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The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-01-06

A remarkably rich discovery is re-
ported in the uranium ore belt on the
west side OF Grand river, in Utah. just
below Richardson and opposite the
new townsite of Radium. The property
is owned by Lee Hunt and William
Heary, who have been faithfully pros
pecting the Break by tunnel for over
two years. They recently uncovered a
body OF ore that in character and value
very much resembles the rich native
silver and copper ore found in the
Paradox-La Sal mines, and which gave
returns of $4,000 per ton. The ore Is a
genuine metallic copper and silver ore,
with copper glance making up the prir-
cipal values of a large deposit of min
eral. A carload OF the ore is now be-
ing taken out, preparatory for ship
ment.
A Denver Republican Cripple Creek
dispatch says: Fifty men are em-
ployed on the fourteen leases on the
property OF the Independence Consol.
idated Gold Mining Company. COM
monty known in mining circles as the
Hull City placer. These are former
sub-lessees under the Carlton lease
who returned to work last week when
the settlement between the company
snd the lessee ives coasanDabsd.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-01-06
LATEST WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
onie. of Vice President.

When Senator Fairbanks is sworn
into office as vice president it will
have been more than three years since
the Senate was presided over by vice
president. In the last forty years the
mortality among vice presidents has
been remarkable. For more than six
teen years during that period the pre-
siding officer of the Senate has been
president pro Temporal senator
elected for the position from the body
If senators.
Vice President Andrew Johnson be-
came President but little more than
month after Lincoln's second Inaugural
ton in 1865. and during the interim be-
tween his leaving the Senate chair and
the qualification of Vice President Col
fax in 1869, the presidents pro tempore
of the Senate were Lafayette S. Foster
of Connecticut and Benjamin +. Wade
of Ohio.
Vice President Wilson, who had
been elected with Grant in 1872, died
in office in 1875, and until Vice Presi-
dent Wheeler took up the duties of
presiding officer in 1877 the place was
filled by Thomas w. Ferry, senator
from Michigan.
The vacancy caused by the elevation
of Arthur to the presidency on the
death of Garfield in 1881 was filed by
David Davis of Illinois and George F.
Edmunds of Vermont. The latter was
followed by Vice President Hendricks,
who had been elected with Cleveland
in 1884, and was sworn into Office In
1885. But he died before the year was
out, and until Vice President Morton
qualified in 1889, the presidents pro
tempore were John Sherman and John
]. ingalls,, the Republicans being in
the majority in the Senate, and there
fore electing a senator of that party
as presiding officer.
Vice President Hobart presided over
the Senate until 1899, and upon his
death in that year Senator Frye OF
Maine was elected president pro tenn.
pore. He retired in 1901, when Vice
President Roosevelt took up the gavel,
but was reelected when the death of
President Mckinley transferred Mr..
Roosevelt from the Senate to the
White House.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-01-06
Peace Conference.

That the further interchange OF
views preparatory to the formulating
of program for another peace confer
ence at The Hague be effected through
the international bureau under the
control of the permanent administra-
tive council of The Hague, is the sug-
gestion offered by Secretary Hay in a
second circular note to the powers,
made public at the State Department.
The note was dispatched n week ago
but its publication was withheld until
it had reached the various American
embassies and legations abroad. The
secretary summarizes the replies of all
the powers to his note of October 21st
and expresses the qualification of the
President at the cordial reception of
his invitation.
Having taken this initial step the
secretary says the President feels that
he has gone as far as he appropriately
can, and that with the general accept
ance of his invitation in principle, the
future conduct of the affair may fifty
follow its normal channels"
Regarding the conditional accept
ance of Russia. Secretary Hay says
that while the postponement which
this reply necessitates is to be re-
GREETED. this government recognizes
the weight of the motive which in
duced 1t.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-01-06
General Noai,s Response.

Toxic, Jan. 3.-General Nogi. in his
report, gives the following text OF his
reply to General Stoessels letter in re-
bard to the capitulation of Port Ar
thur:
81 have the honor to reply to your
proposal to hold negotiations regard
ing the conditions and order OF capitu-
lation. For this purpose / have APP
pointed as commissioner Major Gen
eral Ijichi. chief of staff of our army
He will be accompanied by some stan
officers and civil officials. They will
meet your commissioners January I'd,
noon, at Shuishiying. The commits
sioners of both parties will be en-
powered to sign a convention for the
capitulation. without waiting for rati-
fication, and cause the same to take
immediate effect. Authorization for
such plenary powers shall be signed
by the highest officer OF both the ne
gotiating parties, and the same shall
be exchanged by the respective COM
missioners.
II avail myself of this opportunity 10
convey to your excellency assurances
Of my respect. NOGL
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-01-06
General stoessel's Message.

Toxic, Jan. 3.-General Nogt reports
as follows:
At in the afternoon Of January 1st
the enemy's bearer OF Tag OF truce
came into the first line OF our position
south of Shuishiying and handed let
ter to our officers. The same reached
me at 8 o'clock at night, The letter
is as follows:
Judging by the general condition
of the whole line of hostile positions
held by you | find further restance at
Port Arthur useless. and for the pur-
pose of preventing needless sacrifice OF
lives l propose to hold negotiations
with reference to capitulation. Should
you consent to the same you Will
please appoint commissioners for dis
cussing the order and conditions re-
garding capitulation and also appoint
a place for such commissioners to
meet the same appointed by me.
II take this opportunity to convey
to your excellency assurances OF my
respect. STOESSEl1.'
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-01-06
Representative Mondell of Wyoming

Representative Mondell of Wyoming.
who has been seriously i'll with pleu-
risy, was thought to be convalescent.
but later suffered a relapse and was
again confined to his bed. 1t is feared
by his physician that he Will not be
able to resume his duties for several
weeks.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, by stipulation of counsel, post
poned to February the hearing of ar
guments in the case of w. r. Hearst
of New York against the anthracite
coal carrying railroads. The argu-
ments had been scheduled to take
place January 5th.
Announcement was made at the War
Department recently of the names of
various sea coast batteries on the At
lantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts. The
batteries are named after officers who
distinguished themselves in the Revo-
lutionary War; the War of 1872, the
War with Mexico, the Civil War, the
War with Spain and the Philippine in
Surrection.
President Gompers and Secretary
Morrison of the American Federation
OF Labor, called on Secretary Taft and
urged the employment of Porto Ricans
as far as possible in the construction
of the Panama canal. The matter was
discussed at some length and Mr.. Com
pers will confer with Governor Win
throp of Porto Rico in New York City
next week.
Secretary Taft, who is engrossed
with matters pertaining to the Philip
pines, had conference with the Pres
i,,sy 1n NO ~
the archipelago. The secretary desires
that the proposed reduction in the tar
iff on Philippine sugar and tobacco
should be provided for at this session
of Congress. and he is urging his views
strongly with all members of Congress
to whom he has opportunity to talk.
He hopes to obtain a rate on sugar and
tobacco imported from the Philippines
of twenty-five per cent. of the regular
Dingley rate. He minated to-day that
negotiations had been initiated looking
to possible compromise on Philip
pine tariff rate, but it was too early
to predict what the result OF tine nego-
tiations might be.
Congress may economize on sala.
ries, as the disposition now seems to
be, but there is one item in that line
The Senate now has one man doing
two mems work and getting only $4,000
in extra money therefor. Soon here
after there will be two men to do the
same work, and 1t will cost the govern
ment $4,000 more than at present. AS
will be readily OWNED. the present
saving is in the vice presidents office.
Senator Frye. the president pro tenn
pore, is the man doing double work.
He receives therefor his salary of s5,-
900 annually as senator and $4,000 adj
ditional for being president pro tenn
pore. But the legislative bill, which
the House is considering, carries an
item of $4,000 for the new vice pres
ident, which will become available
March 4th next. So it is that Senator
Frye will lose $4,000 annually and the
government will be at an extra annual
expense of $4,000.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-01-06
Railroad Gases.

yoluminous records in the case OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission
against the Southern Pacific. the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, the
Santa Fe Pacific and the Southern Cal
ifornia railway were filed in the SUI
preme Court of the United States De-
cember 27th.
The litigation is known as the citrus
fruit case. which was decided ad-
versely to the railroads by Judge Well
born of the Ninth circuit last Septem-
Der. The company then appealed to
the Supreme Court.
Shippers of fruits from southern
California complained to the Interstate
Commerce Commission that the rail
roads insisted they had the right to
route fruit shipments over eastern
roads of their own selection.
The commission decided that the
shippers had the right to select the
routes over which their shipments
would be made. The railroads also
were ordered to display to the public
their rates for the transportation OF
fruits. The Circuit Court sustained
these orders.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-01-06

Berlin, Jan. 3.-The military critics
treat the surrender OF Port Arthur as
the beginning of new phase of the
war, liberating General Nogi's army
for cooperation with the armies be-
fore Mukden. and removing causes for
anxiety for the Japanese, who are now
able to risk more in attacking General
Kuropatkin.
Captain Won Pustan believes the Jap
anese will now proceed against Vladi-
vostok and destroy the last Russian
naval base in the Far East. Colonel
Gaedke (war correspondent of the
Tageblatt of Berlin) who has now re-
turned from Mukden. says Port Ar
thurs defense practically saved Gen.
eral Kuropatkin's army and that the
Japanese have lost in the attack more
men than the whole Russian garrison
numbered.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-01-06
Russian Torpedo Boats Escape.

Russian Torpedo Boats Escape.
Che Foo, Jan. So n. m.-This
morning four Russian torpedo boat de-
stroyers from Port Arthur arrived
here. There are seven Japanese tor
pedo boat destroyers in the harbor.
The Russian torpedo boats, Skory.
Stratni, Viasthini and Serdity, have
been disarmed and the japanese de-
stroyers which followed them in have
left the harbor.
1t is reported that there are $1,000
sick and wounded at Port Arthur and
that 5000 able-bodied conyalescents
man the forts.
Besides the vessels mentioned, the
torpedo boat destroyers Smirli and
Boiki and a transport left Port Arthur
last night, the latter carrying 500
wounded soldiers. and, according TO q
dispatch from Tsingtau, succeeded in
reaching that German port.
The departure of the ships was de-
cided upon at the council of war at
which it was determined to negotiate
for a surrender of the fortress. Rear
Admiral Wren asked General Stoes-
sells permission to save the destroyers.
destroyers, the transport and the
launch crept out of the harbor without
encountering the japanese. 1t was de
termined to disarm the four destroy
ers, which dashed themselves together
In the absence of a Chinese warship
the commissioner of customs here took
charge of the Russian craft. The lat
ter ordered the crews OF the torpedo
boat destroyers and number OF in
valid Russian sailors who We're on
board of them to go to the Chinese
fort, where quarters for them are avail
able. Tonight the customs men and
details from the guardship are pre-
venting foreigners from going on
board the Russian vessels.
The officers of the Russian torpedo
boat destroyers there report that the
entire town of Port Arthur has been
destroyed, including the hospital.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-01-06
GEN. STOESSEL SURRENDERS
PORT ARTHUR TO GEN. NOGI

months run red with the
at last sueeubed TO the
fierce tenaeity the Japanese attack
carrying out the VIII OF mis-
gain in momentum and
crime against humanity
agreement suspended hostes five
the Japanese today
in all
honorable soldier
a and
the absence OF direct official
surrendered not
of
what
patch s. Ell o
people Of all ranks finding in the out
Of life money that
n mo
for
OF the
though the pacific note is perhaps lost
call attention to the fact that the
offset to
statement Of
in and
nit Arthur to remain in the hands Of
that the
home adhere the
probability Of eHeetns
at n Vadvosok
in
1901 that the holding of that position
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-01-06

st. Petersburg, Jan. S.-In diplomatic
circles, where there is every reason to
believe there is the best information
regarding the plans of the Japanese,
It is stated that the fall of Port Arthur
will be promptly followed by an offer
of peace from Japan.
1t is understood that strong eff
fort will be made to have the offer
come through President Roosevelt. 1t
Is even suggested that the terms might
include an arrangement which would
give Russia an outlet through the Per.
sian gulf.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-01-06
Reasons for the Surrender.


Che Foo, Jan. 8, midnight.-Com-
pedo boat destroyer Vlastnini. which
is now here, in an interview last night
said;
Port Arthur falls OF exhaustion
exhaustion not only of ammunition but
of men.
THE remnant of the garrison left
had been doing the work of heroes for
five days and five nights, but yester-
day they reached the limit of human
endurance.
I'm the classmates of the forts one
saw everywhere faces black with
starvation, exhaustion and nerve
strain. You spoke to them but they
did not give answer;;--only- staring
dumbly.
"The lack OF ammunition alone
would not have suggested the seeking
of terms. Scant ammunition had
long been common in the fortress and
during the past month many of the
forts had nothing with which to re-
turn the fire of the enemy.
"The Russians sat in the classmates,
firing not more than once to 200
shots sent by the japanese. Then.
when the assault came, they repulsed
the enemy with bayonets. But the
men themselves. having existed for
three months on reduced rations. were
so worn that it is marvellous they
stood the final strain so long.
Sunday General Stoessel would
still fight His wound, which was
received early in the siege, had been
bothering him, but his determination
to fight while one man stood had not
been diminished.
but we cannot hight said his gen.
erals. Our men cannot move. They
sleep standing. They cannot see the
bayonets at their breasts. We can or
der, but they cannot obey
"'Then, you generals fight!' said
Stoessel, clenching his fists.
He seemed fanatical on the subject
but finally he was brought to see rea-
son by the insistence of his subordin-
ates. Admirals Lochinsky and Wren,
Generals Smyrnoff and Fook and many
others, sometimes with broken voices,
urged the step which all had dreaded
so long.
81 am sure Port Arthur would have
sought terms month ago had 1t not
been for General Stoessel, who. with
bulldog tenacity, repeatedly refused to
permit such action to be taken. He
had told his Emperor that he would
never surrender and he meant to keep
his word.
"The greatest loss suffered by Port
Arthur occurred fortnight ago. when
Major General Kondratenko was
killed. Officers and men alike regarded
him as the brightest star In Port Ar
thurs armament. When his death be-
-ame known the fall in the spirits of
tae soldiers was plainly visible"
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-01-06
Cotton Production.

The Census Bureau has just issued
a report giving the quantity of cotton
ginned in 1877 counties UP to December
18th last to have been 11,9S6,614 run
ming bales, which is the equivalent of
11,S4S,113 commercial bales. The COM
mercial bales reported to the same per-
iod for 1903 amounted to S,747.669.
In arriving at the number of COM
mercial bales, round bales are counted
as half bales.
The report to the same date last
year covered S12 counties, as against
1877 this year. The report for the pres
emit year covers the output of 29,657
ginneries. while 29,527 were included
in the report for 1908.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-01-06
BY direction of the President. Capt.

BY direction of the President. Capt
Robert l.. Howe, Sixth cavalry. now
stationed at Fort Keogh, Montana. has
been appointed commandant of cadets
at the United States Military Academy,
West Point. New York. from July Is,
1905, to relieve Lieut.. Col. Charles G.
Treat, artillery corps. Next to the SD
perintendent of the academy, the COM
mSndant of cadets is the most import
AM office at the institution and carries
with 1t the rank and pay of lieuten-
ant colonel. Captain Howe was one
of the officers charged by Lieut., Gen.
Miles with having abused and i'll
treated Filipino prisoners. These
charges were the subject of two inves-
legations. conducted in this coun-
try and the other In the Philippines,
and resulted in the complete exoasFa-
lion OF the ofieer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-23

lating false reports alleged to have
been issued by the state insurance de-
partment for the purpose of allaying
the fears of policy holders and in
ducing them to withdraw their oppo-
sitiOn to the present regime.
In conclusion the bill declares
that the 5000 shares of stock of the
Security Life and Annuity company
was never intended as in investment
but was a fraudulent use and misap-
Western Life company, and was one
of the steps Of RosenfeId and his CO.
conspirators to consummate their pre-
conceived scheme for obtaining abso-
Lutte control of all the property and
assets of the indemnity company and
appropriate the same to their own use
and thereby cheat and defraud the
policy holders and deaLn claimants %
The court gave the respondents ten
days in which to file an answer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-23
MORE CHARGES.
Are Filed Against the Omcers Of the
Western Life.

Chicago, Oct. 23.-Additional
charges against officers of the West
ern Life Indemnity company are
made in an addition to d supple
mental bill for an injunction filed to-
day by attorneys of the policy holders.
The new charges are based on the
contents of report by the state su-
perintendent of insurance. Counsel
for the officers Of the company Wig
orously objected to the motion for
leave to amend, but the court over
ruled the objections.
The supplemental blu seTs up that
three directors who purchased 5000
shares of stock in the Security Life
and Annuity company acted without
legal authority.
It is declared that as a result of
fragrant mismanagement on the part
of the officers the total assets of the
Western Life and Indemnity company
will not exceed s150,O00. W. H Gray
is accused of being in a conspiracy
with President MoulTon and General
Manager Rosenfeld to wreck the COM
pany, and it is alleged that Gray was
fully advised of the purchase of the
stock in the Security Life and An
nuity company. President Moulton is
| charged with publishing and circu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-23
WILL LET CONTRACT.
Government Is Not Anxious to Dig the
Panama Canal.

Washington, Oct. 23.-The govern
ment Of the United States is willing
to enter into contracts with corpora
tions or individuals for the cOnstruc-
ton of any portion or all of the Pan
anna canal. This statement was made
by Secretary Taft today while discuss
ing conditions upon the isthmus and
the policy of the government. There
is some doubt in his mind whether any
concern would be willing to undertake
the excavation of the Culebra cut. be-
cause of the magnitude Of that work
It is not the excavation that viii be
so difficult as the disposition OF the
earth taken from the cut, but as to
the other work the government will
be ready to enter into contracts for
its completion as soon as it Is determ-
ined what type of canal shall be con-
structed. 1t is stated that contracts
could not be made during the preIinl-
mary stages of the work because the
government had to prosecute the con
struction until its officers knew what
was to be done and had a sufficient
knowledge of the conditions to pass
upon bids and make judicious con-
tracts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-23

great many OF these are desperate.
They have their. all tied up in the
bank. and the cold weather is MAX
ing their situation harder to bear"
aIt's the worst piece OF news that I
have heard in great while" said
Joseph Griley this morning. one of
the depositors. Il am going home
and sit around a while and try to
gather my thoughts together
New York city may have its Nc
Curdy and its Mccall SAID Council
man C. K. Holiday, VINO mas 1us5 re-
turned from the east; but there is
this about them, that they at least pay
the life insurance of these chaps when
they die. and that's something which
can't be said about Topeka's frenzied
financiering."
mittee will be held this afternoon in
the office of Sam Radges. The latter
claims that he has some interesting
information to give out and that it
contains some data on the bank. Re
ceiver J. T. Bradley is at his home in
Sedan. Kas.. and viii not return until
Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-23
Fire in the Governors Home at
Jefferson City.
Building Is Damaged to the Ex-
tent of $4,000.
HE FOUGHT THE FIRE
Handed After Turning in
an Alarm.
Rescued Portraits Of Predeces-
sOrs From the Flames.

Jefferson City, No, Oct. 2s.-Tae
governors mansion at jefferson City
was damaged to the extent Of $4,000
by fire this morning at 8 O'Clock.
Governor Folk. his wife and guests
had to seek quarters at a nearby
hotel.
Governor Folk was aroused by the
cracking OF the flames. he teIe-
phoned to the fire department and
then attempted to extlnguish with IRE
extinguishers the blaze which was
burning in the hallway. The gov
ernor's efforts to stay the flames
proved ineffectual, and after seeing
his wife and their i've guests safely
from the building he devoted himself
to saving the portraits or his prede-
cessors in Office. After more than an
hours labor the firemen subdued the
flames. The fire is believed to have
started from a defective flue.
The house was erected in 1872 at
a cost of $4,000. Since then frequent
appropriations have been made by the
legislature and the improvements and
furnishings have cost SIS, 900 more.
The loss is fully covered by insur-
ance.