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The state herald., 1905-01-06
General stoessers Message.

Toxic. Jan. 3.-Geaeral Nogi reports
as follows:
At In the afternoon of January lst
the enemy's bearer of flag OF truce
came into the first line OF our position
south OF Shulshiylng and handed let.
ter to our officers. The same reached
me at . o'clock at night. The letter
is as follows:
Judging by the general condition
OF the whole line OF hostile positions
held by you I find further rostance at
Port Arthur useless. and for the pur-
pose OF preventing needless sacrifice OF
lives ! propose to hold negotiations
with reference to capltulatlon. Should
you consent to the same you will
please appoint commissioners for dis
cussing the order and conditions re-
garding capitulation and also appoint
n place for such commissioners to
meet the same appointed by me.
Il take this opportunity to convey
to your excellency assurances Of my
respect. SToESSEL."
The state herald., 1905-01-06
Port Must Socn Fall.

Toxic. Dec. 3l.-Thc Navy Depart.
ment published last night letter writ
ten by n man on board the battleshlp
Seyastopol. which had fallen into the
hands of the Japanese. The writer de-
spairs of the relief OF the fortress. and
tells of the destruction wrought by Jap.
anese shells.
lie says the Russians are resigned to
their fate and are determined to fight
to finish rather than suffer the shame
OF surrender owing to starvation. Fol.
lowing liz the text of the letter:
THE fortress cannot resist after De
cember. The progress Of the enemy In
reducing our principal line OF outer
defenses is not fully known, but II is
Irresistible.
ave the sadly disappointed over the
non.arrival Of the second Pacific
squadron and are daily nearing our
miserable end.
General Stoessels so.called impreg
nable line of outer defenses Is now II
myth. With 203.Metrc hill lost. the fall
Of Port Arthur cannot be avoided. Its
capture By the Japanese means the fall
of the town. however strong the other
defensos.
THE new town Is at the mercy OF
the enemy's fire. The old town alone
Is defendabla, ana here alone may re.
sistnnco be prolonged.
"Two-thirds OF the defenders OF 203
Metre hill were lost.
THE Sevastopol. which was exposed
TO the onemy's fire In the day time, ON
the night OF December Sth. without be.
Ing towcd. left the hnrbor with only
III, instead OF her complement OF GG0
souls. When she went out she had hcr
nets down. but was struck twice by
the cncmy's torpodocs and was
boachcd. irrcparably damaged Gen.
onl Stoessol highly praised the OH
GERS and crew of the ship.
Fuel IL almost unobtninablc and II
In impossible 10 keep our bodies warm
I'VE no longer have n wireless tole.
graph system and have no means OF
communicating with the outside world
Our isolation II complete. There Is no
news and we had no Information for
long time"
The state herald., 1905-01-06
GEN. STOESSEL SURRENDERS
PORT ARTHUR TO GEN. NOG1

January aPort Arthur
blood Of the wae
fierce tenacity Of the attack.
stoesseI stubborn
UNTIL to hold out longer would humanity
the eapiuon Both iosIles
hours later.
The city Arthur to-day
The conditions
Is anticipated that
from brave and victorious
The authorities
mied the
sia and his ministers for the time being
patches have been sent to him from the .g.
Toxic is the reeIns all
tailed In the ten
by Baron Hayash minister
will facilitate final peace though pacific
the later of the minister which
besieslns will be free
the renoreements General kupatn
the
The spirit Of
rotary OF the embassy at London that will be
nit Port Arthur
Both in Paris and London the opinion
Vice Admiral Rojestvensk which
months will
original would
tn with the warshps in the harbor
That Japan permitted
without
reviving the claim
mandns the the Japanese would
The state herald., 1905-01-06
Menace to kuropatkin.

Berlin. Jan. 3.-The military critics
treat the surrender OF Port Arthur as
the beginning of a new phase OF the
war. libera,ing General Nogis army
for cooperation with the armies be
fore Mukdcn. and removing causes for
anxiety for tho japanese. who are now
able to risk more In attacking General
Kuropatkin.
Captain Won Pustan believes the Jap
nncse Will now proceed against Nladi'
vostok and destroy the last Russian
naval base in the Far East Colonel
Gaedke lwar correspondent OF the
Tageblatt OF Bcrlin) who has now rc'
turned from Mukden. says Port Ar
thurs defense practically saved Gen
eral Kuropatkin's army aud that the
japanese have lost In the attack more
men than the whole Russian garrison
numbered.
The state herald., 1905-01-06
Judne Carpenter gsonsra,ed.

Denver. Dec. 3O.-Thc case OF Judge
Carpenter was brought before the Su.
prcmc Court yesterday. The Judge
gave eight reasons why he assumed
Jurisdiction In the mnndnmus proceed
ing contrary TO the order Of the higher
courts. He held that under ordinary
conditions Ward and feshoar were cn.
titled To the relief asked for. and that
the State cnnyassing Board should be
mandnmuacG to count certain votes.
Al the same time that he issued the
writa. Judge Carpenter held that he did
not know that the Supreme Court had
ruled that mo District Court or Judge
had any power 10 Issue such writa."
chief Justice Gabbert said that the
answer from Judge Carpenter was
whnt the court had expected. that he
had acted In good faith and was un.
aware Of the action of the Suprc mo
Court when he signed the writa. This
being the ease. the matter would be-
dropped on the understanding that
Judge Carpenter dismissed the pro
cc,dlngH In thi lower court. This was
ionc later.
The state herald., 1905-01-06
Everybody's Share.

If the 1904 crops were equally d.
vided, every man, woman and child in
the United States would receive, ac-
cording to the Indianapolis News, one
barrel of flour, 200 eggs, 40 quarts of
milk. more than half of which goes
into butter: one bushel OF apples and
two and one-half bushels OF other
fruits and berries, three bushels of po-
tatoes and two bushels of carrots.
beets, parsnips and turnips; eleven
head of cabbages and half as much let
tuce, cucumbers and cauliflower; TWEEN
ty-eight bushels of corn. usually in the
shape of beef, pork and poultry, be
sides seventy pounds of cotton, six
pounds of wool for clothes and enough
leather for two pairs of shoes.
The state herald., 1905-01-06
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Russian Torpedo Boats Escape.

Che Foo, Jan. 3.-9 a. 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, Niasthini and Serdity, have
been disarmed and the japanese de
stroyers which followed them in have
left the harbor
1t is reported that there are 5000
sick and wounded at Port Arthur, and
that 5000 able-bodied convalescents
man the forts.
Besides the vessels mentioned. the
torpedo boat destroyers Smirli and
Boilii and transport left Port Arthur
last night, the latter carrying 500
wounded soldiers. and, according to a
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 II was determined to negotiate
for a surrender of the fortress. Rear
Admiral Wren asked General Stoes-
sells permission TO save the destroyers,
etc, which was readily granted. The
destroyers, the transport and the
launch crept out of the harbor without
encountering the japanese. II was de.
termined to disarm the four destroy
ers, which lashed themselves together.
In the absence of n 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 were 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 desiroyers there report that the
entire town OF Port Arthur has been
DESTROYED. including the hospital.
The state herald., 1905-01-06
cUTlcURA SOAP
The Worlds Greatest Skin soap-The
Standard Of Every Nation Of
the Earth.

Millions of the worlds best people
use Cuticura Soap, assisted by Cuti-
cura Ointment, the purest and sweet
est OF emolient skin cures. for preserv-
ing. purifying and beautifying the
skin, for cleansing the scalp of crusts.
scales and dandruff, and the stopping
of falling hair. for softening, whiten-
ing and soothing red, rough and sore
hands, for baby rashes, itchings ana
chafings, and many sanative, antisep-
tic purposes which readily suggest
themselves to women, especially
mothers, as well as for all the pur-
poses of the toilet, bath and nursery.
The state herald., 1905-01-06
General NosI's Response.

Toxic. Jan. 3.-Goncral Nogl, In his
report. gives the following text OF his
reply to General Stocsscl's letter In ro.
bard to the capltulation OF Port Ar.
thur:
Il have tho honor TO reply TO your
proposal TO hold negotiations regard.
ing the conditions and order OF capitu.
lation. For this purpose | have mp.
pointed Ms commissioner Major Gen.
crnl ljichi. chief OF stnff OF our army
lie will be accompanied by some stan
officers and civil officials. They will
meet your commissioners January I'd.
noon. nj Shuishiying. The commits
sionors Of both parties will be en-
powered TO sign convention for tho
capitulatlon. without waiting for rntis
iication. and cnuso the same to take
immediate circci. Authorization for
such plennry powers shall be signed
by the highest officer OF both the ne.
gotiatlng parties, and the same shall
be exchanged by the respective com.
missioncrE.
II avail myself OF this opportunity 10
convey 10 your cSccllcncy assurances
Of my respect. NOGi,"
The state herald., 1905-01-06
Reasons for the Surrender.

Reasons TOR the surrender.
Che Foo, Jan. 3, midnight.-Com
mander Kartzow of the Russian tor
pedo boat destroyer Vlastninl. 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.
"In 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
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 casemates.
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 ratlons, were
so worn that 1t Is marvellous they
stood the final strain so long.
Sunday General Stoessel would
stlll 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 light 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 fght!' said
Stoessel. clenching his fists.
''He seemed fanatioal on the subject
but finally he was brought to see rea-
son by the insistencc OF his subordln.
ates. Admirals Lochinsky and Wlren,
Generals Smyrnoif 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 n month ago had II not
been for General Stoessel. who, with
bulldog tenacity, repeatedly refused to
permit such action to he 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 MS the brightest star In Port Ar.
thurs armament. when his death be-
came known the fall In the spirits OF
the soldiers was plainly visible
The state herald., 1905-01-06
E.peet Offer OF Peace.

g. Petersburg. Jan. 3.-ln diplomatic
circ,eE, where there In every reason TO
believe there IL the best Information
regarding the plans of the Japanese,
II is stated that the fall Of Port Arthur
viii he promptly followed by an oncr
Of peace from Japan.
II In understood that y strong ci
fort will be made TO have the oifcr
come through President Roosevelt II
In even suggested that the terms might
include nm ar0 0igom"nt which would
give Russia an outlet through the Per
sian gulf.
The state herald., 1905-01-06
Japarcne ReloleIna.

Toxic. Jan. ?.-Tokio IL wildly Joy.
ous over General Nogis telegram an.
nouncinR that General stoeaacl had
sent n letter relating to the surrender
of Port Arthur, NowHboyB crying OK.
tfaa were the messengers who carried
the news 10 the holiday crowds In the
streets.
The people grabbed the papers and
repeated the cries. Thus was the
news carried throughout thee city and
within n few minutes the nrins OF
aerial bombs and daylight rockets be.
gan In various parts Of the city.
The state herald., 1905-01-06
WILL OPEN BOXES.
Supreme Court Orders Every Ballot
Box in CenVer Examined.

Denver. Dec. 31.-The Supreme
Court yesterday passed upon Gov.
ernor Adams application that all
the ballot boxes in the city of Denver
be examined along the same lines as
the boxes already opened by tho
supreme Court
The court orders the appointment OF
two experts. one OF whom shall be sug-
Igested by each political party. TO ex-
anime the contents OF the boxes. The
court also will name referee to watch
the work OF the experts on the bal.
lots and to report his observations to
the court.
The court adds that the lnvestlga.
tion will he continued into any and ev.
cry alleged violation OF the order Of
court issued prior TO election, and into
the registration lists upon which It Is
charged there are fictitious or fraudu-
lent names.
The court orders that the entire cost
OF all this examination must be paid
by the parties to the suit-onc,haT
by each.
The state herald., 1905-01-06
Peary ooine North.

Lieutenant Robert Il PeaTy, who has
commanded four expeditions In quest
OF the north pole, will make his next
dash for the pole In July OF Rcxt sum
mer. This announcement was made
nt n dinner rendered 10 Commander
Peary by William Bcrri at tso Oxford
Club, Brooklyn, Commander Poary h
now having constructed powerful
steam vessel with auxiliary sail
equipment and bow Of such strength
and stability that Commander Pcary
says he can use her as a bntterlnr
ram 10 smash his way through the
huge ice foes.
The vessel will have a complete
wireless telegraph equipment and by
means Of several relays tho great "a.
plorer expects 20 be placed In constant
communication with New York.
The state herald., 1905-01-06
A FAIR CANVASS
PROMISED BY STATE BOARD
Statement Issued by Colorado Canvass.
ing Roard-WilI Be Guided Solely
bv the Law.

by the Law.
Denver, Dec. 3l.-The members of
the State Board of Canvassers. with
the exception of Governor Peabody.
yesterday issued statement explain
Ing their position in the gubernatorial
controversy and election contests that
they have dealt with. Governor Pea
body, being a contestant, did not at
tach his name to the statement:
The statement:
Denver, Colo, Dec. so, 1904.
"The attitude of the State Board Of
Canvassers, of which we are members,
MS to the gubernatorial controversy,
having been pisrepresented and our
motives questioned, we feel that 1t Is
Just and proper that the public should
be advised as to our real position.
"Our duties have been defined by the
courts of the state and In the perform
ance of such duties we have been
guided solely by the law. The action
of the State Board of canvassers was
taken without reference to any bearing
It might have on the gubernatorial
contest. The majority of the joint ses-
sion of the Senate and the House of
Representatives would have been over
whelmingly Republican, regardless of
our action.
I'VE favor the action taken by the
Supreme Court today and urge that
its finings and order be accepted rs
final by tho Legislature.
eve desire tp say that there is no
conspiracy on The part of this board,
or any of It's members, to overthrow
the will Of the people, or attempt to do
so. but, on the contrary, we hold and
advise whoever the recount Of the bal
lots. under such rules as the Supreme
Court may prescribe, in the city and
county of Denver, shows to be elected,
is entitled to the Office of governor,
and we believe that all good citizens
will acquiesce in the result.
Whoever may be seated as gov
ernor. we desire that the result be ac-
complished by honest methods and
that the will of the people be supreme.
JAMES COWIE,
Secretary of State.
"WHITNEY NEWTON,
'State Treasurer.
JOHN A. HOLMBERG.
Auditor of State.
"N. C. MILLER,
Attorney General"
The state herald., 1905-01-06
HABITS CLAIM
Certain hsoi's uneonselously Formed
and Hard 10 Break,

An .ngytious PHILOSOPHER estimate,
fnat the amount Of win power neces.
tary 4 break . lifelong habit would.
" u could be transformed. Hu n
weight Of many tons.
II sometimes requires higher de.
sroo Of hcruism 10 break the chains
OF pcrnlciouS habit than TO lead a
iorlorn hope In bloody battle. A
lady writes from nm Indiana town.
From my earliest childhood 1 Was
n lover OF coffee. Before VIVA an,
OF iny teens J was u miserable dyp.
peplic' suffering terribly at tlmes with
my stomach.
was convinced that II was coffee
mat was causing the tfurblo and We,
! could not deny myself a eup Ia,
oroaklaft AZ the age ot % / was
IN very roor health, indeed, Nv sI,.
ter told ne ! was In danger of beeom.
inr coffee dfunlanl.
but ] mover could give up drink.
inE coffee for breakfast although 4,
hoit ne constantly m. until 1 tried
Postum ! learned TO make n pron.
cry according to directions, and now
We eau hardly do without Postum far
et.alihH'' and care nothing at all for
am no longer troubled with dys.
p'isa' GO not have spells Of suffering
WIN my stomach that used TO trouble
INC 70 when ! drank eaffoe" Nan,
s,,eh , by Postum Co, LATHE Geek
hooh In each pkg. for the famous
"''Io DOCK The Road 10 wct,yllle. -
The state herald., 1905-01-06
Miksdo Aonors stoe,sei.

Toxic. Jan. Marshal yamagata.
chief Of the general stan. under orders
from the Emperor. has dispatched tho
following cablogram TO General NogI,
When respectfully informed his
majoaty Of General stocsscl's proposal
for capl,uln,lon. his majesty was
pleased TO state that General s,oesHel
has rendered commcndnble service TO
hls country In the midst of difficulties
and Il Is his majcsty's wish that mil.
tary honorH 10 shown him"
The state herald., 1905-01-06
Questions foi Adams.

Mr.. Adams has been the recipient OF
another open letter which he no doubt
wishes had not been written. Among
the questions asked by his public cor
respondent are the following:
who was II that tried to prevent
the occurrence Of Democratic election
frauds at the recent election?
The Republican organization. was
II not?
"Who opposed this action OF the Re.
publican organization and Its efforts
to get the fictitious names stricken
from the registration books?
"v'ho was II that opposed the issue
OF the Supreme Court injunction, com.
manding election crooks to obey the
law?
"who was 4, that opposed the mp.
polntmont of Supreme Court watchers.
whose duty II was to observe and re.
port TO the Supreme Court the work OF
the Democratic Big Mitt' at the polls
Il appreciate uat this Is an annoy
Ing question, for you now want the
boxes opened In fact, II is really EN-
barrassing. but
"was II not the Democratic orgnni.
za,ion opposed every effort made by
the Republican organization to pro.
vide means OF detecting these fraudE2
This question is really deserving of
specific answer"
The assembling OF the members Of
the Legislature has furnished nm op.
portunlty TO make the preliminary
size up Of the general average OF
the membership. II ls but fair TO say
that the average seems to have been
raised several notches. The lcgislnt.
ors ms n whole are unusually active
and bralny looking men. ns lcglsla.
tures 70. There are several members
Of exceptional force and ability In both
houses and the people OF the state are
justified In expecting much from them
In the way OF sane legislation and
good. rapid work. And above NIL they
may be assured that there IN no "reyo.
lutionary" element among them. There
VIII be no armed guards and fortified
scnatcs this session. unless Senator
Patterson should conclude 10 declare
war and bcsIcgc IL with his ncwsboyB.
A. i.
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mcnt OF the Japanese center and LETT
In the past fortnight and they have NO.
lectod several points TO which they dc.
vote the most attention.
The state herald., 1905-01-06
Admlr,s General storssel.

London. Jan. 3.-Genornl siocsscl's
defense of Port Arthur has excited the
admiration Of Earl Roberts. commnn'
dcrln.ohlof Of the British forces.
1T has been u magnificent defense" 1"
nnid tho veteran fighter. enthusiastic.
ally. "what splendid fellow he Il, 10
be sure. How all the world must ad.
miro him"
The state herald., 1905-01-06

liberty 70 repeat Whdt
lrst stated through our
Denver papers about
Doan's Kidney Pills In
the summer of 1899, for
I have had no reason in
the interim to change my
opinion OF that remedy. l
was subject to severe at
,.acks Of backache. al.
ways aggravated II l sat
long at q desk. Doan's
Kidney Pills absolutely
stopped my backache. l
Lave never had a pain or
"a twinpa etnca
The state herald., 1905-01-06

The Amb!dsStrious society has been
organized in London for the purpose
of encouraging people TO use both
hands with equal facility. All the
plckpocllets ought to Join.
The state herald., 1905-01-06

wc can't help hoping that tho
iruculont Turk won't 70 10 war with
us Just because the consul Mt Alcxan.
drctta got dIagrun,lod during the eel.
ebratlon Of the anniversary OF the sui.
,an's accession TO III, throne and
hauled down tho American nag above
ais connulatc.
The state herald., 1905-01-06
FiIipinos Learning English.

The government schools on the
American plan have been in existence
in the Philippines for only three and
one-half years, but today over 100000
Filipinos can write and converse more
or less intelligently in the English lam
guage.
The state herald., 1905-01-06

A young woman who sued New
York street railway company for 49,.
900 damages because shc fell while
Attempting 10 got on car lost her
ease In court. The papers say she is
worry beautiful. but that must be n
mistake. ms Il took tho jury only i've
minutes 10 decide against her.
The state herald., 1905-01-06

Hero is that old, old question again
as 10 how II is that tho women dupo
mon 40 easily. not only In money nj.
fairs. but In about everything else.
Tho conundrum is as old MS Adam. So
Is the answer.
The state herald., 1905-01-06

a dispatch from South America says
no revolutions are going on there at
this tlmc. II is midsummer In South
America and the people probably arc
trying their bost 10 keep cool.
The state herald., 1905-01-06

Tho young men report that the flow
prs that bloom In the spring, tra-la.
don't interest the girls now bit.
What they want is the roses that
bloom In the hothouse.
The state herald., 1905-01-06

Prof. Alexander Graham Bell thinks
he has solved the aerial navigation
problem. II Is to be hoped that he
has at least provided himself with
feather bed upon which TO fall.
The state herald., 1905-01-06

An English duke announces his in.
tonti,Si 10 become Identified with tho
chicken raising business, but ms long
NJ he conducts himself properly there
will be no serious objection among
poultrymen generally.
The state herald., 1905-01-06

The St Louis Globc-Democrat is
our authority for the statement that
women are easier TO wake than men.
but it's mighty hard TO put their sus.
piolons to sleep.
The state herald., 1905-01-06

Nine, Rcjanc. the frislSy French nc.
ircss. declares that American socl.
ETY. women are the best dressed In
the world" But In some cases. either
the goods or the money seem TO giyo
out before the shoulders are covered.
The state herald., 1905-01-06

Whenever n rich American girl
makes up her mind that she wants
one there seems to be an earl. or n
marquis or duke or something left
somewhere.