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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