I - 1 . ; ..
- -V,. : ::.v- y-..y ,.:; I
1.'
OOD EVENING. . . "
V
DID You Make New Ycitj
Resolution to Resd Tim
, , JOURNAL Every Eby ta
the Week Including Sunday? I ,
Tonight and Tuesday, occasional
rain; couth to west wind.-. '
S. -Y
. .. ;Y-. y - ;.Yv tiV,'.T.i-v:; V- Yi J':-:".jfT Y.... .'.rr
Y Y
Y'.V-4-
.. '" V
-voliiI: ; no., 259. - '" " -
Portland. Oregon, Monday ; evening. January. , 2, 1905.-,twelve pages.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
G
safe
iJ 1 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 I I 1 1 1 1 rl Jill
FURTHER-RESISTANCE ' my llFURIOUS STRUGGLE OF ELEVEN
y . - , . i . . -;-.4i. ..,.". Th JpanM mlntdnd their i- r? , . ) ' ,. . -:'-.''-. ''''...::.':
' '!, . '' '-'" - "' 1 ' i" .. -..'-. v: -.. . bMhiftai . Tore at. 100.00 man 'i ' i ' 1 -' " , . ; .; I ' . . .v'.'. - WT,.l'i ! -.-C-' ?' J.4,.-.V,..-v.
. - V'.-.. ; '.: ..fc w,-,,-.. - TT 'V - ctleaihr throuho th eanv.; ; v '. V."-""-v Y' V-'YV' V'V -; T ' " '-V' J;r....i,Y -Wr-
v: -:. :X..K V :-rv''Vr-t--.:.v-... Pln. Their . Iomm . sr . slaMd - ;. ' ' " - ' ' " : ' V SS.':, , v . '., .. T: -4 !t.,-...-r r1 it. . .
Russian Of f icer to Surrender tto Nogi
to Prevent SFurther-Slaughters
BwveMenX ; :S:Bi
' At a eoaC of nearly U40.0A
uvea rort ArtUur baa ee4 loat
, mjia won. .. v : i
Tne Japaneae maintained their
. bealevlnc forea at . 100.00 men
praetteallr ' throuahont the earn- .
pa Ian. Their . Joaaea are placed -
;ai av.uvv men ana may exceed
that Hrure by 10,000. .Olapatchea
from TokM today aay that the
eain army has now 71,000
men. - ' , V,
, General "ntoeaaeiy defender of
f w the- f ortreaa, badat the befln-
! ains 4l. men. Theae It la
7&
Generosity SfioroffVrct
; Triamph By . (Srantingasy Terms to De-; ;
"" fevers on Ara
-" - y-; -r- "-f Tourna'KSoejcial Servka. ," i r , '-, -'
t Tokjo,- JantiA-PortJAfthur hat fallen after n month of sangui'narr-
' 4. fighting marked by stubborn antf desperate Tesistance orrihe part of the:
Russian .garrison under lieneral Stoessel arid herpic, persistent, attacks
. bjr the Jaganese' thider NogL. The .Gibraltar of the far east lists capitulated
ami la KAii iri 9ai ttys m ti9tlB vf -T naflM ' : -: it.' . " Y " ' ... r
.' mm. MV aaakw - - i( ... : . r- ju-jb
TTtliteosriiafwi
Mng ro the ; Russians. Japan -senj the cream of hef army" to wrest the
L ( place fromHbe SjXsp of Russians. ,The tjk has . been -accpmplisld, but
thousands oftHclittleJrown fightetthayemetdeathinllBe jersistentE
hammering attbe fortress. .' -".UVv
Y;'-- Sloly : but 'snirely . they narrowed their embracing circle untif today
YTllt dutches so tenacioni. that the Russians, -eeing further resistance.'
'wwild bemurder put and imple, yielded to Ahe inevitable and offered
:: to lay down their arras. Stoessel's offer to capitulate came lale yesterday
"YafteriioonY YJ '! - ! ":V-rr': -;Y."-
,Jfhe historical event in. NogiVown words, was as follows-:
?At 5-o'clock in the afternoon, -January ' l,. he
agf truce cam into the first' linCDf our posit ion south of Shnishiying
and handed a letter to our officers. The"same reached me at 9 Velocity
tt niEhtThe lefter Is as foltowat - . ,
--fc4Jud;ih-.-byr tT general eftnditloti jT, the whole line of hoattU-po-;
"sitons held by you 1 find-furtietlresistance atPort .Arthur . useless, .'khd -
. for the purpose of preventing Seedless sacrifice of ufe, I propose to hold
: negotiations with referinceYtpitulatlonr Should you conaenttq the.
same youvtill please appoint commissioners- tor discussing the order
and -conditions regarding the capitulation and also appoint a place for such
commissioners to meet the same, appointed .by mei-x . x
I; tatkerthhr-oppbrtiinity ify conreycio-your excellency assuhmcesof-
. my respect' . - '-. , v Yi- I CSigned.JY" StOESSEL.
enemylt. bearer of a :
.
.
be-'.
reduced to.
lleved - hve beenr
aooui lo.oov men. .
The slece began - rehruary-'
104, with a naval attack. To
day, . January t. ltos. arter a
aleae of l0 daya. representatives
of General Btoeasel, the Rueelan,
ana Oeneral Nogl, the Japanese
commander, are arrangina;vterms
of! surrender. Y Y" , V-'
Port Arthur-waa 'captured. Nov.
ember 12. 1884. by 'the Japanese
In tha'-war with? China." but waa
evacuated by the conquerors aad 1
returned to China by the treaty. 4
of May . 18, -at the InaUnce
or HUU L . . . .. - k. . A
Y ; Portllleatlona ' erected at "Poi " 4
4 Arthur by tha Rulan,- who'-4
took possession of the place with
Chinas fclt consent, cost -115,-00,000."TTieyawth5mBt
4 complete'-and --elaborate- 'ever w 4k
Ifrected In any' fortress, ancient 4
4 or modern. ') t "J 7
, - These vessels' were' lost 'at ' 4
4 Port Arthur: . 1 '. - ;. 4
4 , Battleshlpsi-Retvlsan.. Pres-,
urviet. Sevastopol,. Pobleda.-.Petro- T4
Protect . erulsers- -Dlan,' 4
rauaaa. novik. Bayan. Boyarin.
Armored cruiser Rurlk. .
ArmoredYl rulsers R6sla,r4
tlromoboy ' and ' Bofmtyr are at
Vladivostok badly damaged. .
" - Torpedo- boat destroyer v -Rye.';
ahltelnl was -seised by Japanese
-at-CbefoewXU :?;- 'V . 4
' In neutral ports'ere the battle- ' 4
ship - Casrevltch, ' . protected '
cruisers Diana and -Askold,. and
the torpedo boat destroyers Gros' 4
aovol, Besposchadnl, Besschu-' -4-manl
and Bertraschni: '; ". -V "'.
V..- .
V v v s.
n
...
V1
'a'
mm
S,y-
Summary of thrrBattles by Land and
A-
ieam;
Are Victorious:
Ym
1
4
!
r.-
...
4'
.f., Yf' ,
-r - 1 -
' ' '-X-i.
, t Y'
rL
Y GcneralNogi, the Japanese commander, sent the following reply t
the Russian v-.-i . . -.. . ' -'"' -
. . "I have the honor to reply, to your proposal to hold 'negotiations re
yarding' conditioiand order' of capitulation; "for- this 'purpose I have
armyTJei ,y3LJe; accompanied by some 'Staffjdfliters and ciViL officials. -
; They will meet your commissioners JanuaryTi, noon,. at Shushiyiriff- Com-t,
misstoners of Boni parties will be ejnpowered to sign a convention jor ca
pitulatton without- watting for ratification -and eAusc a
, diate effect."1 Y--'-i-1 - "-. ' r- K-''-4 -. '-4 ..-i--Y;L
"Aathofttt'ton for such pjenaryower shall b? signed by the highest h
-HtiBceF-OK Dout ncgoiHiiony pani'ina in-ineHsnai- pe eaenangcu-cy
their respectivejcommissioners. I avail myself of this oportanity to convey
to your exceUencyLassurances of my respect -' J - " ;
;- ' ..i ' : " :. V;--:Y ': r". Y (Signed.) "NOGI."
Y, 'Nogi agreed to Stoesscl'i proposal and both -sides appointed commis
sioners to negotiate terms of capitulation. . These officers met at noon toY
dsy." - ' ' t ." . '--, r ' .. -:"crYJL'33" .
(Continued -pn Page Two.)
I . M
5
YW :H
- Tk. J 1 I . V I
.V;i .-.isf ta7- l!
y.f-'M "TT " as .
"t'--iw:-.
ni'' VY'""
-if' u 4
S. :
I '
;?Y
a.. '' .- - ' V-
7
J"7. .4 " . sV-- - v-tl -i' -
IT'K?""'-
4 IS I "I
. .m a.
. . . ft .
:, Yr f '
j.xi
The Human .Scaling1 gadder. One of the Most Desperate of the. Japanese Methods of Attacking . Port Arthur Fortifications,
Y.A-V(; V- . ' ; : 1 Yv:
FLEET WIPED OUT BY:
MINE, SHELL AND STORM
Lives" Thrown Away Month on
Month - by Desperate Assault
?, UndeF Modern Condition
.After one of Jhot. pljgjon(ed anLl
fiercely ontestedWeof "niaj,ory. Port1...
Arthur is about to'.tWate;' v' J!"
- T -
mean the town otTOiawjjama whteh.
formerly existed. - Tikltw ha3' bejis Y
wined out. The housesr ar" leveled. A5:'
streets uprooted, the docks arid wharves,
are fiormlees, the harbor-la fllled wltli.f
crippled or sunken, ships, the babka are
closed. Port " Arthur now means tha ,
chain- of hills - surmounted with forts.'
Under the forts caves have been 'made '
for the soldier to live tn,- -
' Wtth Toco'a attack. February. 104.
the csarevltoh and PaUawa,- battleships, .
the rsllada and Novlk, cruisers, and the
Boyavlrt,. - protected ' cruise f, were de
atroyed or damaged. ' The Csarevttch
was repaired and escaped to -Ui neutrl
port' of Tslnar-Chou. 1 : - -
. Since then1 shell: and 'torpedo, mine,
and Anally a. furious storm -at eea have
utterly -wiped out the Russian fleet that
remained--:;. Port: Arthur. Some few-,
escaped to neutral portsand-wer dts- -mantled
there. . The Sevastopol was the
last ef the defender to sink.
On the land aide little advance . wa-
made 'Until July by the . Japanese.
Keller's attempt to relieve -the-Xdrtrese
was defeated. ''.' ( '- . ; '
. The defense at .Port Arthur may be
divided Into -seven- fronts.- four' on ' the
land aide aniTthree coverlne; the ap-'7'
proachea by sea. These fronts contia .
a- number . of permanent works, con- .
nected by trenches, with entanglement
In front-BeUuUn-o-4ha-eaat-ldev
the first front is about S.000 yards long, :
crownlna the crest of Laolltsol . and
called by the Russians the Drakevy po- .
altloni.lta strongest point Is as large ,
work at Its southern end on a hill about -
4- feet- htgh.-wlth -two-batteries com-
mandlng the sea, and t6 the Jiorth of
this fort are two large earthworks and -seveta
smaller ones, commanding ap-
t. cu
chlkaunhan ' to the railroad, lncludlnar
the old works-taken by the' Japanese In .
their war with China. The third front
Includes the works 10 the west et the
oMy on- the- heigh ts,f - Hutauahaa- and .
curving around -to Tayakuantsushan.-
The fourth - front - extends from th
southern extremity, ef thev Hutsushsn
(8un-chau hill through White Wolf
hill, which is ut west of Tiger Isth-mur-
to the southern extremity of the
peninsula on the-helghts of Liaoteshan
The fifth and sixth fronts extepdv from
the edge of the West basin to the ex
tremity of Tiger peninsula, and the
-Continued on Page Two.1 .
PRAISE FOR , VANQU IS
AS WELL-AS-GON
Oeneral EtoetteJ, the Xannjahtd
i :, (Josrnel Rpedal Rerrlee.)
trondon, Jan. t. Baron. Hay ash L, tljs
Japaneae minister here, haa announced
that -Nogi has reported to the " Toklo
government that Stoessel's proposition
has- been accepted. Tho terms and pro
ceas of. surrender will be negotiated bar
tween the delegatea at noon. : : : .
The news that Port Arthur haa surren
dered caused . great excitement In the
Mty. There were early,. gatherinr at
the oluba te-discus the- news, News..
papera were dlafMbuted -4ikewlldflr. I
Crowds of strangers i thronged the
streets. Viscount Hayaahr this morning
expressed the belief that the momentous
announcement might be expected In leas
than 14 hour. -
-A diplomat connected Vnh on .of the
continental embassies' at London, who Is
cognisant of the views of European
chancellors, commenting on the fall of
Port Arthur aaya: "I don't- believe' the
fall will hasten the end of the war. The
'diplomatic V jew is .that Russia must now
fight for her life.. I believe Russia will
continue fighting until she ts entirely ex
hausted, unless international dissensions
compel her to make peace a th lesser
evil." ." . . ..
The Japanese embassy was today' be
sieged, by Hayashl's countrymen who
called.-io. offer their congratulations.
First Secretary Kalke said. "W. have
not received ofTUHal new of th definite
capitulation of P6rt Arthur. We Inter,
pret the althatlon that Ienera) Stoessel
and Nogf are discussing 4erras. What
these are w do not kaow offlclellyr It
may be regarded certain that Stoeseel
won't aurrandee- ' unconditionally. - HI
maxim will probably be permission for
the whole garrison to return to Russia
with their aj-rrty on parol. . ' I
- "The Toklo authorities ..undoubtedly
wilt allow Stoessel : the most, gracious
tsrms possible . In recognition of his
magnificent defense.- A w estimate
th garrison at SO.Ove this number would
be too large to permit of their, return to
Russia. .Our besieging army number at
present .75,000. It.U.not Jikeljlhat they
will be asnt north, to Join Oyama-aa they
need" rest lf - possible. Jhe' larger part
will be returned to Japan-to recuperste."
"We 're -naturally delljrhted that
Nogra work la at last accomplished. We
consider- this brings -the' , end of the
struggle' appreciably, nearer. ? Rhssia
should realise ahesis now unable to again
sectirs her loat prestige, i Probably after
Ton-rtwo more fight between Kuro-
pumin-iHa ym, Bi.t-wiersDurg au
thorities will express th desire to dis
cuss terms of peace., Weare unable to
make the first advances," :They - must
oome-from Ruasla-. ; i. f
"The fall of Port-Arthur must mate
rially affect the planabf the Baltic7 fleet.
Rojeatvensky now has nowhere- to go,
for It Is Impoeslhle thst he can reach
Vladivostok.-whttlrer he la bound, until
March. ' It seems to us the best proc
eed u re for the Russians would be to re-
ca!l the Baltic fleet. There would be noi
loaanf prestlgei certainly, hut Russia
should save Its fleet from destruction."
The evening paper commenced new
by ulogla of the brave men of both
sides. -- A : ' -
; Th, St. Jam Onset! this evenjng
says: "Wow that the end bus come, It
remaina - for the . world to -cheer, con
nueror and conquered - alike. . Could
Stoessel ride through the Streets of Lon
don today, 'hla reception would be more
enthusiastic than any which could great
Nogi. . both are gallant leaders, but h
who ha fallen after flghUng to the last
breath haa prior claims to cheer."
The 'Globe, aaya: "That Port Arthur
has been defended with bravery none can
dispute. Bothi the gallant commanders
and their troope hav earned the reepeot
of their ad veraarlps," .
The ' Westminster . Casette says:
After Nogi recent victories' therei Is
litUa wonder that Stoessel thinks Xur-
UER0RS
tber resistance would be mors-than uie-
S.-5- . . i..J.. t-;
at noon,, today . by JV Ice-Consul .TAiba.
from the headquarter of th Japanese
legation at Washington
"The Port Arthur -army reports, that a
letter- from Oeneral Stoessel. -proposing
urrendec. was received. at a. m., Janu
ary 1. .general Nogi. report that Oen
eral Stoessel' proposal haa been accept,
ed, and the term and process of surren
der are to be negotiated between the re
spective delegate at noon, January 1.
"Marahall -Yamagata telepraphed Oen
eral Nogi under Imperial command that
hi majesty, appreciating the self-sacrifice
and devotion which Oeneral Stoes
sel ha fully displayed for the cause of
hi fatherland, desires due honor of a
aoldler be accorded hlmv ;y.
-"Togo learned January" i that, under
command of the imperial vogernment
th blockade of the Llao Tung peninsula
shall only - be maintained hereafter- on.
th coaat lying westwsrd of a straight
line dr4wn-from Soulhentry point to
Wedgehead. -The Imperial government
haa decldfd not to Allow for the pres
ent any ships except those In their sarv
lea to snter Ts 1 ten wan-n w t hou t apectal
permission of the navy or military au
thorities. ' -
aeneras Nogi rerorta that Tung Kee
Wan BhaWand Q forts were blown up
Monday at 11:10 a. m.' by the enemy
themselves, who evacuated therefrom,
We occupy tha asm forts and helgtits N
and M southwards thereof. t
Almost all the Russian hlpa In the
harbor or harbor entrance were blown bp
Monday by the enemy themselves.' Our
operations were' suspended the same
morning.- pending the conclusion of the
negotiation of th surrender. ,, . r. i
U ..:.--..'..-... yr-.-?.- - -'vw , 1 ..
l , t i nyr WJffiO w.' iff1.. :' 1 i :
l . -w- jmj :Yi-
.' A. S,X Sir& 7Jr' rSi- I
-' 1 ;"" Caneral Nojl, the " ;-r. ' '
s i
..!...,