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Show the OHLY fJEWSPAPER PRINTED IH CACHE COUNTY CONTAIUO ALL THE HEWS THATS FIT TO PRlflT THE JOURNAL HAS MORE SUBSCRIBERS IN NORTHERN UTAH . AND SOUTHERN IDAHO THAN ALL OTHER COMBINED PAPERS - LOGAN VOL. XXVI. CITY, UTAH, JANUARY THURSDAY, NO. 50. 1905. 5, RUSSIAN SOLDIERS PORT ARTHUR WILL VISIT JAPAN SURRENDERS AT LAST , Officers Paroled And Permitted to D- e- Plenipotentiaries Conclude Negotiations And The Eleven Months Siege is part For Russia Carrying Their side Arms. At An End- - : - .i RaUan.ry and deration TSSMS ABE 'HAGNAHIMOUS. unequalled m modern hardly excelled in military his- Alike Marked jtory fiiege And Defense Heroes on Both Sides. NoFair The Gallantry Utmost story of the operations By of Cost around To rt!Ar thur is one of reApproximate Estimate peated fighting, both by land and Pos- Yet And Money Blood In sea, of the most desperate and thrilling character. Isolated instances of heroism that would have set the world ringing under Tokio, Jan. 2; 10 ,p. m. The loss overwhelming circumstances text of General Nogis telegram have been dwarfed by the generalannouncing the capitulation of ly magnificent conduct of both the Russian forces at Port Arthur forces. By sea there have been is as follows : torpedo boat dashes of superb The plenipotentiaries of both recklessness and big ships ' have. parties concluded their negotia- ploughed through mine fields with tions today at 4:30 oclock The heroic disregard to give battle or Russian commissioner accepted on in wild efforts to escape. By. land the whole the conditions stipulat- the Japanese have hurled themed by us and consented to capitu- selves against positions declared late. The' document has been pre- to be impregnable. ' They have bepared and signatures are now faced and scaled rocky heights with fixed. Simultaneously with batteries and ing crowned the conclusion of the negotiations crowded with defenders, sufferboth armies suspended hostilities. ing losses that military experts It is expected that the Japanese say wouhi have appalled any Euarmy will enter the city of Port ropean army. Arthur tomorrow. Lived in Rain of Shot And Shell ' An the doomed fortress , its peo-pl- e Exhausted by months of almost have lived 'under a devastatconstant fighting, decimated' by of shell and shrapnel. On rain disease and casualties and hope- ing scanty rations, besieged on every lessly sealed in its rocky fortress, succor side,- - k Bowin "the gallant garrisonThus yielded or escape was, vaiu. the garrison to its gallant besiegers and - the has fought with a stubbornness end is now written one of the that has evoked the admiration of most dramatic war incidents of the world. They met the untiring modern times. assaults of the Japanese with a At 9 oclock last night General grim valor that won even tfiiS Nogi, commanding the Japanese praise of their foe, and the fight' army of invasion, received from has been waged with a relentthe Russian general, Stoessel, a ing lessness that often refused truces note Bayng.,that he found further to bury the dead and collect the resistance, useleiss and asking for wounded. - Over .corpse-fille- d a meeting to arrange terms of trenches men have fought hand to capitulation. The note was simple?6 hand with cold steel and clubbed Mid direct and the Japanese genand at short range have eral immediately named commis- guns, at each other hand grenhurled sioners to confer with representa-tive- s ades filled with high explosives! of thsRussian commander The whole story is one of undauntThey met at noon today to ar- ed courage and sublime bravery. range the conditions of surrender! Appalling Losses. The nature of the terms agreed What Port Arthur has cost, in upon is not yet known,, but dislife and in money no esti- human patches from Tokio indicate that 'A i ; ( NEGOTIATIONS. prepare and transfer to the Jap- anese army a table showing the "of Tort Arthur and fortifications Text Of Terms For The Capitulation of Port Arthur Surrender their respective positions, and And maps showing the location jpfmin-es- , Was Complete-Fortr- ess underground and submarine Town a Complete Wreck. jh; I ! -- 3 A! "- Theeirt-iTre8- s nammous character, peror of Japan himself through the chief of the imperial staff, has given -- public his --expression that 44 General Stoessel has rendered 'Commendable service to his country in the midst of difficulties and that it is his wish 4 that miltary honors be shown him. Bravery Recognized. A dispatch from Tokio quotes military opinion as believing that the entire garrison jriH be allowed to march out under arms and may b sent to Russia on parole. Late dispatches from Japan . have shown that the gallant defense of Stoessel and his men has nowhere been given a finer appreciation than in the land of his foes, and it is more than likely that Japan will embrace the opportunity Jo show her magnanimity and admiration of the gallantry of Port Arthurs defenders by allowing them all the honors which war permits victorious army to bestow upon the Vanquished. , The siege and the defense of Russias stronghold in ,the far east have by trav- -- 4 been-taarke- d can bemade.Thelosseshave been appalling. It has been re- ported that in some engagements leading up to the recent capture of 203 Meter hill, the attacking force lost "as high as 40 per cent of- - the force engaged, while the garrisons losses, of which no word has come, must have been frightful- Fleet Wiped Out The defense , of the position which fell. to her as a heritage after the Chinese Japanese war, has cost Russia practically her entire fleet in those waters. Her ships lie from Port Arthurs inner basin to Chemulpo in Korea, and along the Shantung peninsula, battered hulks of once proud vessels, or ignominiously dismantled, are interned in neutral Chinese ports. Save the three or four cruisers and some larger craft that lie in refuge of Vladivosthe tok, not a warship now flies the Russian cross in the waters of the northern Orient. And Japan, too, has had her losses in the operations. Mines have Admiral Togo's fleet from struck . - ice-bou- nd long-drawn-o- ut ' S-- Si " $, ,n h and'aftotheange rousb jects also a table" showing the composition and system of the army and naval services at Port Arthur; list of army and navy officers, with names, - rank and duties of said officers; a list of army steamers and warships and other ships, without, numbers of- - their, respec-..- , tive crews; a list of civilians, showingrtbr number of men and nd occupawomen, their race A number of Lhefoo, the Port Arthur forts were the Japanese today. Tokio dispatches say that the terms of eapitulation were signed last night and that the Russian officers will be permitted to. return to Russia, on. paroleretain-in- g their sde arms. The rank and file are to go to Japanias prison' ers,. Further details of the negotiations and of. conditions at Port ! Arthur have been brought to, The fortress and town are described as" a complete-wre- ck, and the harbor entrance has been blocked by the sunken ships. It was a mere handful of men who surrendered? and the Japanese have won a desert strewn with - - debris. General Stoessel s dispatches to the Russian general staff tell Jan. i ? .. -I i - hr: or DETAILS I oryT 3. to v. , c ic ,(T 1 -- I MRS. PATTI LYLE COLLINS, WHO READS THE SANTA CLAUS LETTERS. Mrs. rllin Isn't Sauls Claus, but sbe jets hundreds of bis letters each year because she is the expert at tbe dead letter office, Washington, to whom such missives, are sent from postofficcs all over tbe country. Many of tbs letters are hmnnron. and ot hers a re. deciddype thetic, HENDRICKS IS RE-ELECT- ED T. War MaterialLeft in Position. tions! Article 6. Arms, ' including those carried on the person; war materials, govern- Che-foo- ment buildings, objects owned by the government, horses, warships and other ships, including their contents, excepting private property, shall be left in their present positions, and the commissioners Russian, and. Japanese ar- e, mies shall decide upon the method - Chosen to Succeed Himseif as Chairman ' ot-th- ofgcurvyaniQng ofJoardr County: Com- - - a missioners the garrison, which .increased Article 7.- - The Japanese army Thcdisub-led; of enormously 'the lists considering the gallant resistance of the increasing "casualty offered by the Russian army as lists, and. finally of the 'exhaustion being honorable, will permit the 6riMnmruhni0n' su p pTytR officers of the Russian army ami end of the siege navyns well as officials belonging' says that at-the had only 10,000 men under thereto, to carry swords and to arms, and there were ! 4,000 In the take with them private property hospitals. directly necessary for the mainAdvices received by the French tenance of life. The previously foreign ' office indicate that Rus- mentioned officers, officials and sian opinion is against peace, and volunteers who will sign a written that mediation as a result of the parole pledging that they will not fall of Port Arthur is unlikely.' take up arms and in nowise take Text of The Convention. action contrary to the interests of A the Japanese army until the close Tokio, Jan. 3, (Evening). givGeneral from Nogi of the ,war, will receive the contelegram - capital ation sent "of the theof the text ing "Japanese army to reafreceived this Each convention was turn to their country. al-ternoon. -- It is as follows i will officer ld ; and navy army 44 Article 1. All Russian soldiers, lowed one servant, and such servmarines, volunteers, also govern- ant will be specially released on ment officials at the garrison and signing the parole. harbor of Port Arthur are taken Prisoners of War. . Article 8. prisoners. Article 2. All forts, batteries, officers and privates of- - both army volunteers shall warships, other ships and -- boats, and navy-ftnmaall uniforms wear their' arms, ammunition, horses, and, takin g hostile teriala for use, govern- portable tents and necessary priment buildings, and all objects vate property, and commanded by belonging to the Russian govern- their respective officers, Bhall asment, shall he transferred to the semble at such place as may , be Japanese army in their Cxfsting indicated by the Japanese army. condition. Jhe Japanese commissioners will Article 3.! On the preceding indicate the necessary details " two' conditions being assented to, therefore. f. s a guarantee for the fulfillment Article 9., The sanitary corps thereof the men garrisoning the and the acountants belonging to forts and the batteries on Etse the Russian, army and navy shall mountain! Snnshu mountain, An-ts- e be retained by the Japanese while mountain and the line of their service are deemed necessary therefrom for the purpose of caring for sick eminences southeast of Jan- and wounded prisoners. During noon shall be removed by ' uary 3 and the same shall be such time such corps riiall be retransferred to the Japanese army. quired to render service tinder the Must Keep Faith. direction bf the sanitary corps and Article 4. - Should Russian accountants of the Japanese army. mUitary-or-navmen be deemed Supplementary Compact. to have destroyed objects named Article 10. The treatment, to in article 2 or to have caused al- be accorded to residents, the trans teration in any way in their con- fer of books and documents relatdition at the exiting time, the ing to municipal .administrations signing of this compact. and the and finance, and also detailed files negotiations shall be annulled and necessary for 'the enforeeeT.t of the Japanese army will take free this compact, shall be c o V 1 ' ' action. in a supplementary compact. The mili6. The Russian Article tary and naval authorities shall (Continued cn Fifth Pc he of Lewiston was chairman of .the Board of County, ' Commissioners of Tuesday. When fhe new board met Air. Hendricks called it to order, and Commissioner Knowles at once nominated. Mr. Hendricks. Commissioner Darley seconded it and the .vote on.it was,unanimous. After providing a chair strong enough to -- hold Commissioner Knowles, the board proceeded at B. A. Hendricks , once to business. treasurers office is done by depu- ties, the treasurer contenting himself with drawing his salary and giving orders, The discussion of this matter came up in connection with the question of salaries for . the, deputies,, and one member board, went so far as to say. that if the treasurers, salary were ,.$55 per month and that of his deputy $95, there would be some justice in if 7, , five dollars was ap Twenty propriatedjtoward, defraying the expenses of Anna Brandts burial. The' appointment of W. J. Harrison as deputy-sheriwas . confirmed. His salary was fixed at -- - 30 per month. , The appointments of A. A. Law and Joseph Larsen as jf -- The bond of Recorder Eames was approved, The sureties in the bond are John Quayle1, James Quayle, Alfred Picot, Joel Ricks, J. IL Anderson.- and Benjamin J ' Williams. The bond of W. C. Parkinson as treasurer was approved., Thos. Smart and Soren Hansen are the sureties on the bond. And speakng of Mr., Parkinson, the commissioners expressed their opinions rather freely as to the Treasurer 8 habit of being absent from his office so much of ..the time. Nearly all the1 work in' the - 5 -- ff - deputy-clerkiwas'approve- d. Laws salary is $60 per month, and Larsens $55 per month. W. H. Griffin deputy-sherif- f . - was appointed at Cache Junction. The commissioners were considering the other appointments at . press time. -- fine ships and ' 'smaller May 30, the Japanese occupied 6 General Vessels since the morning of Feb- Dalny, and on June to tbe refleet his when he hurled Stakelberg, advancing ruary 8, dewas at the Russian ships in Port Ar- lief of Port Arthur army, many , 14-1- feated by General Oku at the battles of Wafangkau and Telissu. Siege Began May 27. With Togos ships lying like J The siege of Port Arthur prop- watchdogs around Port Arthurs erly dates from May 27, when, af- seaward side and Nogi advancing ter engaging the first army land- Slowly but relentlessly by land, ed by the Japanese at Pitsewo, tbe famous stronghold Stoessel was forced back from the J siege, and from then on until thurs roadstead. - - -- ' was-und- er Gen-nec- k of the Kwantung peninsula. gral Stoessel, on New Years day, The Japanese landing was begun sought terms of capitulation, the on May 5 and the Russian com-.- 1 operations hive been marked by mnnder elected to give battle at almost ceaseless fighting, bom-hi- s northeornmost line of defenses, bsrdments by the fleet alternating The engagement was a severe one with desperate attacks by land, and drove the Russians back to or assaults by the combined naval ' the' first, of the main defenses of : on Fifth on A Page.) few days later, (Continued the position. 7 , d - - " al |