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FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAILA , WEDNESDAY MOTJNT3SG , JUoSTE 14 , 181)5) ) ) TWELVE PAGES. SINGTjE COPY 1TIVE CENTS. FIGHT LIRE FIENDS \ . Plllpinoa Meet the Americans South of Manila in a Hot Battle. STIFFEST ENGAGEMENT OF THE WAR Uncle Sam's ' Men Drive the Natives Back Only live Hundred Yards. SIXTY OF OUR BRAVE MEN BITE THE DUSTLess Loss of the Enemy ia Not Known , but is Believed to Be Heavy. GENERAL LAWTON DISTINGUISH HIMSELF llatllcn Illn Men Umlcr a Fierce l-Mro , KcenliiK t the Front Where the ItiillctN Arc Thlckcnt. MANILA , Juno 13. 8:10 : p. m. Tno fight ing at Las Plnas continued hotly all day long. General Lawton called out the whole force of 3,000 men , nnd nt 5 o'clock ho was only nblo to push the Insurgents back GOO yards to the Scpoto river , where they arc entrenched. The Insurgents resisted desperately and nggresslvely. They attempted to turn the left flank of the American troops. The American loss Is conservatively estimated at sixty. The batttlo continues. JVnvjTnkrn n Hand. 4:40 : p. m. At daylight today the rebels at Cavlte Vlejo dropped two shells from a big , smooth-bore gun , mounted In front of the church , in the navy yard. The only dam- ngo done wai splintering the top of the huge shears on the mole. The gunboats Callao , Manila and Moqulto then proceeded to dis mount the gun. After breakfast the rebels opened fire along the beach to Baoor. After silencing the big gun at Cavlto Vlojo the gunboats ran cfoso along the shore , bom barding the rebel position. The rebels re plied with rifle flro nnd with the fire of some smnll pieces of nrtlllery. So vigorous was the enemy's fire that nt 9:20 : n. m. the gun boat Helena Joined the small gunboats al ready named and the Princeton. Monterey and Monndnock , from their nnchornges , dropped occasional big shells among the rebels. This , apparently , only served to In cite the rebels , as they kept up an Incessant flro of musketry and artiUery near the mouth ofi the Zapoto river , two miles north of Bacoor. Tlio fire of all seven war ships was concentrated on this point shortly after noon , when the upper bay nrcsnnted the appearance - anco of being the scene of a great naval bat tle. The Insurgents wore eventually forced to abandon their guns after holding out for about four hours , only to be confronted by General Lawton's force on land and In their rear , where there was heavy fighting. Be yond the destruction of several buildings along the water front , the effect of the bom bardment is not known. Stir * ITp n Hornet' * Nct. G:05 : a. m. General Lawton unexpectedly Btlrred up ono of the liveliest engagements of the war south of Las Plnas this morn ing , upon which occasion American field gun's were engaged in the first artillery duel against a Filipino battery , concealed In the Jungle. Companies F and I of the Twenty-first In fantry were nearly surrounded by a largo body of Insurgents , hut the Americans cut their way out with heavy loss. The United States turret ship Mouadnock and the gunboats Helena nnd Zaflro trained their batteries on Baler and the rebel trenches near Las Plnas all morning. Bacor was once on flro , but the natives stopped the spread of the flames. During the night an insurgent cannon was fired three times at the Americans on the outskirts of Las Plnas. General Lawton this morning took a bat talion of the Fourteenth regiment and two compnnles of the Twenty-first regiment to locate the rebel battery and then two guns of the Sixth artillery nnd four mountain guns wore mounted nt GOO ynrds distance. The rebels had a lar gun from which they were firing home made canister , loaded with nails. The shooting was most accurate. The first lot of canister burst directly In front of .Scott's guns nnd another shattered the legs of a private in the Fourteenth Infantry. Several shots struck the edge of the town. The country traversed was as bad as It Is possible to Imagine , being mainly lagoons , mud and water fringed with bamboos. As eoon as the fighting opened the Americans wore nttncked by hidden rllletnen on all Bides , even the Amlgos or "friendly" natives , In the houses of the town shooting In their rear. I.awton ShoviN Mix Mftllc. The compnnles of the Twenty-first regi ment , skirmishing nlong the bench , with Amlgo guides , found , apparently , n handful of rebels , who retreated , The men of the Twenty-first folio-wed and suddenly the rebels opened n terrific fire on the troops from the sides and rear. The soldiers withdrew - drew to the water's edge , finding what shelter they could , and were picked off rapidly. After their ammutlon was nearly exhausted the companies of the Twenty- first retreated , but General Lawton dashed down and rallied the men. A little group made a desperate stand. General Lawton , Mnjor Starr and Lieutenants Donovan and Connolly taking rllles from the wounded men , fired at the enemy , bringing down some of the rebel sharpshooters from a tree , Finally , tholr cartridges were all gene and thuy were forced to break through the enemy's ( Inn1. : , carrying the wounded to the main body of troops , Lieutenant Donovan , whoso leg was broken , floundered for a mile through n fog nfter leading bis mon in tbo face of a greatly superior force. General Lawton ceased fighting until re inforcements could bo brought. Two bat talions of the Fourteenth regiment nnd one battalion of the Ninth regiment were hur ried to the front nnd in the afternoon the battle was resumed. The Monudnock anchored close to the shore nnd Its heavy guns pounded the rebles con tinuously , while tbo smaller war ships hteamlng along the shore , poured bullets from their rapid-fire guns at the enemy. The Filipino force engaged appears to have been the largest nnd best armed body of nen which has met our troops. The Ameri cans are compelled to advance nlong narrow roads and over small bridges commanded by earthworks ton feet thick. Tha only means of crossing the Zapoto was by a small bridge , wntch tbo Wllpinos commanded with trenches , spreading "V"-shaped , whence tbey could concentrate their fire on the bridge. They also -Sad the advantage of the trees ana Jungle , so the [ Americans could hardly sen ahead. UIHUIIU > H the nnttlr. When the battfo was resumed at 1 o'clock rtvlth the reinforcements , our battery having illenced the enemy's auns , the Americans , wilding waist deep In the mud and salt fiats , advanced slowly and , pouring steady volleys of musketry nt the rebels , drove their op ponents beyond the river. Then the two armies lay facing each other across the deep stream , the enemy practically out of sight , wbfe the men In blue and khaki lay In the mj0jNB&i& , many of them without any * Wv5 'flrWifcJl''urs wltnoul n moment's t > < W//WR yi'lrltlB bullcts nt The thous1ft 'x BHHMlbto | [ a contin uous roar , was \S ? JM | HfH from the intermittent sklrmlsh-nS no of most of the engagements. One battalion after another General Lawton - ton summrned from Las Plnas until only enough troops of reserves were left In the town to prevent the Filipino ? from attacking the Americans In the rear , which was feared , as they worn creeping around our left through the woods , delivering a Hanking fire , which put n great strain upon the en durance of the Americana , who were floun dering In the mud across the river , while on the right the Filipino sharpshooters , hid den In the trees , were peppering our men. llut , thanks to the poor marksmanship of the rebels , our loss was not ns great as It would have been If the Filipinos had shot straight. An army , however , has seldom fought under n greater handicap or more courageously than did our regulars , a ma jority of whom were , comparative ; } " speak ing , recruits , who could have been pnrdcned for retiring In the face of such a fierce lire from their exposed positions. The Fourteenth regiment lay to the right of the bridge and in front of It was the j Twelfth regiment , with the Ninth on the j right and the Twenty-first up the load , facing the bridge which was the key to the situation. On the bridge were the bodies of two Americans who had attempted to rush across and many wounded men were carried from the open ground before the Bridge. Uvery Mnii for lllinnclf. After firing In volleys for a short time the Americans were ordered to fire when and where they could see the enemy. It was every man for himself and the best our men could do was to aim at the faint mists arising from the enemy's smokeless pow der. General Lawton , though exhausted by the morning's fight , rallied by sheer will power and was the commanding figure in Lho battle. Ho went along the lines , di recting and encouraging the troops. General Wheaton and General Ovenshlne were equally courageous. In fact , the gen erals were among the few men on the bat tlefield who refused to take shelter under the hottest fire. The only approach to the fighting ground was by n narrow , winding road where the rebel bullets dropped thickly , wounding several of our men. At 4 o'clock there was an hour's lull In the fighting and an artillery sergeant gal loped back to where two guns of the moun tain battery -were waiting In reserve and shouted : "Bring up those guns. " The sergeant then tumbled exhausted frpm lls horse. Twenty wounded men were carried to a cascoo ( native boat ) waiting on the beach , which was rowed to Paranaquo. It Is Impossible at present to estimate the number of Filipino dead. There are many dead bodies In the fields the Americans traversed. This battlefield. Incidentally , was formerly the scene of several of the greatest trug- gulcs between the Spaniards and the F11I- ilnos. The Zapotc was considered Imprepna- ilo and hundredsof Spaniards and Filipinos have been killed while fighting over the same bridge In former contests for Its pos session. In Juno , 1S97 , Generals Plo Del Pllar and Trias turned the scale of war on the side of the Filipinos by deserting the Spanish army there on the eve of u de rive battle , carrying native militia with them , and thereby 'breaking ' the chain of defenses around Manila. Hi-port from General Otlii. WASHINGTON , June 13. The following cablegram has been received from General Otis : MANILA. Juno 13. Adjutant General , Washington : Lawton's trops had severe engagement today with enemy In strong en trenchments at crossing of Znpote river , near Bacoor , Cavlto province. Has driven enemy with heavy loss ; our casualties some thirty. Insurgents in this southern section not molehtcd until they threatened an attack In strong force on Manila. They are now scattered and in retreat. Doubtful If they make further stand. OTIS , ASSASSINATEJ5ENERAL LUNA I'-lllpIno Rciieral Killed ly the Guard at AKiiliinliln'N Ileml- < lllHrt < TN. MANILA , June 13. 3:35 : p. m. Informa tion , believed to bo reliable , has reached hero of the assassination of deneral Luna and hla aide-de-camp. Lieutenant Pasco Ramon , June S , by AgulnnMo's guard at the headquarters of Agulnaldo. Luna nnd Ramon , It appears , went to the Filipino headquarters to confer with Agulu- aldo , got Into am altercation with the captain of the guard and ono of them drew n ro- volvoj. The guard then killed. Luna and Ramon with their bayonets. COUHSK or itiiuis A SUHIMUSIC. I.ntcNt Movement Countrueil in Show Rltlior SlrniKflli or l ) < -H | > nlr. WASHINGTON , Juno 13 , The news of the heavy fighting almost In sight of Manila and adjacent to the navy yard at Cavlte , where Admiral Dewey landed his forces more than n year ago , was received with Intense Interest here. It Is evident to the ofilclals that the Insurgents are either far stronger than has been realized , or that they have como to the end of their re sources and are- making this Inst struggle In sheer desperation. Otherwise It Is hard to understand why they should como down to the shore of the bay nnd fight the war ships , Adjutant General Corbln steadfastly main tained bis confidence In the success of the present movement In Luzon nnd said today that ho felt encouraged at the advices that came from Otis. Ho had partlcurarly in view General Otis' statement 'that ' Lawton had driven the enemy with heavy loss and that the latter could not bo reassembled In force. There is great concern exhlTiltcd over the changes that confront the American troops In this campaign and there was a renewal of the Inquiry as to whether or not there Is to bo further reinforcement of the troops or another call for volunteers. The state ment was niado In reply that Otis has , or eoon will have , all the men ho estimated was needed and the opinion of General Otis In these matters , It can be gald , Is to de termine the policy of the president in the matter. IlriiorlH on OiierntloiiH ofavy. . WASHINGTON , Juno 13. The secretary of the navy this afternoon received the fol lowing from Captain Barser , commanding the squadron in the Philippines : "MANILA , Juno 12. Secretary of the Navy , Washington : On June 10 , Monadnock , Monterey , Wheeling , Princeton , Hefona and * rendered Important service , shelling position * * * resulted in the capture of Parannque and Las Plnas. BARKKR. " The asterisks in the foregoing dispatch Indicate undeclpucrcd portlccs of the cable gram. ' WORRIED OVER WAI ! Administration Seriously Concerned Over the Trouble in the Philippines. PRESIDENT MAY CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS Officials Admit that Policy of Conciliation is a Failure , FIFTEEN THOUSAND MORE MEN ARE NEEDED Fighting Force in the Islands Should Ba Thirty Thousand. OTIS IS TO BE GIVEN REINFORCEMENTS I'roiionltlnii to Continue Hostilities the llnliiy SeiiMiii to lie Prepared to Strike Heavy 1(1 end When Mecileil. WASHINGTON , June 13. ( Special Tele gram. ) The administration is seriously con cerned over the war in tbo Philippines. Even leading ofllclals now admit that the policy of conciliation has not brought the results anticipated nnd It would not be a great surprise to hear that the president had definitely decided to call for 15,000 vol unteers for service against the Filipinos. Acting Secretary of War MelUleJohn today sold that the regular army would at once bo recruited to Its maximum strength nnd that General Otis would be given 30,000 nc tlve men , which ho elates he requires to put down the Filipino Insurrection. This does not mean 30,000 men nil told , but the num ber capable and ready for the field at an hour's notice. The order of the president today detailIng - Ing the colored troops of the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth Infantry to at once pro ceed to San Francisco for transportation to Manila Is regarded here as the first real In timation that the administration proposes to continue the war through the rainy sea son now on In the Island of Luzon and keep pegging away at the Filipinos until time and climatic conditions are ripe for an effective blow to be struck. "By that time , " said a prominent official of the War department , "wo will have In the Philippines nearer 50,000 than 30,000 men and then wo will see what Agutnaldo's move will 'be. ' " Senator Thurston today saw the president with relation to the removal of the body of Captain Leo Forby from the Philippines to the United States , and the president sent a cal-'egram ' to General Otis directing that the body should accompany the First Ne braska home whenever the regiment sails. Jacob A. Maxwell , son of Judge Samuel Maxwell of Fremont , Neb. , has b'een miss ing from his home on East Capitol street , this city , since Saturday. About a year ago ho was married. For several months he has not had any employment and has been very much worried over this condition of affairs. The police liave an Idea that he has started for his former homo In Nebraska , although he was seen In the city late Sunday night. The police of other cities" have been notified of his disappearance. Iowa postmasters appointed : James M. Duncan , at Leslie , Clark county ; Horace F. Eacrett , at Solomon , Mills county ; Joseph R. iMarshall , at Summit , Story county , and Franklin A. Hull , at Union Center , Jackson county. An order was Issued today estab lishing n postoffice at Perry , Boyd county , Nebraska , with Nathan E. Gardner , post master. Send TrnnpN to Mnnlla. WASHINGTON , Juno 13. The following order has been Issued by direction of Acting Secretary of War Mciklejohn , relative to the movement of the Twenty-fourth and Twenty- fifth regiments of Infantry to Manila : The Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth In fantry , excepting one major and four com panies of each regiment , will be assembled at San Francisco , Cal. , and there put In readiness for duty In the Philippine Islands. The following companies of each regiment will compose the battalions to bo assembled at San Francisco and these not already there will be put enrouto to that point without delay : A. C , E , F , G , H , I and K , Twenty- fourth Infantry ; B , E , F , H , I , 1C , L and M , Twenty-fifth Infantry. The remaining companies of the Twenty- fourth Infantry will bo distributed as fol lows : B. Vancouver Barracks , Wash. , wltb detachments at Fort Walla Walla , Wash. , nnd Bolso Barracks. Idaho : D at Fort Harrison risen , Mont. , nnd Fort Asslnabolne , Mont. ; L. Tnlya , Alaska ; M , New Fort Spokane , Wash. , with detachment at Fort Sherman , Idaho. The malor will bo assigned to sta tion by commanding general , Department of Columbia. The remaining companies of the Twenty- fifth Infantry will retain their present sta tions nnd the malor will be assigned to Htu- tlon by the commanding officer , Department of Texas. The commanding general , Department of Col'orado , will direct the following changes of troops in his department ; One troop of the Ninth cavalry from Fort Huachucn , Ariz. , to Fort Bayard , N. M. A detachment of one officer nnd twenty-five men from Fort Ducbcsno , Utah , to Fort Douglas , Utah. The commanding general , Department of the Missouri , will direct the following changes of station : One troop of the First cavalry from Fort Robinson , Neb. , to Fort Russell , Wyo , One troop of the Sixth cavalry from Fort Lcavenworth , Kan. , to Fort Logan , Colo. One light battery of the Third artillery from Fort Rllcy , Kan. , to the Presidio , TrooiiM III tinWeiiJ. . In connection with this order the War de partment issued the following statement : The departure of the four battalions of the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth infan try from the United States for the Philip pines will leave the great west with troops available for Its protection as follows : Nebraska and the Dakotas The arrange ment provides for several companies of in fantry and twelve troops or cavalry on the spot Immediately available for Indian serv ice north of the Union Pacific railroad , with a light battery and two troops of cav- arry in reserve at Fort Sheridan , Chicago. Oklahoma ami Indian Territory Four troops of cavalry are Immediately available nt Forts Reno and Sill , with three light batteries and four troops of cavalry at Fort Riley , Kan , Three troops of cavalry at Fort Lcavonworth , one at Jefferson Bar racks , one at Fort Logan , Denver , Colo. , will be available to bo moved In any direc tion by ampre railroad facilities to meet any necessity arising In the west. Arizona and New Mexico There will re main seven troops of cavalry , with one com pany of infantry at the main Indian agency nt San Carlos , Ariz. ' Texas There will remain three troops of cavalry and three companies of Infantry on order duty and a light battery in reserve at San Antonio , Ttx. Idaho and Utah There will be four troops of cavalry and several1 detachments of in fantry Immediately available , with quick communication by rail for reinforcements from the central west , should necessity arise. As the strencth of each company and troop . remaining in the western garrisons U about twice what it was before the Spanish war It will be seen that the troops available in the .great west are quite ample to meet any ordinary uprising. By retalulnii la this country a battalion CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for Nebraska Cooler. Winds Shifting to Northwest. TViiiiiiTiiture at Oninlia j cnt * r < ln > I Hour. Dew. Hour. ! ) . r , a , in. . . . . . " 2 1 m 7I > ( I n. in 111 ! 2 in Ml 7 a. in iii : : t ui * : i S ii , in 117 -I in Ml II a. in. . . . . . ( W in Sit HI ii. ill 711 II in Sit 1 I n. ill 7l ! 7 III SI ! 12 III 711 S II in SI of the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth In fantry , the department Is Inaugurating a system which It hopes nt nn early date to apply to nil regiments on foreign service. That Is , to have two battalions abroad , fully manned and officered , with a home battalion to which all those disabled by foreign serv ice mny bo sent to recuperate nfter nctlve service In the tropics. The Invalided and convalescing thus have a definite home ntn- tlon to which they may nt once be sent , and the foreign hospital service and the regi ments in the field be relieved of embarrass ment. Men absent on furlough then have n definite location to which they cnn report and such of the officers ns recover suffi ciently to perform light duty will be nblc to render valuable service In putting re cruits destined for their regiments In shape. GRANT AND GLOBE SHUT DOWN Policlinic 1'roilitees Se- rloun Falling Out , In SincHurn oC Colorntlb. DENVER , Colo. , Juno 13. The Omaha and Grant smelter and the Globe In Denver and the smelters In the trust at Pueblo and Lcadvlllo will probably be blown out by to morrow night nt 12 o'cock on account of the Inauguration of the eight-hour law In Colorado rado and the -failure of the ttust managers to agree with the employes In the matter of hours and wages. The managers today ordered the superintendents to "blow out" the furnaces. By the closing of the Grant and Globe emolters in this city about 1,100 men will be out of employment. Neothcr the man agement nor the men anticipate that the closing will bo long. The union has as surances from Mr. Grant that ho will not operate his plant with Imported men. The Boston and Colorado plant in this city Is not affected so far. The trust smelters outsldo of Denver that will bo closed are the Arkansas Valley , Bi metallic and Argentine at Leadvlllo ; the Colorado and Ellers at Pueblo , the Omaha and Grant at Durango and the Walsh nt Sllverton. These plants employ several thousand men. It Is not yet known whether the large Guggenheim smelter nt Pueblo , which Is outsldo the trust , -will close or not. The GuggoulielmH have -iTered a somewhat higher scale that the trust , but not as high as the union demands. ' It Is estimated that tho'ehuttlng' down of the trust smelters , If long continued , will necossltato the closing of 75 per cent of the mines In Colorado and will have a disastrous effect upon all Industries In the state. The smelter managers propose to bring n test case before the supreme court as soon as possible to determine the constitution ality of the eight-hour law. INSIST ON HAVING. WEAPONS ' - . - ' v > Sc-u cure Anns ivltli Whlnh to < l al- Ify for Gratuity. GUANA-JAY , Del Rio , Cuba , June 13. Lieutenant Colonel Bisbeo arrived here this afternoon and began paying the Cuban troops , a largo number of whom he found waiting. They received their shares of the American gratuity with enthusiasm , seem ing to bo very grateful of an opportunity to return to their homes with funds enough to meet immediate expenses. 'Colonel Blsbee strictly enforces his rule to make no payments except to applicants who bring nrms or certificates that they have delivered arms to the local authorities. Thus far 471 weapons have been delivered to the mayor of Guanajay. Here , as elsewhere , applicants have arrived , many of them with arms , whoso names do not show on the list and there are also applicants who have undoubtedly seen service , but don't receive payment because they don't como ivlthln Colonel Blsbeo's rule. Last night , before Colonel Blsbee's ar rival , a large party , knowing that a quantity of arms were stored , at Callao , decided to secure these -weapons In order to enable them to collect their shares today. Shortly after midnight the policemen ivTio were guarding the storehouse were surprised by a strong party who attacked the guard. The latter fired and retained their position until their ammunition was exhausted , when the Cubans , who were armed with sticks , compelled them to submit. All the members of the party helped themselves generously to the arms. General opinion here la that the police really connived in the affair , ns there were no casualties on either side nnd that their resistance was merely for effect. AMERICANS UNDER ARREST Three ritlzpiiN of UiiHort Slal.-N Put In I'riNon In PIII-IN and ( Copyright , 1SDO , by Press Publishing Co. ) PARIS , June 13. ( New York World Ca blegram Special Telegram. ) Albert B. Wenzell , artist ; Henry Mayer , caricaturist , and another man , all American citizens , were assaulted Inst night by a group of nationalists. The Americans' offense was their refusal to shout "Vive I1 Armeo" at the demand of nationalists. The refusal was followed by n street fight , in which Mr. Mayer was felled by a blow on the head from a walking stick. After a Hhort scrimmage the Americans put to fight their assailants. Wenzell lost his Bilk hat. The gendarmes arrested the three Ameri cana and ono of the nationalists. The Americans were kept prisoners until they threatened to demand the intervention of Ambassador Porter. Then they were re leased with many apologies. The commls- fcalro of police congratulated the Americans on the strong defense they put up. ORDERS OUTTHE MILITIA _ Governor of Wyoming ; Tnki-N 11 Hand In the IMii-Niilt nt Train IllllllXTH. CHEYENNE , Wyo. , June 13. ( Special Telegrarn. ) Governor Richards this morn ing 'ordered a detachment of state mllltla from Buffalo to take part in the pursuit of the Union Pacific train robbers. The order directs Captain Thorn to select ten picked men , have them mounted on the best horses to be found , tijulpped with pack train and supplies for two weeks and report Imme diately for duty near T. K. mountain to United StutcB Marshal Hndsell. The latest report of the outlaws locates them on T. K , mountain , ono of the spurs of tlio Big Horn range , north of the Hole- In-tho-Wall country. The bloodhounds sent by special train from Beatrice , Neb. , will reach the trail of the robbers today nnd their roundup and capture is expected to follow. TOWN LIES IN RUINS Largo Portion of New Richmond , Wis. , Leveled by Oyclone. KNOWN DEATH LIST REACHES ONE HUNDRED Mass of Wreckage Marks the Sites of Brick Business Blocks. NOTONE DOWN TOWN STRUCTURE ESCAPES Fire Breaks Out and is 'Only Quenched Hours Later by Rain , SURROUNDING TOWNS SEND RELIEF TRAINS Section , Which I.nrKdy En- , IN I'Hoil tin AMyluinit for In- Jurt-il , Who Arc KNtlnmtcil Only l > y the Hundred. NEW RICHMOND , WIs. , June 13. The tornado that has swept out of existence the prosperous little city of New Richmond is the most disastrous In point of fatality ever occurring in this section. The exact num ber of dead Is still unknown , but It will certainly reach 100 and very probably will considerably exceed that figure. As they were recovered the bodies were brought to tin- school house or to the Cath olic or Congregational churches. Tlicnce they are to be taken to the cemetery , ex cept In a few cases where homes etlll stood In which the remains can bo kept for n few hours during which the final tribute of love could bo tendered by the bereaved families. The bodies were prepared for bwlal by local nnd visiting undertakers and as soon as Identified were marked and disposed of as their friends requested. The Catholic priest , who spent night and day In looking after the bodies and souls of his parishioners , was one of the coolest and best workers among the many who volunteered their aid , Nurses nnd pTiysi- clans from St. Paul , who had como down by special train on the Omaha road as soon as news of the disaster reached the Minnesota seta capital , were of great help all nlglit and day nnd when the day closed all the seriously Injured were believed to have been cared for. Those whose Injuries were serious but whoso chances for recovery were believed to bo good were quickly sent to "the hospitals of St. Paul and Minneap olis , where better care can be given them. The slightly Injured and these wboso cases seem hopeless were kept hero and were given the best attention possible. The list of the dead Is gradually increasing during the day and tonight It seemed that 100 might be the minimum estimate of the dead , while the list of Injured will reach and perhaps exceed 200. Partial Lint of Dcnil. The known dead : J. B. HICKS , aged 48. MRS. ROSE BROOK , aged 55. WILLARD WELLS , aged. 50. 'POLICEMAN. MASON HOLLENBECK , aged 20. THREE UNIDENTIFIED MEN. MRS. GREATON , aged 93. NATON LEGARD , aged 38. CORA BUTLER , aged 20. NELLIE M'GRATH , aged 24. LILLIE M'GRATH , aged 5. PARRELL , aged 8. UNIDENTIFIED GIRL , aged about 18. A. HOSEBROOK , aged 72. TIM NOON , blacksmith. KATIE M'KINNON , daughter of proprie tor of Hotel Nlcollet. MILLIE , VANGIE AND WALTER HAW KINS , children of Steven Hawkins ; mother not found. GEORGE STACK , stonemason. MRS. GEORGE STACK. BABY STACK , little girl. UNKNOWN WOMAN , worked at Nlcollet hotel , name supposed to be Johnson. M. DUNBAR , old man. MRS. MARY DUNBAR. SARAH DUNBAR. M. D. CAREY , druggist. PAT WELLS , farmer. MRS. CATHERINE COSGROVE , an old woman. LILLIAN LAMDIN. ABBIE WILLIAMS. ANTHONY EARLY , farmer. FRED EARLY. LIZZIE EARLY. DOMINICK BARRETT , farmer. JOHN PATTON , druggist. NICHOLAS PADDEN , grocer. TOM M'CABE , school teacher. JOHN WELLS , farmer. WALTER HICKS , grocer. HENRY OTONNELL , farmer. PAT NEWELL , farmer. NELLIE M'GRAW. dressmaker. M'GRAW , little girl , MRS. MARY GILLEN , wife of John Gll- len , real estate. HAROLD BIGELOW , photographer. MRS. JAMES SHADY AND THREE CHILDREN. GEORGE RING , farmer. IlNioMltlon | of the Drild. During the afternoon Patrick Katlng , the 14-year-old son of Nat Katlng , was .brought to the Catholic church. The body was horribly ribly mangled. A Httlo daughter of n Mr. Williams was brought to the same place from the ruins of her father's place near the railroad tracks , Walter Farrell , a boy , was also laid among the dead In that church. Pat McNally , whoso name was given In the last lists of Injured , died during the day , nnd late this evening the rescuers gathered together most of the pieces of the mangled body of Michael Heffron. During the day scattered groups of rescuers searched the debris where bodies might bo found , A fire company from St. Paul kept two streams of water pouring on the smoulder ing ruins , for flro had boon added to the horrors of the tornado , and a dozen fires were blazing till a heavy rain at the close of the day about extinguished the Homes. Some of the merchants organized private salvage corps and managed to save some property , but the amount was small , The business portion of the city covered a space of four squares each way and was solidly built of brick nnd stone. This entire - tire spauo was swept clear ; foundation walls and In some places masses of debris alone marked where the business places formerly stood. Trees that had lined the street * of the neighboring residence dis trict were broken clear off or twisted and uprooted , Con rutof tltt' Storm , The tornado came up the river from Hud son , where the damage was comparatively slight. Following tbo general course of the river and the branch of the Omaha road the storm gained In Intensity as It progressed and was at its worst when It struck the business center of New Richmond. The out lying residences In the path of the storm were stripped of shingles or boards or Bides blown elf , or , as more frequently happened , ( Continued on Second Page. ) ANNIHILATED BY A CYCLONE Thriving'Town of Herman , in Nebraska , Wiped Out of Existence. SCARCELY A BUILDING IS LEfT STANDING List of Casualties Will Mount Well Up Into the Hundreds. RELIEf TRAIN CARRIES INJURED TO BLAIR Fiends of the Air Descend Upon a Thriving Community of Eight Hundred Souls and Work Frightful Destruction Wires Are Down'and Details of the Disaster Difficult to Obtain. The hot wnve that prevailed in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa on Tuesday culminated in a cyclone that anni hilated the town of Herman , a thriving village of 800 inhab itants situated on the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha road , in the extreme northern part of Washington county. The storm struck the town at 6:15 : p. in. and in less time than it takes to tell it had wiped the community oft the face of the earth. Less than half a dozen buildings were left standing. A school house on the outskirts of the village was unharmed , but about everything else was wrecked. It is impossible at the hour of going to press to correctly estimate the loss of life , or the number of persons injured , but the casualties probably will be of enormous proportions. A relief train from Blair went to the scene early in the even ing and returned later bearing eighty-eight wounded and a few dead. The train then returned to Herman for the rest of the dead and wounded. Many of the injured will die and it is known that many bodies are buried , in the ruins of the wrecked houses in the unforturiate . town.eneraL , nperM iidsfit Jaynes o& tlii " * ' * ' ' M * * * * * f * SN > ? f f'J" "ivf - " - railroad company is on the ground with an able corps of assistants and doing all in his power to render aid to the un fortunate victims. The heavy rains that immediately fol lowed the cyclone and continued throughout the night made the work of rescue unusually arduous. It will be several hours , at least , before a complete list of the casualties or a detailed statement of the property lost can be ascertained. HERMAN WIPED OFF THE MAP Two HUKO Kiiiiiiel-Sliaiiod Cloud * Do Tlielr Deadly Work In a Fcvr Ml mil on. BLAIR , Neb. , Juno 13. ( Special Tele gram. ) At 6:15 : tonight the town of Her man , eleven miles north of here , was prac tically wiped elf the map. The storm had been gathering for some hours and people In Blair and the surrounding country had noticed two funnel-shaped clouds converg ing toward that point. The Inhabitants had also noticed them but had not become seri ously alarmed , as the storm seemed to bo passjng them in a northerly course. But at 0 o'clock It was obvious to nil In Her man that their town must bear the entire brunt of the storm. People scurried in all directions and sought the shelter of the few cyclone cel lars , and instantly the town was a seething mass of debris. After the first violent burst of wind a torrent of rain fell. In Herman there were left standing n school house , the hotel without a roof which had been moved several feet from Its location , nnd ono or two more or less dilapidated houses. The entire business portion of the town la blown Into ono Immense ma s of wreckage. It is greatly feared that many more have been killed than those whose bodies have been found. Train No , 2 , the flyer on tlio Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & . Omaha , duo in Her man at 7:03 : , pulled In seventeen minutes late and discovered that the town had been destroyed , The ontlro train crow , as well as many of the passengers , turned them selves into a relief corps and the train into an emergency hospital. The trnln , unable to proceed through the wreckage of the grain elevator blown across the tracks , Im mediately returned to Blair with some c > Ighty-elght persons , this number Includ ing ono of the dead and all of the wounded found up to that time , The dead , so far as obtainable at this hour : POSTMASTER RICHARDS , apparently died of fright , there being no marks to show In any way that the cyclone had In jured him. HOPKINS FAMILY , four members , living on the outskirts of town , ar reported dead , but , the report has not yet been verified. The wounded aa reported are : Thomaj H tynes o ( Blair. Unknown man from Missouri Valley. Mrs. Kllno of Herman. Shoemaker named Clausen of Herman. Immediately upon the arrival of the train In Blair , the wounded were carried to the homes of the residents of Blair and the Cbribtian hotel nuu- the station. The train returned at once to Herman with medical assistance , all the physicians that could he spared , several ministers and many of the townspeople. PECULIAR ELECTRIC STORM Strung Prrnk * Unit Arr Played by the LlKMnliiK I" Hamilton CountIIMVII. . WEBSTER CITY , la. . Juno 13.-Spedal ( Telegram. ) A peculiar storm , where light ning flashed on nn average of every five minutes from 8 in the evening to 4 In the morning , occurred in Hamilton county last night. The wind blow and a cloudburst came. In Cass township John Martlny was highly excited nnd when the first clouds arrived took the bedclothes and his family to u ventlllatod cyclone cellar and they went to Bleep , happy. They were surprised in the morning to see that the lightning had struck the house nnd It was burned to the. ground. Richard Wagoner , who rives in Fremont township , had his barn struck by llghtmlng. Every man nnd woman on the plnco inndo desperate efforts to save the horseo nnd farming Implements. The barn was burned and the house caught flro nnd a small boy and girl upstairs sleeping would havft been smothered had they not been retcued by an outsldo ladder. Reports of losses or dead , If any , from lightning stroke are not In yet. The tor nado insurance of the property destroyed Is mostly la the Farmers' of Cedar Rapids and in the Dos Molnes. Until the adjusters for these companies nrrlvo it will bo im possible to make any estimate of their fosses. There nro few other companies that have written policies on the destroyed prop erty. PAPILLION IS UNDER WATER I'nrt of < li - TIMVII IN KlnodiMl fo lcjiU ( of Six Ki-i-t anil Proim Arc PAPILLION , Neb. , Juno 13. ( Special. ) The heavy rain of last night caused the Little Papllllon to overflow , flooding the ad jacent country to a considerable extent and doing much damage , especially In the corn fields. At 10 o'clock thin morning the water be gan pouring Into thn east part of the town of Papllllon at a rapid rate and soon com pletely flooded that section , Including n por- tloa of the busInesH center , to a depth of three to six feet , and , of course , filling the cellars , thus doing eomo damage. The flood reached Its height this afternoon at G o'clock and then began falling at the rate of three or four Inches nn hour. U Is thought that the mill dam has gona out , but this cannot to definitely ascer tained until the water falls several feet. People are going about the flooded district In boats and on rafts. The cornfieldB south of here are flooded and it is feared they will be greatly damaged. Aninr ( iiirilnrr n IliiuUriijit. CHICAGO. Juno 13. Chnrlta A. Gardner , the actor , filed a petition In bankruptcy to day in which liabilities are placed ut JHO.OOO and assets J200. Atl the claims are In favor of lithographing , advertising firm and former member * of hla comuan/ ,