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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 ,
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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
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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.
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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/ .
