Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-01-02

, point place for such commissioners I
meet, the same to be appointed by m,
take this opportunity to convey t
your excellency assurances of my rt
spect. (Signed) STOESSEL.''
Nogi's Reply to Stoessel.
Shortly after dawn today will dis
patch our bearer of flag of truce wit
/ the following reply addressed to Stoes
J sell i have the honor to reply to you
( proposal to hold negotiations regard
( ing the conditions and order of capitu
lation. For this purpose have ap
!, pointed as commissioner Major Gener
al Ijichi, chief of staff of our army. HI
will be accompanied by some staff off
GERS and civil officials. They will
meet your commissioners January Al
Shuishiying. The commissioners o
both parties will be empowered to sig1
the convention for capitulation withou
waiting for ratification and cause the
same to take immediate effect. Author
ization for such plenary powers shall
be signed by the highest officer of bott
negotiating parties and the same shah
be exchanged by the respective con-,
missioners. will avail myself of IT,
| opportunity to convey to =
lency assurances of mysl
| (Signed)
Acceptance Confirm
! London, Jen. 2-AThn text O.
| Nogi's message as received at
cation confirms the Associated ..
Toxic dispatch as follows: "Ge. . Il
Stoessel's proposal was accepted. The
terms and the process of surrender are
to be negotiated between the respect
i've delegates at noon January 3D."
Emperor is Gracious.
Toxic, JAN Marshal Yamagata,
chief of the general staff. under or
ders from the Emperor has dispatched
the following cablegram to General
Nogi: when respectfully informed
his majesty of General Stoessels pro-
posal for capitulation his majesty was
pleased to state that General Stoesel
had rendered commendable service to
his country in midst of difficulties and
that it is his majesty's wish that mill
tary honors be shown him."
May Require Time.
London, Jan. AT noon the Jap.
anese legation received official COM
munication from Toxic repeating the
information previously given by the
Associated Press from Toxic as to Cen
eral Stoessel's overtures for capitula-
ton. At the Japanese legation it was
said that negotiations over the terms
of surrender might entail considerable
communication with Toxic which
would possibly prolong the. negotia-
tions two or three days. Japanese Min
lister Hayashi said that the legation
had no official news of the actual sur
render As to the terms Of surrender
he said that these would come within
the province of the generals. but it is
unlikely that the Russian troops at
Port Arthur who are believed to num-
Der nearly 10000 will be allowed to re.
inforce the Russian troops in the field"
Night Of Turmoil.
. Toxic, Jan. 2.-The Russians at Port
Arthur evacuated the forts during the
night and this morning have blown up
a majority of the ships in the harbor.
In Harbor Disarmed.
Che Foo, Jan. 2.-The Russian tor.
pedo boats Skory, Stratni, Vlastni and
Serdity have arrived In port here dis.
armed and the Japanese destroyers
which followed them in have left the
harbor. 1t is reported that there are
fifteen Thousand sick and wounded In
Port Arthur and that Ave thousand able
bodied men are convalescent in forts.
A dispatch received here from Using
Tau says that two Russian destroyers
and merchantmen with 800 soldiers on
board have just arrived there.
New Ships Arrive.
Tamatave, Madagascar, Jan. 2.-Vice
Admiral Rojestvensky's division of the
second Russian Pacific squadron con.
sisting Of battlehips, three cruisers,
and hospital ship, an
chored In Roadstead Of Saint Marie to-
day. A dispatch boat visited Tama- /
tave to file dispatches. She reports |
that the Russian warships are in ex-
cellent condition despite the severe
storms they have encountered.