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Show STOESSElAlS COOLLY 4 J , ! RECEIVED AT CAPITAL a popular demonstration and lacked genuine enthusiasm. Two months ago' all Russia was singing the praises of the defender of Port Arthur, yet when he came home comparatively few people peo-ple assembled to cheer him. BULLETIN. . SACHETUN, Manchuria, March 1. 3 p. m. The Japanese opened a tremendous tre-mendous fire with field and - siege guns against Futiloff (Lone Tree) hill. Columns of white . smoke enveloped the hill on two sides. The bombardment bombard-ment of the right flank continues. ST. PETERSBURG, March 1. Lieut-Gen. Lieut-Gen. Stoessel arrived in St. Petersburg from Moscow. A quarter of an hour before his train was due it looked as if not more than 100 persons would be present to ..welcome the defender of Port Arthur, . but tneir number, augmented aug-mented rapidly,; and when the train steamed Into the depot many hundreds of people, especially women, crowded" on the platforms. Welcomed by People. War Minister Sakharoff and Admiral Sllottl, In behalf of the admiralty, welcomed wel-comed Gen. Stoessel, who was loudly cheered and presented with flowers. After Af-ter receiving the personal congratula-. congratula-. tions of friends the General, looking bronsed and in good health, traversed the cheering crowd to a reception-room, stopping now and then to shake hands with admirers.. Behind the - General came Mrs. Stoessel, leaning on the 'arm of a military officer. - She seemed to be, even more bronzed than her husband, and smiled happily at the warm wel- come accorded him. ' It was remarked that the General's hair was turned quite white. -Referred to Internal Trouble. In the reception-room Gen. Bogdano-vltch Bogdano-vltch welcomed Gen. Stoessel. He. referred re-ferred to the Internal troubles, saying that when Gen. Stoessel left Russia calm prevailed, while now an Internal enemy was endeavoring to. undermine the prestige of the state. Replying, Gen. Stoessel said he had heard, while at Constantinople, of the disorders in Russia, and since then h had traveled in southern Russia, had spoken to the people and had noticed their tranquillity of mind and especially their loyalty to the Emperor. He was confident that the people would remain loyal, and that Russia would Issue victorious vic-torious from the present crisis. Cool Official Reception. When the reception ceremonies were over Gen. and Mrs. Stoessel entered an open carriage and drove through the. Nevsky prospect to the residence ot Lleut.-Gen. Prince Vlasemky, a member of the imperial council, where they will stay. The crowds in the streets lustily cheered the General. The absence ot military and naval officers was very noticeable. no-ticeable. Only a few military men and no naval officers excepting Admiral Sllottl Sl-lottl were present. A large force of police po-lice surrounded the railroad Station, while the - route to Prince Vlasemkys residence was petroled by numerous de tachments of Cossacks and life guards, apparently in expectation of hostile demonstration. - ' - ! Altogether . the . General's . welcome was by no means n the nature of ; ... i .' - |