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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE .ESTABLISHED JUSE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , MOMAY aiOKNING , JTEBHUAHY < ? , ISO ! ) . SINGLE COPY JTIV1S O13NT3. Filipinos Clash with American Arms and General Battle Ensues. American Loss is Twenty Killed and One Hundred and Twenty-Five Wounded. Agonclllo is Suspected of Being n Spy nt "Washington and May Bo Expelled from This Country Insurgents Precipitate Trouble Saturday Night and Engagement is Renewed Sunday and Continues All Bay Filipino Loss Said to Bo Heavy and American Arms Generally Victorious. WASHINGTON , Feb. . 12:15 : n. m. The following dispatch from ou- eral Otis lins been ninnc public : "MANIbA , Fob fi. To Uiu Adjutant General : Insurants , in larpc forte opened tittnck on our lints nt 8:15 : o'clock last evening. He- uovvutl attack several times during the night mid at I o'clock tlila inonilng entlie line engaged. All attacks repulsed. At day- bronk advanced ngtilnst Insm gents and have dihi'ii them beyond the lines ) Ihey formerly occupied , capturing nevorul vUlnges and tliolr defense vunks. Insurgent loss In deiul inul wounded huge ; out own ciibiialtlcs thus far esti mated nt 175 ; very few latal. Troops enthusiastic and acting 1 eiirlessly. Navy did splendid execution on tlanKvi of enemy , city held hi cheek and ab solute quiet prevails. Insurgents Iwvo seemed good many Mauser iltles , a few Held pieces and quick tiring guns with ammunition during lust month. ( Signed ) OTIS. " WASHINGTON , l"ob. 5. The following message was received liom Ma- nllu this mornlug : "To the Secretaiy of the Navy , Washington1 Insurgents here Inauguiated general engagement lust night , "which lias continued today. The American army and navy me generally successiul. Inmugcnls lime been dilven back and our line advanced. No casualties to navy. DUW131' . " WASHINGTON , Fob. r > . ! ) :55 : p. m. The following tolcgi.im , Just re ceived by the chief Klgual otticei. Is the Ikbt news received liom the aimy .it Manila : "MANTUA , Fob. 5. To General Gicoly , Chief Signal Ollleer : Action con tinues since early morning , lushes quite he.ivj. Uverj thing favoiable to our ' arms. , . THOJIl'SON. . . " * vtf * ? * * li ' h- jLf3f < * ' - K " < - wi --sv - . wrm. - MI.- -t Coloucl Thompson is the chief signal otlicer on the staff of General Otis. HEAVY FIRING ON BOTH SIDES Crnlnor Cluirlentnn mill Oiiultont Con- > < oril Iloniliiirtl the Ilneiny , 'Which rinnlly Wl MANILA , Feb. C. S:1G : p. ra. The Filipinos pines attacked tlio American line from Cnl- \ocan to Santa Mren at 8:15 : Saturday even ing. There was a heavy fusillade on both sides and the artillery was used. The United States cruiser Charleston and the- gunboat Concord bombarded the enemy. The Americans lost twenty killed and had 125 wounded. The rillplnos leiat heavily. LONDON STORY OF FIGHT IVchranUiuiH Ilcnr IlriuiT of tlic Attack Col ton KIllH InniirKciit Win ) Interrupt" IIIn UrUc. LONDON , Fob. G The Morning Post pub- IltEics the following account of tbo fighting nt Manila : The Immediate cause of the attack - tack was nn advance by two Filipinos to the Nebraska outpost on the northeast of the city. When ordered to halt they refused and the Bcntry ilrcd. An Insurgent signal gun was then fired from 'block house No. 7 and nn attack was Immediately begun on the Nebraska regiment. The fighting soon spread on both sides until firing wns in progress on nil the outposts mound the city , The American troops responded vigorously , ttio insurgent tire being heavy und the at- tuck evidently hurriedly planned. Firing continued throughout the night , with an occasional cessation from half nu lioitr to an hour nt a time. At daybreak tlif war ships Charleston nnd Callao began shelling the north side of the city. Their firewns followed later by that of the Monndnock on the southern uMo , the Insurgent positions having been previously accurately located. The Kllplno loss Is reported to have been heavy. The wounded on tbo American side- ar now estimated at 200. Few Americans rtero killed , The Americans began a vigorous advance all along the Hno this morning ( Sunda , ; nnd were soon pressing back the Insurgents in every direction , maintaining steadily their advanced positions and capturing the villages of San Juan del Monte , Santa Ana , San Pcdio , MacatI , Santa Mesa and Loin hi , The splendid police ejstoni prevented a gonr-ral outbreak In the city , though several fioldlers wi > re attacked by natives In the streets Lieutenant Charles Hogan and Ser geant Wall wnro shot by thrro natives , the former being seriously wounded and the lat ter ellghtly. Lieutenant Colton was attacked by a na- tlvu with a sword while riding In a carriage to the front. Ho killed his assailant with his revolver , A sharpshooter within the American lines shot and killed a sergeant \\hllu ho was sitting nt a window of the eccond reserve hospital. Colonel William C. Smith died of apoplexy. Many of the In surgents were driven Into the Paslg river and diownud. Several hundred wpro taken prisoner * . In a subsequent telegram the following statements are made ; Last night's ( Satur day's ) and today's ( Sunday's ) engagements Imvp proved a veritable slaughter for the rillplno * . their killed being reported us amounting to thousands. The American forces , could scarcity have birn better dis posed. It is now known that the attack was fully expected and ( hat every prepara tion had been made to meet the contln- gcncj , Firing Blackened at noon ( Sunday ) , tbo enemi being apparently demoralized. Tlu < American troops , however , are fully I equipped to meet a poislblo attack tonight. Agulnaldo's private secretary baa been ar rested us a spy lu Manila , Perfect quiet now rclcua In the city. More- than 100 wounded rilipinos , tnltcn from the- trenches , are- being cared for In the American hos pitals. AGONCILLO GOING TO CANADA omlciniiM TlilN Government , SIIH Ho rioulitH There Wan n Iluttli * mill IlurrU'x Tovtiiril the Ilonlrr. NEW YORK. Fcb D. A dispatch to the Herald from Albany says Agoncllfo , repre- faentatlve of the Phlllppino Junta , passed through that city tonight en route for Canada , According to Information rscelved by the correspondent of the Herald the United States ROVeminent has no Intention of de taining Agonclllo , and will allow him to proceed across tlio Canadian line. Agonclllo was scon tonlgtit. Ho says he has been unable to communicate with Agul- naldo , owing to the strict censorship exer cised by the United States authorities , and thinks It Is his duty under the circumstances to place himself from under Its jurisdiction. Ho sajs he knows nothing of a battle having occurred nnd thinks It possible that no euch event has taken place , although lie adds It Is possible that something of tbo kind has occurred. Ho condemns the action of the United States government In refusing to allow him to communicate with his home government. Ho Buys ho Is not going to Canada for the purpose of avoiding arres > t. Ho seoined , according to the correspondent of the Herald , to bet nervous and anxious to place himself beyond the confines of this country ns soon ns possible WASHINGTON , Fob. 5 There IB consid erable mystery concerning the whereabouts of Agonclllo. Ho Is credited by his follow members of the juntu with being In Haiti- more , making a social call , accompanied by Cnptnln Mortl Durgos , an olflcor In the Philippine army. Members of the Junta In- blst that ho will return. They laughed at a report which had spread during the day that he had run away. It Is known that tlio secret service oOlclnls have Asonclllo under survolllnnco wherever ha mny be. A story which scorns to como from n quarter that uhould bo credited elates that Agonclllo left at 11.50 laat night for Now York. * SHOCK TO ADMINISTRATION OllleliilH lloptiiK A ( ill I ii ill Iloiie tliut Troulile Coulil He At erteil AKIIII- flllu hiiHiieeteil IIH n Ki | > . WASHINGTON , Feb. C. Admiral Dewey today cabled the Navy department that hos tilities had begun -between the American army and naval forces In and about ManJIu nnd the Philippine Insurgents. The insur gents , ho said , had been tlio nggreesors and had been repulsed. The news rame Ilka a shock , for the ad ministration , though appiUcd that an ugly situation prevailed In the Philippine had clung steadily to a hope that by tact and patlenco actual fighting might bo averted , and even these public men who felt that hostilities would follow should tbo treaty bo ratified nnd the United States attempt to occupy the islands believed that Agutnaldo would not force the fighting when the treaty ot peace was In its most critical stage. Some senatorial opponents of ratification of tbo treaty adhere to their position , but the gen eral opinion in Washington tonight Is that thu nevts from Manila Injures tiie ratifica tion of the treaty tomorrow afternoon , The news of tbo beginuing of another war ( Continued on Second Page. ) THINKS ATTACK IS INFLUENCED ( Scncrnl Jlerrltt Snj Me Jicclcil n rijtlit > V lien lie AVun In Mniilln , NEW YORK , fob. 5. Major General Icy Merrltt was Interviewed today icgard- ng the attack by the Filipinos upon the American forces nliout Manlln. General Mcrrltt spoke at first of the com ! It Ion ot the : roops when he left there In September , Ho said ho thought there was no cause for np- prehension by the Americans , as he consid ered the American troops perfectly able to cope with the enemy. "Tlio Insurgents , " said General Mcrrltt , "have the habit of at tacking their enemies at night. It was so when I was there. You will see they will try it ngaln tonight. I think there Is no use In temporizing with them. The Filipinos are apt to imagine that n temporizing policy Indicates fear. "It Is a strange fact that all our fighting is clone on Sunday , oven In the far east. Tills seems to be our fate. " 1 think that they could not do much by attacking our troops on the north. On the south they might attack with more success. The southeast of the bay Is under the guns Of the navy. " General Merrill \vns asked how large ho Ihought ( ho rillplno arm ) Is and he esti mated that when ho was there they had from 12,000 to 13,000. He arrived nt this estimate by counting the rifles. The insurgents , he said , fight In a rather peculiar way. A man , for example. stays in n trench for forty-eight hours and then Is lolloved by another man , who uses the same gun. It Is therefore quite prohnbio that the rillplnos nro much greater in num ber than the rifles. VKV Smnmrleil Ammunition. "I have no iloubt , " he continued , "that since I left there much ammunition has been smuggled to them by the Spaniards from Hong Kong They have about 2,000 pieces from tlio Spanish deserters , , I know. Prob ably they nro now well supplied with guns. "My estimate has been and Is now that 25,000 to 30,000 men can cope with the Filipinos pines Two-thirds of this number might bo natives The experience of the English with their colonies shows us that good soldiers can be made of the colonists by manning them with efficient officers. " The gencra.1 was asked If ho Lad any reason to fear at the time he wias in Manila that the riljplnos would attack Manila. Ho replied : "Xo , I never thought they would attack us. I think they have been led to this by events that have taken place since. " He said he did not wish to be understood as criticising the present military surveil lance ot the Philippines , hut It was his opinion that the holding In abeyance of the treaty of peace may have Influenced the Insurgents to make this attack. Attack IN Uiitluenccil. General iMerrltt spoke of the excellent troops in Manila and suburbs He referred particularly to the rirst Minnesota , and the Colorado regiment commanded by Colonel Halo , a graduate of West Point , and who has a superb staff of officers , and also of the California regiment , which , he- said , is made up of magnificent men. General Mer rltt said that when Jie was In Manila he was ot the opinion that he could "have cleaned out the insurgents" in half a. day If ho had orders to force the fighting. He spoke of the preparations which Ad miral ijewoyjnd mad < 3 d-iring his t9y therp for "a possible attack on the army , and added that Admiral Devvey always Itept two picket boats In readiness to aid the army. They never hid been needed , however. Ho thought one good lesson would be sufficient. General Jlerrltt spoke ot the swampy en vironments of Manila and the difficulty to he encountered by our troops. He eaid the roads are about thirty feet wide and are known as causeways. On either side are rlco fields. There arc also bamboo hedges. Brigadier General Francis V. Greene de clined to discuss the outbreak. TRIES TO CHANGE THE JURIES Aiid-flnny llPiiulilieniiN Forntiilntc PublicAUiIrcKN Slio\i IIIR I'tiriione of Tort-luff 3cC rrcll Jury Illll. HARRISBUUO , Pa. , Feb. f . A commit tee of anti-Quay republicans Ifgued an ad dress tonight in opposition to tbo McCar- rell jury hill. In the course of it it eays : "Senator Matthew Stanley Quay is a candi date for re-election to the United States senate and lias been under five criminal In dictments since October last for unlawfully using the public funds for his personal benefit. He has avoided trial and sought de lay by such unusual and extraordinary methods ns will make his case a dangerous example for all future time , "After falling thus far to receive a reelection tion nnd realising that his defeat is Inevi table he now seeks by thin bill to secure a trial on the indictments ngnlnst him by selecting a jury In a manner entirely differ ent from and much more advantageous to him than that which bns been accorded to every other defendant einco the formation of tills commonwealth " The real effect of this bill Is to make It Impossible for a district attorney to prevent a juror sitting In a case though It Is known to the district attorney that the Juror will render a verdict not In accordance with the evidence , but upon his own prejudice or for his personal Interests. INSULAR CABINET RESIGNS 1'orto II Iran MdiihcrH Ohji-ct to ttav- criimi-nt by Army OlllcprN , lint Are Molllllnl. SAN JUAN , Porto Rico , Feb. 5. The In- sulnr cabinet late yesterday tendered Its resignation to flovernor General Henry , because - cause- , after dismissing Carbonell , General Henry ordered General Raton to take charge of itho Department of Public Instruction and Instructed Major Pierce to take charge of th > Department of Public Works , noth of these departments belong to the Interior department. The cabinet demands the immediate ap pointment of a successor to Senor Carbontll and that natives bo appointed In place of General Katon and Major Pierce in accord- once with previous enunciations of the policy ot General Henry and the Colonial commis sion that no Americans are to hold olllce hen ; . General Henry promises compliance w Ith these demands and the resignations of the members of the Insular cabinet are , therefore , held In abeyance. General Henry will place the religious orders In possession of the buildings from which they had previously been ejected and will restrain any further proceedings to dispossess them until their rights are Judi cially determined. CHECK FORGER IS ARRESTED Grunt rUlu-r IH fauuht In the \rt of I'liDMliiK rorjfi-il Pniiur for ip.'ir.O nt C'lioj t-nnc , CHKYKNNB , Wyo. , Fob. C ( Special Tel egram ) Grant Fisher of Casper was ar rested hero today by City Marshal Proctor wdlle attempting to pass forged checks upon Cheycnno merchants , Seven forged checks drawn on Governor Richards , the Casper Oanklug house , and aggregating J350 , were found In FUher's possession. TEST ON THE TREATY _ j _ Thraa O'OlocTc ' Bees1 End of Memorable Contest in the Sonata , HOPE OF RATIFICATION GROWS STRONGER Qenoral Opinion that Present Hostilities .Dispel All Douln , ONLY TWO VOTES LACKING ON SATURDAY ThcEo Almost Certain to Bo Gained from Doubtful Memlers , . FILIPINOS' ' RASHNESS PREJUDICES CASE ot Trenty Ptvlonxlj Tclt Some Ditnlil of 'I heir SIIITON * In 01 > - AeccMHiirjT ii-'l'lilrtln , lint Arc > < Mi Confident. WASHINGTON , Feb. 5. Whatever mny ho the result of the \otei which la to bo taken In the senate tomorrow on the ratification ot the pence treaty with Spain the subject of the relations of this countiy to the PhilippineIslnmls undoubtedly wjll bo the uppermost topic In the senate during the week. The hostile demonstration ot the rillplno forces under AEillnnldo rendcro this result Inevitable. This occurrence hag had the effect of IntcnslfjlnK the feellnK lu the senate which had grown out of the con troversy over the treaty and which was at almost fever licat. On this account It will bo very difficult for th.fr senate to Uke up other subjects. Tor the present all Interest tenters in the outcome o-f the -vole on the treaty. This vote will mark the close of ono of the most memo-ruble contests that ever' occurred In the senate and then ? Islprofound and vIJo- sprcad Inttrest In theymtcome. The vote Is set for 3 o'clock a.r\A \ the balloting will begin promptly nt thaUhour. The flret vote 'will be on amendments. Of these the onlj Important one jet offered la l > y Mr. Vest , placing th * Philippines on the same basis as Cuba. The vote will then be taken upon the treaty Itsolf. A favorable vote on the part of two-thirds ot the members ot Lho ee'nntc Is necessary to secure ratification. Hence , with a full mem bership ot the senate * sixty votes will be necessary to secure a favorable result. AliNOiitcen Equally Hnlniicnl. There are now seven senators ab" > oiit from the city. Of these five , namely Messrs. Proc tor , Stewart , Cannon , Wilson and Wetraoro , are favorable to the treaty , and Mossra. White and Turple nre opposed to It. Senator Stewart Is expected to arrive hi time to cast hU vote , and If this expectation should be realized there would be only six absentees and It would be very convenient to arrange for pairs , as two senators In the affirmative will necessarily be patted against one In the negative. On this baais the total vote of the senate would he lghty-flve and fifty- six w ould bo necessar.v p > ratify. The friends of the treaty sirs tjY-Vj iiir"tvcrr eoufidnntly upon securing these voies. When the senate adjourned Saturday they lacked only two votes ot having the necessary number and the general opinion among the advocates of the treaty Is that the hostilities In Manila will have the effe'ct of bringing a sufficient number to their standard to Insure a favor able result. They say there arc half a dozen senators who are not so completely commit ted against the treaty ns to pi event their coming to the affirmative. OinioneiitH Still llojtrfnl. The opponents of the treaty do not con cede their defeat , but some of them pri vately confess uneasiness over the result as the effect of the Manila engagement. Every ballot ae it Is cost will be scrutinized with the utmost Interest and very close tub will be kept by many senators on the progress of the vote. If It whould become apparent that the treaty Is to be defeated some friend of it will cast hi 3 rote In the negative for the purpose of moving a reconsideration and this motion for n reconsideration will be made Immediately after the negative result Is known. Whether , however , the treaty should be po tponed for an extra session will depend upon subsequent developments The proceedings In 'connection with the vote will be entirely In executive session , but If unanimous agreement Is obtained , the first two hours of the day's se" don will bo open to the public. It Is possible , however , that there may be a motion to close tlio doors immediately after convening because- the feeling that the situation Is too grnvo to permit of open discussion. Tlio only Important questions that arc likely to come up after the ratification of the treaty are the appropriation bills. Sov- oml of tbcso are ready for conblderatlon and of those the Indian bill will be the first to be taken up. If other Important measures are brought under consideration it win be only for the purpose of furnishing a subject of debate and not of prosing them. PROTEST AGAINSTTHE TREATY T rntKoiir Prominent JVnniCH Af- llaril to 1'cHtlon SrftlnK Forth UulltucflN of the Document. NEW YORK , Feb. B. A petition signed by twenty-four cltUons of the United Stales and nddressed to the United States senate wus made public tonight The signers nro : Charles Francis A < lams , Uoston , Felix Adler - ler , George S. Iloutwill , ex-secretary of trae- troasurj ; John G Carlisle * , ox-secrotary ot the -treasury , Andrew Carnegie , Grovei Cleveland , ex-presldcnt of the United States , Theodora L. Cuyler , Charles II. Kllot , pmil- douj.of Harvard university ; Samuel Oompers. president of the American Federation of Labor ; John n , Henderson , ex-United States senator from Missouri , William 13. Horn- blower , W , H Palmer , president of the Rio Qrundfl Western railway ; Wheeler II. Peck- horn , Sherman S , Rogers , Buffalo ; Can SchurA ex-secretary of the interior , tCdwarr * M. flhopard , FMwin nurritt SinHh , Chicago , Moorflcld Story , Bobton , William O. Sumner , Yale uiil-erslty ; Rev , Henry Vandyke , Her man von Hoist , University of Chicago ; Wll- llam L. Wilton , ex-postmaster general , now president of Washington acid Lee university , Virginia , Theodore S. Woolsey , Yale unlver- Blty ; Henry C , Potter , blbhop of Now York , The 3itltlon reads To the Senate of the United Stntcss The undurtdgned respectfully submit that the treaty between the Unlteel States und the kingdom of Spain , now before your honor able body , ought not to bo ratified until provision - vision shall ho Inserted na pint of Its lext to the effect > thjt 'tho United States shall not annex the Philippine Islands or Porto Rtco or permit their Inhabitants < to become citi zens , or < compcl them to become subjects of itho United States without their free consent and the further and eiprtta authority of congress. There * eoms to be no r aton to doubt the entlro vvilllngnocA of Spain to mod ify the itreuty Inthese respects , or to up- pceo that the delay ot Its ratification for till * purpo&o Involve * the slightest renewal ol hoatilltles. Wo submit that every constitutional treaty when ratified becomes a part of the "supreme CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebrn < < l < ti Tartly Cloudy ; Probably Snow. Tetnitcrnttire nt Oiunlin ) cntvrilnt Hour. IMT. ) . Hour. Hep ; . II 11 tt : in it 11 Uc-lovv zero. law ot the Inrul. " ( CoifUltullon , rtlclo vll ) . If the United States accept the absolute conccejlon of the Philippines nntl Porto Rtco unflpr the trojitj Itlll he claimed thai the we 1 t nco will of Itself make the territory coded n tmrt ot the United Stntea ( xinl RVO ! to their liilmWtnnts ( who shall not elect to n-laln Siwnlsh cltlzuiishlii ) mid to Hhclr dcccoiidanta the rights ot American , citizen * . Wo submit that the treaty , miles * modi- fled , wiU-lioduco chnngcH of a fnr-reoch- IHK cuinit f Into both the foreign and do- rnoBtle rwllty of this re-public. The Into \\t\r as undertaken with the dhtlnct nspurntico "that o did not look'toward foreign conquest or acquisition of territory Itns \ uudcrtakcn ( fttul to this wo i > llghtc l the lionor of the American nation ) In the < c U8o of Inniunlty and liberty ami for no other purpose. As n result of the wnr , Cuba , 1'orto lllco and the many hundred Islands near tlio eoa t of Asia known as the Philippines , hn\e fallen more or less under the control ot this country. Spain abandoned Us 8o\crclKJity over all of them Hut In addition tlio tr at > purposcH that , .IB to the Phillpplius and 1'orto Klro , an absolute cession shall be made to nnd ncceiitcd by tha Unltctl Stntes 0 cr itho I'lilllpplnts and Porto nice , < lierc- fore , ehould itho treaty bo coaflrmed , the United States will ncqiitro precisely tlio to\- orolgntyhlcli Spain has'rojojed. The presi dent has on various occasions liullcnted a disposition on the- part of the i-xecutho to hold the Philippines atid Porto lllco as a. pan of the UuKcU Stntcs , and as has been pointed out , that nuiy well be the effect ot the treat } In Ita present form Such , ut aoy rate , Is the Intention of nios-t of those who arc now crowding upoa us the plat ! ot "expansion " The public sentiment ot our country is not ready to eoduro the concession of American citizenship to the Filipinos and Porto Hlrans. IJut itho effort will , for th "time at least , no doubt , be toLokl tliclr tglaiuls under revenue , tariff , navigation rnd other laws very different from those in iho United Stntcs. The Philippines and Porto Rlco , would , a.t ICkUSt at the outset , bo separate dependencies under an extrat rrltoi lal rod uxtraconetltutlcnal sovereign ! ! not provided for In the constitution of tlio United StaUR and grossly Inconsistent with its < oitire spirit and Intent. That this sovereignty in the case- of itho Philippines is extraterritorial is the inoro apparent from the fact that thb coiiFtl- 'tutlon was established for the United States of America and not for the United States ot America and Aela. Wo further submit that In the history of our nation there Is no precedent foi on acquisi tion ot this sort ot the territory of a. distant , nationality , peopled by other rates and be longing ito another continent. In the case ot Louisiana. President Jefferson expressed the opinion that the. annexation was unconsti tutional and needed the authority of consti tutional amendment. The resolution annexing Texas did not pnst > without the well knoua protest against Its constitutionality made in the senate by Daniel Webster. It thci exigencies under which itho Louisiana nnd Texas annexation was made caused the question of their con stitutionality to bo Ignored it was because those territories w re immediately contigu ous to the United States , were situated It. itho same latitude , were practloajty .irtlr'-ub- . Itcd utd co.itnintdia'vast'firca/oi-irl iWrterJ- rltory which inevitably had to be sE'ttled ' by Americans. With neither Louisiana , riorida nor California was lithe case , nor until no/ has It been thought possible unddr our form of government thut a permanent extrater ritorial and oxtraconstltiillonal sovereignty should be established by the United States over dependencies not Intended hereafter to ba made elates. CATTLE DYING FROM THE'COlD Temperature on ( InI'liilnw ItPii < * Iic * < F rtI'l c Iloloiv Xcro i > lih SorloiiH HvHiiltN. DENVER , rcb 5 "Tho live stock owners will be heavy losers on account of the storms In the mountains and out in the plains , " said President J. W. Springer of the Na tional Ll-vo Stock association , In speaking of the results of the laat few days "Re ports which wo received from our horse ranch in Montana today show that the tem perature up there is IS below zero and the outlook Is not bright for warmer weather. Down lu Texas cattle are dying by the thousand. A heavy rain haa been followed by a long continued wind storm and the cattle got chilled and have been dying for sovornl da ) s on account of the cold. " STORM - RIDDEN COLORADO Itln GriiiHlo mill Colorado Midland Siiinvlioiiiicl Ilr < n < ! ! < > Icm > oi > tl mill I.c DENVKR , Cole , 1'eb. 5. The conditions in storm-ridden Colorado nro but little changed from these ot the Inst ten days. The Rio Grande and Colorado Midland roadx nro xtlll sno\\ bound between Olon- wood Springs and Lcndvlllo , but the officials say they will bo running tinlns through to IHmvcr from the west by tomorrow , The South Park Is slowly getting Its tracks clear und the Midland Terminal Is now running trains to Crlpplo Creek , It IB feared that the loss to cattle nnd sheep throughout tlio wst on account of the fearful wlntiy weather will run Into the thousands of dollars. WET NORTHERJ5TRIKES TEXAS Itnln rree e UN It Knllw null ll\K \ IlerilH of Cat lie Are Siifrcrlnn' for Want ot .Shelter. AUSTIN , Tox. , Feb. G Central and west Texas are today being visited by the coldest weather of ithe season. The blUzard Is a wet norther with the temperature BO law that the rain freezes as it falls , covering everything with ico. Reports from the west are to the effect that big herds of cattle on tbo ranges have all scattered to get In among < the foothills for protection and it Is feared that many of the herds will turn up with many losses , ns the wca-thcr Is the severest of the bcason. CYCLONE DESTROYS A TOWN It } ' n Miracle Pie Mvrnrn IOM | , hut Several People Are Injured lliillilliiKH Wreekvil , CARTHRSVILH , Ga. , Feb. 5. The town of Stllcsboro , ijlno miles from here , was nrarly wiped oft the earth today by a cyclone cloneNo lives were lost , but several pco- plo were injured. The Methodist church , a new structure , was completely demolished and about a dozen families made homeless. In almost every casn the buildings were torn Into fragments nnd scattered for some distance and the wonder la that there were not u number of lives lost. Ire > fiih' I'm tlHiniM Klhl , MARSKILLES , Feb. C. At a meeting of tbo Anti-Dreyfus League ) of Patriots In tbo Alhambra hull a hostile demonstration on tha part of some Dreyfusltcs led to serious lighting In the utrcets , during which re volvers wpro fired. The police represicd the disturbances , but a number of people were injured. Many arrest * were made , FALL First Regiment Heaviest Sufferer from the Insurgents' Fire. Leading a Charge They Capture Several Prisoners and a Howitzer. So Far ns Reported Up to the Present Time Nine First Regiment Man Are Killed Treacherous Natives Attempt to PASS Outposts Guarded by Nobrasknus and Dakotans and Are Fired "Upon Fusil lade Follows Along1 Entire Line from Santa MOBU to Caloocan. Hi ) ) N Killed ut Mnnllni Chnrlou O. IlnllciiKcr , Coninniiy I , Otunlin. HiililiV , KvllN. < ; i > niian > I , Oiunlin. Hurry S. Hull , Flrnt Scrnruiit. Omnium- York , ( 'linrlc * It. ICccKlcy , Company A York. Orrlii T , Ouilis , Souonil herucnut , Coiiiitniijr C llcnlrlccs HIM In Iturner , Comimii } t. IiiiulM Ii. Holler , Comiiniiy l \ 1" . ljt K ' i Coiiiiiunj- .TllIIICN I'lcTOC , MllMlclllll. These nine Nobia.ska bojs me reported among the killed nt Jlnnlla. The Fii-Ht Nebraska was right nt the front of the lighting line and appar- entlj was the heaviest sutlerer Irom the fire of the Insurgents. It IB not known to v hat extent It toutilbuted to the list of wounded. As in the former b.ittle < it Manila , It was one of the Nebraska boys , tills time Coiporal Giecly , who llred the llrst shot when the natives attempted to p.i s tlio outpo-us. Tae pIcKets consisted of Nebraska , Montana and Noitu Dakota soldiers and they hold their ground until reinforcements arrived. lu the Cmiouscharge which cliovp the enemy from its position the Ne braska boys captmed seveial pilsoners , one howitzer and a very strong posi tion on the ic'sorvolr which Is connected with the water wonts. It Is plain fiom the list of Killed that all the companies m the Nebraska icgluient paitlclpatcd In tlio conlllct. Al the hour of going to press but meager intouuatlon Is available respecting tuo Nebraska dead. A cable message was locjeived Lint.night .fiqui/Arjinlla signed by ( Jap- 'talii Ai > 'l5r - ItWmliVtoTrlfirf m a and Kells of his company , both pilvates , ipsldlng at Omaha. Itesldes the Fiist Nebiaskn Hie other volunteer legiments at lanila ore : First California infantry. A and D California artillery. Fip < t Colorado InfanUy. First Idaho Infantry. Fil'tylirstIowa intantry. Twentieth K.iusus Infantry. Thiiteciitli MlnuctiOta Infantry. Flr.st Montana Infantry. Kiist troop , Nevada cinaliy. Flist North Dakota infantry. Second Oregon Infaatiy. Tenth Pennsylvania infantry. First South Dakota inl'mitry. A , and B Utah light artillery. I-Mrst Washington Infantry. Wyoming light battery. First Wyoming inlantry. NEBRASKAN FIRES FIRST SHOT Trracht'ioiiM KIHiilnoN Attempt to I'liHN AiiH-rlciiii I.Iiit'K mill the LOIIK I'ipeetetl Rupture Out-urn. MANILA , Feb. 5. 8.15 p. m. Tlio long- expected rupture between the Americans and the Filipinos has come at laat. The former nro now engaged la solving the Philippine problem with the utmost expe dition possible. The clash came at 8MO yesterday evening , when thrco daring Filipinos darted past the Nebraska regiment's pickets at Santa Mesa , but retired when challenged. They repeated the expciIment without drawing the sen tries. But the third time Corporal Greely challenged the Filipinos nnd then fired , killIng - Ing one of them and wounding another. Almost Immediately afterward the Fili pinos' line from Cnloocun to Santa Muta commenced a fusillade which wns Ineffectual. The Nebraska , Montana and North Dakota outposts replied vigorously and held tliclr ground until reinforcements arrived , The Filipinos In the meantime concen trated at throe points , Caloocan , Gugalaa- gln nnd Santa Mesa , At about 1 o'clock the Filipinos opened a hot lire from nil thrco places simultaneously. This was supplemented by tlio lire of two slegn guns at Dalllt-Ilnllk and by advancing their skirmishers fiom Pace and Pandacnn. Amrrli-niiN HrujKiml Heavily , The Americana responded with a terrific lire , but owing to the darkness they weio unable to determine Its effect. The Utah light artillery finally succeeded In silencing the native battery. The Third artillery aluo did good work on the extreme left , The engagement lasted over an hour. The United States cruiser Charleston and the gunboat Concord , stationed off Mala- bona , opened flro from their ( secondary bat teries on the Filipinos' position at Calooc.in and kept It up vigorously. At 2.45 there was another fusillade along tha entire line and the UnVted States sea going doublelurrcted monitor Monadnock opened flro on the enemy off Malate , With daylight the Americans advanced. The California and Washington regiments made a splendid charge and drove the FIU- plnoti from the villages of Pace and Santa Mesa. AtliriiMkniiN Do llrlllliiiit WorU. The Nebraska regiment also distinguished Itself , capturing several prisoners and one howitzer and a very Btroiig position on Uio ! reservoir , which Is connected with th water works. The Kansas and Dakota regiments com pelled the enemy's right flank to retire to Caloocan. There was intermittent firing at various points all day long. The losses of the Filipinos cannot be estimated nt present , but they arc known to bo considerable. The American losses are estimated at twenty men killed and 125 wounded. The Ygorates , armed with bows and ar rows , made a. very determined stand In the face of a hot artillery flre and loft many dead on tbo field , Several attempts were made In this city yesterday evening to assassinate American ofllicrs. IDAHO MEN AMONG KILLED Major KiliTiiril MuCnnvlllc , In Com mand nt .Soronil llnttuliou , AIIIIMIK : tin.Vnnilirr. . CHICAGO , Feb. C. A special to the Times-Herard from Holse , Idaho , says ; The following Idaho men aio re-ported killed in Manila. MAJOR HOWARD M'CONVILLB , who was In command of the second battalion , Idaho volunteers. CORPORAL FRANK CALDWI5LL , Com pany H , aged 34 years ; born In Chicago , cn- llstsd at Harrison , Idaho. PRIVATI3 OKOROU HALL , Company II , aged 25 , Sweet , Idaho. PRIVATE ERNEST SCOTT. Company IJ , agid 21 ; born' ' at Ashland , Win , PRIVATE JAMES HEN8EN. Company H , 25 yrnrw old ; born at Overtoil , Term. * OMAHA BUYS AMONG KILLED HIcetclu-N of TliMNp Who Kcll oil the KlrliiK1,1 no Many of Tlteui Well IClioMii. Charles O. Hallcngcr was a recruit In Com pany L , having enllstwl under the order raising the strength of the company to 103 men. Ho went ever with the force of re- emits which stopped In Honolulu for awhile. His homo In this city was at 2203 North Twenty-first street , He was a watchmaa for the Omaha dub In this city a num ber of months prior to his enlistment , He was about 24ars of age. Ralph W. Kelln , who Is reported In thu list of killed , was a member of Company L , Thurston Rifles , Ills honip was at Six teenth and N streets , South Omaha , and was about 20 years of age. Prior to leaving lor Manila he was employed as a clerk la the drug store of D , S. Clark. South Omaha. Ho had been a member of the Tburstoa Jttltes for several months and was with the first detachment that went to the Philippines - pines , YORK. Nfb. Fob , G ( Special Telegram. ) Charles R. Keckley was the son of Hon. Charles Ke > ckley. ex-senator of tills county. He wat born In York county and li 21 years old. He Is a graduate of the York Ulan school and a member ol Company A ,