinkow. on
the line of communication and assault