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F M KIMMELL Publisher
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News in Brief
Bello Cole the American singer is
critically ill in London
The New York Times building just
occupied is tliirty ono stories high
A member of the Iowa delegation
at Washington suggests a new plan
for government control of freight
rates
Florence Mitchell shot and killed
Ella Swisher during a dance at a
roadhouse three miles from Logans
port Ind
Colorado supremo court decides
that investigation of alleged election
irregularities ho on extensive scale
demanded by republicans
The British consuls residence out
side of Tangier was attacked by insur
gents during the night of January -1
Guards drove the attackers away
M Scherbatoff the reactionary
president of the Imperial Agricultural
society of Russia has resigned bo
cause of the opposition to his course
The plague district in the Ural re
gion has been cordoned by Cossacks
and the disease has been localized
The mortality has rapidly decreased
A national board to exercise super
vision and control over corporations
is provided for in a bill introduced in
the sena1 by Senator Hepburn of
Iowa
Chief Justice Albert Mason of the
Massachusetts superior court died at
his residence in Brookline Mass of
pneumonia He had been ill about ten
days
Senator Hepburn has introduced a
bill for the control of corporations
suggesting a new department to be
known as national board of corpora
tions
Benjamin W Thomas 83 years old
prominently known both in Europe
and America because of his scientific
investigations and writings died at
his home in Chicago
The question of penitentiary labor
contracts in Missouri has been set
tled on a basis by which the prison
receipts from this source will be In
creased at least 25000 annually
J M Cheesbrough assistant gener
al passenger agent of the Vandalia
lias been appointed general passenger
agent of the line to succeed E A
Ford promoted to traffic manager
On board the Teutonic which ar
rived at New York from Liverpool
was Eugene dAlbert the composer
and pianist to begin what will prob
ably be his farewell tour of America
The College Widower a burlesque
on one of George Ades plays was tho
new offering which the Weber and
Ziefeld company gave at Its Broad
way theater in New York
Rt Rev W OConnell bishop of
Portland Me received a papal brief
appointing him assistant to the ponti
fical throne accompanied by a com
plimentary letter from Pope Pius X
Former Governor William Claflin
died at his home on Walnut street
Newtonville Mass Death followed an
illness of a few weeks incident to old
age He was governor in 1872 1873
and 1S74
The sum of 200000 for James
Smith Jr for acting as receiver for
the United States Shipbuilding com
pany was asked of Judge Banning in
the Unted States district court at
Newark N J
In excavating for the foundation of
the new National theater at Mexico
City an ancient fountain has been
found covered with hieroglyphics and
on which are figures of Indian war
riors priests etc
Tho Dodge lectureship at Yale for
1906 will be filled by the appointment
of William H Taft secretary of war
This lectureship was founded by Wil
liam E Dodge who in 1900 gave 30
000 for the lectures
A call has been issued for a meet
ing of the Santa Fe stockholders on
January 24 A vote will be taken on a
proposition to increase the capital
stock by 50000000 and to issue
bonds for that amount
Thomas W Hart one of the best
known criminal lawyers in Missouri
died in Los Angeles of diabetes He
was 59 years of age and for thirty
years had been a successful practi
tioner at the bar in St Joseph
President Palma gave a dinner to
all the foreign diplomats at the pal
ace at Havana the decoration of
which has just been completed The
cabinet ministers and presidents of
the house of congress and ladies of
their families were present Minister
and Mrs Squires were seated next to
President and Mrs Palma
Advices from Colombia report that
the projected revolution has been un
successful and that General Joaquin
Kelez and Gonzales Valencia who
were at the head of the movement
and otherB baTc been imprisoned
Royal H Miiliron the 25-year-old
jwm of a Salt Lake physician shot
himself through the heart in a hotel
t Provo Utah He had left home o
tensibly to return to his medical
studies at Rush Medical college
where he was a member of fbo
Junior clasp No cause known for the
deed
The steamer Dora from Colon and
Panama has brought to Havana 111
passengers three of whom are ill
with what may prove to be yellow
fever They have been taken to the
detention hospital
WAR WILL CO ON
NO GOVERNMENT FRIENDLY TO
RUSSIA CAN ADVISE
REPARE FOR SPB1HG GAMPA1GH
Kouropatkln will Have 700000 Men at
His Command by that Time Jap
anese Take Many Prisoners 25000
Arc Surrendered at Fall of Port
Arthur
BERLIN The highest diplomatic
opinion hero is that the surrender of
Port Arthur makes it impossible for
any government friendly to Russia to
advise peace or to unite with any other
government for mediation The feel
ing at tho Russian court it is assert
ed here Is so absolutely for continuing
the war that probably not one person
who has access to the emperor of
Russia could be found who even pri
vately favors Russia accepting defeat
German military opinion while ack
nowledging the large moral effect of
the fall of Port Arthur inspiring the
Japanese and depressing tho Russians
regards it as only an incident and as
having little relation to the immense
field operations that will begin in the
spring General Kouropatkin it is as
serted in official circles has 600000
troops east of Baikal of which more
than 400000 are already gathered at
Mukden It is impossible the German
military men aver for the Russians
to cease fighting with that army in
being which by spring they add is
likely to number all told 700000 men
The Japanese being full informed of
Russias preparations are putting
forth every resource to surpass them
Field operations of a magnitude not
before seen in the war it is believed
will begin in a few weeks
PARIS Tho official view hero con
tinues to regard mediation between
Russia and Japan as impracticable
The Temps serei officially in a lead
ing article says
Russia will not consider mediation at
a moment when its self esteem is suf
fering from the deepest wound and
will continue playing its strongest
card namely the concentration of an
overwhelming force under General
Kouropatkin
The same opinion is held at the
Foreign office and at the Russian
embassy
TOKIO The Japanese captured
25000 prisoners at Port Arthur The
total number of the inhabitants is
35000 of whom 20000 are sick
General Nogi reports to the army
department that on January S the com
missioners of both the Japanese and
Russian armies concluded their con
ference and that from the morning of
January 4 tho actual transfer of war
materials at Port Arthur as property
of the Japanese government com
menced
STOESSELS TERMS ACCEPTED
Japanese Legation at Washington No
tified of the Surrender
WASHINGTON The state depart
ment received a cablegram from Mr
Grlscom the American minister in
Japan stating that the minister for
foreign affairs of Japan notified him
that General Stoessel surrendered
Port Arthur at 5 oclock Sunday even
ing
The legation advices add that the
Russians blew up Tunk Keewanshan
and Q forts and confirm the press
dispatches of the occupancy by the
Japanese of the same forts and
heights N and M of the blowing
up by the Russians of almost all their
ships in the harbor entrance and that
hostilities had been suspended pend
ing the conclusion of negotiations for
the Russian surrender
The advices received at the Japan
ese legation say that General Nigi ac
cepted the terms of surrender pro
posed by General Stoessel
Mr Kogoro Takahira the Japanese
minister was asked whether in his
opinion the fall of Port Arthur would
hasten the end of the war with Rus
sia Without directly responding to
the fact that while the fall of Port
Arthur was impending and its capture
by the Japanese inevitable the Rus
sians had dispatched the second Pa
cific squadron to the fear east and
notice had been given of the inten
tion to send a third army to Manchu
ria The further prosecution of the
war now he said rested with tho
Russians If they should continue it
Japan would be prepared to meet them
on sea and land
Will Japan now itelcome any of
fers of peace that may now be made
by Russia he was asked
Japan always haB been for peace
the minister replied The Japanese
will always be for pace if justice
can be obtained for all concerned
Japan started In this war fighting for
a principle and she will continue to
fight for a recognition of that princi
ple and the just attainment of her
rlghtE
Three States Join Hands
SIOUX CITY la Wholesalers of
Iowa NebraKa and South Dakota
have instituted an organized move
ment to support Roosevelt in his ap
peal for more railroad legislation Ev
ery jobber proposed to write to his
congressman urging especially the
passage of the Cooper Quarles bill or
legislation calculated to give much
needed authority to the interstate
commerce commission The congress
men are also asked to oppose the plan
of legalizing pooling declaring It will
destroy competition
if Siif4
TEXT OF CAPITULATION
Conditions Under Whish Port Arthur
Was Given Up
TOKIO A telegram trom General
Nogi giving the text of the capitula
tion convention has been received It
Is as follows
Article 1 All Russian soldiers ma
rines volunteers also government of
ficials at the garrison and harbor of
Port Arthur are taken prisoners
Art 2 AH forts batteries war
ships other ships and boats anm am
munition horses all materials for hos
tile use government buildings and all
objects belonging to the Russian gov
ernment shall be transferred to tho
Japanese army in their existing condi
tion
Art 3 On the preceding two condi
tions being assented to as a guaran
tee for the fulfillment thereof the
men garrisoning the forts and the bat
teries on Etse mountain Sunshu
mountain Antse mountain and the
line of eminence southeast therefrom
shall be removed by noon of January
3 and the same shall be transferred to
the Japanese army
Art 4 Should Russian military or
naval men be deemed to have destroy
ed objects named in article 2 or to
have caused alteration in any way
in their condition at the time of the
signing of this compact the negotia
tions shall be annulled and the Jap
anese army will take free action
Art 5 The Russian military and
naval authorities shall prepare and
transfer to the Japanese army a table
showing the fortifications of Port Ar
thur and their respective positions
and maps showing the location of
mines underground and submarine
and all other dangerous objects also
a table showing the composition and
system of the army and naval serv
icer at Port Arthur a list of army
and navy officers with names rank
and duties of said officers a list of
army steamers warships and other
ships with the numbers of their re
spective crews a list of civilians
showing the number of men and wo
men their race and occupations
Article G Arms including those
carried on the person ammunition
war materials government buildings
objects owned by the government
horses warships and other ships in
cluding their contents excepting pri
vate property shall be left in their
present positions and the commission
ers of the Russian and Japanese
armies shall decide upon the method
of their transference
Article 7 The Japanese army con
sidering the gallant resistance offered
by the Russian army as being honor
able will permit the officers of the
Russian army and navy as well as
officials belonging thereto to carry
swords and to take with them private
property directly necessary for the
maintenance of life The previously
mentioned officers officials and volun
teers who will sign a written parole
pledging that they will not take up
arms and in nowise take action con
trary to the interests of the Japanese
army until the close of the war will
receive the consent of the Japanese
army to return to their country Each
army and navy officer will be allowed
one servant and such servant will bo
specially released on signing the par
ole
Article 8 Non commissioned officers
and private of both army and navy
and volunteers shall wear their uni
forms aud taking portable tents and
necessary private property and com
manded by their respective officers
shall assemble at such places as may
be indicated by the Japanese army
The Japanese commissioners will indi
cate the necessary details therefor
Article 9 The sanitary corps and
the accountants belonging to the Rus
sian army and navy shall be retained
by tho Japanese while their services
are deemed necessary for the caring
for the sick and wounded prisoners
During such time such corps shall
be required to render service under
the direction of the sanitary corps
and accountants of the Japanese
army
Article 10 The treatment to be ac
corded to the residents the transfer
of books and documents relating to
municipal administration and finance
and also detailed files necessary for
the enforcement of this compact shall
be embodied in a supplementary com
pact The supplementary compact
shall have the same force as this
compact
OYAMAENDS HIM A LETTER
Kuropatkin Notified of Fall of Port
Arthur
Continued and intense cannonad
ing has been heard since dawn along
the railroad near Sinchlnpu and
Shakhe A resumption of the cannon
ading is expected
BERLIN The Lokal Anziegers
Mukden correspondent in a dispatch
dated January 6 says
Field Marshal Oyama has sent a
letter to General Kuropatkin contain
ing the news of the capitulation of
Port Arthur and praising the bravery
of its defenders The effect of the
news was especially confounding last
reports anticipating a long resistance
It is believed it will influence the sit
uation on the Shakhe
Warned Away Account Mines
WEI HAI WEI The British cruiser
Andromeda which sailed from here
for Port Arthur with hospital stores
and surgeons to assist the sick and
wounded returned not having been
allowed to make a landing at Port
Arthur The cruiser proceeded to a
small bay ten miles north of Port
Arthur where she met with some Jap
anese The latter refused all offers of
assistance or stores of any kind and
declined to allow the ships officers to
approach doner the reason given be
ing the presence of unlocated mine3
WORK THIS WEEK
CONGRESS WILL NOW GET
DOWN TO BUSINESS
THE JOINT STATEHOOD MEASURE
It Will Have the Right of Vay In the
Senate Though Friends Will Not
Make an Effort to Push It at
Present
WASHINGTON The joint state
hood bill will continue to be the prin
cipal topic of discussion in the senate
during the present week but other
measures will receive attention each
day during the morning hour includ
ing the omnibus bill for which Sen
ator Waren stands sponsor The bill
comprises more than 200 pages but
the senator already has succeeded in
having it read by utilizing odd hours
and thus has put a large aud import
ant part of the work of consideration
to the rear There will be an effort
made to get through the bill provid
ing for the compensation of Ameri
can fishermen whose vessels were
sefed previous to the arbitration of
1893 This measure is in the hands
of Senator Fulton who will press it
as an act of justice to men who he
thinks have been discriminated
against
The pure food bill will remain in
the background for the present not
because the friends of that measure
have abandoned It but because they
consider its chances will be improved
by not pressing for immediate con
sideration They have been assured
by the republican leaders that the
bill shall have first place on the calen
dar aside from appropriation bills
after the statehood bill is disposed of
and therefore they will not antagon
ize the statehood bill for the present
if at all
Discussion of the statehood ques
tion will begin on Monday with a
speech by Senator Morgan and he
will be followed by other opposing
senators The presnt plan of the op
position to keep the dibcussion going
mtil some of the appropriation bills
are reported and it becomes neces
sary to take them up or if his is
postponed too long to displace the
bill with the pure food bill Failing
in all these expedients they probably
will seek a compromise The only
real fight is against the uniting of
Arizona and New Mexico and there
Is talk of eliminating those territories
entirely from the statehood proposi
tion It is believed that if this were
done the bill for admission of Indian
Territory and Oklahoma woua be
passed Thus far there has been no
conference of opposing factions on
the subject and possibly there would
be little done to change the present
status so long as the leaders are anx
ious to keep other matters In the
background as appears to be the
case at present
PROGRAM OF JAPS
Naval Station Will Be Established at
port Arthur
TOKIO The Japanese intend to es
tablish a naval station at Port Ar
thur Vice Admiral Y Shibayama will
probably be placed in charge of it
The military administration will
only retain a small garrison as soon
as the prisoners are withdrawn and
order is restored The fleet is busily
engaged in clearing mines but owing
to their great number navigation will
be unsafe for a long time Only gov
ernment craft will be allowed to enter
the harbor It is probable that Dalny
will soon be opened up to neutrals
Japanpse companies are preparing to
establish weekly services to that port
It is proposed shortly to float a fourth
domestic war loan under the same
conditions as the third was ne
gotiated
The transfer of prisoners was com
pleted yesterday afternoon The total
number of officers transferred was
878 men 23401
General Stoessel and the other
Russian officers who have been given
their parole will be brought to Naga
saki on a Japanese transport It is
probable they will remain at Naga
saki for a few days and will then sail
for Russia on a French steamer via
the Suez canal
MEMORIAL FOR DEAD LEADER
Tribute of Chicago Orchestra to
Theodore Thomas
CHICAGO Thousands of persons
eager to pay tributes of respect to
the memory of Theodore Thomas
were turned away from ihe Audi
torium theater Sunday night because
every seat in the hall was occupied
fully half an hour before the time
set for the memorial concert by the
Chicago orchestra for its dead leader
While the public memorial service
was being held in tho Auditorium a
program of the dead musicians fa
vorite numbers was also being ren
dered in many halls throughout the
city
Sugar Bounty Law is Void
LINCOLN Neb The supreme
court of Nebraska has decided that
the sugar beet bounty law enacted at
the legislative session of 1S35 is void
The law provided a bounty on sugar
manufactured from Nebraska grown
beets but subsequent legislatures re
fused to make an appropriation for
the payment The Oxnard Beet Sugar
company and the Norfolk company
brought suit to collect 510000 in pre
miums from the state The lower
court decided against the companies
and the supreme court affirms
SITUATION AT PORT ARTHUR
Town Not as Badly Damaged as Re
ported
LONDON Special dispatches from
Tokio say that the Port Arthur garri
son was marshaled at 9 oclock Thurs
day morning at Yahutsui in accord
ance with the terms of the supple
mentary agreement
The Standards Port Arthur corre
spondent reports that the town ap
pears to have been little damaged by
tho bombardment Carriages and
rickshas he says are moving about
with well drossod people who appar
ently are anything hut starved The
ruined forts resemble hills shaken by
a might convulsion and In many
crses every trace of the works has
disappeared
According to the Daily Mails Wei
Hai Wei correspondent the British
cruiser Andromeda which sailed from
Wei Hai Wei Wednesday morning for
Port Arthur with hospital stores and
surgeons and which was not allowed
to make a landing at Port Arthur had
a narrow escape having passed two
floating mines
Japanese officials in London con
sider that it was solely on account of
the danger of the vessels taking mines
that the Andromedas offer was de
clined It is stated however that the
British admiral omitted the formality
of first asking whether assistance was
acceptable to the Japanese author
ities
RUSSIAS FATE IN BALANCE
St Petersburg Editor Discusses Pres
cnt Cor ion in East and Locally
ST PETERSBURG Regarding the
peace talk abroad M Souvorin edi
tor of the Novoe Vremya in a signed
editorial in that paper passionately
declares that the voice of the nation
should give an answer in order that
the world might understand once for
all Russias position The emperor he
added should consult with represent
atives of the land as his predecessors
did before the days of John the Ter
rible While papers abroad now say
that peace could be concluded with
out dishonor if peace were made they
would declare it disgraceful What
the people want he M Souvorin
cannot affirm but the idea of ending
the war at this juncture is ahhorent
to him and he believes to the Rus
sian people If the inscriptions on tho
banners of demonstrators and the ac
tion of some of the zemstvos in favor
of peace represented the voice of the
nation it would mean the collapse of
all of Russias aspirations and fare
well to its position in the nations of
the world
TAYLOR MAY LEAVE CASE
Smoot Prosecutor Receives Federal
Appointment and May Retire
WASHINGTON Robert W Tayler
of Ohio appointed to be judge of the
United States district court of the
northern district of Ohio called on
the president to pay hi- respects and
to thank him for the appointment
Mr Tayler expects to assume his new
duties on February 1 on the retire
ment of Judge Francis J Wing re
signed At present Mr Tayler is the
principal attorney for the protestants
in the inquiry whch is being made
by the senate in the case of Senator
Smoot of Utah It Is expected that
the formal Inquiry by the committee
will have been concluded by February
1 but if it should not be Mr Tayler
will withdraw at that time
All Prisoners Turned Over
WASHINGTON The Japanese le
gation received the following cable
gram from the foreign office at Tokio
under date of Jan 8 General Nogi
on Sunday reports deliver of Rus
sian prisoners under capitulation was
completed on Saturday The total cC
the prisoners were 878 officers and
23491 men whereof 411 officers and
229 orderlies have given parole so far
General Smirnoff General Fock Gen
eral Gobatovsky and Admiral Will
mann preferred to bo sent to Japan
as prisoners
Russian Prsorers Jolly
HEAPQURTERS OF THE THIRD
JAPANESE ARMY VIA FUSAN
The Russian prisoners while waiting
at Chanckingstu a railway statio
for transportation to Dalny celebrated
Christmas Religious services were
held in the morning at 10 oclock and
the assemblage of prisoners was ad
dressed by a Russian priest in full
canonical dress After the services
there was music and dancing on the
open ground in front of the station
An daughter of a Russian
officer was among the prisoners
In Memory of Golden Rule Jones
NEW YORK A memorial mooting
in honor of the late Samuel M Jones I
who for several years was mayor of
Toledo O was held Sunday night at
Cooper Union Nearly 2000 persons
attended
Over 24000 Men Transferred
TOKIO The transfer of prisoners
was completed Sundav aftprnoon The
total number of officers transferred
was 878 men 23491
Shoots Two Hous Breakers
CHICAGO Sitting on guard each
night for over a week for the reap
pearance of burglars who had enter
ed his office on several previous oc
casions Thomas J Campbell a real
pstate dealer reaped the reward for
bis long vigil when two robbers
forced an entrance to the office ajid
were both shot by Campbell before
they could make their escape Joseph
Slcer was shot in tne body and will
die The other robber namr unknown
managed to escape but not before he
had been shot in the ley
NO PEAGESOUGHT
NEITHER RUSSIA NOR JAPAN
ASKING FOR IT
THE WAR TO BE PROSECUTED
The Mikado It is cald Has Made No
Overtures and Has Not Been Ap
proached in Regard to the Matter of
Intervention
WASHINGTON Japan has made
no overtures for peace to Russia di
rectly or indirectly through tho
United States or any other power
and contemplates no such action and
now that Port Arthur has fallen pro
poses to press the war In tho north
all the moro vigorously by reinforcing
the Japanese armies at Liao Yang
with the greater part of tho troops
which have been besieging Port Ar
thur This in brief represents tho
views of Kogoro Takahira tho Jap
anese minister who has recently re
sumed charge of the legation at Wash
ington after a long illness at New
York
The fall of Port Arthur said tho
minister is but a step In tho war
which Japan is waging for a princi
ple Certainly it is an important step
but nothing could be further from tho
truth than the assumption that be
cause Japan has captured a strong
hold the fall of which had long been
expected tho Japanese government
will now make overtures for pence
Japan is too busy fighting Wo arc as
much in earnest today as we were at
the outset of the war We havo mado
no overtures for peace either directly
or indirectly nor have tho powers ap
proached us with any idea of inter
vention
At the Russian embassy it was re
iterated that Russia would fight all
tho harder in view of the temporary
loss of Port Artnur
Europe it is learned is firmly of
the conviction that however dark tho
outlook for peace at this moment
when the prospect brightens it is to
President Roosevelt that the neutrals
as well as tho belligerents will look
for the intermediary through which ne
gotiations can be made As a Euro
pean ambassador said today the
American government is practically
the only government to which both
belligerents will be willing to look for
assistance in reaching a settlement
when the time comes and aside from
this fact the high personal regard in
which the president is held both at
St Petersburg and Tokio makes it all
the moro probable that through him
when Russia and Japan have fought
their fight the powers must hope for
peace
AS TO FORESTRY
Chief Executive Speaks Before the
Congress
WASHINGTON President Roose
velt was the principal speaker at a
special session of the American For
est Congress held Thursday at the
National theater The president ac
companied by Secretary Loeb arrived
at the theater promptly at 3 oclock
He was escorted to the stage entrance
and as he appeared before the im
mense audience which filled every
part of the house the people received
him standing while the theater rang
with applause and the orchestra play
ed a patriotic air
President Howard Elliott of the
Northern Pacific presided at the morn
ing session The board of directors re
ported action looking to the creation
of an advisory board of the forest
congress to consist of representatives
of various industiial bodies and to
meet annually in Washington
Charles F Manderson general soli
citor of the Chicago Burlington
Quincy and former United States sen
ator from Nebraska characterized the
preservation of the timber industry
of the country as the paramount is
sue and ursrod the planting and hus
banding of timber wherever trees can
be grown H rrioke of the enormous
demands for ties Of the ties now on
the railroal tracks of the country ho
said 10 per fi nt Ime to bo replaced
annually their average cost is 50
cents making an annual expenditure
for this purpose of 5i3onftnOn v hich
is exclusive of the labor employed and
the cost of local transportation No
feasible substitute has been found for
the wooden tic He urged the rub
jugation of private rights to public
necessity the study of means for elim
inating waste and mismanagement
and the repeal of the timber and stone
land sale act Other addresses were
made by J T Richards chief engineer
maintenance of way Pennsylvania
railroad President L E Johnson of
the Norfolk fc Western railroad and
Herman von Schrenk of the Bureau of
Forestry The latter detailed the good
results already announced in the pres
ervative treatment of railroad tim
ber to prolong their durability
Mr von also gave some
facts adducpd in recent experiments
by the government showing tht con
trary to many reports the injection of
creosote into wood brings about no
brittle and weakened condition of the
wood
Whippmq Post Advocated
WASHINGTON The local grand
jury in making it final report for
the present term of the suoreme court
for the District of Columbia today rec
ommended the establishment of the
whipping post in the District The
question has been considerablv agi
tated ever since the president in his
last annual me5sag8 recommended
corporal punishment for wire beater
in the District of Columbia A rec
ommendation that persons about to be
married produce evidence of freedom
from certain diseases also Is made
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