. Review of reviews and world's work. Jew. There isnot much to be said ofhim. Born, July 10,1848, in St. Petersburg,of a family of Swedishorigin,—so much maybe said to be known,—he was educated inthe Pavlov MilitarySchool, in the Russiancapital, in the sameclass with GeneralKuropatkin, and en-tered the army in served with dis-tinction in the Russo-TurkishWar, was made a colonelin 1889, and a major-general in 1899. Thenext year he became commander of the Ninth East Siberian Sharp-shooters Brigade. For his service in the cam-paign against the Boxers, in 1900, he was madea lieu
. Review of reviews and world's work. Jew. There isnot much to be said ofhim. Born, July 10,1848, in St. Petersburg,of a family of Swedishorigin,—so much maybe said to be known,—he was educated inthe Pavlov MilitarySchool, in the Russiancapital, in the sameclass with GeneralKuropatkin, and en-tered the army in served with dis-tinction in the Russo-TurkishWar, was made a colonelin 1889, and a major-general in 1899. Thenext year he became commander of the Ninth East Siberian Sharp-shooters Brigade. For his service in the cam-paign against the Boxers, in 1900, he was madea lieutenant-general. In February, 1904, wlienthe war with Japan broke out, Stoessel wasappointed commander at Port Arthur, andsoon afterward was made commander of theentire army corps ordered to the defense ofthat fortress. Genei-al Stoessel is really a mili-tary scientist. He knows thoroughly the en-gineers work, as well as chemistry, fortificationmethods, and sanitary improvements. Russiacould Tjot find any better defender for a be-. GENERAL STOESSEL. sieged city. In recognition of his gallant de-fense, Emperor Nicholas has conferred uponhim the title of aide-de-camp to the Czar, andthe German Emperor has given him the Germanorder of Pour le Merite. General Stoessel owes his success to his per-sonal qualifications of untiring energy, of thor-oughness, and of devo-tion to duty. His talentfor administration ispronounced exception-al. While not a favor-ite in the social circlesof St. Petersburg, hehas gained the respectof every military criticand war correspondentwho has come in per-sonal contact with Hector Fuller, theAmerican correspond-ent who succeeded ingetting safely into PortArthur (and out again),declares that, the worldover, no one man im-pressed him with sucha sense of dignity andpower, of sheer abilityand dogged determina-tion, as did GeneralStoessel. The gen-erals square jaw andgrizzled, close-croppedbeard strongly suggestGeneral Grant to thiscorrespondent. Hi
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