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Show - -- - m m $ ; Aft O) fllUSSOCIAUD PRESS i TEUGIMC ir& SERVICE JouwvW.lVSll VOL. L NO. 360 OF T Two Japanese Battalions Volunteered to Capture the Fort or Die in the Attempt out Careful Laid Plans Results in Victory ying ffeadanertere of the Jspsnew Third The abolition, ao far as tourists are concerned, will be a great convenience, hut It will have no such deep and material significance as In the case ot Russians. The present passport system constitutes mure annoyance than the actual restriction of legitimate tourists. No hotel or lodging house in the empire Is permitted to receive a guest overnight without hie subult-tina passport to the police for vice both on arrival and departure; neither native nor foreign can leave the country without permission of the police explicitly endorsed on s passport, and a native must secure a special passport costing $7.50 before he can go abroad. Tha penalty for a native evading this law la exceedingly drastic, Including corporal punishment If captured. Foreign commercial travelers at present are also heavily handicapped by the passport system. Their vocations must be stated In a passport, and a special license, which oosts 225 is exacted before they can transact business in the country. Whether this license will be modified with the abolition of the passport it is impossible at present to say. A strong effort was made in 1841 to abolish passports. The measure was then shelved nntil 1869, when a special commission Investigated the subject and decided that It waa impossible t0 abolish tha system. Since then the law has been enforced with the greatest severity. hut charge followed charge until midnight, when the hut Ruteian defense was captured. The lighting waa desperate In the extreme with bayonets and dynamite hand grenades, ud the entire garrison wa killed with the- exception of a party of 20 who escaped through the covered wall, which they destroyed behind them by exploding four mines, and thus prevented the Japanese from punning them. Though the numbers engaged and the area of the fighting were email, both aaaanlt and defense were more furious than any In the previous history of the OFFICERS OF FOUNDERED VESSEL ACQUITTED. lege of Port Arthur. With the exceptions noted the garrison died lighting tunnela. branch short to the lent man with wonderful deterCopenhagen, Dec. 24. The Maritime On the morning of December 18 sev-- mination. and Commercial court rendered Judgwrere ob the mines laid, dynamite The final rushes of the Japanese were ment in the rase of the Danish Steamnorth Irresistible. ject of which was to destroy theaccess Their wnnu.led refused to er Norde, which foundered with the loss wall and to give the Japanese retire and Insisted on continuing the of 646 I ive. The directors were to the fort. saying that they had vowed acquitted and Captain Oundle waa The fort had ao long relisted the as- fighting, to take the fort and that they must acquitted of the charge that neglect saults of the Japanese that It waa succeed. of duty caused the loss of 1 he vessel or considered necessary that the exploFour field guna and three machine contributed to the magnitude of the sions of the mines and the subsequent guns were captured and over 300 Rus- disaster. Bitacks should be carefully planned. sians were killed. Gen. Bamejima. commanding the MYSTERY RIVALS MOST INTENSE The skillful manner In asked for volunteers who second assault waa executed which the lft division, DRAMAS. prevented would bo prepared to capture the fort heavy losses and ensured the capture or to die in the attempt. Two entire of the fort, which, though not Parle, Dee. 24. The mystery of the the battalions answered the generate call largest, is one of the strongest of tho death of Deputy Syveton la developing ose from the left division and the oth- eastern, fortified ridge. The fort la imInto a plot and counterplot rivaling er from tho general reserves. The lint portant to the Japanese, aa It opens Paul Herviua most intense dramas. In the battalion remained Caponiers a way up the gorge between It aud the The theory of assassins t ion is growing galleries during the explosion of the astern part of Keekwan mountain, leading tn the expectation of arrests: mines, while the second battalion was and la the easiest point nt which' to Mme. Syveton has action begun In a parallel close to the wall of the Pieros the principal line of fortificaagainst the newspapers charging her counterscarp. tions for the purpose of gaining a foot- with responsibility of her husband's la order that the dark blue uniform hold op the higher hills of the ridge. death. not show men of the The stubborn resistance made by tha against might the brown of the soil which would he Russians waa due to the (Act that tha turned by the force of the explosion, captured fort was the key of the posiall the attacken wore brown woolen tion at thie point of their western flank. uder drawers over their trousers and brows sveaton over their tunics. Instead of a cap each man wore a brown woolen head-piec- e which extended to the shoulders leaving oqly the face visible. Every man carried a rifle Id his right hand and dynamite grenades In his left, while a lighted slow itch was attached to bla cartridge belt with which to Ignite .the fuses It will Only Apply te Russians But of the grenades. In this peculiar garb After the War May be Extended with tho lighted matches at their to Foreigners. waists, the troops presented a strange via Army before Fort Arthur, Dec, 20, T Iakov, (Delayed In transmission.) Via Tien Tain, Dec. 24. Since the general aaaault of November and (Against the forts on Ribbing furl-cu KMkwan mountains, resulting In fighting and great loaa of life and described at length by the Associated Freas correspondent in a despatch died November 28), the Japanese have been engaged In tunneling under the North Fort cf Keekwaa mountain. tunnela ran under the north Two !" wall of the fort from the moat for n distance of 40 feet and there wore four - m ABOLISH PASSPORT SYSTEM in the SL Petersburg, Dec. 24. Nov. Dec. The first beneficial result from the administratheir tion of Interior Minister Bvlatopolk passam, were ordered to attack imme- Mirsky la the abolition of the abolidiately after the explosion of the port system. For the present the Jnes, and those of the second batt- tion of the passport system will only dfsux-(ulshe- d alion in the parallel, who were distinguished by red badges on their srms, were to make the second assault. General Bamejima personally conducted these assaults at 8 o'clock on the afternoon of Doc. 19th after tb explosions bad taken plaoe. The first mine exploded without warning and the explosion waa not entirely successful, owing to the heavy concrete above the mine. The explosion of the second mine followed wv edlaiely and this waa succeeded by five smaller explosions. The sight was wonderful In the extreme. Huge clouds of brown earth and debris of all kinds were thrown two hundred feet In the air and It looked ae if the whole fort had been ent heavenward. Whan the clouds uf earth had netted down the snow fr some live hundred yards arOuad the fort wee covered with brown earth, pieces of timber and blocks of -- apply to Russians and not to foreign ere, although It la Intended at the end of the war to abolish the system governing foreigners also. The state tax on the latter, however, will be removed, leaving only red cross and Invalid fund taxes. Abolition of the passport system In Russia will work a complete revolution, not only In removing every individual in the empire from constant surveillance by the police, but In many other ways Incerasing personal free- the ramparta and charged the 'he inis fore of the explosion.. Behind wall there were four field guna three machine gune. In the meantime, the Rnsaiens had rushed reinforcements of some 800 to jhe fort through the covered wall at the no rear. second r, not able The battalion of ati ackers to advance immediately sapping trenches irom tho parsl-- w to the moat were filled with debris, this debris had been . excavated he battalion gained the moat and fa'riied the ramparta through the nrewhes that had been made by the fxplnsiiins. 1 he commander of this enterprise wahxeil that any attempt to gain the interior of the fort would end in dis-wt-er if hie whole force advanced in body so be disposed hie men along sail and ordered them to the er level of the Interior of gain the fort ,nd three and to find cover In 4k v holea which had been made In the . urflxee by the Japanese sheila In the Jrimle center of the fort great holes had torn by the Japanese shells and Mss offered good cover for the rifle machine gun fire directed from the he f rlr, nmlred the fort. In these holes one and fifty of the attacken had nn,i cover by five o'clock in the evening. Advancing carefully the Japanese the Ruaajan defeniee in the r of the fort, and hv working from ,0 hole under cover of darkness entire battalion gained the inalde fortification notwithstanding tv e ncnerate resistance male hv the "sians. J.,e first charge made against the sand bags proved unsuccessful. New York, Dec. 25- .- New York began 11s Christmas celebration tonight and various hospitals in lhe city had trees for children in their wards. For tomorrow end Monday the city bad prepared a grand celebration for tho little ones and for the hungry In the poorer sect lone. The Salvation Army will feed fifty thousand people, and other charitable organizations will provide for double this number. It Is estimated tonight that over 350,000 Christmas trees have been sold In the city during the lest ten days. In the Tomorrow tho prisoners Tombs will be bountifully fed on turkey end Chicken and the other good things that help to cheer the Christmas dinner. Aipee and tobacco have been pro- - present ' DEMURER Court Holds Owners Must Supply Life Saving Apparatus Corporations Are Not Permitted to Kail at Sea and be Left Unpunished New YerV, Dec. 24. The demurrer of F. A. Barnahy, president; J. P. Ate klnson, secretary and F. B. Dexter, director of the Knickerbocker Steamboat company to an Indictment charging them with a share of tha reeponsi-bilit- y in the burning of the excmeloa steamer Gen. Slocum was overruled MAY BE SUBMITTED today by Judge Thomas of tho United TO ARBITRATION States circuit court. Then oompaay officials demurred to the Indiet mint on El Pare. Tex., Dec. 24. lie claims o ground that they were not tha the British bondholders in the origins1 the owners of tho craft Demurrer to Butte dam Elephant project in Ne similar Indictments found against Mr. Mexico, whose project waa Mopped b' Pease of the Knickerbocker Steamboat government Interference, may be sub Van fleet and Capt company's milted to lhe Hague court of inter Hrhmaok whs was In command of the natlonal arbitration. A abort Urn ag Slocum when ah waa burned with the the British bondholders Joined in a lot nf a thousand live also were overpetition to their government to take ni ruled by Judge Thomas. the question of claims with the American government. The petition was forNew York, Dec. 24. The oplntnon warded a month ago to tlie foreign sec retary acoompanisd by a letter setting 'if Judge Thomas in the Slocum case forth briefly the ground of the claim. was given In a king document, reThe petition and letter were duly trane-mltte- viewing the paints at lasua at grant to the British unbans dor at ength. He bolds that the primary duty Washington with the recommendation ns regards the selection, lest, maintenfrom his majesty's government that ar- ance and inspection of Ufa preservers rangements be made to arbitrate the and life earing apparatus falls upon claim. The question has been brought the owners, as the law commands tha in this shape before the Amerlcn stale owner to properly equip his vrsesl. At faimrtmenl and is Dow under considera- tha same time It Is the duty of the tion. such equipcaptain to carefully ment and In event of such equipment EXTENSIVE DISTILLERY bring found Imperfect, It Is hla duty to COMPANY FORMED. refuse to navigate the vesarl. In disrussing the contention of the defense that the officers cannot be held Albany, N. Y., Dee. 24. The company of New aa principals or even as accessories a York City waa Incorporated to carry on they eniild not do anything to aid or a general distilling busmen with abet the accessories la their alleged capital. neglect of duly and that a corporation eenld not be bald fsr matrehtegbter, to cans H could not aa a eorparslimM punished. Judge Thomas holds ihsl ft 4 nut aereseary ts show IntonUm aor malice in fort "That under tha statute a aorporaUon can not to punftfhad," aid Judge Thomas, "Is aa ovqndgfik that congress clearly never Intended. Congress never lutonded that a. ear. porstlrm shnwM to permuted to HU it paeaengem at sea and not to nor Med ." He holds that a corporation capable nf a wrongful act oaa be pawished, and that tha indictments la the cane charge both itreeunmant to neglect doing a commanded net. nod ts do that which is a direct violation of the commandrd act. ' ATTORNEY COMPLETES BRIEF d Ta Secure Rslssas of Dowd, One of tho Sentenced Denver Election Officials Denver, Dec. 24. Attorney Samuel has drawn up tho brief to to presented to tha United Btstm supreme court in ilia appMaatton for a writ of habeas corpus for Michael Dowd, on of the thirty election eOctata wbohwre been nnntenced to Jail by tho Odlarsdu supremo court on charges of contsrapt based oa their arlioM at tbs polio. Tho brief quortJons tho authority of tho supremo court to toko JurtoMsUba of aa election. It lays stress oa foe fart that tho grounds for Urn action, taken by the Justices to still secret. beware no opinion h aa boom bended dosm by the court. It declansa tW (he remedy soughi by the psUfioosn to tho oriRtnnt esoo waa purely poHthtel and that tho slate mmUMIoo exptf-ritl-y prohibits tho oourto frsta Inter take-ou- ts ferlag wNb such cease. All melton pertaining to teeoUooe and which are political to thrir nature aro oaprrased by the oouefiluflun IB tha ffrsi to tho legWatlvo department. Govts aro seporiatly praldhJted from at any lima or to any manner Interfering wkh tha conduct of election or tAo right of suffrage. Counsel for ths rspuMlsams do contend. It to miris the brief, that (Bo military have any right to IntssfdM In tho ejection. It la sou tended that tho courts of tha stale have ao more r1)gb to Interfere. If any frauds have been committed, an appeal lire to tho proper courts of tbo state. It Was never sqp posed by anybody that aueh an author! Ky existed In this supremo caret nntil MUST tbo matter wa brought to lib at tendon, Tbo brief testes that tbo ardloa of tho supreme coert to talcing ctarg cl tho siortjon to this city will open tfid eyes of the rest of tho etraatry to what la ment by government by Injunction, and rantinuos: "Wherein lire ths difference between, MARVARD WON CHESS TOURNA--. vard, Yals and Princeton was con rind- the arbitrary end drepotie vfews of MENT. ed tonight and Harvard won with a the supreme court end imperial aiues total of 8 paint aa against eix for wMrh llje rear of Rued a might Irene? New York, Dec. 24. Ilia (hirj end Princeton, which flnishrri in second Colorado baa been held up In tbo ays final round of ths Intercollegiste chans place. CoiumbU wa third with 51-- 2 of the nation in Us governmental as-ptournament between Columbia, Har points, aa against 4 for Yale. a ths reproduction of tho Riant an theory but the arbitrary action of the czar of Russia is more excusable Criminal Judge Dispensed Christmas than the decrees of the supreme court, Each Marcy Court Attaches because here wo are; In theory ml leant, Name One Prisoner to be dominated by a government of law amt Liberated. not of men. How ran a law abiding people exist under condition of this New York, Dec. 24. Ante Christmas kind? mercy was dispensed in in unusual manner by Judge Frank J. Higgins In ths First Criminal court la Jereey City today in releasing fifteen prisoners from tho county Jill. After (he- - regular session of coert today the Judge called together the court attaches and reporters who usually ore on duty in the court and Informed them that In Not-- French Government Considers AIJ recognition of ths Christmas season he Eventualities In ths Morocco bad decided to permit each of them tn Crisie Awaits Response for name one prisoner in the county Jail RoyRedress. whom release they desired. The prisoner thus named would be given imPirin, Dec. 24. Ths crisis in Morocco mediate freedom by order of the judge. is assuming a war like aspect leading The beneficiaries were to be eleven mea the government to coarider all eventand four women, he provided, tt reualities including the possibility and quired but a moment for ths officers even the probability of the occupation and reporters to make their decisions, of a shaftt of six or seven of the most and fifteen cell doers swung open and Dee. 24. The Christmas diplomats bave left London. London, King Inportant foria, giving oontxol of (ha the prisoners wera told that they were Edward and with Queen Alexandra, Morroecan enntome and oommnnfca-tfo- n spirit was abroad throughout England at liberty. lbs Immediate royal family, are gathwith the outer world. Thin will Only one of ths persons thus liberated today, notwithstanding tbs heavy fogs ered at palace, where not be dsdnftely determined nntil the appeared ungrateful. He was clearly which normally act as an extreme ChristmanSandringham will be celebrated In the sultan disappointed at the prospect of losing responds to the French demands Not for years has London usual manner. Their majesties wiU for redress. his comfortable quarters and an op- depressant. had s such a thorough dose of that Closely observe ail of the Christmas France to able to send a military portunity to be present to partake of atmosphere for which tho customs. There will be s tree for the ths hearty Christmas meal which will pearsoup from Algeria. The French la bat the popula- children around which three famous; metropolis be served In the institution. "I guess tion genera- troops ta Algeria somber G0JW0 and which grumbled daring the vert tions will meet, as aa royal- they are easily In rra privately bis by SdLflOO, my only chance is to get drunk and dis- because of the inconveniences attendty ever meets to enjoy a typical home whereas ths sultans army does not exorderly and get lacked up again. he ant upon the fog, changed their mood Christmas. At the same time none ceed 3000 men. aid, a he walked away from the Jsil inevitablsjn-e-pareand the accepting today of will be forgotten. with a dejected air. to spend a merry Christmas, Thethe dependents king and the queen will distribute INGENIOUS ROBBING as even Christa the fog welcoming MRS. CUSHMAN WANTS HER NAME their largess among the twen try of 8CHEMB LAID BARB. ina a gift and a friend of oldnn days. PERPETUATED. and throughout the In sll the great homes in England Sandringham United New where there are most Kingdom York, Dee. 2L An. Ingenious Is burning from Sand24. Ten ths yuis log Dec. Greenfield, Mass., deserving charities. Missions, the un- plan tar robbing persons who had thousand dollars awaits the town ringham to the Humblest residence, employed and poor ehitdTen will be re- perrfiased expensive Christmas gifts which will adopt the name of Cushman relatives who are scattered throughout The queen from big Jewelry boners In city.tt of the year are gathering to membered substantially. By ths death at Salem, of Mrs. Anns the rest has given another 259 to tbs BaKs-tlo- n police say, was diadoard today by She Christmas. the is It English spend Cushman, the widow of ths late Lieut arrest of William . Busman lor Army fin an Governor Henry W. Cushman, formerly estimated that a million and a half thorlttss of Atlantic City, N. J. Rote Laired Lord Christman own' will London of be out of BsrnarJstown, this amount of monev persona poured today. is charged with grand tetany In sprat at Derreen, Kerry, his Irish seat, man held In trust goes to Bernardstown if To them who witnessed the tremendconnection with the (baft of 975 worth he will where entertain a house wonous large rushes at every station the it take the name of Cnsbmsn. In csss and that of Premier and Mrs. of diamond! from the Adams Exprera Bernardstown fails to avail itself of th der was that any persons could be party, Half at oar Preston Whittlngham, kirk. company at Atlantic Ctty. According money any Massachusetts town of left to people London. But tbs exodnt There will be the usual Chamberlain to the police. Reaman's plan was te more than 1.000 may have the money leaves no appreciable mark In tbo ' stores and at Highbury, Birmingham. loftei around the under the name condition. In the streets, which are thronged with mil- Some of the members of the cabinet, over hearing a sale being made, take failure of a Massachusetts town to take lions of Christmas shoppers and sighthe names and addresses of tbs the money in five years the offer i open tseer. though ths fox limits the scope diplomatist, and other promhient lay In wait for the mraseugir feet. to to any town of 1,000 in the United nf view about forty for the. patkags Js4(m Slates. Most of the cabinet offleere and (Continued on Page TUgbLX .7 delivery was mad Over and above in-p- ect Be) ford in Ogden Exchange wsm. 3 74 200,000 Subscribers to west of Rocky Mountains con- nected with your telephone regulate the PRICE you pay. FJFTE3N PRISONERS 1- -2 RELEASED ert ASSUMES WAR LIKE ASPECT in- terior of the fort, but they wore by a portion of Ibe garrison faun behind a wall at the rear of the fort which had not been touched by City Provides for the Needy and the Little Ones Heavy Sale of Christmao Trees. tad Monday, colder Monday. PRICE FIVE CENTS viaed for the men and some of tho mission ries have provided HtUe surprises in the way uf gifts for all the prisoners. Nan PM ter toa will eat her Christmas dinner in the Tombs instead ot in her Washington home, it was said tonight that she had recovered herself control, but that she is still deeply disappointed over the failure of the jury to set her free. Outgoing trains on the New York Central and New York, New Haven A Hartford Railroads today were from 20 to 40 minutes late because of the congestion of trains due te the holiday traffic. Daring the day 30 extra trains were sent out over the Central, while about 20. were despatch eastward. Incoming trains also were late because of the ante Christman travel. The southwestern limited due at 6 p. m. was one hour and fifty minutes late, tho Albany local due at 6:23 p. m. waa aa hour late; the Lake Shore limited due at 6:30 p. iu. was 30 minutes late; tho day express, due it 7 p. m. was 40 minutes late, and tha Eastern express, due at 8:45 p. m. waa 20 minutes late. Station officials stated that today's traffic was the heaviest In years. NEW YORK'S CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION to whom you can talk concrete. The explosions made (wo large breaches In the north wall of the fort, through which the Japanese in the vsiet swarmed. They charged so quickly that fifty of them wera either killed or wounded by the falling debris, The Japanese succeeded In gaining Fall River, Dee. 24c Meeting of the various textile unions are to be called within a shortt into, It la teamed te vote upon the question of further continuing the cotton mill strike. No vote has ban taxes by the uuieni since the strike began 22 worst ago uatll this question and It is thought by labor leaders that an expression of sentiment should ho obtained from the operatives la order that plans may be formulated for tho future. season In It ie a gloomy Christ Fall River, although every effort te being made to make Christmas day as bright as possible under the circumstances. All the unions have given strike pay to their members. Several carloads of toys are coming from Huston. but labor leaders say it la food that the suffering operatives and children in Fall River need the most. The NUMBER of PEOPLE AND COMFORBES ROBERTSON PANY 8AIL8. a comSouthampton, Dec. 24. The steamer mune without an endorsed passport, Philadelphia has sailed for Nsw York or for a divorced wife to leave the taking among her passengers Forbes husband! roof without bis permission. Robertson and hig company. Is Impossible under the system for a peasant to leave Strike Leaders Attempt te Brighten Anether Vote Will ..Condition Shortly he Taken on the Strike Question. up to today dom. It FALL RIVERS GLOOMY CHRISTMAS E9REClSi WEATHER Snow Sunday DECEMBER 25. 1904. OGDEN CITY. UTAH. SUNDAY MORNING. ASSAULT AND CAPTURE appearance. The soldiers of (he batalioa caplonere galleries, who were by whiter badges on LTAi Two Men Under Arrest for Burglary Kill Their Keeper Leap From Train and Escape. Gherman, Tex., Dec. 24. Sheriff Russell of Hugo. I. T.. was shot and killed tonight and Sheriff Russell of , Grayson countj-- Texas, who was with him, severely wounded In the head by two men under arrest and on the train anbeing taken back to Sherman to swer burglary charges. They secured a pistol on the train in some way and opened fire, killing the Indian Territory sheriff nt the first shot. They leaped from the train and escaped. A large posse formed of officer from various sections Is hurrying toward the scene. ed him before in this eity. When arraigned he waived the commission, examination and extradition formalities and will be taken back to Louiavills at ones for trlsL Tbs complaint against Jones was sworn out by Chief Flynn, of the Unite ed BUtes secret service. ON PLACE OF RIAGE CEREMONY, DISAGREED York, Neb., Dec. 24. MAR- - At tbs coron- ers Inquest on the remains of Howard Penn at Broken Bow, a young business man who kilted blmaelf hers FOR INTERFERING yesterday testimony was given that he was to have been married to Mrs. WITH THE RIGHTS OF Stevens of Lincoln ths day be comA CITIZEN. mitted suicide. Ths two bad disaIt is alleged, as to whether ths greed. 24.the -A New York, Dec. charge, should be at York or Linceremony enterbeen like of which never has coln. Penn Is a son of tbs commandtained In a United States court in this ant of the soldiers home at Milford. district, within the memory of the oldest official, wa preferred today againri RUBBER 8HOE PLANT WILL negro, Henry Jones, a Louisville, Ky., United CLOSE DOWN. whan he waa arraigned before States Commissioner Shields. The Providence, R. I., Dec. 24. The Atcharge was interfering with the rights lantic Rubber Shoo Co, which em he best John in that of a citizen, another negro, so severely ploys about 500 bands, gave notlvs the plant would bo closed that 8uppertonlght. wa. unable to vote today that for an Indefinite period beginning at the last election at Louisville. Secret service officer had hero searching for Monday. No reason for the abut down Jones for some time and finally locat is assigned. ARRESTED Metropolis Caught the Christmas Spirit withstanding the Fpg Prevalence alty Gathers at the Sandringham Palace. ' d re-unt-oa per-rlux- and-recei- |