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ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAILA , WEDNESDAY MOTJNT3SG , JUoSTE 14 , 181)5) ) ) TWELVE PAGES. SINGTjE COPY 1TIVE CENTS.
FIGHT LIRE FIENDS
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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.
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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
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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/ ,