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Arizona republican., 1905-01-04
CITY COUNCIL KEEPING
Anti Gambling Petitions Were Unan-
 imousIy Tabled.


 Tine regular monthly meeting of the city council was called to order Mon- day night and immediately adjourned to last night. when it resumed it's de- Alterations with acting Mayor Dunlap in the chair.
 The usual routine of auditing bills was the first matter disposed of.
 Attorney Prank Lyman asked that record be made, by resolution that lots 10 and F of block 8 had been Sold for taxes in 1894. and it was done in the interest of title.
 A communication from the s. F. P. & P. railroad stated that new cul- verts had been placed along it's Jack son street line and suggesting that some work should be done on the con meeting ditches. The matter was re- ferred to the street commissioner.
 The building inspector submitted his report for the last month, also a re- port covering the last half of the year 1903 and the year 1904. The report for the year 1904 shows the issuance of SVO COillIdClSs lOldll1i1S llll- provements to the value of $139,270.5O.
 Report of the foreman of the corral was also submitted.
 The building inspector was granted another week in which to prepare plans on the engine house and secure bids for it's remodeling.
 At the suggestion of Councilman Lauver the city attorney was instruc< ted to look up the law and see if the street railway company was comply and to report if necessary new or dinance governing street cars and au- tomobiles.
 Just before the close of the meeting the attention of the council was call ed to the fact that no action had been taken yet on the petition presented by pr. Hughes in behalf of numerous cit izens concerning the suppression of gambling and liquor selling. A mo- tion was made by Councilman Dennis that the petitions be tabled and was supported by all four councilmen. Dr. Hughes then said that in behalf of the people he represented he desired to call the attention of the council to the fact that women and minors were fre- quenting saloons almost without re- straint. Marshal Kinney denied the charge and said the police were vigil lant and he had heard of no women visiting any places except the restar- rants behind the saloons.
Arizona republican., 1905-01-04
IN THE LAST EXTREMITY.

St. Petersburg, Jan. 3.-GencraI Stoessers dispatches by way of Chefoo to the general staff relate how the po- sition Of the fortress of Port Arthur gradually became less safe and more critical, the ravages of scurvy increas- ing enoromusly the casualty list, al ready so considerable from Japanese assaults and bombardments.
 Toward the end of the year the sup plies of animunition completely gave out, 14,000 sick and wounded were in the hospitals and 300 fresh casualties were coming in daily. The general re- ports that at the end of the siege he had only 10000 men under arms. the remainder of the original garrison having been either killed or disabled.
Arizona republican., 1905-01-04
HIS DEATH VAS AWFUL
An Employe at Cananea Boiled in
 Molten Copper.

Cananea, Mex, Jan -3.-( Special )- Joe Diamond, an empIOye of the smell ter, met death this afternoon in a ho-- rible manner. He was engaged in nm- ing ladle with molten copper. and failing to cut of the flow in time. the metal overnowed the vessel. ran down the sides to the ground and came in contact with a small pool of water nearby.
 Two terrific explosions resulted Diamond was lifted from his feet and hurled into the pool, where he was submerged in red-hot copper. mud and water When the body was recovered it was found that the left leg had bs.ea torn off by the explosion. the head and face were badly bruised and the shoes were burned off both feet Notwith- standing his terrible injuries. the un- fortunate man survived over three hours after the accident.
 P The deceased was 40 years Of age and a native of Germany. and came to reside in CanEnea six years ago H.. leaves a bride Of four months
Arizona republican., 1905-01-04
THE TAKING OF RIHLUNe FORT.
The Last and Most Spectacular Event
 of the Siege.
(Cable Correspondence of the Associ-
 ated Press.)

tSabIe Correspondence of the Associ-
 ated Press.)
 Headquarters of Japanese Third Army, in Front of Port Arthur. Dec. z9, va YinkoT, via Tien Tsin Jan g. After many weeks of patient toll by , the regiment of the center division, the making of mine tunnels under the north wall of Rihlung mountain fort. through solid rock, was completed and the nine laid on December 2S. Wilhout warning, seven mines, con- taining two tons of dynamite, were exploded at 10 o'clock on the morning of December 2S. The spectacle was magnificent. The entire front walls of the fort seemed to be lifted into the air in a tremendous opaque curtain of earth and debris of all kindsl
 There was no preliminary lombard nlent to give the Russians a hint of whatswas in store for them. Half the garrison perished as the result of the explosion and the subsequent charge of the Japanese. The force of the ex- plosfon was tremendous. The entire hillside was covered with earth and debris and the mOat was filled to 9 level with the broken walls of the fort.
 In anticipation of a stubborn resist ance by the large garrison, the Japa- nese before daylight pushed a large force into the trenches, where they re- mained concealed until the explosions took place. The moment the mines were fired the whole park of siege guns opened a concentrated fire upon the fort, which was obscured from view by the bursting shells Under cover of this wonderful practice, the large force in the nearest saps charg- ed over the filled-in moat and attacked the first line of Russian trenches be- hind which were the machine guns.
 The Russians were thrown into the greatest confusion, and many of them were killed by the explosions. Never theless. they fought desperately, but were not able to withstand the number and determination Of the Japanese, who passed over the broken walls like ants in the face of Q fire from machine guns. and the first line of trenches was captured after twenty minutes of aw- ful fighting.
 The fort was arranged in two levels. In the lower level there were infantry in trenches, ard upon the wall and in the rear were the machine gun trench es with a deep interior In the center Of the higher level were quick firing guns cnd heavier guns in emplace- mentS. In the rear or the hlSher level of masonry were concerted barracks, and the kitchens of the gar rison.
 When the Japanese 1 captured the lower level in the first spirited charge they were not able to advance fur ther. With splendid courage, however, the black masses of troops maintained their positions. notwithstanding the awful concentrated fire from the fort ress and from the artillery in the forts of the Antse and Etze mountains across the gorge of the Shuishi valley, and made a trench line from the brok- |
Arizona republican., 1905-01-04

much I was desperate over the de- sire to get patents through and to!d
 him to take it and do what he couId t, influence the commissioner (Cone-sss- man Hermann) to take the claim m and get the patents issued I knew that as United States senator. Mitchell would have lots of influence with ths land office and was willing to pay That amount 10 have the patents issued
 knew special agents had made. a F..- port on the lands. but the nature Of the report had no means of knowing. and was at a loss to know why Commis- sioner Hermann threw out the claims dc. not know to this day why he dia II, but when he told me the last tfrne was before him that the lands wouId nave to go back to the Oregon t,lrs- office, l went to see Mitchell at oncs All l know about Hermann is that af- ter the money was paid to Mitchell and l had given him that indueement to make good hard talk. Hermann changed his mind. Why he did if do not know. and I would not pre- sume to say
Arizona republican., 1905-01-04

The people of St. Petersburg have received with composure the news, known to tI,e rest Of the world Q day earlier, of the fate of Port Arthur. The event had been anticipated, and under official direction the minds of the pop ulace were prepared to. receive with resignation the announcement of the fact by publication Of the dispatches forwarded 4ast week by General Stoes- sel describing the straits to which tie garrison had been reduced.
 The expectation in some quarters that the surrender of the fortress would be followed at the capital by an anti-war demonstration las not been realized. So far as there has been any expression of feeling, it has been for carrying on the war with all the vigor possible.
 At To<io last night the surrender of Port Arthur was. celebrated by a lan- tern procession and d general illumi- nation. The Japanese diet has for maliy expressed the thanks of the na- ton to GenePaI Nogi for his conduct of the siege.
 Among Russian officials there is a feeling that any proposals of peace that may be made must be with the fact in view that in order that peace may be lasting. Japan must recognize Russia's right to free transit of it's ships through the waters of the far east.
 : High Japanese officials declare that there is no probability of advances coming from their government looking toward peace negotiations In official quarters in St Petersburg it is said that DO tender of peace offers from a third party will be accepted, and that . any proposal must come from Japan direct.
 The text of the articles of capitula- tion of the Port Arthur garrison sigIi-
Arizona republican., 1905-01-04

ceived this afternoon. It is as fol- lows:
 Article l. All Russian soldiers, ma rines and volunteers, also government officials at garrison and harbor of Port Arthur, are taken prisoners.
 "Article ?. All forts, batteries, war ships, other ships and boats, arms, ammunition, horses, all materials for hostile use, government buildings, and all objects belonging to the Russian government, shall be transferred to the Japanese army in their existing con ditions.
 Article 3. On the preceding two conditions being assented to. as a guarantee for fuIfiIlment, the men gar risoning the forts and batteries on Etze mountain, Sunshu mountain, Antse mountain and the line of emin- ences southeast therefrom shall be re- moved by noon of January 3, and the same shall be transferred to the Jap anese army
 Article 4. Should Russian military or naval men be deemed to have de- stroyed any objects named in article ?, or to have caused an alteration in any way their condition at the time of the signing of this compact nego- tiations shall be annulled, and the Japanese army will take free action.
 Article 3. The Russian military and naval authorities shall prepare and transfer to the Japanese army a table showing the Qualifications of Port Ar thur and their respective positions, and maps showing the location of mines. underground and submarine and all other dangerous objects; also tables showing the composition and system of the army and naval services at Port Arthur; a list of army and navy off, cers with the names. rank and duties of said officers; a list of army steam CTS, warships and other ships, with the numbers of their respective crews: a list>of civilians showing the number of men and women, their race and occu- patton.
 Article 6. ASms, including those carried on the person; ammunition. war materials government buildings objects owned by the government, horses, warships and other ships in cluding their contents excepting PSi- vate property, shall he left in their present petitions, and the commission CTS of the Russian and Japanese armies shall decide upon the method of their transference.
 Article z. The Japanese army. con siderilng the gallant resistance offered by the Russian army as being honor able, will permit the officers of the Russian army. and they, as well as the officials belonging thereto. to carry their swords and to take with them private property necessary for the maintenance or life. The previously mentioned officers. officials and volun- teers who Will sign a written parole. pledging that they will not take up arms again, and in no wise take ac-
Arizona republican., 1905-01-04
A WRECK ON TIE OHIO
More Than Half of the Crew of a
 Steamer Lost

Huntington. W. Va. Jan S.-Ti,e boilers of the big towboat Defender blew up in the Ohio river near thIs city tonight and of the crew of about twenty eight. only ten or twelve have been rescued alive. and they are Ia- jured. In a very few minutes the hzz steamer was a mass of flames. the Ere even spreading to twenty barges whieh were in tow.
 The boat was in charge of Captafa James Woodruff of Pittsburg. who was hurled into the river by the explosion. but was later picked up. not seriously injured The only dead body vet re- covered and identified is that of ThOm- as Duffy of Pittsburg. a fireman. An= other dead body is that of a firemaa from COrryopolis. Pa. name unknown
 Robert Holland of Pittsburg and Jo- seph Moore of Oakland. Pa were picked up by rescUing parties and are now in the city hospital They are horribly injured and can give no de- tails. Engineer Sungsun is said ta have been killed. and the woman. whose name is unknown. was horribly injured. The steamer burned for over tied down just above the city wharf boat. The Defender was owned by ths Pittsburg TowbOat company.
 The victims recovered from the dis aster were taken to different hospitals and private houses. and are in such a condition that nothing of an intelligent nature regarding the occurrence can be had from them.
Arizona republican., 1905-01-04
REMARKABLE RESISTANCE.
The Russians at Port Arthur Disabled
 Nearly Three Times.

Chefoo, Jan. 9, evening.ASome in teresting statistics concerning the de- fense of Port Arthur were brought here by the fiotilla of Russian torpedo boat destroyers which carried numerous chests containing the complete records of General Stoessel's army. Originally the army numbered 35 coo. Eleven thousand have been killed, 16.OOO are wounded or sick, while 5000 remained in the forts, of whom, however, 2.O0O were unable to fight
 It is learned that when Gen. Stoes- sel wrote to Nogi regarding the sur render of the fortress he said: T have 5000 men in the forts, and 5000 of these are able to fight. If you do not accept my proposal these men will die fighting, but it will cost you threo times their number to kill them"
 During the siege 2G5 per cent. Of the garrison were put out of action. This remarkable fact was due to the wound~ ed men returning to the front Cases have been recorded where men have gone to the hospitals seven times, re- turning conYalescent to the forts
 The number of officers killed was proportionately greater than any battle known to history. This was due to the frequent lethargic condition of the men, who, without food and without sleep. moved only when led by their officers. The Russians estimate that the taking of the fortress has cost Japan $1OO,O0O.OOO.
Arizona republican., 1905-01-04

tion contrary to the, interest of. the Japanese army until the close Of the war, will receive the consent of the Japanese army to return to their country. Each army and navy officer will be allowed one servant, and such servant will be specially released on signing the parole.
 Article 8. The on-commissioned officers and privates of both army and navy and volunteers shall wear their uniforms, and. taking portable tents and necessary private property. and commanded by. their respective officers shall assemble at such place as may be indicated by the. Japanese army. The Japanese commissioners will indi- cate necessary details therefor.
 Article g. The sanitary corps and accountants belonging to the Russian army and navy shall be retained by the Japanese while their services are deemed necessary for the purpose of caring for sick and wounded prisoners During such time such a corps shall be required to render services under the direction of the sanitary corps and the accountants of the Japanese army.
 Article 10. The treatment to be ac- corded to residents, the transfer of goods and documents relating to muni- cipal 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 com pact.
 Article II. One copy each of this compact shall be prepared by the Jap anese and Russian armies, and it shall be in effect upon signature thereto.
Arizona republican., 1905-01-04
JAPAn ExPEcrs PEACE MOVE.

TOkio. Jan. S.-Some foreign diplo mats here believe that there will be an early renewal of efforts looking toward peace. Outwardly the Japanese gov ernment gives no indication of it's de- sires in that direction, but it is known that 1t is prepared to discuss the ques- tion and make terms which are char 2cterized as reasonable. The United States. Great Britain and France are named as ps5ssibie intermediates, though it is not improbable that Japan will broach the subject directly The fall of Port Arthur immensely streng- theiis the hands of Japan, releasing the army and navy for other opera dons.
Arizona republican., 1905-01-04
THE MITCHELL RRIRE.

l Portland, Ore, Jan. 3-S AID Puter, recently convicted in this city with Horace c. Mckinley, Daniel T. | Tarpley and Mrs. Emma Watson of 1 conspiracy to defraud the United | States government of public lands,
 made a statement to the Telegram to-
 day in contradiction to-the statements
 made by United States Senator John 1 Mitchell, indicted on Saturday last by
 the federal grand jury on evidence similar to that presented at the crimi-.
 nal trial of the persons recently con victed.
 Puter's statement is as follows:
 'When I said that gave Senator. Mitchell $2.G0O to use his influence with Binger Hermann to expedite
 those land claims in 1I-7, I told the truth and Senator Mitchell knows it.
 'I gave Senator Mitchell s2, GOO to get those patents through, and l will say that I never regretted telling any thing so much in my life as the fact that Mitchell took the money I never. told a living soul in my life before I gave the details to MT. Heney. 1 never 1 told it to Mckinley or Tarpley, my partners in these deals. I kept an en- try book in which I made entries or every cent spent in connection with SellllS lneSe ldIQS 10 patent. All costs of filing were entered, as well as railroad fares, etc. The only entry I made of this money given to Nit cheH was $2,0O0. Mckinley may have had ar idea Of his own as to where the money went but never told him. Mitchell had no animation from me as to the fraudulent character of en- tries of this land.
 q never so much as intimated it to him. But when Hermann gave me to understand that the land was down and out and that the matter would have to be referred back to the Oregon City land office, I went to Senator Mitchell and told him that these patents would have to go through, for the reason that if they were referred back to the orig inal land office the whole thing would be lost. I told him that the entry men were scattered and that it would be impossible to get them together again.
 ''T laid down two s1,OOO bills on the table. Mitchell said that it was too
Arizona republican., 1905-01-04

en walls to capture the machine gun trenches and the tower section of the fort Then they charged the higher level in splendid form, going up in twos and threes until large body had gained the crest of the northeast cor ner.
 Before dark the walls of the higher level were black with men who had gained the interior in small parties despite the awful fire. NIn the mean time more of the Japanese gained the higher level of the fort from the gorge at the west side. The Japanese at tacked in overwhelming numbers from all sides. but the remnant of the gar rison~ continued to fight with splendid spirit, contesting every inch of the in terior. Under cover of darkness, the Japanese captured the last sections and the barracks at 3 o'clock in tue morning. One hundred and-ffty of the garrison escaped through the connect ing trenches in the rear of the fort, which they destroyed by mines to pre- vent pursuit
 Three prisoners were taken and oth- CTS of the garrison were killed. The Japanese losses during the day and night were about 1000 killed and wounded. With the fort were cap tured four guns of large calibre, seven quick-f firing guns and two machine guns, besides others not yet counted. In the gorge at the rear of the fort they captured thirty quick firing guns, which had been ready to repel an at tack on the fort from the rear
 Before retiring the Russians set fire to the baEracl1s and kitchens. which are still, burning. Considering the enormous strength of the fort, its cap ture at such a small cost of life was a great success.
Arizona republican., 1905-01-04
Frauds Extending Through
 out the West
A WIDER INVESTIGATION
The Attention of the Government
 Officials Turned To Idaho-other Indictments in Connection With Oregon Puter's Statement.

Washington, Jan. S.-AIOre sensa- tional developments in connection with the unearthing of the public land frauds in the far west are expected shortly Fresh indictments are being prepared in Portland, Oregon, where the grand jury will resume it's session { during this week and persons promi- nent in public life, other than those whose names have already been impli- cated, are involved. The mission of Oliver E. Pagin, assistant attorney in the department of justice, who left here some days ago for Portland. is to assist in the framing of new indiet- ments, work in which he figured conspicaously during the postal inves- tigatiOn a couple. of years ago.
 Er. Pagin is expected to return here in time to take part in the presenta- tion of the governments position be- fore the supreme court of the United States in the Hyde-Benson case, which the government appealed to that body after the discharge of the leading de- fendants in the habeas corpus proceed ings brought in New York. This. case will probably be heard next month. No successor to United States District Attorney Hall. who was recently re- moved, has as yet been selected. and it is expected that Francis J. Heney will remain in charge of the govern ments interests in the pending pro ceedings at Port,lnd.
 An Investigation of the alleged frauds in Idaho has been brought about by aftidavits addressed to Presi- dent Roosevelt by Fred Culver of Lew iston, Idaho, candidate for attorney l,5e ticket two years ago, The affidavit charged frauds against W. F. Ketten- bach president of a trust company. George Kestner. cashier of a bank. and Clarence Bobnett all of Lewis ton. The charges are made in con nectiOn with an entry of over a mil lion dollars worth of white pine through J. B. West. register of the land office at Lewiston. MT Culver sent in afTidavits to Senator Dubois who. without comment, transferred them to the president.
 Secretary Hitchcock, to whom the affidavits were referred by the presi- dent, instituted an investigations In formation sent to the interior depart ment charges that frauds have been perpetrated in the land office at Boise. as well as Lewiston, and it is inti@ mated that the inquiry, when fairly started, will reach out in many direc- tions and many prominent citizens of Idaho may become intangIed