Nebraska Newspapers

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CUSTER COUNTY nrpUBUCAn
By D , M , AMSDERRV ,
BROKEN now. . . NEnRASKA
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Bt Ief T elegrams :
Ohauncoy . Depew 18 roaRsured of
his rc.loclion ns UlIlled Stntes lIem\ .
tor Crom Now Yorle.
lown farml'rR lH\vO filed II. protest
. ngalnst pOlIslhlo compromlso on
rrolght rote IIIIIICI'vlsloll.
Now Yorle 'I'lm08 has moved Into itA I I
now building , which Is thlrty no
ntorles In height , the tallest In Got.
ham.
ParlslnnR nre ralslnfr a fllnll with
whlcJl to purchnso n sword for Gonor.
al bLoossel , the heroic defO'ndor ot
I > ort Arthur.
Emfgratlon from the port ot nre.
men for the year 100 , ' was 133.681 , a
ltecrC:1so or .flG : ! ! ) , M comparell with
1903. or the omlgrants 14,328 were
Oerrwu.
The Orst obaer\:1ncc : In America ot
the contennlnl of the death of Fried ,
rich VOII Schiller , the German Iloet
nnll philosopher , was held ut Harvard
university.
SCllator J\JIt \ ( 'h 011 , In nn Int.ervlew ,
ltecJaroR ] 118 hllloeol1co oC ( 'ompllclly
In the Oregon lallli frallll ! ! , ntHl RC < JreH
Proseclltol' lIeney unll Secretary
Hitchcock. '
President Van JIlAO of the Ulliver.
Rlty of WlsconRln llOIIeve8 the Inslllll'
lion soon will have all altenllnnco oC
4,000 sltulonls , unll urges the neell of
moro Cunlls.
Matulo Gonno Macllrldo Iwnlls nn ap.
prol t.o America In hehalf oC the Irish
famlno lIuo-erm's , declllrlll that unless
rollef Is speel1lly furnished hundreds
, vIII slarvo to doath.
'fho Danle of gngland has nnnollnced
that It Is prepared to rocolve t ( > ndOI'fT
for II. now ISAuo of the Irish la1ll1 loan
amollntln ! ; to $30,000,000 and of the
same raule us tlto stocle all'cady Is.
slle < 1.
Robert Warnn , a 'oun bllslnesR
man of Kol\Omo , In ! ! " ahot hln1lf'IC
fatally on tlto ann"'l'r/jal' ' of the
death of hIs hrlde , who was ono of
the victims of the Iroluols theater
fire horror.
In the trial of CharIeR J. . 'rncl\er at
Cnmbrldgo , Mass" for the mllrdor of
Mabol Pag'e. the state will attempt to
Ilrovo that the motlvo for the crime
was robh'r\ ' .
Cal1tnln Ro1 > ert 1. . .Howse , who has
just been allpolnlo < < 1 commandant of
carlotfl nt. tlto West PoInt 1\IIIItary
ncndemy , Is a native of Texas ntlll was
Krnlhmtoll at tl10 academy In the class
or Juno , 1888.
Enragell by jealollsy of Frank
Dnnno. whom ho bellrwed to Il11vo
nllonated hl8 wlro's arectlons , IIonry
It Looml 1111011 Dunne anlt Mrs.
Loomis anll then committed nulchto at
Portland , Ore.
Former parlshlonoflf of Dr. Irvine.
In llrnlldock. Pa. . start a I'll mol' that
the ro-ol1onlnS' oC the cnso Is < 1110 to
J the Infillenco of the Archbishop of
Canterbury followln ! ; an Inmllry mndo
during' hll : : recent vlalt to thlR cOlin try.
"Tom" Keennn , railway ovangl'lIst ,
Is to bo sent Into the WOHt Uy. Mlns
Helen Gould to preach rollllou and
toml1ornnco to 1'I1l1rol\d mono Keenan
has jllst coml110toll 1tOllr of the GOllld
system , on which ho made 400 con-
vertR. '
The totat ( ,1IllInll1.atlon ) of 1,4)1 ! ) com.
pl1nlos. which Incorporntod In the Dls.
trlct of Colllmhll1 IltII'ln the cnh.'ndar
year just endol ! , a gre nted $2,236.-
672.760. The total capltullzl\tlon ox.
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ceolled Ut provlous ) 'ear by almost
one billion dollare.
Governor Durbin ot Indlann. Is con. 1
shlorlng the advllmlll1l1y of Rttg''st. !
Infr to the 1 ( ' hla ; tttre that the state I
appropriate money tor n rnonttment In
ArIlnJt.on cemetf'ry to the rnemory of
Generat Honn' W. Lawton , who ; vas
Itllled In the Phlllpl1lnl'B.
A flro which hroko Ollt In the to-
I Imcco dlstrl't of Groen\'lIIo , N. C" do-
stroyod two wlu'ohouscs un RAvIJrJ1
amnII bttlldln s. besldeR 1,000,000
pOlin lIs of tohal'eo. I.os8os , $1 0.000 ;
Inottranco. $ ,10,000. TIle fire Is belloved
to Itavo hoen 1t1CCIIllI lIrr.
The IIttn nl'lan pal'lInment died
hRrd , Itll expiring ftrtt ! ; leB were con.
tlnuoll tor neal'ly three Itollrs with two
Intorml'slons nnd ( 'ame to nn end
amid fJCCneR ot dlsordor and jeers rrom
lho oppoailion.
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The wheat rnarlwtln Chicago Is said
to ho oonl09tod by Inro ! concen.
tratod Itohtlnh" . Corn Is wenle under
dun shipping I\nd oXIQrt trlHle nnd
free western 5'ol11ng. Oats Improve
810wly unner amnII recclpts and Ilrovl.
slons are lowCon \ .Jamtnry IIqtthlalion.
The monthl ' Btatomont of the puh.
lie lletit ahows that for the month
ended December 31 , 1904 , lho dobt.
lOR ! ! ( 'nsh In the treaSllr ) ' , amountelt
to $980,019,321. whldl Is a decreafe ! ror
the month of $ : : ,691,096. 'l'hls deere'lso
Is nccotlt1terl ror . '
hr n. corl'os\10nllln \ ! ;
Increnso In the amollnt of cash on
( , Jr\ntl.
'I'ho I..onlshna PIII'l'hnIJo10sltlon ;
! I- C < Jmllnny wlshf'J' ' ; to tllrn 1 > ! H'lt for m\lt.
r In atlll romlfltll1f ; 190000 of the 200 , .
000 pohl Rouvenlr dotlnrs colnod for
. .tho . World's fu.h' . OItJy0,000 \ have
Ieen Imhl , Illtt thQ eXlosllion COm\1l1ny \
wlahos to rNOI'VO : ! OOOO coIns for fll'
tnra salos. ' 'rho coins unl aold Cor $3
each.
It Is reported that Prcsldent noo'lo'
velt will rotlre 1\1lnlster Conlor after
four months of servlco as ambassndor
to Mexico.
The war In the far onat has ( 'ost
Russia nearly 11. bnlt billion dollars
.thus rar nnll will cost mt'ch more bt'-
. , ( ore onded.
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THE SIEGE ENDED
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JAPS CAPTURE STRONGHOLD OF
THE RUSSIANS.
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FURTHER RESISTANCE USELESS
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stoessel , the RUtGlan Commnnder , I
Asks Nogi to Nnme Hlo Conditions I
for Surrender-Chief of Staff Sent
Jorward to Arrange Capitulation
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STORY OF THE SIEGE.
May 5--Japmese : troops land In pcnln.
sula.
May 6-DaHle of Nanshan fought.
May 13-Port Arthur Invcsted.
May 26-Klnchou capturcd.
May 30-Dnlny Is occupied.
June 13.15-StoeGtel defeated at Wa.
fangow.
July 5-Japanese attack Takushan
mountain.
December 2-203.Metr Hili captured.
December 2.15-Japanesc fleet born.
bards Russian ships.
December 29-Rlhlung fort Is cap.
tured.
January 1-Stoessel offers to surren.
der.
January 2-Terms of cnpltul:1t1on : arc
1greed upon.
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Port Arthur , ufler a hrave r1\fcnl1e ,
has ut Jnst succllluholl to Ulf' l1eree
tClH\clty of the .lupuwso : atlwk. Gen.
eral StoosHol , most atuhhorll In carl' "
lu : . ; out the will of hlH sever ( > ! gn , has
seen the ucl\'anco of the Iwslegln : . ;
army gain In momentum uncI energ ' ,
unll ! to hold out longer would have
been foolish , If not Imposslblo. 'fho
conditions oC the surrelutol' ure not 'et
Imown , hut In nil quarters It Is antlcl.
pated that they nro such as nn bonor.
nblo soldier IIIay acco\Jt \ frolll a 1 > rave
Ilnd victorious enem ) ' ,
At 9:45 o'cloclt last night the com.
mlnsloners comlllctcd the slnlnor ! /
the cnllitulation nreemont. : Both
armies had IIIIRpended hostilities five
hOllrn earlier. 'rho cll ) ' of Port Arthur
will bo occupied by the .Ja\lllneSe \ to-
day.
'rho authol'lIlel1 In Sf. . Petersburg ,
In the nhsence of direct lIews fl'om
Geneml Stoess1 that POl't Arthur has
surrenderell , have not permit tc,1 , the
news to hecomo IJuhllc. Emperor
Nicholas Is In the south of Russia nnll
his ministers are for the time 1) ) ( ln : . ;
In the dal'l { as to whut dlspntl'hcs have
been sent to him from the front.
'l'oldo was the scene of rejoicing ,
POOPIO of all mnlts Hndln ! ; In the out.
como compensation for nil the sacrl.
fico of lIfo nnd money that WIlS entail.
ud In the ton months' sleg-o.
General Stoessel I.s llOlng sharply
crltlclsed for destro 'ln : . ; the Russian
warships , nttemptlng to cholw the entrance -
trance to the harbor of Port Arthur
anll dispatching the torpedo 1 > oat de ,
stroyers to Cho Fee Rllhsequent to his
offer to surrender tno fOl'tresg.
The Nlahl Nlchl sars that whllo
General Stoessel made u gallant defense -
fenso his netlon In blowing up the
ships after ho had oo-ered to surrender -
or Jeaves a htRtln blemish upon his
military roputatlon. Ills nctlon huH.
cates a want of shl'orlty nnd leaves
no room for an extellslon of treat.
ment of him commensurate with the
roputatlon won by the h1'l\ve1'Y nnd
gallantry of his l.lenso.
MAKE FORMAL ENTRY SUNDA
Japanese Officers to Be Given a Ban.
qwt.
Hendqunrtcrs of tlte Thlrll Japanese
Army , nt Port Arthur , via Fusan.-
The Cormal entry of lho Japanese Into
Port Arthlll' Janunry 8 will ho an 1m.
posing spectncle. The Jnpanose officers ,
will ho ! ; Iven banquet In the city
Dn .Januury 10.
The reason for the nurrender ot the
fortress Is evhtent from a visit to
Wanta I hili. The ontlro strength of
the 110sltlon la 's In the main Hne
Df outOI' llofellses.
'fhe possCIIHlon of Wantal hm gave
the heslefrers the Iwy to the rort east
ot the city. 'I'ho hl1lq In the renr WOI'O
not forllftell ! lnd affprded n. full cover
for the nssallltlng forces.
MIGHT HAVE BEEN SERIOUS.
Two Ball Cartridges Found Packed
With DI < lnks.
WASHINGTON-An"tho result of In.
vestlgatlon made by direction of Gen.
eral Crozier. chlof oC oI'lHnnnt.e. It
has been ascertalnell that among the
1GOO,000 blank cartridges Ismed : Inst
summer to the regular nnd mllltar '
troonn whlt'lt toolt part In the UJun.
euvers at 1\Iannssas , Va. , nnll In Call.
Cornia , two baIl cartrld1os were
tound , one nt tlto Vlrt-Inla ( 'amp ancl
the other In Calif 01'11 In. 'l'wo mon
who pncltell the cartl'hlges IlI\vo been
dlschnrg'ell. ' 1'0 gtllml against the
posRlblllt . or such an occurrence GO'1'
oral Crozier has dlrwlol1that ellch hex
of blnnle ( 'artrldres ; shnll be weighed
before Healing.
Some women cense to bo pretty
after a IIhOtt n'lualntnnco.
Weddln Gift for Royal P < llr.
nmU.IN-'l'ho jolut wedding gift of
100 cltlog of PI'us6111 to Cl'Own J'rlnre
1"rod'I'lclt WIlliam unIt the Dul'llejJ.'I
Cocllla oC 1\I'ltlon\IIu'6.Schwerlu \ , on
the occasion lIf tlteh' marrlngo , to
wltlch Invltatlous to eontrlbuto wore
sent out h ) ' commlttoo oC ma 'ora.
will represent nhout 1 cent a\JioGe \
from each Prusslan elt ) . dweller. The
present will } lo n sll\'er tu,1Jlo Bervlf'8
Cor fifty persons nnd of moro thlU1
1,000 IJleces or orlglnnl designs , cost.
Ing U21iOOO , or $25,000 more thnn the
eltt to the Imtlerlal pall' In 1881.
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Condltlona 'ch ' Port Arthur
Was Given Up.
TOIlO-A telegram trom General
Nogl , gh'lng the text of the cnpltuln.
I 11011 convontlon , hus been received. It
Is as tollows :
I Artlclo 1-AII RIIAsinn sohIlers , lOa.
rines , volunteers , also govel'utllent of.
ficlals nt the garrlon ; and harbor ot
I Port Arthur are talten prisoners.
Art. 2-AII tortH , batteries , war.
I ships , oth01' shlp5 anll bouts , arms , am.
i munilioll , hOl'ses , all IlIllterlnls for h08'
tllo IISO , govol'lllnent hnlldlngs IIntl a1\ \
ohjects helonglng to the HlIssllln g\ ; ' .
Ol'Dl11ent shnll bo ' '
tranllfel'l'ell to the
.Japa.neso l\I'II1Y In their exlstlns condl.
tlon.
tlon.Art.
Art.On : : the IJI'ecolilng two conlH-
tlons Iwlng assented to , as a g'uarnn.
tee for the fulfillment thereof , the
men sarrlsonlng the forts nnd the batteries -
teries on Else monntaln , 8unshl1
monntaln , Antso monlltaln nnd the
IIno of emlnellces southenst thol'efroll1
shall bo remo\'ed by noon of January
3 and the sume shnll bo trnllsforred to
the .Japnnoso nl'm ' .
Art. 4-ShouhI Husslan military or
naval men be deemed to have dettro ) ' .
ed objects nametl In artlclo 2 , or to
have callsed alteration In any way
III their COllclltlon , ut the tlmo of the
slgnlrtS' of this compact , the negotla.
tions shull bo allnu1\etl \ untl the Jap.
aneso nrnt ' will take free action.
Arl. Ii-The Huollan military and
nayul author'llles sha1Ilreparo \ and
trnnsfor to the Japanese army a table
nhowln ! ; the fortillcations of Port Ar.
III II I' anti theIr I'esectivo ) positions ,
anti mall3 showing the location of
mInes , tllHIOI'grotll1t1 and snhmarlno ,
unlJ all other dangel'olls objects : also
a tnble showing the comosltoll ) ! und
system of the arm ) ' and naval servo
Ice'at Port
Arthur ; a 1I11t of army
nnd nav ' omcers , with names , rnnlt
anti d ulles of saltl omcers : IL list of
army steamers , warships and other
ehl11s , with the
nnmbers of their re-
spectlvo crews : a list of civilians ,
showing lhe nllmuer of men nnd WOo
men , their' race a III I occnpatlons.
Article G-Arms , Including these
carrlell on the IWI'SOIl ; ammunition ,
war materials , frovcrnll1ent buildings ,
ohjects ownetl by the gO\'CI'nment ,
hOI'ses , wnrshills and other ships , In.
cludlng their contents , excoptlng prl.
\'ato I1rOIJertr , shall ho left In their
t1resent positions. and the commission.
ers of the Husslrm and Japanese
armies shall decillo upon the method
oC their transference ,
Artlclo 7-The Jnpanese army , ( 'on.
gldel'lng the gallant I'eslstanco offered
hy the Russian army as being honor.
able , will permit the officers or the
Russian nrm ' and navy , as well as
omclals belonging thereto , to curry
swords and to tal.o with them prlvato
property dlr'ectly necessary tor the
maintenance of lIfo. The previously
mentioned officers , officials and volun.
teers who wllI sign a written pnrolo
pledging that they wl\1 \ not talto up
armg nnd In .
nowlso talm action con.
trnry to the Interests of the Japanese
army until the close of the war , will
recelvo the consent of the Japanese
army to return to tholr country. Each
army and nav ' omcer wl\1 \ be allowed
ono servant , and such servant will bo
specially released on shnlng the par.
010.
Artlclo 8-NoH.'ommlssloned officers
and prlvato of boUt I\r1l1y anti nnvy
and v01ll\1teers shnll wear their unl.
forms , and , tal.lng portahlo tents and
necessary prlvnte property , and ( 'am.
manded br their respectlvo officers ,
shall nssemhlo at such places as may
bo Indicated by tlto .JalJ nese army.
The Japanese commissioners will Indl.
cato the necessar ' detnlls therofor.
Article 9-Tlte sanitary corps anll
the accountants helen lng to the Rus.
sian army and navy Rhall he rotalned
by the Japanese whllo tltolr services
are deemed necessary for tlto caring
ror the slcle nnd wounded prsoners.
During such time such corps shall
110 required to render sorvlce under
the direction of the sanitary corps
and accountallts of the Japanese
llrm ' .
Article 10-Tho tre:1tment to be nc.
corded to the residents. the trnnsfer
of boo\eR \ and docnmetJ ts relatlnr to
municipal administration and I1nanco
and nlso detailed flies necessl\ry for
the enforcement of this compact shall
be emhodled In 11. supplementary com.
pact. 'rho sllpplementary compuct
shnll have the lIamo fOl'co as tbls
compact.
Artlclo 11-0no COVy each of thlR
compact ahnll be prepr.red for the
Jnpanese and HlIsslan armies and It
shall have Immediate elToct upou the
slgnatur therecf.
For Port Arthur Defenders.
MINSK-liI1IP : 1'\ ' Nicholas nrrlvCll
here at 10 o'clo'lt thlq morning nnd
rovlewed the troops which have heon
ordel'ed to the tur east. At the station
a deputation of the nobility h'\tHled
the emllel'or $13,000 for tire defenders
oC Port A l'lhu 1' , Ills majesty resumell
hIs journey at noon.
Moscow Postpon a Danquet.
1\I0SCOW-Thl' annllal '
l1Iunl'lp\1 :
banquet hag hN'n Jo'tl10ned on ac.
count of . the fall of Port Arthm' ,
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l\1all Robbery In France.
P.\IUs'-A mnll 1'01lh9r ) ' III reported
h ' the postal nuthorIt les to hl1\'o oc.
curr'ed hetwOPII ChattouRos nnd Prn.
lIe . The contC'nt8 of aeven sat'ts ! are
mlulnlt. 'l'ho ' 111'8 bl'l'od \ to contain
tI. conllhtel'lIhlo qttantlt ) . of Important
New Yorl : 1111111.
Causes Recess of DIet.
'I'OInO-1l Is OXllocted thut the
dlot , , ' 1\1 \ IIOW tnlo n roross aud hohl
a slloolr.1 seulon for the purpose ot
passln n vote of thanleR to General
Nogi Bnd the mon or the Third army.
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AS TO FORESTRY
CHIEF EXECUTIVE SPEAKS DE.
FORE THE CONGRESS.
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GEtl MANDERSON ALSO TALKS
The Former Nebruk3 Senntor Snys
Preservation and Planting of Trees
Is Paramount Issue of the Present
I Time.
W ASIIINGTONPI'cahent ] noose.
vl'lt WR ! ! the principal npealecr at 1\
npeclal nesslon of the Amcrlcnn 1"01"
est Congress hehi 'fhursday ut the
Nnllonal theator. 'I'lre pregldent , aC"I I
companied hy Secrelar ' Loeb , nrrlved
nt the thellter 11rompl1) ' at 3 o'clocl , .
lIe was escorted to the sta o entr11nco
nnd ns ho appeared before the 1m. .
menso audience , whlrh t11led every
part of the houso. the POOllio recelvcd :
him standing , whllo the thenter mng I
with npp.lause und the orchcstra play.
ed a lIatrlotic air.
President Howard Elliott or the
Northern Pnclfic presilled at tho'morn.
Ing Bossi on. 'rhe board of directors reported -
ported action looldng to the creallon
of nn ndvlRory board of the forest
confrress , to consIst of representatives
of'arlous Industrial bodies nnd to
meet I1nnually In Washington.
Charles Ii' . l\Iallderson , general coHo
dtor of the Chlca o , Burlington &
Quincy al1l1 former Unltet , States sen.
ator from Nebraska , charactel'lzed the
proser\'nllon of the timber Industry
of the cOllntry as "the paramount Is.
suo" nml urell ! the planting anll hus.
handing of tlmher wherever trees can
he grown. 110 spolte of the enol'mous
demands fol' ties. "Of the ties now on
the railroad tmelts of the countr ) ' , " ho
said , " 10 per CCllt have to bo replacell
annually ; their nverage cost Is 60
cents , maldng an nn111\111 expenditure
for this purpose of $ .15000.000 , which
Is exclusive or the labor emplo 'ed and
the cost of local trnn\portatlon. ! ' \ No
feaslhle nubstltute has heen found fol'
the wooden tie. " lIe urg'od the sub.
jugatlon of prlvato rights to lIu1 > lIe
necessity , the study of means fol' ellm.
Inatln waste ntHI mismanagement ,
and the re1eal of the limber and stone
land sRle a't. Other addresses were
made by , J. ' 1' . Richards , chief engineer
maintenance of way , PCl1I1s 'lvanln
railroad ; Prl'sl ent L , E , .Johnson of
the Norfollt & Western railroad , and
Herman yon Schrenk of the Bnreau of
Forestry. 'rhe latter deb111ed the good
results nlr'ady amJOunced In the pres.
ervatlvo trealment nf ' " ' ' ' ' tlm.
bel's to prolong theIr durability.
Mr. von Srhrenlc also gave some
tacts adduced In recent experiments
by the government , showlflS' thqt. can.
trary to many reports , the Injection of
creosote Into wood brlm s about no
brllUe and we'lltened l'ondltlon of the
wood. Se'retary of the Navy Morton
was expeded to maltO an address on
the ltel1endenl'o of the rallro'ads on
Corest preservation , but was una1 > Je to
attend. '
SITUATION AT PORT ARTHUR
Town Not , as D < ld'y ' Damaged as Re.
! , crted.
LONDON-Sperol'll 11IS'fIat"hes from
Tollo ; say that the Port ArtHllr garrl.
son was marshnl ' 1 at ! } o'rlof'lt Thurs.
day mo"nhH ' nt Yahutsul In aCl'nrd.
anre with U11' tC'rms of the supple.
metltnry a < ! rl' < > mort ,
The Statld'lrrl'q Port Arthnr corre.
spondeJ1t roonrt < ; th'lt the town , au-
pe'lrs tn hav ! > hll'n HUle damaged by
the hOm"artlm"nt. Carrla'es and
rl'ltshns , he fayq. ore moving about
with well dre < : wl peoplo. who apoar-
ent1y I\ro "nythln" but starved. The
rulnerl fort < i rf'Spm"e ] hills shalcen br
a mlg-ht ( 'onvJI"oJ1. ! ! and b many
ca"le f'verv trace of the works has
dl al1fJear"r1.
A'cnrdln to the Dally Mall's Wol
Hal Wel ( 'nrr''In''nrI'l't ' the nrltlsh
rrlll fr ! Anrtrnmwla which sal1'd from
Wel Hnl Wel " 'edrecolIny mornIng for
Port Arthnr with hospital stores I\nd
surleons. and whlrh was not aHowed
to maleo latHlln ! ; nt Port Arthur. had
n narrow eSl'npe , having passed two
flontln ! ! mhI''I. '
.Jnpnnosf ! om'ln\"I \ In I.ondon ( 'on.
sidor that It wnq ! ' ' ' ! "ly on U'OIlI1t of
the nnrer or the v" " 'lI" t'lltlnl ! mlne\ ' \
thnt the Anr\rl'ml'II'l's \ olTer waq dc-
cllnl'l ] 11 Is st.ntl'rl hnwf'Yf\r. thnt tl1f !
rltlfh admlrnl owlttl'd the formallly
of ftr"t aql.lng whether a"lslQtunre was
nl''optnhle to the JUlmnese aulhol"
Itles.
Shower of oldlcr : > ' Medals.
WASHINGTON-Se'relary Tnft has
forwarded to UtI' house the IImft of a
resolutIon nut1torlzlng the president to
cause med'll to ho strucle and pre.
semea to omcf\r' ! . oltHors nnll others
who 8en'(1(1 In the Spanish war , 011111a
rellpf expedItion and PhllllJplno Insul"
recllon.
For Port , . : , thlr's Dead.
ST. l.mmUUCJ-'fhere were re.
qmem Sf'rYI'es at the wur office anll
the admiralty wuay In honor of
the o who hllvo rntlon at Port Ar.
lilliI' , 'I'ho national s\l'ylco lit the
I\aIJ1t cl\thedral nas been llOstpolICU
until Sundny ,
Huye Don"r of Cc : tQn.
DA 1.1.AS , 'rox.-A spechtl Crom
SIII\\\'l1eo , Okla , . Bnys that savel'al
tholl"al111 dollars' worth or coltou , es.
tlmatod lit GOO bales , gathered together
In a huge } llIo In the little town of
Asher , In the sJuthern J1Ilrt of Potta.
waUnmlo count ) ' . flll'nllhell a huge
honl1ro wllhhlch to greet the new
'eat. , Intllo 11resence of a large el'owll
the tor'ch wnR I1Pl1110d atHI the nscend.
In IJ1nolw was witness that the
fal'ntori : : of this section nre' not to bo
outdone by these or olhel' soctlons to
rcductt the BUIIPh' .
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THE SURRENDER.
Terms , of Compnct Made With Rus.
lInn ForceD ,
The Ilcolilo or 8t. I'etorshurfr hnvo
rocolvoll with COlllp0811ro the IIOW8.
\nowlI \ to the I'Nll ( lr lho wOl'hl 1\ day
enl'lIor , ot the fnto of Port AI'thur.
'rho O\'Ollt hlul heen I\lIl1cllll\tod nlld
IIItder oll1cll\l 1IIt'l1t1ol1 ! the minds of
the pOlltllaco were 11rol11\l'I.ll ! to re.
eolvo with rt'shnl\lIl1l1 lho rnct oC the
IUlIIOlIlICOIIIOllt b ) ' runHOII oC the publl.
cntloll of the IIISIH1tl'hoR forwarded
Il1st weele h ' Genoml HtoOitscl de-
sCl'lhln ! ; 'tho ' Htmlts In which the gar.
rlsoll hAll bcollOIItICI'I ! . 'rho oxpcc.
tatloll In t101l\0 qUI\l'tt'I'I that the SUI'-
I rencler of the fortro8n would ho fol.
lowell I\t the cnl1(11I1 ( hy nutl.wnr
donlonstrnllons hI\ ! ! not ht'oll renllzell ,
So fnl' as there IrnR been UIlY eX)1rel1' )
slon or feellnl ; It haa beou for curry.
lut ; on the wur with /I'eater / "lfrul' .
Among the Russ Inn oflleers tho\'o Is
reeling that an ) ' pl'olJOsals of peace
that may bo mndo 1111\IIt bo mndc
with the view that In order that
pence mn.y bo lasting Japan must
recognIze Hussln's right to free tran.
sit of Its ships through waters ot the
Car east. High Japallel10 ofllclals de.
clare that 1I1ere IH 110 prohnblllty ot
II I I advances coming from their govern.
I mellt looltlng toward 11eaco negotla.
tlons. In omclnl Quarlers In st. Pe.
tm'sh1'lrg It Is salll that no tenller or
good otllces from a third party would
b accepted alld that 11.ny propoaal
tor peace l11ust como from Japan dl.
rect.
'fho text or the arlleles of capitula.
tlon or the Port Al'thur gU1'l'Ison , sign.
el ( hy the commissIoners representing
Genornl Stoessol and Gellernl Nogl ,
lias heen made pul1l1c. All Husslan sol.
diers , marines aud civil officers of the
arrlson anlt harbor are made prison.
ers ; all forts , batteries , "essels , munl.
tlons , etc. , are tl'ansferred to the Jap-
nnose In the condItion In which they
existed at noon , January \'loJalion
of this clause to operate as an annul.
ment of the negotlntlons , giving the
.Japanese urmy warrant to take free
. action ; the Husslan military and navnl
authorities 11.1'0 . to furnish to the Jap-
uneso army an exhibit of ul1 fortlnca.
lions , ttt1l1erground alltl submarine
mines , a list of the military officers ,
of s1l1\1s \ and the n\l11bel'S ( of their
Cl'ews , anti of cI\'lIIans of both sexer : ,
with tholr race anti occupations and all
public 111'operty , such as buildings ,
munltlous of war .elc" which are to 1 > 0
left In the present lJOsltlon , pending
urrangement for their transferr < 'nce
Officers oC the nrmy and navy are
11Crmltted to rotaln their swords unl ,
such of theh' pel'sonal propel'ly as Is
dlreclly necessary for the malnten-
anco of life , and with ono servant
each , ma ' , upon signing their parole
not to talta up arms during the can. i
tlnuance of the war , return to RussIa.
Non.commlssionel1 officers nud prl.
yates will bo hold un prisoners. For
the benefit of the slclt and wounded
RussIans , the sunltary corps and the
accountantg belonging to the Russlnn
army and n11.vy will bo required to
serve under the Japanese sanitary
corps and accountants for such period
of tlmo as may he deemed necessary.
Correspondence E.etween Japanese
and Russian Commanders.
TOKiO-Genernl Nogi reports as
folbws :
"At 5 In the afternoon of January
1 the enemy's uearer of a flag of truce
ceme into the first Une of our posl.
tll'11 south of SI11IIsltl 'lng and handed
n. letter to our officel's. 'l'he same
reaclted me at o'clock at night. 'l'he
letter Is as follows :
'Judgln by the general condition
of the whole IIno of hostile positions
held by you , I find further roslstanc03
at POl't Arthur useless , and for tlte
IJ\1'IIOSO : of pl'eventing needless sacrl.
fico of Uves , I pro110se to hold nego.
Cntlons with reference to capitula.
tlon. Should you consent to the same
) 'OU will please a\lpolnt commissioners
lor discussing the order and condl.
lIon3 I'egardln : : ; capitulation , and als. )
1l\1polnt a place for sllCIt commission.
ers appolnted to meet UlO sume ap-
polntell by me.
" 'I talw this oP\1ortt.nlt \ . . to conve ) '
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to 'Oltl. oxcellenc ' assUl'ances of my
respect. STOESSEL. '
" : : , horlly after dawn tJduy 1 will
dispatch our bearm' uf a fiag of truce
with the following I'oply alldressed to
Stoessel :
" 'i have the Itonor to repl ) ' to ) 'our
proposal to holll negJtlations regard.
Ing the conllitions and order of ca\ll1.
ulatlon. I'or tltl purpose I have np.
poInted as commls JonR Iajor Genern\ \
Ijlchl , chef ! of staff of our urmr. He
will bo nccompanlell by some staft
officers and civil officials. 'fhey will
meet 'our commissioners January 2.
noon , at Sltulshl 'h ) ! ; . The commls.
sloners of uoth parties will bo em.
! , owered to sign a cJIlvention for tlte
caplt.ulntlon wtlout : wallin : . ; ful' ratl.
ficatlon. nnd callso the SlIl11e to talte
'mmedlato effect. Authorlzntlon for
slIch plenary , } Jowel's shall bo Igne
h ) ' tltO Itlghest officm' IIf both the ne.
! . ; ollnllng pur'tle ; : ; and the sllmo sltall
ho exchnngolt hy the l'OSlJcllvo com ,
missioners.
"I m'alt mrsQlf ot this ( ) PlJorltlltlt .
to co"'e ' to r01l1' ocollo11c : : ) ' assllr.
ances of my rOMpect. NOG I. ' "
Whlppln9 Post Advoc < lted.
WASIlING1'ON-'rhe ] ocnt grand
Jltr ' , In mal < lno ; Its I1nal rClport for
the 11res nt term oC the supreme court
for the Dlst\ \ or Colum\Jla \ tolla ) ' roc-
omml'tlllod the estabUshment of tlte
whipping post In the DIstrIct. 'fhe
question hns been ( 'onsltlembly ngl.
latod'or Klnco the IJI'esltlont In hie
last annual message recommendell
( 'OrIIOral punishment fOl' wlfo beatol'5
In tlto Dll'trlct : of Columhla. A rec.
ommondatlon that persons aholtt to he
married \JI'oduce \ ovid once of freedom
rrol11 certain dlscases also Is 1110do.
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'WAR ' Will GO ON
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NO GOVERNMENT FRIENDLY TO
RUSSIA CAN ADVISE.
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pnEPARE FOR SPRING CAMPAlcn
Kouropatkln will Have 700,000 Men at
HIB Command by that Tlme.-Jap.
anese Taka Many PrlsonerB.-25OOO
Are Surl'endered at Fall of Port
Arthur ,
mmUN-'rlte highest diplomatic
opinion here Is that tbo surrender of
Port Arlhur multes It ImlQsslblo for , " . . ' .
any government friendly to Russlu. to
advlso peace 01' to unite with any other
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govol'lllliont fol' mediation. The reel.
IIInt / the Husslnn court , It Is as ert. ,
ell here , Is so nbs01lltoly tor continuing ,
the wnr that probahly not ono person
who hILs acccsl ! to the emperor of
HUSBIn. could bo foul1d who , even privately -
vately , tnvorB Hussln. accepting de font.
Gorman military opinion , whllo ack-
l1owlc < 1glng the largo moral ofrect or
the fILII of Port Arthur , Inspiring the
Jalllll1ese and dopresslng the H.usslans ,
regards IL I1Ir only an Incident and na
having IIlUo relntlon to the Immense
Oold operations that will bogln In the
spring. Geneml louropatldn , It Is as- i , '
sertell In omclal circles , has GOOOOO
troops cast of Ha1lml , of which moro
than .100,000 nl'o already gathered at : .
i'tIultden. It Is Im\1OS5Ible , the Germnn
milltnry men avcr , for the RussIans
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to cens-e lI htlng with that army jn . , '
being , whIch by spl'lng , they add , Is ' /
Illwly to number nil told 700,000 men.
'fhe Japanese , 1 > eln1 ; full Informed of
RusHla'n prelmrntlons , are pulling ;
forth ovel'y resource to surpass thorn. '
Field operations of a magnlttulo not' '
before seen In the wnr It Is bellevell
will begin In a few weel.s.
PARIS-'I'ho officlnl view hero continues -
tinues to regard mediation between
RussIa and .Jupan as Impracticable.
'I'h'I'emps , seml-officlally , In n. leall-
IllS' artlclo su's :
Hussln w1l1 not consider m lIation at
a moment when its sp.lf'esteem is sur-
ferlng from the llee\1est wound , :1.nll
will continue plaYln ; Its strongest
card , nnmeb' , the concentration of an t !
o\'erwhelmlng force under Geneml
K01lropatldn.
'fho sarne opInion 'Is held at the : '
Foreign office and at the RussIan "
embassy.
TOKIO-The .Japaneso captured . . C
25,000 prisoners at Port Arthur. ' 1'ho
total number of the Inhahltants Is
: :5.000 : , of whom 20,000 are sIck.
Geneml Nogi r'ports to tlto army
department that on .January 3 the oom.
missioners or both the Japanese anti
Russian armieS' concluded their con.
ferenco nnd that from the morning or
JanunrY.4 the actual transfer of war
materlaJs at Port Arthur as propm'ty
of the Japanese government ccm.
menced.
NO RELIEF FOR SETTLERS.
Interior Depart t pposcs Any Extension -
tension of Time.
WASHINGTON -The InterIor department -
partment , according to Judge Klnlmld ,
Is square agaInst Klnltald's bill extendIng -
Ing the tlmo for settlement under the
bill which hecome a law at the last
session of congress.
"I lleslro my lrlends to Imow , " anill
.Jullge Klnlmld , "that after having
labored most ( 'arnest ! ' with the secre-
tnry of the Interior and commlsslonm'
of the genel'al land omce , that there ia
no possibility fOl' the passa o of the '
measure whtch 1 had llOpel , might ox. , ) 1
tend the limo In whit'h settlers' coulcl i ) I
go upon the lands covered by the 640-
acre hili. There Is no rollet In sight ,
and I would therefore suggest to In.
tending Rettlers thut they prepare to
talw up their resloenco at the lima 1
stlpulatell In the bill. "
A million aCl'es of Innn Is to bo
opened undel' the H.lnlcnld law on } , 'oh.
ruary 14. Aslwd where this" lnnd was
located , th representatlvo from the ,
Sixth Nebraslm district stated that it
was located lu IJlncoln , McPherson ,
Deuel and Cheyenne counties.
Judge Klnltnllt toda ' made the following -
lowing recommenllatons ! for postmasters -
ters : .Seneca , 'i'homas county , H. n.
I . Uhler , vIce the present postmft. ' . ter ,
reslt-ned ; Mullne. Hoolwr county ,
John Kuderna , vlco J. II. Lowt' , re-
signed.
TO THE PEN FOR LIFE ,
Supreme Court Rules In Mrs. Lillie's
Case. I ,
LINCOI.N- . Margaret Lena
T 11110 must servo a lIfo s ntenco In
the Nebrasla penItentiary. ThQ flit-
premo court overruled a motion for
n. rehearing , which leaves In force the
judgment of the district court of But ,
ler county , where Mrs. 1..11110 WM
tried and convicted of the murdN' 01
her hushand , Harvey LI III O. ' 1'ho jUllg' J I
mout of conviction was affirmed 11) '
t.ho supreme court several monthS' ago
anll sin co that tlmo Mrs. Lllllo's nt.
tOI'ne ' have made
's atrenuous offortr !
to secure a rehearing , hoping to ger
n. roversal. Since the Irlal and C < Jn.lc.
lion 1\lrs. Lillie has hoen In the ja.Il
: \t David City , the SUl1remo court hI1\ '
Ing granted 1\ stay of execution , ponl1.
Ing action b ) ' the court.
Tmpctlng : 'Foreign Ship 'I-ar . . . .
LONDON-Tho Husslau nt.val : at. tfi
ta'ho hero Informs the Assoclah'd \
Press that Vlco Admiral Dollhasorf ,
who sllcce11a ( ! Knznnlwf ( 011 the IlItr1"
national commission to Inqnlre lute
the North sea IncIdent , Is hond or
the teclllll'ni commission apPolnte,1 to
mal.e 0. tour of lho shl.1blllldlng 'ard:3
and ordln:1twQ fuctol'Ies of Great BI'it.
IIln , France , denuany and othOI' ( 'au II.
tries. 'rho commission IR to report
on the call1\bl11l1os of the varlou ,
plants with the view of I1OS81blQ Cu. " , ,1
turo ordel'a ror shivs.