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Show AGITATORS ACTIVE FOE REVOLUTION; : NEWSPAPERS SPEAKING OUT .BOlLY; 10 JESTVENSKY'S FLEET IS REGlLED t . . Order for Court-Martial for Gen. Stoessel Provokes a Storm; Japanese Warship Cruising About Manila. BULLETIN. ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 5. Although orders to that effect have not been sent to Admiral Bojestvensky, the Associated Press is able to announce an-nounce positively that the decision has been reached that the Russian sec-, sec-, ond Pacific squadron will return to European waters. --- "fr - , BULLETIN. 1 TOKIO, Jan. 5. A report from G en. Nogl's headquarters, -which was received today, largely increases the figures of the surrendered garrison, and intimates that the force handed over to the Japanese at Fort Arthur is about 32,000, exclusive of 15,000 . or 16,000 sick and wounded, making rough total of 48,000. BULLETIN. TSABSXOE-SELO, Jan. 5. Emperor Nicholas this morning received the reports of M. Witte, Finance Minister Kokovzoff and minister of Justice Jus-tice Muravieff, representing the Committee of Ministers, in regard to the progress of their work in drafting the reform measures. ' Subsequently M. Witte lunched with his Majesty and had a long conference with him. The exact time for the extraordinary council of war is not known. BULLETIN. MANILA, Jan. 5. Steamers returning here from the south report a Japanese cruiser patrolling San Bernardino straits. At 2 p. m. today the , Japanese cruiser Tahansi approached the entrance to Manila harbor, and y when signaled asking if she intended to enter, the answer was in the negative. nega-tive. She also rerused to state where she was from or where she was proceeding, pro-ceeding, and put to sea under full steam. warships, etc., must wear an emblem given by the Japanese authorities. Military, naval officers, volunteers and officials wearing arms after o'clock on Wednesday morning, or not assembling at the place Indicated, may be dealt with at the discretion of the Japanese authorities. Private property carried by officers and officials shall be subjected to inspection in-spection and must be limited in weight. The agreement further provides for the transfer of hospitals, Jbe immunity of non-combatants. trrST? freedom of fec-tlon and the removal of private property. prop-erty. It promises to facilitate the movement of families of officers and officials, but reserves the right of removal of objectionable objec-tionable persons and the release of Japanese prisoners. DRY DOCK BLOCKED BY RUSSIANS BEFORE ' ARTHUR'S SURRENDER TOKIO, Jan. 6. The Japanese naval officers have not examined the sunken Russian warships at Port Arthur, and therefore nothing is known of their condition and possible availability for further service. It is expected that a careful examination of the vessels will, be made at the earliest possible moment mo-ment The Japanese are keenly anxious to know the condition of the sunken ships, and it is believed some of them are salvable. The Russians ingeniously blocked the dry dock. They towed the transport Amur Inside the dock, blew her up, so that she partly turned turtle ana sank side wise, and then they destroyed the dock gate. The Russians surrendered possession of the dock yard and other naval property prop-erty yesterday and turned over to the Japanese ten small steamers available for immediate use. All the other craft had previously been sunk. The work of clearing away the mines commenced as soon as the Russian charts provided for In the capitulation agreement were delivered to the Japanese. Jap-anese. The official figures giving the Russian and Japanese losses at Port Arthur are not yet available. The original strength of the Russian garrison is not known, but the number of prisoners creates the impression that the garrison was larger than generally supposed. The disposition of the surrendered garrison has not yet been determined. It is impossible to move the majority of the sick and wounded, who will be nursed at Port Arthur. The Japanese are hurrying supplies of medicines and foods to the siege and, with Improved santiation and careful nursing, they hope to cure thousands of the patients. The care of the many prisoners is a troublesome and expensive task, and it is possible that Japan will arrange later to return them to Russia. The question is now under consideration at Toldo. It is said that Gen. Nogi will 'return to Tokio at the request of the Emperor, in which case he will receive a popular ovation. The foreign attaches entered Port Arthur Ar-thur yesterday. JAPS FORTIFYING FOB FURTHER. OPERATIONS OF ARMY IN NORTH. HUANSHAN. Manchuria, via Mukden, Muk-den, Jan, 6. Japanese reinforcements are now concentrating around Bensl-hu, Bensl-hu, thirty miles northeast of Llao Yang. This fact, taken in conjunction with the reports of the completion of the railroads in Korea and the bridge across the Yalu river, indicates the Japanese have again transferred attention atten-tion to the right flank. In the meanwhile mean-while they are continuing the erecting of fortifications north and south of the village of Houhenow. The Japanese continue to bombard Foutiloff hill and the villages west of it. BRITISH CRUISER IS FORBIDDEN BY JAPANESE TO ENTER PORT ARTHUR. I WEI HAI WEI. Jan. 6. The BriUsh cruiser Andromeda, which sailed from here yesterday for Port Arthur with hospital stores and surgeons to assist the sick and wounded, returned here today, not having been allowed to make a landing at Port Arthur. The cruiser proceeded to a small bay ten miles north of Port Arthur, where she met with some Japanese. The latter lat-ter refused all assistance or stores of any kind, and declined to allow the ship's officers to approach closer, the teason given being the presence of un-located un-located mines. i ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 5. Emperor Nicholas returned today to Tsarskoe-Selo Tsarskoe-Selo from Minsk. An extraordinary council is expected to be held at Tsarskoe-Selo immediately, immediate-ly, and it is believed that the whole situation sit-uation will be reviewed. Gen. Kuropatkln has been called upon to telegraph his opinion of the situation sit-uation at, the front which cannot be disregarded in considering the future. Revolutionists Active. . There is evidence that the revolutionary revolution-ary agitators have decided to take every advantage of the Government's embarrassment and the moderate liber- els who are trying to force the Government's Govern-ment's hands, and compel the summoning summon-ing of a national assembly are beginning- to redouble their efforts. JTewtjpepere Speak Boldly. The newspapers, despite the punishments punish-ments inflicted on them, are speaking cut with great boldness. Seemlngly rtgardless of the consequences, they are using every pretext for savage crit-Vxsclsm crit-Vxsclsm of bureaucracy. -f The semstvos, in defiance of the Gov-ernmenfs Gov-ernmenfs note of warning, continue to memorialize the throne for the programme pro-gramme adopted at the meeting of the semstvoe delegation here. Peace May Be Forced. Consequently, in spite of the loud protestations of the official world that peace Is impossible, the opinion is held by exceedingly shrewd observers that the Government may be forced to conclude con-clude peace with Japan in order to have free hands to deal with the internal inter-nal situation. with the increasing complications, M. DeWltte, president of the Ministerial Council, looms up larger as the strong man to whom the Emperor will turn in the present crisis. It is remarkable that the dispatches fiom the front are absolutely silent on the subject of the army's reception of the news of the fall of Port Arthur, indicating in-dicating that the announcement has been withheld. COURT-MARTIAL FOR GEN. STOESSEL STARTS FLOOD OF CRITICISM ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 6. Few incidents in-cidents of the whole war have aroused more bitter criticism than the blunt announcement, officially Issued by the general staff, that Gen. Stoessel will have to come home and stand court-martial court-martial for surrendering the fortress of Port Arthur. . While this is an ancient regulation and quite according to law, it is bitterly bitter-ly resented on all sides that such an announcement should have been gratu-- gratu-- Jf' Itously made in the same bulletin containing con-taining Gen. Stoessel's appear to the Emperor lor "lenient Judgment on a garrison reduced to such a strait who Had done all possible fer human beings to hold the honor of Russia in the face of her enemies." The Novoe Vremya, despite the example ex-ample made by the suspension of the Rups yesterday, says: "By all means, let us have a court-martial court-martial and make it if possible, severe. se-vere. The cruel Judge will, perhaps, deal leniently with those who have given giv-en their blood and Uvea, for their country. coun-try. Perhaps the court will bring to light, many dark, hidden things and expose ex-pose the creeping, underground enemies of Russia, who are infinitely more dangerous dan-gerous to the nation than a foe who fights in the open." BRITAIN DENIES HER SHIPS ARE SPYING UPON THE RUSSIAN FLEET ST, PETERSBURG, Jan. 5. Sir Charles Hardinge, the British Embassador, Embas-sador, has taken the unusual course of calling Foreign Minister LamsdorfTs attention to the statements of the Novoe No-voe Vremya, January 3, to the effect that it had authoritative news that British warships were following Vice-Admiral Vice-Admiral Rojestvensky's squadron and reporting its disposition and movements move-ments to Tokio from each cable port reached, which the Embassador declared de-clared to be false. Sir Charles particularly denied the imputation that British warships were committing breaches of neutrality by communicating Admiral Rojestvensky's movements to Japanese agents. TERMS OF SURRENDER MADE EFFECTIVE BY SECOND AGREEMENT . TOKIO, Jan. 5. A Port Arthur supplementary sup-plementary agreement published today, provides for the appointment of commissioners com-missioners to superintend the enforcement enforce-ment of the provisions in the capitulation capitula-tion compact and deals with the treatment treat-ment of officers and men. The commissioners are to meet at the .base of Pehyu mountain at noon on Tuesday next with the military and naval na-val officers of Port Arthur fortress in the order indicated by the Japanese on the tabulated receipt of their organisations organi-sations who shall conduct themselves so as to arrive at the eastern extremity of Yahutsul at 9 o'clock on Thursday morning. The officers and officials are allowed to wear their side arms, but the use of arms is prohibited in the case of non-commissioned officers and privates. On arrival they shall be placed in control of the commission, enforcing article 8 of the original agreement Civil officials not connected connect-ed with the army or navy shall follow the officers. Those who have not served as volunteers shall be released without parole. Persons who are necessary to effect the transfer of the fortress buildings. |