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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 20, 1905)
If' IV, u w u 1 n DROPS OUT One of the Appointed Peace Plenipotentiaries Sends in His Resignation. 8T. PETERSBURG M. Muravloff has resigned his position as chlct pcaco plenipotentiary. It may bo regarded as practically certain that ho will bo replaced by M. Wltto, presldont of tho comtnlttoo of ministers, who nil along has been con sidered tho Russian statesman pre eminently Qualified to undertako tho difficult task of negotiating pcaco with Japan. Though the emperor on two pro vIoub occasions has flatly declined to accept M. Wltto, ho has now Indicated lils readiness to make tho appoint ment. Tho commission, however, will not bo nctunlly signed until Foreign Minister LnmsdorfT, who throughout tho war has boon M. Witto's warm supporter, has had nn audlcnco of tho emperor. To that extent only tho mat ter may bo regarded as unsettled, nothing being certain In Russia, as a prominent diplomat remarked recent ly, until tho emperor's signature has been nfllxed. M. Witto's selection un doubtedly wjii bo balled as a prac tical assurance of pence. While It would bo a mistake to dcnomlnato him as a 'peace at any price" man, M. Wltto earnestly believes that tho etrugglo should bo onded and should ho succeeded by nn understanding be tween Russia and Japan which would Insure pcaco In tho far cost for half a century. Indeed, ho Is personally be lieved to bo In favor of a Russo-Jap-ancso alliance. -Tho conduct of negotiations by M. Wlttee, It is felt by tho peace parties here, would lnsplro Instant confidence in Japan. Tho only handicap under which M. Wlttco labors Is his lack of familiar ity with tho English languago, as tho only foreign langungcs ho speaks aro German and French. WORRALL CLAIMS COLLUSION. Say Railroads and Grain Dealers' As sociation Work Together. OMAHA Beforo Notary Charles G. Bcarsall, Thomas D. Worrall, presi dent of tho Worrall Grain company, told of tho efforts of tho Nebraska drain Dealers association to Bqueezo his company out of tho grain business In Nebraska. Mr. Worrall's testimony Is taken nt tho request of tho oppos ing counsel in his. suit for $128,000 damages. Tho witness Inr.ed on all tho questions put to htm bolng written out in plain sight on a typowrltter be foro ho would answer them. An interesting portion of tho testi mony concerned tho possession by tho socrotary of tho Nebraska grain dealers' association of full informa tion about a car of grain loaded by a farmer and consigned to tho Worrall company beforo tho car was anywhero near Omaha. Tho secretary came to Worrall and tried to Induce him not to handle tho particular car of grain. Tho plaintiff's counsel will try to show that Uio Information wns trans mitted by a railroad company, thus showing collusion with tho so-called grain trust. HAVE GOOD BACKING. Russian Empress Said to Be With War Party. ST. PETERSBURG The Associated Press has high warrant for tho state ment that M. Witt, president of the committee of ministers, was strongly urged on tho emperor for head of tho peaco commission. Even Foreign Min ister Lamsdorf Is said to havo joined in recommending his election. Tho emperor, however, flatly declined to appoint him, and after M. Neltdoff, ambassador at Paris, pleaded Illness, his majesty personally chose M. Mur avleff, tho ambassador at Rome. Two of tho flvo councillors to tho plenlpo tontarles, though, M. Pokotlloff, minis tor to China, and M. Shlpoff, dlroctor of tho Imporlal treasury and former president of tho zemstvos, are dis tinctly Wltto men. SUGAR DROPS 20 PER CENT. Heavy Crop In Europe, Due In August, Causes Decline. t San Francisco, Cal. A reduction of 20 per cent in all grades of sugar has beon announced. Tho cut Is attrib uted to tho weakness of the raw sugar market the price of Uiat article hav ing recently dropped 1 cents per pound. The decline in raw sugar has been in a measure caused by tho excellent prospects In Europe for a large In crease In tho beet sugar output and the crop, which forms a little more than one-half of tho world's output, will como into the market in August Shonts and Stevens Busy. WASHINGTON Chairman Shonts of tho Panama Canal commission, and Mr. Stevens, the newly appointed chief engineer, aro In Washington. Both ox poet to leave for Oyster Bay Friday. They will lcavo for Panama July 18. and Mr, Stevens' family will follow him in tho fall. Mr. Stevens is now considering tho question of filling the .vacancies in the engineering corps and will familiarize himself with tho avail able matter here before ho Inspects the forces at Panama. No plans will be mado till he roaches the Isthmus. DEPEW EXPLAINS What He Says of Loan Made By Equitable. Now York. Senator Chauncey M. Depow bns mado a stntcmont to tho Paris correspondent of tho New York Trlbuno regarding the loan of $250,' 000 made by tho Equitable society to tho Depow Land Improvement com pany on property alleged to hnvo been worth only 1150,000, In which ho says that ho nover had ndvocatod or recom mondod any such transactions, bo- causo ho was a director of tho Equit able. Senator Depow further says: "That loan nover could havo been mado unloss tho official appraisers of tho Equitnblo had reported after ex amination that $250,000 was only CO per cent of tho property's value, such bolng tho rulo of tho society, and that on such a report tho officers of tho company had unnnimously approved It "Tho Dopew Land Improvement company wns organized and in opera tion some flvo years beforo It was in duced to becomo a stockholder. It then had about 3,000 Inhabitants, and many thriving industries, including tho New York Central shops, nnd con nection with several trunk lines. Tho company nppolnted a general manager who built houses, a hotel, opened streets, extendod tho water and sewer systems and Incurred great liabilities in Improvements. A fow of tho larger stockholders formed a plan to pay off all liabilities nnd provide working capacity, but tho stockhold ers were so numerous, a largo num bor living abroad that co-operation could not bo secured, nnd went Into tho hand of a receiver flvo years after tho Equltablo loan. Appraisals of tho property has been made by tho offi cers and Independent persons, the low est valuation bolng $200,000 over and above all liabilities. If tho Equltablo and other creditors join and tako the property out of the hand of the re ceiver, and put on a going basis, there Is no possibility of loss. On tho con trary In tho Judgment of thoao best acquainted with tho property there is a certainty of profit. "A few days boforo I sailed from Now York I plnced my resignation as counsel in tho hands of Chairman Morton, and I am vory glad that ho accepted it. I had passed my 71st birthday, and I had mado up my mind beforo I reached 72 to Bocuro some thing of that rest and freedom from incessant work that has been denied mo year after year." GOODS MUST GO BACK. Europe Flooding This Country With Impure Goods. NEW YORK Secretary Wilson of the department of agriculture hns sent out nn order and circular lotter In re gard to a largo amount of adulterated foodstuffs Imported slnco tho pure food law went Into effect and which havo been held up because tho chemistry department found that all kinds of ad ulterntlon had been practiced. Secre tary Wilson in this order modifies a former ono In which ho declared that tho goods must bo sent back to Europe. Tho secretary's order which arrived In Now York custom house provides that goods already Imported shall not bo sent back but mny be sold In this coun try. Ho orders, however, that cans of peas colored with sulphate of copper shall bo distinctly labelled so as to show this fact, various strawberry Jams shall bear tho label reading "ar tificially colored," and some canned mushrooms must bo Bold as "stems and scraps." THE COMING PEACE MEETING. Portsmouth, N. H., Definitely Decided Upon as the Place. WASHINGTON. Assistant Secre tary Plorco announced that tho pleni potentiaries of Russia and Japan had agreed upon Portsmouth, N. H., as tho meeting placo for the sessions of tho peaco conference to bo held outside of Washington. Tho sessions will be hid in tho government navy yard at Portsmouth In tho now building Just completed there. Third Assistant Secretary of Stato Pierce has beon specially commis sioned by tho president to make all arrangements for the meeting of the plenipotentiaries at Portsmouth and is preparing to leave for that placo to confer with tho commandant of tho navy yard. The meeting will be held In tho general store house. HAS A FEW MILLIONS LEFT. But Tom Lawson Says He Is Going to Give it Back. MINNEAPOLIS Thomns W. Law son, tho hero of "Frenzied finance," was the guest of tho Minneapolis Com mercial Club and spoke to 300 mem bers of tho club after luncheon. "I'm not afraid of personal violence. I came out hero unguarded. I havo several millions myself and I wronged the American people by getting It. But I did not know It at tho time. When the tlmo romos I will glvo that money back to them." Morton Cuts All Salaries. NEW YORK Sweeping reductions In the salarlos of various officials and employes n tho Equltablo society wero announced Thursday by Chair man Morton The decreases will amount to 20 per cent on all salaries $15,000 per annum; 15 per cent from nil annual salaries between $9,000 and $15,000, both Inclusive, nnd 10 per cent d croaso from all salaries above $2,000 and below $9,000 per year. Theso changes become operative on August 1 next and effect a saving of from $150,000 to $200,000 a year. BLACKMAR Head of Grand Army Sud denly Passes Away ' at Boise, Idaho BOISE, Idaho General W. Blackmar, commander-in-chief of V. tho Grand Army of tho Itopubllc, died Sunday of nephritis. His wifo was with him during his illness'. Tho body will bo embalmed, and taken to tho homo of tho family at Boston. The general arrivod hero on July 10 on a tour, during which ho intended to visit grand army posts throughout tho northwest Ho waB ill when ho arrived and gradually failed. Tho seriousness of his condition was kept from tho public at tho request of his wife. General Blackmar was born July 25, 1841, at Bristol, Pa. Ho enlisted in tho Fifteenth Pennsylvania cavalry and subsequently Joined tho First West Virginia. Ho served with distinc tion throughout tho war and at Five Forks was promoted on tho field by General Custer to tho rank of captain. Throughout three administrations, thoso of Governors Long, Talbot and Rice, ho was Judge advocato general of Massachusetts. At tho last nation al encampment of tho Grand Army ho was elected commander-in-chief. BOSTON. Except to two or three officials of the Grand Army the nows of tho death of Chief Blackmar was rocelved with great surprlso in this city. Tho homo of General Blackmar was In this city and Binco his ele vation to tho position of commander-in-chief, tho headquarters of the or ganization havo been hero. General Blackmar is succeeded by John R. King of Washington, sonlor vice com mander. Two weeks ago tho commander-in-chief broko down and was ordered to his bed in his summer homo nt HIng ham by his physicians. At tho time his indisposition, howovcr, was re garded as slight. On July 7 General Blackmar's condition had apparently improved and it was decided to per mit him to continue his visits to west ern departments, which he bad begun early in tho year. Assistant Adjutant General E. B. Stilllngs, commander of Kinsley post No. 113 of this city of which General Blackmar was a member, will leave Boston tomorrow for the west. Ho will assist Mrs. Blackmar in arranging the funeral, which will probably bo held In this city. HINGHAM, Mass. The news of the death of General Blackmar was en tirely unexpected by tho residents tot Hlngbam, whero General Blackmar lived during the summor months. JAPS WILL CLAIM 8AKHALIN. Will Want Its Formal Cession as Part of Peace Articles. ST. PETERSBURG Prices rose on thho Bourse upon tho Improvement in Russian securities abroad, due to M. Witto's appointment as chief peaco plenipotentiary. According to information received here Japan intends to claim the island of Sakhalin by right of conquest and its formal cession will bo ono of her unalterablo demands. The government has Issued another $5,000,000 In paper roubles, tho whole outstanding pnper obligations being $495,000,000 against $547,000,000 in gold. COUNTING ON A RATE WAR. Western Passenger Association Ex pecting it. DULUTH, Minn. Tho Western Pas senger association ended Its conven tion hero and adjourned to meet in Chicago tho second Tuesday in Sep tember. Much of the time at the ses sion was taken up by a discussion of the differential rates, but no conclu sive action in regard to them was taken, owing t' tho fact that three roads of tho association the Missouri Pacific, tho Wabash and tho Chicago & Alton were not represented at the meeting. The general opinion Is that there is to bo a rate war between the Chicago-New York roads. WILL BE AN IDEAL PLACE. Portsmouth Possesses All the Ad vantages of a Summer Resort. PORTSMOUTH, N. H. Rear Ad miral Meado, who Is in command of tho navy yard, said that having had no intimation that the peaco confer ence would be held at tho navy yard, ho could not at this tlmo tell what arrangements would bo made for their accommodation. The new goneral storo building just completed Is tho largest and most Im posing of any in tho yard, being four stories In height and of ample dimen sions. It is of brick and brown stono and at present is not occupied. New Head of Admiralty. , LONDON A dispatch to a news agency from St. Petersburg today an nounces that Vice Admiral Blrlleff has been appointed head of the Russian admiralty in succession to Admiral Avellan, who resigned. Opposes the Boycott WASHINGTON Mr. Rockhlll, the American minister at Pekln, has ca bled the State department that tho Chinese government is vigorously op posing the threatened boycotting of I American goods. PREFECT IS KILLED. General Count Shouvaloff Assassinated While Receiving Petitions. MOSCOW Major General Count Shouvaloff, prefect of police here, and formerly attached to tho ministry of tho Interior, waa assassinated while receiving petitions. Ono of tho peti tioners drow a revolver and fired flvo times at the prefect, who fell dead. Tho assassin was arrested. Tho assassin who was dressed as a peasant, has no4 yet been identified. Ho was recently arrested as a political suspect, but escaped from tho pollcp station boforo his examination. Tho assassin waited In tho anteroom of tho prefecture and, entering tho au dience room, ho advanced toward Count Shuvaloff, firing flvo shots' at closo range. Tho bullets passed through tho body o' tho prefect. WHEAT CROP PHENOMENAL. Harvest In Red Willow Will Exceed the Record. INDIANOLA, Neb. A grain harvest greater than tho big crops of 1891 and 1802 is now being gathered in this country. Binders aro running day and night and Sunday. Hundreds of acres are lying in bundles unshocked for want of hands. Good shockers are getting fifty cents fler ncre. Two hundred to three hundred hands could get good wages In this county alone. It Is estimated a great many fields of barley will yield CO to 75 bushels per acre; wheat and rye 30 to 50 bushels per acre. Three hundred and four hundred-acro fields are a common sight. Corn and other crops are im mense. PEACE COMMISSION ITINERARY. Will Go to Duluth From Seattle and Thence to Buffalo. ST. PAUL, Minn. President J. J. Hill of tho Northern Pacific railroad is personally arranging the itinerary of the Japanese peace plenipotentiaries In tholr journey from Seattle to Wash ington. The party, which is headed by Baron Komura, will arrive at Seat tle on tho steamer Minnesota July 20. Thoy will travel eastward over the Great Northern to Duluth, whero thoy will embark on the steamer Northwest for Buffalo via the Great Lakes. At Buffalo tho party will be taken by tho Pennsylvania railroad to Washington, arriving there earty in August 8EARCHING FOR A DAUGHTER. Nebraska School Superintendent at Chicago. CHICAGO A. G. Smith, superin tendent of tho Central City, Neb., schools, and Mrs. Smith havo como to Chicago and taken apartments at the Saratoga hotel to search for their miss ing daughter. Heartbroken, tho par ents declaro that thoy will not return to Nebraska until some traco of their daughter is found. "Florence was such a good girl," said Mr. Smith. "I cannot understand why sho left the young woman's school tho Deaconess seminary for girls, at Aurora to come to Chicago. We were educating her there. The last we heard of her was that she started out to earn her own living as a nurse." Advance In Window Glass. CHICAGO At a meeting of tho western window glass jobbers here the retail price of window glass was advanced 10 per cent. The raise takes effect at once. PEARY NOW READY TO SAIL. Ship Finally Finished and Funds to Carry Him Through. NEW YORK With $35,000 sub scribed toward his expedition to reach tho north pole, Robert E. Perry an nounces that he will sail this week for the north. Commander Peary's new Arctic ship, tho Roosevelt, has been waiting several days for supplies which could not be bought on account of the lack of funds. The polar expedition which has been in preparation since October 15, 1904, has cost $150,000, including today's s- bscrlptlon. The entire amount has been donated by American business men to the Pearv Arctic club, whose members are anxious that none but Americans have any hand in this polar expedition. MUST DIE BY HIS OWN HAND. Fate of German Officer Who Drew Black Ball. MARINETTE. Wis. That he drew the black ball in a duel by lots with a German army officer and that he will bo found dead as a result, is tho sub stance of a letter just received by a friend of Victor Van Taske of this city who disappeared July 4. Von Taske, who is a young man, was a bookkeeper. According to the letter his death would result from a dispute of several years ago when ho was a German army officer. A duel was pro posed and it was agreed that they draw lots as to who should make away with himself. Von Tasko drow the black ball which meant his death by his own hand. Want Saturday Half Holiday. WASHINGTON. Four hundred me chanics of tho government navy yard met here and appointed a committee of two to confer with tho presldont at Oyster Bay looking to securing from him an order allowing tho navy yard employes Saturday half holidays during the summer, as in the case of employes in tho oxecutivo depart ments. A telegram wa3 sent tho president asking when he will seo them. President Gompers and Vice President Duncan will accompany tho delegates GET LAND Uncle Sam Has a Big Slice That He Will Open to Settlement. WASHINGTON Undo Sam will soon open to public settlement nearly 1,000,000 acres of the unallotted lands on the Uintah Indian reservation lo cated in Utah. The president's pro clamation opening tho land will bo is sued about tho end of tho present month. The same plan of entry will bo followed as in tho opening of the Rose bud agency, by registration and draw ing, -v An act passed by tho last session of congress provides that theso un allotted lands, excepting such tracts as may have been set aside as nation al forest reserves and such mineral lands as wero disposed of by tho act of congress of May 27, 1902, shall bo entered under the general provisions of tho homostoad and townslto laws; each entry is not to exceed 1G0 acres In area. The law provides further that all lands opened to settlement and en try under this act remaining undis posed of at the expiration of five years shall bo sold for cash under terms prescribed by tho secretary of tho in terior, not more than C40 acres to any person. Tho vast tract to bo opened to set tlement in this reservation is mainly mountainous country and is gener ally believed to be comparatively poor. Its value is said to have no comparl-) son to tbo land opened and settled upon in the Rosebud Indian country. There aro some sections of the coun try, however, that aro covered with rich granite deposits. The dato of the opening and tho places to bo designated where tho drawing w - tako place probably will not bo announced beforo tho president issues his proclamation which is ex pected to bo mado public some tlmo between August 1 and September 1. In older to obtain registration each applicant will be required to show himself duly qualified to make home stead entry on the lands under exst ng laws and gvo the registering offi cer such appropriate matters of de scription and identity as will protect tho applicant and tho government against any attempted imposition. Registration cannot be effected through tho use of the malls or the employment of an agent excepting that of honorably discharged soldiers and sailors entitled to the benefits of soction 3204 of tho Revised Statutes of tho United States, as amended by an act of congress, approved March 1, 1901. Tho drawings will bo hold under the supervision and immediato observance of a committee of threo persons whoso integrity is such as to make their control of the drawings a guarantee of its fairness. At each land office, commencing on tho day to be named by tho president in his proclamation, the applications of thoso drawing Nos. 1 to 126, inclu sive for that land district must be presented and will bo considered in their numerical order during the first day, and tho applications of thoso drawing Nos. 125 to 250, inclusive, must ho presented, and will be consid ered in their numerical order during tho second day, and so on at that rate until all of the lands subject to entry under tho homestead laws have been entered. WITTE SEES THE EMPEROR. Is Given Instructions and Information About Peace Matters. ST. PETERSBURG M. Wltte had a prolonged audience with tho em peror at Peterhof, at which, the whole subject of the peace negotiations was gone over In detail. Tho difficulties of tho situation were freely discussed and indications were given that his majesty Is more apt personally to gov ern M. Wltte's course than the formal Instructions which have been given him. M. Wltte will leave St Petersburg next Wednesday for Paris, sailing as previously announced, from Cherbourg July 26, on tho North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosso. Mme. "Wltte will accompany her hus band as far as Paris, whero she will remain for the present, though she may possibly join M. Witte later in tho United States. Brings Suit for Damages. NEW YORK Denying that tho wreck of its fast passenger train near Harrlsburg, Pa., on May 11 last .was caused by dynamite or due to negli gence of employes, the Pennsylvania Railroad company filed answer to a suit recently brought by Clarenco F-. Opper, who asked $50,000 damages for injuries received in that wreck. Mr. Opper stated that ho was compelled to walk a long distance in his bare feet and that his hearing waa prac tically destroyed by tho explosion. Granite Boys Will Entertain. PORTSMOUTH, N. H. The state of New Hampshire desires to participate in entertaining the Russian and Japan ese peace envoys who aro to hold their conferences In this city next month. Edward N. Pearson, secretary of state, will come from Concord Sat urday evening to confer with Assist ant Secretary of Stato Pierce regard ing arrangements for tho accommo dation of the envoys and to tender the assistance of the state. It is ex pected that Mr. Pierce will come to Portsmouth Saturday or Sunday. ' WN AGAIN. 1 8econd Attempt to; re Stale's Re- Port on Equlti Results. NEW YORK FoMftt second tlmo within twenty-four fffivri District Afc torney Jerome madSjba unsuccessful attempt to procure wwffhe New York ofllco of tho state fSpotlntendont qf- insurance nn officialTSpylof the super? intendent'8 report of tho affairs of Utfinvcstlgatlos jsqunania iio io i report lias Assuranco society. been mado public at ltny last night ' representative. Air. Jerome s persol Assistant District tofiiW Garvan, wont to tho office ofiPopW Insurance Commissioner Hunt bearing a long letter from th pt attorney. together with a fori iand for aa official copy of thfl ent. Mr. Garvan and Mr. Hui re closeted for more than half and when tho assistant attoraar el ged- from tho office he was 9pt-l uded. Ha admitted that ho d et the de- sired document, butj to discus's what took placo District Attorney would inform tho nference.' said , ho, u - JEROME TURNEI Ilk vil . iuo. r . . failure of the insuwnct partmentfcjbj ; fi!mrmvi ?.., hero to turn tho EafcltaM testimony f over to tho dlstrlctfattpr promised. Wk office; S I.A SHORT LINES UJLT.J Some Union Pacific E!sJB NebraskaT """ CHICAGO Julius Krutschnltt, di rector of maintenance and operation of tho Harrlman system, says: "Tho Union Pacific and Southern Pa clfl roads will build a number of short lines from points where they seem feasible and paying. Wo are engaged In survoylng and looking over a num ber of proposed extensions in the west, but havo definitely decided on very fow as yet." Tho Union Pacific may use the Burlington stub from Hastings to Kearney, Neb., In connection with tho new lino from Kansas City which Is being built However, that point is not settled and tho Union Pacific may use the tracks of the St Joseph & Grand Island from Hastings to Grand Island to connect with the main lino instead of using the Burlington to Kearney. FRANCE GIVES HER CONSENT. Will Participate In Conference on Morocco Affairs. PARIS Premier Rouvler and Prince von Radolln, tho German ambassador reached an agreement relative to tho communications to be exchanged be tween Franco and Germany regarding Morocco. Franco consents to partici pate In a conforence, having been as sured in the course of the negotiations that her interests will be safeguarded. The official notes on the subject will bo communicated to the chamber of deputies probably on Monday. Information obtained in diplomatic quarters shows that It has practically been settled that the conference will be held at Tangier. 8TRONGEST MAN THEY HAVE. Czar Formally Appoints M. Wltte Peace Plenipotentiary. ST. PETERSBURG Emperor Nich olas has assigned the appointment of M. Wltte, president of the committee of ministers, to be chief plenipoten tiary representing tho Russian govern ment in the peaco negotiations to be conducted next month in the United States. Tho appointment which was signed nfter midnight, clothes M. Wltto with plenary powers. Official notification of the designa tion of M. Witte to head the mission' was forwarded to Washington this morning. M. Wltte will take passage on the North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse which sails from Cherbourg July 2C. Rebates to Grain Dealers. WASHINGTON Tho Inter-state commerce commission proposes to conduct an investigation In St. Louis, beginning 'uly 22, Into the question of alleged allowances made by railroads to companies or persons owning grain elovators or by euch companies or per sons owning elevators to shippers of grain. WELCOME8 THE INNOVATION. Premier Balfour Says He Favors President's Suggestion. LONDON In tho house of commons Mr. Robertson asked Premier Balfour whether there had been any further international conference proposed by President Roosevelt, and whother tho government was prepared to agreo to the president's proposal to include in tho eubjocts for discussion the ques tion of making private property not contraband of war free from capture or destruction. Mr. Balfour replied that the government cordially wel comed tho proposal of President v Roosevelt, but Great Britain, In com mon with other nations, reserved the right of considering what should be submitted to the conference. GEN. STOE8SEL UNDER ARREST. Held Bscause of Result of Investiga tion of Port Arthur Fight. ST, PETERSBURG Tho Nasha Bhism prints a roport that Lieutenant General Stoessel has been placed under arrest at Tsarskoe Selo in consv quonco of tho revelations made by the commission which has been Investi gating tho dofenso and capitulation of Port Arthur and that tho sword of honor donated by a number of French admlrors of General Stoessel will not bo presented, ' 4- H W ', 'Vto 4 r. K t . --
