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r HE JUX.E 10 , 1871. ( JMA1IA , THURSDAY MORNING , APRIL L'T , 18IH ) TWELVE PAT. US. SINGL13 COPV CENTS. GALUMPH CAPTURED Portion of Eebel Stronghold Seized by Gen eral MncArthnr's Column , UNDERTAKING OFFERS MANY DIFFICULTIES Jungle , Heat find Strong Intrenchments to Be Contended With. AMERICAN CASUALTIES AR OtisJa Well Pleased with the Both Movements. GEN. LAWTON ALSO MEETS WITH SUCCESS Jfli Coiutnnnil Drlx-ft I'minjto < lie . North mill \\Vxt , Only SllKlit L.ONM llclnur SulVrrt'il Coin-lent Carry the WASHINGTON , April 26. The following cablegram was received at the War depart ment late this evening : ( MANILA , April 20. Adjutant General , Washington : Law ton at Norsagaray nnd Angat. His two columns have united and have driven enemy to north and west. Slight casualties ; names not reported. Only means of Lummunlcutlon IB through couriers. MacArthur has taken n portion of Calum- pit south of river. Movement attended with dllllcultles on account of Jungle , heat nnd fltrong Inticnchments. His casualties yes terday were three killed and eleven wounded. Developments thus far satlsfactoiy. OTIS. MANILA , April 26. 0:10 : p. m. Aguln- aldo's army today Is defending Calumplt energetically , which Is said to indicate that the rebels are llnally making that place their last ditch or stand , which the Americana expected them to make at Maloloa. I'"or the llrst time the Klliplnos are em ploying artillery. They brought two guns Into action In the trenches today before Calumplt , firing modern shrapnel , which burst over the heads of General Whcaton's men without effect. The fighting was resumed at C o'clock this morning. During the night the Amer ican engineers repaired the Ilagbag bridge , thus enabling our troops to cross the liver. General Wheaton's brigade advanced in extended order , with the Kansas regiment to the west of the railroad and the Montana regiment to the cast of It. and took up a position covering one and a half mites on the south bank of the Rio Grande. On the opposite bank were fortified trenches from which n few Ameilcan soldiers would have been able to defy thousands , so strongly wcro they constructed. The Americans found the trenches on the south bank of the river deserted. rillpliioH I'mArtillery. . This furnished them with cover from which they could pick off Filipinos whenever ono of them showed hie bead. When the rebels began firing the rising of two puffs of smoke simultaneously from the trenches on ea ch Bid f thWallroajl trpck show0 , they ucrS-uslirg ciiiiriQii-wjtth"A'fi3 ! a en - Ine surprise to the Americana Several fihells burst clcso to General Wheaton's staff , but it seemed that the Filipinos failed to master the machinery of modern shells , ns they wore unable to get the right range. Young'H Utah battery was ordered into position In the center of the Kansas regi ment to silence the rebel guns , and at 11 o'clock the ropld-ilre guns had been ferried across the river and came Into line. At noon the rebels were ftlll pouring a heavy fire In the direction of the Americans , who returned It spiritedly. Two Amerlcaiib were killed and seven were wounded. At about this tlmo General Halo's brigade was advancing ea t of the line , apparently to cross the river and attack the rebel trenches In the llank , as the Americans did yesterday. General MacArthur has secured an order Issued by Agulnaldo to the rebel com manders , telling them to Instruct their men to economize their fire , save the empty fliells and not to fire at thu enemy when the latter Is under cover. The Filipinos are also Instructed never to flro at a longer range than ISO metres , and when they it ) have n river or other obstruction in front to hold their flro until within eighty metres. This order WUH Iwucd after the recent encounters between the Filipinos and thu Americans. l.liwtoll Ml-i-lK OIlNtllcloM. General Law ton IB meeting with the great est obstacles In the character of the coun try. Hla troops have only had a few sklrmlshe.s thus far , resulting In live of li'n men bolng wounded. Hut ho has been foiccd to put his men at wotk building roads and the transport service la giving much trouble , bullocks dying from exhaus tion and Chlnanifn have to bo emplojod in pulling seme of the carta. Therefore the gunur.il bus been unable to cover the ground Jie hoped to cover. The natives flee before the expedition , hut they swln back to their lints as eonn rs the American troops have passed. A few Fil ipino sharpshooters are harrasslng the American flanks , The commissary department Is preparing to send muru rations under a strong escort to the front. The United States transport Xealandla , from San Francisco , March 2S. having on hoard several companies of the Ninth In fantry and a largo quantity of supplies , ar rived hi-rn today after on uneventful voyage. The tioopa are now camped on tha water front. Thu United Statcu transpoit Sheridan sails for homo tomorrow. It will take among Its passengers General Charles King und Mrs. Colonel Stotsenburg , who Is con veying her husband's body to the United States. The Sheridan also hnn on board ttoveral ofllcom' families who find Manila un undttiirablo residence. r.KMMIAI. OTI * SHMIS \ < > AVOIII ) . Mnliliorn HoKl.sliiin'o of rilliilniiM Will No < DiMiiiiuilililtil Voliinu-iTx. WASHINGTON. April 20. At the cl < se of oillco hours tonight Spcrut.tr > Alger said that the department had not received a word from General Otis today. The depart ment's information consisted wholly of the Associated I'ress dispatch. There was borne disappointment that General Otis had not txibled Olliclala of thu department did not care to dUcusa the situation In thu absence of otrtclal dUpateheg , but the feeling seemed to bo that the American forces were meet ing more resistance than anticipated. Secretary AljuT has inadir no change In the program not to call for the 35,000 volun teers authorized by the act of March S. v is TO ivriiirim : : . lilo'H . \m-iilx In MIUniln'N Ili-aliu I'li-iul for Alii. LONDON. April 20. According to n bpc- clal dUpatch from Shanghai It Is reported there that Agulnaldo's agents In Japan have ( Continued on Second Tage } KAUTZ INCURS DISPLEASURE Ailmlrnl Milken t'lulii Hlitlenieiiti In I.vllrrlilHi IntlliKoreet Ilcln- .Make 1'nlille. CINCINNATI , April 2i. ( A letter written by Hear Admiral Kautz to his cousin , Mrs. Charles N. Undley , of Cincinnati , has been inmlo public by the recipient. It Is dated March 3 and Is In the easy vein of a relative's private correspondence. In the letter he sa > s. "You will probably read a lot of stuff about me In various newspapers , but I can assure jou that I am all right and have done nothing that I or my friends may bo ashamed of , unless It Is the making of a Ing which I am obliged to do today. Hut a very Inoffensive sort of young fel- a native , 10 yeais of age. Ho wears admiral's cocked hat , but no shoes or trousers ; still , considering iho to , a weather , he looks very well In this climate. Hut I imrdly think ho would look as well on Fourth street , Cincinnati. I am not a king here , but Just plain "boss of the ranch. ' The German consul had that position up to my ai rival , but since then ho has been a very sllnut partner. I am very much nfrold ho docs not like me In fact , I am not at all popular hero with the Germans. nut I am all right with the English and hope to pull through with them. I have no doubt ot being sustained by the go\crnment In all I have done. I hope to get away from here In a month from this time , but will not bo In San Francisco before the middle of May. "P. S. I was In error about the shoes and trousers of his ro > al highness. At the last moment his advisors prevailed on him to put on both , Just for this occasion only. " Ilnrinriil ntTeet of Letter. WASHINGTON , April 26. The publication of Admiral Kautz's letter referring to his position at Samoa caused absolute conster nation nt the Navy and State departments at llrst reading , but there was soon exhib ited a disposition to minimize the affair be cause It was clearly apparent that the letter wa.- nothing moio than n btrictly pi Hate communication passing between members of tto frame family. Nevertheless , coming as H doci clcse upon Captain Coghlan's Indis cretion and following the publication of Judge Chambers' letter to his brother crit- Iclfalnc ; the Germans In Samoa , the opinion was held that Admiral Kautz's letter could not have other than a harmful effect upon the relations between the United States and Germany. The letter was brought to the attention of the president and some sort of a reminder may bo sent to the nfdcer to bo more careful In Ills correspondence. No orders have been l.'xntcd to the Philadelphia to leave Samoa , as the ui4ninl says , so It Is probable that ho made the statement on the belief that he could adjust the differences between the fac tions 'in Samoa within that time. In German official quarters the letter was not treated very seriously and there was no Indication that the German authorities would take cognizance of It. The spirit of fun in the latter appealed to some of the diplomatic officials , who laughed heartily over Kautz's description of the young king's m ikeup and this amusing feature largely offset any irritation which might have been felt over the criticisms contalnel In the let- tor. The Impression prevailed , however , that the Navy department probably would deal with the indiscretion in such a way as it deserved. ItubelN nnil KrlenillyntlCH Ilnve a SerloiiN ColIlHloii. AUCKLAND , N. Z. , April 27. Advices Just received here from Apia , Samoan Iblands , dated Apill IS , report that severe)1 ) fighting has taken place between large bod- lea of friendly natives and the icbcls. The casualties , It uns thought , would not exceed twenty , and no Europeans were among the injured. SATISFACTORY TO CUBANS Ueeree MiiUliiK Iiiinilfvriil Ion l.aus Aiiplleiilile Will .Stive Much Trouble. NEW YORK , April 20. A dispatch to the Tribune from Havana says : Thu Instruc tions iceclved by Govcrnoi General HrooKe from-Washington to declaru applicable to Cuba the Immigration laws of the United States are certain to give general satisfac tion here For one thing , the new regula tions will prevent the Ingress of any more Chinese laborers , who , though useful In certain employments , notably truck gat den- Ing , aio from their habits a constant menace to tlio public health. Another unde&lrablo class of Immlgiants Is likely to bo pic- vented under Ameilcan law from over running the eastern half of the Island This class Is composed of shiftless negroes from Jamaica , Haytl and San Domingo. General Wood foresaw the ombarrasbinunt bomo time ago and quietly put In force in his piovlnco nit older returning the would- be Immigrants who could not allow $40 each In propel ty Whllo the present condition of agricul tural prostration lasts there will ho little or no room hero for additional labor of the uiihUllleil class. The council of secretaries , or Insular cabinet , submitted to General Hrooko today the draft of a decree providing for the registration of aliens under the terms of nrtlclo Ix of the treaty of Pnrli. in ntriii .limn. SAN JUAN , PORTO RICO , April 26 The Unllfd States nrmoicd cruiser Now York , llagb-hip of Rear-Admiral Sampson ; the armored cruiser Brooklyn and the battln- Hhlps Indiana , Massachusetts and Texas , nr- rlvod here from the Inland of Martinique at ii o'clock lant night. Admiral Sampson came ahhoro today mid had lunch with Major Gen eral Henry , the governor of Porto Rico , The American fleet will Bull for New York on Thursday morning next. All aiecll on board the shl | > s which are at anchor In the harbor , with the exception of the Texas , which is at anchor outside tbo harbor. C'olonel Hood l > niiK < 'roiiNly 111. HAVANA. April 20 Colonel Duncan Hood of thu Second Immune regiment and son of tbo old confederate general , Hood , la v lulcntly sick. The tnrgeons diagnose hla disease at , appendicitis and think un opera tion may bo necessary. The colonel was passing through Havana on his way to join his regiment at Holgulu , province of San tiago do Cuba. H E. illicitly and J. W. Durfeo are ar ranging to construct a railroad from Man- zanlllo , province of Santiago do Cuba , to llayamo , In the same province , for the pur pose of tapping the coal and iron district. riibiin Tnpuer .Mine Will rteNUiue. SANTIAGO DE CUUA , April 2tf. El Cobro , ono of the richest copper mines In thu world , will probably resume operations at an early date. A meeting of the stock holders nnd thoko of thu railway leading to It will be held In Havana. May 15 , to con- elder a proposition made by u Hrltlsh syn dicate. If the meeting Is successful it will mean * > \ great stimulus to business. Thirl- ono years have passed since mining opera tions were discontinued owing to a differ ence between the company and the tjovcru- meut trgardlug terms. DE\VEY \ TALKS OF COCIILAN Admiral is Interviewed Concerning the Gap- tain of the Raleigh's Speech , UNINFORMED AS TO DETAILS OF THE AFFAIR Illn HeliillniiN llli Captain An- Mont fortllul ThlnUn linn > ot llee.il ailiirepre eiitcil. ( Copyright , ISM. by Pros * Publishing Co. ) MANILA , April 20. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Admiral Dewey was seen today on the Cnptaln Cogh- Ian Incident. The admiral Is ullll unacquainted with the details of the famous speech , but ho de clared his relations with Captain Coghlan to bo most cordial. He received a cablegram from the captain of the Raleigh when that war ship reached Algiers , comtratulatlng the admiral on his promotion. Admiral Dewey Is certain that Coghlan could not have said anything calculated to place the admiral In a false position. He showed me a letter from Admiral Von Dledrlchs of the German navy congratulat ing him on his "deserved promotion , " and also his letter In reply which closed with the words. "All our differences TV ere of newspaper manufacture. " Admiral Dewey also says ho Is on the most friendly terms with 1'rlnco Henry of Prussia , who succeeded Von Dlcdrlchs as commander-ln-chlef of the German lleut In Chinese waters. llcfore sending this cablegram I showed the original to Admiral Dewey and ho made It otllclal by endorsing It with this line : " 0. K. , George Dowey. " Particulars of the Coghlan episode are awaited with Impatience. FREDERICK PALMER. ( Copyright , 1599 , by Press Publishing Co. ) HERLIN , April 26. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The mornIng - Ing papers , owing to iccelpt of fresh telo- grains from London giving further details of | the feeling In America , aie almost unan imous In Insisting that Coghlan bo most adequately punished. They claim It Is only quibbling to say ho spoke at a. private club. His subsequent proceedings prove he tias no objection to publicity. The song about the hnibcr excites far moio Indignation than the revelation of Dower's dllllcultles wltn Dlcdrlchs. The goveinment , however , will take no ofllclal action , although expecting Coghlun to receive punishment commensu rate with the offense. One newspaper calls his utterances criminal. END OF COGHLAN INCIDENT Captain of Iliiltlmore Is Heprlnmiitlcil nnil tJermniiy 1 < Sntlnllc < l with Conrxe TnKen. Vv'ASHINOTON , April 26. The case of Captain Coghlan may bo considered an finally closed. The German ambassador , Dr. von Hnllcbcn , called at the White House this afternoon nnd had a conference on the subject ( with the president of such a satis factory nature that the matter was regarded as settled. The president explained tha course the Navy department had taken In . Ian. It was also pointed out that the olflcor's explanation ' of the incident stated that hlo utterances had been much exaggerated. On the ' part of the ambassador there was eveiy disposition to treat the matter as lightly as possible and not to permit It to become a source ' of friction. Duilng the day the Navy department ad ministered ' to Captain Coghlan the repri mand which had been determined upon yes terday , as stated in these dispatches. This was In the form of a letter from Secretary Long to the onicer. It Is stated at the de partment that the letter will not be made public before the oflUer has received It , and probably not then. The department made public a brief state ment of the contents of Captain Coghlan'B letter In answer to Secretary Long's request I for an acknowledgment of responsibility of I utterances ascribed to him , hut the contents were more fully stated In jestcrday's Asso ciated Press dispatches. The statement is as follows : "Captain Coghlan has replied tn the de partment , stating that the newspapers have not reported him with substantial accuracy ; also , that ho Intended no disrespect or con- tnmpt to the German flag and Is extremely soiry that any such interpretation was put on his remarks. " GERMANS ARE MISJUDGED inerleiinl/eil TeiitoiiM Oppose Kx- piuiMloii nod IteNent C'lidrKe of HoNlllll } of ( InFiillierlnml. . ST. LOUIS. April 2fi The German news paper publishers of Missouri held a meeting hero today for the purpose of defining their position regarding the new policy of "Im perialism and Militarism. " Dr. Emll Pro- torus , editor of the Westllche Post nnd lies- tor of the German press of America , pre sided , and after a lengthy discussion the fol lowing resolutions were unanimously adopted : Sjstcmatic nnd uninterrupted efforts have been made during the last twelve months to destroy by misrepresentations the good feel ing and the old historical friendship between the United States and Germany. Theeo malicious Intentions have created among thu German-American population the greatest Indignation Wo therefore regard It our duty as loyal citizens to denounce these con tinued falsehoods , which endanger the friendship of the two countries , The friendship between the United States and Germany la as old ua the history of the great American republic and has remained uninterrupted. Aa the government of Fred erick thu Great W.IB the first European power which acknowledged the joung re public of the United States Germany was the llrst to acknowledge the supremacy of the United States In the FhlNpplnes. This fact alone piovcs plainly that Germany baa no unfriendly Intentions and no deslro to op pose us in the orient. True to the constitution and traditions of the republic we take a firm stand against militarism and Imperialism , knowing that the German-American citizens stand almost unanimously against this new courec , which would endanger the welfare and the future of the republic CHINESE CONJURER MAY STAY riiiiilllnr Midvvii ) Atti-iietliin I > rlI I- li-Keil to Mjhllfj AinerleiiiiN nt Will. CHICAGO , April 20. Chlng Ling Fee , the Chinese conjuror , and his troup wcic discharged today from the custodv of tlio United States authorities by United States Dlstilct Judge Kohlsaat , who thereby do ternilncd an Important point In the attitude of the United States government toward Chinese actors and performers , llecauso he Is an actor and not a laborer It IB decided that the alien labor law docs not apply to tl'o conjurer. The Chinaman came to this country un der tbo provisions of a special act of con gress admitting laborers und oihcio for the purpose of participating tn the coi > kuu > tlon and operation of exhibits at the Exposition , nnd provided they should leave at the close of the exposition. Hcraimhe did not return to China , Chin ? Line Foi- was nrested while under rnRagement with llio Hopkins circuit of theaters An appli cation for a writ of habeas corpus followed , Judge Kohlsaat In the decision rendered today - day holding that the alien law does not ap ply to performers in thu sumo sense ns la borers The ruling Is final nnd the troll ] , will bo permitted to remain In this country as long os it chooses. BERLIN SHORN OF POWER Clt > N Self-Co\ eminent Alny lie Uii- Nentcil nnil Ilo > nl" Olllulnl IMny Tul.e tlie lie-Inn , HKRLIN , April 2G. A majority of Iho municipal council has signed a protest tn the emperor against hlu majesty's failure to confirm Chief Mayor Klrschncr. The signers of the protest point that the city's Inter ests are suffering greatly by the Inter regnum which has led to the publication of a statement that the self-government of Uorllu will shortly bo abridge. They then call upon the minister of the Interior as the responsible minister to confirm Major Klrschner or recite his reasons for refusing to do so. Dispatches to the Assoclited Press on April 11 announced that an official In Em peror William's entourage had Informed the correspondent there positively that the reason that his majesty was withholding his confirmation of Uerlln's nrw chief mayor , Herr Klrschner , was that the empeior Is planning the formation of n separate prov ince ot Horlln , nboll3lilugilorlln ( ! self-gov ernment. The plan , It Is snid , Includes di viding the city and aubttrLa Into a number of sub-districts with a roval olllclal head ing the administration In each. It was further said that a bill embodjlng the scheme will reach the diet this session , and that his majesty vvafl actuated In this plan by the unchecked growth of socialism lu Berlin. NAVAL OFFICERS NOT AT OUTS Coininiiiiili-r of German Ship At- trllinteM Storlen to 11 IN Coun- Irjincn Mir lip Mrlfe. BURLIN , April 20. With the view of rec tifying the reports of the discord said to exist between the three navul commanders at Samoa , the Nerd Deutsche ZoltunK pub lishes extracts today from" the reports of the commander of the Geiman war ship Falko up to March 23 , In which Cupuiln Schoen- feldcr says : "Tho wildest rumors are current concern ing the relations between the ofllcera and crow of the Falke and the \mericans and English. The leports aie duo to HOUIO of our countrymen who do not tire of creating ill-feeling between the officers and men of the three countries by pi emoting such rumora. As a matter of fact , the relations between the different commanders and oill- cers are thoroughly cou'rreous and of an ac commodating character. * "In spite of the arduous nature of his guard duty. Captain Sturdoe attended the funeral of a ( German ) sailor , Wlchl , with a deputation of an officer and sixteen men , and Admiral Kautz hoisted his flag at half mast. No disturbances lia\c occurred be tween the German and American or Englltm crews. "At a recent meeting : * > < military repre- -fiont > tlv tf.OL'-thc-Ihroo jf 've. J expiated In dignation at the rumors and whenever the commander and olllcors of the Falko meet the American and English ofllcers and con suls , social forms me strictly observed. " Dealing with the commencement of hos tilities March 1C , the fact that a fragment of ono of the Philadelphia's shells entered the Gorman consulate , the dispatch says : "Tho German consulate was not previously notified of the commencement of hostilities and was still inhabited. Immediately dis patched an olllccr to inform Admiral Kautz that the Geiman consulate was not evacu ated and that his shots had struck the building and requested him to cease firing over Apia until the Germans were In safety. Admiral Kautz told the oflicer that owing to my representations he would not continue i firing over Apia and the following day ho j sent hlu Hag lieutenant to me and expressed j regret at the occurrence. I "Admiral Kautz , March 10 , directed that uniformed olllcera and men should bo al lowed to pass freely at all times. The Amer icans on guard duty were alwa > s most civil. " CAl'MIS ' A hHVSATIO.V Anti-Id * * iHloiiUlN IHKitm.i . lijIlln Opinion of liifun * Con % let loll. PARIS , April 20 The advocates nnd op- ponontB of Dieyfus rovlblon held rival meetings in Paris this evening. Sovcial persons were Injured. Tlir Figaro's publication of the evidence of Captain Fuignet before tlio court of casbatlan has Ifirnwn the anti-rev islon party into consternation. The Hclalro , unri all the nnti-Droyfus papers , are boiling with indignation. Several of them bup press altogether the textlmony of thia olll- cor , whobo principal statement was that thii guilt of Drujfus could bo only Infeicn- tlally estubllbhort f om the secret dmler. ( iuloub fiilla out with tlio Figaro for its "Infamous publication. " La Union de nounces Captain Fulgnct In uumeuaurable tei ms. His dcsignat'on ' of Paty du Clam as i forger Is considered to bu n complete giv ing away of the general fclaff. The only poselbln explanation for it bccms to bo that Fulgnet , iiUIng undir orders , Is making Pnty du Clam a scapegoat for the staff. , H Is rumored that a daughter of ono of the members of the cabinet , In trying to put an end to thu scandal , gave to the Figaro ! gratia the reports of thu evidence of thu court of cassation. The Figaro begins today the evidence of fered before the united clmmhcia of the court. CRISIS IN THE TRANSVAAL Duteli no\ eminent Is I'lii-nxy Over htiitenient of WI-OIIKH Sent Home ! > > ilrlloiiN. NEW YORK , April 20. The Journal to day'prints the following , dated Capo Town , Apill 20 : There Is i ensued uneaalnebs over the situation in tl"Transvaal. . President Krugci's genornl-ln-ehlef , Choiibert , Is In specting ttio frontier and selecting places btiltable for pntionclimeuts. More rigid In spection of military 1'us been ordered. Kniger , as bo Intimated a month ago , evidently Is expecting hostilities with Eng land. The Dutchmen are uneasy over the result of the potltlon to Joseph Chamber lain , England's colonial minister , signed by 21,000 English icblilcnts in the Transvaal and betting forth their grievances. Cham berlain's' action , It is believed , will mark n crisis In Engllfch-Dutifi relations. The llritlbh army hero la being steadily augmented. .Inpiinexe WinSlilp on ( 'mine , VICTORIA , H. C. , April 20 The Japanese war ship HIliol arrlvexl at l.Vmlmalt this afternoon. The Hlhcl U a veteran of the China-Japanese war , but 1 now omployad as a training ship. It has fifty-two cadets aboard The i Ulcers and men will be luvlihl ) entertained by the lo . ! Jnpincse c deny Thu Bbiri will ( , n , i I fi-jm hero to aud thence to San Frann co. AFRAID OF INCLINATION Dopnty County Attorney Dunn Kofusjs to Testify in n Gambline Case , COMPLAINT AGAINST COLE AND OTHERS .ItiilKO Shlt'lil" . Cmtiity Att rnc > . 11 < - voini'H Mnrh Kiiiliiirriixnfil'hcii Diitin OlijucMM In llr-i-rlliliiu Wlint MiMm In Coh-'w IMiu-i- . "I refuse to answer for the reason that It might tend to Inctlmlnntc myclf. " A moat unusual scene was witnessed In the police court jcsterday afternoon when Deputy County Attorney Dunn thus too. ; rcfugu behind the law to chleld himself from giving evidence whlih he stated might tncilmtmito himself. It wna In the trial of the State against Cliff Cole , Ueuhcti Honey , Mayberry and O. A. VnnlnwcKen , charged with keeping Ram- Ing IKtures In rooms ut line Douglas street. The action of his dppillj ga\o County Attorney Shields an opp irtunlty to give \ent to his indignation at what ho expressed his betrayal by his friends and ho dc\otcd buM > ril mlniiios to telling the court and a few spectators how zealously ho was cnde.uorlni ; to onfoicu the law even while he was being trprorched by some of his fi lends and sneered at by his oncmlcs The case had been continued so\oral times on vailous motions , * .and It was bello\edi' doubtful if it would be called for trial , County Attorney Shields , supplemented by j the stalwait llguro of one of his deputies , Leo llcUluy , appeared , however , and the case was called up , Attorncj Kclkenuey representing the defense. William Oerter , the first man called to the stand , tcsllllcd that ho had been In formed by Cole several times that there was a "nice little party" going on upstahs which ho could Join If ho desired. All ho knew about the place , however , was hear say , according to his statement , so ho did not last long. MillIlls.M < mos t IICIIKJ. There was manifest uneasiness on the part of Mr. ' Shields when Deputy County At- toiney Dunn was called to the Btaud. Judge Shields was white fiom apparent mortlflca- tlon , while Dunn's face looked as if all the blood had forsaken hlB body for it. Dunn testified that he had gene to the rooirs dur ing the night nnd did not lca\o them until daj light. He said he found Cole asleep on the lounge and two unknown men In the room. The next morning breakfasts for the party were sent up , but he did not troubla himself to explain who paid for them. Judge Shields asked him to describe the appearance ot the tables In the room when he wab theie. Mr. Dunn promptly refused to answer the question , referring to section ISO of the code as his authoiity for such action. Ho bald that under that section If ho said anything that would incriminate himself or show that ho was cognizant of the fact that a gambling house was being run In thu room he would be liable to a flnu for not bavins filed a complaint as deputy county attorney against the violators of the law. Attorney Kolkcnney came to his rescue by saying ho had a number of authorities at hand which Justified a witness In claiming the ' privtlfiso of ' rjrnslnfc tit a : swcr. ) n-4 criminating questions. "So you fellows have been preparing for this. hao you ? " shot from the mouth ot Judge Shields , his eyes sparkling- and Indi cating how much he disliked the position Into which his deputy had gotten him. "I want It understood that I have not made any preparations for H , " came back from Dunn. "You must have told Kelkenney at least that jou expected to < lo this , or else he would not have looked up these authorities , " responded the county pttornoy. Then Judge Shields launched forth Into n pitiful address which brought little sym pathy , although he pleaded hard for it. Ho said he had been driven by his fi lends to piosecute gambling and had entered Into this case in good faith. He was disappointed to find that his friends were deserting him , that one c\en whom he considered among the most faithful elected to screen himself behind the law and leave his superior to btumblo on. Ho urged that if gambling Is not stopped in the city olllceis of both city and county will be accused as bribe-takers and Justly so. I.IKle s > input ! ) } for County AUorm'y. Attorney Kelkenncy jesponcJcd that tha people of Omaha had llttlo sympathy for Judgu Shields , as ho had no tight to consti tute himself a detecthc or chief of police. The city of Omaha , he uiged , Is policed by what is conbideied an efficient foice , and It is the duty of the county attorney to i-ay to them , "If you find any person or peuoiu gambling , arrest them , hi Ing them Into court and I will prosecute them. " When 1m went beyond thlb , Mr. Ktlkenney urged , ho was exceeding his duty and deserved no sympathy for any criticism that might bo passed upon him. Juke Kopald trhtltleil that he had been In the room quite often during Mai eh , but had never teen any gambling thcie. Ho had watched ho\eral playing whist or cinch at dlffemit times , but while chips were stand ing in the rack on the sideboard he had never been anyone issue them for money. Jake acknowledged that ho was the "pei-kci" of the household for a time , but .said lie did It voluntarily. At those times ho went to the dnor when a lap sounded and would look through a "wicket" to see who v.no on the outside If the applicant bore the hi and of a good fellow on bin dial lie is as pcrmlt- led to enter the sacred precincts The wit ness wau rumaikably dumb , however , when I It came to telling the court what lie hail II I observed In the room , and Judge Shields 1 finally passed him an Incorrigible. AllOtlllTltlllhH OIlJfflN. John Welch testified that ho and Mr. Dunn \\ere out until 3 o'clock In tint morning and observing n light In Colo's loonih had gone there to remain until da > light , when they could ratch u car. When asked what ho saw them he declined to answci , claiming the same privilege as Deputy Dunn a short time before. Judge Shields objected to the court grant ing Welch this privilege on the ground that the court was better able to determine whether the question would nocet.sltato an Incriminating response than the witness. Ho urged that a wltnro * mlsbt refuse to answer tnery Question put to him on similar grounds. Attoiney Kclkcnnoy at thl point brought forth 11 o authorities that hu had up hla tdccvo when Mr. Dunn refund ! to testify. Ho said the court hud no light to compel a witness to answir a quf tlon on direct ex amination that would Incriminate him In croBH-cxamI nation. Jmlgo Gordon ald ho must hold that n wltnuM wat ) butter able to undcrntaml what testimony he should gho and what ques tions bo should answer than thu court woull bo. bpcau e the couit did not Know what fia nltueta had done Jul | { < 3 Shield * ) Insisted on producing some rithorltloB to sustain hl contention and a continuance was taken until thin nftornooi at 'i o'duik. Ho Intimated that If ho could not tunUuM' the court that a Aimers houl I tx f rnj to an tu-r ( hu ijtumions that tin would jrujuuj ho nouU du . u iho iast , j CONDITION OF THE WEATHER for Nobra'ka Sh wet. , Cooler ; Smithrrlv Winds. Tempi-mini e lit Omnliu } e terilii > I JIu ill- . Hen. Hour. Hew. > * > ti. in . ( II t | ) . in . Tt ( I ii. in . ( Ill - | i. in . Til 7 n. in . . " . ! > it | i. til . 7(1 ( S II. in. . . . . . ( It I | i. ill . 74 ii n. in . dt : K p. in . 77 to n. in . ( IT ( I | i. in. , i. . . 7(1 ( II II. Ill . CD 7 II. in . 7U as there would bo no possibility of securing a conviction. It Is reported Hint County Attorney Shields hns demanded the resignation of his deputy , Mr. Dunn , on the ground that his notion Is not onlj bringing disgrace upon his oillco but Injuring its usefulness. It la also reported that Mr. Shields expresses the Intention of himself resigning r.tthcr than submit to the humiliation and disgrace that must follow the enforced retention of Mr Dunn < n his doput > < MULFORD IS MADE COLONEL I'oniHT Cniitnln of lluOmnlm ( iiiurils IN AIIIIUM ! ( o Mi i'i-c i-d ( hi * lmiiicn ( < < it Mo INCH In-1 K. LINCOLN , April : . ( Special Telegram. ) Tha governor this foienoon received the fol lowing ' cablegram from Lieutenant Colonel Coltim : MANILA , April JO.--TO I'oyntcr. Lin coln. ' Neb. Detached in m regiment. In charge of Philippine ouJtoms , t'nable to ac i J cept. Appointment appreciated Hofimonl j probably , peimancntly iclloved from HrliiR 11 line. COLTON. On the receipt or this message the gov- einor ( designated Major Mulford its the suc cessor < of Stoluonbeig an colonel of the regi ment. | The governor this uflcrnnon announced the following | p'-omotlons In the First regiment. H. ] H. Mulford , colonel ; W. T. Taylor , major ; | rim ] Lieutenant OeRiior of Compaii ) L , promoted to captain ; Second Lieutenant South of Company I , promoted to llrst nontenant of Company L : Pliht Sergeant Charles D. Rabbin ? of Company II , promoted meted to second lieutenant of Company I ; Sergeant Henry Tlngardo of Company K , ptomotcd to second lieutenant of Com pany K. Adjutant General Harry this afternoon tent the following telegraphic communica tion to the secictary of war : "UusFcl ! A. Alger , Sovrotniy of War , Washington , D. C. I am dliccled by the governor of Nebraska to request the le- tuin of the remains of all ofllcers and en listed men of the First Nebraska volun teers killed in battle and died of wounds j received : In the Philippines to then- respec tive homes on the same transport that bears the remains of Colonel Stotbonberg to the United States. " General Harry has sent a message of InI I qiilry to the colonel ot the Third Nebraska. | ashing If the boys are coming home In a body , and on what date they may be ex pected. Thu Information Is wanted so that the various reception committees may make the necessary preparations. Advices from the War department this moniins ; make corrections In the Hot of wounded frcm the First reslment. The James Hlchards named should bo Illcbard C. James. His homo was In Lincoln and ho ( javo as the D&im of ' , his next Lewis ol Monroe , Ne'b. ' The name "Lavlta" on the list was an error In the transmission , the vvoid "pri vate" being thus distorted. PLENTY OF BILLS IN TREASURY Small One * Ciiii He heeureil by hcml- lu Tlioxe of Iamor Ie- iiomlimtlnii. NEW YORK , April 26. United States Treasurer Kills H Robeits , who Is on a business trip to this city , In talking last night of the scarcity of bills of small de nominations throughout the country , said : "ThU lack of small bills is duo In some paits of the country to the fact that the bankers don't take the tiouble to ecnd In their bills of largo denominations and got small OIKS in exchange. ThU is the case nearly everywhere except In the laigur cities of the east and in the northwcotern states. "In the northwest there has been such a wave of prosperity during the last two years that the binkers and merchants have had no occasion to send their money cast as they did in picvlous yearn They are rich enough to keep their money nt home. "Thero was n lack of small bills In this city up to a few months ago , but now tnu bankers , merchants and business men of evoiy kind have all the small hills they want. The revenue wtumps on checks have probably had something to do with bringing into moio general use the smaller blllb. "Tho leason wo cannot Issue the smaller bills as font us llio bankrrs want thorn Is bpcauua wo aio icstrlcted by law. The law allows us to Issue only $312000,000 In United States notes , and thu silver cer- lillcati'S are restricted by the number of .standard dollars held in the tre-isuiy. Wo are now printing o ; ' 7 Kiiull blllc and have a big mipply on hand , but cannot ISMIO them became of the restrictions I have mentioned. Po the only recourse for tnu banks that want amall bills Is to send In largo bills In exchange for them. Although tbeit * Is a shortage of small bills In circu lation the trcatmry was never richer in funds than It Is at the present time. " HONOR TO CONFEDERATE DEAD IIilinI of Third > ebriiMlvii TnlceM I'nrl III Meiiini-lnl i\ ; -ri'lHi-N lit AUfiUSTA , fla. , April 20. Ifio graves nt the confederate ! dead were decorated hero today with appropriate ceremonies Thu Memorial day parade was headed by the band of the Third Nebraska regiment , kindly loaned by C'olonel Vlfqualn. VICKSHJUKJ. Miss , April 20 The con federate dccniatlon day ceiemonloa today wcro probably thu must notnblo which have over cicuiu'od hero , n detachment of iev- cnty-fivo inaiinea and sallom fiom thu United States gunboat Nashville1 , fully armed nnd e-qulppul , taking a lending part In the ceromank'8. The bluojaekota wore heartily clioercd by Camp 32 , United Con federate Veterans , when they uhculrd lim > line just behind the old soldiers , and re ceived a tremendous ovation all along tlio line of march and at the cemetery Sev eral nllherH of thu gunboat also took pa-i In thu exercises. Tlio Nashville leaves early In the morning for Memphis. .llonetnr > e'ommlttee ntVorK. . ATLANTIC CITY , N J. , Apill 20 The committee on nicneiarj legislation appointed by the house of representatives la mildly completing lu plans for monetaiy legisla tion. Thu members have shown great In terest In tholr work und their labors fro- quuiuly extend far Into the night. The morning Nesaloni cover a period of three hours Afteinoons are dtnotod to Btibcom- milteo wotk and evenings to formal confer ences. . * - KKB. HM < fiinnl SeiiMon smrlH ALH\NY N Y April 20 The < aimlB eif the sliitiwcro ope-ned for niulKiuiuii olll ciull > ludity , thu cailuat opining ju fuur- , ! tutu j STRUCK BY A STOR1I Boone County is Hit by a Wind that Rivah a Hurricane. ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE HAILSTONES Ground is Govern ! with Ice Until the Surfaca Becomes White. SEVERAL PERSONS ARE SERIOUSLY HURT Houses Blown Down mid T'toir ' Contents Scattered Over the Country , STOCK IS KILLED AND TREES PROSTRATED People In M. IMvvnrd Tnlit * to Cellar * nail Cjoloiiu Cm e mill Tl with Tliclr ST. EDWARD , Nob. , Apill 2C. ( Special Telegram. ) A terrific windstorm swept ovel this place about 0:20 : tonight and uld uiucfc damage. About C o'clock n heavy shower of hall fell , covering the ground to such an extent that It "was white. Some ot the pieces ot Ice wcro an largo as n geese egg. Quo was picked up measuring about flvo Inches In diameter. About this time a cloud was noticed com ing from the southwest which acted Htiangcly. When about two nnd a half mill's , bouth of town It blow the house of Mr. Itussull all to pieces. The family had gene In n ca\o and were thus saved , but trees two and a halt feet In clrcumforonco wuro broken off and sumo torn up by the roots. The house was a total wrock. House hold goods were dlstilbuted for a mile to the oast. The ham and granaries wcro also destroyed and live stock turned loose. Leon SIssons , living near , had a barn , granary and kitchen torn down. At W. A. McCutchln's the fury ofthe cloud was shown. .Mr. McCutchln's mother , aory old woman ; Mrs. Sprague of Slou.x City , n visitor of the McCutchlns , and MIH. Mc- Cutchln were going into the cellar when the storm struck them. Mrs. W. A. McCutchln was hit In the bad : , hurting her very se verely. A physician was sent for nnd everything - ' thing is being done to help her , but slid otlll remains In a serious condition. Grand ma McCutchln waB also hurt slightly. Cat tle , hogs and chickens wcro killed out right , and trees toin up by the roots. The house was torn all to pieces , hardly two boards being fastened together. From hero the storm passed along n wheat field to the northwest , tearing down fences uud destroying1 the slaughter jard of IW.-KISI.O. , lliiii loaiiw diwn Av .clc graph wlros of the Union Pacific Hallroad company for nearly n Quarter of n mlle , cutting off St. Edward fiom the outside woild. Your correspondent , with the help of the depot force , took down a number of car doors and raised the wire above the ground , wfclchnark was finished by 10:15 : p. m. llnroly 3Ilnn ' tlie Town. The storm parsed on to thu northwest , missing tlio town about 800 yards on the south , tearing up a few trees but , doing no futthcr damage in ilown. Just east of town it toro George Tot- man's barn down and scattered farm Imple ments for over n quarter of u mile. At John Adams' It toio ono end of the burn off nnd he-uttered faucet ) and muchlneiy ovcrjwhere. A buggy was taken about 700 feet to the southeast nnd twisted all out of bhnpo us though some ono had tried to tlo It , up in a knot. W. H. Kealy was In the barn when the wind btruck him and left with his wife. Jubt ns lie left the barn a wagon box cam by nnd Just lulled him , but brulbcd his arm conslsdeiably. The storm then went to the ( southeast and look the roof off Nols Hassellulch'B house , which wan occupied by Lem Rogera. The windows were all broken , thu roof taken oft nnd it seemed aa though thu house was It , the center of Uio path of thu Blorm. Kama of the horses wcro taken to the east and n row weighing about 1,100 pounds was carried bodily over 400 foot and not hurt at all. Hlfa barn was laid close to the giouml. The btorm next struck James CummlngB * place , about two and u half miles east or town. The house wns made n total wreck , hut , Blrangu to say , did llttlo damage to anybody. fivcryono In town ran Into caves , but , fortunately , thu Htonn passed to the south. The pioperty IOHH will foot up o\tr J2ti- 000. Vury meager repoits arc coming In from the country at this late hour (11:30 ( : p. in ) , but the Btorm looked IIB though It would do damage over near Now man Orovo or Una- Bay. CARGO OF DEAD SOLDIERS Finn-rill .Ship Crook Arrtien In Port Another f fiom Culm. NEW YORK. April 20 Another shipload o [ liodies of American boldlotfa who i\oro killed or died In the Puban and I'orto Id an tamp-ilgns wan frroupht Into this liurlmr this cvuilng by the trunspoit Crook , thu vu < < sel which brought a former and similarly xad consignment. This tlmo ! iJG ! colling arc piled In rows upon thu vessel's do ka N.nety-Klglit of these bodies wcro dug up in I'm to Hlco , twelve ut Guuntanamo and -1C ut Santiago. They have been Hcntlllad as far < ia j-usil- blc. Those bodicH which , In nplto of the gri'utest care , have remained unidentified will be liurlul with their felluun In Arling ton cemetery , The others will bo fornnidud by the government to i dailies In any part of the country who dunlro to bury tholr < UuJ eUewhero than in the national graveyard Chilliof I'ollllc. . n | I'rlneeloii. PRINCETON. N J , April 20 A frknd of Princeton unl\ entity , v , lie o nuinu ban nut been made ) public , hat eiid > wid a cluur to the amount of flouooo to be < ullid the pro fessorship of polni s Tim llrst incamb-nt vMll be Piiufcii ) ut tuo Junt , uiuiiu0 uf tbo Luurd of tiuatcca.