r A _ . . _ - _ 1 HE ESTABLISHED JUoSMD II ) , 1S71. OMAIIA , WEDNESDAY MO"HNiNG : , APTUlj 20 , IS ! ) ! ) TWELVE 1 AKR. ( SIXCU..E . COL'V VtVJS CENTS. STORMING CALUHPIT Mac Arthur Advances and Takes the Defenses of the Town. HALE'S ' BRIGADE DOES THE BUSINESS Ncbrakans , lowans and Bakotans to the Front INSURGENTS DRIVEN FROM Americans Put Up Great Difficult : MULES WITH THE GUNS SWIM THE RIVER llulc Iour * Mix Klllril anil Twelve Won mli-il In thu Ailvnnei AVhcnloii In I'ftrct * llrliiKH Up Iho Arllllorj. ( Copyrlcht. 1SW , by Press Publishing Co ) MANILA , April 25 ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram ) The do- fcnbcs of Calumplt were stormed by MncAr- thur nt 11 30 and taken at 1. These de- feiihes were llncly constructed ot emplace ments on the bank of the Bagbag river nnd nt an angle to the entrance of Calumplt finin the northeast. Hale Hanked the Intrciuhmcnt with the Iowa , North Dakota and Nebraska volun teers , Whcaton with i the ' /.Montana / and Kiuih.ins In the front along the railroad An armored train and the Utahs with three guns , with the Montanas and three , with Halo advanced with the firing line most effectively and demonstrated the advantage of artillery , again saving the Infantry. The loss was four killed nnd twenty wounded Punston , swimming the Bagbag , was tlrst In the Intrcnchmonts Ono span of the bridge was down and the track was torn up for a mile. The en gineers are repairing the bridge for Wheaton's force nnd the guns to cross Halo Is separated from Whcaton by the Qucngua , which empties Into the Bagbag S nt tlio junction. The guns with mules swimming and the guns under water crossed over. Calumplt Is burning , appar ently being ovacuatod.Tho \ Insurgents are recreating to the othir sldo of the Tlio Orando from Calumplt , whcro It Is sup posed they have strong defenses Ono man was killed and three wounded. It was a cloudy. day , which kept down the heat pros- tiatlons. Halo's fighting the two previous days doubtless demoralized the enemy , PALMER. from Otlx. WASHINGTON , April 25. The following has been received at the War department from General Otis : MANILA , April 23. Adjutant Gcnoial , Washington Halo's brigade , MacArthur's division , moved down right bank Quengiu river yesterday to vicinity Calumplt , now joined by Whcnton's brigade on left bank Halo encountered Jlorco opposition , driving ouomy with heavy loss , taking his Intrench- ri rn9 ln.llanUJ. inlc's { MU'Ut.oflJ ( aU Killed twelve wounded. The division has now In vested Calumplt. which will be taken today Law ton with part of his command reached Norrugarny this evening , where ho will be joined by center column from Bocavo. Extreme - tromo heat , rain , high streams , bad roads made maich very dlfllcult. Ho has not met opposition since leaving Novallches , enemy retreating In his front South of and near Manila enemy has a force of 4,000. making demonstrations dally , can be easily taken care of It cannot communicate with north List of casualties of day before jeaterday cabled today. OTIS. : \iiUicn ItcNlnt Stiildiornl ) . MANILA , April 23. 10-30 p. m General MacArlhur's division fought Its \vuy to Hie Filipino trenches before Calumplt today , advancing four miles , mostly througn woods and jungle and creasing the Bagbag river This was accomplished at a cost to the Americans of six killed nnd twenty-eight wounded , the First South Dakota bearing the heaviest loss. After fording the river the South Dakoln regiment pursued the Insurgents to Calum.- plt , but tfio town was found to bo so htrongly protected that General MacArthur deemed It best to withdraw the tired fight ers and go Into camp for a night's rest before making the final a sennit The largest buildings In Calumplt vvero being fired by tbo Filipinos while the Americans were croslng tbo river fully it mlle nway , Indicating the enemy's Inten tion to abandon the place. The Insurgents seem to liavo adopted n sottlcd policy of retiring from ono posi tion after another , after Inlllctlng the great- eel posslbo damage upon tlio advancing army. The forces today wore well drilled. Every foot of the ground was tenaciously disputed by the Filipinos vvho stood re markably firm oven before artillery The enemy had planned to wreck our transport train. This attempt was a failure , but a span of a railway bridge over thn ilvor was dcstrojcd , hampering the Ameri can transportation for some time The Filipinos cut the girders , Intending to have thu structure fall with tlio train , but It collapaed prematurely of Its own weight. The Baglmg rivet , which Is about lOo > ard wldo at that point , was splendidly fortified , and the Americans vvero compelled to approach tbo open space from which the rebels had cleared every obstacle. In sight. ThQ bank of the rlvor , n lilgli bluff , wai surmounted with trenches , capped with rocks , loopholcd and partly hidden by bushes. Ailvniiri1 < > n Anifrli'iiiiN , General Wlieaton's brigade approaehort the river along the railroad , leaving cninji bojond Mulolos city. General Halo's bri gade , which started > estcrday , was earlier on tlio march , going westward toward the rear. The armond transport was being pushed by Chinamen , the Twentieth Kansas regiment advancing In an extended order on the loft and the First Montana on the right with the Utah Light artillery on HH right Iho rapid llrh ; guns on the train opened the ball at 11.30 p m , about a mlle from Ida river , their popping alternating con tinuously with the boom of the six- pounders. The Montana regiment and the Utah nitlllory batteries at the tame time entered Iho Jungle , from which tho. Insurgents , who were occuplng a large , straggling village , Hub , poured heavy volleys. In the courtc of an liour the Americans had forced a passage through the woods , to the open space lu front of the river and the artillery Immediately on vv heeling Into the open be gan Bholllng the Filipino trenches. In tbo meantime the Twentieth Kansas , led by Captain Rvltvvood , performed ono of the moat brilliant achievements of the campaign. Tlio regiment was bolng hold In icbervc , und Company K charged o distance ot n quarter of a mlle over a cotnfielA to tbo bank of the river , near the bridge , hero the Insurgents from u trench were peppering thu armored tiuln , then about 100 } urdb back down the track Thu com- pan ) found shelter lu n ditch Colonel Frederick Funatou eallcJ for vol unteers to cross the river and the colonel himself. Frederick Ball , a private of Com pany K , n private of Company E and Cor poral Ferguson ot Company I crawled along the Iron girders \\hllo thlo was going on the men of Com pany 1C from the ditch were fusillading the trenches In the c-ndeavor to divert attention , but the Filipinos got the range from a trench down the rlvor an 1 their bullrts soon spattered the water under the structure. Colonel unit Ills Ilcv olv IT. Having reached the broken span the small but valorous party of Amcrlcaim slid down the caisson , swam a few yards lo the shore and crawled up the bank , the llttlo colonel leading the way to the trenches , revolver In hnd. while the few remaining Filipinos jpltrd Colonel Punston sild afterward : "Itns ot nitK.li to * lo Wo know they could not hnol straight and that our bojs would at om ! to them while wo were crossing" Gincral Halo's troops on the right had ho hardcot fight. They followed the north ank of the river nearest the town from the ast with the First Nebraska on the loft nil the Fifty-first Iowa beyond The coun- ry to be traversed was mrstly jungle' , but he Filipinos stood their ground oven In the pen spaces. Gcnenl Halo's right Joined General Whca- on's left soon after noon across the liver , bout this tlmo the cheers of the Kansas roops announced tint the Americans had rossed the river. General Halo's men bean - ; an to ford the Chlco , n branch of the Big- iag , htrotohlng lo the northeast. The gon- r.il himself plunged In tip to his neck nnd ho regiments , all carrying Hugs , floundered cross the stream The guns of the Utah Ight aitlllery were dragged over nc\t ami 'ormod ' an extended line lo advance upon the ronchcs before Cnlumplt , from which the 'Illplnra wore pouring continuous volleys The armored car had one man killed and wo wounded. The Kansas regiment baa hroc wounded during the charge and the . 'tali light artillery ono killed and two wounded Most of the other casualties be- 'ell ' the South Dakota regiment It Is difficult to estimate the Injurgont osses , but they are no fewer than seventy killed , many of them by thp artillery. ADVANCE ALONG WHOLE LINE IMM ( on I'lixlicM Porunril mul Colonel .SIIMIIIHTN Cuts ArriiNH to .tluf ( Him. MANILA , April 25 10 30 a m Although he sticky condition of the ground , duo to i rain storm , seriously Impeded Its progress , oneral Law ton's column left San JORO to- ilay and Is expected to reach Norzagary thU afternoon. Colonel Summers Is marching across from : iocavo with two battalions each from the Oregon nnd Minnesota regiments , three troops of cavalry nnd two guns In the Meantime General MacArthur's division Is n front of Calumplt preparing to attack the lobcl stronghold , and General Hale , with several guns , Is threatening the enemy's Hank. A few rebels between Novallches and La Lioma have persistently Interfered with tele graphic communication , but the signal corps has repaired the breaks and captured sev eral prisoncis. A small body of rebels at Taktay was discovered this morning by the armored aunch Rapldan. A tow shots scattered the pbcls and drove them Inland from the lake. b\y If .quiet al-tip Goncr.Hall's < tnd Gonorul.OVenslilne's lines. SHUT OPK i\sr : Kvrs' I.ii/iin Will lit * I'ntrolliMl ( o Keep Out I'llllmnlcrliiK' I'vpcd 11 IOMH. WASHINGTON , April 23 Army offlclals have learned that since Manila fell the Fil ipinos have been obtaining supplies of am munition from Hong Kong and Singapore1 , as well as from Europe A strict naval patrol of the Island of Luron has bcqn estab lished and the belief Is expressed that the supply of ammunition will now bo cut off H Is positively stated that the Filipinos have no factor > for the manufacture ef smokeless powder and Mauber cartridges which they are using. ClIIIIIOl 1OIIVC till * iHlllIlllN. ( CoijrlR-ht. 1S90 , by Props I'libllshltiK Co ) LONDON , April 23 ( Now York World Cablegram Special Telegram ) Hon John Barrett , former United States minister to Slam , who Is now returning from Manila , Is to address meetings of the members of the House of Commons In ono of the com mittee looms tomorrow on American ex pansion Interviewed , ho said "Otis and Dewej , who know all the con ditions In the Philippines , are much moro hopeful of a satlhfactorv settlement than the people at home. Besides the democrats with silver as nn Issue dead , arc driven to making anti-expansion sentiment the main plank of their platform at the next presi dential campaign But In no case can wo leave the Ulands now I have the greatest respect for the British arm } , but do not bollevo any army could have made greater than ours In face of such tremendous dif ficulties as wo have cncountord " NOTABLE TELEGRAPHIC FEAT ClrtMiK TriitrrNliiw II.OIM Mll 'n C'nrrlod ; \CMN lo NtMtMIUIIM * 'IhroiiKh- out Hie ( oniitry. CHICAGO , April 25 The record for long- "dlstnnco practical telegraphing was broken today b ) the Associated Press , on Its regular s > stum of wires leased from the Wchtcin Union Telegraph company A continuous circuit of 0,001 miles , reaching from Now York City to the Pacific coast nnd from Chicago to New Orleans , lonplng Phlladel- phi , PlttBburg , Cincinnati , Atlanta , Memphis , St. Louts , Kansas City , Omaha , Denver , San Fraiialbco and all the larger intermediate points south and wcbt , was successfully worked for several hours. There were fort-one operators cop } lug from n sender In New York , with newspapers bolng solved direct from this one circuit In thlrty-olght of the leading cities of the United States. Longer circuits ) have been worked for short periods , but as far as known , trial's rec ord has never been equaled considering the number of operators copying , the number of newspapers served and the territory cov ered by the circuit. A distinctive feature of the work was that it was not done for the purpose ot tooting the posblbilltlcs of long-dlstanco telegraph ing The circuit was nmdo up to carry the regular dally Associated Press dispatches at the high speed nlwa8 employed In the or dinary course of business , ( iiinlioiilVHronuil < o VIcl.Hlinri ; . VICKSBUHO , Miss , April 25. The gun boat Nashvlllo reached hero late this after noon and anchored opposite the city. The vessel was given an enthusiastic ifeptlon , several btcamors with largo excursion par ties meeting It ten inlleu below the clt ) and escorting It to anchorage A salute of 'twenty-one guns was fired b ) tbo Warren Light artillery and every steam whistle in the city bl w n wolcome. The Nashvjllo will leave hero Thursday morning IHlllIlllN .NfUlO Illlllllll OVIT , PANA , 111 , April 25. Henry Stephens , the negro who started the Hot April 10 by at tempting to kill Sheriff Downey nnd Dep uty Sheriff Cheeney und later killed Xavler LtH'otine , n French union minor , had hla pro- llmlnury trl l today Uforo Judge Ewlng at ( Tajlorvlllc , It being deemed unsafe to bring 'him ' to Puia fT trial Judge En Ing held | him In $3,000 bonds to Iho grand jury. WOMEN WORK FOR PEACE International Oall for Meetings to Uphold the Ozar'a Project. PRUNING HOOKS AND PLOWSHARES FAVORED Artnlei llolil to llr n "M to ClIllrnllon nml imli CulluT- liiK Will bo r.Mir.-HH IlNdf In Public Miintirr. INDIANAPOLIS. April 23 As the Amer ican member of the Intermtlonil peace nnd arbitration committee , Mrs Maj Wright Sow all IH sending out the following plan for holding nlmultatioous peace meetings throughout the .world on May 15' A universal and International demonstra tion Is to take place In favor of the terms for which the peace conference , that will meet Maj 18 at The Hague , has been called together by the Invitation of the car. 'Ibis demonstration will conslht In simultaneous meetings of women hold as much as possible on the same daj ( for which May IB has been fixed ) In most of the motu important towns all over the civilized world In those simul taneous meetings the women will proclaim thelt universal and unanimous will for the Idea of peace and the promotion of the prln- clplo of justice ( Instead of force ) In tbo In ternational relations ot people Besides , they will Interchange addre ca of s > mpathy with nil the other women gathered for the same cause at thu same hour In other coun tries. These meetings must bo held as much as possible In all the Important towns of each country. Their organization and execution ought to bo centered In ono hand , which also would take the chatge of sending and of re ceiving the addresses of s > mpathy which will bo exchanged between countiles and which will have to be distributed to all places in the country whcie meetings will bo ar ranged In tlmo so that they may bo read aloud during these meetings The meetings will endorse short resolu tions , addresses to governments and to the peace conference and the passage of those resolutions will have to bo communicated before May 17 to the following address : Vradcscomlte , Hague. 'I liiniKH for ( lie Crnr. May Wright Sew all , honorary president of the National Council of Women ot thu United States , and vlc-o president of the Internal Council of Women , has addressed a letter to the czar ot Uussla , thanking him In the name of the S.'O.OOO women of the United States Included In the membership of the council for hlo action In calling a convention of the representatives of all nations to consider the disarmament of the armies of the world Inlier letter Mrs. Sewall sajs : "The women of the council bollevo that whatever Is most promotlvo of the best In- tcwats of one nation must In the end secure the highest Interests of all Thej see In the maintenance and enlargement of the present standing aniiles of the world a menace to the highest civilization , to the finest cul ture and to the realization of Christian Ideals. They , therefore , unite In the desire that his majesty' * ' motives In convening a conference to consider disarmament may re ceive from all people thu most generous Interpretation. They unlto In the hope that his majesty , In the execution of his benevo lent designs , may enjoy the co-oporatipn ot povcrimicnts of all civilized countrlc.i 'throughout "tho world. " UTTERANCES ARE DISTORTED Captain CoKhlau DOOM ? \jot Dellj lit- liortH In Kiitlrctj CiniNlilvri Them l'rlioK < - I. WASHINGTON , April 25 At the cabinet meeting today the recent utterances ot Captain Coghlan of the cruiser Ilaleigh were Informally discussed. Secretary Long said ho had received a letter on the subject from Captain Coghlan. The captain disclaimed I an/ Intention of insulting the German emi - i peror or Admiral Von Diedrlchs , and his lumarks on the occasion of the Union League club were made in the most informal manner in the company of friends , without any thought that they would bo repeated In the public press As they did appear , he said , they were exaggerated and distorted and ho wati made to say things which ho old not utter. Ho claims that under the circumstances his remarks should bo ro- gaidcd as privileged After the cabinet mooting adjourned Sec retary Long and Secretary Hay remained a short tlmo with the president to further dl 3uss the matter It is understood that the captain will soon retire from the serv ice through the regular channel , and it Is thought that In view of this fact , and fur ther , that he rendered distinguished service at the naval engagement at Manila , the au thorities will show him as much considera tion as U consistent with naval discipline. According to arrangements made some days ago for the president's visit to Phila delphia , ho will go aboard the Halelgh next Pi Ida } morning an a special compliment to Captain Coghlan , whether under the circum stances this part of the program will DO changed cannot now bo etatecl REPRIMAND WILL SETTLE IT ( 'OK 111'i iillnlr l/i > Nliitv Importance ( irriinui ) Mul.cK No I'nrdior lleprt'Ni-iilatloii. WASHINGTON , April 25 U Is the Im pression today that the case of Captain Coghlan Is losing Importance as thu days pass and his action Is viewed in a more conslderalo light A high official , -whoso i ndvlco would have much to do with Phaplng I the fate of Captain Coghlan , said that In 11 hU opinion the needs of the case would bo completely mot b } a Hharp letlor of repri mand addressed to him by the Navy de partment , If the captain admitted he was correctly reported The Gorman ambassador has not com municated with the State department on this subject slnco } csloiday , and U Is bo- Moved that the German govcinincnt is now content to await the action of the Navy de partment without further pressing tbo mat ter. ter.Tho The view was expressed nt the German embassy today that the Coghlan affair was practically ended und that with the admin istering of a reprimand by the Navy depart ment the Incident would bo clca > d. BRUNOT IMPLICATES MOTHER OH lo llu liiK HoiiKhl ArHi-nlc on HIT Or ill1hliortly lle-fori ; tilt ; 1 lollm'K DfiiUi. PANA , 111. . April 25 Henry Brunet , vvho Is confined In the Tajlorvllle jail for the murder of hlh aunt , Jane Hrunot , oil April 10 , made a second confession today , Implicating his mother , Anna Brunet , In tho'lTlme. A warrant lias been swoin out for Mr a. Brunei's arrest. Mrs. Brunet to night denied her complicity In the strong- c t terms , Brunet also admitted In his confession to having bought arsenic ; only a few daa befoio his father died , several jears ago , and forging Ills father s name to the order for tl'o drug Ho said his mother told him she used the polbon to kill rats Two ilu > s after giving his mother the drug Brunet lifi father collapsed at tlio dinner table nnd his death followed soon afterward * His mother received $2000 Insurance on hli llfo two vveoks Inter MORE REFUGEES FROM CHINA Simmer llrlu i I'linltUri from 1)1 li-lK Morj of Ilrltlsli riiiR nl IMilnwiin. VANTOUVEn. 11. C. , April 25 The En iress of China , nhleh arrived today from Hone Kong and YdKolmtnn , has on board several Chinese refugees , vvho , ) llo KaiiR Yu Wol , have been compelled to leave the Oilent. Korean ndvlccrt say the emperor ha-i leased ttiroe ports In onstern Korea lo ft Kusslan Whaling company. The ports arc Otilsan and Sungchopo In the province ot KaiiR-Won and Clilnpodo In tlic province of Hnmkjcng. The ooncosslon Is 700 metres In length and 350 In width Hong KOIIR gives the following description ot the til th cs of Palawan Island , holding the Brit ish Hap over that Island. Her majostj a steamship Archer , which It ft Singapore suddenly early on tlio mot nine ot Pebruaty 2C , under sealed iititcn , returned yestcrdn > The orders were received from homo 1 > > telegraph and were to tUo rffect that the ship was to proceed as qulcklj as possible to Palawan , where It was stated the Brltlsli flag had boon hoisted by the natives The Archers mission was to haul It down. On Us arrival at the bcttlemcnt on the Island tlio British ensign was seen to bo lljlnj ? Thu ship had not bcon hero any length of tlmo before several Filipinos cimo aboard nnd had an Interview with Commander Dare. Ho Informed them that ho had been Instructed to haul the ( lag dmn The In habitants of the town had hoisted the ( lap ; because1 they thought It mlgl t nlToid them protection from bands of brigands vvho vvcro ensconced In the hlllr The Klllplno deputation made It clear that they had not heard that the Island of Pnlhvvan had beeii ceded bv Spain to the Unltid States anrt they accordingly promised inat the Hag should bo lowered. When tfi y returned to the shore the ensign was pull d down The brigands vvho held th hlllb at the rear of the settlement hsivo nuseil the Inhabitants - habitants a great deal of ttinojance , but lieir depredations had been considerably lessened slnco the British ensign had bcon hoisted. \ \ hen the Archei entered they hastily rellied There were no Europeans In the place. H Is said that there has been another disturbance In the Korean nblnet. Two ministers were put out of ofilcc nnd ban- ItJied for ten nnd twelve jcaih respectively H Is said that this was due to an Intrigue- with Ladj Oul. a favorite of the emperor She has so completely entrapped the em peror that he Is n puppet In her hands Russia had , by some means or other , BCT- cured her s > inpathy. The two disgraced ministers , It appears , did not Know this , nnd Imprudently rejected tlw demands ot tlio St Petersburg government. The upbhot of the affair was that Russia appealed to Lady Oul , vvlio returned to the emperor. He listened and burst Into tern- blo wrath and ordered the two ministers out of the cabinet. It Is pxpectcd that Korei will bo practically a lUbslan province before long. j GERMAN PRESS IS fjlODERATE , Tj' Uletlrli-hN * CUIIHC IrrJtutloii. BERLIN , April 23. The German press continues to maintain a moderato tone re garding the utterances of Capttln Coghlan. The Newetrachter and the Prankfurter Zeltung confess that "the American sailors had a certain amount of justification for Ir ritation. " The Prankfurter suggests that It was not the German foreign olllco , but Cmperor Wil liam , who was responsible for the "oHlclousncss of the Gorman squadron " The Kolnlsche Ziotum ; , which hj lately published violent articles agilnst Great Britain and the United States , acknowledges with great readiness the civility of the United States government In robbing Cap tain Coghlan's tactlcbs Invective of all offenslvcncss and political significance. " i > nM u\cis ; : : 'inu IMIINCU or WXMJS. Prenclirr Olij.TlN to Hlx Curd 1'lajliiK mill lIorNiHiKliipr. . LONDON , April 25. The three hundredth annlverbary of the birth of Oliver Cromwell has furnished the occasion for biographies , appreciative articlefi , portraits In all the papers and celebrations in various parts of the country In honor of the lord protector of the British commonwealth. Dr. Joseph Parker , minister of the City Temple , this city , took the subject 0.3 the theme foi his sermon this afternoon , nnd delivered an extraordinary oration to n largo congregation. In the course of his remarks ho attacked the Prince of Wales as "a certain card-playing prince. " After otilogl/lng Cromwell , Dr. Parker said : "When the prince falls then let the coun try mourn. Wo look to princes for noble docdn and n high example. When I see my prlnco and my premier on u lace cour&o I don't ' like It. " These remarks vvero cheorrd by the iiudl- enco and Dr. Parker proceeded to make n rabid attack on the fctiltan ot Turkey , dur ing which ho said : "Emperor William may call him his friend , but In the name of God , the Father , the Son nnd the Holy Ghost , I nay God d in the sultan " The preacher concluded with a passionate denunciation of the church for "accepting Protestant money for performing popish tricks. " Then , drawing from hl blblo the undertaker's bill for his wife's Interment , ho scathingly read the word on the top of the bill "unconseerated " "Shame , " ehonlod Dr Parker , and the congiegatlon loudly ro-ochoed the wordn. Continuing , the pronchci said : "When I read the word , It meant vitriol poured Into a red , gaping wound. It Is a knavish trick ; a popish device Detestable blas phemy. It made me still more f-Uthful to nonconformity which made England pos sible to live In. " SpiinlNli ( iiirrlKini nu Mliiiliinnn. MADRID , April 2r > The government lias received n dispatch from General Rlos , Spanish commander In the Philippines , ae- sertlng that Major General Otis hod re quested h'ra ' not to withdraw the Spanish troops from the Island of Mindanao until the airlvM of the American froco of occu pation General Rlos asked the government when ho may return to Spain. TriuiNpnrl Iliillulo nl ( illirullar , GIBRALTAR. .April 23 Tfio United States armed tranupoit Buffalo , which ur- ilved hero this morning from Manila , oil Its way to New York , with olllcers ami men from Admiral Dovvoy's ( leet , vvhoso tlmo has expired and with a number or Invalids , coaled during the day and tnlkd this evening The condition of nil on board was reported natiffnctary. I'rilKITMH Of ? > ! < > 'MM fllMC , PARIS , April 25 'Iho court of cagwitlo.i has decided b > a large majority not to con front Colonel Plccjuart with General Itoget It has also been decided to make a fur- the examination of Coloiu 1 I'aty du Clam and to Investigate the I'aulziardi id- eg ram. TRIBUTE TO STOTSEXBERG Assistant Secretary Mciklejohn Extols the Virtues of the Deatl Soldier. LETTER OF CONDOLENCE TO HIS FATHER MUMV < lm < Wnr eil ( lie ( olom-r * I'l iin < < r > r lit Iho Di'timm ! of ( InNv - lililnKn l WASHINGTON , April 25. ( Special Tele gram ) Assistant Sociotarj Molklejohn to day eelit letters of condolence to the father nnd wife of the late colone'l ' of the First Nebraska volunteers , J. M. Stotaonberg , vvho died loading his tioops 111 thp Philippines on Apill 23 Following Is the secretary's loltor to Hon. John H. Slotscnborg of Now Alban > , Ind : "Information tint jour son. Colonel John M Stotsenborg. First Nebraska. U S. V , has been killed In battle has boon received. Tint he hns met the common doom of nnti- Kind In the noontlmo of life and at the entrance of n notable career la cause for deep sorrow and regret. But tint ho wan killed In battle , lending his command In a successful charge upon the Intronchmonts ot the encm > and met death In the way a sol dier would choose to die , Is some comfoit , though Inadeiiuate to solace the FCUSO of personal bereavement sou now fool "It may boa comfort to joii to know that this department did not wait until his death to do him honoi When the legist i- turo of Nebraska , the governor of that Mate and other piomlncnt cltl/ens , laboring under a misunderstanding of the great work jour son was accomplishing with hla regiment , asked to have him icltovod from his oom- nmnd , the response of this-department was : " 'It would bo destructive to discipline and would Imperil the Interests of the service to dismlrn from the volunteer army on an o\parto statement an officer with an unblemished record , against whom no com plaint has been lodged by or thiougli an > military nuthorltj. ' "I have this day closed the Incident of said complaint b > endorsing acioss the f.aoe thereof these words 'This officer and sol dier was killed In bittlo at the head of his command vvhllo leading n successful chaigo on the Intienchments of the enemy on April 21 , isno ' I wish It were within my power to lender him and jou a grciter service " James O West of Ginml Island , Nob. , who has been appointed deputy collector of customs nt Manila under Lieutenant Colonel Colton of the First Nebraska volunteers , left tonight for San Francisco with orders to sail as soon a possible. The position is worth about $3,500 pel year. Arrangements having been made to glvo each volunteer regiment In service In the Philippines a second lieutenant In the icg- j i nlar aimj , under the new army bill passed during the closing hours of the lust con gress , at the instance of Senator Ihurston Captain Wallace Beech Taylor of Company L ( Thurston JUIles ) was nominated by the president for this position. It has Just been ascertained that Captain Taylor will bo 28 years of ago May 20 and If ho Is to go Into the regular establishment he must bo , nexamlno-l at ouco that his commission may-iiu mailc outbefofo 4mt nluu VA- . jutant General Corbin cabled today to Major General Otis to have Taylor examined nt once and the result wired , tint ho may be taken Into the perm.uient establishment of the regular uimy before age shuts him out. Samuel Miller Vandcrvoort , who wai , nom ' inated for a second lieutenancy by President McKluley and who subsequently failed In his examination In mathematics , will be given another examination In June The Invitation -which the Greater Amor- Ic.i Exposition deslies to formally present to President and , .Mrs. McKlnley to vlbit Omaha during the progress of the exposl- j tlon was impossible of delivery today by j Senator Thurstou and CongicBsman Mercer , an they had planned , on account of the pics- ident's Indlbposltlon H Is the intention of Nebraska's representatives to pretent the Invitation tomorrow. COLTON IS MADE A COLONEL il ! tin- I'roiirrutliorltlcN lo huc-ucuil I he I.liteoloiiul .1. M. MiilNi-iibci K. LINCOLN , April 25 ( Special Tele- j gtam ) Soon after receiving official notl- j llcntion of the death of Colonel Stotson- berg the department here opened com- . mitiilcallon witii Washington on the subject ot the appointment of u now commander of ttio icglniont. This afternoon the fol lowing telegiam was leeched from thu War department- WASHINGTON , ! ) C.April 23 General H Bany , Lincoln Agreeable to jour : olcgiam of even date General Otis has lioen Instructed to allow Lieutenant Colonel Colton to quallt } as rnlnnol of First Nc- tir.isk.i on notification by the govcinor of his appointment. H 0 COHBIN , Adjutant General A cable message was theieunon sent to Colton notlflng him that ho had been ap pointed as colonel commanding thu regi ment It Is undeistood from the Washing ton dispatches that there was no difficulty in taking Colonel Colton from his position on detached service nnd assigning him to active duty at the head of the regiment. CONFIRM SUSPICION OF CRIME Iloil } Of SIlCCJIIIIIIH , WllllNI * I'loC'kIIH hold ill Oiniiliii , I'ounil on thu DENVER , Cole , April 23 Parlies ar riving from Bjeis , Arapahoe county , ( 'ev enly miles cast of Denver , luport the find ing of the bed } of Otto Goetto or Brown , as lie vas commonly known , a sheep ranchman , who vvaN murdered on his ranch Septem ber 30 , ISiiS Ooetto disappeared and hh 2,000 sheep wore afterward sold In Omaha A draft for the receipts of the gala was cashed at the Colorado National bank , In this city , by R II. Bceltr. It was believed that Goctto was murdered , and suspicion pointed to Bcelcr as the murderer and efforts were made to capture him , but all traeo of him was lest at Salt Lake The body of Gootto had been buried near a htreani on hl ranch , and the spring rains hail unearthed It A large hole in the skull corroborated the murder theory PUTMURDEREROUTOFTHEWAY Moll of NC IOCN Ali.lt .lull mill He-ill Out . .IllNll.'ito On < > of ' 1 hrlr Ituc'f. KANSAS CITV , April 25 A special to the Star from Galena , Kan , tiaja Charles Williams , alias Jones ( colored ) , was bhot to death at 3 30 this morning In the tlty jail b ) u mob of negroes Williams killed Laura Canafax , a negroui * . ) aetorday. The mob , composed of about tttcnt-flvo masked ncgroos , wont to the Jail and four gained an entrance by breaking the door In. 'Iho first man bad an ax , the becond a ropn and the third carried a pinto ) Wil liams nan linked In his cell .jui they lost no tlmo In breaking the lo k uiid ordered ] hlui to coiuo out. This liu ictubed to do , CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Porcrast for Nobra ka Pair with Vuilnblo Winds 'IVinpi'raliiro ut Oiniiliii j c-itcrilnt i Iliinr. llott. Hour. Urn. , * > n. in " 1 p. in 77 II n. in , . " 7 - p. in 77 7 n. in. . . . . . " it | i. in 7S * n. in it : i p. 111 7i > I ) II , III ( Ill i > | l. III. . . . . . SO 1(1 ( n. 111 7't ( I p. ill 70 II n. in 7 < i 7 p. ill 7(1 ( 1U ill 7(1 ( S p. in 71 ! > | i. in 71 sn } Ing that IIP was Innocent of the chat go , grabbed a touplp of brlrka and asked them to give him a fair sliou At this the man who cirrlcd the revolver began shootliiK thrci'gh the birs nt Williams Pour shots took effect. klllliiEj the murdeior Instantly. The work of the mob was svalomatlcallv and coollv done. Thej on mo qulptly , did their work and dispersed without nn > dem onstration The coroner's Inquest today hold that Williams came to his death from the effects of pistol shots from an unknown person. No nrrosts have been mado. THINK CARPENTER THE MAN Ciililin lldllolDlni'ov < ! ( lint llt > liu- llflM I-N 1 > ltll \IMlllllltlllll-C | 1,11- liorcTH StrlUr. HAVANA , Apiil -Thoro Is much good feeling In Puerto riindpo over the retention of General Carpenter as commander of the department Lavordad , published at the city of Puerto Principe , s.avs "For our p.ait wo should slncorol > regret Goncial Carponter'o departure. Though wo huvo occasional ! } attacked him , wo must admit that he Is a governor Ho Is discreet and alwass han the Interests nf the province at hcait , has surmounted great dllllcuHles nnd has won the applause of those who formerly wore unwilling to lend him the moral sup port which he deserved Our province Is ( inlet , compared with otboi palts ot the Island , there are no bandits nnd the farmers arc resuming work " General Fltzlumh Lee IB making n tour of his dlstilct and will rotuin to his head quarters on Thursdftv. Five American soldiers vvho were dis charged on Sunda > , nnd who were waiting for transportation and paj , have been com pelled to sleep In the p.itUs and beg for food. Of 200 men discharged Sunday , only thirty- eight received tickets , although moio than ? 200 Is duo to each man The stevedores have struck for $2 r,0 per dnj. Instead of $2 , the pay for which they have boon receiving. Captain Ka > , who Is In charge of the wharves , was given a squad of soldiers to prevent Inteiterenco with the new men The 178 men who have been at work build ing barracks at Buoni Vista have gone out on btrlko , demanding $1 23 per day. They now receive 81 cents. All the cmplojes of the Havana water works struck jester- day. They are being leplaccd by new men. LATE NEWS FROM HAVANA A\orl. of HtNtrlliiilliiK the Sum \piiro- lirlateil for ( "ilium Soldiery IN HAVANA , April 25. Carlos Anuel do Cos- pedcs of the start of GenpraUGorooz and vho - > rtn rtwtutly 'sont to Santiago ' * o inakcT'faXi estimate of the number of Cuban soldiers In the province , called upon the governor general today nnd repoiled that there were 30,000 , half the whole number on the is land General Gomez this afternoon left for Mo- Unas. , where he will meet the five generals to consider the details of the proposition of the United States regarding the pay ment of the Cuban troops. General Pedro Betancourt , the now civil governor of Matan/as , who was a vlgoious annoxatlonlst , has written to Gcnei.al Go mez placing the command of his coips and his own servJ'icb nt the disposal of Gome ? . In his letter ho sa > s "Wo are now com mencing the most difficult epoch In the long struggle to secure our Ideal The rccon- structlon of the country Imposeh duties upon us which we must fulfill with the same faithfulness as the obligations of war" General Gome ? hai iccelvcd a request from a body of so-called "civil employes of the Cuban republic" that they maj be In cluded In the dlstilbutlon of the $1,000,000 General Brooke IB considering the Issu ance of a decree making marriages by Pio- testant elcrg\mcn In Cuba lawful nnd Iccal- llng the marriages of Cuban soldiers In the field by military chiefs , provided these are considered ns elvil law marriages. THURSTON NOT A CANDIDATE Senator ItollcratrN Illx Slnlrnirut Hint lie Will llollri' Soon from 1'uhlle Olllor. LINCOLN , April 21 ( Special Telegram ) A stiong statement has been aecuiud from Senator Thurston which Biums to hetllo tin' question ns to bis future candidacy. A few weeks ago Thurston wrote a letter to lion. Petoi Jaiisen , In which he stated that tin' election of Judge Hayward had added strength and confidence to the party In Nebraska. Ho fui- ther Bald In answei lo a question Mr. Jansen had propounded that ho would novoi agiln bo a candidate for a public office. Yesterday The Boo corretfrondent wired benator Thurslon at Washington abklng per- mUMnn to publish the lottci. This evening the following telegram was iccelvcd " \V\SHINGTON. D C. , April 23 P. A Harrison , Bee Correspondent , Lincoln No objection to the puhllctitloii of my letter to JantPii I cannot emphasise too stiongly my unalterable determination to ictlio from public ofilco at the end of my pies-en t tern ) . Cannot comprehend why any question has over been raised since my statement to the state convention of 1S07 to that effect "JOHN M THUHSTON. " TABLET TO COLONEL EGBERT IliuiilhOiiif Memorial 'XVIII Hi ; Krccd-il lit Poit 'IhiiiiuiN In Honor of the Drill ! < oloiifl. CINCINNATI , April 25 A tablet will bo erected at Kort Thomas In memory of Colonel Egbert , killed near Manila. The committee. In charge Is uuihoiUcd to kcloct the design and to expend $500 In preparing the memorial to the dead colonel of thu Twont-seond. It will bo the largrdt and finest bronze tablet In the I'nlted States and its dlmciiblons will be 7'/j ' feet wldo by 9'/4 feet long. 1)11) Dl-flTH lllH DllUl-M. CINCINNATI , Apill 25. Judge W. H. T.ift of thu United Btaten circuit court of appeals announced today that Judge William It Da } , who was to hava attended the May term of that court here , -would not bo present - ont He said Judge D.IJ'H physicians had forbidden him to do any woik before October and the judge would obey their orders. \i > oliii ( * Snirllrr .loliiN Trim ! . HELENA. Monl . April 25 The United Smelling and Refilling compan ) , which op- oraieH sniellerH nt East Helena and Great Falls , today xotutc < l to thu American htneit- Inc and Hi finin } ; couipan > the recently or ganized tru * n dcid to all Us propuly In this otatu The eoiiMUeraUou wua nut mated. FIST OF TilF FAfIF\ First Nebraska Suffers More- Than All Other Regiments Engaged , TWO OFFICERS AND TWO PRIVATES KILLED Largo Number of tbo Regiment Among tbo Woumledi Many of Them Severely Soi NONE OF THE OMAHA COMPANY IN LIST Iowa Boys Also Oomo In for a Good Share of tbo Losses , SEVERAL FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS WOUNDED Of the NolirnxKii 311-n Principal Iimmn \ VciMIn Com puny II , 1'iillrrtunt 1) , lilitoolti ) I' , Jliiillnnit ) K , Colniii- IIIIN , mill Jl > IlroKcMi HIM * . WASHINGTON. April 25. General OtU Inr furnished the War department with tin following cammlty list for April J3 : Killed : I'lrnt .NelirnnUn. COLONEL JOHN M STOTSKNBERG. SECOND LIEUTENANT L E. S1SSON. Company K , Columbus QUARTERMASTER SERGEANT J. F. STORCH , Company 1) ) , Kullorton. J. r. Starch is tiunrtormautor sergeant Company B. His rcsldenco Is glvon on thu muster roll us Yosler. Washington. SERGEANT CHARLES MELL1CK , Com pany 11 , Nelson. Sergeant Charles Mclllck , Company H , Mas ono of the recruits that Joined the regi ment In the Philippines. I'omtli Omnlr > . PRIVATE WILLIAM B. JACKSON , Com- paii } I. PRIVATE WILLIAM D. SKINNER , Com pany 1. Wounded : Musician Charles Powcr , Company K , ankle , scvoio. Piivato Ralph Wlntler , Company K , but tock , teveie. Private Edward Qulnn , Company 1C , ahoul- der , seveic. Private John B. Cnicy , Company 1C , thigh , Blight. Private Patsy O'Connor , Company K , head , faovcre. Wounded Tlrst Lieutenant William K. Moore. Com pany H , leg moderate. Tlrst Lieutenant William K. Moore left Lincoln as llrst nontenant of Company H. Ills residence la glvon nt Nelson , where the company w.u > raided. Second Lieutenant A S Wadsvvorth , Com pany B , Kullorton , leg , severe. Second Lieutenant A. S. Wadsvorth , Com pany B , was not a commissioned olllcur when the regiment left Lincoln , Hla nearest relative Is given on the muster jca\l * A'nna WaiUworth , Eait : ChathaiBi New York. Private William C. Richards , Company B , rulleiton , arm , severe. Private William C. Richards' name appears on the roster an from Tullerton. Private Leo Stoner , Company D , Lincoln , jaw , severe. Leo blotter Is from Lincoln and the address of Stoner Is given as University Place. Private Edwin O. Peterson , Company D , Lincoln , cheek , hovere Edwin O. Peterson's nearest relative la given as P. Pcteison of Elgin , Neb. Private Jamei Rlclmid , Company D , Lin coln , Jaw beverc. James Richards' name docs not appear ou the muster loll of either recruits or the original company Pilvato Charles Swart ? , Company D , Lin coln , iliac legion , bovcrc ] Chaile1 ! Swnrtz' residence Is given as Unl- veiBl'y Place , Lincoln | Private John White , Company r , Madison , leg , moderate John White lives at Mudlson , whcro the company was raised Musician Walter G Tlngley , Company r. Madison , nock , severe. Walter G. Tingley left Lincoln n" a private. Ho resideat Battle Crook , Neb Private W. Llvltl , Company r , Mad ison , shonldci , severe. W Llvltl , not on the muster roll. Private Walter Edlfrltz , Company P , Mad. Ison , shoulder , severe. Walter Edlfritz , not on musler roll. Private Guy Miner , Company r , Madison , Guy Miner , not on muster roll. Private Edwin P Gregg , Company I , Ben nett , forearm , BOVCIO Edward P. Oiogg gives hlo residence nt Rlveiton , la His noarebt relative Is John Gregg of that placp. Private James Keenan , Company I , Ben nett , buttock , sovcic. Jnlm S Keenan's u * > ldcnco IB given at Ilavelock. Private James Wllkins , Company I , Ben nett , ( best , Hovoro James Wllklna joined the regiment In the Philippines with the rcciults. Ho resides at Lincoln and v/as a. student nt the Lin coln Not ma ! school. Sergeant Clyilo VoBburg , Company I , Bennett , lilac region , wovore. Seigeant Clyde Vosburn left Lincoln as fourth corporal of the company. No resi dence given Corporal Dallas Henderson , Company I , Bennett , leg , moderate. Corpoial Dallas Ilondorpon was a private when the companywau mustered In , Homo. nit stated. Prlvatu Hairy Biookovcr , Company K , Co- lumbuH , arm , buvcro. Harry ( ' Bookovcr's homo Is given as Co lumbus , whcro the cojnpnn } wan raised Pilvato Piank Kauko , Company K , Co lumbus , leg , severe. Frank J. Fanko's residence IH given at Monroe , Neb. Private Robert L. Smith , Company 1C , Co lumbus , tilde , revere Robert L Smith rtaldes In Columbus Private. William H. LaRuo , Company K , Columbus , hand ; sovoro. William II. LaRuo lives at Columbus Private Prod Glbba , Company K , Colum bus , back , severe. Krcil Glbbs not on mtiBlor roll The IIIUH'OI roll shows u John Glbba , but no Krod GIbbd John Glbbs was ono of the rccrmti and his residence Is given as Wahoo Private Otto Hemp , Company 1C , Colum bus , leg , alight Otto Hemp IB given on the rioter as Olto Ilombd nnd his rcHldenco Is given ns Creston - ton , Neb Prlvalo Ell Slsion , Company K , Colum bus , thigh ; Might. Ell SIsBon la a recent recruit and the rrr- ords show that he has not yet boon nr- slgnod to a company. Ills homo Is at 8t. Edward and ho Is a blether of Lieutenant - tenant Sif nn vvho van killed Private James R Allen , Company 1C fo- luiuhub knee severe No nuih name ah Janie * R Allen appear ! oa tlio rostci of Company 1C , tithtr with