| Show NATIONAL lave STOCK convention i entire weeks program planned for the convention at denver denver janiie A general program for the national livestock convention con venion to be held berenest bere next was issued today honda morning the wool growers association will kneet nt tho tabor grand opera house and la tho afternoon the executive committee of the cattle association will hold its session tuesday will see a lount session of the wool and cattle growers and the livestock nen at the tabor addresses of welcome will bo features of this occasion tuesday afternoon the cattlemen will meet and in the evening a reception will be held wednesday ane livestock men will gather at the broadway theater and in the evening all the delegates will attend a performance at the orpheum thursday evening there will bo band concefta con certa at all the hotels the live block convention will adjourn freday at noon the afternoon will b spent in seeing denver and saturday will be consumed in a trip around the horn NEWS BROKEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC st petersburg jan 3 a 1 m while no official news from port ar is printed in the newspapers here i i oday that is later than the dispatch from general stoessel dated dec 19 i the papers are preparing to break the news gently mostly with telegrams s from paris giving the statement of the japanese legation that generals stoessel and bogl were cx changing letters and stating that ho fall of the fortress was imminent other paragraphs published state that the supply of munitions at port arthur were low and it would be impossible to keep up the defense much longer a inthe eremya and the russ briefly and sorrow fully announce the tall of port arthur these journals say that it will be sad news to russians though it had been expected and regarded as inevitable for weeks past both papers call upon the country passionately not to let the blood shed during the last and a half months in defense of the fortress go tor naught but to continue the war with the same steadfastness of purpose as before ROME BELIEVES OYAMA WILL TAKE THE OFFENSIVE rome jan 2 the news of the fall of port arthur was received here today v at first with incredulity pope plus on hearing the news exclaimed let ua hope that it is an augury that the end v 0 the war Is near now that both nan alons have proved their mettle in military circles it Is believed that 1 field marshal oyama once he is re v by gen troops from i port arthur will take the offensive enil notwithstanding the rigors rl of the climate while port arthur will become a japanese stronghold should the fortunes of war turn against that t nation r COUNT cassina VIEWS raf washington jan 2 although he i had no official news regarding the surrender of port arthur count Casal nl s the russian ambassador had no hesi mi station in reiterating what he bad re w announced that the loss ot vs port arthur would not have the slight est effect on russian determination to to the end arfi russia will pursue the war to he ft end and the temporary loss ot tort yi arthur after such a valiant defense aboff can only spur russian on to an f i ir ate victory |
