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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-02

TOKYO. Jan. Port Arthur has
fallen
After eleven months of sanguinary
lighting. marked by stubborn and des-
pe-ate resistance or the part Of the
Russian garrison under General Stoes-
sci and heroic and persistent attacks by
the Japanese under General Nogi. the
Gibraltar OF the Far East has capitu-
lated and is about TO pass into the
hands of the Japanese.
The cost has been terrible TO the Jap
anese. The suffering has been appalling
to the Russians
Japan sent the cream of her army TO
wrest the place from the grasp Of the
Russians. The task has been accom-
plished. but at what 4 cost.
Thousands Met Death.
Thousands of the little brown fighters
have met death in the persistent ham
mering at the fortress. They met their
fate unfinchingly and even eheerfully,
according 10 their religion and tradi-
tions.
Chain after chain OF hills sumounted
by forts that go to make up the de-
fenses of Port Arthur fell into the
hands of the japanese Their thinned
ranks after each exploit were filed
again with eager recruits.
And so the work went on Slowly,
but surely they narrowed their en-
bracing circle. Today its clutch is SO
tenacious that the Russians, seeing that
further resistance would be murder,
pure and simple. yielded TO the inevita-
BILE and offered TO lay down their arms.
StoessePs Surrender
StoesseTs offer to capitulate came
| late yesterday afternoon. The histor-
ical event. in Nogi's own words. was as
follows:
-.At in the afternoon. January l. the
enemy'S bearer OF q flaS OF truce came
| into the first line of our position south
Of Shuishiying and harded q letter TO
our officers The same reached me at 9
o'clock at night
THE letter Is as follows:
- Judging by the general condition OF
| the whole line OF hostile positions held
| by you. 1 ind further resistance at
| Port Arthur useless.
- For the purpose of preventing
needless sacrifices of lives, propose 70
hold negotiations VITA reference 10 caui-
| tuIation.
. Should you consent to the same. YOU
Will please appoint commissioners for
| discussing the order and conditions re-
garding capituiation and also appoint a
place for such commissioners TO meet
the same appointed by me-
| . take this opportunity to convey to
your eXcellency assurances of my re-
spect- STOESSEL,
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Cincinnati; Mrs Frank Ellis, Mrs.
Henry w. Taft. of New York; the
Misses Oliver, Miss Durand, daughter
of the British ambassador. and Mrs.
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Judges in Somber Black.

Continued on Fifth Page.
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Grand Reception in Blue Parlor to Diplo-
mats, Judiciary, Army and Navy, Civil
Organizations, and Private Citizens.
AMBASSADOR FROM RUSSIA
LEADS LONG LINE OF CALLERS
To Music of Patriotic Airs, Amid Perfume of
Flowers, Thousands Extend Greet
ings to Chief Executive.


Americ to Wshth thema Year
birthday celebrated
sed mo- pleasantly.
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CONTINUED on Fifth Page,
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Proposals Offered by General StoesseI Are
Accepted by General Nogi-Assures
Defenders Every Consideration.
TERMS OF THE CAPlTULATION
ARE TO BE NEGOTIATED TO-DAY
Delegates of Two Forces Meet at Noon and
Arrange Ceremony-City of Tokyo
Is Wild With Joy.
INCIDENTS OF LONG SIEGE

General Soesse surrendered Sunday
Announcement captulation followed fall Of III"
landing japanese May
10000
Soldiers $4,000
charge op
been waged General
Beginning of Wednesday with
Urlangshan.
The minister for foreign affairs of Japan has informed Mr. Girls
the American minister at Tokyo thaee Stoessl
dered Port Arthur at 9 O'Clock Sunday evening
This a dispatch TO the State Department this
ing
LONDON, Jan Baron Fayash the japanese minister
that General Nog has e1 Tokyo government that
General Stoessers proposal has been accepted
The terms and process of surrender viii be negotiated hwen e
respective delegates at noon today.
TOKYO 1.-The between and
officers regarding the terms of captulaton of Port Arthur
concluded at 4 80 o'clock this afternoon
Arrangements made the formal of captulaon
understood the terms proposed by the japanese accepted
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Proposals Accepted.

Nogi agreed to StoesseI's proposal. and
both sides appointed commissioners to
negotiate the terms of cap:tuiation.
These officers were to meet at noon to-
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Everybody That Is Anybody
Reads The Times.
Do You?
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-01
FIVE HUNDRED GAR soF FRUIT
Ten snIpiosds Of Bananas 10 Expsetse
~ Mobile.

Mobile. Ala. July Blower a quar-
ter Of q million lunches Of bananas
Is the estimated cargoes Of ten steam.
era due here the coming week from
tropical ports to the United Fruit com.
pany. Besides these. there are four
vessels up to the Independent con-
Germs with cargoes that will run up
the amount close to the half million
mark. II wiz record the greatest i'm
port Of bananas In the history Of Mo
bile, and will swell the revenues Of
port charges 10 enormous figures.
The increase is due to the fact that
the United Fruit company and all con-
Germs. together with four independent
fruit companies. have, withdrawn theiT
base Of operations from New CTseads.
owing to quarantine restrictions and
diverted their steamers to Mobile.
The steamers due during the week
to the United Fruit company are the
Alabama, Beaverton, Condor, Taunton.
Bluehelds, Belize. Ellis. Dictator, the
Olympia and Fort Gaines. To the
independent companies. the steamers
Jamaica. Vaccaro, Hiram and Harold
are due.
This is the greatest array OF fruit.
carrying steamers to ever visit this
port 1t Is estimated that nearly 500
refrigerator cars will be required to
move the fruit to northern markets.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-01
SANFORD SAYS WIFE IS GUILTY
He says Hs Would Gladly Give His
Life 70 Prove Her Innocent.

Rome. Ca, July sly r. Sanford
declines to make any further state.
ment for the press He does not un.
dertake to reply 10 Mrs. sanford's
recent statements, otherwise than say.
ing;
Il would 90 to the gaHows with q
light heart and q smile. could only
do so with the knowledge that she Is
as pure and innocent As she claims.
For her sake and for my chlldren's
sake. should be glad that she might
prove her innocence. but this grea,
satisfaction viii never be vouchsafed
she Is guilty. she knows Il, and l.
know II, and Il will be established by
Overwhelming proof"
Mr. Sanford Is undoubtedly confident
Of acqnittRi
Mrs Sanford has been mingllng with
her friends all day and II az emphat.
ie IN her proteststions OF nnocence
as she has always ben.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-01
Haas REASONS For
REFUSING TO TESTIFY
Before Grand Jury In Cotton
Report Leakage Cases.
WOULD McRlMINATk HIMSELF
His Attorneys Appear ssforH' Judge
Wright In Washington and Claimed
Exemption for Their Client on Con
stltutlonal Grounds.

N~~sN"~'
Washington, July S1.-The case Of
Moses Haas. one Of the recalcitrant
witnesses from New York before the
grand jury In the cotton report leak
age cases was heard by Judge Wright
Of the criminal court Today. Mr.. Haas
was In the court room for the first
time. Mr.. Beckham. the othCr wit.
ness involved. was also present
Messrs. Birney and Alter again APP
peared for Haas, and Mr. Birney pre-
sented the defendants answer to the
grand jury presentment. He quoted
from the report OF the leakage made
by Secretary Wilson, and said that in
the secretary's statement concerning
himself we're true they Involve him
In an accusation Of crime against
the United states" Hence his refus-
al to testimy on the ground that bis
testimony would have q tendency TO
crlminate himself. He claimed TO be
exempt from the requirement to testify
on constitutional grounds and urged
that he had intended no cotempt ad
concluded as follows
This respondent further says that
his refusal to answer the questions
prOpounded to him before the said
grand jury were In good faith and
only because he really believed that
to answer said questions or any OF
them would or might tend to Incrimin-
ate him In connection with the said
Edwin Holmes and subject him to
penalty or forfeiture and such refusals
were not, nor was any OF them. made
In contempt OF the court or OF the
said grand jury or with any purpose
TO impede or obstruct the administra-
ton Of justice. but only In further.
ance OF his claim Of privilege under
the constitution and laws OF the Unit.
ed States as hereinbefore set forth.
And this respondent verify believes
that II he shall answer the said ques.
tons or any OF them his answers will
or may tend to incriminate him az
aforesaid.
The premises considered. your re-
spondent respectfully submits that he
should not be require to answer the
said Questions aforesaid and that the
said rule should be discharged"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-01
DAUGHTERS KNDNAP MOTHER.
Claim IL Made that Woman Is Held
as a Prisoner.

Chicago, July 81 .-Cbarg lat
Mrs. Sarah d. MulholIand nra'D
woman from Vicksburg. Mis-, b.. !e
tanned as a prisoner 10y her tAp .itlgl
tiers. the Misses Dai-y + and Hoe
Mulholland. were made In the sgH'-o'
court Friday by Mrs Kate Fo'"t
who claims tina she Is also a ta1sL'e'
OF Mrs. Muholland on 'h" ,h.'.,s
made by the bill Judge Dunuy ,'t'd
q writ OF habeas corpus ypmmA'!r'
the Misses Mulholiani 20 3.o.!''
their mother In court.
Mrs. Mulholland is a widow ~ . As
II. Mulholland. who for maa} as
operated a line OF steamboat OBJ" 40
Mississippi river between = b..'
and Memphis, and Il Is said 'aa' !-
sire 90 control the dlspo.'ua ~ 80
fortune left by him is pa,'' % ..
bottom OF the present conr' ,....'
lngs.
In her petition Mrs Foy' a
that the Misses Daisy aUt HI'. III.
holland have kept conslaG' -.'. ''
their mother, have cnns'ar ..
doors OF their apartment
have refused to allow 'a,r
leave the premises un'es, a'..
by one OF them. Mrs. Fu'
that her mother has r.p.1 ~
pressed a desire 20 Eve R.
that the two othCt young '.'
refused TO let their moth
reason that they desire o.
troll OF her money aud r-
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-01

Gems Of these towns to be bottled up
and eat mullet and crabs and escape
the yellow fever, than to get all the
revenue they can out OF the refugees
and have one case Of yellow fever
among them. ~
Much sympathy for Memphis.
Much sympathy Is felt here for the
city OF Memhis. which has been COM
PEELED to quarantine New Orleans
against her will. On the Asst report Of
the fever that city sent a representa-.
tive here who put himself In close
touch with the situation and saw no
necessity for quarantine. ard the
health authorizes would doubtless have
kept their promise not to bar New
Orleans refugees II the imposition Of
guarantees by other cities against
Memphis had not forced them TO act
in self-defense.
Some inconvenience has been felt
by the ChattAnooga quarantine. many
well.to-do people here were sending
their families to Lookout for the rest
OF the season. but the putting up Of
the bars at Chattanooga will divert
New Orleans travel from that point.
The board OF health repeated today
its announcement that the destruction
of bedding and household property has
no place in It's campaign and that no
such waste Of property will be at
tempted. In former epidemics here
millions OF dollars worth of household
property was destroyed in the effort
to exterminate the supposed germ Of
yellow fever
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-01

New York. July 3l.-F1re which
threatened destruction 90 the steam.
line. Tying at her pier In the North
river at the foot OF Eeventh street.
broke out early Friday night, and be-
fore {, was extinguished did damage
amounting TO more than $4,000.
In the electrical rooms. in which the
fre started. nearly ell Of the mAchln.
cry was damaged and the entire elee-
trio working OF the ship was inter.
rupted Water poured into the room
and ran down into the engines. and Il
Is though, that they are also dam.
AGED.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-01
Quarantine RISIdly Enforced.

Jackson. Miss, July Ex-Governor
vardaman has returned from the Gull
coast country where he went for con.
ference with marine hospital service
men. and reports all quarantine mat
tiers In good shape. He was besieged
10 let the coast have communication
with New orleans. but turned deaf
ear to all entreatles. The governor
appointed Adjutant General Fridge to
look after land matters and gave him
u dozen men TO assist him. In the
event these are not enough to keep
quarantine machinery In good order,
General Fridge Is to have more. He
also states that he has arranged bars
to keep all mosquitoes from infected
districts. Surgeon wasdln report that
there Is not a suspicious case In Bay
St. Louis.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-01
No Fever at oulfport.

Mobile. Ala, July 3l.-special from
Gulfport. Miss, says:
Yesterday doctor said he had a
case Of yellow fever and the RuthorI.
ties went to him and brought him down
and he acknowledged he lied and they
made him sign q statement that he
lied.
An ordinance was passed here yes.
terday to this effect:
Any person making statements
about yellow fever In Gulfport that
Is proven untrue. will be fined from
$50 To 800"
The citizens OF Gulfport have offered
money TO protect the coast,
DIR, Wasdiu and Dr. Donald. of the
United States marine servLSg, are here
and state that under present condl.
lions there Is no chance for yellow fe-
yer 10 get on the coast They went
10 Lumberton yesterday and pronoune.
cd 4 case on, In the woods about n
mile from Lumberion yellow fever.
and have surrounded the house With
soldiers to proven, the disease from
spreading.
The revenue cutter Winona has been
ordered to Gulfport. and CaptAin T, J..
jones sent his launch. Grace Dunbar.
TO protect this port
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-01
Fever on Board Steamer.

New York. July u.-Seveuteea per.
sOns we're removed from the steamer
SesuFanca and transferred TO the de-.
tentloR hospital for observation when
the STEAMER arrived from Colon to
day. Two Of tSese Nore frst class
and ave secoad class cabin passengers
and ten were members % the steam
or's Grew.
B,Ght u the e'sN had beer ~ dur
ing The cattle pNssage o. the steamer,
but six VI them were reported TO be
oonVAiescenl whea The ecEursaea ar
rived today.
fouf meaA~fs % the cgew snflerlns
isem yellop tsver wcre senoged frouI
O. 1sss'ss igss pglqf g a,
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-01
AFRICANS FIGHT GERMANS.
Conflict Between Natives and Traders.
Four Men Are KILLED.

Conflict Between NATIVES ana traders
Four Men Are KILLED.
Berlin, July 3l.-IThe South African
company, whose traders and their
guards, It is now admitted, came into
conflict recently with French Senega-
Lee soldiers on the frontier OF the
French Congo over the question wheth-
er certAin territory Ia French or Ger
man. reports to the foreign Office that
In the fightlng which took place three
Germans were killed and four were
made prisoners, and French Senegalez
sergeant was killed.
The foreign Office. as previously re-
ported. Is lnquiring officially OF the
CAMERON government as to what real.
ly took place. The French govern.
ment doubtless in the meantime will
also be informed Of the subject.
Both governments will then be In
position to locate the blame and
take measures to prevent such COLI.
sions In the future. There is no dis.
position here TO regard the incident as
likely to lead to anything serious. al
though Germany will fully protect her
eolonlsts.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-01

New York. July - -l' -.
an amended complaint DID
last April. suit has b''a
United Statss circuit
southern New York Gis'r
the ent.re sisl 900 no' o..
Equitable Life AssuraHr'
the hands OF receivers
possession Of all To- i1-..
property held BY tho d...
of every character A.
and administer the sam.
BE- directed by the oou-
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-01
TONE OF RUSSIAN
PRESS IS WARuEE
As the Meeting of the Peac,
Conference Draws Near,
RESIST HUMILATlNe DEMANDS
Russians Seem to Think that Japan,
Terms Are Far from Mooera,. an,
Also critlelss the Visit Of Tai, ana
Party to Japan at This Time.

st. Petersburg, July 3l.-T., ....
Of the Russian press grow, a... .-.
i4ite ~ the peace confe,ya,. .,,,,
nigh and the government Oh g.. ,.l.,
Is urged to resist humilia,.l. ...,.
even at the cost OF continual .u. a4-
Peace on the japanese term, 80,
outlined BY Mr.. Sato," says 'a. r.,
which is the first paper 90 ......I
seriously on the Sa,o inttn.a- ..a
only be an armistice."
The Russ, which has noT %. ~
est Liberal following, find, ... ...
nese demands far from moa,.t'. a.i
sees little chance Of the COZ, .....
ending successfully. II Mr. SAB .,.
correctly stated the Japaurs. o.. ...
but II appears he believe, '.l' ulr
on Komura's Spokesman is a.'.lE 30
his responsibility, or scent, ,u.,.
BILE bluff to pave the way lo- .r.-p
lance OF actual and more m,!.-lt
terms by Japan.
The Sviet continues it, fag'tna..s
with the "tactlessness" Of N. y.' y
Secretary OF War Taft and Nj, A.s.
Roosevelt to Japan, while ~. rr'i
States is the host OF ~ peace .. 2.
potentiaries.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-01
Aesrsss broke Collar Bon.

New York. July 3i.-Miss MarEaTe,
Ahgslln, the actress, L. lying AZ hef
summer home in NoVoton. Conn.. suf.
fernE from a broken collar bone and
severe bruises ~ the resuh Of beins
iirovr f1n her carriage last week
Sksr ll b,,rsc ran away News If
the accsseut kas iaS; been made publie.
Miss Angelln came 70 New York On 4
shopping hour On reiSgRiuR from thr
Nosotea station % Der cottage. tAs
horsc became frightened Ansr q
shavg ran ghe esrriags vas oEc7tnruss
nlss Angels rs thgoun sie,ea,lS q
@ erssee 80 ~ ln.fnslSls nnsll
NK R7Ne Hsstn NN Az
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-01

Birmingham. Ala. July sl,-Ths So
vance Timber company vas charter
ed In The probate court under the bsw
corporation laws Of Alabama The
company owns lSo.0Oo aeres a Geor,
Eia timber lands. and "a conposed
Of X. ]. Chandler. n. A. GRbeFt Gna
r. J. FrsekeltoH. q csEelGEd. o.
and G. ]. Haacn Asa W, c, Dodsoa,
a. Aflanfk ms NAN aiRiee e ths
soppY IN - d Ailnasa. ne eArs,
,se So otaeet IS AiaRasm - -
- t&a = -,
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-01
Wilson VIII Not Rsslnn.

Washington. July 31--Seeretary VII.
son. of the department OF agriculture.
today characterized ~ wholly with
out foundation" the story that he will
resign from the cabinet because OF the
exposures OF the cotton leak. "You
may states" he said emphatically.
that | shall not resign"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-01
DEATHS AND
TWENTY new CASES
lhs Report Of Fever situa'
ton ia New Orleans.
,kRANTINE INJUMNo svsINEss

efncr Vardaman, Of Mississippi,
ofabrs . strict Quarantine Of Al
Towns'ln His state Against New Or
'sans--sonIy slight Spread Of Fever.
New Orleans, July 31.-oniclal re-
f{I oE the city board Of health to the
.e board OF 20 new cases and three
1fks, making a total Of 227 cases
hA Cd deaths 10 date, indicate very
lelf spread OF the yellow fever here
ia 20 show all cases trRceable to the
iglnal Injection. Eighteen OF the
eg CAGES are Italians. one an Amer
Eea, one q Frenchman and one German
we but Eve are below Canal street, and
1oat OF them In the French market
oeiion. One of those above Cana Is
ne engineer OF the steamship Cregan,
case reported from Central Amerl-
three others are Italians VINO
aNie out Of the lower district and the
Nklh is q young lawyer whose infec.
|6h ls doubtless traceable TO the fact
A8t his daily duties carried him to
~ civil district court. The court
heated next to the historic Cabildo,
lthin Q stones throw Of the French
afket Two OF the three reported
1aihs are OF Italians. There is still
ne report OF New cases from outlying
sfscticn.
The most dlsquletlng news In the
allow fever situation today Is the ev.
ltence that panic Ii increasing In the
alaaiier towns Of Louisiana and Missis.
tlDpi and that a disposition IL grow.
bag 10 revive the disastrous CONNER.
tlk guarantees OF 1897. when some
Nf fhe country towns even refused TO
toeise Ice or hardware from New Or
8na Columbia. La. bars all klns
rDerchsndise except hardware, vi.
Miss. will not receive freight Of
w kind. oayka, Miss. will take
- fruit or vegetables. Jackson, la.
wants no household articles from New
0gioaha- Several towns In Tennessee
md others along the Mississippi Val.
w road IN Mississippi refuse to allow
Dzpfess matter OF any kind TO be put
~; Port Gibson. will not take bread
slDr anything wrapped in burlap tina,
may be shipped from this city. Some
tk the Texas towns are asking that
Ilhe malta be- fumigated.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-01
owanatlns Hurts Business.

4 the movement to quarantine
freight spreads. New Orleans will SUI.
aer much more seriously than from
the fever itself
ID 10 the present there has been
30 local apprehension of u dangerous
epieemic and II was believed that II
ahe boards OF health In other states
lived up rlgldly To their agreement
not 10 place any restrictions upon the
transportation Of freight there would
" only slight reduction Of business
rant the chief Inconvenience would be
"a. the ability OF country people TO
ooms here and u New Orleans people
10 90 Int oIhe southern towns and
-cities.
Anticipating guarantees. most Of the
business houses With the discovery Of
r The fever. wired their drummers not
~ como To- town, but TO remain In
Nell territory 30 that they might
trANel freely and send In their orders
aa usnal during the prevalence OF the
oscAhuss, bu' u thVfc 10 an embargo
pas on freight nov. New Orleans drum.
mers will hRd 'hoir usefulness At an
cnt and New Orleans natural bust.
ness viii BE- diverted TO other points.
TIE depOp0laliou OF the Miss.ssippl
Calf coast toNps ot summer visitors
from New Orleans continues owing To
Governor NasdamAns determination
thai these tOwns sha. have NO c0n.
munlcAtions With New Orleans. The
governor said that be would no, hudgc
fron bis position n every man. 90
man and child oH the coast personal
~ appealed 70 him Ne sAld lsAyins
Ou, TIE cost 10 human NE. al epldem.
q ~ the fpveg on TIE coast wOalt
neaa fl4pa go b tonreclailom AZ
'en q III -
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-08-01
a.sona Atsemp. . S. 2 -

Dover. EsgiEnd. Ju.y
EeeA. started tbs morn ....
sgtempt 10 sEin seros' -t-f
enicring the wateT ~ .-r
asgiea a Lyd1rsk. 4 e.. e.
q tha paFi BwrEess ~,ss
riEkia 4 niiss ~ "a -
- 8, ris = So