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FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED .TUN 13 10 , 1873 OMAITA , MONDAY MOKKING , 3TEBU UAH Y 33 , ISO ! ) . SINGLE COPY FIVE OENTS. AGONCILLO BLAMED Hostilities Said to Have Been Begun on His Recommendation. AGUINALDO ACTS ON HIS REPRESENTATIONS Attack Made Upon Eecalpt of Dispatch from Washington Legate. QUIET SUNDAY IS SPENT AT MANILA Enemy's Loss in Last Engagement Known to Be Considerable , SEVENTY DEAD FILIPINOS LEFT ON FIELD IiiKnrn < Mi < Hnlil ( n He Once Mure GntlierliiK I" I'oree Twelve Mite * .North , hill Are In n llndly .oil foil il It Inn. WASHINGTON , , Feb. 12. The following cablegrams were received at the \Vnr de partment today : MANILA , Feb. 12. Adjutant General , Washington : It In reported hero that the Insurgent representative at Washington tele graphed Agillnaldo to drive out the Amer icans before the arrival of reinforcements. A dispatch wan received nt Hong Kong and mailed to MalaloH , which decided that an nttack should bo made about February 7. The eagerness of Insurgent troops for the engagement precipitated n battle. It Is very quiet to'day on the lines from Caloocan on the north to Panay on the south. Yesterday n small rcconnolterlng party , twelve miles south of the city , was fired on and two men wcro slightly wounded. Two Insurgents with arms were captured. The Attnck IH n Sueccnn. The affair of February 10 , engaging Mc- Arthur's division , was very successful. The enemy's losa was considerable. Wo have collected seventy dead bodies and there are more not yet discovered. The Insurgents nro reported to bo gathering In force twelve miles north on the railway , but they are In confusion. Further list of casualties : Fourteenth Infantry. Wounded : Private Bernhart Honsel , Company F. Private William Ransom , Company F. First Idaho , Wounded : Private Kosekella , Company F. Utah Artillery. Wounded : Private Charles S. Hills , Battery B. Third Artillery. Killed : PRIVATE THEODORE GOOD , Battery 1C. Thirteenth Mlnncnotu. Wounded : Private James Hartley , Company D. Private William C. Fitch , Company D. I-'Iritt Montnnn. Wounded : Private Mallory Thomas , Company 1C. " ' " Klr.it eniiforiiln. Killed : PRIVATE ANTHONY NEILSON PACK- 'ARD , Company C. Fourth Cnvnlry. Wounded : Private James Thorson , Troop E. Twentieth Knitxnn. Wounded : Private Alexander JI. Mitchell , Com pany B. Private Frank Gott , Company I , First Montana , reported missing yesterday , has reported to his company commander. ( Signed ) OTIS. THOUSANDS KILLED AND HURT Filipino Dentiliiin1ier 2,500 , the Wounded unit Cnptiireil I.urKely IS.xeceilliift Hint Number. MANILA , Feb. 12. 4:50 : p. m. All is Quiet along the entire line , nothing having happened up to this hour to disturb the peaca of Sunday. In Manila thu inhabitants have generally recovered from the alarm occasioned by the fear of a native uprising nnd are resuming their ordinary business. The shipping Is naturally suffering slnco there have been no clearances for Philippine jiorts for n week , but on the other hand for eign shipping has Increased , especially for Hong Kong , every steamer bound thither being crowded with timid refugees. Despite this quietude , however , many are asking whether the problem IB utlll not far from solution. A week ago those who took an optimistic view predicted that the terrible lesson just administered to the reb els would settle the question of Filipino In dependence. But this prediction has not been fulfilled. As a matter of fact the rebels are now scattered through the coun try , bushwhacking , except at Malabon , where they are gathering In forco. Even there their methods savor more of guerrilla than of civilized warfare , every bush , clump of trees .and tree furnishing a cover for eharpshooters. Unfortunatcry , for miles around the land Is studded with bamboo jungle and open spaces are few and far between. This affords the natives , who fight better under cover , a distinct advantage. Under such conditions It Is remarkable ( hat the American casualties should bo so few , while the number of dead natives found in the brush after every sklrmUa testifies to the precision of our fire. Last week there was not n single day without fighting , but the Americans steadily advanced , carry- Jug everything before thorn. It IK now known that the Filipino loss is fully 2,000 killed , with wounded vastly In excess of that number and thousands are held prisoners. All this has been achieved at the cost ot sixty-five Americans killed end 270 wounded. There were twenty-five Americans missing and unaccounted for. No fewer than ton of the native villages have surrendered or been captured. Several have been destroyed be cause Iliclr houses harbored men , frequently disguised In female attire , who fcliot from windows and rnofa attho Americans. Many rlllea and a ton of ammunition have been seized. As might be expected , there Is looting In < the outskirts , but It has not been general and has been done In di rect violation of orders. The only Incident- that has broken the quiet of the day followed the arrival of the German first class cruiser Katscrtn Augusta. When It saluted Admiral Dewey this after noon a report spread rapidly that the Ameri can war shlpti were bombarding Malabon , Today crowds have visited the scene * of last week' * fighting. All the roads from the city wcro thronged \\lth vehicles , but be yond burned villages and new mounds In the fields there was llttlo to be s < fu. In spection thowcd that most of thetucmy'8 dead had remained at their pouts to the last as ( lie bodies were usually eurrounded by empty cartridges , while In the trenches , wherever there were no dead , there was llt tlo and often no ammunition , the ( lUtlngulghcU prisoners cap tured In Manila nlnco the outbreak of hos tilities are Captain A. 0. Bscamlllo , Aguln- aldo's private secretary : Captain E. I * . Varngua and Senor Tom-is Del Rosarlo , a member ot the so-called Filipino congress In BMslon at Milolos. Other Filipino officers arc also In custody. FOUR ARE SLIGHTLY WOUNDED Another \elirnnl < nn ( Innrtet Ailileil to the Lint of ( . 'itKitnltlen nt .Mn ul In. LINCOLN. Feb. 12. ( Special Telegram. ) Governor Poynter this morning received the following cable from Manila In answer to the query of yesterday : "Following very Bllghtly woundad : Epp , Seabrook , Boyd , Shepherd. STOTSENBERG. " PLEA FOR THE BROWN MAN I'nroily on Ilinlynrd KIilliiuMOAV | I'liiiiniix l nein "Tnke I | > the White llnrileii. " ( Copyright , 1SD9. by Press Publishing Co. ) LONDON , Feb. 12. ( New World Cable- garm Special Telegram. ) The verses In Labouchcro's Truth , parodying Kipling's "Tho White Man's Burden , " nre ns follows ; Pllo on tlu hrown niun'H burden To gratify your grrcd ; Go elcar away the "niggers , " Who progress would Impede ; Un very stern , for truly , 'TIs useless to bo mild AVlth new-caught , sullen peoples , Half devil and hnlf child. Pllo on the brown man's burden , And If , yp roup > his hate , Meet his old-fashlonod reasons With Aliixlmp up-to-date ; AVlth'shells niul dum-dum bullets A hundred times make plain , The brown man's loss must ever Imply the while man's gain. Pile on the brown man's burden , Compel him to l > & rr e ; Lot nil your manifestos Hpek with philanthropy ; And If with heathen folly He dares your will dispute. Then In the name of freedom , Don't hesitate to E-hoot. Pllo on thp brown man's burden , And If his cry be soro. That surely need not Irk you , Ye'vc driven slaves before. Seize on hN ports nnd pastures , The fields his people trend : Go make from them your living And mark them with his dead. PUP on the brown mini's burden , Nor do not deem It hard If you should earn the rancour Of those yo yearn to guard. The screaming of your Kugle AVill drown the victim's sob- Go on through fir' and slaughter. There's dollars In the job. Pile on the brown man's burden , And through the world proclaim That ye nre freedom's agents Thsro's no more paying gam ? . And should your own past history Straight In your teeth be thrown , Retort that Independence Is good for whites alone. Pile on the brown man's burden , AVlth equity have done. Weak , antiquated scruples Their squeamish course have run. And though 'tis freedom's banner You're waving in the van , ( Reserve for home consumption The- sacred rights ot man. And If by chance ye falter Or lag along the course. If. ns the blood llov/s freely , . Ye feel some slight rjmorxe , Ille ye to Hudyard Kipling , Imperialism prop. And. bid him , , for your comfort , , ' ' " ' " ' ' " Turn'on'hlrf JlngTi-Vtlopr Dlxereitlteil hy NniiNen , LONDON , Feb. 12. According to a dis patch to the Standard from Stockholm Dr. Nanscn and Dr. Nordensjold refuse to give any credit to the story cabled from Krans- novarsk , Siberia , that a tribe ot Tunguses , inhabiting the Tlmur penlnsura , North Si beria , found on January 7 last between Komo and Pit , In the province of A'eniselsk , the bodies of three men lying near n cabin constructed of cloth and cordage , appar ently belonging to a balloon. In any event neither believes that the bodies were those of Andrco and his fellow aeronauts. To I'reveitt TulierculoNlN. BERLIN , Feb. 12. A committee , repre senting the International congress for the prevention of tuberculosis , which will lt In Berlin from May 24 to May 27 next under the patronage of Empress Augusta Vic toria and the honorary presidency of the j j imperial chancellor. Prince Hohenlohe , railed yesterday at the United States embassy to enlist American interest and co-operation In the undertaking. Dreyfnn In fiood Health. LONDON , Feb. 13. The Dally Telegraph publishes the following dispatch from Cay enne , capital of French Gulnana : "The judicial officer who has just returned j j hero from a visit to Dreyfus on the IsVo j du Dlable Informs me that the prisoner Is In good health , but declines to reply to written Interrogations of the court of cas sation on the ground that his answers are inaccurately transmitted to Paris. " fir a n ( Arrlve/t nt Port Snlil. PORT SAID , Feb. 12. The United States transport Grant , which sailed from Now York for Manila on January 10 , having on board Major General Lawton and staff , the Fourth United States regular Infantry under Brigadier General of Volunteers R. II. Hall and a battalion of the Seventeenth Infantry under Major Rogers , arrived hero yester day. Ileport of Ilnnlc of Npnln. MADRID , Fob. 12. The Bank of Spain's report for the week ended yesterday shows the following changes ; Gold In hand , In crease , 434,000 pesetas ; silver In hand , In crease , 4S43,000 pesetas ; notes In circula tion , Increase , Cu ! > 9,000 pesetas. tiiiM Supply filvex Out , PERU. Ind. , Feb. 12. By a eerlous break , not yet located , In the mains of the Natural Gas company , an alarming condition con fronts the city tonight. All day the pres sure haa not gone- above one ounce and great suffering and distress la reported , owing to the Intense cold. The government ther mometer registers 11 below. Th.i break Is twenty miles awny and not yet located. A complete break -Is among the possibilities for tonight and presents an alarming condi tion. 1'lren Unite In Spiinlxli I'orextx. OVEIDO , Spain , Feb. 12. Disastrous con flagrations have occurred In the mountains northwest of this city. The villages of VII- lar , Murlas , Lanaceu and Canasvlde have been wiped out. Many herd.H of cattle have perished and other villages are threatened. All efforts to quecch the flro liavo been futile , It Is not known whether there lias been any losa of Ufa , but the people are panto stricken and are flying to places of safety. Ttrelflli Infantry Off lit I.nut , ST. LOUIS , Feb. 12. The troops of the Twelfth United States infantry left Jeffer son barracks tonight on their long Journey to Manila. Twice this regiment had started , only to be recalled. There are twenty-coven officers and S91 men , under command of Colonel Jacob Smith. To Xiirne Soldier * nl the I'rexlillo. SAN FRANCISCO , Fob. 12. Preparations are being made at 'tho ' general hospital at the Presidio to receive the patients from Manila , who are expected to como In from tlino to time. The soldiers wounded In the recctit engagements will bo brought here ac booii as possible. SOUTH IS FROZEN OP SOLID Unusually Low Temperature In the Eegion of Qulf of Mexico. MERCURY HOVERS AROUND ZERO POINT Storm In Central Over I < "lorl ln and I3 tcniln Alimti I IIP Con-it ( .South Cnrnlltin. Wnrincr In the Writ. WASHINGTON , Fob. 12. The anticipated cold wnvo lias reached the extreme northern Florida and tonight covers entire south ern country , except southern Florida. On the gulf coast the temperatures range from 8 to 19 below the freezing point. Thla morning the minimum at Mobile was 12 degrees , Galvcston 8 nnd nt Vlcksburg 1 below. 1 All previous records for the second ilccado of February wore , broken from the lower ' Missouri and Mississippi valleys south ward to the gulf. Temperatures of zero or below occurred In southern Texas , Southern Mississippi nnd northwestern Alabama. During the day the temperatures have moderated decidedly In the upper Mississippi valley , the slope region and the extreme northwest nnd are once more above zero in those districts. From the Ohio valley eastward the temperature changes worn slight. A storm Is central tonight In Florida , the depression extending along the coast to North Carolina , and as a result heavy snows have been general from Georgia to southern New Engla'nd. Warnings of thceo heavy snows wcro distributed Sunday morning In the middle Atlantic states and Now Eng land. land.There There wcro also light snows , followed by clearing weather. In the middle gulf states ; elsewhere generally fair weather prevailed. In the plateau region and on the Pacific coast generally fair weather has prevailed , with higher temperatures , except on the ex treme northern coast , where there were rains Sunday. Snow will continue Monday In the middle and north Atlantic states and enow In the south Atlantic states , followed by clearing , except In Florida , where there will be rains , followed by fair weather In the northern portion. Snow is also Indicated In the east ern lower lake regions. Fair weather Is In dicated elsewhere. The cold wave will reach Florida tonight and freezing temperature may be expected In the northern portion by Monday morning. Warnings to this effect were given the widest possible distribution Sunday morn- Ing. The cold weather will continue In thu Atlantic and gulf states , but with a ten dency to moderate somewhat In the west gulf states. In the central valleys , the up per lake region , the west nnd the north west , rising temperatures are Indicated. On the Atlantic coast brisk to high winds will prevail , north In the northern and north west In the southern. Cold wave signals are displayed at Charles ton , Savannah , Jacksonville and Tampa and storm signals on the Atlantic and gulf coasts from Eastport to New Orleans. STEAMER BULGARIA ADRIFT nnil n I'nrt of the Pnaneng-crM Arc Ilenciieil. PONTA DEL GADA , Azores Islands , Feb. 12. The British tank steamer Wcehawken , Captain Casey , from Philadelphia , January 27 , has arrived here with twenty-five passengers from the Hamburg-American liner Bulgaria , Captain Schmidt , from Now York January 28 , for Hamburg. The Weo- hawken reports the Bulgaria drifting help lessly SOO miles from the Azores. Nothing Is known here as to the fate of the other passengers. NEW YORK , Feb. 12. A representative of the Associated Press conveyed to Emil L. Boas , the general agent of the Hamburg- American line In this city the Information received by cable that the Bulgaria has been reported by the tank steamer Wce hawken drifting In a helpless condition SOO miles from the Azores , and that twcnty-Pve of Its passengers had been taken. No report of the affair had reached Mr. Boas. He said the Bulgaria left this port January 8. He said nt first that the steamer carried twenty-five steerage passen gers , but later said it had forty-seven passengers aboard. The crew numbered seventy-five under command' of Captain Schmidt. It had on board 107 horses nnd 155,000 tons of freight. The Bulgaria , he said , had no cabin accommodations for passengers , nnd therefore nil the passengers aboard wcro In the steerage. They wore mostly Germans and from all parts of the United States. The Bulgaria Is not a regular liner , nnd has been In the service of the company but ono year. It was built In England , and Is a twin screw steamer of 0,000 tonnage. Mr. Boas said. It was Impossible to obtain a list of the names of the steerage passengers. Ho had no Idea what could have happened to the steamer , except that probably some of the machinery had broken In the heavy storms which have prevailed In tbo last week. LONDON , Feb. 12. It is Understood here tonight that the Hamburg-American liner Bulgaria , which is reported drifting helpless - less SOO miles from the Azores , carried ninety passengers. Hiul .Storm nt Xevr York. NEW YORK , Feb. 12. Last night's storm was characterized more by the biting wind that accompanied It than by ( lie fall of snow , but although the snowfall waw not great It managed to drift sufllclently along the railroad lines to delay many of the In coming trains and consequently the malls. The North and East rivers were blocked with Ice , the former being frozen solidly across at the upper part of the city. The harbor la full of masses of Ice and miniature Icebergs which seriously Interfere wltu ship ping. The Harlem river Is frozen solid north from the Harlem bridge. At a late , hour today none of the big liners had reached their docks. The list of those duo Includes the Cunarder Etruria , Alsatla , Anchorla , Paris , Lo Brctagno and Spaarn * dam. The latter belongs to the Holland- American line and should have readied port two days ago. The suffering In this city throughout the lust week has been Intense. HUM n 'IViuprnIoun I' NBW YORK , Feb. 12. The Hamburg- American steamer Adrla , . chartered by the International Navigation company , arrived last night from Antwerp after a most tem pestuous passage , during which Captain Von Lctzcw was thrown down Into the cabin passage and killed. The Adrla experienced a succession of storms and hurricanes dur ing the entlro passage. ShotVH S | IIIIH of IMntri'in. COUNTRY HARBOR. N. S. , Feb. 12. The steamer Aberdeen at .1 n. in , sighted a three- maated schooner olT Wedge Island showing "Ignals of distress. Members of the Aber deen crew boarded her and found It was the Thomas . Holdcn of Liverpool , McDonald master , for Halifax. One of the captain's lega waa broken In two placet * . Two ot the Bailers had their feet frozen. The vessel was covered wjth Ice , decks wcro awash , had lc t mainsail , jib , nnchor nnd boat. The sea was too rough ft ) move the captain , but the four seamen worn brought off for treatment. The vessel waa towed to Coun try Harbor. GALE UN ENGLISH COAST Severe Sturm In Itnc'nic. AVhlch DOCK lleiivy Humane In VnrloiiN I.oriillllen , LONDON , Feb. 12. A heavy gale swept the British Islands yesterday and has con tinued today , causingflo'xJs nt many points. Rivers have overflowed their banks , rail ways have been submersed and there have been numerous casualties along the coast. At Newport , MonmouUishlre , a huge tidal wave leaped over the seawall , submerging thousands ot acres and Iho lowlylng portions tions of the town. One nt'n was drowned. The unusually high tde ( today did seri ous damage to the sea walls at Hyda nnd Sandowno on the Isle oi Wight. A coal lighter has fou.idcred oft Cromer , Norfolk county , and five of the crow were drowned. It Is feared that the loss of the British steamer Arne , which foundered In the gale , will prove n serious dlf. ter. The captain and thrco members of the crew , who reached Southsen In nn exhausted condi tion with their -boat practically smashed up , report that thirteen men are missing of the ship's crew. Ono wan , had his legs broken , and none for a time was able to glvo a coherent accountant his experiences , so terrible was their sufferings. The Arne was wrecked within halHng distance of the lightship nnd sank rapidly. The captain's boat was found waterlogged and it Is doubtful whether the o iors could live In the boiling sea. After the boat of the sur vivors was stove In they were literally cast ashore. At 3 a. m. the ) * were found lying holplcas by the police ami " coast guards nnd one was barely restored "by artificial respi ration. uncoit n OF THIS T.iiEiniOMETEiis. Suh-ZU-ro Weather Continue * to lie FiiHliloiialilc In Xclirnaka. ST. PAUL , Neb. , Fell. - 12. ( Special. ) Yesterday morning a light snow was falling and by noon the mercury had risen to 6 degrees above the zero mark , but during the afternoon the wind agutn turned to the north , sending the mercury below at a rapid rate , and this morning It- was 28 below at 7 o'clock , the coldest registered here since January 14 , 1883. CENTRAL CITY , Neb. . Fob. 12. ( Spe cial. ) Saturday mornlnk was a record breaker 26 below zero. About nn Inch of snow fell. There Is plenty of food , BO there Is little suffering by stock. HOLDREGE. Neb. , Feb. 12. ( Special. ) Friday morning It began , snowing hero and there Is now six Inches of snow on the level. There was very little wind , and It Is evenly distributed over the ground. Friday night was the coldest night experienced for years. The thermometer registered 30 degrees be low zero. S HUMBOLDT , Neb. , Feb. 12. ( Special. ) Another cold wave visited this section nnd the mercury dropped to"V24 degrees below zero on Saturday morning. About four inches of snow fell. BED CLOUD , Neb. , Feb. 12. ( Special. ) During the last twenty-tyur hours occurred the heaviest snowfall and 'the coldest weather known for years' It began snowing t yesterday. There Is now a depth of about seven Inches on the level. The mercury this morning reached 31 degrees below zero. TOBIAS , Neb. , Feb. 12. ( Special. ) The temperature here for the last two weeks has been the coldest that It has been for years. Friday morning the mercury got down to 21 and Saturday morning It showed 32 degrees below zero. Indications are for continued cold. At present there have been no reports of loss of stock. ALBION. Neb. , Feb. 12. ( Special. ) The cold snap reached its climax Saturday morning when the government thermome ter registered degrees below zero. FULLERTON , Neb. . Feb. 12. ( Special. ) The mercury at 7 o'clock yesterday mornIng - Ing stood at 31 degrees below zero. The wind blew a strong gale from the north west. Business is at a standstill. SHELTON , Neb. , Feb. 12. ( Special. ) The climax for cold -weather was reached here Friday night when the mercury reached 32 degrees below zero , the coldest weather recorded by any ot the oldest In habitants. GRAFTON , Neb. , Feb. 12. ( Special. ) The mercury surprised all but the oldest Inhab itant Friday night , falling to 33 below zero. Stockmen are having a serious time. GENEVA , Neb. , Feb. 12. ( Special. ) The bottom was certainly reached this morning , when the mercury fell to 32 below , the cold est ever known here. Stock Is safely housed and the wheat fields burled under six Inches of snow. WEST POINT , Neb. , Feb. 12. ( Special. ) The weather moderated considerably yester day afternoon , to the great relief of the people. The supply of soft coal In the city is entirely exhausted , the dealers not having a pound In stock. The weather has been too cold for the wood haulers to supply the city , conhequcntly the change in the weather is hailed with delight by the citi zens. ' CHADRON. Neb. , Feb. 12. ( Special1. ) The coldest spell of the wintry weather which has prevailed In northwest Nebraflka during the last three weeks came yester day morning , when the thermometer fell down to 44 degrees below zero. Despite the weather cattlemen In this section are ex periencing no losses. HAY SPRINGS , Neb. , Feb. 12. ( Special. ) The thermometer registered 45 degrees below zero Friday night. This Is thp cold est weather since the winter of 1881. M'COOK. Neb. . Feb. 12. ( Special Tele gram. ) Thermometer readings hero this morning registered as low as 42 degrees below zero , which Is absolutely unprece dented. There will bo some loss of stock. There Is no wind. About six Inches of snow Ho on the ground. BEAVER CITY , Nob. , Feb. 12. ( Special Telegram. ) It was 35 below zero hero last night. This Is coldest weather recorded by the government station .since January 19 , 18S5 , when It was 30 below. The warmest It got yesterday was 15 belrw nnd the av erage for twenty-four hours was 20 below. BRADY ISLAND , Neb. , Feb. 12. ( Special Telegram. ) Last night broke all records for cold here 13 below zero. STIIHM IX COI.OIIAIJO A1IOUT OVISH. HiillroniU Are Opened II11 mill the "VVenUier CroivliiK Warmer , DENVER , Feb. 12. Indications tonight are that the storm , which has hold Colorado helpless In Its embrace for the last two weeks , has exhausted Itself , Today was pleasant In Denver and the sun shone nearly all day and during the noon hour was worm enough to melt the snow. This change 1mJ enabled the railroad people to prosecute the work of clearing their trucks of the deep snow more vigorously and it Is announced by the Denver & Hlo Grande officials that at 4 o'clock thin afternoon they bad suc ceeded In opening the wystem. with the ex ception of the Blue River branch from Lead- Vllle to Dillon. The road Is now clear over Maithall 1'asa and tonight all Rio Grande truluu will etart ou schedule tlino. All do- ( Continued on Third Page. ) j < BURIED UNDER SNOW Avalanche in the Colorado Mountains Carries Death Before It. TWENTY-FOUR HUMAN BEINGS ARE LOST Bodies Are Recovered , Only Two of Which Are Identified , DEAD ARE ITALIAN MINERS AND FAMILIES Thirteen More Are Buried in the Huge Piles of Snow. NO POSSIBLE CHANCE TO ESCAPE ALIVE To UN of Siiovr Come CrnnhliiK DIMVII the niountnlii Slilo , Sweeping AwnKverythhiK with Terrific Force. GEORGETOWN , Colo. , Feb. 12. In a snowsllde nt Silver Plume today twenty-four lives are believed to have been lost. The dead are Italian miners with their families. Eleven bodies have been recovered , only two ot which have been Identified. The identified dead arc : WIFE AND BABY of Domlnlco Dosste- fanl. The following are missing and are be lieved to be dead : DOMINICO DESSTEFANI. THREE TONDEI BROTHERS. BAPTISTIO BRETTO. GAROLOMIO GUENZI. The following have been recovered alive but will probably die : ANTONIO CERLLANA. ANTONIO NIGRETTI. ONE UNKNOWN. Today's slide was the most disastrous ever known In Clear Creek county. It oc curred at 8 o'clock this morning. Starting two miles from camp , the avalanche came with terrific force , carrying with It huge boulders and Immense trees. A short dis tance from the starting point the avalanche separated , one section coming down Cherokee gulch , taking with It two cabins occupied by Italians and the shaft house of the Cary City mine. The other slide came down William gulch , between the Pelican and the Seven-Thirty mines. This ponton of the slide did the most damage. Settle ments of miners , mostly Italians , were situated in both gulches. , iJJor.a.weikkoc,3u > rB.thfi _ lnhabltants..h.ye moved from place to place to escape threat ened disaster for fear the thousands of tons ot snow would start down the mountain sides. Some of the most venturesome lingered In their homes , and when the elides came today escape was Impossible. It is estimated that thirteen bodies are still burled beneath the piles of snow be neath the two slides. Eleven persons have been taken out. There Is practically no hope for those under the debris. Instan taneous death was probably tholr fate. Another Account. DENVER. Feb. 12. A special to the Re publican from Sliver Plume , Colo. , says : Two mighty avalanches combining Into one swept down Cherokee gulch at 8 o'clock this morning , carrying away a dozen or more mine buildings , cabins and machinery , causing great loss of life and damage to mine property. How many dead bodies lie in this great mass of snow and debris will j not bo known before spring. Eight dead bodies are now at the morgue , two more persons are known to be lost and three have been taken out alive. The rescuing party lias only penetrated about fifteen feet into the mass of snow and wreckage piled up at the foot of the gulch to the depth of seventy feet. The dead are as follows : DOMIN1CK DESTFNO. ' ' MRS. DESTFNO. TWO DESTFNO CHILDREN , a boy aged 5 and a girl aged 2. JOSEPH TONDENIA , PETER TONDENIA. JOHN TONDENIA. JEROME GUANANZI. JOHN BIETTO , ENRICO NAVARIA. Injured : Touy Negrctto , arm broken , otherwise In jured. Joseph Cocono , head and body bruised. Tony Mallno , leg broken. The worbt has not come. Only about a third of the enormous drift piled up on the mountain broke away. A drift about 100 feet In lii'luli t still clings to the mountain side and should it become loosened -the upper end of the town Is la danger of destruction. Two Snoiv Slide * . The slide tod'iy started In what la known as Gary City gulch. It swept over the Pel ican mines tunnel house , carrying away the mine dumps ami buildings and filling the entire valley. As this slide reached the main gulch 1he enow In Swallow Hen gulch on the opposlto mountain broke away and rushed down to Cherokee gulch. Hero the two av alanches met and continued their course toward 'tho town. Just back of Silver Plume In the main gulch was a bettlement of Ital ian miners. Their cabins were directly In the path of destruction and wcro crushed like eggshells. Trees were lorn up by the roots and gigantic boulders carried away like peb bles. bles.A A turn In the gulch just as It opens on tha town checked the ullde and It now glands threatened destruction to at least a portion of tills camp should the remainder of the enow on the mountain sides start to fall , Every available man from Silver Plume and Georgetown Is now digging for the bodies of the missing. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska- Fair ; Ulslng Temperature ; South Winds. Temperature nt Oinnhii yewtenlnyi Hour. OeK. Hour. leif > n n. m. . . . . . 'JI t t > , in. . . B < ! n. m IM - p. m. . . a T n. in -1 U it. m. . . O S n. in Via -I p. m. . . a II n. in Ut 5 ii. m. . , ! l 10 n. in. . . . . . J < > II 11. m. a 11 ii. .in. i . . . . 15 7 Ii. in. . . < > m m . N s | i , m. . . : i t > p. in. . . r Heliuv rero. ADRIFT ON CAKES OF ICE Sixteen 1'ernonn Curried Out Into Lake MIohlKiin , n" < > Only Ten Are He eiie < l. CHICAGO , Feb. 12. Sixteen skaters liv ing In the suburbs of Rogers Park nnd Lake Forest were carried out Into Lake Michigan on Ice floes today. Ten of them wcro rescued and during the entire evening searching parties made fruitless efforts to secure some trace of the missing 'six. The missing nro ; ATTORNEY ELMER D. BROTHERS , employed In the ofllco of Attorney Luther I.iKltii Mill * . MISS 01U3L MANNEY. 17 years old , iiloce of Attorney Brothers. CHAUNCEY 'MANNEY ' , nephew of Attor ney Brothers. GEORGE MALLOHY , student at Lake Forest university , home In Pontlnc , 111. GUY OARRON , student at Lake Forest university , homo In St. Anne , III. ARTHUR FLETCHER , Ravenswood Park. All those who wore rescued were carried out on the Ice off Lake Forest nnd two of the number -who - ventured on the frozen lake there are supposed to have been drowned. The remaining thrco of the sixteen were carried awny on n Hoc off Rogers Park and the Chicago life-saving crow spent the night searching for them. The following were rescued : Nathaniel Hutchlns , student nt Lake For est academy , home \Vnukegan , III. William Shcdden , student at Lake Forest academy , home In Elgin , 111. William Welsh , student at Lake Forest academy , homo In Milwaukee. Pearlcy Terwllllgcr , student nt Lake For est academy , homo In Dckalb , III. Raph Hobbs , student at Lake Forest academy , homo In South Bend , Ind. . Stewart Walster , student at Lake Forest academy , home in West Salem , 111. Dnrrell < McCanuughey , student nt Lake Forest academy , home at Bonaparte , la. E. J. Tupper , student at Lake Forest academy , homo In Scotland , S. D. Edwanl Spellman of Waukcgan. Boy of the name of Masterson , lives nt Lake Forest. Attorney Brothers left his home at 4354 Ashlmid avenue at noon today , accompanied oy his nle e , ( Miss Orel Manney , and his nephew , Chauncey Manney , aged 23 years. Mr. Brothers , who -prominent - among the amateur photographers of the north shore suburbs , ventured upon the congealed sur- fa9o of Lake Michigan , hoping to take some snapshots nt the beautiful towns within easy reach ot his camera. After trav eling safely over the Ice to a convenient point from the shore Mr. Brothers adjusted his lens and took a number of pictures. A sudden change in the wind brought condl- jjpns upon. .whlxb. , tho. jjarty. had not calcu- " ' "hVted. Half a - mllo"to the north the Ice'sud- denly broke. The vast force exerted upon the floe near shore upon which the unfor tunate party were caused a rapid disinte gration. Before -Mr. Brothers realized his position , escape was Impossible. Tonight ut dusk ( Mrs. Brothers , alarmed nt the absence of her husband , reported to the police. The latter Immediately repaired to the lake shore. Fully a mile out faint flashes of light could be seen. Between the shore and the points where the flashed wore seen floated Immense cakes of Ice. The police officers tried time and again to find an opening In the floating mass through which a boat might pass , but with out success. Finally telephone calls for aid ivcro sent to this city. Several lifeboats were loaded upon trains and started to the rescue. Tugs wcro unable to make the slightest Impression upon the pack and after several fruitless efforts this mode of rescue was abandoned. Guy Carron and George Mallory , students nt the Lake Forest university , started from their boarding houses to walk to Wnukegan on the Ice about noon. They had not passed from sight when the change ot wind above noted caused the Ice field upon which they were to break from Its moorings. The two young men had not reached Waukegan at midnight and all hope of saving them has been abandoned. The ten boys rescued were skating on the smooth shore Ice when It broke away. Some of the less venturesome ones had watched the sport from shore and when the Ice broke nnd started to flow south they ran along shore , shouting words of encour agement to their comrades. Upon reaching Fort Sheridan the alarm was given. A detachment of the Third cavalry quickly manned the government lifeboat and after a desperate struggle with floating Ire suc ceeded In reaching the floe. The boys were transferred to the shore In two trips , none the worse for their experience. For ( he Ht. l.iiulH I'n I r. ST. LOUIS. Fob. 1' ' . Ex-Governor B. R. Franels will head a delegation of St. Louis- ana who will go to Washington to attend the banquet ito be given there next Satur day night by the Louisiana purchase cc-u- Utmlal projector * . Invitations have been extended to the governor of each state In thu Louisiana puichaso territory and it 1 thought the majority of them will accept. Special Invitations wore pent lo Governor Stephens , Colonel John W. Mor'.on , chair man of the I udslana purchase committee of the Missouri rttato senate , and Matt Hall , chairman of the same committee * In the house of representatives. The federal gov ernment will be arked for an appropria tion of $5,000,000 for the proposed exposi tion. _ Street far CoiiNollilatlon. CHICAGO , Feb. 12. A consolidation of all the outlying street car companies con nected with > tli9 Yerkes system In Chicago has been quietly formed and articles of In corporation of the Chicago Consolidated Traction company , with a capital stock of ? 15.000,000 , filed at Sprlngflrtd. The nomi nal Incorporates Include Clarence Knight and Paul Brown of the law llrm of Knight & Brown , who do much cf the legal work for Charles T. Ycrkcs. It Is nald the con solidation was simply In the lute real a of economy and better public scrvlco. Ohnerve Illrlliiluy of Miicoln. BALTIMORE , Fob. 12. The anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln wag cele brated here tonight by a banquet under the auxplces of the Union League club , the lend ing republican organization of iho uouth , which was served In the assembly hill In the club house. More than 300 members were In attendance , Senator Mason of Illi nois roipccidexl to the toast , "Tho United State of America. " SlioeK * In Inillniiii , INDIANAPOLIS , Feb. 12. Dispatches from Porter county , Indiana , say that very severe earthquake shocks were felt through out that county today. Several building * were damaged In Chesterton , a small village m-ar Valparaiso. Fissures in the earth two or three Inches wide run In all dlrecllooe throuKh the street * . Vibrations ran from cast toviut. . LUNATICS CREMATED Fire in the Ynnkton Insane Asylum in the Early Morning Hours , SEVENTEEN UNFORTUNATES ARE MISSING Inmates Driven Out Into a Temperature of Twenty Below Zoro. POOR FACILITIES FOR FIGHTING FIRE Pifty-Two Persons in the Structure that Wcs Destroyed. ONLY ONE NARRO V STAIRWAY FOR AN EXIT Terrible Scene * of SnlTerlnir Are I.u- nctcil mid Only Wonder 1 * ( lint J.onn of 1,1 fe AVnn Mot ( renter. YANKTON , S. D. , Feb. 12. ( Special Tclfc- gram. ) One ot the most horrifying flrcfl In the history of Ynnkton occurred this morning nt 2 o'clock nt the State Insane asylum , when one of the cottagcj took lira in the basement , completely gutting the building and causing the loss of lives or seventeen Inmates confined there. The names of those missing nnd the counties from whence they came nro : AUGUSTA BOERSE. Lake county. JULIA EIUCKSON. Meado. ELLA LOKKBN , Codlngton. MARGARET LYNCH , Union. JOSINA OLSON , Hamlln. MARTENIA TENNYSON , Fennlngtou. ELIZABETH STOLPE. Dnvlson. MRS. KAMPANI , Brown. MAGGIE FLYNN , Hamlln. LUCINA GOSSAGE , Hamllu. ADELINA HURLEY , Potter. CHRISTINA JOHNSTON , Coddlngton. JENNIE KRONIG , Pcnnlngton. LUSIA KEENE , Codlngton. CAROLINE LINDBERG , Brown. KATIE PLAVITZ. Bon Homme. GAINI SWANSON , Klugsbury. IletnllH of the UlmiHtcr. The cottage had granite walls with wooden Interior and was Intended for laundry pur poses , but owing to the crowded condition of the main building forty of the female patients -were placed here with the laundry In the basement. The exact cause of the fire Is not known , except that It originated In the dry room of the laundry. Here there ( s.n.cnll of st ; aTU pipes and the theory Is that cither fine par ticles similar to lint settled on the pipes , which Ignited , or that clothes , which wcra thickly hung there , dropped on the plpos and wcro fired. The fighting of fire wan greatly hindered by loss of power. The burned cottage stands some 300 feet In the rear of the main buildIng - Ing , the water tank which Is for flro pro tection standing 100 feet in the rear of the cottage. The steam pipes used for pumping runs from the holler room of the main building through the cottage for heating and then to the artesian well or tank. The Intense beat In the burning building caused the pipes to burst shortly after the fight ing of the flro began , thus leaving them without power nnd depending entirely upon direct pressure from the tank , which was In no way sufllclent to quench the fierce flames. Two streams of water wore thrown on the building , but did little good. AVlth the thermometer'standing at 23 degrees below zero , it 'was a heartrending sight to wit ness those escaping coming down the nar row flight of stairs In tholr night clothing and bare feet Into the bitter coTd and hiul It not been for the nearness of shelter the suffering and probable loss of life from freezing would have been terrible. The building was three stories high with an attic , and two entrances , one oust and ono west. There was one stairway from the second nnd third floors which led Into the main halls to tlii'to entrances , thus giv ing but one egress for those on the second and third floors and attic. Lone All Their KITectM. Fifty-two persons were In the burning building , forty patlcntH nnd twelve fetnala attendants. The attendants escaped , as did the others who wcro saved , with none of their personal effects , many losing all that they possessed , The loss of this building places the In stitution practically whcro It was prior to the erection of the new cottage Just com pleted , Intended for accommodation of patients as they are compelled to occupy It at once , they ore now abort accommodation for ono ward and minus laundry , A coroner's Inquest being held at the asylum Is not yet completed , which may do- vclop the exact caueo of the flro. It Is not thought blame will be attached to any ono for carelessness. Portions of charred remains can bo seen In the debris at the bottom of the basement , which appear to be nearly In a pile near the northeast wall. The work of removing the remains and debris will begin In the morn- Ing. The four walls of huge stone still stand , black and grim , and will make the work of removal dangerous , an a total collapse 1 ( liable to occur without a moment's warn ing. Competent labor will be employed for the removal of the walls , debris and remains. The replacing of the laundry will neces sarily bo made at once and undoubtedly