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\ r FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871 , OMAHA , THURSDAY 'MOUSING , DJ0CEMJ5EK 21 , IS ! ) ! ) TWELVE PAGES. SIXGLI3 COPY .FIVI3 BOER LOSS IS SMALL British Wounded at Tnpoln ; Taken to Estcoart and Fetermnritzbnrg , ENEMY PLACE GUNS IN HEW POSITIONS Colonel Borons with Three Officers and Forty Ji LroOaplnred , 4K2SW NEWSPAPER Times Denounces it for Not tf Modern Artillery , INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT IS BLAMED Duller tn lannriiiu-c of Pnnltlon mill Htrcnutli of lions on Ti ltl > or l.iiloHl from ( Copyright , If > t9 , l > v Prc n Publishing Co ) CIHBVnLY CAMP , Dec. 1C. ! i 23 a. m. ( New Vork World Cablegram Special Telegram - gram ) The ambulance train Is taking the British wounded in ) csterdny's Inttle lo Kstcoutt nnd Pleteimarltzbllrg. An armistice ] hat ) been nuked for until midnight to bury the dead. Thn Boers state their lob Is ' hinall. They can bo been today placing guns ' in fresh positions commanding our camp. i 'Iho heat is Intense , but the troops are well. I Thord vvaw heavy firing at Ladjsmlth this I morning. Colonel Devon , with three office a nnd forty men , were surrounded and taken prisoners The Boers arc fljlng a fiag cf liuco looking for their wounded. LONDON , Doc. 20 Purther accounts of Iho Tugela river battle emphasize the igno rance of ( lie British Intelligence department In regard to the dlHpoeltlon of the Boor forces. The British were not aware that the Bocra were eiilrenchcd along a scries of low- Ijlng hljls Immediately northward of Colenso b'lldga until a. staggering fire com pelled them to retreat , when the attack Hccmcd about to succeed. The Boers were nlho In grealer strength than anliclpited. U becomes clearer albo that .the British guns ivore lost In attempting to get within effective fective- lange of the Boer artlller ) , showing that the latter out-ranged the British ordnance , which In spile of numerical su periority wan wholly Inadequate to reply to the long-rungo Boer guns. The British War office comes In for scath ing denunciations from the Times today for not providing effective artillery. It Is pointed out , In this connection , that the longer-ranged naval guus participating In the same attack escaped Thcio was no news tills morning to en lighten the goneial situation. The Win office - fico rcpoitpd that General French rccounni- tored northward of Arnndel Monday , De cember IS After shelling Jasfonlcln farm , thrco mllri eahUvard of the Boer position , the New Xoalanders advanced and occupied the farm. The Boer guns then opened and the Boers advanced to the attack , so General , Kiench ordered a retirement. The latest news from Mafeklng , dated De- combi'i 8 , has just been received. It says a dc&ultoiy bombardment continuing and that the sharpshooters ) were engaged In a smart , duel mornings nnd evenings. The dispatch also describes a novel method of bending n "message , adopted by homo Boer , December I A llvo-poundor hhell flrcd into Iho town that day did not explode It was opt pod and found to con tain a letter , as follow * . "Dear Powell ( Colonel Baden-Powell ) i\cuso lion messenger. No other means of communicating. Plcaio tell Mrs. moth er ami family all well. Don't ill Ink all tbe whisky. Leave Heine for us when we get In. " The hcnder's s nature was loin off. Revised llels of Iho Brlll h casualties at the battle of Colenso show that 137 non- commKslnncd olliceis and men were killed \t a meeting of t'lo ' corporation today the loul major , A. J. Newton , announced that i25,000 had been subscribed fo ) the large < ltv firms which nro contilbutlng the money to dcfraj the necessarj expenses of a foico of 1,000 volunteers nmong the clt > corps. 'Iho lord major also said that Gcneial Lord 'Uolheley , the commnndcr-ln-chlcf , had ac cepted the offer of the uervlccs of tliebo vol- uulcois. DENIES IRISH ARE DISLOYAL I.oril HohorlN , Nm llrlllMh ( 'nin- iiiiiiulor , SoiiilN I'lirdnur 'Ifw ( o ( ho Viocrli'iiii I't-opli' LONDON , Dec 20 General LorJ R b- tits , who Is lo have full command of th- ! ! British troops In South Africa , acco-npanloif by Lady Roberts and their two datighte s , j I I arrived In London thla morning , havliu trav- ' tied from Dullln with .Mr. Chamberla'n. I Their dep irlure from Dublin waa marked by i | cheering crouds , but the general made a i quiet entry Into London After going to a I ' prlvato hotel ho i.pent about an hour at the war office In consultation with the marquis cf Lansdowne , thiv sceretaiy of state lor | I war Then General Roberts loturned to it ho tank of packing his effects and Interviewing - ing Ihe officers teleetod for his ntatf. When "Llttlo Bobs , " Iho be'oved of Tommy Atkins , received a rcpics ° nlallvo of the Associated Prctt < he. was dieKied In the deepest black , In vivid contrast to his enow-wblto hair and moustache Ills dapper llttlii flguro was as straight as ever , but the ees that liavo bo often scanned British vletoiy were sllghll ) dlmmeil by the fit eat personal sort on that has befallen him. i But In hplto of this and the. . multitude or details that claimed his attention General I Roberts willingly assented to sending through the Ashoelaled Press a parting luotiiMgu to thn Ameilcan people and gavel I thn following statement ' Circumstances natural ! ) forbid my speak ing about the campaign ahead of mo , except to say that 1 have entire rontiilcnco in the Hi null boldlcr and that I LxMleve that the traditions of our army will bo upheld In South Africa. 1 or iho friendly Interest and ampatliy exhibited by many AinurLiiiih I am deeply grateful I am biuu the justice of our cause nicrltK thin Though we may bo at war , I can sale ! ) MI ) that no iinnccoib irj harsh- news or Inhumanlt ) will mar Iho fair nuiuo of this branch of iho Anglu-SH.xon race 1 ( annol too n in inly oxpretm m > admiration for the spirit whiih prevails In our colonlou , The action of Canada will nlwajn bo a glorious page In the hlstoiy of the sons of Ihe omplto. I look for great thlngd from the men she Is bending lo the front The reports which Imlluito that d s- lojalty cxlftta In thn Irish regiments Is en tirely untrue In the hour of danger my countrymen have over been ampng the llrst to Ii ) down their llvfis for their quren and their country , and whether It bo against tin ; Boots or men of any othci national ! ! ) the Irish toldler will be found lo > al to his queen mid bravo In battle You i.tiiiiot deny these icporls of Irljh dlslojulty too strongl ) " The reprcucntatlvo learned tlut ( icner.il RobciU cnterlalna a great frlcndiihlp for Gciicral Kitchener , though they have uovcr lervcd together nnd that the combination of generalship creales the greatest satisfac tion In military circles. An ono officer of General Roberts' staff said"It really makes llfo worth living once again. " METHUEN TN A TIGHT PLACE i > Prnr III * Com- ninnli'iillotii tut O1T "ocr lniiro | Inir PoNltlon , LONDON , Doc 21. I 45 p 111 The grav ity of the. mllllary situation Is again I- coming acccnlualed In the public mind owing to the complete absence of nc\vs. \ , Nothing has been heard from Lord Methucn slnco Sunday , and It Is feared that h'h ommunlcntlons have been cut off It this be so his position Is dangciotm. \ correspondent of the Dally News , tel egraphing from Slodder river last Saturday , savs "Tho Boer position , already formidable on December 11 , has Blnco been greatly sticngthetiod , extending for an area of twelve miles. It Is entrenched according to the most modern methods throughout Us ' entire length , wlro fences having been placed | befote all the trenches at every point. Outn ' have been got Into position and tncro Is every evidence that the Boers are well sup plied with ammunition. Only a powerful attacking force can hope to make a suc cessful assault. " The Times In an article from the pen of a military expert laments the dispersion of the British forces , quotes the maxim ot Na poleon In favor of concentration and regrets that Lord Slothuen did not ictlro to the Orange river a week ago The latest dispatches received seem to show that the British forces arc standing on the defensive at all points General Bullcr Is ordering the troops now arriving at Capo- town to proceed to Durban to reinforce the Natal column Absence of news from him has led to a surmise that he Is trjlng to Join Gcneial White b ) n flank movement. BRITISH ARE HIRING GERMANS \KrnfN for KiiKlnnil DIINV In Itnriil SfcurliiKr Ai-tiTiiiiN for hondi Afrlon. BERLIN , Dec 20 Dcsplto repented Brit ish denials It booms to be a fact that British agents nro busy In many of the rural dis tricts of Germany hiring veterans for serv ice In South Africa. Several well-authcn- | tlcatod cases have been reported this wosk , I but the following Incident bccnn conclu- | sheThe The district court of Hamburg has just Issued an order for the arrest of a British agent named York for hiring a number of Gorman peasants In the neighborhood for military service , which under the Imperial law Is a criminal offense. There is nothing , however , to Interfere with Herr Knipp in the manufacture of ! steel bhells for the British arm ) . An Kissen local paper announces that 2C.OCO bitch shells are being made on a "rush" order and men are working night and day on the order. The German Turner societies will addresj a petition to the relchstag asking an amen 1- ment to the law bo as to compel the one- jear voluntccra before their admission to the army to produce proofs of reasonable I proficiency In athletics. STEAD MAKES AN APPEAL CnllM mi tl > i' ClprK.i ( o 4iiiiUi * front Thflr Viftlu wll't ll 'Kiir l to Ihc War. ( Copj right , WM. bs Press Publishing Co ) LONDON. Dec. 20. ( Now York Woild Cablegiam Special Telegram ) ' Peace Sunday In War Tlmo" is the title of a solemn remonstrance nnd appeal Issued by Stead to the clergy of all denominations of Great Britain. Ho beseeches those who are at cane In Xlon , who have been and arc dumb dogs and fnlthlcbs shepherds of Israel In the pichont crisis , to consider with n searching of the heart whether they , as ministers of the Prime nf Peace , have done all In their power to avert the terrible scourqo of war "It may be jour duty to sl.iy ) our brother , but that mournful duty should never bo undertaken sa\o in a spirit of intense sorrow row and compassion Aboio it stands damned if It is waged in a spirit of ven geance. U Is this which makes Ihc apalhy ot churches BO absolute ! ) amazing " SEIZE TWO CARGOES OF FLOUR | 'OIIIIM > iMtnln Illlllnu : nnd ll'iiort Coiniin > I'roltHlNiriiliiNt \o- lloii of the llrlllNli , NKW YOflK , Dec 20 A J. Twomey of the Pcniibjlvanla .Milling and Hxport com pany sent a protest to Washington today against the el/.uro by the British of Hour tent to South Africa by his firm Ho ro- celved Information today by cable , that the iihlp Beatrice , with a cargo had been seized lu Delagoa Ba ) , and sent to I'ast London , while another fhlp , the Slaria , had been sent to Port Natal. Accik ago the Slaahona , with 11,000 of Hour , was stopped and bent'to Capetown. The ( lour , It wat > suspected , wan for ll'o USD of the Boers. The captured ships , which are chartered by the Pennsylvania .Milling company , be longed to Hucknoll Bios , of London. KRUGER IS READY TO TREAT I'rcNlilont of < ho .SoiUhfrlonn Ho- Wonlil AVi'li'onif * Kn- nor cnllon. ( Cop ) i Ij-ht , IK'i. by ProHrt Publlshliipr f'o ) BRUSSULS , Dec 20. ( Now York Woild Cablegiam Special Telegram. ) "I saw Hcl- ben , who Is in charge for the Srith African icpubllc during the absence of Dr. Lcyds In France- , and asked him what truth there Is In the report that Kruger Is ready wahj proposals for peace. Ho answered1 " 'No such proposals have been formulated Such a contingency would bovclcomed on itrtnln inmlltloiis , but wo have no authority to embody terms , although If any European government desires to mediate the S u h African republic would be found quite ready to treat. ' " r\ii'H | Opinion. ( Copjrlt-'lit. is1 * * , b ) Pioss Publishing Co ) LONDON , Dei. 20 ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The Post'a military expert sas : j "Tho British forces at all polntH , It seems , I aio In Inicrlor numbers , and have as a con sequence met with repulse on each of the three lines of advaiuo and are waiting to btruigthen themselves > b ) reinforcements. Their paiues are the result paitly of dlb- semlnatlon of force and neglect to provldo beforehand for a continuous stream of troops to bo poured Into the theater of the war whllo the campaign lasts. The pause enables the enemy to strengthen hlmuelf" III IIUlinifrlriiiiM Cnhlo llouoj. CHICAGO , Dec. 20. President Scull of the Brltlbh-Amerlcan liviguo of the board of trade today cttbled $5,000 tn the chairman of iho soldiers' relief committeu In I/ondnn , the money lo bo used for the relief of fain- Mien u ( BrltlbU toldiera killed lu iho South African war. WOOD ARRIVES AT HAVANA New Governor General Given Eoyal Recep tion bj All Glasses. CIVIL GOVERNOR FIRST TO GREET HIM Wnoil Dppplyffrolcil liy C TH of ( icnrrnt limtoti'n Dont.'i Culls nt J'nlal'imill HcceU cil hy ( ictieriil llrooKc. HAVANA , Dec. 20 Major General Leon ard Wood , the new governor general , ar rived here nt daybreak today on the steamer Mexico , which left New York for this port December 16 The Pteamcr was gaily deco- lated with Hags. Prom Cnbanaa fortrws a major general's salute of thirteen guns was fired and the Cubans from the punta fired n governor general's salute of twenty-one 'guns by the explosion of pctnrd ° . Civil Oovcrnor Nunez was the first man 'after the pilot to boaid the Mexico. He was accompanied by Commissioner of Cns- turns Dllss , Oencrals ChaffFO , Hlchaids nnd Humphreys , Mn > or Li Coste , n deputation ftom the courts nnd every department of thu government. Ocneral Wood was deeply affected upon biarlng of Iho death of Oencrnl Law ton nnd wns unable to converse for several minutes. Kvery launch In the harbor , barges , rowboats - boats , wcro hired nnd decorated with bunt- Ing. i\en n big fcrrj boat , with u band , was pressed Into service. Three bands played during the hour which General Wood remained on the Mexico after Its , arrival , when ho boarded n launch supplied by the entertainment committee while a salute of twenty-one rockets , each having American or Cuban Hags attached , wns fired. Much eiithvaiuEin was manifested on every Hide. A largo crowd received Ocneral Wood at Machlna wharf nnd upon landing there ho wns greeted with hearty cheers. Ho was then driven to the Hotel Inglatcrra. No reception wns given to General Wooden on shore , ns the commltlco thought to do this might show a want of proper respect for General Brooke , the retiring governor cencral. Ono of the first callers on General Wood was Scnor Qucaadn , special commissioner of Cuba at Washington , who arrived on the steamer Mascotto nt the eamo time that the new governor general arrived on the Mexico. General Wood called at the palace at noon nnd was received by General Ilrookc. AVolroinelthout I'nrnllrl. The welcome given General Wood this morning on entering Havana was , according to all the old residents , without parallel In Ihc hlslory of Ihe island. The elaborale dis play of bunting In the harbor and the many bands showed that the hastily formed recep tion committee had done excellent work Moreover , there was u heartiness In the cheering thab was quite unusual. The batlleshlp Texas holslod Us flag lo re- lurn Ihe Mexico's salule , and a number of bands played continuously around the steamer so long as General Wood remained on boaul. Very beautiful was the display made by the procession of launches which escorted the new governor to the shore. Many of the launches towed large and gaily decorated .boats. During the morning there was n cpnstant stream of callers at therHoleNlnglaterra , where General Wood will remain until Gen eral Brooke's departure. The next few days General Wood will only attend to routine work.at the palace. Ho Is the recipient of numerous Invitations to stay at private houses , but has felt it wiser to remain at the hotel. Next Saturday General Laid low will give an official reception in honor of the nsw governor general and a governor's fcalute ot seventeen gunh will bo fired from Ca banas. ( ; rue nil I.mlloM ( I'll * . General Ludlow , accompanied by his staff visited General Wood by appointment nt 10 o'clock this moinlng. Ho was immediate ! ) followed by General Wilson and staff. Accompanied by Gcneial Chatfeo and Lieutenant Drooks General Wood called on General Hrookc at noon , when the gov- oinorshlp was officially tiansfcrred The 10- tlrlng governor general will leave for the Unite 1 States on Saturday , remaining for time In Tampa before going further north The only additional foi mal ceremony , prior to General Drooke's departure , will be the Introduction to General Wood of all the staff officers , secretaries and Island officials of note. The papers devoted considerable space to the reception , declaring that Gcneinl Wood is the most acceptable man who could have been appointed to bring Cuba out of her difficulties nnd into a quiet harbor. The Lucha gays "His flist act IH enough to cngratlato him.self with thn Cuban peo- plq , because be declared that he had no In tention to ibwuo a proclamation. This ib a novelty which Cubans will keenly appreciate , ni < It Indicates that ho means to rely on deeds rather lhan words. Cubans will feel that no other American would bo received hero with such heartfelt rcjolclnc. Our people , of all cbades of opinion , will give him all the assistance In their power. " The Neuvo Pals believes that a "bright futnro ! n about to commence , " nnd all the papers allude to , thu extraordinary number of representative men who participated in the icceptlon Particular rofercmo Is made to the presence of Genoial Mnva nodrldguoz , and the aides of General Maximo Gomez. Owing to lllnobt. , General Gomez was not able to bo present himself. Before hunnct General Wood returned Captain Slgsbeo'n tall , receiving a aalute of [ fcovcntoen guns from the Texas. ' HOSPITAL AT SANTIAGO BURKS I'lti * livldi-nll ) of Incrnilliir ) Orluln Iloilli'N of Aiiu-rli-nn SolillerH .Sin M | SniuilloM DcNtro ; M ( . SANTIAGO , Cuba , Doc20 Yellow fever hospital , located on mi Island acroht. the bay , was destroyed by file todaj Befoie the American osctlpatlon the bulldlne had been used by the Snanlsh as n pest house for the treatment of victims of smallpox , jollow fever and Asiatic pluguo. During the epidemic last summer many hundreds of American soldiers and civilians worn Heated there , but for bomo time the liuild- j Ing had been used us a wnrehoubo for hos pital eupplicn. The flro wuh ovldently of Incendiary origin , ax Bin01 nl previous attemplji to destroy thn bulldlin ; had been made during the last four dtts Dr. Herman , the commandant , who recently received orders to report nt New Orleans for the annulment of the con- tracl. Is still In charge , l argo quantities of hospital supplies ) , tents , cots anil blunkcta weie dostrocd The adjoining building containing n hun dred bodies of American soldiers In scaled cahkets to bo sent to the United Staten was saved by the heroic efforts of the flra- men , who went In a government tug to thu bcone A ww hospital will bo erected Immediately on the sumo spot specltlcuUouu havluu bee-n already prepared. LIEUT. BRUMBY LAID TO REST ItnnnliiK of A ( I in I rn I Druo'i Pine Of * lie ITrc Ititrrrcil In hull of Illn .NnlHtSliite. . ATLANTA , On. . Dec. 20. The tcraalns of Lieutenant T SI Brumby , Admiral Uowcj's ling officer , were laid to rest today In the soil of his native stnto. The funeral waa tinder the direction of the military and the j service of the Episcopal church was con- duotel by Bishop C K. Nelson. The body of the dend officer i cached At- Inntn curl ) this morning nnd was Imme diately escorted to the cnpltnt , where It lay In state several hours , Lieutenant Caldwell , the representative of Admiral Dewey , plac ing thn magnificent sword presented Brumby by the people of Georgia lees than t\\o mon'hs ago , In the casket. AmoiiK the mass of Mowers about the cof fin was n great wrrnth of while roses , Ja- J ponlcaH and carnations , twined with deli cate ferns and bearing a card with the I j I simple Inscription , "The President " Another - ' other wicalh of simple design was marked I I with the name of Secretary Long Admit al I i nml Site. Ictte's ) caul wns attached to an | I I anchor of roses and violets. A magnificent | i wreath of colored roses and palms wns I j marked , "Prom Georgia Friends. " j j The cortcRo accompanying the remains to j i Oakland cemetery was composed of n company - i pany of the Sovcnth Infantry from Tort Me- ' 1'herson , the Fifth regiment Georgia mllltln. the Atlanta artillery and the Governor's I Horse Ouard. , The honorary escort , headed by Governor Candler , consisted of United States Senator I Ilncon , Major Woodward , Lieutenant Caldwell - I ' well , U. S. N.j Justices of the supreme cuuit of Georgia anil state , county and city officials. Mrs A. E. Urumby , the aged mother of the lleuten.uit , wns not well enough to come from her home in Marietta to attend the funeral. The supreme court adjourned for the day and .ill the offices at the capltol wcro closed In order that the state house officials and clerks might attend the funeral. The city ofllccs were also closed by order of Mayor Woodvv arcl. 1'or n 'Monument < < > Ilrtimhy. ATLANTA , Ga , Dec. 20.--The afternoon Journal today started a fund for the pur pose of crcotliiK a monument to the memory of Lieutenant Thomas M. Urumby. The fund Ifl to be subscribed to by Georgians prin cipally and the monument will be erected In Atlanta. INITIATE GROVER'S COUSIN ItclufUe nf Former I'rcMiloiit An- ( oiimlri ! ( o l.ourn of AVnr Tux An Innucciit I.IIM Itronlvur. ASHEVILLE , N. C , Dec..20.-Job Cleve land , a cousin of former President G rover Cleveland , was Initiated Info tbo mysteries of the war taIn the office ot Internal Revenue Collector Harkins today. The old man Is a manufacturer of wine and leads n secluded life In Buncombe county. Per some time reports have come to Col lector Harkins that Sir. Cleveland was evading the revenue law by falling to aflK a stamp to each bot'le he put up. The col lector wrote the &id gentleman a letter ask ing him to come In and make an explana tion. Today Sir. Cleveland answered in person. The collector put bis case to his visitor , Informing him that the nsw la'w required n stamp for every bottle ' winc. Th-old man was astounded. In his seclusion he had learned nothing of the law to raise money for protecutlng the war , and had gone on Innocently evading It. As soon as the case was made clear to him , he made out a statement of back tax due by him , swore to it , paid the amount and bought a supply of Btamps for future use Mr. Cleveland Is 74 years of age , nnd came hero from New York several ) cais ago. Ho Hvea alone. PABST WINS TERRE HAUTE SUIT IVdrrnI .Illilno linker IKNHOK mi In junction \rriiln l rilj Iilcenic II rill mi IKMIiiAjilliI , INDIANAPOLIS , Ind , Dec 20. Judge Baker of the federal court this afternoon Is sued an Injunction agaitibt the defendants In the case of the Pabst Brewing company against the City of Tcrre Haute. The case crew nut of .in oidlnance passed b > the Tone Haute common council to compel all foreign breweilcs maintaining depots or agencies within the city to pay a license of $1,000 annually. The Pabst Brewing company brought bult In the United States court to contest the validity of the ordinance , which discrimi nated against breweries located outside the city of Terre Haute , and the Injunction 1s- bued by the court followed. In his order Judge Baker makes a dis tinction between the police power and the authority of taxing. CALIFORNIA GOLDEN JUBILEE C < 'lol > rii < - Konnilliiu1 of. Stnlo Govern ment at .Sun , | ONC liiiuiKiirutoN .Soil of l > 'lrnt ( iotfrnor. SAN JOSi ; , Cal , Dec. 20. The celebration of the golden jubilee of tbo founding of Cali fornia's goveinment began hero loday. The chief feature of today's piocecdlngs was the loproductlon of the Inauguration of Peter II Burnett , the first governor of the stale. The part of Governor Burnett was taken by bin hon , who read the original Inaugural address I delivered on that occasion I ' General Jobcph Stewart , U. S , A. , of , Berkeley , represented Gencinl Bennett Itlley , who wns military and civil governor up to the lime of Governor Ilmnctt's In- augutatlon. This wns followed by a reenactment - enactment of other incidents of that day. Among the pioneers piesont today were twenty who are now residents of Now KHB- land. The exercises will extend over two da ) s. DECLARE LINCOLN MAN INSANE , , John M , .Mt-ililliiM , Formerly n Well Known rolllloliui of I.iuioiiNtur ( oiinl > , LoM'H Ills Vllnil. Ni\V VOIIK , Dec. 20. John SI. Mcddlns. | fcrmerly a , well-known politician of Lancaster - ' caster county , Nebraska , was today declared I Insane. j ' Ho Is the man who was taken Into custod ) a few days ago because of hlb peculiar ac- j lions. Ho claimed to have run against vV. 1 J. Bryan for congress. DOI-NO ) ( 'UNO .Siilnnlttfil. ST LOl'Irf. Die 2D-Special ( Telegram ) - The appeal < ) f Frank DOIHO ) , convlitoil at Omaha of bank wrccklnu , was urKiied and Hiibml'tctl befnrii the I'nlKMl Stale couit of | appeal H hoio today Owing tn the immense ) j ' amount of IUIXIIC | H before the court and the I act that lltllo will le done dining thn liolldajs U will bo about Mix weeks ticfoic u doclblon in rendered FAROO , N IJ . DIH20 An ordoi wan ro- colvoil tonlirht for thn ro-loase of SIo > Show , who with Kovonl-llvi ) other I'hlii.inien , IUIH boon held here on the charKu of Illeculh onlorliK , ' tlui I'nlted Plates 'Iho ciiHtoni of. llclaltf at IVmblna. ruled against him and In appealed 4o Dm M > cntui ) of thu trcaa- ur ) . Mo ) was from China. LAWTON'S ' BODY AT MANILA Brought from San Mateo by His Staff and Body of Cavalry. FOUND NECESSARY TO BRIDGE THE RIVER Hoily I'lm'ril In A null nt I'.l I'nco IVin- i-lcrj Ucnlh CIHINI-M I nUernnl S or- rou In Miuillii Tlilrlrvit Americana \\onmlcd. MANILA , Dec. 20 S p -Major General Law ton's body was brought from San Meteo to Manila , this afternoon , his staff and n body of cavalry acting im escort. U was found necessary to bridge the liver , The funeral will take place from bin laic residence here , n mansion formerly occupied by a Spanish general The bodv hus been placed temporarllj In a vault In 131 Pace cemeler > , wheie mail ) of the American holdlers have been Intcricd and n guard of honor will be malnl.ilnod. When Mrs Law Ion and her four children have lompleled thcit arrangements for 10- turning lo Ihe United States the remains will be taken on n transport with an escort of otllcora for final Interment" , ns Is thought piobable hero , In Arlington emelery General Law ton's dcuth has caused unlvor- sal sorrow In Manila. No American officer had grealer popularlly nmong all ranks and In his dealings wllh Iho natives ho com manded their respect and confidence to a remarkable degree. The mayors whom ho Installed In the neighboring towns are ar- rangii.K to atlond the funeral In n body To his executive ability and perponal lead ership Is chiefly due the brilliant execu tion of the plan of campaign In north Liuon , which has Wallercd the Insurrectionary forces from San Isldro to the ( Suit of Lln- gaen. That sect'on ' of thf Island which 1 had to bo traversed during the very worst season of the year presented difficulties con sidered by all acquainted with It to be al most Insurmountable , but General L-uvton thoroughly covered the program assigned himWhen When ho reached Tayug and found that the other division had not arrived ho wont through to Uagupan on his own responal- I blllty. Although ho Imposed great haul- ships on his men ho Invariably shared their lot cheerfully. Thirteen Americans. Including three offi cers , were wounded in the engagement at San Mateo , 'where ' General Lnvvton waa I killed. Captain Breckenrldge's wound U not considered dangerous , although the bullet penetrated his arm nnd side. It Is estimate * ! that the Insurgents num bered BOO and half of them were armeJ wLh rifles. The Americans numbered 1,300 , but the command had been much deplete 1 by sickness The wagon train found the roads impas sable and was obliged to return. The In- surgonls retreated to the northeasl , loiv- They have other forces near Tatay. This region , although close * to Slnnlla , has proved the rnost difficult from which to dislodge the enemy. It Is now reported that the In surgents Intend to concentrate at Santa Cruz , Laguna province , and in the district cast of Laguna do Bay. The American secret service reports that Agulnaldo has joined the Mariqulna force. IN AID .OF LAWTON'S WIDOW Tno IMIln In CoiiKroni nrimdnc ; Her 11 1'eiinloii SIIIMITIOIIH | | | | for IL Home , WASHINGTON , Dee. 20 Senator Pair- banks loday Introduced a bill granting a rcn- hlon of $2,000 a year to the widow of Gen eral Law ton. Representative Uindis Introluccd a similar bill In the house Landls represontr the Indiana district , fiom which Lavvton's first icgiment was lecrulted. Landls desired to secure immediate con sideration for the bill and a icqucjt to j I this effect would have been made had not | the rules Immediately required lhat the bill flist go to the regular committee. Slo o- ovcr , a bill of somewhat slmlU.r tenor had' ' been Introduced for pensioning the widow of the late General Guy V. Heni ) , who wab governor general of Porto Rico , and ab Ill's Is pending befoto thu committee It was fc t to bo desirable to make no distinctions. A general older will bo issued from the War depaitmont today announrlne the death of General Lawton to the army , olllclalls , and paying a proper tribute to his worth. It is the Intention of the officials to have the remains brought to the United State ! for final interment , but it Is not known when I this can bo done. | General Lawton died a poor man , although but few beyond his circle of Immediate friends know of the small pecuniary relurn ' that had come to him from his life-work In behalf of his countrj' . Theiefore , some of the o f i lends have thought proper now to' I ' como to the aid of his family , as Is shown i by the following statement addressed to the ' i people , ibsued today : WASHINGTON. Dee 2o 1M9Slajor On- oral Henry W. Lawton , I'lillcd Suites vol. untooiH , whoso death ooouired at Ran Mateo , Inland "f Lii7on , on December ID , 1890 , has left little but lilH good name as n logaoj to bis wife nnd children A pleeo of propelty puiobaHoil hy him an n homeIn Califoinla has H mortgage of half tbo pui- olimo pi lee still outMandliifr ami unliqui dated. Tbo nndoiHlKiml Imvo voluntailh a'-Hinlatod llieniM'Kos tofetbor for the pui- po o of ralblng tnnds to ji is nil the Indeht- ednosH Contributions will bo lliankfnlls lPOPveil ! 1'S' thorn and bo devoted to tbo object horelnabovo- foi Hi Tbo aid of the iiPWHpapcis of the coillilis IH leqile.Htcd I'onUlbntlon.H will be received b ) an ) ono of the follow ( HZ II C COIt H IN , Adjutant GonoialViiHliliiKlnn , D. C. JOHN r WISTON : , Acting Commissary Ooheral Washington , WILLIAM LI'DLOW , Rrlgadlci Gone-nil. Havana Cuba. WILLIAM. R SHAFTL'R , Slajor General. San Fraia-'sio , Cal Senator Fairbanks saw the piosldent to day In regard ID the right of Gcneial Law- ton's body to the United States. The sena tor suggested that the funeral ceromonl < 3 bo given something of n national character Secretary Root made the following state ment today In regard to the death of Gen eral Lawton "It Is seldom that a loss can so truly bo called irreparable as In the iaso of Gen eral Lawton'8 death , bceansc he not only pCKseitxxl the highest soldierly qualities , but the process of selection by actual experi ence had brought about universal iccog- jiltlon of these qualities whllo hu was In t lie- full vigor of llfo so that the opportunity for great iibcfulnetH und the highest com mands lay before him. He had not mcicly the quality of courage , but the qualltj of command which Iiispliud his troops with lil Indomitable will and dlsrcgaid of danger. When the stoiy of his march through central and northern Luzon In the autumn of 1899 comex to bo written I believe that the crowning achievement of his llfo of strenu ous efforts and noble service will be deemed i I tu add luster to American arms and acctiro for him an enduring place an one of the 1 heroic flguri a of American l-Utory " I INDIANAPOLIS , DIM ; 20 Within two ! I liourd after the puhll , alien t the app al tn i , the War department for aid for the wife of CONDITION OF THE WEATHER I'm coast for Nebraska General ! ) I'alr , Stodorato : Westprlv Winds. n ( Oiniiliii > eilei ( In ? I Hour. Di-ii. Iliuir. lloir. n n. in . I ! . ' | p. n . 17 II n. in . I ! I 1 ! p. in . Ill 7 n. in . . . . . . -I : t p. in . , , . . . Ill n. in . . . . . . U I I | i. n . < . " > ! > it n. in. . . . . . un n it. 111 . i % I III II. ill . ai ( I | i. n . . Ill it n. 111 . : td 7 P. 111. . . i. . : nt IH III. . . . . . . . . lit S | l. Ill . . ill o P. it . : tu Mnjor Ocneral Uiwton $500 was subscribed In this oily b ) seven persons CnptiilnV. . 12. Kngllsh , who scrveil wllh General Lawton - ton In tht > Spanish-American , headed the list with $100 II II llmin.t. who wns ill the head of thn monetary convention , also subscribed $100 OTIS GRIEVES OVER LAYVTON I'Hjn n 1-lni * TrlliiHr lo < hihlllty nml Worth iif 'HDotul ln-iif nil. ( Copvright , isn ? . | ( J PIOMS Publishing Co ) MANILA , Dec 20 ( Now Ymk World Ca blegram Special Tolcgram ) General Otis snld rcgaidiiiR Lawton's death. "His services to Ills countrj can not bo overestimated. He In a very great lots to is. Ho was n model soldier nnd n field general of the highest nbllltv. After what he had been through It Is terrible to think that ho met his death the way he did. " LOGAN DIED A HERO'S DEATH Ti > Nliiioiiy ( of Lieutenant Colonel llrcrelon , One of ( ho l.nnt to feoc Mini . \ll e. VOUNGSTOWX , 0. , Deo. 20 A letter written ny Lieutenant Colonel Brcreton of Iho Thlrt-third Infantry , who was with Major John A. Logan when nc was killed , has been received by Sirs. Logan. It seta at rest the story circulated lhat he was killed by his own men. The letlcr Is dalcd San Pablan , November 12 , nnd savs "Your husband died a hero , while leading In battle the command to which ho had been assigned upon joining his regiment , the Third battalion. Ills batlallon i\nt > the ad vance guaid of the regiment In attack upon thu town of San Jaclnto "Yesterday , November 11 , Major Logan wat , leaning over a wounded holdlci , lo as sist him , when lie was shot through the bead. Thl.s was shortly before ! ) o'clock In the morning Piompt surgical attendance was at hand , but the major never recoveied consciousness and died while being con- veycd to the hospital. The exact locality was about two miles from San Fabian on the : oad to San Jaclnto. I was one ot Iho last persons who saw him alive and ho was brave and ee'f-nostesscd until struck down by the onemy/s bullet. " Major Logan's valet , Morley , has arrived nt San Francisco on the transport Sikh und will join the Logan family at San Diego. ARMY AND NAVY CO-OPERATE 'N nml Solillorx OoiMinyliiR Tomia In .NorUi anil Went Luzon. WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. Admiral Watson today cabled the Navy department from Ma- nllii'as follows1 "MANILA , Dec. 20 The gunboats Con- col d , Ackle ) commanding , nnd Pampanga , Leigh commanding , on the 18th Just , with two companies ot Infantry , captured Rom- blon. John Jamob , seaman , wounded in the knee , the only caMialty In the navy. Newark's battalion landed from Callao , oc cupied Camplona , north coa.st Lu/on. Bin- well , Wheeling , lo-opeiatlng with General Young like ono service , landing battalion , doing excellent work dally north and wc.st Liuon. WATSON. " TIIIIMTHb TO l.VWTOVS MttMOIIV. olvInloj nml Hoot ( ulilc I'oiidoloiires mill SIMM lurj l.onjr Sju-nkH. WASHINGTON , Dee 20 The picsldent today.bent the following cablegram to Gen eral Otis I Mnjor Geiieial Otis ManilaI Imvo k lined with Inexpn-sslblo sonow of the | ( \alli of .Major Goneril Lawton and ak to | shir < > with ( hi ottlcois ami nioii of the I ' Kighth corps In thelt gilef Omof thu i most callant ell ( < ors of the arms Ins fallen I I ' At the t'nu tbo sad news > . .ime to us Ills in mlnntlnn as bilvadlor go-ioral of the TORi ulur aims' was ulioud ) made foi ttans- ' ni'ui-luii to tlu < MMiutc , but no i ink c.in IMI- hinco lilh fume Ho lese fiom the ranks of the Ninth Indiana volmitcur liifunti\ , 1 Milling cvorv made In tbo seivlio to that1 of major gi-noril of voluntocip , and In thn-o , \vars w.ih ifiiiHiilcnniiH for biaveiv nnd ili- \otlon to ilut ) Tim countrv mmiins Iho doith of tills lntri" > id hadm C'onvoy to1 MIK Livvton my ho.utfolt sjmpatliy In her overshadowing uflllotlon" WILLIAM .M'KINLnY. Secretary Root cabled as followb * Otis SI.mila I loin with tbo officers and on of tlio eighth arms impIn deepest over Iho death ol thi'li liernli i om- lade General Lawton I bos ) utl lo coiivoj to SIi.s Law ton oxpresslon of my sliaoro sj mpatliy. It was the Ideal death ot a nol- dler , as Ills splend'il ( iinrago and devotion to ilntj mot the Ideal of a soldier's llff. Thn s > ud news will bo alinoiini i d to the aimy and duo coioiuonlev of jespeit lor bin memory will be dlieitixl in coneral oidcrs. ILIHU : itoor , Hecrotaiy of War Socrolary Long has ultcred this tribute to General Lawton't. characlci : Livvtou was , In many respoitH , an Ideal Holdloi , slnglo-mlndcd , de\ot l to his duty land of inuiwllllod | louiago. Ho belongs tn that class whom the win Id designator a the litavost of Iho brave. Ho made his reputation on the Held 1 nan a good deal of him during thn president's tilp to At lanta last winter and was Impiosxod by bis iiiili t , iimii'tiiimliiK manner vVhen called upon lo Hpc.ik In public bo answered with a word. Hut , somehow , n * ) ou board thut weld and lonkoil tn his fine und saw the man , ) ou fill that It anthins was to bo tlono ho was Iho man to do It lirmil ( o ' Mil for Minillii. SAN FIIANCISCO , Doc. 20 The United States transport Grant cleared tonight and will sail for .Manila before morning with the lai > t of tl'o volunteer regiments , the Port-eighth Infantry , colored , In command of Colonel W A Duval. GUILTY OF TRAFFIC IN DEAD rrmiK rriioiniKon , llecontljArrrxti'il ill SI. l.oiilNiv IIh l'"i > iir Driul * lloilli-N , IH Com li-lril , SIK.MPHIS. Tonn . Doc. 20 The Jur > In ! the case of H D and Frank Thompson , j charged wllh lotieplracy In violate the law with referent a to pnupci dead In thlb Ktnte , I brought In a vcrdia of guilty thU afternoon | and the defendants weio lined $ -50 each Frank Thompson was recently arrested In j St. I/'HI In with four dead Bodies , which , It Is alfcgcd , were being shipped to medical col- Icgcn In Iho noith 'Ihe tuo men will have ' to answer , lo three other similar Indict ments. Mot i-niciilx of Oi'cnn Vr i 'l , DroI ( , At Now York Arrived JJputMhlauil , from , Hottcrdam , Niagara , from Tamplio nnd. Havana , \Vonieinluiid. fiom Anlvvori ) At NaploH Arilveil AUKUHlc' Vklorla , from Now York At London Arrive il MunuiPtlo , from Now Voik I At Hronicn Arrived -Mnnelien from \iji\- \ \ ' Ilinuro I At Soulliamplon Arrived St Louis , Now York , SHOT FOR A NICKEL South Omaha Saloon Keeper Mortally Wounded by Drunken Customer. ROW OVER PAYMENT FOR GLASS OF BEER Frank Pyezka Whips Out Revolver and Shoots John Fyda. WOUND WILL PROBABLY CAUSE DEATH Wioldcr of the Gun Then Fires a Shot at Policeman La Duke. OFFICER HAS A VERY NARROW ESCAPE Anmnllnnt IN Cnpdirnl After n I.mm UIIIKP , Diirlnu Which II IN Hiirj fur tinOllUrm to shoot Him. An exciting shooting nffiay occunrd at the old Klrby hotel , Twenty-seventh and L streets , shortly after I o'clock VVodnesdii ) nftcinoon. T\\o men were itijuuil and a policeman i etched a bullet through Inn clothing. John F > da , the propilrtor of the saloon , IH seriously If not fatally wounded and 1'iank 1'sszka , the man who started the shooting , Is suffering from n slight flesh wound The trouble started o\cr the payment for a gli s of beer. Pysrka enteied the saloon In an intoxicated condition ami .inked for .1 class of boor , whleh was drawn for him bv Fyda. After drinking the beverage stood nt the bar talking for n few minutes nnd lln.illy the saloon man asked for his mono ) . The customer replied thut hu hid paid and was waiting for his ehangci lie then demanded change for $1 , which ho as serted he had laid on the bar when ho came In Fyda Insisted that ho hud not been paid and made another demand foi the nickel 1'jbzka then tinned to Bc\ornl men standing nearby and tried to beg .1 nickel to square himself with the saloonkeeper Ho did not get the money am went buck to the bar an I again Insisted that ho wanted the change for $1. Fydu still refused to give the change asked for and 1'jszka whipped a revolver out of his pocket and 11 red , at the same time haying , " 1 will gl\o It to jou. " At soon as ho had flrcd the shot Pjerka rushed to the door nnd was out Into the direct in a moment. OfHccr LaDukc was standing within a few feet of the saloon entrance when ho beard the shot and ho started at ouco for the door , meeting I'jszka on the step. The lat ter still held his hmoklng ro\ol\cr In hlb hand When LaDuko attempted to stop him hr > llrcd a shot at the officer nnd Blurted down the hill under the \laduet on a rim , wllh the policeman after him. For a diunkcn man Pjs/ka made a good iun and by dodging between boxcars mamigcil to keep quite a distance ahead of his pursuer. LaDukc finally saw n chance nnd lired a shot , which took effect and tended greatly to slacken the speed of the drunken Polandcr Caplaln Alllo and Officer MorribDey , who had Joined the chnfco. managed to get ahead of the man and ho was soon afterward oap- turcJ. The U'oilliilril 31 ll II. ' While the chase for PH7ka was going on friends carried Pyda to his apartments over the saloon and a message wan aont to Dr McCrnnn. An examination by the physician showed that the bullet had entered tl e biceps muscles of the left arm and had pene trated the left lung. The wound Is con sidered a very serious one and Inlcrnil hemorrhage will doubtless follow. While the doctor was dressing the wound a piloit was sent for to admlnibtci the iltcs of the church. The shooting caused the greatest excite ment in the locality where It occurred , ns the first leport was that there hal b.en another holdup and a saloonkeeper bad been killed. After being taken In charge bv the officers I'.vs/Ka was loaded Into u co 1 wagon and hauled to the police station. A the station the ciowd packed the cntun-o so closely that It wiih with dlflicuKy that a pabsagevvay for the prisoner wab made. Thn in ihnnn Inv on the i'.oor of the Ja 1 office gioanlng whllo Iho linkers lomoved his i i coat. Ho cursed In Hoveial languages end kept calling upon the officers to "P'OJFC handle him gonllj. " Ily the removal of his clothing a. wound under the right n'pplo ' , was observed and Dr. Cwtli was callci. | nxamlnatlon showed that the bullet fired by LaU'iko had penetrated Pyszka's coat and | four shirts and had made only a slight flc h wound. I'jN/lui AilmltN Ihc shooting. When questioned thn prisoner at flist de nied that ho had fired a shot In the saloon and he also denied having taken n shot at the policeman , but later on he admltt d the whole thing and vehemently told the officers that they could tuml him up for llfty years for all ho tared. Upon being ashed about himself the prisoner Mid ho bad b-cn working In Iho be < > t sugar factory at Ainco and had only reached South Omaha a fe.v homo bcforn Ity consldoiablo rfuoztlonlng on thn part of thn police Pysrku half ad mitted that ho had fcorved a term In the Ohio penitentialy for Hhootlng a man in a row. In his excitement In getting ai\ay the prisoner discharged the io\olvor which he was carrying In his right hand-poiket ard tlui explosion bet fire to a bunch of matches In the pocket , causing a hole to be burned In the coat , Hefoio ho was cornered Pjszki threw his revolver away and officers H' searching for It. Oltlcer LuIJiiko had a very narrow pseipe , OK the bullet fired at him passed between hlH arm and his right Hide , cutting thn cloth of lilh coat on the under nl'lo o ! the bleevo and on the waist of the garni'iit. Work of Sct'iirliiit WKIII-NNPN , Thief Carroll spent several hours lat evening In securing witnesses Several dif ferent vPislons of the affair ha\e bron rtlven by the men who wuio In the ualcon at th time , but all admit that the "chew I s match , " a ono fellow called It , slartel over the payment for a glass of bosr. A majority of UHI men In tbo ealoon nt the tlmo were under thn Influence of liquor , which In a great measure accounts for the uiilunrn of the stories told Tim Miootfiu wax done BO quickly that only a very few witnessed Urn act. Thou ) repldlng In the block worn wIMly ix cited and crowded Into the room whfio Kjda lay until there wan hardly room for Dr. .McCrann to work. With ono or two ox < options all In the room were foreigners and they wem all talking nt oncn , rallying n peifeul babel and Incieanlng the ex < ltr > inent. In spiuklng of Pjda'H indltlon loot night li' McCrann Kild that Ilio Injury wouM probably provu fatal The bullet has nut been located , but It Is biippoaed to be led < M In cloEO proximity to tbo heart , A i < vi sulUtlon of ph > Hlclans wag hold last nht | on the cuse I'jriu was taken to Hi JoHcph'tt hoHpl al last evening He was bli-edlng Internally and there U little hope of big recover/ .