JAPo TAKE ANOTHZR FORI'
OCCUPY ENTIKH HASK OF RIH
HWU MOUNTAIN.
Sum Attained nt "even-Thlrty
WednMly Mnrnliifj 1lpor td
IJeath or-KuMt in Unit-rat
iConUrncliunko,
TOKIO. Tho Japanese occupied
the entjro fort on Rihlung mountain
t 7:30 o'clock Wednes 'ay.
fi TOKIO. Trnstw. rthy advices from
Port Arthur confirm tho report that
General Kondrachcnko has been
killed and that General Stoossrl has
bcon injured bv fal ing rrnra his horse
Qeneral Smllnoff Is also reported
wounded.
The advices further say that tho
Itern of tho battleship Sevastopol has
Bunk in shallow water. Her bow is
damaged In two places and the steer
ing room Rear is also damaged.
The garris-jn is reported to bo confi
dent in the belief that relief will ar
rive before March 1. Despite its
heavy losses. November 25 and subse
uently tho gnrrkon Is. said to be
heerful and resolved to continue the
trugglo as long as a single soldier re
remains. The army o'aims to have
kufflolcnt provisions to last until Feb
ruary. The navy possesses about one
month's stores The price of food In
tho bel'guered fortress is high. Beef
tearoubie and one half per pound;
horse meat, G copoks per pound; dog
meat, 25 copeke per pound; turkeys
160 roubl s apiece, cggB, 160 roubles
per hundred. But a few Junks bear
ing supplies reached the garrlnon the
past month.
It is expected that the captnru of
tho heights or Pigeon bay wiil farther
curtail tho landing of supplies
It is understood that the Japanese
dynamiting and paralleling against
(the eastern Feotlon of tho main circle
of forts arouno Port Arthur Is pro
gressing favorably. Tho right wine
ef the besiegers continues a heavy
and effective shelling of the new
town preparatory to operations which
are nearing completion. It is proba
ble that the attack will be simul
taneously directed against the east
and west races of the fortress in an
endeavor to divide and weaken the
resistance of the defenders.
Railroad Men on the Rack.
CHICAGO The interstate com
moicocommisson have boy tin investi
gation of complaints by a number of
grocery de lersth it the railroads haul
Jng sugar from Wichita, Kas., to Now
Orleans aro planning to advance rates
January 1. Somo testimony was
taken reg idmg allowed dlscrlmim
tion in coal rates of tho Santa Fc
railroad favoring tho Colorado Fuel
and Iron company.
Some of the witnesses reinsedf"
tell what thoy knew, and an attempt
will be made by the commissioners n
aorce them to disclose the secrots c
'the coal trust.
Tho defend nts are the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fo, Chicago, Roek
(Xsland & Pacific, Missouri Pacific,
Illinois Central, St. Louis, Iron
Mountuin & Southern, and the Texas
Pacific. The complaint was directly
against the rate oftho jobbers of
Wichita and Missouri river points
warring upon one another, as to the
territory in which they shall compete
come up, was charged that railro ds
had discriminated in favor oi tho
Colorado Coal and Fuel onmpiny. In
questioning Mr. B (Idle concerning
the price charged the Colotfcdo com
pany for their coal, Attorney Friel
'asked If the tariff named by the rail
Isoad company did not Include the
(price of tho commodity. Mr. Biddle
refused to answer.
Mr. Riddle's counsol said Mr. Bid
die refused to answer tho questions
for "lusiness reisons."
"You did not mention this fact.
iDid jou not attempt to conceal It
from the commission, nd dd you n't
attempt to conceal all tho facts?"
asked Mr. Field of Bldcllo.
"i his has all been gone over once
before," replied Mr. Riddle.
"I am trying to find out If this
witness attempted to deceive tho
commission or tho public,1" said Mr.
Field.
Turning toward Mr. Biddle, Attor
ney Field asked:
"Did sou not write a letter to tho
California Coal company sijing that
they could sell their coal to the Colo
rado Fuel and Iron company, or keep
It?"
Thowltnoss admitted having writ
ten the letter, but did not mean that
it should bo construed except na a
suggestion.
Both sides adjourned and the com
missioners put tho hearing over until
tomorrow.
ABANDON ALL HOPE
S1CAMKN ON 8nVASTOrOt. KXPKCT
HO 1)115 tflUUTlNO.
LETTER IS REVEALED
FJH.I.H INTO HANDS OF J A PAN KS 15
NAViL DlU'AltTMliNT
Writer 8nyi Stnrvntlnn or Hnrrendor
Are Only Ali-riintl ven AilmlrnI
Togo Get Ovation a
Toklo.
TOKIO. Tho navy department
published a letter written by a man
on the bitthshtp Sevastopol, which
had fallen Into tho hands of tho Jap
anese. The writer despairs of tho
roller of the forties and tells of tho
destruction wrought by Japanese
shells. He say's tho Russl ins ro re
signed to their fate and are deter
mined to tight to a finish rather
than suffer the si amo of surrender
owlnu to stravatlon. Following is
tho text of tho letter:
"Tho fortress can not resist after
December. Tne progress of tho
enemy ir reducing our principal lino
of outer defense Is not fully known,
but It Is irresistible.
"Wo are sadly disappointed over
the non arrival of the focond Pacific
squadron and aro dally nearing our
miserable end.
"General Stoessol's so-called Im
pregnable lino of outer defense Is
now a myth. With Two Hundred
and Three Meter bill lost the fall of
Port Arthur can not he avoided. IM
enpturo by the Japanese means tho
rail of tho town, howovor strung tho
other defense
"The now town Is nt tho mercy of
the enemy's fire. The old town
alone is defended, aod here alone
may resistance be prolonged.
"Two thirds of the di fenders of
Two Hundred and Three Mtter hlU
were lost. Tho Sevastopol, which
was oxposed to the enemy's fire In
the day time, on tho night of Dec
embor 8, without being towed, 'eft
the harbor with only 111 Instead of
hor complement or GGO souls. Wheu
sbo went, out she had her nets down
but was struck twice by the enemy's
torpedoes an1 was beached irreparahy
damaged. General St'essel highly
praised tho officers and crew of tho
ship.
"Fuel Is almost unobtainable, and
It Is lmposslblo to keep our bodies
warm.
"Wo no longer have a wireless tel
egraph system and have no means of
communicating with the outsldo
wbrld,. Our isolation is comolete.
I'hero is no news and we have had
no information for a long tirro.
"It is impossible to smugylo am
munition. The captain of the King
Arthur brought only b:irloy. (Tho
King Arthur, a British steamer was
captured December 10, while attempt
ing to leave Port Arthur, by tho
Japaneso Asa .a si. She had on board
Russian naval oflkers who -we re at
tempting to Join tho Russian Pacific
squadron. She is now at Saseho un
dergoing triai.)
"Thoro is a lare holo In the hu'l
of the Sevastopol and she is oomplf.ely
disabled. All that remains for thoso
in board her Is to do their utmost In
repulsing tho enorny's attacks, Tho
enemy's boats catno clcse to tho Se
vastopol and attacked her "as If thev
were going through ordlnury ma
neuvers. "Should the Sevastopol sink we
aro to land at a place airoarly de
cided on. All are however prepared
to fight to the vrry last. On us of
the Sevastopol depends tho duty of
retaining tho honor of tho navy and
avoiding the shame and humiliation
of threatened starvation. We would
rather dlo than ho thus shamed.
"From December 1 the eremy's 10
Inoh shells began to fall on the deck
er tho Sovastopol and some or them
pierced through the decks to the bot
tom of tho ship.
"Who Is responsible for tho fato
wo fac2? It Is ho who did not give
instructions for tho prevention of a
Japanese landing on tho Liaotnug
peninsula.
"Among our officers there an vary
row who dare to bravo death, the
mijorlty having no other deslro than
to save thoir own lives, but are de
ternJU8d t dio fighting." -
SJES his wife in jail
UK.
OUADVTICK IIS A 8OUROWF0L.
ltOMKOOMINQ.
1
InsUtn Hhn I Not 111 ink as tlna nn
1'mIiiikI Two Lung Together
In Uell It'ill for the
Doctor.
CLEVELAND, O. Unheralded
and unembarrassed by a orowd of the
ourlous, trio homo coming of Dr. Lc
roy Cnadwlok was in direct contrast
to tbo arrival of his wlfotbrco weeks
ago. Tho early hour of the arrival
nnd tho fact that but fow pcoplo were
about at that hcur tnado tho arrival
quite ilko that of an ordinary trav
eler. No one was at tho station to
meet him, with thi exception of At
torney Kerruish. Evon his stepson,
Emll, failed to soo him until later.
Young Hoover had planned to board
the train at th Euclid avonuo sta
tion, out tbo train had come In to
that station and departed before
Emll was awaro of the act. Sheriff
Marry and Dr. Chadwlck wero quickly
driven to the county jnll. A bond,
provided Saturday by Attorney Daw
ley was at the Jail on tho arrival of
Dr. Chadwlck, and ho was soon re
leased. A 'tor tho preliminaries in the
sheriff's office, Dr. Chadwlck waa es
c rted hy Sheriff Birry to tbo fourth
fl o i of the woman's ward, where his
wlfo is held prisoner. Tho meeting
between tho two was palhetlo In the
cxtrcmo. Mrs. Chadwlck a rote when
she beard tho steps In tbo corridor
and fell In her husband's arms when
sbo rccognlred him. Both broke
down and wept for several minutes
while clinging to each other the sher
iff attempting moantlrao to oonsol
them. There was nothing artificial
about tho sceoo Hut genuine grief.
Tho sheriff, hardenod by continual
contact with penplo In every form
of distress, was deoply afft'etcd. Lit
tle by Utile tho Hist shuck grew less
scvero and tbo two sat down for a
talk that continued for an lour and
a half. TUero wore pleadings and
pirtial responses when tho more
serious predicament of husband and
wife was at length appreciated.
In the operations of his wife the
largo independent fortune of Dr.
Chadwiok's only cnild bad been
swcoG away, sufficient reason, it
would Beem, for hardness on his
part
Mis. Chadwlrk tried to Imbuo him
with thetbouuht of her innoconso of
any wrongdoing. Ills only response
to these pleas was: "I hope so."
Tho troubles into which both have
been plunued thoroughly discussed
Tho wlfo told the story, Interspersed
by violent fits of woeplm? in which at
times Dr. Chad wlrk Joined. There
were no apparent evasions, but there
was a constant cry "Trust me, trust
me," on tho part of the woman.
"D in't bellevo these stories which
the newspapers have been printing
about me," sho said. "They aro all
lies, every one of thorn. I have
done nothing wrong. Bellovo me,
tiust me; everything rci'l fe?ce out
all rluht in tho end and it will be
seen atnatl have not been guilty of
thoso tilings tho public charges me
with. Don't think I deceive you, I
will tell you tho truth and I tell you
thai all these reports are lies, lies."
"I can only hope so," was tho hus
band's answer, "I have trusted und
It is hard to believe anything; my
mind is con fust d This has all been
such a terrible shocic and I don't ur:
cUrstand any of it. I want time
to
think of It. I do not say I won t
trust you; only give me time to col
lect my thuuirtits. ICver since I
heard it this trouble in Paris I have
been bothered, and my life has been
mado almost unbearable. I bavi
been followed and hounded until I
can think of nothing ilse. 1 am not
the Judge; 1 can only hope that
overything will cooio out all right as
you say."
After an hour's earnest con versa
tlou, conducted for tne most part In
a scarcely audible whisper, Sheriff
Barry was asked by Mrs. Chadwlck
to send for her attorney J. P. Daw
ley, who was waiting with Attorney
Kerruish in the Jail office. Mr. Diw
ley went to Mrs. Chadvlck's cell and
held a conference with her and Dr.
Chadwlck, the rtsult of which was
said to be the instructing of the two
prisoners by Mr. Dawley of their fu
turo public actcn. Durng tho timo of
Mr. Dawley's presence with them,
both Mr. and Mrs. Chadwlok gavo
way to their feelings, and Mrs. Chad
wlck wept aloud. Mr. Dawloy was
with them for an hour. When ho
and Dr. Chadwlck arose to leave the
Jail Mrs. Chadwlck apparently felt,
more severely than ever beforo the
desolation of ber position.
SEiZE THE PRIZE
RUSSIA KAI8KS WHITE VLAQ AND
POUT. AK1I1UU 18 JAPAN'S,
SIEGE WITHOUT PARALLEL
HARKED Dt JirtAVHIlT TO point
OP DKsPKUATlON.
General Stoenrfol Prnnoie Surrender
Only When Situation Ileoomoa
Uubcuriililr Cnn Hardly
Tcrmlunto tyr.
Port Arthur has surrendered. Ex
hausted by months of almost oh
stant fighting, decimated by dlsoaso
and casualties and hopelessly scaled
In Its rocky fortress, tho gallant gar
rison has yloldcd to its gallon feo
alegers and tho end Is now written
of the most dramatic war Incident of
modern times.
At 0 o'clock last night Gonqral Nog I,
commanding tho Japanese army of
investont, received from tho Russian
general, Stocssol a note say log that
ho found further resistance useless.
and risking for a mooting to arrango
terms of capitulation. Tho note was
slmp'o and direct and tho Japanoso
general Immediately named commis
sioners to confer with representative
of the Russluu commander. They
mot at noon and arranged tho oondl
tloos of surrendor. Tho nature ol
the terms agreed upon Is not yet
known, hut dispatches from Toklo
Indicate that they will bo of tho
most magnanimous character.
The emporor of Japan himself,
through tbo chief of tho Imperial
staff, ha9 given public his expression
that "Gonoral Stoessel has rendered
commendable sorvloo to his country
in tbo midst of dlfUcultles'and that
It is his wish "that military honors"
bo shown him.
A dlspatoh from Toklo quotes mil
itary opinions as believing that tbo
ontlro garrison will be allowed to
march out under arras and may be
sent to Russia on parole. Late dls
patobes from Japan have shown that
tbo galleot dofenso of Stoessel and
his men has nowhoro been given a
tlnpr appreciation than in the land
of his foes and it Is more than llkoly
I hat Japan will embrace tho oppor
tunity to show her magnamlnlty and
admiration of tho gallantry of Port
Arthur's defenders by allowing thorn
all tho honors which war permits a
victorious army to bestow upon the
vanquished.
Tho siege and the defense of Rus
sia's stronghold in the far east have
bcim marked by bravery, gallantry
and desperation unrqualed In mod
ern warlarj and hardly excelled In
military history. The story of the
operations around Port Artnur Is one
of repeated fighting both by land
and sea, uf the most desperate and
thrilling charaoter. Isolated In
stances of heroism that would have
set the world ringing under less over
whelming circumstances- have boen
dwarfed by the generally inopnlti
olent conduct of both forces. Hy sea
tnero havo been torpedo dashes of
superb re klessnes9 and big ships
havo ploughed mine fields with heroic
disregard to givo battlo or in wild
efforts to escape. By land thd Jap
anese havo hurled themselves against
positions declared to bo Impregna
ble. They have faced and scaled
rocky holghts crow red with batteries
and crowded wtMi defenders. Buffer
ing losses that military experts Eay
would havo api ailed any Europoan
army.
In tho doomed fortress Its pooblc
havo lived under a devastlng rain of
shell and shrapnel. On scanty rat
ions, besieged on overy side, know
ing that hope of succor or escapo as
vain, tho garrison has fought with a
stuhbornnesi that his ovohod the ad
miration of the world. They
mot the untiring assaults of tbo Jap
anese with a grim va:or that won
even tho praise of their foe, and the
fighting baa been waged with a re
leatlessness that often refused truces
to bury the dead and collect the
wounded.
Over corpse-filled trenches men
have fought handto-hand with ci Id
steel and clubbed guns, and at short
range, havo hurled at each other
hand grenades filled with high ex
plosives. Tne wholo story is ono of
undaunted courago and sublime brav
ery. What Port Arthur has cost In
human life and in money no estimate
of even approximate correctness can
be mado. Tho losses havo been appalling.
I NEBRASKA NOTES I
Ord Is to have a new Methodist
church. A site has been purchase
tor 32,000.
Tho Richardson county district
court will convene at Falls City os)
January 30. I
Mr. Aloxandor of Grand Iskas
was arrcstod on tho ehargo of atoaU
Ing coal. He was fined 910 and costsJ
JJurncston farmers havo subscribes
92,700 toward building a new'ehmu
tor. All organization has been per-
fected and an effort to raise the suns;
to 95 000 will bo made.
Thomas Agnow of Lincoln charge
with stabbing Al Parker, a street oai
ondaotor w as bound over to the dls-j
trlct court Friday by Police Judfi
Coagravo.
C. M, McNeill local manager of the
Home Telephone company at BeaM
rice has told 100 Instruments and thd
samo number of drops to the new telej
phone compan3 at Adams.
Tuo Standard Oil company's ware
houso at Wymote has been completed.!
It is a wooden structure sitinteel
near the 11. dt M. yards and la lnJ
tended for the storage of oil for local
uso. 1
. 1
A number of the leading flflansfeni
and telephone men of Lincoln hati
been discussing the project of a nan
Independent telephone lino, wblck),
If oarrled to eompletitlon, will tak
In Sh.ttx City, Omaha, Lincoln aa
Denver.
William Maynard a jouhr farmer,
who waa married about a month age,
will have a preliminary bearing nei
urand Island on the charge of for
gery. Maynard says he only lndoiee
tbo checks for another party and' xt
eclved no benefit freaa them.
William 8nyder, a butoher en
loyod by 5. E. Marty, at Colambae
lost two Augers of the right hand by
getting them caught in a sausage
machine. Two years ago he met
with a very similar accident and lost
one Uugor.
Tho annual exhibit of the South,
eastern Nebraska Poultry associativa
opened at Beatrice and will eon
tluue throughout tne week. Owing!
to tho severe cold weather, but a. few
entries have been made. Tbo moq
lation expeets to have exhibits ftoea
nearly evory town id this section oi
the state provided the weather re-j
mains pleasant j
Flvo hundred people attended thi
high school debato in the class room
of tho high school at Soward. The
question was, "Resolved, That Our
Government Should Own and Oper
ate tho Telegraph Linos and Exprosa
Business of Our County. " The neg
ative won In the decision.
Since Tlumas Davis, colored, has
been sentenced to oho yoar in the
penltoutlary for day light burglary, by
uuieu xitVi li i Has. uuui iu a&uuw
Beatrlco has learned that ho Is a de
serter from Troop O, United States
cavalry, stationed at Fort, Roblnsoa A
Pa vis will bo taken to Lincoln ee ,
begin servlngtlmo; . i
Albert Wlcke of Steele. Olty, tttli
county, plead guilty, In, pqunty oourl
at! Falrbury to the cbarge'of nsauli.
upon Michael Bohabam and. was1 flnee
lofj of drift wood- from the' river and -was.
hauling It awa'v.' Wnen Wicke lai
terposed'wltb ,a duira 6f ownership
urjon Uonufyan's' refusal to glvopo
session of tne, wood he was the re
ciplonti of a. severe beating.
After several continuances tho oasa
of! Ciimp&ell 'Bros. uodothcrs' against
Swift and Company and maintaining
it hulsnnce was heard In county court
at! Falibu'ry, tbo'' defendants' rhaklng
no defcuse on the hraripg and the
proceedings were certified to, the dls-j
tiict court as required by the
statute:!. The action was brought ta
abato a nnlsanco claimed to be,
created by the chicken packing house,
of' the defendants. '
Beatrlco locality experienced th
coldest weather of the season, the,
mercury registering as low as 7 dei
grees below zero. Considerable snbttj
fell and drifted badly, a It was ac
com pan led by a forty-mile wind Irons,
tho northwest. Traffic of all klnd
was badly hampered by tbo storm,
which was voiy sevoro on stock.
Livingston chapter No. 10, RoyaJ
Arch Masons of Beatrice, Installed,
the folluviog officers Thuridiy nlghbl
11. L. Spellman, high priest; Sam
ucl Eccles, king; O. P. Llstoo.
secretary; G. L. Cole, treasurer)
0. A. Spellman, captain of the hostj
S. F. Nlcholcs, principal sojouruerj
N. M. Ryan, Royal Arch captains
J. Ed Msher, third vale U. W
