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JAPS PLAY mean
TRICK ON ENEMY
Pretend to Be Defeated anc
Retire Precipitately, Just
as a Ruse.
kUROK! is VERY ACTIVE
All Indications Are That He is Taking
the Offensive and Is Cverwheln-
ing kuropatkin at Many
Points of Contact.

New Chwang, June 15.-Midnight-
Information received here tonight,
through reliable channels that a part of
the Japanese force left at Pu Ian Tien
to checkmate the Russians southwark
movement to relieve Port Arthur, was
attacked southeast of Shun Gomao yes
terday. After slight fighting the Jap
anese made Il false retreat. The Rus
slams hotly followed them, when the
Japanese made q flank movement,
catching the Russians in a trap. The
Russian losses are placed at 500 men.
They fell back on kai Chou and began
to retreat along the Baimatgu Tsai
Chou road.
About 1000 Russian infantry from
this morning, accompanied by q large
supply and hospital train. The troops
appeared tagged out II showed every
indication of a long forced march. Non
commissioned officers told the Asso-
ciated Press that all the troops We're
messenger just in from the Russian
camp east of here reports there are
many wounded men there.
Armored Trains Nearly Lost.
Two armored trains on board OF
which are mounted guns landed from
the Russian battleship Retvizan re-
Gently ran to a point neal the Japanese
lights and opened fire. The Japanese
replied and three shells badly damaged
one train. though it managed to re-
turn to the Russian limits.
The stern Of the sunken battleship
P~etropavlovsk is visible at low tide.
The Russians at Port Arthur are
gloomy, though hoping Kuropatkin
will send an army south to assist the
garrison of Port Arthur.
Admiral Togo is stopping many ma
tive boats attempting 20 land food
stuffs near Port Arthur. An enormous
amount of damage has been done to the
new town by Japanese shells. The
Russo-Chinese bank was totally de-
stroyed. The coal supply of Port Ar
thur is low, estimated at only 2,4OO tons
of Cardiff n 1900 IONS of Japanese
GOAL
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Latest From the Fortress.

New Chwang. June IA Unlnaman
who was Struggled by the Japanese
into Port Arthur to act as a spy escaped
from there seven days ago and was
arrested at New Chwang last night.
He told the Associated Press the Rus
slams are working 4 large force of men
day and night repairing the warships.
They expect the work will be COM
pleted in a fortnight.
-Four cruisers under Golden Hill have
their guns trained landward to assist
IN repulsing q Ian attack. The chan
mel is partly cleared. but Togo's block
AIDE is effective. The spy estimates the
total strength of the Russian forces,
including sailors, at less than 10000.
There are many sick and wounded.
Ihere's food sufficient for two months.
All Chinese foodstuffs have been seized
by the authorities.
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WOMAN's CONGRESS.
International Gathering in Berlin
Well Attended-Many Societies
RepreSepted

Berlin, June 15.-The internationa
women's congress-, called by the Leagu,
of German Women's Societies. in con
nection With the International Council
of Women, opened today in Phillar
monic hall. There is a large attendant.
of women from all the continental
countries. the United States and Aus,
tralia.
Frau Marie Stritt. president of the
German league. opened the congress
with an eloquent address, to which
Countess Aberdeen. president of the In.
ternational council. responded. The
congress then divided into -four sections
for delivery of addresses and discus
SONS.
About $50 addresses are scheduled fol
the week, including more than thirty
by Americans.
Among the addresses at the afternoo,
session was one by Mrs. Charlotte Per
kins Gilman of New York on The Bet
ter Marriage of the Future"
The Countess Won Ruelow and Coun-
tess Won Posadowsky-Weher received
h delegates of the congress in their
gardens. which adjoin eac other, this
afternoon.
Count Won Buelow kissed the hand of
Miss Susan B. Anthony when she was
presented
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-06-17
Br;doewater Commencement.

Bridgewater, S. D., June 13.-The
commencement exercises of the Bridge
water high school We're held at the
opera house Saturday evening, which
was packed to its INC capacity. The
stage vas richly decorated, above which
appeared the class motto, Not Fin
ished but Begun"
The class comprised the following
members, who acquitted themselves in
a most creditable manner, viz: Wini-
fred a. Rooney, Bessie Is. Bard. Merle
w. R~osecrans, Be%rnadatta NJ. Ryan,
James p. Collins.
Hon. e. l.. Able presented the diplo-
mas. following which Senator O. l..
Branson OF Mitchell. s. D.. delivered
the class address, which was q mas
terly effort.
Out of a series of three games with
the Madison, S. D., bal. team. the
Bridgewater Canaries won two games.
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TERM OF A SCHOOL OFFICER.
Interpretation of the Law by State
Superintendent Nash.

Pierre. S. D., June 15.-State Super
intendent Mash calls attention to The
fact that there was some friction a year
ago in regard tic election of school off,
GERS, the last legislative session chang
ing the terms of officers and setting the
elections for the third Tuesday in June.
The law provides that where IL posi-
ton on the board is filled by appoint
ment sit shall be until the next cleo
ton This term the attorney general,
in an opinion rendered last year at the
request OF the state superintendent,
holds to mean until the next election
for the purpose of filing he same place
on the board.
Under the law each officer is elected
for three years. The terms Of chair
men of the different schools boards eX-
lpire this spring: the terms of the clerks
expire next year. and those of the treas
urers in 1906. Under the construction
placed on the law, no officers are to be
elected this year except the chairmen,
even if the others have been filled by
appointment.
The language of the law. until the
next election is held to mean until
the election for filing the position filled
by the appointment. and all appointees
are for the full term for which their
predecessors were elected.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-06-17
Will Erect a Sanitarum.

Sioux Falls, S. ID, une lA.-During the
Episcopal c~onvocation. which has beer in
session in this city for several days this
week, it was announced that a friend of
All Saints school in this city had con-
tributed the sum OF $4,000 in aid of the
school. The money was given for the
construction of a sanitariu,n and rest
house. which will be erected this lnine
on the school grounds. 1t has been learned
that the donor of the money is Henry
Dexter, a New York millionaire, and an
intimate friend of Bishop Hare. who pre-
sided during the convocation. Mr.. Dexter
is nearly ninety years OF age and the
building to be erected with the money
contributed by him will serve as a me-
mortal to his deceased wife. 1t Will be
remembered that it was Mr.. DeXtcr's son
who last year was so mysteriously as
sassinated near his estate in the Adiron-
dack mountains, the identity of the as
sassin yet being an unsoived mystery.
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ANNUAL REUNION.
Old Settlers Picnic of Mccook Count,
a Bio Success.

Bridgewater, S. D.. June 15.--The six
teenth annual reunion of the Did set
tiers picnic for McCook county was
held at Towards grove yesterday. The
day was an ideal one. bringing out the
largest attendance in the history of the
association-the number being various
ly estimated from $500 to 5000 people.
Ion. Joshua Watson of Grant town.
fstip, presided in his happy manner, in
Producing the speakers of the day as
follows: Hon. Coe I. Crawford of HUI
ron. S. D.: Senator r. l.. Abel of Nc
Coook county: Colonel C. p. Hanson OF
Bridgewater: Mr.. Miller of Salem; Mrs.
Ward inc Miss Hazel Howard of Cam
istota. Various sports were INDUCED in.
the principal attraction being the ball
game between C;nistota and Montrose,
the former winning by a score of 9 to l.
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SMALL FIRE AT HOWARD.
Was, However, subdued With Blu
Small Loss.

Howard. S. D., June ia fire broke
out this morning in the department
store of II. w. Zickrick. The stock
consists of hardware. fran machinery,
furniture and undertaker's goods. The
undertaking and mattress department.
We're Quilted. The origin of the fire is
unknown and incendiarism is alleged.
The fire was soon brought under con-
troll by the firemen. Co. I of Madison
We're here and rendered good service
putting out the fire-they are a fine lot
of boys and We're spending Sunday with
Co. Fl of Howard.
O. NJ. Bronson, editor of the Advance.
spent ten days visiting in ST. Paul
and Minneapolis.
The Democrat is now printed on a
Potter power press run by a Fairbanks
Morse a engine. Its capacity is about
$500 copies per hour.
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ABERDEEN COMMENCEMENT.
Graduating Exercises This Week-Dat,
for Removal of Postoffice.

0raouatih9 Exercises MS Week-Gate
for Removal of Postoffice.
Aberdeen, S. d., June 15.-The com-
mencement of the Aberdeen high school
will take place this week, the class day
exercises being held on Thursday even
ing, and the regular commencement on
Friday evening at the Gottschalk opera
house. The class consists Of eleven.
both the honor students being boys for
the first time in the history of the
school. Harry Wilmsen will be saluta-
torian and Kirk Roberts valedictorian
AT the graduation exercises on Friday
night Rev. DR.. j. S. Montgomery of
Minneapolis will give an address on
Heads"
The Dakota Central Telephone COM
pany has the material on hand and is
getting right Of way for several lines
of rural telephones in Brown county,
the same to connect with Aberdeen and
the long distance system of the COM
pany.
The date for the removal Of
the postoffice, land Office. revenue col
%lector's office n United States court
offices into the new government build
ing is now set for September 1, and it
is believed that the building will be
completed in all details by that time.
The tim contracted for was this
spring. but delay in receiving material
prevented the contractors from getting
the roof on last fail. 1t is conceded by
the government representatives that
the Aberdeen building will be the finest
in the northwest, outside the Twin
Cities.
Applications for license to begin July
1 for saloons Indicate hat Aberdeen
will have thirteen for the fiscal year
beginning on the date stated. Three
firms retire from the business, and
three new firm will engage in the traf-
fic, according to papers filed With the
city auditor.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-06-17
FIGHT FOR DELEeaTloN.
Warm Contest in Primaries to scIec,
Qelenates to County Cnnunnt;nn

oSiSSSASS " Soauky SoflsCHliOH.
Canton. S. D., June lathe repub-
lican primaries To select delegates TO
represent the city in the county con-
vention, July l6, was a very warm
contest over the delegation between r.
T. Cuthbert, the present incumbent of
the office of probate judge, and Asa
Forrest, who was recently induced by
the anti-Crawford people in the city to
become a candidate for the same office.
The friends of each n of the two
candidates rolled UP their sleeves and
worked as if the destinies of this nation
depended p the outcome with the
result that Forrest won q signal and
complete victory over his opponent in
every ward in the city by a net ma
jority of 6S votes. There seems to be
some dispute on The part of the Cuth-
bert men that the delegates selected are
not all Forrest delegates but there will
be no question about the matter when
the delegation shows up in the county
convention.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-06-17
SCORE INJURED.
Eleven Seriously Hurt in Chicago and
Eastern Illinois Wreck at Dam
willie junction.

Danville, ILL.,, June ia score of
persons We're injured today. eleven
severely, in the wrecking of the smok-
ing car of a Chicago and Evansville
passenger train on the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois railroad at DanviHe
Junction. A defective switch upset the
smoking ar.
Severely injured:
A. W. Knox, Hoopeston, Ill, in
ternally.
c. A. Allen, Hoopeston, head and
back bruised.
w. b. Bedden. Rossville. ribs broken.
Charles l.. Wilson, Hoopeston, head
cut.
r. b. Morris, Hedrick, Ind, head cut.
Charles Hessey, Hoopeston, head cut.
VIII FindlaN, Hoopeston, arms
bruised.
r. Alkire, Cheneyville, foot crushed.
John Chicester, Chicago, thumb torn
off and foot crushed.
Charles Blake, Milford, bruised about
face and body.
Conrad Thiel, Minneapolis, bruised
about shoulders and body.
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Recognizing the great and Immediate
Importance Of Investigation OF the ma
lure and properties of radium and ra-
@aio-active bodies, the court of the
Eoldsmiths' company OF London, re-
.ently signiied its willingness to hand
ciety to constitute a radium research
FUND. The council of the Royal So
ciety at once accepted the duty Of adj
ministering this grant. Proposals re-
ating to the method of utilizing the
fund for the assistance Of scientific In
vestigation have at the same time been
communicated to the company for its
annroval
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REGRETS OF MARK TWAIN
Characteristic Letter to President
Francis. of the Worlds Fair.

Characteristic Letter to President
Francis. of the Worlds Fair.
ST. Louis. June l5.-CNorld's FAN
Grounds.)-A characteristic letter from
Samuel l.. Clemens mark Twain>
written prior to his wife's death. was
received by President Francis at the
follows:
VILLA Diuuarto, Fireuz. May 26, 1894
My Dear Governor Francis: 1t has
been Il lear wish of mine TO exhibit my
self at the great fair and get u prize
but circumstances beyond my contro
have interfered. and | must remain ii
Florence. Although | have never talket
prizes anywhere else, ! used to take
them in school in Missouri half Il cen
fury ago, and / ought to be able 10 re
peat now, ii l could have II chance. }
used to get the medal for good spelling
every week. and l could have mad the
medal for good conduct il there hat
been so much corruption in Missouri il
those days; still l got it several times
by trading medals and giving boot. ]
am willing to give boot now, if-how.
ever, those days are forever gone by il
Missouri, and perhaps it is better so.
Il suppose you will get a prize be,
cause you have created the most pro
digous and in all ways the most won.
derful fair the planet has ever seen
Very well. you have indeed earned it,
and with the gratitude of the state and
nation. Sincerely yours,
Mark Twain
President Francis today received 8
letter from Nicholas NJ. Butler of Co
lumbia university, at New York. con.
veying he Information hat an
anonymous donor had given the uni,
versity So 900 to be applied toward as
sisting deserving and needy students OF
Columbia university to visit the eN.
positio nduring the summer vacation.
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To Celebrate at canova.

Canova, S. D., June ld.-The teachers
of the Canova schools have been Sc
lected as follows: Miss Ellen McKeon.
principal; and Miss Maud Garfield,
primary.
"A big Fourth Of July celebration is
being planned for at this place. a large
crowd is expected, as Canova is the
only town in Miner county that is maxi
Ing arrangements to have doings ON the
FOURTH.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-06-17
Baseball Tournament.

Parker. S. D., June 14.-Baseball fans
are making big preparations for the
baseball here june Ills. AL
%exandria and Canton meet for the first
time his season and, as both have pro-
fessional %lineups, some fast ball is looked
for. ennoX will meet Canistota for. the
first time and Chancellor goes against
Marion. A band concert viii be given
each day.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-06-17

For a winter climate Canon City.
Gnlo.. has a reputation second to no
locality in the United States. During
the winter of 1903-1904 hundreds Of rob-
FMS. bluebirds and turtle doves made
their homes In that vicinity. and there
was no weather during the whole sea-
son SO severe asato harm the featherel
creatures.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-06-17
.41zd WISAsii(a
.. RTINAN. Publishe.-
IMBAIL SOUTH pMNrT.

TaNeaaF NNHa-H Ns57ENa. EAL4G
Calculating the cost scfsrais1ns 3 per-
o In Ireland at $200-and this is one
fifth OF the supposed cost in the United
Standardization has cost Ireland
since 1851. when the statistics were first
kept, about $500. 600. 900. An anti-emigra-
ton society has been started I'm Dublin,
and is doing what it can t ostem The
tide Of emigration. Its plan of cam
paign is to show that while some OF the
~eEigrants do better their condition,
many OF them do not, and that these
latter almost invariably reach a lower
state of misery than is possible in Ire
land, where the worst they have to
face is poverty. but poverty without
the moral degradation common in large
cities. This society has arranged to
mold an anti-emigration conference at
the st. Louis exposition in 1904 In the
hope that it may d osomething among
Irish people in the United States to
prevent them in any way assisting emf
grafton from Ireland.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-06-17
kURoKI A PUZZLE.
st. Petersburg Can't Get Next to III,

Soii N.Y. iNCSk 10 INC
Curves of the Jap Commander.
ST. Petersburg. June 15.-The Japa-
nese advance of columns north and
south of Feng Wang Cheng is causing
considerable mystification. The pre-
ponderance of military opinion still in
clines to the belief that the movements
In both directions are feints, although
the opinion that General Kuroki has
begun a serious advance by both flank
against LA Yang does not lack sup
porters.
Renewed skirmishing is reported in
the neighborhood of Sin Yen. but there
Is no confirmation officially of the en-
gagement reported by the Associated
Press last night as having occurred
thirty miles southeast of Hal Cheng, in
the direction of the Fen Wang Cheng
road, which was reported to have re-
suited in the loss of two japanese bat
talions. Should this report turn u
true it would show the Japanese are
advancing towards Hal Cheng by two
roads as the column reported engaged
mus have been different from the one
Which drove out the Russians from Stu
Yen on the road further south.
Absolute confirmation is not obtain
able OF the report that Kuropatkin is
against The enemy's right. Extreme re-
ticence is manifested at the war office
regarding the military situation, which
is generally interpreted as foreshadow-
Ing important developments in the i'm
l:aGiate future.
Some Stories Are Denied.
The lack of official dispatches from
Kuropathin during the last torty-eipht
hours is regarded as significant. The
London Standards st. Petersburg dis
patch saying a Telegram has been re-
ceived from Vice Admiral Skyrdloff.
announcing that he recently left Nlad-
ivostok with the Russian squadron and
engaged the Japanese squadron off
Port Arthur, is denied at the admiralty.
No such dispatch has been received
from Skyrdloff, whose squadron ac-
cording to last advices was still at
E~ladivostoll
The government has no advices of
renewed fighting before Port Arthur.
but it is regarded as not unlikely that
fighting of more or less serious char
acter on the Kwan Tung peninsula
may be i'll progress, although the war
office is convinced that no serious as
sault on the fortress is yet possible.
REssia's naval program. finally an
proved on Saturday mt the meeting
between the Emperor Nicholas, the
Grand Duke Alexis and Vice Admiral
ANellan, chief of the admiralty, for the
next ten years. includes twenty battle
ships, ten armored cruisers. ten first
class n protected cruisers. and a
number of torpedo boats and submarine
1OatS.
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sOUTH DAKOTA BAND.
Has Been Engaged fer Months conccrs
at ST. Louis FAIR.

Huron. S. D.. June l4.Harry Man
warning OF this city. member of the
South Dakota hand that gees to st.
Louis, July ., 10 remain until the end
OF the month. has received notice TO re-
port to Professor Ireland at Moonsocket
on the S0th. At the conclusion of their
stay in st. Louis and the expiration of
their contract with the fair manage
ment, the organization will return 10
South Dakota, making Il few stops on
the return trip, and after reaching here
will give concerts throughout the state.
The organization consists of 81 of the
best musicians in this part of the coun-
try, and their employment 10 furnish
music for a month at the great fair
is an indication of the talent OF which
the band is composed.
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The total dividends reported by Colo
RADIO mining companies for the year
1870. amounted to $5,4S2,1 7s. Add 10 per
cent. for close corporations. mines own
ed by individuals. etc. $54S,217; the div
tdend of the American Smelling II
Refining company. Alps, COO, and the div
tdend of the United States Refining and
Reduction company. s4SO,Oo0. and the
Colorado mines show profits to invest
ors OF. $40, 635 1896 for the year 1903.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-06-17

There are 1so,227 professional beg
gars in Spain, Of whom 51.94S are WON
en-. In some of the cities beggars are
Ing aims is recognized as Legitimate
business and the municipality de-
raands percentage upon The collec-
lions. Seville Is the only city in the
kingdom which forbids begging in the
0treetS.N
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Western Woman Rifle Slot.

Deadwood S. D.. June l4.-Mis.
Freda Hartzell of this city. who has a
wonderful record as q crack rifle shot.
will leave Saturday for st. Louis. where
she will be one of the attractions rep
%resenting the Black Hills. She has
exhibited in many western places.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-06-17

One million dollars a mile is the esti-
mated cost of constructing a tunnel,
four miles III length. on the line of the
new Moffat railroad, from Denver. Col,
TO Salt Lake City. Utah. Contractors
hesitated abou. bidding for the work,
bored. Sticks OF dynamite make little
Impression, and the railroad company
itself may have to build the tunnel.
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More Mole ST. Nick Yarns,

st. Petersburg, June 13.-The Russia,
consul at Chefoo reports the persistence
of rumors there of a sea fight near Port
Arthur. His report is on the line of
the previous reports to the effect that
two Russian and four japanese ships
lave been lost. AS there is no con
hrmation Of the. report from any source
the authorities express doubt as to its
accuracy.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-06-17

The Police Gazette of Zurich, Swift
Eerland, recently contained the follow
ing: 1.-THE body of an unknown man
about sixty years of age was found in
the Axenstrasse at Brunnen on the
18TH inst. He had shot himself with
a revolver. He appears to have been
OF the laboring class, and from his ac-
cent 1t is believed that he came from
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-06-17

Climatic conditions in Colorado
Springs, Colo. are the most favorable
to health. at all Of the year.
Of any section of the United States.
The death rate for February, 1904, as
announced by the state board Of health.
was 1888 per 10000. S~ubtracting the
number OF deaths casued by imported
consumption. the rate falls to between
8 and 10 per 10000.