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bringing Griffin here was due to the high
water In his section. Griffin says the trip
here was an enjoyable one, with the excep-
ton of the time the train was in Colorado,
where a snowstorm was encountered. The
weather there was very cold, he said, and
he did not have the proper wearing apparel
tt keep warm. During his absence from
the city he was indicted by the grand jury
and his case will be heard in the Criminal
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1 PETER GROGAN,
xSl7-S19-S2l.823 9TH St.
) Between H and SITS.
Recommendation Approved.

Acting Engineer Commissioner Morrow
has approved the recommendation of As
sistant Engineer Fernald that the dumping
of street cleanings at I'd and Q streets
southwest be discontinued. and that sewer
and basin cleanings and solid street clean
inss be dumped in Georgia avenue just west
of LIST street southwest. This action Is
taken In response to complaint Of J. T.
Norris of 300 street southwest. who OBJ
jected to the dumping OF street cloaninga
and refuse At I'd and 9 streetA
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themselves on that account disqualified to
hear the case. Finally Justice Gould re-
ferred the case to- Justice Wright by special
order, and the latter heard the case. Justice
Gould taking Justice Wrights place tenn
porarily in Criminal Court No. l.
The complainant National Council, which
Is Pennsylvania corporation, Is repre-
scented by Attorneys A. A. Birney. George
Francis Williams and A. w. Skunk, while
the defendant State Council, local cor
poration, is represented by Attorney j. j.
Darlington. II
visement. - Sir
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Judge Gilpatrick stopped this line of argu-
ment and adjourned until tomorrow to give
the attorneys for Mrs. Vasquez time to pre-
pare motion In writing asking for delay
and the appointment of commissioner.
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Fire in the business section of Old Penn
bina, N. D., has done damage estimated at
100000 with partial insurance. The Penn
bina Hotel was among the buildings burned.
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Rabbi simon,s Lectures.

Rabbi Abram Simon has arranged to de-
liver course of lectures at the Sth street
temple. on Gems OF the Hebrew Prayer
Book" There will be seven lectures. be-
ginning this evening. Others will be given
ON alternate Fridays.
The Springfield herald., 1904-12-23
Coming Peace Council.

Washington. Dec. 17.-Secretary
Hay yesterday transmitted to the am
bassadors and ministers accredited to
the powers signatory to The Hague
convention, for presentation to the
several foreign oflices. circular note
giving a summary of the replies to his
note Of last October, suggesting Sec
ond peace conference at The Hague.
to complete the work begun by the
first conference.
The effect Of the note is to perma-
nently record the hearty acceptance,
in principle, by all the powers ad-
dressed, Of this governments sugges-
ton.
The fixing Of the date for this assem-
bly, is a subject for further discussion
as Russia in her acceptance inserted
the condition that the conference do
not convene until her war with Japan
has ended. In the reply Of Japan the
State Department finds reasonable
provision that this conference. in the
event that it should be called in the
lifetime of the present war. shall not
on its findings affect this conflict. So
reasonable does this suggestion appear
to several neutral powers that it is
thought possible it may yet commend
itself to all the powers, including Rus
Sia.
The Springfield herald., 1904-12-23
Interesting Political Bulletins.

A series of political bulletins are
being circulated in Denver bearing
upon the frauds and Senator Tellers
election. The following brought an
answer from Mr. Patterson on the
front page of the News:
1.-The United States Senate is now In
session. Colorado is not represented
Senators Teller and Patterson are still
in Denver doing their utmost to pre-
vent the punishment of election
thieves and to secure the acceptance
of the fraudulent Democratic vote as
genuine. Are they afraid of losing
their own seats, which they secured
through the crimes of these same bal
lot-box suffers? Does not this ac-
count for their present activity? Hon
est" John resigned" because of these
frauds. All self-respectitng people who
hold office by virtue of these crimes
should do likewise"
Mr. Patterson made spirited reply,
in which he defended his election as
honest and almost unanimous in the
Legislature, but failed to defend the
charge that Mr.. Teller had been dis
honestly elected. The handful caused
much comment because OF the
fact that Frank Adams police machine
in Denver undertook to suppress the
circular by arresting the distributors.
The latest developments in the
fraud investigation of Importance Is
the discovery that a large ''imperson-
ated" vote was cast in what are know
as the respectable" precincts in the
residence portions of the city. This
was done by quiet, systematic repeat
ing, with the rough-house features
eliminated, and by the impersonation
of Republican voters and voting their
names for the Democratic ticket.
Regardless of who may be elected
governor, the gratifying fact for the
average voter is that the premium on
election rascality has been removed,
and for the first time in the history
Of the state wholesale election frauds
have been rebuked and the guilty, or
at least some of them, are crowding
the jail of the capital city. A. P.
The Springfield herald., 1904-12-23
Port Arthur Holding Out.

Che Foo, Dec. 1S.-Commander Miz'
zenehoff; who was executive officer OF the
Russian battleship Poltava until that
vessel was disarmed, and who Decem-
ber 18th headed the party Of seven
Russians who left Port Arthur in
sailboat and arrived here with dis
patches, said tonight that Port Arthur
is a'desolate, and. excepting the firing
of the guns, a silent place.
THE Russians" said he. "are hus-
banding their artillery ammunition, fir
ing only when the effect will be GER
tain. There are 10000 men In the line
of forts, and their periods of rest are
few. All the generals except General
Stoessel live in the forts.
Every building in the whole town is
more or less injured.
General Stoessel has put the entire
population on regular rations sufficient
to last three months.
"The ammunition is sufficient to last
much longer.
Il believe the Japanese will never
take the fortress under present condi-
tions."
The Springfield herald., 1904-12-23
Rlahtinq a Great Wrong.

Public opinion is overwhelmingly In
favor of giving the culprits the full
limit, and II the mass of evidence col
lected is anything to go by the offend
ers already sentenced for contempt,
and many others who have not been
called before the Supreme Court, will
have a stony path to follow through
the criminal courts, on their way to
the penitentiary.
So far as the people are concerned,
it is simply a question of righting a
great wrong and putting stop to cleo
ton thievery and outrage.
In behalf of the election thieves,
and with the hope of preventing the
throwing out OF the fraudulent pre-
cincts. Senator Patterson has raised
many technical questions and done all
he could before the Supreme Court and
in his papers to hamper and hinder the
investigation and punishment Of the
faithless Democratic election officials.
all to no purpose. however, for his
noisy objections and seedlings have
fallen upon deaf ears. The people want
the rascals punished.
The Springfield herald., 1904-12-23
State Travelling Library.

Denver. Dec. 19.-The State Travel
ing Library Commission, at its annual
meeting in the state house last week,
unanimously adopted resolution to re-
quest the General Assembly at Its next
session to increase the commissions S
annual appropriation from $1,000 to
$4,000. The work of the commission
has become SO far reaching during
1904 that more funds are needed, or
the growth will be stunted.
The commission failed to receive It's
regular appropriation from the staes
this year and the work was only kept
up through the generosity of the Colo
rado Federation of Woman's Clubs.
The Women's Federation instituted the
travelling library work in Colorado ana
maintained it until its scope became
too great for 1t to handle. Then the
state was persuaded to take hold OF IL.
The annual report OF the connis-
sion's work, prepared and read by Mrs.
Julia v. Willis of Denver. the presi.
dent, shows that the distribution OF
books, magazines and periodicals has
doubled during the last two years.
There are now kept in constant circu-
lation eighty boxes of juvenile books
and forty-two boxes of miscellaneous
books. Each box contains fifty books.
A supply of good reading is kept con-
stantly on hand in schools in the out
living districts where healthy reading
is scarce, and boxes of books are kept
at the state industrial schools, the
state reformatory, the home for de-
pendent children, the detention school
and other state institutions.
The Springfield herald., 1904-12-23
kuroki Is Not Dead.

San Francisco, Dec. 17-Captain
Peyton c. March of the general staff
Of the United States army, one of the
officers selected by the department to
accompany the Japanese army in the
field for the purpose of taking mill.
tary observations. returned yesterday
and brings absolute refutation OF the
report that General Kuroki was killed
by a Russian shell.
"In several Of the reports I have
seen," said Captain March, General
Kuroki is said to have been killed Oc.
tober 9Th. All reports agree as to the
date, SO I suppose they are all chill
dren of the same original aud, l am
glad to say. mistaken rumor.
Il was with General Kuroki on that
day, and every day, until l left the
front. November 30th, when started
for home. Although exposed on nu.
merous occasions, he sustained no
hurt and is one of the healthiest men
I ever met"
The Springfield herald., 1904-12-23
Cody Divorce Suit.

Sheridan. Wyo.. Dec 1S.-in the
Sheridan county District Court yester-
day Mrs. w. F. Cody filed motion to
the amended petition OF Colonel Cody
in which she asks that his petition be
made more definite and certain. Mrs.
Cody desires to know the manner in
which the indignities alleged by
Colonel Cody were offered hds guests
at the North Platte ranch; on what
occasions Mrs Cody refused to permit
Colonel Cody to bring his friends to
ranch, and who they were. and what
other times before and after Septem-
ber 27, 1899, the friends Of the plain
tiff were driven from the Cody home
by insults and conduct of the defend
nnt. and to know the causes upon
:,hich she found fault with the plain
tiff that drove him away from his
home.
In these matters the petition sets
forth one date and alleges instances.
Mrs. Cody desires to know the particu-
lars of other instances set out in full.
She also asks that her alleged CON
duct at the time of their daughter
Arta's death be stricken out, not being
in the original petition OF Colonei
Cody.
The Springfield herald., 1904-12-23
STOESSEL'S TALE
REPORT REACHES EMPEROR.
Graphic Account of Desperate As
sauits Upon Port Arthur Gar
rison Still in Good Spirits.

rison Still in Good Spirits.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 19.-General
Stoessel's reports to the Emperor. re
ceived Friday night. were given out
yesterday. The first Is dated Novem
ber 25th, and is as follows:
Il am happy to inform your majesty
that on November Goth, after a bonn
bardment, the Japanese attacked one
of the forts on the northeastern front
and leaped with a portion of theii
forces over the parapet. They were
annihilated by the rife fire and the
bayonet and thrown back into the
trenches. Their reserves were scat
tered by shrapnel.
From November 21st to November
23rd the enemy violently bombarded
the fort. and In spite of great losses, ef
fected by their perseverance a passage
between two forts on the northwestern
front.
From the Goth to the oath the Jap.
anese lost more than 1000 men. All OF
our troops behaved as heroes.
"Bombardment Of the town and har-
Dor continues daily. A number of
buildings haye been destroyed and the
harbor has sustained some damage.
The garrisons are in excellent shape
In other dispatches dated November
2Sth, General Stoessel says:
1.-The 26th and 27th were the blood
lest days in the assaults on Port Ar
thur. The attacks began on the night
of the 25th against our left flank, near
Pigeon bay. The same night the en-
emy attacked detachment on Pan
Lung mountain. but were repulsed, as
also was their attack on Visokala (2O3-
Meter hilD."
A further dispatch from General
Stoessel, dated November 30th. said:
Since November 27th the Japanese
have been carrying on violent bonn
bardment and making incessant as
saults In considerable force against
Visokaia (2O3-Meter hilD. Their as
saults were repulsed."
On December 18th December 2d),
General Stoessel reports as follows:
"The twelve-days' assault which
commenced on November goth was
definitely repulsed last night. l am
happy to say that your majesty's he
roic troops alone could have been capa-
BILE OF doing this. There has never
been such fierce assault. The Japa-
nese, according to the prisoners and
Chinese, lost at least 10000 men,"
On December 9Th General Stoessel
reports:
"At Z o'clock yesterday morning the
Japanese, having concentrated all their
forces, began an assault at Visokaia
hill, bombarding 1t simultaneously
with eleven-inch and sixteen-inch
shells.
Toward evening the Japanese sue
ceeded in obtaining possession OF the
crest of the hill and Immediately got
two machine guns into position
thereon"
General Stoessel's last dispatch Is
dated December 10th and says:
Since the capture Of Visokaia MIL
.(2O3-Meter hilD our ships In the har-
Dor have been suffering from eleven
inch japanese shells.
General Tserpinsky succumpea 10
his wounds.
THE troops are in excellent spirits.
The Springfield herald., 1904-12-23
Cannot Enjoin a Strike.

New York. Dec. 17.-Justice jerks
of the appellate division of the New
York State Supreme Court, handed
down decision yesterday that an in.
junction against ordering strike can.
not stand.
He modified an Injunction to prevent
a strike which had been issued by JUS
tice Dickey of the Supreme Court in
suit brought by William F. Mills,
William Kissam and other employees
against the United States Printing
Company of Ohio. the International
Stereotpyers and Electrotypers' Union
and the New York Stereotypers' Union,
in which the plaintiffs asked the court
to prevent the union men from strik-
ing to force the printing company to
discharge non-union men.
The court held that it could not
enjoin the strike and that ''picketing,"
which consisted only OF stationing men
for observation without molestation
would be lawful.
The Springfield herald., 1904-12-23
WHO is ELECTED GOVERNOR?

This action has since been shown to
have been wholly justified by the in
vestigation in the ynge-Shafroth
contest ordered by Congress. 1t was
found that something like 5000 fraud
ulent votes had been cast in twenty
eight precincts, not to. mention the
fraud in the other 176 precincts Of
Denver. The unseating of these repre-
sentatives left the Legislature Repub-
lican on joint ballot. which meant the
election of Republican United States
senator.
Although 1t was well-known fact
that the Denver representatives had
been fraudulently elected, and that
they were justly unseated, the Demo
cratic Senate In order to elect Mr.. Tel
Ter, threw out Senators Dick and Nc
Donald without investigation or evil
dence of fraud; in fact, no real contest
was offered by their opponents. A
mock contest was ordered and the
farce was gone through with, occupy
ing but few minutes, and these seats
were stolen.
Now 1t is claimed to be the object
of the Republicans to right this wrong
and re-seat the two Republicans, al
though they cannot, of course, force
Mr.. Teller to give up his seat, secured
by this wrong.
The Springfield herald., 1904-12-23
Russian Troops Comfortable.

Mukden, Dec. 19.-Artillery fire still
continues along the front Of the Rus
sian army. 1t was particularly severe
on December 18th. when the japanese
made a demonstration against Russian
positions.
The Russians present a picturesque
appearance. The sides OF the hills and
fields around the villages are dotted
with mud huts. and little chimneys OF
dugouts from which smoke is rising.
These habitations of the common sol
diers are even more comfortable than
the officers quarters in Chinese
houses.
The huts for the enlisted men are
well built, roomy. with small glass
windows, and each is provided with a
sheet iron stove The men have ev-
cry comfort possible. including great
quantities of warm clothing and heat
producing food.
The Springfield herald., 1904-12-23
To Protect Hospitals.

Toxic. Dec. 1S.-General Stoessel
has opened negotiations with the jap
anese forces surrounding Port Arthur
to provide for the protection OF the
hospitals OF the city. He has furnished
General Nogi with map showing the
positions OF the different hospitals.
General Stoessel wrote December
18th that Japanese shells were striking
hospitals which contained both Rus
sian and Japanese wounded and asked
that these buildings be spared.
General Nogi replied that his gun
The Springfield herald., 1904-12-23
Tramway Terminal Burned.

Denver. Dec. IA Silverton dis.
patch last night says: Fire destroyed
the terminal of the Silver Lake Mine
and Unity Tunnel tramway at Midway
last night. The loss is between $25,.
900 and 100000 The heaviest damage
was to the towers and cables. The
fire started at IL o'clock from an over.
heated stove. or from hot Goals falling
from the stove to the floor. The build
ing was frame structure three stories
high and nearly $50 feet square.
Nearly 200 men are out of employ.
ment as result of the fire. Repairs
cannot be completed before January
list, and until that time the mine, tun.
mel and mill will remain closed. as
there is no other method OF transport.
ing ore. The property is owned by
the GuggenheiI1 syndicate.
The Springfield herald., 1904-12-23
REPORTED SALE
OF CRIPPLE CREEK SHORT LINE

Said to Have Been Bought by Colo
RADIO q Southern-PresIdent How
bert Said to Be in New York Clos
ing the Deal.
Denver, Dec. 1.-THE Republican
this morning says: The Colorado
Springs & Cripple Creek District rail-
road, It is reported. has been sold TO
the Colorado & Southern. The rumor
has been current in railroad circles for
several days that the Cripple Creek
road was to soon change hands, but
only on yesterday was 1t generally be-
lieved that the Colorado Il Southern
was the purchaser.
Tho Colorado & Southern now
handles its Cripple Creek business
through a traffic agreement with the
Colorado Midland Terminal lines, and
1t is said that 1t Is the desire OF the
company to secure firm grip on the
Cripple Creek district business, hence
its purchase Of the Colorado Springs q
Cripple Creek. -
1t is believed that the purchase, If
1t has been made, is not for immediate
results, but for the future, as business
Creek district, and there Is every tndi-
cation that the district has never
reached the limit OF its prosperity.
Denials are made that the Colorado
& Southern has bought the Short Line,
as the Colorado Springs & Cripple
Creek road is commonly known, but 1t
is asserted that the deal was put
through recently in New York. Presi-
dent Howbert OF the Short Line is now
in New York, 1t is said, and that there
he negotiated with Edwin Hawley, the
principal owner of the Colorado &
Southern for the sale of the road. 1t
cost approximately $3.5OO,O00 to build
the Cripple Creek road, but 1t is not
believed that the property sold for
that amount.
The Cripple Creek road was built
by mine owners of the Cripple Creek
district so as to have an Independent
road. Prior to its construction they
were at the mercy Of the Midland Ter
minal and Florence & Cripple Creek,
both roads being owned by the same
company. The charges for ore were
deemed exorbitant and in order to get
out of the meshes they built the Grip
pie Creek road. The road was built
practically in an air line from Colorado
Springs to Cripple Creek. 1t has forty
six miles of main line and several
miles Of switches to mines in the dis
trict. 1t operates through trains be-
tween Cripple Creek and Denver in
conjunction with the Rio Grande.
The Springfield herald., 1904-12-23
Atlantic Coast Storm.

New York, Dec. 1S.-The snowstorm
and gale which struck the coast yes
terday afternoon and continued until
the early hours of this morning was
the most violent that has occurred for
several years. Reports from the New
Jersey and New England coasts and
from incoming steamers tell of furi'
Gus gales and many disasters.
In the city the snow which began
yesterday. fell almost without inter.
mission until early this morning by
which time eight inches had fallen.
There was little interruption of traf-
fc. $4,000 snow shovelers and 1000
teams being set to work as soon as the
snow ceased falling to clean the prin-
CiDal thOrOuPhfareS
The Springfield herald., 1904-12-23
Latter Carriers Statement.

Omaha, Dec. 19.-Frank H. Gun.
ningham, president of the National
Rural Letter Carriers Association, re-
Gently removed from his position as a
rural carrier, Issued a statement to-
day in which he declares that the re-
cent order of President Roosevelt, for
bidding government employees to So
licit increases in their pay, is In VIC
lation of the constitution.
The Springfield herald., 1904-12-23
D. & r. G. Coal Business.

Pueblo, Colo, Dec. 19.-The coal
business of the Rio Grande road is
larger than ever in the company
history. according to the statement OF
Assistant Chief Dispatcher Eaton, who
has charge of the coal cars of the
company coming in from the south
This business has been increasing dur
ing the last three months and the
amount which is brought here and dis
tributed is enormous. The Rio Grande
coal fields In the southern part of the
state are extensive. From Walsen
camp the Rio Grande handles the
cars of the Colorcco 4 Southern.
The Springfield herald., 1904-12-23
Increase in Cement Production.

Denver, Dec. IA Florence. Colo
RADIO, dispatch, says: The cement
plant. which had been running under
pressure for four months preceding the
first of December, has been grinding
out cement at the rate OF 1 POO barrels
a day. and during the present month
this was increased to 1850 barrels a
day. Under ordinary circumstances
the mill is supposed to grind out only
about / 900 barrels.
The Springfield herald., 1904-12-23
Unseatina Born and HeaIy.

This question of restoring the stolen
seats of Dick and Mcdonald in the
Senate is an interesting one, and the
suggestion is receiving support from
Republicans all over the state. 1t will
be remembered that the last Republi-
can House unseated four Denver rep
resentatives who received the smallest
pluralities, upon the grounds of fraud.
The Springfield herald., 1904-12-23

Thomas Eagleton Of New York has
managed to accumulate debts of $119.-
900. without any assets. in spite of
the fact that he can neither read nor
write. There can be no doubt Of the
fact that financial geniuses are born
and not made.
The Springfield herald., 1904-12-23

A dozen generals and the students
of military college started revolu-
ton in Brazil. but few policemen
broke the heads of the revolutionists
and the path to glory the leaders
blazed out for the students has led
them to the calaboose.
The Springfield herald., 1904-12-23

The eight society women in New
York who have volunteered to teach
sewing in a parish school in the tene-
ment district must be looked on with
admiration by their associates in so
ciety, who couldn't run a seam or hes.
q pillow case to save their lives.
The Springfield herald., 1904-12-23

Janauschek. greatest actress of her
day, lived beyond the years of those
who admired her and died poor and
almost forgotten. The actor and the
orator should pass with their genera
ton II they would die happy.
The Springfield herald., 1904-12-23
Genera, stoes.eI Wounded.

London. Dec. 17.-General Stoessel.
Russian military commander at Port
Arthur. according to a dispatch from
Che Foo to the Telegraph. has again
been wounded. this time by rifle bull.
let The correspondent adds that the
wound Is not serious.