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Show STOESSEL HEARD FROM. Commander of Port Arthur Reports Bombardment More Violent. ST. PETERSBURG, Oct 13. Gon. Stocsscl, commander of the Russian troops at Port Arthur, telegraphs under date of October 5 that tho Russians recently re-cently recaptured Signal hill. Ho adds that tho Japanese arc bombarding the Interior of the fortress with new batteries and that, tho bombardment la becoming moro and more violent. The Japanese aro using explosives enclosed en-closed In boxes and provided with Blck-ford Blck-ford fuses, which they throw llko hand granades. The Russian army is employing employ-ing similar weapons. |