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1 -rr -"t . fijr " " 'sirftfi .3 rr 'i-1 j T" - -,.fSSprr! r- i : li ft ' l' JWn sWI COLUMBUS JOURNAL CO. A wealthy Arkansan has actually discovered, but be was found Am experl says Noah was a million aire. Yes, we also know that he car riei a lot of watered stock. Up in Connecticut they are making tatter from the juice of the miffc weeds. This beats nutmegs from A Massachusetts preacher has gone the stage, and the "drommer" may w consider itself elevated sure . Oeacerning'the "secret of old age," it isn't a secret any longer. The peo ple, have been told "How to Live a fhssdred Years." Those three Russian generals who were wiped out by a single stroke of a Tokyo official's lead pencil have come to life again. The editors and proof readers de atly hope that the. diplomats are right in their belief that there will be ae Turko-Bulgarian war. Threats are being made that partic ipants in future French duels will be punished. Why should there be any objection to innocent sport? The Mikado promoted a Japanese aval officer after he was killed. As m post-mortem decorator the Mikado beat a fashionable undertaker. After a long and unaccountable de lay the man who licked Theodore Roosevelt when a boy at last has aiade his appearance on the scene. There is a woman in Germany who fcas become the mother of triplets twice this year. The present where ahoats of her husband are unknown. . Closely following Chicago's un fcissed professor comes Chicago's un sailing school principal for a brief 'ma through the newspapers of the vouatry. Here is a chance to say a fair word for Mrs. Cbadwick. She has refused aa offer of $200 a week to go on the vaudeville stage. Cassie, too, has her Sod points. The Birmingham Age-Herald says that "the country is infested with the atrical advance agents." Well, isn't the walking good in Alabama this tiate of year? - It is reported from the East that somebody has invented an automobile sleigh. Some people are never satis fied unless they arc adding to the world's troubles. "A Cleveland dispatch asks "Where did Mrs. Chadwick's money go?" which should be framed and hung alongside the jioetical query. "Where are the Sowers of long ago?" There is a good deal of mistletoe that might as well not have been hung. Girls who don't know enough to hang their mistletoe behind the doors can blame only themselves. la this country there are, according te the census, fifty-one girls to every forty-nine boys. Yet in spite of the census' almost any boy will tell you that there is only one girl. "Are the American people growing shorter?" asks the Medical Record. Those who have had dealings with Cassie Chadwick will probably join ia the opinion that they are. Richard Parker, aged 14. and Grace Morris, 13 years of age. were married the other day in Stewart county, Ten aessee. Think of what's coming to thcat before they reach middle age. Father Angelo of Pennsylvania says levers should not sit on the same As they have experience in natters and he has not, bis pro test lacks power. Grand Rapids Her . aM. A lock of Thackeray's hair was '. self at auction for $16.50 the other aay. If some barber had saved the ftaasorial clippings of the novelist, he weald have left a rich heritage to his children. The Pasteur Institute has at last succeeded in transforming a radish in te a potato. They should now try .their hand at turning a boarding house 'steak into a small porterhouse, with (washrooms on the side. The cables tell of an American lady shrsart who is "the life and soul of a aoase party always full of fun. with ever a disagreeable word for any ok." There is a fine recipe for pop ularity in the last seven words. An Ohio dentist Is "doing some for the sultan of Morocco. The has ta!:en precautionary meas- by having a eunuch stand by for with an;ax; the dentists sim- fettt diplomatic reply was a rub dam. - New that the girl students at Ogontz . Save hazed their principal. Miss East . sss. by mistake, taking her for one at their number, and sousing her in . a tah of ice-cold water, hazing at will stop, or the principal will the reason why. idit Ratsuli is banditing around ea -search of somebody else whose friends will be willing to put up a satisfactory ransom. The bandits who 'icaaght Ellen Stone seem to have got enough out of their first transaction to be able to retire permanently. Aa Ithaca man has committed sui- cMe because he was removed from the position of police sergeant. What a strange notion that man had of the ' Hailtations of human fallacy! A great essay of us are not police sergeants, yet we are happy, happy, so happy. Vicar General Fox of Trenton, X. J, says: "Hen do not destroy wom en; women destroy men' Washing tea, statisticians say that men in the United States are numerically supe- te women, but that women live Now, what is that old ides Siad about a weaker six? Fret Loeb has tteen r asking far- iatBortaat experimeats in heter- hybridization of echino- all for results which. woaderfaL are so swan that at he sees with the asked eye. .aatVL. War will go on NO GOVERNMENT FRIENDLY TO RUSSIA CAN ADVISE. REPARE FOR SPRING CAMPAIGN Kouropatkin Will Have 700,000 Men at His Command by that Time. Jap anese Take Many Prisoners. 25,000 Are Surrendered at Fall of Port Arthur. BERLIN The highest diplomatic opinion here 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 the 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 the 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 600,000 troops east of Baikal, of which more than 400.000 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 700,000 men. The Japanese, being full informed of Russia's preparations, are putting forth every resource to surpass them. Field operations of a magnitude not before seen in the war it ia believed will begin in a few weeks. PARIS The official view here con tinues to regard mediation between Russia and Japan as impracticable. The Temps, semiofficially, 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 25,000 prisoners at Port Arthur. The total number of the inhabitants is 35.000. of whom 20.000 are sick. General Nogi reports to the army department that on January 3 the com missioners of both the Japanese and Russian armies concluded their con ference and that from the morning of January 4 the actual transfer of war materials at Port Arthur as property of the Japanese government com menced. STOESSEL'S TERMS ACCEPTED. Japanese Legation at Washington No tified of the Surrender. WASHINGTON The state depart ment received a cablegram from Mr. Griscom, the American minister in Japan, stating that the minister for foreign affairs of Japan notified him that General Stoessel surrendered Port Arthur at 5 o'clock 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 Nogi 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 the Russians. If they should continue it Japan would be prepared to meet them on sea and land. "Will Japan now welcome any of fers of peace that may now be made by Russia?" he was asked. "Japan always has been for peace." the minister replied. "The Japanese will always be for pece. 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 rights." Three States Join Hands. SIOUX CITY. Ia. Wholesalers of Iowa, Nebraaaa and South Dakota have instituted an organized move ment to support Roosevelt in his ap peal for store 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. inspecting Foreign Ship Tare LONDON The Russian naval at tache here informs the Associated Press that Vice Admiral Doubasoff. who succeeds Kazankoff on the inter national commission to inquire into the North sea incident, is head of the technical commission appointed to make a tour of the shipbuilding yards and ordinance factories of Great Brit ain, France. Germany and other coun tries. The commission is to report on the capabilities of the various plants with the view of possible fu ture orders for ships. Wedding Gift for Royal Pair. BERLIN The joint wedding gift of 100 cities of Prussia to Crown Prince Frederick William and the Duchess Cecilia of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, on the occasion of their marriage, to which invitations to contribute were 6ent out by a committee of mayors, will represent about 1 cent apiece from each Prussian city dweller. The present will be a silver table service for fifty persons and of more than 1,000 pieces of original designs, cost lag $125.M0. or $2.000 store than the fjift to the iataerial pair ia 188 J. TEXT OF CAPITULATION. Conditions Under Whish Port Arthur Was Given Up. TOKIO A telegram from General Nogi, giving the text of the capitula tion convention, has been received. It is as follows: Article 1 All Russian so!diers, ma- j rines, volunteers, also government of- uciais at ine garrison ana naroor ox Port Arthur are taken prisoners. Art. 2. All forts, batteries, war. ships, other ships and boats, arm?, am munition, horses, all materials for bos tile use, government buildings and ail objects belonging to the Russian g.v ernment shall be transferred to tha 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 eminences 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 ice 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 6 Arms. Including tboso 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 theft 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 arras 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 array and navy officer will be allowed one servant, and such servant will be 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, and. 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 the 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. OYAM A SENDS HIM A LETTER. Kuropatkin NetHled ef Fall ef 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 Anzieger's 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 ship's officers to approach closer, the reason given be ing the presence of unlocated mines. Find More Double Stars. BERKELEY. Cal. More double stars have been discovered and meas ured at the Lick observatory. The latest bulletin issued by the univer sity contains an account of another hundred new double stars discovered and measured there. These new double stars are of the same char acter as those previously discovered at the Lick observatory. The distance between the two components in most of them is very small and nearly all would be difficult objects to observe under conditions less favorable. For Port Arthur's Dead. ST. i.RSBURG There were re quiem services at the war office and the admiralty touay in honor of those who have fallen at Port Ar thur. The national service at the Kazan cathedral nas been postponed until Sunday. Causes a Reeeas ef Diet. TOKIO It Is expected that the diet will sow take a recess sad hold a special session for the purpose of passing a vote of thanks to Geaaral Nogi sad the act of the Third WORK THIS WEEK CONGRESS WILL NOW DOWN TO BUSINESS. GET THEJOIHTSTATEHOOD MEASURE It Will Have the Right of Way 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 and 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 seized 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. inacussion or 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 discussion going until some of the appropriation bills are reported and it becomes neces sary to take them up, or if his Ib 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 admissionjof Indian Territory and Oklahoma wouid 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. Japanese 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, 23,491. 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 te Theodore Thomas. CHICAGO Thousands of persons, eager to pay tributes of respect to the memory of Theodore Thomas, were turned away from the 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 the Auditorium a program of the dead musician's fa vorite numbers was also being ren dered in many halls throughout the city. Sugar Bounty Law ia Void. LINCOLN, Neb. The supreme court of Nebraska has decided that J the sugar beet bounty law. enacted at the legislative session of 1895. 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 $40,000 in pre miums from the state. The lower court decided against the companies, and the supreme court affirms. Homesteaders' Leaves of Absence. WASHINGTON Senator Hepburn has introduced a. bill granting leaves of absence, not to exceed six months in any one year, to homesteaders on lands to be irrigated until water is turned into the main irrigation canals on such lands. Chinaman Hanged for Murder. FOLSOM, Cal. Sing Yow, a Chi naman, was hanged in the peniten tiary here for the murder of Jeong Him, at Walnut Grove, Sacramento county, in October, 1902. Nebraska Manufacturers' Census. WASHINGTON Work will soon be commenced by the government to take another census of the manufac tures throughout the United States for 1904. Three special agents will be designated to take the Nebraska cen sus. Two will be appointed at Omaha and one at Lincoln. These agents will be selected upon the recommenda tion of congressmen from the state. The compensation will he $3 per day. Circumstances spur us as much as they hinder us. J. R. Green. SITUATION AT j PORT ARTHUR ! Town Not as Badly Damaged as Re ported. LONDON Subeial dispatches from Tokio say thav the Port Arthur garri son was marshaled at 9 o'clock Thurs day morning at Yahutsui in accord ance with the terms of the supple mentary agreement. The Standard'.? Port Arthur corre spondent reports that the town ap pears to have been little damaged by the bombardment. Carriages and rickshas, he says, are moving about with well 'dressed people, who appar ently are anything but starved. The ruined forts resemble bills shaken by a might convulsion, and in many cases every trace of the works has disappeared. According to the Daily Mail's 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 Andromeda's 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. RUSSIA'S FATE IN BALANCE. St Petersburg Editor Discusses Pres ent Cor ion in East and Locally. ST. PETERSBURG Regarding the peace talk abroad M. Souvorln. 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 Russia's 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 abhorent to him and, he believes, to the Rus sian people. If the inscriptions on the banners of demonstrators and the ac tion of some of the zemstvos in favor of peace, represented the voL-e of the nation, it would mean the collapse of all of Russia's 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 hiv 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 which 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 delivery of Rus sian prisoners under capitulation was completed on Saturday. The total ctf the prisoners were 878 officers and 23.491 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 be sent to Japan as prisoners. Russian Prisoners Jolly. HEADQUARTERS OF THE THIRD JAPANESE ARMY. VIA FUSAN The Russian prisoners, while waiting at Changkingstu, a railway statio. for transportation to Dalny celebrated Christmas. Religious services were held in the morning at 10 o'clock 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 8-year-old daughter of a Russian officer was among the prisoners. In Memory of Golden Rule Jones. NEW YORK A memorial meeting In honor of the late Samuel M. Jones, who for several years was mayor gf Toledo, O., was held Sunday night at Cooper Union. Nearly 2,000 persons attended. Over 24,000 Men Transferred. TOKIO The transfer of prisoners was completed Sunday afternoon. The total number of officers transferred was 878; men. 23.491. Shoots Two House Breakers. CHICAGO Sitting on guard each .night for over a week for the re-appearance of burglars, who had enter ed his office on several previous oc casions, Thomas J. Campbell, a real estate dealer, reaped the reward for his long vigil when two robbers forced an entrance to the office and were both shot by Campbell before they could make their escape. Joseph Sicer was shot In the body and will die. The other robber, name unknown, managed to escape, but not before he had been shot in the leg. Stockholders Must Pay. AKRON, O. Judge George Hayden rendered' a decision in the state bank ruptcy case of the Aultman-Miller company, affecting over $1,000,000 worth of stock. Many stockholders de murred to paying the double liability obligation on the ground that the re cent amendment to the constitution in that connection absolved them be cause the failure occurred after the amendment was adopted. Judge Hay den held that stockholders must stand for double value of their shares. Henry G. Poor is Dead. BOSTON. Mass. Henry G. Poor, widely known for many years as a railroad authority and an expert on financial affairs, is dead at his home in Brookline. Mr. Poor fell on the Ice and broke his ankle three weeks ago. and the shock to his system eventually affect ed bis heart. He was born in Maine. In 1813. He was the oldest graduate of Bowdoia college. "One of the best sorts of minds I that which salads its own buslBess. NO PEACE SOUGHT NEITHER RUSSIA NOR ASKING FOR IT. JAPAN THE WAR TO BE PROSECUTED The Mikado, it is said. 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 the 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 the north all the more vigorously by reinforcing the Japanese armies at Liao Yang with the greater part of the troops which have been besieging Port Ar thur. This, in brief, represents the5 views of Kogoro Takahira. the 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 the minister, "is but a step in the war which Japan is waging for a princi ple. Certainly it is an important step, but nothing could be further from the truth than the assumption that, be cause Japan has captured a strong hold, the fall of which had long been expected, the Japanese government will now make overtures for peace. Japan is too busy fighting. We are as much in earnest today as we were at the outset of the war. We have made no overtures for peace, either directly or indirectly, nor have the powers ap proached us with any idea of inter vention." At the Russian embassy it was re iterated jthat Russia would fight all the harder m view of the temporary loss of Port Artnur. Europe, it is learned, is firmly of the conviction that, however dark the outlook for peace at this moment, when the prospect brightens it is to President Roosevelt that the neutrals as well as the 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 6t. Petersburg and Tokio. makes it all the more 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 o'clock. 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 ar. advisory board of the forest congress, to consist of representatives of various industrial 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 urged the planting and hus banding of timber wherever trees can be grown. He spoke of the enormous demands for ties. "Of the ties now on the railroad tracks of the country." he said, "10 per cent have to be replaced annually; their average cost is 50 cents, making an annual expenditure for this purpose of $45,000,000, .which is exclusive of the labor employed and the cost of local transportation. No feasible substitute has been found for the wooden tie." 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 ft 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 bers to prolong their durability. Mr. von Schrenk also gave some facts adduced in recent experiments by the government, showing that, con trary to many reports, the injection of creosote into wood brings about no brittle and weakened condition of the wood. Whipping Post Advocated. WASHINGTON The local grand jury, in making its final report for the present term of the supreme court for the District of Columbia today rec ommended the establishment of the whipping post in the District The question has been considerably agi tated ever since the president In his last annual message recommended corporal punishment for wife beaters in the District of Columbia. A rec ommendation that persons about to be married produce evidence of freedom from certain diseases also is made. Huge Bonfire of Cotton. DALLAS, Tex. A special from Shawnee, Okla.. says that several thousand dollars' worth of cotton, es timated at COO bales, gathered together in a huge pile in the little town of Asher. in the southern part of Potta wattamie county, furnished a huge bonfire with which to greet the new year. Inthe presence of a large crowd the torch was applied and the ascend ing smoke was a witness that the farmers of this section are not to be outdone by those of other sections to reduce the supply. Druggists Are Enjoined. CHICAGO. Judge Healy of the cir cuit court of Cook county granted a temporary injunction, returnable the third Monday in January, to Isaac Piatt, a retail druggist of Chicago, against the National Retail Druggists association and the Association of Wholesale Druggists. Mr. Piatt prayed for the injunction on the ground that the defendants had refused to sell him drugs, because he had put in opera tion a scale of prices below that main tamed y the defendants. Judge Healy granted the inhracthm. ROUSE SELECTED SPEAKER. South Platte Combination Wins the Day. LINCOLN The forces of Douglas of Rock were overthrown Monday and the republicans in legislative caucus chose Representative C. L. Rouse of Hall county speaker. His election was ratified Tuesday at n-on when the house convened. John Wall was chosen to succeed -himself as chief clerk of the house. Clyde Barnard will be his assistant. Senator W. H. Jennings af Thayer county was elected president pro tem of the senate. W. M. Wheeler of Fairfield was elected secretary. It was a complete victory for the South Platte combination headed by Rouse, who Is a North Platte man. The combination hustled and secured votes, while the Douglas men were apparently powerless to stem the tide. Overconfldence on the part of the Douglas forces was one reason as signed for their defeat. Some con tended that Douglas could have won if his workers bad consented to give up Westberg for clerk of the house. The list follows: Speaker George L. Rouse. Alda. Speaker Pro Tem R. B. Windham. Plattsmouth. Chief Clerk John Wall. Arcadia. Assistant Clerk C. H. Barnard, Ta ble Rock. Second Assistant Clerk C. E. San da.l. York. Third Assistant Clerk "Will Down ey. Lincoln. Sergeant-at-Arms Buck Taylor, Omaha. Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms J. II. McKinnon, Greenwood. Chaplain A. C. Crosthwaite, Uni versity Place. Postmaster S. D. McGinnls, Holt county. Doorkeeper J. B. Parrish. Blair. Chief Clerk Enrolling and Engross ing Room A. M. Timllng Nebraska City. Senate Officers. The result of the formal caucus of the senate was as follows: Chaplain Rev. Jacob Flook, Kear ney. Secretary W. M. Wheeler, Fair field. First Assistant M. J. Greevy, Cm aha. Second Assistant Walter Abraham son, Holdrege. Sergeant-at-Arms H. D. Weder. Stella. Assistant Mell M. Schdeld, Dakota City. Postmaster J. R. Manning. Wayne. Chief Clerk Enrolling and Engross ing A. E. Chaffee. Syracuse. CLEARING AWAY THE MINES Japs Benin the Work o Getting Charts From Russians. TOKIO The Japanese naval offi cers have net examined the sunken Russian warships at Port Arthur and therefore nothing is known of their condition and possible availability for further service. The Russians surrendered posses sion of the dod!t yard and other naval property yesterday and turned over to the Japanese ten small steamers available for immediate use. All the other craft had previously been sunk. The work of clearing away the mines commenced as soon as the Rus sian charts provided for in the capit ulation agreement were delivered to the Japanese. It is impossible to move the ma jority of the sick and wounded, who will be nursed at Port Arthur. The Japanese are hurrying supplies of medicines and foods to the scene and with improved sanitation and careful nursing they hope to cure thousands of the patients. The case of the many prisoners Is a troublesome and ex pensive task rnd it is possible that Japan will arrange later to return them to Russia. The question is now under consideration at Tokio. It is said that General Nogi will return to Tokio at the request of the emperor, in tieh case lie will re ceive a tremendous popular ovation. The foreign attaches entered Port Arthur yesteiday. RUSSIANS MARCH OUT. All the Regular Troops Leave the Sur rendered City. PORT ARTHUR (With the Third Japanese Army), via Fusan Only eighty Russian officers have accepted parole. All the regular Russian troops have marched out of Port Arthur and will leave for Port Dalny today. Japanese troops entered the city yesterday to keep order. Noncombatants are allow ed the option of remaining at Port Arthur. The Japanese navy Is removing mines and the Japanese hulks at the harbor mouth. All the forts have been taken over by the Japanese. The authorities of Che Foo are ready to receive the first portion of the 1,000 resident noncombatants at Port Arthur who are to come here. Up to 10 oVIock last night, however, they bad not arrived. Frederic Emory Resigns. WASHINGTON It was announced at the state department that the re signation of Frederic Emory, chief of the bureau of trade relations, had been accepted by Secretary Hay and he will retire March 31. Secretary Hay characterizes Mr. Emory's work as of unusual Intelligence and skill and says' that he will leave as envi able record In the department Mr. Emory was appointed secretary of the bureau of American republics in March, 1903, and has held other posi tions of an important character. Brazil! Wants an Ambassador. WASHINGTON Brazil. through her charge d'affaires at Washington, has transmitted to this government the Intimation that she desires to be represented at Washington by an ambassador and would welcome the appointment of an American ambassa dor at Rio de Janeiro. Cordial as are the relations between the two govern ments, the need of an American am bassador to Brazil Is not felt by this government, and it is quite Improb able that the suggestion will be en couraged. Favorable Report on Brady. WASHINGTON The senate com mittee on territories authorized a fa vorable report on the nomination of John G. Brady to be governor of Alaska. The nomination has been held up at the request of Pennsylvania commercial interests in Alaska. Hearing on Railroad Bills. WASHINGTON Tbe senate com mittee on interstate commerce agreed to take up all bills relating to rail road rates and kindred subjects oa Friday. January It. PROVESGRUTPOWER When Regular Medical Treatment Failed, Dr. Williams' Pink Pills Cured Her Rheumatism. Hundreds of people afflicted with rhe. matisni have spent years under the care of excellent physicians in vain. Then they have settled down to the conviction that it is fastened on them for life at ,., Dinsuiore was not willing to join the ranks of the hopeless merely because her doctor did not know how to help her. Here is her story : " Four years ago I suffered greatly with rheumatism in my hands and, knees. After I had been sitting a while my limbs seemed so heavy I could hardlv walk on the first attempt. So long as I kept moving I was all right, but just as soou as I stopped, something seemed to settle in my knees and make them ache. My hands were so bad I couldn't roach the palms of them on a flat surface; they were swollen and pained so." "Did you call in a physician?" "I doctored steadily for over a year; then oue doctor said : You have tkn medicine strong enough to kill almost anything.' Still, it did not kill me nor the rheumatism.' How, then, did yon get rid of it?" "At different times 1 had read iu vari ous publications about Dr. Williams' wonderful Pink Pills for Pale People, and I finally decided to try them. I took them steadily for four months :n ac cordance with the directions. By that time I was completely cured." "Have you been free from it ever since?" " Sinco then I have had bnt oue flight -eturu of my trouble, and n box or two of the same pills nindo me all right again." Mrs. F. A. DiiiMuore lives in heurty enjoyment of her recovered health at Woburn. Mat., entirely freed from the grave anxieties that rheumatism alway.t brings. When it appears iu but a single joint it shows that the blood is in a faulty state in the whole body. It mav at any moment break out elsewhere, and one of the dangers is that it may break out in the heart and then the result must bo fatal. The only security is to keep the. blood all the time iu n perfectly sound condition. Dr. Williams Pink Pills make healthy blood. All other relief is superficial. This is thorough. These pills are sold by all druggists. The Good Old Times. When Benjamin Franklin took the reach from Philadelphia to New York he spent four days on the journey. He tells us that, as the old driver jogged along, he spent his time knit ting stockings. Two stage coaches and eight horses sufficed for all the commerce that was carried on be tween Boston and New York, and in winter the journey occupied a week. Success. Rum Changes Tribe. The Nyam-Nyams. of the upper Nile valley, used to be a very harmless, amiable people, whose amusements . were to smoke and hold nightly con certs. Bnt ritles and rum changed them, and now a British expedition Is marching to punish them for shooting at British "patrols." though what British patrols were doing in tho Nyam-Nyam country is not explained. Value of System. A wealthy merchant remarked the other day that "his filter of success had a wrapper marked "system." " And he declared that both those who sold goods to him and those who bought of him were so Impressed with bis show of system that the confidence ema nating therefrom was a big capita! in Itself. Success. Especially for Women. Champion. Mich.. Jan. 9th. (Spe cial) A case of especial interest to women is that of Mrs. A. Wellatt. wife of a well known photographer here. It is best given in her own words. "I could not sleep, my feet were cold and my limbs cramped." Mrs. Wellat states. "I had an awful hard pain across my kidneys. I had to get up three or four times in the night. 1 was very nervous and fearfully des pondent. "I had been troubled in this way for five years when I commenced to use Dodd's Kidney Pills, and what they caused to come from my kidneys will hardly stand description. "By the time t had finished one box of Dodd's Kidney Pills I was cured. Now I can sleep well, my limbs do not cramp. I do not get up In the night and I feel better than I have in years. I owe my health to Dodd's Kidney Pills." Women's ills are caused by Dis eased Kidneys; that's why Dodd's Kidney Pills always cure them. Women like to read about how to preserve their youth and beauty, even if they don't follow the rules laid down. Philadelphia Bulletin. BABY'S TERRIBLE SORE Body Ravw With Humor Caused Un told Agony Doctor Did No Good Cuticura Cured at Once. "My child was a very delicate baby. A terrible sore and humor broke out on his body, looking like raw flesh, and causing the child untold agony. My physician prescribed various rem edies, none of which helped at all. I became discouraged and took the mat ter Into my own hands', and tried Cuti cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment with almost Immediate success. Be fore the second week had passed the coreness was gone, not leaving a trace of anything. Mrs. Jeannette H. Block. 281 Rosedale St.. Rochester. N. Y." Make a practice of doing some act of kindness every day until the habit grows on you and stays with you. A Rare Good Thing. "Am using ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE, and Can truly say I would not have been withouV it so lonp, had I known the relief it would give my aching feet. I think it a rare good thing for anyone ha ving sore or tired feet. Mrs. Matilda Holtwert, Providence, It L" Sold by all Druggists, 2c Ask to-day. Charity is more than dropping a crust in the slot in the expectation f drawing out a three layer cake. A OCAKANTKKO Cl'KK FOR TII.KS. ItrMns. Bllui!, Ulrediarf or rrtrul!o4 I'J.-"- V'nr dnnc-'lit will refund money If l"A.o OIM"MK.T lulls to cure jruu la t to It diy. tiijc . It's no use bragging of your an cestors U!i:s they would feel like 10 turning the compliment. I am sure Pi.s Cure tor Consumption saved my life thrfc 7n. ago. -MnTuoa. Kobbiss, Mapl Street. Norwich. X. V.. Feb. IT, 1MO. The man who goes into a thing with a swelled heaJ always comes out with a sore one. Dr. DmM tuMir' rt iwMr pt 4wpf miT TrtmayQ9pmm aim ten oc. -. I. rrawmiicn.mnMiK.ii.a.i, Religion for reward would be sin for a raise. 4fl f$y:x7gL