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Show Troubles Multiply. Toklo, Dec. 28. Trustworthy advices ad-vices from l'ort Arthur conllrm the repoit that General Kondiachenkft has been killed and that Gcucial Stoessel has been Injiucd by falling fiom his hoise. Geneial Smllultf is alsO lepoited wounded. The advices further say that the stem of the battleship Sevastopol has sunk in shallow water. Her bow Is damaged In two places and tliesteci-lug tliesteci-lug loom gear Is also damaged. The ganUon Is lepoited to be confident In the belief that iclief will arrive before Maicli 1. Despite Its heavy losses Nov. 20 and subsequently the garrison Is said to bochceiful and resolved to contlnuo the struggle as long as a single soldier lemalns. The anny claims to have sutllcient piovislons to last until Februaiy. The navy possesses pos-sesses about one month's stoies. The price of food In the beleaguered fortress for-tress is high. Reef Is a ruble and one-half one-half pel pound; horse meat six copecks per pound; dog meat twenty-live copecks per pound; turke)s 150 roubles apiece; eggs 1(10 loubles per hundred. Rut a few Junks beaiing supplies leached the gairison the past month. It Is expected that the captine of the heights of Pigeon bay will fuitlier cm tail the landing of supplies. |
