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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-21
IN STATE OE TERROR.
Wild Rumors Are Afoat in the Rus-
sian Capital

st. Petersburg, Jan 21.@The strikers
are continuing their agitation with nm
ebated activity. Throughout the morn
ing they have been parading the main
streets OF the center of the city and
closing every Industrial esta bIishrna7,t
The agitation hitherto has been oar
Ffed on with remarkable absence ~
actual violence. the COMMITTEES OF the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-21
WEATHER IS COLDER.
But No One Suffers From the Fan in
Temperature.

The minimum temperature recorded for
the past twenty-four hours was 20, fall
of 26 degrees from the reading recorded
at o'clock yesterday afternoon. Ten
degrees of this fall came between the
hours of 4 and 5 o'clock yesterday after
noon. The hourly temperature readings
at the local United Staes weather bureau
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-21

Chicago, Jan. 21-7 a. M tempera-
lures: New York "a: Philadelphia "a;
Chicago 30: Cincinnati "a; Boston 2z;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-21
WeafIler ara.lirafione.

Chicago, Jan. 21-Forecast for Kan.
sas: Generally fair tonight and Sunday
warmer Sunday: easterly winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-21
REVOLUTION.
Civil War Is Staring Russian
Empire in the Face.
Streets of st. Petersburg Are
Lined With Troops.
PEOPLE ARE WARNED.
All AssembIagss Of Strikers
Have Been Forbidden.

Workmen Declare They Are
Ready to Die in Their Tracks.
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CONTINUED on Page SKI
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CONTINUED on PAGE six.1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-21

St Petersburg, Jan. 21=6:15 .. m.
"A sensational rumor is current that
the soldiers of the Ismalowsky and
three other guard regiments, while
saying they are ready to preserve or
der in the streets, have openly an
nounced that they will not shoot at
the strikers The rumors can not be
confirmed and is discredited.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-21

ItOlIIef JttIl TT the reports re-
internal situation in Russia it is an
nounced that the crisis is considered
to be a very grave one. The Russia n
Cathollc bishops are recomm lending to
their fiocks prudence and abstsr173fe,' ~
from participation in the political
movement, fearing repressive meas
ures on the part of the nti-CathoIics
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-21
ASSASSINATION Runor Denied.

st Petersburg, Jan. 21-The ru-
mored assassination of NJ Smirnof
manager of the Putiloff Iron works. Is
denied 1t is also declared today that
Father Gopon has not been arrested.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
Review Of Treasury Operations

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3O.-The treas.
ury department today issued review
of treasury operations for the calen-
dar year 1904. The treasury receipts
for the calendar year were $40, 900,
600 and expenditures Including the
Panama payment), 1862 200, ,OOO-a de.
felt for the year of S22, 900, 900. AZ
compared with the previous caleuda ar
year, the receipts show falling off
of S., 100000, and the expenditures an
increase of $50, ,OOO, 900.
The customs receipts decreased 49,.
100000. Civil and miscellaneous ex-
penditures increased 100000: war
department, $4,000, 600; navy appoint.
meut, S23, 900, 900; pensions $1,000, 900,
and interest 81, ,00o,0 900. IThe increase
in interest is due to the fact that a por.
tion of the Interest of 1903 was antici-
pated in 1902. The figures do not in
clude the postal receipts and expeu.
ditures, except that the postal deficit
is included in the civil and miscellau.
eous expenditures.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
Gives Advice to Women.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-N. W. Ferris,
recent democratic candidate for the
governorship of the state of Michi.
gan, in an address before the Nation.
al Commercial Teachers federation
here, has advised women stenogra-
piers aud women in general not to
marry until they are in a position to
support hus band.
"Until woman is able to support
a husb band she should not contemplat ate
matrimony," declared Mr.. Ferris.
"While l believe it 10 the duty of
every woman to marry, still l also be.
lieve that before taking SO serious a
step girl should look ahead and pre-
pare for possible future misfortunes.
"Therefore, every girl should fit
herself for an emergency and be pre-.
pared to step into her husbands place
in the support of the family in the
event of anything Detailing him which
will unfit him for work"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
Russians Arc DcspOndent.

TOXIC. Dec. 3O.--The navy depart.
ment published tonight a etter written
by men on the battleship Sevastopol,
which had fallen into the hands of the
japanese. The writer despairs of the
relief of the fortress and tells OF the
destruction worked by the Japanese
shells. He says the Russians are re-.
signed to their fate and are determined
to figh. to IL finish, rather than suffer
the shame of surrendering to starva
ton. Following is 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, buk it is
irresistible. We are sadly disappointed
over the non. arrival of thesecond Paci-
fic squadron and are daily nearing our
miserable end. General Stoessels
so-called impregnable line of outer de
fenses is now myth. With 2o3.
Meter hill lost, the fall of Port AR.
thur cannot be avoided. Its capture
by the Japenese means the fall Uf the
town, however strong the other de-
fenses. The new town is AT the mercy
of the enemy's fire. The old town
alone is defendable, and there resist
ance may be prolonged.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
Notes OF the Big Storm.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-As result OF
storm conditions, trains on nearly
every railroad entering Chicago were
from one to four hours behind schedule
today. The late reports from Wis
consin are that the storm was the most
severe ever known in that section.
Damage in Madison is estimated at
100000.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2s.-The lowest
temperature reached here was de-
grees above zero. Two hundred home
less men were sheltered in the police
stations during the night, which was
bitterly cold.
LA CROSSE, Wis, Dec. 2o.-Snow
is drifting to the heighth of eight and
ten feet in the streets and large
force of men is engaged in shoveling
snow from the street railway tracks
so traffic can be resumed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
Defends the Paper Trust.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Dec. 2S.-W.
L. Davis. of the Dells Paper X Pulp
company. one of the concerns men.
toned as defendants in the applica'
ton for an injunction against the
General Paper company ct al, by TIE
attorney general in the United States
district court at ST. Paul. said today:
''The General Paper company, OF
Chicago, was organized as a selling
agency for such paper companies as
wished to join, but i. was not an
illegal combina,io or trust.
He said it was true that the price of
paper had gone up, bat that the ad-
vance was due to natural causes, such
as an advance of 80 per cent in the
price of pulp wood, the increase in the
price of labor and to the fact that
everything consumed in the manufac-
ture of paper had increased.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
Murderer May ite John Smith.

NEW RICHMOND. Wis, Dec. 3d.
Positively identified as the murderer
of the late Sheriff Harris, of St.
CroiX county, Wisconsin, and sus.
pected as the murderer of the mar.
shall of Havre, Mont. William Meyers
has been convicted at Mount Carroll,
H., of the murder of the mayor of
Thompson, H., and sentenced to be
hanged. The crimes charged against
Meyers cover trail half way across
the continent, beginning with the MUIR
der in Havre, a robbery in Wisconsin, i,
his escape from arrest here by muir.
dering Sheriff Harris, ending with his
arrest and conviction in Illinois for
another murder. Meyers has been
positively identified as the John
Smith, who murdered Sheriff Harris
last June. and the marshal of Thomp-
son has made Il claim for the rewards
offered for the arrest OF Harris MUIR
derer. The day before the trial the
sheriff wen, to Illinois and positively
identified Meyers as the man.
After the murder of Harris both
banks of the Mississippi river were
pa,rolled day and night for several
week. and three companies of militia
were called out to assist in the search,
but the murderer escaped and was not
heard of until his arrest in Illinois.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
Adams Wants Honest Count.

DENVER, Dec. 2S.-Attorneys
Charles S. Thomas and Samuel w.
Belford filed a petition in the supreme
court today on behalf of Elva Adams,
governor.elect, asking that either the
court or q commission be appointed
by the court shall open all of the 2O4
ballot boxes used in Denver at the
late election and make thorough ex.
animation of their contents. The
court decided to hear arguments on
the petition this afternoon.
~ have no question about my elec-
tion by substantially the majority re.
ported on the face of the returns"
said Governor Adams. ~ believe If
the frauds in outside counties could be
unearthed, my honest majority would
amount to 10000. But l want no
tainted seat 1t is of far greater i'm
portance that extensive election fraud 5
should be unearthed and punished
than that or any other partlcula ar in.
dividual should be sworn in as gov
ernor.
"I don't know who committed the al
legged frauds in Denver. know near
ly 30 men are in Jail ostensibly for
contempt of court, but really charged
with election crimes. If they are Of
the character reported feel assured
that there are men at liberty far more
deserving of Jail an those who are in
carcerated. feel that come of those
in Jail have been unjustly dealt by
But be that as it may, l want this TO-
vestigation made. want it to extend
from the head to the foot and want
the truth known"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
Dcscrtel's Sentence Reduced.

ST. PAUL, Dec 3l.-Alfred A.
O'Brayn. late private of troop A.
third cavalry. recently tried by a
court.martial at Fort Assiuniboiue
for desertion, found guilty and sen.
fenced to be dishonorobly discharged
from the service of the United States,
forfeiting all pay and allowances due
him and to be confined at hard labor
at such place as the reviewing au-
thority may direct for period of 20
years, will not suffer so severely.
General Carr, commanding the de.
partment of Dakota, has found the
sentence unjustifiably severe, despite
the fact that the deserlion was before
the enemy in the Philippines. He re.
duced the sentence to three and half
years at hard labor. In other re-
spects the sentence stands.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
Whipping Post For Wife Heatcrs.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3O.-The local
grand jury, in making its final report
to the supreme court of the District of
Columbia, today recommended the
establishment OF whipping posts in
the district. The question has been
much asitated ever since the president
in his last message recommended COR
poral punishment for wife beaters in
the District of Columbia. The recon.
menda alton of the jury is as follows:
"The question of establishing the
whipping post as means OF punish.
Ing wife beaters and petty larceny Of
feuses has been Investigated by this
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
To Attack Port Arthur.

TOXIC, Dec. 2S.-It is understood
that the Japanese dynamiting aud
paralleling against the eastern Sec
ton of the main circle of forts around
Port Arthur is progressing favorably.
The right wing of the tesicgers con-
tinues heavy and effective shel!ing
of the new town, preparatory to opera
tions which are nearing completion
1t is probable that the next attack
will be simultaneously directed against
the east and west forts OF the fortress.
in an endeavOr to divide and weaken
the resistance of the defenders.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
SURRENDER TO JAPS.
AT PORT ARTHUR GIVES
Up HOPELESS FIGHT.
After Eight Months Siege lie Hoists th<
White Flag.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Officia al news
of the fall of Port Arthur reached
here this morning at an early hour
and has been the absorbing topic of
discussion ever since. President
Roosevelt was notified before he had
eaten breakfast. Word was sent by
United States Minister Griscom at
Toxic and confirmed former rumors,
making the announcement cause an
unusual activity among officials, most
of whom met in various executive of.
fees and discussed the surrender.
LONDON, Jan. "A dispatch to the
japanese legation from Toxic says
General Stoessell's proposals for the
surrender OF Port Arthur have been
accepted by General Nogi.
At 8 O'Clock last night General
Nogi, commanding the Japanese army
of invasion, received from the Rus.
sian general, Stoessell, a note saying
he found further resistance useless
and asking for meeting to arrange
terms of capitulation. The note was
simple and direct and the japanese
general Immediately named commits
sioners TO confer with representatives
OF the Russian commander, to meet at
noon today to arrange the conditions
of surrender. The nature of the terms
agreed upon is not yet known, but
dispatches from Toxic indicate that
they will be of the most magnanimous
character. The emperor of Japan
himself, through the chief Of the i'm
perial staff, has given public his ex.
preston that General Stoessell has
rendered commend able service to his
country In the midst of difficulties"
and tha: it is his wish "that military
honors be shown him."
The formal investment of Port AR.
thur by land did not begin until May
3, when three Japanese army corps,
under the command Of General Nogi,
landed on the southern end Of the Lilac
Tung peninsula. Cavalry was hast
ened forward to intercep, viceroy
Alexietf, who fled for Lao Yang b,
rail on receip: of the news of the land
iny Of the enemy. Port Arthur was
uo, seriously threatened by the sea
invrs ment, and despite the vigilance
OF Admiral Togo might have held ou
Indefinitely. Nor were the first 81,
months of the siege by land propi
tiuus for the Japanese. Their losses
it is estimated, have been about 50,
600, killed and wounded, in the as
sault on the city, ye, it was not unit
the capture of 2O3 Meier hill, on De
cember 4, that they pierced the mali
line Stoessell had SO elabOrately
rtitied and enabled No.. 10 pour E,
destructive fire upon the squadron il
the harbor. which, in the course of tht
next five days, was almost entirely
destroyed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
Big Money Order Business

NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.--The United
States played Santa Claus to the
world at large, according to reports
secured from the money order depart
ment of the New York postoffice.
From December l to December 24, the
night before Christmas. no less than
334 .0S4 international money orders
were forwarded TO other lands from
this city, and these orders called for
$4.661, ,629. The relnittances were the
largest in the history of the postottice.
The figures show an unusual distribu-
ton also.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
Canadian Horse Thieves Arrested.

MACLEOD, n. w. T., Dec. 3l.-For
months past settlers in southern AL.
berta have been harrassed by horse
thieves to such au extent that the
royal Northwest mounted police sta.
toned extra patrols along the bound.
airy. Sergeant Piper has just rounded
up a gang of horse thieves, consist.
irg of seven Indians and three white
men, which had been stealing horses
and selling them to three Frenchmen
at S. a head. These Frenchmen re.
Gently arrived from the states and
settled at Pincher creek and disposed
of the stolen horses in the states and
British Columbia. The whole Ii have
been arrested and with them was
found band OF 50 horses, which had
been stolen from Canadian farmers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
body, and the majority of the mem.
bers are of the opinion that it would
prove very effective in reducing the
number of these crimes.''
SENATOR MITCHELL INDICTED.
Sensational Developments In Oregon
Land Fraud Investigations.

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 2.--United
States Senator Mitchell and Congress.
man Binger Hermann were indicted
Saturday for conspiracy to defraud
the United States government out Of
public lands. Regarding the removal
of John b. Hall, United States dis.
trict attorney for Oregon, by order of
President Roosevelt. the beginning of
the trouble dates back prior to the in.
dictments returned against S. A. D.
Puter and Mrs. Emma Watson, but
did not become acute until after the
recent trial of the land fraud cases.
The indictment of Senator John H.
Mitchell and Congressman Binger
Hermann by the federal grand jury
does not mark the end of the investi-
cations which are being made by that
body, but rather is the beginning of
work that will be far reaching in its
Importance and its effect throughout
the entire United States.
Senator Mitchell aud Mr.. Hermann,
so Tar as ls now judged by the ev.
idence which is known to be against
them, are believed to be implicated in
frauds and conspiracies small and un.
important in comparison with far.
reaching steals that will, it is said, be
brought to light and punished by the
government.
The work that has been done during
the past two years under the supervis-
ion and direction Of Col. A. r.
Greene has led not alone to Hermann
and Mitchell, but to many of those
who are prominent in the state, so it
is asserted, and to those who are op.
Grating through agents from distant
parts of the nation, all to the common
end of securing control of the timber
and other lands of the state for their
own use, and the evidence gathered
will show that the land has been sto.
len from the government through
fraudulent means and methods.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
Beef For Russian Army.

SEATTLE, Dec. 2S.-It is understood
that 1000 tons Of salt beef will com.
prise part of the cargo of the steam.
err Tacoma, which is now loading for
oriental and Siberian ports. The YES.
sell is operated by the Northwestern
Commercial company, which holds
valuable concessions from the Rus
sian government. The beef is sup
posed TO be for the Russian troops at
Vladivostock. 1t is publicly given
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
Removed the Courthouse,

ABERDEEN, 5. d., Dec. 29.-Tht
crowd of men who went from Selby &c
Bangor Tuesday nigh. and carried oil
by force the county records in tE,
courthouse. leaving word that they
would return the next night for the
courthouse itself, kept their promise
The '"i'Gin- has been torn down and
piled IN wagons aud today j. bein!
hauled 20 >eiby in section, ana re-
built. Although the action Of the
Selby men ha. aroused much oit,el
feeling the Bangor residents made nu
resistance.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04

out that the Tacoma is bound for
Shanghai, but 10 steamship circles 1t
is generally believed that the Tacoma
will either proceed directly to Vladi-
vostock or will try to run the block.
ade at Port Arthur. A representative
of the company insists that the Taco
ma will run to Shanghai, and that
there is nothing in the story that the
beef is to be carried to the Russian
soldiers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
Chicago Bandits Get Busy.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2s.-Masked robbers
bound and gagged the watchman and
engineer of the Garden City Brewing
compauys Office this morning before
daylight and blew open the safe. Sc.
curing $1,000 and many valuable pa.
pers. An hour later two employees
discovered the men and released them.
Eight holdups by desperate men oc'
Cured in different parts of the city
during the night.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
Japanese Capture Anulhc: Fort.

TOXIC, Dec. 29.-The headquarters
OF the army beSleyiLg P,rl Arthur,
,elegraph- that on the night - Deem
ber %, after the orcupa>lou o. itit"ing
fort, small body of Ra~>'aD- still
offered esi"lancr in the passage b.
tween the siege gun line ana the gorge.
AT ; O'Clock in the morning thry We're
dislodged entirely and th> occupation
of the fort became secure.
According to the statement of three
prisoners, the defenders .! Fort lsih.
lung numbered about 800, besides
some sailors. A majority of the de-
tenders were killed. The trophies
captured at For, Rihlung includge
four large caliber guns, seven small
caliber guns. 30 seven millimeter
guns. two machine guns and much
property as Yet unenumerateu.
Rihlung fort is situated about two
miles from the outskirts OF the town of
Port Arthur, from which it bears
northeast. The fort is Il mile and a
half sou,heas, OF keekwan fort,
recently captured by the japanese.
The possession of these two forts
should make a most important breach
in the Notifications of Port Arthur,
and cut off communication between
the Golden hill forts and the forts
of the western section of inner circle
of Notifications.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-01-04
The Boston Wool Market.

BOSTON. Dec. 29.-lt is probable
that stocks I'll wool now in Boston are
at their lowest for the season. Recent
purchases in foreign markets are be.
ginning to arrive. and although much
of the importations have been bought
on manufacturers account and will
go at once to the mills, the buying
from Boston lofts has fallen to SO low
a weekly total that receipts ought to
very nearly, If not quite, match the
outgo from this time on. Conserva.
tive dealers estimate the quantity
likely to arrive here from all quarters
prior to May /, as over 50,O0O,O
pounds. This is in the neighborhood
of 5000, 900 pounds a week.
Sales for two or three weeks past
have fallen below that figure, and, as
the wants of small and medium sized
mills are to be the main market factor
during the winter and these mills are
all hesita,lng at present prices Of the
staple, failing to see any profit in
operating, the question is naturally
pertinent if dealers are wise in hold
ing the remnant of supplies here at
prices which buyers cannot meet.
All fine light woods in territories
are practically cleaned up and what is
left, mostly Wyoming. is heavy
shrinkage. Further contracting for
xt seasons wool is reported from
Colorado, California, Nevada. New
+ Mexico, Montana, Utah, Wyoming.
w ashiugton and even Iowa. There
are prospects of an unusually large
production in Mortana this year, and
that good prices are expected is
shown by the small number OF grow.
ers who are willing to contract, only
! five per cent, it !. estimated. OF next
spring, clip hav,n. been secured by
manufacturers. The clip of 1904 to.
tailed nearly thirty eigh, million
pounds, which was almost entirely sold
early in the seasou AZ al average
price of l64 cents, giving returns IT
So, 33S. .333.21. Some ii..e clips br"ugh.
as high as 20 cents a puuud,