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REPRESENTATIVE. .K1NcA1D
Says Nebraska VIII Be Found in the
Hepubltcsn Column.

Representative NJ r. Kincsid Of the big
Sixth congressional district of Nebraska
and author of the ''Kincaid land law"
passed at the last session, b stopping for
a few days at the RaAeigh, having come
to Washington to attend to some matters
before the departnSnts Of interest to his
constituents. Mr.. Kineaid has succeeded
In obtaining from the Post Chaes Depart
msnt additional masl transportation facili-
ties between Omaha and the recently open
ed Indian reservation at Bonesteel. 8. d.
He 70 also conferrine with the Oncials Of
the withdrawal from entry Of certain gov
ernment lands affected by the law which
he succeeded in having placed on the
statute books. ..t
Nebraska will be found In the republican
column when the votes arc counted after
the November election. He says there Is no
doubt that the legislature will be republi-
can in political complexion, and that Rep
resentative E.. ]. Burkett will be elected as
rich.
The Kincaid land law, which becomes
operative after June Is, provides for home
steads OF $40 acres IN the western part
of Nebraska. Mr.. Kincaid states that
from all over that part Of the state come
reports Of a big real estate boom. and the
indications are that the western part OF
the state, which Is In the semi-arid belt,
will be rapidly settled under the new home
stead law. There are about Q, 100000 acres
amount only about 100000 acres have
been withdrawn from entry under the new
law. to be used for irrigation purposes.
Mr.. Kincaid will probably leave WASH
look in on the republican national conven-
ton. .s
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DENIED TO AMERICANS.
Privileges Allowed to Men Of Other
Nationalities in Turkey.

Minister Leishman has encountered sin
gular and disagreeable reluctance upon the
part Of the porte to enter upon negotiations
looking to the removal of discrimination
against United States citizens, professional
and business men, in Turkey. 1t appears
that the citizens of European powers are
permitted many privileges that are denied
to citizens of the United States. and for
three or four years past our State Depart
ment. through its minister, has vainly
striven to remove this discrimination.
characteristic Turkish method of blocking
attempts at negotiations is q declination to
accede to the request sof the State Depart
ment that the Turkish mission in Washing
ton be elevated to tbs rank Of an embassy.
SO that Minister Leisfifnan at Constantine
pie might attain a similar rank and thus
be able personally to approach the sultan.
Being kept in his grade as = minister, he
is prevented from reaching that parsonage.
and finds 1t almost impossible to do busi-
ness through the porte.
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TOPOGRAPHIC FIELD WORK.
It Will Cover Portions Of Twenty.
Two Eastern States.

The field work of the eastern division of
topography, United States geological sur
vey, during the season of 1904 will cover
portions of twenty-five states. The work is
under the general supervision Of Mr.. H. M.
Wilson.
In Maryland portions of Queen Anne,
Caroline and Dorchester counties will be
mapped, thus completing the survey of the
entire eastern shore Parts OF Anne Arun-
del, Howard and Montgomery counties will
also be surveyed. This work will be under
the general direction Of Mr.. ". Carvel Hall.
with Mr.. H. l.. Johnston as assistant topog-
rapher 1t will be done in cooperation
with the state geological survey.
A party in charge of ME Albert Pike Is
engaged In mapping the Yorktown and
Gloucester quadrangles of Virginia. These
include the counties Of New Kent, Glouces-
ter Charles City, James City and York and
cover the historic country about James,
town, Williamsburg and Yorktown.
Three parties from the federal survey are
working in West Virginia in cooperation
with the state geologist. Portions of Wood.
Ritchie Doddridge, Jackson, Writ, Cal
houn, Gilmer Taylor and Marion counties
will be surveyed. The chiefs Of the parties
are Mr. A. NJ. Walker, who has the assist
ance Of Mr.. n. L. Mcdonald: Mr.. w. NJ.
Brown, who Is assisted by Mr.. j. NJ McMil-
Ian; and Mr.. e. 1. Ireland. who is assisted
by Mr.. ]. H. Sinclair.
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Persoaal Mention.

]. H. Edwards secretary to Secretary
Shaw, has gone to Chicago, where he will
join Secretary Shaw, who is attending the
republican national convention
Mr.. George E. Gilliland, who was badly
injured last month by being thrown from
the platform OF a railroad car near Clifton
Forge. Va, Is now after five weeks treat
ment at the C.s and o. Hospital there able
to move about on erutches. His physicians
are sangufne Of his entire recovery in the
near future and he expects to return to his
home In this city next month
Francis ]. Kilkenny special clerk to the
controller of the currency, United States
last from New York for Europe, on q va
cation of several months He will devote
much time in visiting his birthplace IN Ire
land
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F1REMEN's NARROW ESCAPE.
Twenty Nearly Meet Death in New
York Fire.

NEW YORK, June 2O.-Twenty f1remen
had narrow escapes from death early today
In a fire In a six-story brick building in
Grand street, the fifth and sixth floors of
which are occupied by Rice & Hochster,
manufacturers of tortoise shell pins. Six
men who had taken up station on the fire
escape at the sixth floor and fourteen others
in an archway leading from the top floor
Of the burning building to an adjoining
structure were cut off by the flames when
the big stream from a water tower failed
because Of trouble in a standpipe.
The men were surrounded by flames, and
their position was a most perilous one
when the interrupted stream was again put
in service. All of the men were more or
less scorched, but none was seriously in
tured.
The fire was checked after the building
had been damaged to the extent Of $4,000.
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"BADGER QUEEN" KILLED.
Shot in New York by Her Common
Law Husband

NEW YORK, June 20.-Ida Howard, alias
"GOldie' Moran, a negress, who was
known as the "colored badger queen of
the tenderloin." was shot and killed today
by her common-law husband, Charles J.
Arthur, twenty-five years old, white man.
The shooting was the elimination of a
quarrel in which the couple had been en-
gagged for more than a week, and occurred
after Arthur had been apparently deserted
he was about to fire fifth shot into the
woman's body she lay in the street,
where she had fallen, and on the way to
the police station he was menaced by
negroes who sought vengeance for the
death Of a member of their race.
Mrs. Howard was twenty-eigh years old,
and was exceptionally pretty
Arthur said he had intended to shoot
himself after killing the woman, because,
he said, She had ruined his life He was
locked up on a charge of murder.
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DECLARED CHAIRMAN
Payne Chosen as Head Of
National Committee.
ITS LAST M EETIN G
FILIPINoS ADMITTED TO REPUB-
LICAN CONVENTION.
The Cummins Tariff Revision Plank
Tabled by Iowa Delegation by
Overwhelming Vote.
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 2O.-Forenoon trains to-
day brought In the stragglers, and the
ranks of nearly all the state delegations to
the republican national convention tomor-
row have been filled. With the arrival Of
delayed delegates were eliminated all OBJ
stacles to the holding of caucuses. State
headquarters were sought, and the pro-
grams of the day ascertained 1t developed
that most of the caucuses would be held
late in the day or tonight, and nothing re-
manned to the newcomers but to take their
places in the hotel Hobbies and discuss the
absence of contest. the inactivity of dele
cations and the small attendance.
Fog hung over the city at dawn. but this
was dissipated by the sun, which drove back
the clouds and left cheerful day. 1t is
day which would draw the crowds to the
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Japs Swept Field With Lyddite.

of their dead.
Japs Swept Field With Lyddite.
SI-MU-CHEN. Manchuria June 2O-The
Japanese artillery at the battle of Vafan-
gov included heavy siege guns using lyd-
dite, and sweeping the whole battlefield.
The japanese suffered tremendous losses
in turning the Russian right One battalion
Of the 18th Regiment was annihild ted.
The hospital station at Nafangow was re-
peatedly struck by the enemyS shells, which
mutilated the Russian wounded.
Russian Officer Reports Heavy Losses.
NIUCHWANG, June 20, O ANA Rus
etan officer who was wounded in the battle
At Vafangow (relissu) told an Associated
Press correspondent that the losses on both
sides were severe. He placed the Russian
casualties as at least 1000. He says no
soldiers in the world could withstand the
Japanese as they have been fighting lately.
Their artillery fire, he claims, is marvel
0uSly effective.
The Russians fought stubbornly but were
unable TO withstand the enemys dashing
persistency. Several hundred wounded Rus
SLAMS have been sent north owing to a lack
or hospitals and surgeons. All the avail
able transportation has to be used for sup
plies at the expense of the sick and
wounded. The Japanese buried most of the
Russian dead after the battle.
1t is estimated on information obtaina BILE
that the japanese force moving northward
Is 10000 strong. with $1,000 men In the ag-
gregate engaged in the operations at Port
Arthur. Several Japanese spies have re-
Gently been captured few miles south of
Eiuchwang. The Russians are becoming
more vigilant, and are watching newspaper
messages closely.
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The Nashville has arrived af the navy
yard. Boston, from a visit to the st. Louis
exposition, and will be put ont of COM
mission.
The Wasp has left Pensacola for a cruise,
The solace has arrives at Cavjte. the
General Alaya at Honeinng. the Scorpion
ford at Newports News -
The Minneapolis has LEFT Hampton Roads
for Newport, and the Lebanon has arrived
at Portsmouth, N. H.
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NEW MINISTER FROM PANAMA
Arrival Of the Successor Of Bunau
Varilla,

Senior j. p. Obaldia, the newly appointed
minister from Panama, who succeeds
BunauVarilla, has arrived In Washington,
expecting to stay about q week, during
which time he will present his credentials
to the President. He Is making the lega-
tion headquarters at the New Willard tenn
porarily. The minister expects to spend the
summer at one Of the Jersey summer re-
sorts. T~i5
Senior Obaldia has the distinotion of being
the only member Of the Colombian congress
to cast vote in favor OF the Hay-Herran
treaty. "
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BoMBARD1Na PORT ARTHUR.
Japs' Gun Proves Greater Range Than
Russians

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, June 20.-A cablegram from
Rome says: A dispatch from Chefoo says
that the japanese have been bombarding
Port Arthur from the land side. but the
bombardment was more in the nature of a
trial of Japanese gun than a serious en-
gagement. The Russians replied, and an
exchange showed that the Japanese guns
have a greater range than those of the
Russians
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Anna Valentines Case.

TRENTON. N. j.. June 20.-The case OF
Anna Valentino. who was reprieved last
week by Acting Gov. Wakelee. has been
taken to the court of errors on writ OF
error. Chancellor Magic today refused 10
grant a writ of error as writ OF grace.
The result of the proceedings VIII pe 70
stay the execution of the woman until the
m after has been disposed or.
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MIR. HIT MUCH BETTER.
A Steady Improvement Has Been
Noted

Representative R. r. Hit of Illinois, who
has been confined to his home for several
days with an attack of acute Indigestion.
was reported this afternoon to be much
better. A steady improvement has been
noted during the past three days, although
tho patient is not able to leave his bed as
yet. AS to the probability of Mr.. Hit
going to Chicago in time to be present at
any of the sessions of the republican ma
tional convention 1t was stated that moth
ing definite had been decided.
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OUTW|TTEO THE JiPS
Four Russian Cruisers En-
tered Port Arthur in a Fog.
OF VLADIVOSTOK FLEET
DURING THE TRIP TEN TRANS
PORTS WERE DESTROYED.
One Vessel Was Loaded With Guns
and Munitions for Siege
of Vladivostok.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, June ga cablegram
from Shanghai says: German advices by
wireless telegraphy say that the Russian
VladivostOk fleet of four cruisers entered
Port Arthur in a fog last night. completely
Outwitting the Japs. The Russians de-
stroyed ten transports during the trip, one
of which was loaded with guns and muni-
tions of war for the siege of Vladivostok.
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Massachusetts, at Hampton Roads.
spqcial Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch 70 The Evening Star.
NORFOLK, Va, June 20.-The battle
ship Massachusetts of the coast training
squadron, out from Annapolis with mid
shipmen aboard, arrived in Hampton Roads
this afternoon. The rest of the squadron
will follow her to the Roads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-20

Publicity Is best bought
through the recognized family
newspaper. And the best news.
paper offers the cheapest and
most widespread publicity.
Such is The Evening Star.
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BATTLE NOW RAGING.
General Engagement Near Kai-Chou is
Reported.

LAO YANG June 2O.-A general engage
ment is proceeding near Fai Chou.
The first train bearing wounded men has
passed through here going northward.
Buried 1916 Russian Dead.
TOKYO, June NJ. 2:15 p.m.-Gen Oku re-
ports that he buried $40 Russian dead on
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Sudden Death at Suffolk, Va

SUFFOLK, Va, June 20.-After having
eaten a hearty breakfast this morning
Jethro Franklin was attacked by heart dis
ease and fell dead. He was eighty-four
years old.
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NO SERIOUS FIGHTING.
Stoessel Reports Only Skirmishes at
Port Arthur.

ST. PETERSBURG, June 2o-5:o9 p.m.-
A dispatch from Lieut.. Gen. Stoessel COM
mander of the Russian military forces at
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vLADIvosToK SQUADRON.
Rumors of Its Presence in the Korean
Channel


TOXIC. June 20. 4 p.m.-There is a Dos
eibilty that the Russian Vladivostok SQUAD
ron is again in the Korean channel A re-
port from Shminoseki states that cannon
aiding war heard there today.
Engagement Not Confirmed.
nura is engaging the Russian Vladivostok
squadron of Oshima. The navy department
has no confirmatio of the report, but hopes
that 1t may be true.
Interest at Vladivostok
VLADIVOSTOK, June 20-.The whole city
Is following the operations of the Vladivo-
atok squadron with fevcrish interest 1t is
believed that the Japanese transports sunk
In the Straits of Korea by the Russian war
Ghips were conveying portion of the fourth
army. There was no alternative except to
torpedo the Hitachi and Idzumi as their
crews refused to surrender.
The British collier captured by the Rus
slams has been brought to this port She
has on board $500 tons of anthracite coal
A prize court has assembled to try her.
Heavy Firing at Hai-Chen.
LAO YANG, June 2O-A correspondent of
the Associated Press wlo spent the night
at Hal Chen reports having heard heavy
firing to the southwark and believes it to
have been either an attack upon Tashi-
ehiao or the Japanese fleet again lombard
ing the coast near kaiping. The firing con-
tinued from 10 O'Clock 1t night until in
the morning. No explapa zion of the exact
cause Gf IL has yet been obtained. A heavy
rain Is falling here.
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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-02-13
THE OCTOPUS.
Experiment Shows 1t Can Only Drae
It's Victims Far Below Water &
Near the Rocks.

Mr.. Martin Duncan, lately lecturing
at the London Camera club on the oc-
topus and the cuttlefish, told how he had
carried out some interesting expert
ments with these creatures in specially
constructed tank. of sea water. says
Chambers Journal. Wishing to test.
the truth of the many stories which
have been told of monster cephalopods
dragging human victims to the sea bOt-
tom, he placed in the tank with an oc-
topus a doll of the same specific gravity
as min, and baited it with crab. At
tracted by this tempting morsel, the oc-
topus made for the figure, seized it in its
powerful arms, and tried to drag it under
the water without success. 1t then
urged its body towards the edge of the
tank; and, holding on to the glass with
some of it's arms, it dragged it's prey be-
meath the surface, and crushed the crab
shell with its powerful jaws. Mr.. Dun-
can believes that this experiment af-
fords conclusive proof that the octo-
pus can only drag its victims far below
water near rocks to which it can attach
it's suckers. There is one spot in the
Bay of Naples where these creatures
grow to a large size, and now and again
a fisherman is reported missing. It Isl
believed that such disappearances are
due to the unfortunate men being caught
by the leg by concealed octopus and
dragged under water. In the case of such
repulsive and powerful creature as the
octopus it is dificult to separate fact
from actiou. ~
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-02-13

engagem ents are considered authen4
tic. These however, are small affairs
and details are not available OF the
two main fights news travels slowly,
as in north China cable and telegraph
wires are very limited in number, and
there is difficulty in getting the news.
It is evident that as the reports of Port
Arthur and Chemulpo affairs reach
various points they are promptly cabled
by resident correspondents and nat
ural confusion dates has thereby
resulted.
Berlin. February 12. It is officially
announced here that nothing is known
of the alleged passage or impending
passage Of the Russian Baltic feet.
which was reported to be brought
through the Kaiser Wilhelm Baltic
North Sea Channel. +.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-02-13
Our Interest In Korea.


The American public generally re-
CARDS Korea as being about as remote
from American interest as any nation
under the sun, but, as matter of fact
we have very large financial stake in
the Hermit Empire.
To the enterprise of Americans, ra-
ther than to their neighbors the Jap
anese, the Koreans are indebted for
whatever they have in the way of mod
ern improvements and conveniences.
Americans built the principal railroad
in the empire. that from Chemulpo to
Seoul, and sold it to the government.
Americans constructed and are now
operating electric railways in Seoul,
and they built waterworks and IN
electric light plant for the town.
Some of these enterprising investors
are still living in hope. They have
not been able to collect all their mon
ey, for. though it was easy enuogh to
make contracts with his Korean males
ty. it was not so easy for him to bor-
row money from his Japanese bankers
to pay the bills. He has been very
free with his. royal signature, but it is
mot going to be bankable paper IN case
Japan or Russia concludes to take over
his domains
The losses that these Americans in
vestors are quite certain to sustain in
The Land Of the Morning Calm, as the
Koreans delight in calling their coun-
try, will be chargeable to their own
efforts to overreach the simp-e Korean.
1t is possible to sell anything in Seoul
if cash is not demanded for it,, The
guileless natives are so open to the
advantages Of eastern civilization that
they buy things for which they have
no possible need. Their co,nplacency
in this regard is shown in the streets
of Seoul, where an electric railway is
operating in lanes barely wide enough
to permit the passage Of the cars.
! We are going to lose something in
Korea at least the Yankees who sold
discarded electric equipment there are
going to. But as a nation we will be
able to bear any losses that may fall
upon the enterprising gentlemen who
sold an electric light plant to people
who have not the price to buy candles
St Paul Globe
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stephanoff and three other officers
and ninety one men were lost. The
st. Petersburg dipatch further says
that the rep 'rt that Russia is negotiat-
ing for permission to bring her Black
Sea fleet though the Dardanelles can
not be confirmed there i'm diplomatic
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-02-13

Telegram Received This Morning
Says Senator Hanna Breathed
His Last
Was Suffering Severe Attack of Ir-
regular Typoid Fever and was
though to be out ofdanger.

Right on the heels of the assurance
that Senator Hanna was slowly re
covering from his attack of typhoid
fever, we received this morning al
telegram stating that he is dead. No
confirmation Of the report has been
received up to the time of our going
to press.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-02-13
THE WAR IN BRIEF.
A Resume Of the Important Events
ofthe week since the Japanese
Declared War, -,

Diplomatic negotiations we're broken
Off on February 6.
The first blow struck by Japanese on
the evening of Monday February sth.
Two Russian cruisers have been
destroyed
Two Russian battleships and a
cruiser have been seriously crippled.
The Vladivostock Russian fleet is
ice bound in the harbor and can do
nothing.
Three Russian transports and two
thousand troops lave been taken.
A Russian gunboat is reported to
have been taken.
-%-
Thousands of Japanese troops haye
been rushed to Seoul, the capital of
Korea.
-4-
The Trans-Siberian railway has been
blown up by the Japs.
Many Russians have been killed and
wounded.
The Japanese have not lost a man.
No japanese ships injured
/ China will remain neutral. Her
symathy is with Japan.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-02-13
Speciaz to The Courant.

Speciaz to The Courant. III
The situation in the far East grows
more serious. Russia is meeting with
reverses at every turn. It now looks
AS though serious complications with
the powers would result. A dispatch
from St. Petersburg, dated 4 A. NJ.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-02-13

The cruisers destroyed at Chemulpo.
a harbor in Korea, were the first class
cruiser Variag, one of the finest in the
Russian navy and the third class
cruiser koreitz.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-02-13

Russians are astounded at the way in
which the Japanese torpedo boats sue
ceeded in surprising the Russian fleet
in Port Arthur and crippling three of
the finest ships in the navy
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-02-13

+ The Russian vessels injured in the
night attack at Port Arthur were the
Retzivan, Tsarevitch and the Pallada.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-02-13

Russians show poor tactics in naval
maneuvers while the Japanese preserve
excellent formation.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-02-13

NAVAL STRENGTH OF RUSSIA AND
JAPAN.
In the above diagram the total strength
of Russia's navy Is shown no allowances
being made for that part Of 1t virtually
tied up in the Black and Baltic seas. OF
than Japan, both in number and classi-
fication Of ships III
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1904-02-13

A land conflict between Japanese
and Russian armies is expected to
occur at Seoul at any time.