Show J rumor has it that he is restored to royal favor naval fight reported at port arthur w l 6 a MAY NAVAL BATTLE london oct 6 A news agency late tonight sent out a dispatch dated toldo october ath saying it Is believed that the russian squadron made a sortie from port arthur today and that a great naval battle occurred no details are given in the absence of developments at the front interest at st petersburg centers in the disposition to be made 0 certain important civil and military officers lias it that viceroy Alex lett has been reinstated in royal and will unon his return from the far east become the actual director of dussias Rus sias foreign policy ot general kuropatkin are that he wll be given at least temporary benr command of the two great blan armies no news later than f september has been received aromi port arthur at the date given the garrison has been inspired by repulses 0 the japanese AS TO WHO IS WHO st petersburg oct 6 a m A grat deal of uncertainty exists concerning momentous changes with which the tongues of everybody have been busy in st petersburg ever since the formal announcement of the formation of a second manchurian army the delay in the announcement of a commander ln chief of the manchurian armies which had dally been expected is now said to be duo to emperor nicholas intention to wait until viceroy AIex leff shall have started for st petersburg tho viceroys Vice roys return in a short time Is everywhere taken for granted and receives credence in the highest circles but concerning tha exact will occupy there is a great divergence of opinion in the best informed quarters the belief la expressed Alexief ts return does not mean his effacement but that on the contrary the emperor will take occasion to bestow upon him unmistakable marks of bis imperial favor his friends assert that he will become the emperors advisor not only on far eastern affairs but on all questions of foreign policy count administration of russian affairs was the subject of criticism by a certain party called the war party before the war and his recent successful efforts to secure concessions an fn the matter of the recognition of the rights of neutral commerce were obtained against some obstinately hostile and powerful influences fluen ces consequently count lams enemies freely predict that will control the foreign office actually it not nominally count lams dorafs friends however treat these reports as inventions of his wishers nevertheless the return to st lura of M who was secretary of the far eastern committee before the war simultaneously with Alexief ts return may be fraught with great significance and may foreshadow fe complete return to imperial favor of the influences in control before the war As a matter of fact however those usually beat informed admit that they arc at sea as to what is actually impending and in the absence of real authoritative intorn mitlon much of this talk may be merely irresponsible gossip As for the post of commander ln calef pt the manchurian armies general friends beem most encouraged cou raged by the outlook the eremya the avlet the and other papers are conducting a regular and outspoken campaign in his favor on the ground that he has acquitted himself splendidly with the forces at his command and therefore deserves well of the emperor and he country and that his will have t confidence of the army and be B virtual rebuke if not disgrace it Is suggested that a way out of the dilemma may be found by nominating general as ln calef as soon as AIex leff departs from the far kast postponing the sending of grand duke until the second army is actually on the ground many stories afloat it is stated that the formation of a third army Is now contemplated that general has been offered and declined tho command and that it will be given to general now commander of the ninth corps kuropatkin DENIES CHARGE st petersburg oct 5 general KH in a dispatch 0 o the emperor vigorously denlea the charges made by the that the sanctity of the imperial tombs and graves had been violated by the russian troops STILL BLAME JAPANESE st petersburg oct 6 the french embassy here has received information that two have been arrested at che poo while trying to exchange 2000 in french and german notes believed to have been stolen from lieutenant de and captain von respectively the french and german naval attaches at port arthur who have mysteriously disappeared in this connection i local paper prints a sensational dla patch from che foo intimating that these chinese were sent into che foo by the japanese who are the real culprits in order to absolve themselves from culpability in the disappearance pe arance of the two attaches VESSELS IN CHARGE OP RUSSIAN emden germany oct 6 it la rumored here that three colliers the ceres orion and johannisberger Johann esberger which cleared tor santiago a few days ago actually sailed tor island of Jutt land denmark under charge of a russian officer who was taken on board at emden BRIGANDS JOINING JAPS london oct G tho dally telegraphs correspondent in traveling between and interviewed chinese bandits who affirm that there are engaged actively at the seat of war the bandit chiefs added that these brigande brigands bri gands are operating cooperating co heartily with the japanese and that they are excellent hardy fighters well armed with modern weapons the chief Is a favorite at court RUSSIANS BUCKLE UP THEIR BELTS berlin oct 5 A dispatch to the bokal An from mukden says general kuropatkin has expressed a ilam determination to avail himself of this favorable season of the year tor military action everything points to a coming revenge for llao yang the men hope that the period of retreats is past and that they will be led against the enemy the japanese undoubtedly intended on september to attack these columns from the col at cental along the imperial road but resisted desisted des isted when they discovered that the russians fronting them numbered sixty thousand men the correspondent of the bokal an gives a summary of the ostensible strength of the opposing japanese armies which according to calculations cu total infantry cavalry and guns FEELING GOOD AT PETERSBURG ST st petersburg oct 5 p m general sels report created great rejoicing and revived the hope in his ability to defend the fortress after the failure of the storming operations the war here would not be sur pris edIt the japanese changed their plan to a regular engineering siege no fresh news has been received from mukden according to the war offices information quiet continues there grande duke boris will leave st petersburg in ten days to rejoin the army major general orloff has been assigned to duty on the general staff thus ending the report that he would be tried by court martial and dismissed from the army the fact being as repeatedly peat edly stated in these dispatches that general orloff was simply deprived of his command by general kuro tor his failure to carry out his orders at llao yang lieutenant general griepenberg Grip who Is to command the second manchurian army was received in audience by the emperor today he declined to be interviewed and will return to ellna tomorrow the general will leave for the front during the present month WILL BE TAKEN UP THIS MONTH st petersburg oct C the case of the british steamer allanton seized by the vladivostok squadron will come up before the admiralty court october JAPS SHOW RECKLESS BRAVERY london oct 6 the dally telegraphs che foo correspondent says that on september 2425 24 25 the japanese made repeated and recklessly brave attempts to capture high hill at port arthur owing lo 10 the destruction of earth works their advance was completely unprotected and under the rays of the searchlight the russian machine guns swept them down in masses more troops came on however with fanatical bravery the correspondent adds leaping over the bodies of the dead then the russians emboldened by their success sort led the japanese replied with machine guns it was the first time the japanese had been ablo to entice the russians from their shelters and they worked intense havoc among them the scene next morning was appalling the hillside was strewn with mingled russian and japanese bodies some of them gripped with ghastly realism boulders were trickling with blood A brief message was received today it was on torn paper in chinese and signed by general stoessel it states that all had been quiet since september 25 and that the japanese had again asked tor a truce to bury their dead an official japanese statement admits the results and confirms the necessity of ft more passive siege centric feyer has broken out in the garrison at port arthur harbin oct 2 delayed in transmission if is re porTeS that the japanese advance costs have been driven back along the line between tho hun river and nen shurd condolences RECEIVED washington oct 6 president roosevelt called today at tb apartments of tha late postmaster general payne to extend bis personal condolences A vast number of telegrams were received from all over the country rey brotten smith rector of st johns episcopal church where the funeral are to be held at 11 friday will conduct the ceremony there and rev leaah bishop 0 milwaukee will conduct the services cervices vices in milwaukee the active pall bearers will be composed of bonnel atter carriers |