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FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED J11X13 ' ! ! ) , 3871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOHNING , F Ell UATIY 8 , -TWELVE ) I1 AGES , COPV PtVE CUNTS. General Halo's ' BrigaiU Moves Up and Takes the Manila Water Works , NEBRASKANS HGHTWITH GREAT BRAVERY Four Gompaden of the First Oo-Operate with the Utah Buttery. FILIPINOS ARE DRIVEN BACK IN A ROUT Nebraska , Troops Recover Lost Parts of Pumping Station Machinery. NO DANGER OF WATER FAMINE IN MANILA In tin * CHy Arc 'rreiiulienmii nml I'lre on Our Holiller * in the DlirU Plllplium l.nac llcnvll- . MANILA , Kob. " . 10.0 n. m. Late yes- lerdny General Halo's brigade mlvnnccd nnd took the water works nt Slnualon. Four companies of the Nebraska regiment nnd a part of the Utah bnltcry with two Held guns nnd two HotuhklKH CUIIH met the enemy on the hill u half mile out And a sharp engage ment took place lu which the NcbraakaiiH lost one dead and three wounded. Dr. Young , formerly quartermaster scr- ftoant In the Third artillery , was wounded , captured nnd brutally murdered nnd his body when recovered was found to htivo been horribly ribly mutilated. The Filipinos wcro driven hack , retiring In Imd order and carrying with them the valves nnd heads of the steam chest and cylinder of the pumping machinery. General Overshlne's brigade advanced nnd took 1'nranoque , capturing two Held guns. They met with no opposition. General Me- Arthur's division advanced beyond Gagalnn- Bin without loss , the enemy retreating beyond - yond Culoocan. The Americans now havp the steam cars to Mnlabon and GOO marines , with four Alnxlm guns , have been landed on the beach north of the city. The Third artillery on the main rend and the Utah battery In a cemetery covered the advance of tbo Kan- Ban trooiia. Among the Important points captured wno n strong cmbiasure earthwork within sight of Cilcoocan. There was considerable tiring from the up per windows of the houses In the nntlvo Quarter of the city last night , but no casu alties have been reported na the result. W.irli Ihult-r DllllcuK- . The signal corps was compelled to run "Us lines nlong the firing line during tbe fighting and , consequently , there were fre quent Interruptions of communication owing to the cutting of the wlrcfl and the signal men worn ordered to kill without any hesi tancy anyone who attempted to Interfere V'llli tlio.ynfi3- t * . - . + . 34Q ; p. m. Agulnuldo , the rebel lender. Issued two proclamations on Saturday and Sunday. The tlrst declares the Americana opened the light and calls upon the Filipino congress to suspend the constitution. The second says : "Wo have fought our ancient oppressors "without arms and wo now trust to God to defend us ngainst the foreign foe. " The Nebrnskana have recovered tbo lost parts of the pumping machinery of the water worliH , which assures a speedy rc- bumptlon of tbo water supply of the city. 3 : IS p. m. The Americans , as this dls- jiatch Is sent , are In complete control of the situation within n rndlua of nlnci mlles of Manila ; their lines , extending to Mnlabon on the north and tn Paranaquo on the south , nro fully twenty-live miles long. \Vbllo a few detached bodies of the enemy offer desultory opposition , the main body of the rebels Is In full retreat and utterly routed. Of the hordes of troops originally drawn up In battle array ngainst the Ameri cans fully one-third are already Incapaci tated nnd the others are scattered In every direction , Trencher- Klllitn | n. 4 p. m. A Filipino colonel came out this morning from Caloocan under a Hag of truce. Several American ofll- cers promptly wont to meet him , but when the parties met the Filipinos opened lire , The Filipino apologized for the barbarous conduct of his troops and luturned to his lines. The American troops nro bolng promptly furnished with mippllcs of nit kinds , hos pital attendants are supplied up to the lin ing line , In brief , nil the wants of the troops aio mot Immediately by the differ ent military departments whoso duty It Is to attend to Hiicb innUeru. Artificer Ilnys of Company I of the Colorado rado regiment discovered the missing parts of the pumping machinery of the wnter works burial In a coal pile at Slngnlon ela tion. The machinery will soon be In work ing order again and the employes having promlHed to return to work this evening It Is Improbable tbnt the threatened water fmil no will occur. Agulnaldo'a proclamation of Saturday 6nys : I order nnd command : First That peace nnd friendly relations with the Americana bo broken and thnt the latter bo treated tie ) enemies within the limits prescribed by the inv.u of war. Second That the Americans captured be liiild on prisoners of war. Third That this proclamation be com- implicated to 1lu > coueiila and that congress order nnd accord a suspension of the eon- fctlttiilrxiul guurant > , resulting from the declaration of war. l.li-x About ( lie AiiierltiiuiN , Agulnaldo'a proclamation of Monday snys the outbreak of hostilities was "unjustly nnd unexpectedly provoked by the. Ameri cans , " re fern to his manifesto of January S , publishing the alleged grievances of tbe Filipinos at the bauds of the army of occu pation and the constant outraged nnd taunts which have been caualng misery to the Ma li I Inns and refers to thu useless conferences nnd "contempt shown fur thu Filipino gov ernment" as proving n "premeditated trans , eresslon of liberty nnd Justice. " The rebel lender also refers to tbe former louses of thu Filipinos , but says : "Slavery h bitter" and calls upon them to "sacrifice nil upon the altar of honor and national In tegrity. " Ha insists that ho tiled to avoid nn tinned conflict , but claims that all his efforts "wcro useless before the unmeasured X jirldo of tbo Americans , " whom lie charged ns having treated him an u robe ) , "because J defended the Interests of my country and lumld not become thu Instrument of their dastardly Intentions , " Agulnaldo conclude ! ) with SHvIng : "lie Hot discouraged. Our Independence was watered freely by the blood of martyrs uud more will bo shod In the future to Itieugtheu U. llcmember that efforts nro Hot to bo wasted that ends may bo gained. II U Indispensable to adjust our actions to the rules of law nnd rlf-ht nnd to Icnrn to triumph over our cm-mlto. " AtliicluMl liy rillpliin * , MANILA. Feb. 8. 10 a. m. Lieutenant A. 0. Alfonl , Company I , Twentieth Kan sas Infantry , nnd n private of that company were killed nnd six other members vt the regiment wore Mounded near Caloocan last evening while recolinoltprlng , The party was In a JutiKle , when It was attacked by Kits enemy. Two compafilcs of tbe Kansas regiment were sent to the relief of their comrades nnd drove the Filipinos Into Caloo can. penetrating to the very heart of the town. Meanwhile the gunboat * shelled the suburb ! ! . General Otis nnnlly recalled the troops , but the natl\cs. rnlsundcratnmllng the retreat , failed to take advantage of it. The outskirts of the town wcro burned. TOPHKA , Knn. . FVb. 7. A. C. Alford , killed nt Manila , \ \ < IK n second lieutenant of Company II. who enlisted at the first call. His father , D. S. Alford , Is a prominent nttorm-y at Lnwrcnee. Young Alford was n Rradunto of Kansas university course In arts and law department and nt the tlmo of his enlistment was a practicing attorney at Lawrence. rtlliltni | I.ONM I'oitr Tliitii'iniiil. WASHINGTON. Feb. 7. The \Vnr depart ment today received Iho following dispatch from General OtU : "MANILA. Fob. 7. Adjutant General , Washington : The Insurgent army concen trated nround Manila from Luzon provinces , numbering over 20,000 , possessing Hovcrnl iliilck-flring and Krupp guns. A good portion tion of the enemy Is armed -with Mausers , latest pattern. Krupp guns and n great many lilies were cnpttlicd. Insurgents fired great quantity of ammunition. Quito n number of Spanish soldiers In Insurgent sorvlrc , who served artillery. Insurgents constructed strong entrenchments near our llii ( , mostly bamboo thickets. These our tnoii chnrged , killing or capturing many of thu unerny. Our casualties probably nggro- gate 250. Full reports today. Casualties of Insurgents very heavy. Hnvo burled some COO of their dead nml hold fiOO prisoners. Their losses , killed , wounded nnd prisoners , probably -1,000. Took water ivoiks pumping station yesterday , sit miles out. Consider able skirmishing with enemy , who made no etand. Pumps damaged ; will bo working In n week. Have number of condensers set up In city which furnish good water. Troops In excellent spirits. Quiet prevails. ( Signed ) "OTIS. " OTIS IS GIVEN A FREE HAND Dciinrtuu'iil linn ( 'iinflili-iirc That Illn Coume Will lie IK-KII ! nnil Ailc- flinitc In Any C WASHINGTON , Feb. 7. Secretary Alger was asked today If ho had sent or was about to send Immediately any Instructions to General Otis , based on yesterday's develop ments , which in some quarters were taken an enlarging his legal field of operations. The secretary replied : "No , sir ; It does not appear that General Otis Is In need of any instructions of nny character just now. " As near ns can be learned that just ex presses the determination of the administra tion in respect to the situation nt Manila and the program for the future. The presi dent , as well as Secretary Alger. has un limited confidence in General Otis , nnd as Adjutant General Corbln was actually re sponsible for his selection tn command the American forces jtj Manila. It Id * jinjire.nt that General Otlsv'cnn WuYt upon * the most loyal support In his operations so long ns lie eontinucs to acquit himself with credit , ns ho hat ! done. What gives the officials particular gratifi cation IB the fact as set out In Secretory Al- gor'rf cablegram that General Otis carefully avoided allowing the United States forces from being put In the position , as was sought by the Insurgents , of being the nggressors in the conflict of Sunday night. No matter how the Filipinos and their sympathizers may seek to create the Impression thnt the Americans by firing on the Filipinos who were running the American guard lines took the initiative In the action no person having the least idea of military law , It la said at the War department , could question the duty Imposed upon the American guards of firing upon the men. Just n week prior to the outbreak some of tbo Filipinos who had sneaked through the UneH sought to as sassinate some of the American noldlers , so that It was necessary for the latter to take no chanres lu maintaining the Integrity of their lines , uud especially during the night hours , Gratification Is also expressed at the state of preparedness of General Otis' forces , thoroughly Justifying General Otis' state ment to the War department that ho had the situation well In hand. General Otis Is nteoluto master of his own movements nnd It is assumed that he will toke any stops within his power to protect Manila and his forces from further attempts on their safety by the Insurgents. Regarded In its widest sense this amounts to the be lief that the American foicos not only will take a strong defensive position nil along the advanced lines , but that they will not lu-sllnto to putJi foiward to cruah out any further attempted gathering of the Filipinos In force. The character of the arms carried by the Insurgents , as .set out In General Otis' cable gram this morning caused u mild sensation among unny officers. None of them carerl to bo quoted In comment upon the state ments made by General Otis , but one ex port declared that so far na he was In formed , the latest pattern of Mauser rifles that the Spanish troops in Manila had worn dated as far back ns 189(1 ( , while the latest pattern , such as described in the cablegram , was right up to date , seeming to Indicate that they bad not been obtained by capture of the Spanish , but from sorao other source. Under Intcuiatlonal law , cit izens of neutral states may Fell arms to In surgents nt the risk of having them cap tured as contraband on the way to deliv ery nnd these arms must have been smug gled from soma of the Aslntlc ports re cently. However , as Otis and Dewey undoubtedly have taken steps to cut off the future * sup ply of ammunition , these arms soon will beef of much less value. GEN , OTIS IS APPRECIATED \Vur Deimrtineiil ( 'iMiurntulnieii Him on the Vlrliiryehleved on .Siiiidii } ' . WASHINGTON. Fob. 7. Secretary Algor today ont the following cablegram to General - oral Otis nt Manila : "Accept my best con gratulations upon your magnificent victory of Sunday , all the more creditable because you wcro not the aggressor. ALGER. " KANSAS REGIMENTUNTOUCHED Troop * 1'iiderKO ' ' Heavy I'lrc nnd Are lleiurted | Aol to Have Iout a Mini. LAWRENCE , Kan , , Fob. 7. The Law. rence Journal u'velvod a cablegram today from Captain A. G. Clarke , Company H , Twentieth Kanaati , ut Manila , announcing that the Kautas regiment bad passed through tbo recent engagement untouched , although U was in the midst of heavy fire. SO < > * OFFICIAL LIST Four Killed and Fifteen Wounded , in Saturday's Fight. KILLED : Private Charles Ballinger , Company L. , Omaha. w Private F. J. IJegler , $ Company J. , Palmyra. I Private E. Egger , § Company C. , Shelby , la. § WOUNDED : < > el , .First Sergeant Orren Jb\ Curtis , * Company C. Beatrice. | Corporal Henry Epp , 1' ' Company C , Beatrice. f ! Musician James Pierce , Company C , Pawnee City. Corporal Harry L. Hull , < > Company A , York. § > Private John L. Bronson , § Company B , Miuclen. $ Perry Brown , Company F , Creston. William Maddox , Company I , Bennett. Conrad Egan , Compajiy K , St. Edward. EMBALMED BEEF IN HAVANA Consignment of the Stuff Nauseates Even Poor of the Oily , EIGHT THOUSAND CANS CONDEMNED Ciinon Ittirnt Oprii nml the Stencil that Arlnrn Driven Spectator * Lot Qrlprliiiilly Intruded for 1'orto Itico. ( Copyright , 1S99 , by Press Publishing- . ) HAVANA , Feb. 7. ( New Tork World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Death by slow stages Is painful to Havana's poor , but they regard It as preferable to the sudden and violent agonies Induced by the Ameri can government's embalmed beef. The beef condemned hero was part of a consignment of relief supplies for the poor of Havana. Many complaints had bcen made ' toy the r'ecrpientjttC" ! ; "hV illCtttlo'n was paid to the matter until a case of canned beef fell while being handled. Sev eral cans burst and Iho stench that arose \\as so horrible that everybody In the vicin ity was nauseated. It was found that the- entire contents of the case were rotten and on opening several others they were found In a. similar condition. All had to bo con demned. The matter was reported to Inspector Gen eral Hrecklnrldge by Captain Noel Galncs. In charge of the relief station. A board of survey condemned 10,800 cans of beef , which have been towed out to sea and sunk. AH the beef wna Armour's. No chemical Investigation mnne , but the board de clared the beef had gone wrong through the cans rusting In the- moist atmosphere and allowing the air to ntcr. The tins were originally sent out to supply the troops In Porto Illco , but were not landed. They were carried back to the United States and eventually reached Cuba. It was Intended at first to give them lethe the troops here , but they were transferred about the middle of January to the poor relief stations. PrriuirliiK to Hccolvo Gnrcla'H Unily. The United States gunboat Nashvlllo , bearing the body of Calixto Garcia , Is ex pected tomorrow. Tbo lemalns will bo re ceived by the city council , and will lie In the .session room of the council In public view , with a guard of Cuban Boldlorn. Major General Ludlnw , governor of the Department of Havana , has granted per mission In a letter to Mayor Lu Costo to allow 500 armed Cubans to enter the city as a guard of honor. Ho will also take per sonal part In the demonstration It possible. Senator Proctor has received a message fiom General Gomez Hinting that be will leave tomorrow , arriving hero on Thursday. General Gomez has not communicated to Governor General llrooko any suggestion re garding the plan for the payment of the Cuban troops , but the details will bo set tled after his arrival. Commodore Cromwell says bo will Join cheerfully with Hie women to decorate the graves of tbo victims of the Maine. Ho conferred today on the subject with Mrs. Kstes Uathbon , president of the woman's committee. Detachments of marines and sailors from such war ships as may bo In the harbor will go to Colon cemetery. The parts that General Brooke nnd other army oillcers will take will be arranged later. Commodore Cromwell sent nn officer today to nUhop Snntnnder , bishop of Havana , to nsk permission for the ceremony , which wns readily granted , though the bishop said ho could not allow n Protestant service In the cemetery without first referring the matter to Home. As nil the ehlp'H captains here are Protestants no services will bo held. I'nlli'o Sj nielli Superintendent McCullagh has virtually completed the organization of a most excel lent police service for this city , Thirteen days after beginning his work Captain Mc- Cullngh had 1,500 men drilling as a regi ment. Every street In Havana nnd Its buburbs , a total distance of 13S miles , will bo covered by regular beats , day and night. One hundred and four miles will be patrolled by the Havana force proper and the rest , -which Is In the suburbs , by the rural police. Twelve station bouses have been arranged for and properly equipped. The policemen nio fitted out with uniforms , Colt revolvers , hats , shoes , shields , white gloves , belts , whistles and day and night sticks. The rules and regulations are now being translated Into Spanish and tbe In- vpectora , captains nnd lieutenants In- istructed In regard to details. Six United States array wagons will do service as nn ambulance patrol In the twelve precincts , Kvory arrest will go llrst to the nearest itntlon nnd then to the central omcc. The records and blotters are complete. A large proportion of tbe force consists of former Cuban soldiers and members of the dlfctiolved orden publlco. At a conference yesterday between Gov ernor General Ilrootc and tbo cabinet seo- WOUNDED : Simon J. Simonson , * Company K , St. Edward. James P. McKinney , Company L , Omaha , 241G Emmett-st Hugh Konoyer , Company M , Broken Bow. Howard L. Kerr , Company M , Ansley. Several discharged soldiers wore wounded , among them the following from the First Nebraska. Private George L. Clollier , Company B , Genoa. Private Douglass L. Bridges , Company ] ? , Norfolk. | Private cables report in addition to thu above : KILLED : Private Kalpii W. Kells , Company L , Omalia. WOUNDED : Private Charles Keckley , Company A , York. rotary the matter of spring election -was discussed. The military administration Is considering the plan for a census. Edward 'May ' , a civil employe , stabbed a companion last night. The wounded man Is not expected to llvo. Tie assailant Is held to await the result of the Injuries. C.V. . Hnsklns , nn expert accountant , with two assistants , has arrived bore and will make a thorough examination of the books of the municipality's accounts. CEI.nmtATKS THIS A'riFICA.TIOtf. San .Tumi .Tublluntly Olincrvcn it In One of the Unlt.Ml States , . SAN JUAN , Porto Hlco , Fob. 7. As yet , General Henry , governor. * ) ! Porto Rico , has not Appointed the heads oi the four depart ments sU.te , Justice , finance and Interior which ho has submitted for the dissolved In sular cabinet. Ho iavors t-wo liberal ap- polnteeR , owe radical and < ono independent. The liberals nnd radicals are making great effort * 1o control tbo appointments nnd Gen eral Henry Is not a little disgusted Tvlta Porto RIoan politics. * There ' ' . In was a publics' pelebj'atlon .today honor of the ratlfl < | > of < $ ) * peace Ireaty. "The circulars dtafcrtbuted described the Affair as a celebration In honor of the In corporation of Porto Rico among the. United States. BAD I1KRF -THROWN G'onilcnine.I Mcnt IN CuiinlKncil to the Hen. OIT 11 n vii ii it. HAVANA , Feb. 7. The cans of beef con- denroned yesterday will bo carried to sea on board the tug Clio and thrown overboard. It is currently reported that General Max imo Gomez , comnmnder-ln-chlef of the Cu ban army , Is In the suburbs of Havana , having como hero quietly to avoid the ova tions whih have boon In course of prepara tion alonsr the route by which he would en ter this city. A dispatch received here to day Indicates , however , that the Cuban com mander Is still at Hcmcdlos. Colonel Hecker , who has been Inspecting camp sites in Cuba , left for Washington to day. SAI.AUIF.S AHR GHHATLV ni2DUOI2D. ItetriMiulimi'iit Ilolni ; Currl < > < ) Out at Sim ( la HO Si-houlH ( ) | int i > il. SANTIAGO , Cuba , Feb. 7. Under orders from General Wood , Captain Jlcndoza Is preparing for General Brooke a statement of the salaries In the department of the civil service , wblch the povernor general proposes to reduce 20 per cent. This state ment will show that already the civil sal aries have 'been reduced more than 35 per cent from tbo figures paid under the Span ish regime. Thirty now schools for children under 7 years of age , to be conducted on the kin dergarten plan , were opened today. Two schools of tbo same kind ore to bo opened at San Luis and tlireo at Guautannmo. BLOCKADE IS BROKEN ON U. P Kurd KtriiKKle to Get Drifting SIHMV Out of the Way I.OIIK KnoiiKlt to Iit Triilim 1'nnK , CHEYENNE , Feb. 7. ( Special Telegram. ) The train blockade on the Union Pacific main line caused by last night's blizzard on Sherman hill was broken tonight after a tleup of cast and westbound passenger trains for twenty-four hours. The road was opened by rotary snow-plows after a bard struggle , the etorm filling the cuts with drifting snow ae fast ns opened , Division Superintendent Hartys nnd As sistant Superintendent Culross took per sonal charge of the plows uud by energetic nnd prompt work broke the blockade and passengers on the delayed trains \\f-io taken provisions from Larnmie and suffered no discomforts during the storm , Tonight the storm Is subsiding and It is believed tbo road will bo kept open. Yesterday's ' south bound passenger train on the Cheyenne & Northern Is delayed by snow near Chug- water. A relief train was sent nut this morning to bring In passcngcra. lloitxc Painter * mid Drrnrnlorx. CINCINNATI , Feb. 7. The fifteenth an nual convention of the National Aohoolatlon of House Painters and House Decorators began its session hero today. Welcoming addresses were made by Mayor Tnffel , Mr. W. 13. Mellsh of the Cincinnati league und John Theobald , president of 4ho local or ganization. P. J Hrankln , president of the National association , responded , The reprt of the secretary and treasurer. Jo& | Kennedy ot Cincinnati , was road. A. G. White , < ho representative from England , presented reso lutions from the English ueboclatlon and was loudly applauded In bin speech on the fraternal feeling between the two countries. Prot > ucil lu Clliicli Hirer. MIDDLESUOROt'GH. Ky. , Feb. 7. Mrs. Mary Williams , her son Harvey and two small children were drowned while fordlnB Clinch river. Tlio Clinch river vas swollen by the recent rains , loun ( V u trill Dividend. NEW YORK , Feb. 7 , Tin- Iowa Central directors Ia4e yesterday declared a dividend of 1 % per cent on the prcferrocl utock , but named no date cm which io pay the divi dend. Ganeral Otis' ' Report Begarded as Ultra- Conssrrativo at Washington. FORWARD MOVEMENT TO BE MADE ON IL01LO Rcncrnl In to lie Gnldcd In SubHcquciit ActloiiH by Ills Oivii IMncrctlrm Ioii | ; Cnhlcn CoMKi-ntnlntloiiN to Admiral Dcwcr. WASHINGTON , Feb. 7. There was llttld abatement of Interest In the stirring events at Manila exhibited today nt the War de partment. The first feeling of anxiety for the safety ot the American forces had given , way entirely , save In the case of the per sonal friends and acquaintances ot soldiera supposed to be injured , and there was dis played the. greatest Interest In tlo extent of the loss Ir.Illi-tci ) upon tbo Insurgents by th& Amerlcaii'iold'fcrY arjV sallors : Officers nt the War department who know Otis well declared when the announcement came of the killing , capture or wounding of 4,000 men that he undoubtedly had under estimated the dainago inflicted by him , ns was his wont , Instead of magnifying It in the Spanish fashion. The news of the day from abroad was. found In the casualty list sent by Otis and In the concise and excellent description by him ot the results of the engagement ol Saturday night and Sunday. The olllclals say that nothing more can be expected from him on this point until ho has had an opportunity to forward a mall report giving In detail all the history of the light ing. Naturally there was a great deal ot spec ulation as to the future conduct of af fairs 'by ' Otis , but to some extent this must remain speculation , inasmuch as Secretary Alger ban said that the general is to be left to follow his own discretion. To as- alst him to a correct understanding of the diplomatic situation ho has been cabled the full t Jit of the peace treaty ratified yester day. Oil to Ilnllo. A forward movement Is probable at Hello , where General Miller bus been for weeks i lying in front of the town in his. trans- | ' ports. Ho has never bad any doubt of his ability to take the place whenever he gut the word , but there has been n rcstrnln- , lug Influence from Washington , based on 'the ' hope that the Insurgents could bo brought to a peaceful retirement from the town and an apprehension that an I'ffort to force a landing might jesult in seri ous Injury to foreign Interests. Now , however - over , H is felt that tbo latter are perhaps more in jeopardy from a continuance of the e li'ig ' state of affairs than they would hi ' ' " "ough a rapid seizure of the town. General Miller now has with him tlw Eighteenth infantry and a battalion of ar tillery , and It Is likely that ho will bo strongly reinforced before the attempt Is made to tnko Hello , Naval officers have watched with pride no achievements of the naval vessels during the recent fighting nnd they were gratified when Secretary Long this afternoon sent the fol lowing cablegram ; "Dowoy , Manila : Congratulations. "LONG. " REBELS IN HIDING IN MANILA llvHpfriiiliifH III ilif City AVho lOvl- dritfly Mfimt tn llflii AKiilnnlilii MANILA , Feb. 7. 8 p. rn.-Thi.ro are many Indications that Manila Is full of desperadoes who had Intended to co-operate with Agulnnldo , The police ore continually capturing men und women with weapons concealed In their clothing. The vlgllnn'o of the iiuthorltlco In this respect Is highly Last Saturday , about midnight two Eng lishmen accidentally encountered n gang of armed natives In a dark side street. The natives fearing discovery , Imprisoned thorn until morning and threatened to kill them unless they maintained silence. Many native clerks , employed by mer cantile housed , are missing. As It la Im possible thnt they cbould have pau > ed tli lines the Inference la that they are in bidIng - Ing In the city. Several ntempts were made to assassinate Americans on the streets , but t at danger Is at a minimum. The natives a'e terribly coneil and precautions are taken against In cendiarism. The rebels , who have been swept In every direction , like pheasants In n battle , die by the hundreds In the trenches for the most purl patalvely , except the VgoratCB , who charge desperately and uselculy. The rebel prisoners declare Jthat their at tack nas unpremeditated , that the outposts 11 rod and then everybody followed In ac cordance \\itb a sort of general underdtand- Inc. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER J'oreeam for N'ebruska I'nlr ntul Continued Cold : Growing Warmer In thiMast . - Westerly Wind * . Temperature nl Uiiinline terdn > i PICK UP DEAD AND WOUNDED Si'nrHi of tin1 iSrouml AVIivro llnltlp Ilctonlft TerrlMo lor of thr Klllittuun , MANILA , Fell. 7. 3:40 : p. in. The terrible loss of the icbela may bo Ralliereil from the fact that sixteen of them welc burloil In one rife Held on Monday near t'agas , nnd that vlRlity-sovon wcro Interred between I'aco anil Santa Ami. A converted river gunboat did terrible execution among the rebels , sweep ing both banks of the liver with Its gnUIng nnd heavier battery. Hundreds of undoubtedly cr.uslcil Into the canebrakes - brakes nnd died there. The Americans arc working nobly in tliolr efforts to find the womuloil nnd are bringing hundreds of suffering rebels In Iho hospitals for treatment. Tlio natives are unable to understand the humane motives which prompt the victors to succor the wounded of the enemy , The correspondent of the Associated 1'iess Is Informed that members of tbo hospital corps have made the startling discovery that there tire several women , In male drcbs and with Imlr cropped , nmoug the dead. Tbo ehlcf of the Ygorctcs the Filipino natives who fought so gallantly In the face of our artillery Hie , with their bows and ar rows. Is in n hospital with a shattered thigh He admits that ho ne\er BHW modern artil lery and \\ns Ignorant or Its effects until ho nnd his followers met the dlsastroua fire of Sunday morning. The chief Is bitterly In censed against the Tngalos for placing the Ygoretcs In face of the American batteries under pretense that they were sent to oc cupy a post of honor , and ho intimates that the Ygorotc-i will avenge this trcachchy when the survivors return north. It Is regarded as a significant fact that many of the- Filipino officials of this city disappeared from Manila ns soon ns hostili ties commenced. Some of them are aup- pofcd tn bo Btlll hiding here. 'fho further the Americans extend their lines , tbo more the need of means of trans portation Increases. The American com manders have already been compelled to solzo vehicles and horses on all sides , to the inconvenience necessarily of the civil ians. All conveyances at this writing have either teen Impressed or have dlwppeared Jji sorao manner or other. , , Street car traffic , "however , has been resumed , and the cars are running regularly , .though . the streets are almost deserted. There are u few natlvo stores open , and white Hags. In the nature of towels , pillow slips nnd aprons tied to bamboos , adorn the windows of the native residences every where. Hut , In spite of these emblems of peace , scores of Filipinos , under the cover of the darkn''S ! < s.Cred fran these sniiio wln- dot Festercay .Jj.ll Jaut wi"Kbi. < > i > tlielAintf.- Ican patrols. At 9 o'clock last night there was a gen eral fusillade In tbo Qulapo and Blnon dis tricts. The Inhabitants of the city generally believed that u battle was raging at their doors , as lights were extinguished Inside tbe dwellings , nnd a majority of the people were In a state of terror. Under the circum stances it Is remarkable tbnt no casualties were reported. Several shots were llrcd across the river during the excitement. General Hughes has the interior situation absolutely In hand. IOWA IN SANFRANCISCO BAY _ lliitl < > slilp "Will I'rolmlily lie Si-lit in li tiltli .Supplier ) and IiiniriictlniiH. SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 7. The battleship Iowa is entering theharbor. . It Is under stood Urn It will be sent to Manila with supplies and Instructions as soon us cir cumstances permit. WASHINGTON , Feb. 7. There Is no present prospect of the Iowa being dls- patclied to Manila. The present naval need In the Philippines Is not battleship * , but light draft gunboats for use In rivers nnd near the shore. The Iowa needs a good deal ot repairing nnd no program has been mapped out for It. KECKLEY MAY NOT BE DEAD Private Advice * .Siiile Hull He IM Merely Woundi'il Act'OiuilM ill Other Injured .NcliriiMl.-iniK. YORK , Neb. , Feb. 7. ( Special. ) Hon. Charles Keckloy , father of Charles R. Keck ley , Jr. , who WOH reported killed In the battle of Manila , tortny received a mesmigo that his son \vaj wf ii'.Jed and not dead as affirmed. FREMONT , Nob. Fob , 7. ( Simetal. ) Plivate Eggcrs , killed Sunday In the fight ut Manila and reported to have lived In Fremont , Is not known hern nnd there ls.no one of tbnt name known to have enlisted In the Flist Nebraska from this county. John EggcrK fit this city says that there Is a family of that name residing in the central part of tha county and Private Eggers may have como from thero. Therp are but two Fremont men In thp First Nebraska , Corporal Runnlo Hull of Company H , son of Water Commissioner A. C. Hull , nnd Private Charles H. Kelluy of Company A , son of R. I ) . Kelley. Mr. Kelley received a letter from his son dated December 11 , d - cicrlblng Iho new camp , which ho stated waj surrounded by rice fields uud swamps. Ho said that there wern rumors afloat that the insurgents wcro likely to make trouble. ST. HOWARD , Nr-b. , Feb. 7. ( Special Telegram. ) Conrad V. Eagnn , son of Con rad Eagan of this city , who was wounded In the battle at Manila , was well known In St. Edward. "Connie" Eagnn. ns hu was known here , joined Company 1C of Colum bus In June , going with the recruits. He UUH well liked and has a boat of friends who hope for his speedy recovery. ROGERS KNOWN IN CHEYENNE Dead Meiuher of Flrnl Wyoming llnw Citoil Ilei-urd III Ilrlllnh and Anierleiiii Sen lee. CHEYENNE , Wyo. . Feb. 7 ( Spprlal.- ) Sergeant George Rogers of Company C , First Wyomlnc , who was killed at Manila , was well known here. Ho was born In England , where his parents now reside , and came to this countrv iibout ten years ace , making his home on the rand' of bis uncle , Fred a. Hesse , near Buffalo. Rogers , before coming to America , served aou.'nil years In thu Itrlt- Ish volunteer crvlcu. Ho was a line drill- waster und his company was regarded as the beet drilled In the battalion. Rogers was an ideal bolcllcr , six feet tall , veil prcpor tioned and straight ae an arrow. FIGURIHG ON LOSSES Latest Advices Concerning Casualties In the Battle at Manila. TOTAL FIGURES ARE NEAR TWO Of Thcso rorlj-NiuO Officers nnd ilen Are Reported Killed , ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHT WOUNDED _ f Nebraska Soldiers Stand Their Full Share in the Fierce Fighting , FOUR ARE DEAD AND FIFTEEN WOUNDED General Otln Si-iicU ti > UnihtiiKlon lira Olllelnl HepnH. Clvlnn n I.Ut < it Th i e WIi Were Killed mill Witninlcd. The full omclnl list of casualties nl Ma nila , complete an far as known yesterday by General Otis , has been received. It shows Unit tlit > ro were forty-nine Americans killed , two missing nml thought to bo deiid nnil J4S wounded. It la thought thnt there \\lll \ bo no further additions to the list to Unto , though It Is possible thai slight orrota nnd omissions Jmvo been nnulo on account of the length of tbo filing lino. Nebraska's sharp of the loss amounts to four ( load ami fifteen -Hounded , Two of those Mounded hud received their discharges , but had not left the regiment The list , of casualties which follows Is In addition to that published ycstcrilny. the de tailed account of NcbrnHka'n loss , however , being Riven , WASHINGTON- . 7.-Opneral Otis' re port of casualties In the Manila fight np to date aggregates 187. Or thoflo forly-nlno were oOlccts and men killed nnd US wounded. LINCOLN , Keb. 7. ( Special Telegram. ) Adjutant General Barry has received n com munication from tbo War department rela tive to the return of the Nebraska soldier * from Manila. The secretary Indicates In his letter that the Nebraska regiment will bo among' ' the first returned , but. eaya It will be Impossible to ndhcro strictly to the nile tbat the first arrivals there will bo the drat turtcd home. The letter was written before the news of the recent outbreak bad been , received. FURTHER LIST OF CASUALTIES , General Otln Sciuln Latent Stntlntlcu of Those Fallen at the Front. WASHINHGTON , Feb. 7. The following additional list of casualties was received today : MANILA , Feb. 7. Adjutant general , Washington : Additional casualties : KIrnt A'ubrnnkn. Killed : CHAniVFS BALUNGRH. iCoropiny 1 , . PRIVATE "LEWIS , JlKaLihnvCoaipany , U 15. EGGEH , Company I. Wounded : First Sergeant Orrcn F. Curtis , Com pany C. Corpora ] Henry Epp , Company C. Musician James Pierce , Company C. Corporal Harry L. Hull , Company A. Private John L. Bronson , Company D. Private Harry Drown , Company P. Private William Mnddox , Company I. Private Conrad Egan , Company K. Private Simon J. Slinonfon. Company K. Private James P. McKluney , Comnnny L. Private Hugh ICenoyer , Company M. Private Howard L. Kerr , Company M. Utah I.lKTht Artillery. Killed : BATTERY SEHGBANT HARRY A. VOUNG , CORPORAL JOHN G. YOUNG. PRIVATE WILHELM GOODMAN. Slightly wounded : Corporal George D. Wnrdlaw. Private Peter Anderson. rirnt 'VVnHliliiKtnii. Killed : PRIVATE RALPH E. SHEARER. Seriously wounded : Privates Joseph E. Dougherty , Company A * James F. Grelk. Company A. John Cllne , Company A. Richard H. McClaln , Company * Oscar Seward , Company A. W. C. Hepburn , Company D. Nicholas Pully , Company D , Walter 1 * . Fox , Company D. George M. Duncan , Company G. William J Kals , Company G. Erne t II. Fluber , Company I , John Prultt , Company L. Jesse H. Morgan , Company M. Civilian , Company M. J. 13. Wetherby Cook , Company M , Wounded slightly : Captain Albert H. Otis. First Lieutenant Edward K. Erwln. Second Lieutenant Joe Smith. Quartermaster Sergeant Rufim D. Clarke. Quartermaster Sergeant Oliver Clancy. Corporal Kendall , Corporal Fellows. Private Charles F. Dclago. Private John F. Mltclmll. Private Fred W. Schandcr. Private Jumcs A. Tliuewcll. Corporal Miles M. McDongall , Company L 1'rlvuto William E. Everett , Company A. Private William R. Fait. Company A. Private Otto H. Hoppo , Company A. Private Albert W. Owen , Company A , Private Frank Rivers , Company A. Pilvnto I.awrln L. l awson , Company D. Private Albert E. Pray , Company n. Private Augustus Keloilcr , Company 0. Private Herl H. Osborn , Company K. Wlvato Mlrauisker , Company I. Private Rolln Proudfoot , Company I. Private Joseph P. Hornier , Company M. Private Wesley Walton , Company M , Private George McNeil , Company 0. Private William G. Hayes , Company O , I'lrxt Iilnlio. Wounded- Musician Frederick W. Dock , Company 0. Private Fred P. Strcclcr. Company C. Private Howard Hnllor , Company C. Private Thomafl P. Ilurkn , Company C , Private John SwIUouu , Company I ) . Private Will C. Payne , Company 0. Private Frank A. McCall , Company Ii , Private Jamen Hanson , Company H. F. Louis , Company H. Private Heach G. Hnrrey. Company 3. Private Rutherford , Company IJ , Private Fred Shell , Company II. Private William Keller , Company H. Private James Payne , Company C , Quartermaster Sergannt Ernest ScotL Company I ) , Private I'lley Walton , Company C. Private Robert Jones , Company D , Private Enoch Koth , Company F , Private Sidney llalley. Company G. Titrnf Iff Ii KuiiHim , Wounded Private George M , Batteraly , Compinx M ,