Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-25
Port Arthur SCapegOat
Now i'm Tea Business

prisoners said the quality was good
After luncheon each took little walk
I'm the fortress garden, closely guarded
BY soldiers. While the sailor did not
care for this form of exercise. the cx-
commander of Port Arthur used to look
forward eagerly TO the break In the
nlonotoDous day At o'clock Il light
meal was served. 1t generally consist
ed OF omelcttcs and bliny, a kind of
pancake though very much thinner q
than what is generally known as such.
Tea was served at o'clock, and this
concluded the days monu- AS they
were allowed TO keep the lamps burning
as long as they liked both prisoners
read till late In the night. Neither
could sleep worry well.
Twice week they were allowc4to
see visitors, the first visit being con-
fined to their wives, but at the second
one friends and relatives wer6 adj
mitted They attended the famous for-
treSs cathedral on great feast-daysl
when. however, the public WeTo not ad-
mitted Twice a month, each WAS al
lowed to use the fortress bath where
they went under strong escort.
Though. as can be seen, both were as
well treated as prisoners could expect
to be. they soon became shattered in
health. The eX-geneial lost weight,
could not eat. and complained OF p1lns
round the heart From the very be-
ginning it was thought that their zen
tences were over severe, and inhucn-
tial friends pleaded for them at tho
court. Their efforts We're crowned NTH
success for, after 25 months imprison-
Inent, they were pardoncd by the car,
on his birthday, last May. There was
something pathetic about their release.
General Stoessel attended service In
the fortress church in which he had
stood so many times as a prisoner. and
then, escorted by his friends and reln-
tiVes, drove homo In n motor car. HiS
comrade. unobserVed and alone, walked
out of the precincts and across tho
road where he got into a tramcar.
ENTERS BUSINESS.
When his friends used to visit him
in the fortress, the generals future
was much discussed. A public career
was impossible. The state of his
finances had. been going from bad to
worse for years. The trial had been
very expensive and his debts. since the
war. were said to be over two and n
half millions of dollars Bank
ruptcy seemed to stare him in the face
when some friends came forward and
onered to help him If he decided to go
into business. After much debate nc-
said he would enter the tea trade. In
spite OF his trial he has many we'll
wlshers in Russia-indeed, his SEN
tence was n most unpopular one-and
the general opinion Is that he Will re-
tr1eve his fortunes altogether
General Stoessel is not the only
Russian eX-ofllcial who is doing well
NJ. Lopukhine. the former police chief.
who was eXiled to Siberia for being
too friendly with the rcvolutionists. Is
in fair way to become a millionaire.
He has acquired platinum mines and
Is planning the organization of a bank
ing concern. being allowed all the
freedom of military prisoner on
parole.
M. 1Iopulthine has the supDort of a
powerful Moscow 1nancler. who owes
to him the life of his son. When NJ.
Lopukhine directed the department of
police the young man in question. who
was then a student, was discovered to
be mixed UP with the revolutionaries,
and warrant for his arrest was is
sued. Had the arrest been effected
there Is little doubt that a court-mar-
tial would haze pronounced sentence
of death. but the police chief sent the
father Il warming and the son was
able to escape from the country
The financier, in his gratitude,
promised to help NJ. Lopukhlnc In
whatever way he might ever be able
to do So and is now fulfilling his
promise.
ANNE HASON TREVOR.