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THE OMAHA DAILY HI3K : WJ3DN IfirtDAV , DEC 1 1111511 'JO , 1 ) ! ) . Dee Dec 19. 1SDO. Telephones 618 694. , . . Christmas Shoppers A A . , , . . . Can find many an item here that will be sure to add to the holiday happiness of this glad Christmas time , Handsome Black Eiderdown The softest , warm- Knit' Goods. Dress Goods for flannels , est , lightest thing Christmas Giving imaginable for win Ice Wool at Greatly Reduced ter bath robes , dressing Squares 25c to Prices. sacques , baby cloaks and $3.00 each. blankets. Ladies black Can you spare and n thousand uses , where warmth hoods , G5c to a few minutes to is dealred without weight. $1.75 each. Plain colors , 27-Inch wide nt SOc yard. look at those ? black and colored plain nnd toboggan Double faced , 36-Inch wide SOc yard. . each. boggan Hoods at 60c ! Moro and better Fancy strlpee , now designs , nt SOc , lOc Children's hoods , EOc to $2 each. black good a for nnd OOc per yard. Kid Hoys' nnd girl's Toques , now so popular , gifts. 25e and COc each. Gloves ' Black Is the safe color always service Infant's crocheted Sacques , BOc to $1.75 able dressy , nt reduced prlcte. That's each. ft combination rare enough , certainly For Infant's crocheted Rootees , 12V4c to 75c. nt thlfl Season of the year , yet It tells the merits of these atyllsh fabrics. Christ Ladles' Jersey Leggings , $1 n. pair. , Vi'o name only a few. mas Misses' Jersey LogGlngs , 90C n pair. PARISIAN NOVELTY SUITS. Gifts. Children's Jersey Leggings , 75c a pair. 60 pattern milts , now , $3. . Children's Jersey Shield Leggings , $1.50 Every $40 Pattern Suits , now $30. . $3. Pattern Suits , now $30. kind , a pair. $30 Pattern Suits , now $25. Children's Knitted Shield Leggings , $1 a color. STYLISH PARISIAN CREPONS , SILKS pair. AND WOOLS. size and worthy quality , for High grade allk crepons styles that you men , women and children. ' Leather cannot find elsewhere , that Includes " the rich puff , souffle , blister and For women choice of either Foster Goods. , . hook or Trefousso clasp In all the new Nrfw $ i.23 froni $2.50 ; Now ' $1.25 , fiom colorings and stltphlngs , at $1 , 1.00 $5 ; now $3.23 from $ -1 ; now $3.90 from nnd $2 per pair. We have " $4.50 ; now $2.25 from $2.75 ; now$3.GO For misses 2 clasp In colors , tnn , collected a fiom _ $4 ; now $2.50 from $3 ; now $3 brown , navy blue and green , at $1 ucr choice assortment from $3,60. pair. These quotations stand 'or great worth For men tans and English reds , nt ? 1 , sortment of and | value , but they do not do justice $1.50 nnd $2.25 per pair. PocketBooks to our large stock nothing but n per sonal visit can do that. Books , Card Cases , Chatelaine Other flno values In black gooda at 50c , Silk Hosiery Bags a\ul \ Bill Books for 65c , 76c , $1 , $1.25 , and $1.50. Christmas giving , including Irish Embroidered li. S. band Ladies silk - all the newest novelties. Pieces. embroider'd hose in Ladles' combination Pocketbooks , nt 25c , - Centre blacks COc , 75c , $1 , $1.25 , $1.50 , $1.75 , $2 nnd Pieces , S5c , $1 , $1.23 , $1.50 nnd $1.73. and all up to $ G each. II. S. .hand embroidered Scarfs , $1.50 the new Card Cases , at COc , 75c , $1 and $1.25 and $1.C5 each. ' each. colorings. x H. , S. hand embroidered .Lunch Cloth , Chatelaine 13ags , at SOc , 75c , $1. $1.25 , . $1.50' , $1.75 , $2 , $2.50 and $3 each. A special valtie In black silk hoee at $1 $1.50 , $2 , $2.50 and $3 each. ' ' ' Initial Bath Towels. 12'ic each. per pair. Letter Cases and Dill nooks , nt 75c , $1 , t - Our pure thread silk Hose in all plain $1.25 , $1.60 , $2 and $3 each. Quilted Extra fine quail- colors at $2 per pair , are the best to bo had. " Boston Bags , nt $1.15 , $1.50 , $1.75 , $2 and Satin Lining ty. up to $ G each. Fancy drop stitch , pure thread silk Hose , 23-Inch wide , at ? 1.00 per yard. high colors , $2.GO per pair. Coin Put PCS at from . " > c to SOc each. V t " " I 1 The Only Exclusive Dry Goods House in Omaha. Y. 31. C. A. BUILDING , COU1GTII AND DOUGLAS STS. of foes and his pursul and capture of Geron- line , the famous Apache chieftain , has gone down tb history as one of the most remark- aplcj campaigns ever undertaken with the small force In hand. General Miles picked otit-Lawton to lead the chase after the In dlan , jfhlcf apd for three months , day an.l nfghtAV > thoiun , pqusij. ' .through . all sorts , at Vicissitudes ; of , weather. nndnpers.onal suf- fjrtng , Lawton hung on the trail like n Bloodhound until the game was run to earth a'fldUor the first time In a quarter of a cqn'- txlry sbl-theastern Arizona wns pacified. " V { 'Secretary-Root and the president tonight egch expressed his profound grief at tha confirmation of the report of the death of the gallant general. Sketcli of III * Career. , HenfJW. . La'wfon'wna born In Ohio fifty- ' ' Bijv'en years'hgo , Ho wiis a country boy and got. only a common school education not nny\tob much of It. It Is to bo doubted If he Would , have learned a great deal If kept steadily at college until he attained his majority. Emphatically he was not a book man. Studying the printed page was to hlul' . always a tusk and never a pleasure. Men were his boks men and happenings. His folk wcro plain farmer folk. From them ho crjv.cd his Ici'gtb. ' and size of bone. The' freniendouB mugcles , the tireless .en durance'which" have marked him In later llfo bad the beginning of their development In the open ulr of the fields of his boyhood. It wns said of him that It took him longer to learn anything and longer to forget It than any youfh that ever tramped through the snow'to a log school'house. Ills memory , indeed , has been ono cf hln stiong points since he. . emerged from childhood. He re membered well paitlcularly enemies. A bettor-hater was never born. It follow * * noccpsarlly that he wan true in friendship. He was. In fact , a man's man. Women who eamo to know him liked him well enough , but not many of thorn got to know him. Ho was never married. Lfiwton entered the volunteer ( service of the United Stales , In Apr.il. ' 1861 , and was given the chevrons of a fce'rgeant In Company Kfof the Nlntlulmllann infantry. In August , 1861 , ho wah made first lieutenant of the Thirtieth Indiana. In .May. ISO1. , he was madp a captain , wan a lieutenant colonel ro November , 1SC4 , was brevctted a cornel for gallant 'and meritorious services In March , 186 , " , and was mustered out of the service lu November , 1S05. ' ' II < .laliiN tlic Itiunlnrriny. . On the 1st day of July , 1866 , ho was gazetted n second lieutenant In the regular nrmyt.h lngassigned to the Forty-first In fantry. A yea'r inter bo waa made a first lieutenant. He was transferred to the cavalry arm In' 'January , 1871. had advanced to a captaincy In March , 1879. was made a major In the'Inspector general's department In gjrjptpmbci , 1888 , and Inspector general , with theinnk of lieutenant colonel , in 18S9. Thatwas , hl rank In tbo regular army when ho watt 'killed , although ho won the epaulets of a major genernl of volunteeis. Ho had como upward step by step solely through perapual , cnurago and pcisjual strength. Ho held that It is the first duy'of | ; thoiphllerjto fight , and to fight as | coon' , ns he gefs the ghancc. Ho had bacn possessed by no particular refinements af the art o'f 'war. 'Ho had simply gone ahead and fought like a Html when opportunity offered and lc ( ( to others the task of explaining why anilJiajv such and such a victory was won or defeat suffered. In person he was a wonder. Standing six feet three Inches high , an straight as a rule , . with long arms , wlflo Khouderr | deep chest j and thin flanks , ho weighed 195 pounds cf ' bonp aijd piubelo when 26 years old and when ] ' he V9Ht tp the J-'liillppIneu weighed 210. His j ' bead wns small and set en a nus3lvo : nctk ; rli' liiindH und feet were large , bo wau as active as a eat ami s.-Urvlfss as n wof. ! Under the Do pt Bfll > 0 "or Irritate the iillmen 'tnry ' t-aiial. They act cently yat "promptly , cleanse effectually ami field by all druggUta. 25 ctuts. Eleovcs of his blue fatigue Jacket the muscles bulged like cabjes. He had never taken any care of himself. The ( soldier's rough and ex posed llfo has been ihis since youth , but ho was as sound as a nut nnd able to tire out a dozen younger men. Apparently fatigue passed him by when It lays Its heavy hand Upon those apparently as strong. He was always , , alert , nnd , nlw-ays lookIng - Ing for a chance to damage an opponent. One of his many Indian names is "Man- \Vho-Gets-Up-ln-the-Nlght-to-Fight , " and ho had earned it by years of practically ceaseless toll. His forehead was high and somewhat narrow , his eyes a keen gray , his nose nnd lips thin. He wore a drooping mustache. His hair , cut pompadour , stood up stiff and short like a reversed shoe brush , and ho was not pretty. He had always held that wlisn one fighter falls there is always another ns good to take his place. QMr.g upon thia principle , be expojcd hlmse'f with utter recklessness , and the fact that he wns not filled with bullets long ago Is one of these things that no fellow can explain. A ( Inllnnt Ofllcor. Henry W. Lawton was a gallant nnd serv iceable officer of infantry during four years of the civil war. but his peculiar talents were properly environed only when ho was trans ferred to the cavalry and stationed In the southwest. This was more than n quarter of a century ago , and for two decades he was remote from the largo cities of the east. He found New Mexico and Arizona overrun and terrorized by hostile bands of Indians and he not himself , along with hie comrades , to hold them down. They were held down , His name became a household wcrd In all of the tepees in that wild land. The Chlrlcahuafi , the Moscaleros , the Jlcarlllas , Apaches , all had for him the mixture of hate aud grudged admiration compelled by a daunt less foe. They found In him , after a little while , a man who was learned In every phase of their peculiar warfare , and in ten yeare they dreaded him as they have dreaded few white men since the winning of the we t began. Law-ton's method of handling them wns singularly his own. When ho struck a trail ho kept to It with a dogged tenacity which knew no such thing ns quit. Whether the pursuit wag for a day < Jr a week , it was maintained with a Btendy , .unrelenting earn- cntness that'did moro , to ttrlko 'terror Into the hearts of the 'red men than would have been possible to .ill the rltlea n earth. The man's philosophy tfas wholly'exnrassed once In n chance remk'rk } o newspaper acquaint ance. ' , . "If a man is hunting for you , " he said , "get a BUII andhunt him * . ' .Do , ! ! right away. It discourages anyone to-be suddenly trans ferred from the position of huhfer to hunt- " ' ' ' ' ' cd. - Ho Insisted up9n berng the aggressor. It Is supposed that he' would Htahd n charge all right , but he has'alwoyif'itynt the charging. Ho did nat beljpvo jn wblt'n , t - ' - side to act. This trait was signally demon strated In his conduct of the right wing of the American nir.ny at Kl Caiitj. i.c . . . .i men whom he tbought , could be depended on. So ho sent them at the blockhouses and breaptworkn hour after hour with a savage disregard of thp chances of battle and the liability to denth that Iri ono'of'th'o marvels of that brief and glorious campaign. rurxulf of CieninjiTio. , * 111 " ' ' It was Lawton's reputation for daring and tireless pertlnarjl'ty thnl led to his becoming internationally famous. Ills characteristics were known , of course , to his superior ofll- cera as thoroughly usthey werd known to the Indii.nR whcm ho bad been fighting for a ilozen year * . For th'u tnnth tlmo the band of Dhlricahua Apaches , headed by Chief Nacbes and directed by Oeronlmo , had jumped the Ran Carlps reservation , leaving behind them the usual trail o ( blood und ruin. Ranch men wine butchered'on lonely ranged , chil dren's brains tero daubed out and the smoke of hurtling dwellings rase day and night to the brilliantly blue sky. ( Jeneral .Miles , n trained nrlcllor and an Indian tighter him- ! < r-lf was In command , and he seloc-ted Cap- ' : nn | Lawton tor the tack that wat' net before ihem. Ho ttnrtcd with , two troops if veterans , taking a irall that it It * beginning was broad and ilttlnly marked. Then followed the most re markable fiurBiilt In the history of Indian warfare , Day after day * tbo ceaaelcus toll continued. The men speedily found them selves In a country where horses without claws were of worse than no account. Their officer dismounted them. "We will wall ; them dowtif" he saitl grimly. 'Ttie walk be gan. It was white pluck and endurance against Indian craftiness and endurance. / ' " * Finally , one'nlght'Just ns the sentries were set , there was a faint hail and an Indian stcod before them. Ho wns worn to the bone , but dauntless still. He said that his chief would talk to the white man , but would talk to him alone , His camp was some miles farther on , but the messenger would guide Lawton to it It he cared to come. The noncoms endeavorec } to persuade the captain against the venture , but he smiled sourly nt them and told the 'Indian that ho was ready. They left the camp of the soldiers thenext morning. By 10 o'clock Lawton stood in the Apache horde. Cavernous eyes gleamed at him. Llpr , drawn back from discolored teeth grinned at him ; wasted hands were waved at him threateningly. Stern , dominant , the living , breathing per sonification of the great White Spirit that had 'beaten them buck from the far eastern vcrgo of the land they had owned , he walked straight to the medicine man and demandel his surrender. There was a brief parley , Lawton contemptuously refused to promise anything or to guarantee anything except that ho and his followers would be fed. "Maybe you will bo hange 1 afterward , " he said. "I don't know about that. Any how , you ousht to be. nut I'll feed' jou. I'd feed n dog In your fix. " In flic f-iilinii Fit-Ill. The chance of hostilities with Spain found him eagerly preferring rcrjuaiti for assign ment to service. Ho did not wish to inpeH anything or to take the conduct of army trains ; ho wanted to tight. It sermej to him , ho said , that If ho could smell tha smoke once more and know that there was a chance to do good work he would Instantly become young again. The opportunity was oifered him. It was recognized that In the Santiago campaign lighters and not doc trinaires were wanted. At Tampa Law-ton was the first man named hy Shafter to as sist him In the drapcrnto cnterprlsa ahead. "Pecos Hill" had been for many years on the frontier himself and ho knew his ofllcer thoroughly. Nothing could have suited Lawton so well , As a brigadier general of voliintcoia ho was given command of a' division and in that command stormed 131 Cuney , doing an much as any man could do to convince Tornl that his cause was hopeless. In nil of the fighting of that terrible day ho was up to the firing line. Baying little , but pacing slowly up and down , hla gaunt figure n mark for every sharpshooter In the enemy's lines , the Mniibers ( licking up the dust about him or pulsing In the air , giving to his men the : onstunt example rf how an American sril- dlor should ai-t when under fire. More than nice , according to an eyewitness , ho woul-l Stoop , seizeby thn shoulder some recruit wbote nerves had given way , lead him bach Into the line and speak to him In language. ' that was frequent and painful and free , That was about all of the talking hq did. After the surrender ho was for n tlma commandant at Santiago until relieved by General Wood. In the Philippines It has been the same story. Of his own volition neither ho nor his command have over rested. , When ho received an order to advance it was done with a resistless energy which neither know defeat or check. Ho was the Idol of the soldiers , who never for a moment double 1 they couhl do anything he told them to do. It was his spirit which went down the line which made him resistless. Iliu-il flitlillnir In Iliiii'ln. " - On General Lawton's arrival at Manila ho relieved General Andereon In command of the regular troops. Ho captured Sun id Cruz , ivt the extreme end of th'o lake near Manila , April 10 This place , which w-ns a Filipino stronghold , fell into the hands of General Lawton's expedition after bl'arp fighting , which formed ono of moat Intereritlni ; battles of the war. Getif cral Lav. ton and his stuff accompanied the troop" , sometimes leading charges In In fighting tactics , which i-vcntunlly ro- sultrd.lh ( he complete rout of the rebels The general's next hard fighting took place In hli attack on Snn Knfacl , where the American troops were met with a heavy flro from n large number of rebels , who were concealed In Iho jungle on nil sidce. Only the adoption "by General Lawton of the tactics followed In Indian fighting In the United Slatcfi , every man for himself , snvca the division' ' from great loss. As usu.ll General Law ton was nt the head of his line with his staff. After the rapture of Isldro by Gener.il Lawton Pre.ildcnl'-McKlnlciy sent him the following dispatch ! "To OIK .Manila : Convey to General Luwton nnd the gallant men of his com mand my onngrntulntloni on the successful operntloim during th" last month , resulting In the cuiHuro of Run Isldro. "WILLIAM M-K1NL12V. " It was announced Juno 1 that General Law-ton 'had borMi placed In command of the defense of Manila and the troops formIng - Ing the line around that city. Early In Oc tober'General l > awton wns engaged In dls- pcrslhg the Insurgents nnd cutting off the communication maintained by them between Dncoor and Imus , by means of the road between those places. Ho was successful In clearing the country of Filipinos and was several times under fire. He then piiEhcd northw'nrd , captured n number o' toxvns nnd drove the Insurgents everywhere before him. General Lawton nnd General Young ar rived at Arayut October lit , with a force of about 3,000 men. Ho next made his head quarters at Cabauatuan ami took an active part In dispersing the Insurgent bauds In different parts of the country. ' About the middle of November the where abouts of General Lawlon and General Young , on account of the rtrpldlty of their movements , became almost as mysterious as that of Agulnaldo. General Lawton1 troops suffered considerable hardship In thi scries of energetic movements. Number of the soldiers and even some of the officer wcro described as marching half nakei their clothco belh'g torn to shreds lu get ting through thff'junglc , hundreds of thel woio barefooted and all of them were llv Ing on any sort of provisions. Bread wa rare and Cnracoa meat and bananas wcr the staples. The general wns nt Tayug o December 1 , his troops having capture large quantities of Insurgents' supplies Later ho returned to Manila and starlet December 18 to capture San Mateo , wher he was Shot and killed. MERRIAM PRAISES LAWTON C'ontiiiiiiiilei- Department of the Mis Monrl I'liyH Illiili Tribute to the Dead Coneral. The news of Lawton's death came as shock to local army officials , o > mong when ho was held in the highest esteem. Genera H. C. Merrlam , commanding the Departmdn of the Missouri and an old comrade-In-urm of Lawton , whfl arrived here from Denver 01 Monday , s'p'oke In warmest terms of the dea. poldier's career. "For personal gallantry ability , persistence , " said General Merrlam "and all the qualities that go to make up a magnificent soldier he had no superior ti the array. During the two years from ISO to 1871 Lawtcn was regimental quartermaste and I was major of the Twenty-fourth In fantry assigned to duty along the Mexicai border. , "In those d ys , before the Influence o Diaz had been , felt in ilexico , the horde country was Infested with , all manner o desperadoes , from , , the states , besides thiev ing Indians nnd greasers who made constanl business for tha , soldiers. The troops madi hurried cxpedlftonB alongjho Rio Orande tc the scene of'any , reported disturbance ani the cavalrymen .were rarely out of their sad- flics for'ari.exfpndtyl ' ' per.lod. On ono occa- i\on an'\nierican ' merchant had been throwr Into jail on the Mexican side at Laredq foi tardincfis ih hnVwcrfng , a Mexican general's demand for a saddle and bridle. The mer chant's frldnds inter sent the required arti cles to the general's quarters , but the Mexi can 6ent back word that they must also de liver up $100 in gold as a further testimonial , The grievance whs brought to our regimental commander and 'the ' Mexican general was .it once informed that bombardment would commence nt once If the merchant were not given his liberty. The captive was pet free with all possible haste. "In such situations as this , requiring wise and vigorous action Lawton was alwayu equal to the emergency. After ho was trans ferred to the' Fourth cavalry in 1871 he distinguished himself by his relentless and Miccessful 'pursuit of Ge- ronlmo and his band of Apaches. For many years the wily chief had eluded pursuit in the Arizona sand hilia and had shown par ticular facility in slipping through the fin gers of Crook. Lawton/ / serving under Miles , gave the fugitive no rest for two years until he was finally apprehended. "Law-ton's whole record has been a most brilliant one. Ho was awarded a congres sional medal of 'honor for gallantry In the rebellion , when.ho led a charge of cklrmlsh- crs against theenemy's rifle pita , taking them with their .occupants nnd stubbornly and suceebsfully resisting two determined 'attacks of the--enemy to retake the works. On that occasion Lawton was captain of Company A , Thirtieth'Indiana Infantry , and ' ( ho assault occurred in frcnt of Atlanta Au gust 3. 18G4. "At the close of the war Lawton bccimo necond lieutenant In the Forty-first regular Infantry nnd was promoted until ho received a colonelcy In 18S9 nnd became a brigadier general of volunteers In May , 1S9S. He was promoted to the iank of major gcnoinl for gallantry at El Cunoy. "Personally Law-ton presented a Rlrlklns and military appearance. Ho was six feet four Inches In height and was an excep tionally handsome iruui. For n man of his jhoroij proportions ho was unusually muucu- lar and active. Ho wns popular among hl men and was not conslrleral particularly 'strict ' ns a disciplinarian. " CAIIIM-Vr IV SKSSIOV IIHAIIS .M4W.S. Ailjiilnnt ( 111 priiI'M ' 'IIM-IVN ! -iiiii-Inu : l.mVlOll'N Hf ( ill I HI'oillllllflNlOII. . WASHINGTON. Dec. 19. Up U 1 o'clock this afternoon the War department had re- calved no word of General Lawton's death except Jhat conveyed lu thp Associated Press dispatch , which was given Immediately t-j the war offlclnt | ) . The president1 ! ) first In timation of the loss of thiti brave ofllcor was also given by the Associated Proas. The dis patch was sent to the White House while the cabinet meeting was In progress ami waa Immediately sent to the cabinet room , whom It was received with expressions of soirow and regret. U war learned nt the War department that Instructions had been received last night from the prculdunt to prcpiiro Oeneral Law- ton's commission as a brigadier general In the regular army to fill one of the existing vacancies and the adjutant general's clerks were nt work on the conunlaslon when tbo information of General Lawton's death was conveyed to the department , Oeneral Lawton - ton won his commission In the army by sig nal gallantry during the war between the states. finrrlNoii l.iuiilH HH | Mrmoi-v. INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. . Doin. : . In speak- lil'g-vof 'General' Lawton , ex-President Harrison risen said : "I had the highest appreciation of General Lawton a soldier and citizen and hi soea will be deeply felt by Indiana. He was heroic and courageous and wo will mlgri him. It In distressing nuwa , coming when tr-e trouble In thq Philippine , * Is 1,0 near an end. It IH too bad that ho did not live to como h ? me. Killed while In fiont of ( ils troops. Thin would not necessarily Indicate that ho met death while In action. I do not think the sword which had been I tc-ured for him thr.niRh a popular subsiHp- tlon had been sent to him. I am xery sortv. Indeed , to hear this distressing news It is siul to think that such n dcplor.ihlc las * should fall to Indiana just now. He has been an honor to Indiana and others share my ap preciation of his distinguished military hprvlccfl lu the Philippines. Killed , ns the news states , would Indicate treachery some where. " * KINC'S -IIIIlMTi : TO 1)1111) ( ir.NKHAI , , .Much Deiiri'Nxeil ut llfiirluu of Ill-nth of Illn Former Co mum ml or. MILWAUKEE , Wls. , Dec. ID. General Charles King , who commanded a brigade in General Lawton's division iy > tn June last In the war n gal lift the Filipino ? , was much depressed on hearing of the death of his former commander. General KltiK paid a warm tribute to the dead general In Iho following words : "The death of Genera' Lawton Is n calamity , yet one that I have been In dread of ever since he took command of our di vision last March. In point of dash , energy and endurance , we wns our best. Hlo one fault lay In his utter contempt for danger. Wo could not prevail upon him to use 'cover' or shelter of any kind. Ho wns per petually running into every kind of danger , exposing himself to death or danger when there wns no need of It. He wanted to see everything for himself and would stalk ouv in front of the llnco , the most prominent Ilguro on the field. We loved him wo al ways have , over since old cavalry days when he was the hardest nnd meet daring of all the band of young olUcers that won dis tinction under Crook , Miles and Morrltt. Ho wns Mackenzie's ) 'right bower' and his later work In the Philippines was incom parable. As friend and comrade he was na lovable as he wns great and heroic ns a soldier. " c IH.OW TO Tin ; A Former ( 'olunmmlcrVnlUcr of ( mud Arm- Schoolmate of l.iiMtnii. INDIANAPOLIS , Dec. 19. Colonel I. N. Walker , former national commander of the Grand Army of the Hcpubllc. who was ono of Lawton's friends fiom boyhood , said : "Wo were brought up together In Fort Wayne and always have been close friends. We attended the Fort Wayne public achoola and spent most of our lives together up to the breaking out of the civil war. He was one of the finest men I ever knew nnd cer tainly the bravest soldier. At the last Grand Army of the Republic encampment I Introduced n resolution expressing the pride our department felt in him as a soldier and an Iildlanlan. The resolution was urinnl- mously adopted. The Slon S. Bass post. Gian.1 Army of the Republic , had arranged to present him with a beautiful sword at Fort Wayne on his return from .Manila. His death Is one of the greatest blows that the Americans In the Philippines have received , as be was naturally a leader of men , and It will be hnid to find anyone to take his place. " Grief ut ill * Old Home. FORT WAYNE , Ind. , Dec. 19. Grief Is general and genuine in this city over the an nouncement of General Henry W. Lawton's death at San Mateo. General Lawton was living in Fort Wayne with his parents and was a student at the outbreak of the ic- belllo i. Ho enlisted in the Ninth Indiana volunteers nnd later became' lieutenant colonel of the Thirtieth Indiana regiment. He wco a member of Slon S. Bass post , Grand Army of the Republic , here , and a member in good standing of Harmony lodge , Independent Order cf Odd Fellows. Sion S , Boss post had raised a fund cf nearly Jl.OOC to purchase a testimonial sword , which waste to have been presented to General Lawtou upon his return from the Philippines. I'loneer of Buckeye Slalc ; TOLEDO , 0. , Dec. 19. General Hemy W. Lawton was a native of this city and was personally acquainted with nearly'all menl- berfc of the Mnumee Valley Pioneer associa tion , of which he "was nn honorary iriembsr. He was born on March 17 , 1843 , at Manhat tan , now within the city limits. At the ago of 3 years ho removed to the village of Maumce , where his family was a neighbor of Chief Justice Walte. General I awton lived lu this bcctlon until ho wan about 1C years old , when his parents removed to Fort Wayne , Ind. Neu.s Itccelveel i'l Snutlnuo. SANTIAGO , Cuba. Dec. 19. The report of the death of Major General Lawton made a profound impression here , many of the ofPcers now ! n this military department having served with him. A social function , which had been arranged ut the Officers' club for this evening , was postponed and the flags on the government buildings and the American club were lowered to half mast. FUTURE PEACE IN PHILIPPINES .Mnliial. I'DI-IIHT Mfiillx'ior Flliiln Clllilurt , SnyN It li > ! ) f > n < lN ( ' [ ion AVlittl AinvrlPiuiN Do. .MANILA , Dec. 1' ) . Mablni , formerly a member of the Filipino cabinet , and one of the strongest and mcst Intellectual of the Insurgents , said to n correspondent of the Associated Press at Manila today : "The future peace of the Philippines de pends entirely upon the form of government ho Americans establish. We are van quished , we lacked food and munition ! ) nnd Mismanaged cur affairs. Hut the spirit of ndependence Is craving for recognition. The ndlvlduallty of the Filipino people Htlll ives. If the government eventually cHtnb- Ished here Is liberal , secure nnd free the satisfaction and contentment of the people vlll result and there will be no trouble. "If It Is otherwise , the people will bo dis- atlsfled and will iild a revolutionary movo- nent , which will surely occur sooner or ater. Without the peopled' support such a movement Is Impossible. Kverythlng dc- > ends on what the Americans do. The bub- Ofiuent guerrilla warfare will be eahlly ter- nlnated , if the people do not support It , vhlch they will not do If they are satisfied , Otherwise It will be possible to prolong It ndefinltcly. "I bellcvo the Filipino people should bo onsulted ns to the nature and details of the government to be cBtabllshod. If the war esultH In " .ho recognition * of our deelrea , Ights and necessities us a people to bu gov- rncd It will not have been in vain. " Mablni spoke unoUlolnlly , expressing his wn opinions. The Panay Insurgents have been driven ut of the Island by General HughcH andre ro passing to Negros , where they aiecourt - lig trouble. Two hundred recent arrivals tmro from Panay ambushed Lieutenant A. C. Ledyurd with a party of fifteen men of lie Sixth infantry. It was In this fight hut Lieutenant Lcdyard was killed , falling t the second volley. Colonel Smith , governor of Ncgroa , won bilged to arrest several jiromlnent native * ! n a charge of conspiracy. The native mu- Iclpal cniibtnhulary In those towns re- cntly mutinied and went Into the moun- alns , but thn native soldiery are reported oyal. rx'i'A c. > i'sis ' : MUJIUIH ( nil . \KfiitH I'roni lloiiu * Ken li > Ullv I'D ' iKimrnul I'fiuilr , WASHINGTON. Dec. 11) ) . General Oils to- ay cabled the War depaitment an follows "MANILA. Dec. I' ) . Information from long Kmii ; and NegrrH htiows that the late 'egrog uprlBlng v.ns tin work of the lion ? Cong Junta. Three Junta agents visited Negic'S In the latter part of November an > 1 took In ZOO Tagalos from J'amiy and mucb Junta literature which they circulated They announced great victories In Luzon , that the Insurgent republic would be recognized by the fnlted Plates and warned N'pgros ol punlihmonl In store nnd directed an uprli- Ing IhrouRhont the IslMid for Iecc ) iiber 2 The result was n gathering of a few hundred of the- Ignorant manses nnd robbers and con sequent fright of the better element , ( Jen- oral Smith has Imposed on the tonns con cerned A fine to be paid Into the general treasury. Ho reports the guilt of t o priests and tays American clergymen nro needed ; that Negros would hr easily controlled II left to Itself , hut fenra Tngnln vengeance when Asulnaldo fully establishes himself by driving the Americans cut of Luzon. The most Improbable statements are believed by Ignorant natives. " K.vi'mnTio.N 'ro cim : is iui't i.snn. Dm * to DcncrUoii of .NntUc Alllot 1 iioii Whom Aiiii'rlctliii Dt'in'iKlril. MANILA , Nov. 21 , via San Francisco , Dec. 10. Delated mnll reports ha\c reached Manila of nil expedition on the Island of Ccbu Init month by n small force of Amor- lean soldiers of the Sixth Infantry , which wns repulsed by the Insurgents , mainly through the desertion of native allies upon whom the Americans depended. Two of thi' Americans were killed nnd two wounded nnd In the force of native police accom panying them one was killed nnd four wounded. No ofllclal report of the nffalr has reached Oeneral Otis , consequently the cen- per refused to permit the Incident to bo cabled , but the correspondent of the Asso ciated Press has obtained an account fiom n thoroughly reliable source. The Sixth infantry men killed were Danle H. Adnms. Company A ; Charles N. Coley Company A. The wounded were Wllllnu Slowell , Company A , throunh chest , am Bert Hutchinson , Company C , through hips The American commander at headquar ters In the town of Cebu received Informa tion that a force of Insurgents had occupier ' the village of Maulbaul on the west coast o the Islund , that they wcro levying heavy taxes and taking food and horses and that the villagers would be glad to have them driven nwny. Captain Walker took a detachment of tel soldiers aboard the steam launch I'owerfu on October II nnd proceeded along thu coast , stopping nt the towns of Naga am Carcal , where ten men were added to the force from each garrison. At the lattel town a body of 160 native policemen who w'cre friendly to the Americans was mus tered Into the service by their captain , Senor Majla. These natives were armed with spears nnd bolos and had but few guild among them. On the evening of the 10th the Powerful reached Maulbaul and its passengers wera landed with difficulty through a rough sea. The insurgents had retreated to the hills , so the force camped for the night. Early In the morning they were on the inarch. The Com pany C detachment acted as advance guard and the natives brought up the rear. For throe miles they advanced along a narrow road with the sea on one side and high cllffb on the other. Finally they were compel.eJ to enter a rocky pass , approaching It across a bridge so narrow that they were compelled to march two abreast. Just as they entered the pass there was a great explosion almost In their faces and they were covcre.1 by a shower of soft earth. The Insurgents had prepaied a gunpowder mine to annihilate the party , but the soil and the rocks were so powdery that the Americans suffered no In juries beyond bruises. The explosion was fol lowed by a brief but exciting experience Immediately after the report Filipinos hid den In the cliffs opened fire. Two Americans nnd live natives fell at the first volley. which came from very short range. The commander of the police was hit In the ham ) and a pair of field glasses which he carrlel were shattered. The police were thrown Into confusion nnd after a moment's hesitation they fell bask and began to run , leaving the few Americans to hear the attack. This th ° men of the Sixth did bravely. They rallied In order , carrying their dead and wounded and returning the Insurgents' fire ivithiEUch effect that eighteen of the enemy were killed. The party returned to-Maulbaul and re-i.m- jarkcd for Cebu , where they arrived the 'ol- lowlng day with their dead and wounded. The conduct of the native police found some cxcuso In their poor equipment. R. M. M'COLLINS. TrniiNiort ThimiiiN nt .Singapore. SINGAPORE , Dec. 10. The United States troop ship Thomas has arrived here. The Thomas left New York November 2 , having on board the Forty-seventh Volun teer Infantry , commanded by Colonel Walter Slowe. It Is the first of the three troop ships taking reinforcements to the Phil- ppines by the transatlantic route. Tn o TrniiHEiorf H Arrlvo nt Manila. I WASHINGTON. Dec. 1 ! ) . A dispatch re ceived at the War department from General Otis reports the arrival of the transportH Hancock and City of Puebla at Manila this morning with the Forty-fourth and a portion tion of the Forty-third Infantry aboard. TrniiNport NHnoli l > lHlilir < 'il. WASHINGTON , Dec. in. The chartered tiiinbport Nelson , which has just nrrrlved at San Francisco from Manila , has been dlfccharged from further service for the gov ernment. I ) < 'M' ' .V Ai'lM'plN lilt IllltlOII , NK\V YORK , Dee. ) ! ! . Admlnil Dewey has Vtrlltim to Pic ldent PulallVr of the Hrooklvn rnlon League ' 'lull accepting for Mr . Uewoy und hlmsi'lf an Inv'tation 10 attend it private liliinor ati'l reception to be hlvon In their honor by the flub on the evening of February 8. I. like ( irnln .SlilpiiicnlM IIUFFALO. Dec. 19 I r.irtlrnll > nil of the grain bound down lor Ililn port this se.ison has arrived jurl the total receipt * * , when computed with I ml yr.ir fhmv a 1's fulliiii ; off. This HPauoii'H lecolpts of grain lutnl 14(1,05 ( 107 liilf'KlH , as atr.iliihl 217,7 3,711 bushels liiBt year GRIP'S ' AETER EFFECTS , Wonderful Itemed ) flint Prevent * ( lie DIxiiMroiiN CoiiNOiiiicnci'N of I lu ; ( irlii | | , .Hiit-li UN Henri l < 'nll- uro , Kidney DlM-niir , I'ar- mill .Mnii.verve Trou lileN , J'rlnl lij- Mull to All \Vlio lluvo JSirr Jlnil ( irli > n < oruw Sut ler from UN Those who have had tlie grlpprdurlntt the past few yrnri iiml who uxpiirlenco more or leas woukncw und vltnl il-rnn i-- ment will bo Kind to krow < > f u rcmi-Jy that will euro them , put llfo and Mii-iiKta Into mind and muscle , llspijp und nurvo. Thi ( remedy li known HH Lr ) llTonic Tabblets nnd has a most wcmdiirfui LOiiMtl- tmionnl union In bulldliiK up I lie Hhntiei.'ii system after a elege of thf Krlppe. \\'o want to Introduce them to every reader of this paper , many of whom neeJ nuch a rcmeilv. i'-or n llmlteii llmr ( he proprlHtor ! * , Hayc-s & Coon , 107 Hull ImHil- ing , Detroit , Mich. , will Bond ,1 trial PH < k- ; iK flee by mall to all who send their name and iiddrcHH ( enough to innvlnce the most ckeiitlral of thftlr srcat merit i. Bend at oncu and liwell ) and li.ippy again. Tell your friends nnd neighbors nlicnit tht ! < most lllieral offer. Most ca eu of liuno back , rheumatism , lunx afTt-ctlonti , poor ilrculatlon of blood , unstrung nervpc , kidnay and bladder trrmhlcx. | ) firuly ls hfiirt jialpttatlun and many othei dlflctusen had Iholr origin In ilm Krlppo and Dr. Dlx Tonic 'JuMots will eiirc. They cured Hardy Morrhcad Onana , lowu , of paralysis. Frank linrbeau , ItOS H. 10th fit. . Omaha , Neb . was entirely curfMl of extreme nervoiianoss after cnvuriil doctors had failed. C .M. Iloyd. ex-sheriff at Tuekegee. Aid. , was cured of nervous derangements.Vti ) , , filmpBon found In thrBo tabletx nure for hcverp kldnoy trouble find h'mdiodf ) of other run-down. Pick people < MV > regained their heulth after many dlxruiiraitninentM with other remedies. Write for free trial today , also book explaining why thisc l.ib- lettf cannot fall to restore health arid ( trcnglh. I f SEVEN DIE f Flumes Spread So Rapidly as to Kcntlfr E'cnpj Impossible. " FIREM-N SUCCEFD IN R-SCUING MANY c'l Utll - ( ilrl TnUnt from Vpner Floor i I th lloth i ; > i > n Hut-licit Out I'llllior , Windier mill MMer I'erlNh , NK\V YOUK. Her. 10. Two early mornluK ( cncnicnt house fires In thin city resulted in the rtcnth of ftt least seven person * loda * . The grcHlcr lors or llfo resulted from n flro In the Mentor apartment house , n live story building nt the corner of Third uve-mio nnil Oiui Hundred nnd Second all cot , where flvo persons wcio burned to death and nearly n dozen more or less srrUwly in jured through burns or BUffocallon by smoke. The ( lend nro : PATRICK HARRCTT , 3S years of ape. MRS. 1'ATIUCIC HARRHTT , 2 ? years of nge. JULIA UAUURTT , their Cearold daugh ter. UICIIARU NICKHRSON , 35 yearn old. n mrclmnlr of Cincinnati. AN' UNKNOWN WOMAN , nlmut 13 jcars of age. These who were so severely Injured that they had to be taken to the , hospital are. Mary Harrett , I ) ye.us oC age , * daughter of thu Darrotta. Mrs. Susan McAdee. CO years of nge,1 Mary Farley , 23 years of ngo. The hospital nulhorltlc-e say that t\\o of these cannot live. The other flro opcuricd In a flve-sn y tenement at ) S3 Tenth u\enuc. Mrs. Mai - tin Fox and her son George , 216 jcais > t age , v , ere burned to death. To Cure I.ar.i-i | > | ic In Tuo In > n , Take Laxative Uromo Quinine Tublelt , . All druggists refund the inonoy If it falls to cure. E. W. Grove's signature Is on each box. 'J.'c. Itlviil of SIIKIIITiiiMf Incorporate" , DOVER , Del. , Dec. 18. The Colonial Sugar Refining company , the alleged rival of the American Sugar llellnlng eonpanj , was Incorporated hero today ; capital , $100- 000 , with the privilege of Increasing it to $100,000.000. The company Is chartered to engage In the production of sugar In Cuba , Hawaii and Porto Hlco. The refining Is to bo done by special process on the planta tions. MnreloiiN ( Itinrty. Find. VICTORIA , H. O , Dec. 10. A marvelous quarts : find Is leportcd from Dawson. As says run as high as JSOO n ton , It Is said , ami the ledge ilx a mlle In width. Three men and two women wore drowned In the river November .1 lij the capsizing of a beat. Goes Farthest In the Kitchen COMPANY'S EXTRACT Digests what you eat. 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