Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-01-06
RUSSIAN STRONGHOLD WON
TAKE POSSESSION OF
PORT ARTHUR.
End Of Long and Famous sisse-con.
sumption Epidemic In New York
Bail for Nan erson?-Northern
Securities Decision Reversed.

=, This fort was probably the stronges
= In the world with the possible sxcep
' ton of Gibraltar and some authorize
!" make no exception whatever.
- Sunday night Jan l, General Stoss
sci, the Russian commander, sent
= letter 10 General Nogi, commandinl
:, the besieging force, admitting ina
= further resistance was useless and II
:. order TO prevent further sacrifice o.
y life he proposed that negotiations b.
q opened relating to capitulation. Gen
= eral Nogi ut once appointed MaJo
= General Ijlchi, his chief OF stan ant
= other officials as n commission EN-
= powered TO treat with Russian com
: mission. These commissioners met al
Shuishiying nj noon Monday, Jan
Lack of food and ammunition was
, chiefly responsible for the surrender
= Previous to which such ships as re-
u NAMED in the harbor were blown W
y with the exception of u few torpedo
boat destroyers. which succeeded III
" escaping, and four entered Che Foo
Is harbor where they will be dismantled'
According to the articles of capt.
ulation. all Russian soldiers, marines
, and civil officers of the garrison and
harbor are made prisoners; all forts,
batteries. vessels. munitions, etc, are
, transferred to the japanese In the
condition In which they existed at
noon of January 3. violation of this
clause to operate as an annulment OF
the negotiations giving the japanese
army warrant to take free action; the
Russian military and naval author
} tiles are to furnish to the japanese
army an exhibition of all fortiiica-
tions, underground and submarine
mines, list of military officers. Of
ships and the numbers Of their crews
and of the civilians of both sexes,
with their race and occupation; and
all public property as buildings, mu-
lnitions of war, etc, to be left In the
present position pending arrange
ment for their transference. Officers
of the army and navy are permitted
to retain their swords and such oil
their personal property as Is directly
necessary for the maintenance OF lie,
and. with one servant each, may, upon
| signing their parole not to take arms
during the continuance Of the war.
return to Russia. Non commissioned
officers and privates viii be held as
prisoners. For the benefit or the
sick and wounded Russians, the SAN
itary corps and the accountants be-
longing to the Russian army and |
navy will be required to serve under I
the japanese sanitary corps and ac-
countants for such period of time as
may be deemed necessary.
The ceaseless bombardment Of Port
Arthur by the japanese for the five
days preceding the surrender was at
tended by horrors beyond descrip-
ton. There was not single spot In
the town which was safe from shrap-
mel Many of the hospitals were hit.
and the wounded refused TO stay in
them. Some lay in the streets on
heaps of debris, exposed to the Bit
terly cold weather. and some stag
gered back to the front, hurting
stones and defying the japanese TIL
taken prisoners, or death came merci-
fully to end their sufferings.
William Henry Baldwin, jr., presi-
dent of the Long Island railroad since
1896, died Tuesday, Jan. g. at his
home In Locust Valley, L. l., at the
age of AZ.
Spanish Minister Ojeda signed with
Hay, at Washington Sat
urday, Dec. 81. an arbitration treaty a
between Spain and the United I
States, similar to those already signed G
with other nations.
DIR. w. II. Wiley. chief chemist of t
he department of agriculture, read a S
paper before the American associa q
ion for the Advancement of Science / a
It Philadelphia Thursday, Dec 20. In F
which he said that alcohol has at b
aimed high place as a nutriment r
or tuberculosis patients. Most com
monty it is used in forms of beer,
vine, whiskey and brandy, he said
The republican state committee Of r
Jew York announces that Chauncey =
4. Depew of New York will succeed =,
imself for term of six years as =
United States senator from the state -
f New York. continuing as the col u
aague of the senior senator, Thomas :,
:. Platt. who still has four years to i;
erve. The candidacy of Gov. Frank !,
!. Black of Troy will be withdrawn, =
Ambassador Porter has asked to - -
e relieved of his duties at the Paris :"
that he may return to New
ork, where he may be with his chill
rem and attend to his personal in !,
erests. Having spent twenty-five W
ears in the service of the government, oi
eight years in charge of the p'
aris embassy, he is now anxious to o.
acure period Of repose in his own !, u
ountry. "a
The local grand jury, in making its "
nal report for the present term of W
lie supreme court for the District OF "
olumbia, Friday, Dec. 3d. recon- ~ ~
lended the establishment Of the VI
hipping post in the district The Sc
uestion has been agitated ever since li'
lie president in his last annual mes o. q,
ige recommended corporal punish e
ent for wife heaters in the District
, Columbia
The Kansas legislature will be con- 30
onted with two opposite and ex te
eme measures on the marriage sa
lestion. Senator Waggoner has a ac
II absolutely prohibiting divorce. py
enator Smith is preparing bill "a
hitting the marriage contract to mi
n years He says husbands and Ju
ives ought to be able to know each ca
her in ten years, and If they pre- IN
r can continue to live together. Sa
The case of state against Thomas an a.,
litor of Hardwick for alleged liquor m II,
ling, occupied all of last week of de,
e Caledonia county court at ST es,
hnsbury, and was fought at every MI NJ,
int The jury rendered a verdict he'
guilty of one offense and the re-
ondent was sentenced to pay a fine
5000 and costs with not less than Bo
rec months nor more than four at for
e house of correction. The case was 30.
pealed and bail fixed at $780, for
itch was furnished. This is the sec tiol
d conviction for Illegal selling at cen
IS term of court and there are sew 6.0t
Il more similar cases waiting to be the
ed. of
the
lanes B. Scully. a native of Bur- mil
gton, and a doOrkeeDer at the housa dor