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The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06
LATEST WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
ONCE Of Vice President.

When Senator Fairbanks is sworn
into once as vice president 1t will
have been more than three years since
tho Senate was presided over by q 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 ofYlcer OF the Senate has been
president pro tempore-a sen"tor
elected for the position from the body
Of senators.
Vice President Andrew Johnson be-
came President but little more than a
month after Ltncolns S second inRugura-
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 filled 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
j. ingalls,, the Republicans being In
the majority in the Senate, and there
fore electing senator OF that party
NJ 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 Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06
Beet Pulp Fattens Sheep.

Ten hundred and eight ewes, tho
first Of the sheep being fattened this
year on beet pulp by the Grec{ey
Sugar Company. will be placed on tho
Denver market Tuesday, says a cor
respondent. This bunch has made the
greatest gain in weight in two mORtIS
and will net the feeders larger profits
than any bunch ever fattened In this
district. They are Mexican ewes from
five to seven years old and weEe
placed in the pens October 14th. On
that day they averaged in weight sey-
enty-four pounds each. To-day they
weigh 100 pounds, having gained
twenty-six pounds in two months.
Each sheep has been fed ten pound,
Of pulp a day and half pound Of
alfalfa. This has been the only food
given the sheep and they have re-
quired no water except that centaiRed
in the beet pulp. They cost the SUGAR
company $lS0 a head with freight
paid to the river. The cost of feeding
per sheep for two months has been u
cents for beet pulp, IA cents for N.
ialfa and IA cents for labor. or a total
expenditure of $220 a head The sch
ing price to the Denver Packing Com
pany Is $40 a head at Greeley, net
ting the sugar company sl90 hesd.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06

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, Viasthini and Serdity, have
been disarmed-~and ,he~,Iapsnese 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 bodied convalescents
man the forts.
Besides the vessels mentioned, tho
torpedo boat destroyers Smirli and
Boiki and transport left Port Arthur
last night, the latter carrying 800
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 1t was determined to negotiate
for surrender of the fortress. Rear
Admiral Wren asked General Stoes-
sells permission to save the destrOyers,
ETC., which was readily granted. Tho
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 lashed themselves together.
In the absence of 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 a 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 destroyers there report that the
entire town Of Port Arthur has been
destroyed. including the hospital.
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Japanese Rejoicing.

Toxic, Jan. 2.-Tokio is wildly JOY
GUS over General Nogi's telegram an
nouncing that General Stoessel had
sent a letter relating to the surrender
Of Port Arthur. Newsboys crying ex-
tras we're the messengers who carried
the news to 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 q few minutes the firing OF
aerial bombs and daylight rockets be-
gan in various parts OF the city.
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Expect Offer Of Peace.

St. Petersburg, Jan. 3.-ln diplomatic
circles, where there is every reason to
believe there is the best information
regarding the plans of the Japanese,
1t is stated that the fall Of Port Arthur
will be promptly followed by an offer
Of peace from Japan.
1t is understood that strong ef-
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
There is, however, no indication as
to whether an effort to induce Presi-
dent Roosevelt to move in the matter
would be likely TO succeed.
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Announcement was made at the War,
Department recently OF the names OF
various sea coast batteries on the At
lantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts. rha
batteries are named after officers who
distinguished themselves In the Revo'
mtionary War, the War Of 1872, tho
War with Mexico, the Civil War, Me
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 RicRrst
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 ca5roased
with matters pertaining to the Philip
pines, had a conference with the Pres
ident regarding questions relating to
the archipelago. The secretary desires
that the proposed reduction In the tar
If on Philippine sugar and tobacco
should be provided for at this session
strongly with all members of Congress-
to whom he has opportunity to talk.
He hopes to obtain rate on sugar and
tobacco imported from the Philippines
of twenty five per cent of the regufar
Dingley rate He int!matcd to-day that
negotiations had been initiated hooking
to possible compromise on Il Philip
pine tariff rate, but it was too early
;<,t hat no s,f no No
tiations might be.
Congress may ecOnomlZc on ,ata
rieS, as the disposition now seems TO
be, but there is one item in that hno
where an increase can not be avoided
two mems work and getting only 5000
in extra money therefor. Soon here
after there will be two men to do tho
same work, and it will cost the govern
ment $4,000 more than at present. a.
will be readily OWNED, the present
saving is In the vice presidents ofhce.
Senator Frye, the president pro tenn
pore, is the man doing double work.
He receives therefor his salary OF S.
600 annually as senator and $1,000 sstf
ditional for being president pro tenn
pore. But the legislative bin, 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 au extra ahDuaf
expense of $4,000.
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Terms of Surrender.

Toxic, Jan. 4.-The Japanese have
occupied several of the Port Arthur
forts. Originally the Russian army in
Port Arthur numbered $4,000. Eleven
thousand have been killed, 10000 are
wounded or sick. while 5000 remained
in the forts, of whom, however, 1000
were unable to fight
When General Stoessel wrote to
General Nogi regarding the surrender
Of the fortress he said: Il have 5000
men in the forts. and 5000 OF these are
able to fight. II you do not accept my
proposal, these men will die fighting
but it will cost you three 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 wounded
men returning to the front. Cases have
been recorded where men have gone
to hospitals seven times, returning
cOnvalescent to the forts. The number
Of officers was proportionately greater
than in 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 TAX
ing of the fortress has cost Japan $780,
900 600 The Russian losses In sup
plies, buildings and warships at Port
Arthur and Dalny will exceed half a
billion dollars.
The terms of capitulation allow Rus
sian army and navy officers to leave
on parole with their swords. The rest
are prisoners of war. The Russians
must furnish the Japanese complete
descriptions and maps Of all fortifica-
tions, underground and submarine
mines.
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STRATTON CASH
REPORT SHOWS EsrArE INTACT
Executors Of W. 8, Stratton's viii
Show Immense Receipts and
Expenditures.

Expenditures.
Colorado Springs Colo. Jan. A.
The executors Of the StrAtton eatate.
Tyson H. Dimes. D. H. Rice and Carl
8. Chanberlin, have filed their report
for the year just ended with Judge
James A. Orr Of the County Court. 1t
contains 4 detailed statement o( re
ceipts and expenditures and shows
that 351.345.59 has been received and
1910. o.1O0.S6 paid out during the year.
leaving balance on hand at the
close Of business December 81. 1904.
Of 440.64473
The report was accompanied by .
including the claim of l. Harry 9trRt-
actly $23,359,946 has been fled in
suits and claims against the estate
since the death of Mr. Stratton.
As is well known. the Will contest
Of l. Harry Stratton was compro-
missed for $350.0O0 Debts Of Mr.. Strat-
ton aggregating $l19,4S5 have been
paid by the executors. 1t is a remark
able fact that the other disburse,
ments, including attorneys fees.
money paid experts on insanity durtn.:
the trial Of the will contest. mining ems
gineers, court costs and expenses, ad-
ministrators' fees and the premiums on
administrators and executors bonds.
and all other expenses. did not exceed
the maximum amount which the stat
utes allow for administrators fees
alone.
In other words, the expenses OF
managing the estate since Mr.. STRAIT,
tons death have not been equal to SIX
per cent. Of it's value. and the estate
itself has been kept intact. the ex'
penses being paid by earnings.
The report for the year shows many
interesting items. For example, II
shows that the estate received 10000
IN the form OF two six per cent. divt,
dends on $4,000 worth Of preferred
stock Of the street car company.
During the year $109,995.60 was re-
ceived in dividends for the real estate
holdings in Colorado Springs and
Denver Three of these were in the
form Of profit dividends of $24 ,999
each, and one for $34,998.60 accrued
from the sale Of the property at Pixies
Peak and Nevada avenues in Colorado
| Springs to the government Tor 1eC
! era! building site.
| Four dividends OF $30.259.9S eacl
on 504,333 shares of Portland gold
mining stock for the year amounted tc
$121,039.22.
Among the big disbursements OF the
year were the following, all of which
were paid on claims approved by the
court:
Annie HeIlmark (housekecper to Mr.
Stratton) $1,000.
Attorneys account Of will contest
$4,000.
T. 8 Dimes, $27.50O.
D. II. Rice. S27.500.
A. C. Sharp. $27,500.
C. S. Chamberlin account fees as
executor) s4,500.
Premiums on executors bonds. $40,
O00
C. w. Kurie (settlement two claims)
$4,000.
Tyson S. Dimes (balance Of fees as
administrator, with interest. $34,
235.S9.
D. H. Rice tbalance of fees as
administrator. with interest. $34.
1859
A. G. Sharp (ba!ance Of fees as
administrator. with interest, $34,
1853.
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Reasons for the Surrender.
Che Foo, Jan. 3, midnight-Com.
mander Kartzow OF the Russian tor
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
i've days and flve 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
dumbty.
1.-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 casemates
firing not more than once to zoe
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 fight said his gen.
erals. Our men cannot move. They
sleep standing They cannot sec the
bayonets at their breasts We can or
der, but they cannot obey
Then, you generals fght! 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.
"I am sure Port Arthur would have
sought terms a 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 a fortnight ago, when
Major General kondratenko was
killed. Officers and men alike regarded
Of r.
thurs armament. When hds death be.
came known the fall in the spirits OF
the soldiers was plainly visible
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06
Cotton Production.

The Census Bureau has just tssnef
a report giving the quantity OF cotton
ginned in 1877 counties up to December
18th last to have been 1l,9SG,Gl4 run
ming bales, which is the equivalent OF
11,84S,ll3 commercial bales. Tho com.
mercial bales reported to tho Same per
Tod for 1903 amounted to S.747,GG9.
In arriving at the number Ot 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
ent year covers the output OF 1861
ginneries, while 29,527 were inclWded
in the report for 1903.
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Unanimously Republican.

Lansing. Mich, Jan. 4-United
States Senator Burrows was renomi-
mated for a third term last night by ac-
clamation in joint caucus OF the two
houses of the State Legislature. There
are no Democrats in the Legislature.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-01-06

Representative Mondell OF Wyoming.
who has been seriously III with pleu-
risy, was thought to be convalesoent,
but later suffered a relapse and was
again confined to his bed.
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RUDY, PHILLIPS e &C.
Denouncc Force.

Hopkinsville. Ky. Dec. IA
most important and well attended
meeting of the Christian county ex-
ecutive committee of theDarkTobac-
co Planters Protective Association
was held at the court house here.
During the meeting resolution de-
precatlng lawlessness and disorders
was presented. and Mr.. Barker be-
ing called on for a statement of his
views in regard to the paper, he said
that the indiscr.minate adoption of
resolutions had worked untold harm
to the association all over the dark
tobacco district He called attention
to the strongly worded and drastic
resolutions which had been adopted
in several of the counties. and de-
clared that the privilege of passing
resolutions had been highly abus-
ed.
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Baggagemaster William Flowers,
of the Illinois Central, never has
much to say unless it is coming TO
him, but when he has, it's usually
heard all over the depot, figurative-
ly speaking. Baggagemaster Flowers
has been with the road for many
years. and has stacked mp against
every conceivable kind of grafter-~-
usually to the sorrow of the CRATER.
In ransacting the companys bust
ness. everybody looks alike TO him,
and the man who feels that he Is
entitled to more than others Is des-
tined to get a jolt before he gets
out of the baggage room.
The other day well dressed man
entered the baggage room and or
dered his baggage checked. He was
very "ny' individual, and seemed
to feel very important, calling the
porters down because they We're not
fast enough 10 suit him. His trunks
were weighed and found to be just
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gageman, who was not to be taken
in by such a palpable skin game.
"You just barely did get 1t through
before you put all that truck in it.
Now it's overweight"
The man became very indignant
when he had to cough up the quar-
ter, declared he was stakeholder
in the road, and asked for paper and
ink with which 10 report the bag
gageman to the company and have
him fred. He was given plentiful
supply. but was still getting ready
to write out the complaint when the
train arrived.
THAT old stakeholder racket was
exposed years ago9 said the bag
gasemaster as the man left in high
dudgeon. IA is safe to assume thar
any stakeholder of this road is a
gentleman, and a gentleman would
not stoop TO a petty deed like Nying
to skin the road cut of quarter.
and then get mad about Il when
caught up with"
The baggagemaster has not yet
been fired
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Catarrh Is not only dangerous in
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loss OF appetite. indigestion. dyspep-
STA. raw throat and reaches to goner
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In order to prove to all who are
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DIED ERECT
MAN FOUND DEAD
WHEN TRAIN CAME IN.
Had $1,000 In Money When the
Coroner Searched Through
Hia Pocket.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Dec. IA
few minutes after he was seen laugh
ing and talking with friends in the
waiting room at the central passen-
ger depot, John G. Haywood. a lead
ing citizen and merchant of Cleve-
land, Tenn. was found standing
erect. though lifeless in corner of
the station. His head was hanging
over his left shoulder. His joints
had become rigid.
No one knew that Mr.. Haywood
was dead until the station policeman
saw tho corpse. Thinking the man
had fallen asleep, the officer caught
him by the ar mand tried to awaken
him.
Coroner Gillespie was notified of
the singular death and he ordered
an undertakes wagon to tho depot
When the undertaken arrived the
corpse was still standing.
An examination revealed the fact
that Mr.. Haywood had succumbeu
to an attack of neuralgia of the
heart. The undertaken found $1,000
in money and some valuable papers
in his pockets.
Haywood was 4s years old and
single. He had been in the mercan'
tile business at Cleveland for many
years. He had spent the previous
day in Chattanooga and was at the
depot waiting for a train on which
he intended to return to his home.
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Taken TO Pen.

Mayfield. Ky, Dec. 1i.--Will Con-
stantine, Marshal Chilcut, and Char
lie Parker were taken to Eddyville
today, where they will begin their
respective terms in the penitentiary.
VIII Constantine gets one year for
false swearing; Marshal Chilcut gets
FIVE years for holsebreaking; and
Charlie Parker will serve four years
for maliciously slashing |. C. Conduc-
tor Bobbett across the throat with
razor. This is Chilcut's second trip
for HOUSEKEEPING.
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Owensboro, Ky, Dec. 1i.-Estill
Darrell, after being twice convicted
in the Daviess circuit court on the
charge of having criminally assault
ell HIS niece, Lii Darrell Thornsber-
ny, was dismissed when his case was
called for the third time. The jury
the first time he was tried two years
ago sentenced him to 20 years in
the penitentlary. The appellate court
reversed the case on a technically.
On the second trial he was sentenc-
ed for ten years. and the case was
reversed again by the higher court.
The case was dismissed ON the un-
derstandlng that Darrell should
leave the state and never return.
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barely within the limit. Some tray
elers mark fictitiouss weight on
their trunks to fool the baggageman
and make him think the trunks are
lighter than they really are, but
Baggagemaster Flowers Is wise TO
all such tricks, and has every piece
weighed
After the baggage of this particu-
lar man had been weighed. he went
over to it, opened II, and began pill
ing odds and ends he carried in his
grip and arms, into the trunk.
"Youll have to pay excess on that
trunk now before It goes out OF
here" politely observed the bag