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GEN. LAWTON
IS KILLED
Shot by Filipino Rebels
Near San Mateo.
LAUGHED AT BULLETS
He Was Standing In Front of His
Troops tit tha Time Bullet Struck
Him in tha Breast Bled Almost
Instantly Left Manila Monday
Night to Tnko the Town Before
Which Ho Fell Was Fighting a
Man Named Geronlmo.
Manlla.Dec. 10. Major General Henry
W. Lawton, United States volunteers,
was shot and klUed today by Filipino
Insurgents near San Mateo. The gen
cral was standing In front of hl3 troops
when the bullet struck him. He died
almost instantly.
Manila, Dee. 19. 11 p. m. General
Lawton left home Monday, night, hav
ing returned from his northern opera
tions Saturday, to lend an expedition
through Mariquina valley, which has
been an Insurgent stronghold through
out the war. The valley has several
times been Invaded, but never held by
the Americans. General Geronlmo was
supposed to have there the largest or
ganized force north of Manila, and
General Otis wished to garrison Mari
quina. The night was one of the worst
of the season. A terrific rain had be
gun and Is still continuing. Accom
paniel by his staT and Troop I, Fourth
cavalry. General Lawton set out at 9
o'clock in advance of the main force,
consisting of the Eleventh cavalry and
one battalion each of the Twentieth
and Twenty-seventh Infantry, which
stnrted from Ia Lomn at midnight.
With a small escort lie led the way
through an almost pathless country, a
dltanie of fifteen miles, over hills and
through canebrake and deep mud, the
horses climbing the rocks and sliding
down the hills. Before daybreak the
command had reached the head of the
valley.
On the Firing Line.
San Mateo was attached at S o'clcok
and a three hours'- fight ensued.. This
resulted In but few casualties on the
American side, apart from the death
of General Lawton, but the attack was
difficult because of the natural defenses
of the town.
General Lawton wns walking along
the firing line, within 300 yards of a
small sharpshooters' trench, conspicu
ous in the big, white helmet he always
wore, and a light yellow rain-coat. He
was also easily distinguishable because
of his commanding stature.
The sharpshooters directed several
rloso shots, which clipped the grass
near. His staff ofllcers called General
Lawton's attention to the danger he
was in, but he only laughed with his
unusual contempt for bullets.
Suddenly he exclaimed, "I am shot!"
clenched his hands in a desperate effort
to stand erect, and fell Into the arms
of a staff ofllcer.
OnWllfs rushed across the field
for surgeons, who dashed up
Immediately, but their efforts were
useless. The body was taken to a
clump of bushes and laid upon a
stretcher, the familiar white helmet
covering the face of the dead general.
Almost at this moment the cheers o
the American troops rushing into San
Matteo wen; mingling with the rlfla
volleys.
After the fight six stalwart cavalry
men forded the river to the town, car
rying the litter on their hhoulders, tho
staff preceding with the colors, and
a cavalry escort following. The troopi
filed bareheaded through the building
where the body was loir' and many a
tear fell from the eyes of men who had
long followed tho lntrenid Lawton. The
entire command was stricken with
.frief n though each man had suffered
a personal loss.
Owing to tho condition of the coun
try, which is impassable so far as
vehicles are concrtned. th remain?
could not be brought to Manila tod ly.
Mrs. Lawton and children are living in
a government residence formerly oc
cupled by n Spanish general.
Forded the Itiver Under Fire.
San Mateo lies between a hich moun
tain behind and a bioad. shallow
stream In front, with white sand liars,
which the Insurgent trenches and tha
build. ngs command. The Americans
were compelled to ford tho river under
fire. It was while they were lying In
the juo fields and volleying across
preparatory to passing tho stream that
General Lawton was shot.
All pxeept the ofllcers were behind
-over. A t:t.iff nnir.ni. ,.-.,,, ,.. , ... i
nbout the Fame time, and one other
officer and seven men were wounded.
After three hours' shooting tho Fili
pinos were dispersed Into the moun
tains, colonel Lockatt took command
when General Lawton fell.
Official Confirmation.
Washington, Dec. li Tii war de
partment tonight received the follow
ng official confirmation of tho killing
f General Lawton near San Mateo
Luzon: '
Manila-General Lawton engaged in
driving insurgents from San Mateo tec
lion of country northeast of Manila
Killed Instantly at 9.30 this morning. A
Brent loss to us and his country.
(Signed) ()tl8i
It was learned at the war depart
ment that Instructions had been re
ceived last night from the president to
prepare General Lawton's commission
as a brigadier general In the regular
army to fill ono of the existing va
cancies and tho udjutnnt general's
clerks were at work on the c-nmmlxslnn
when the Information of General Law
ton's death was conveyed to the de
partment. In tho death of Major General Law
ton at tho head of his troops In tho
I'hIHpiiliieg. there was a colncldeneo
which connects the man Immediately
with his long history of fighting for
his country. Tho Insurgent whom he
was opposing when he fell was a 'man
named Geronomo. Years ago Major
General Lawton fought against tho In
dian Geronlmo during the San Carlos
outbreak. After pursuing the Apaches
relentlessly, Lawton wns summoned
by an Indian to a conference with the
medicine man. He went nlotio to the
meeting, and tho tall man In nwdlrty
fatigue uniform so domineered the sav
ages by his courage that ho brought
back their surrender, tho Indians fol
lowing tho American to Jail and pun
ishment like so many sheep. That he
should have met his death In tho other
end of the world so many years after
ward at the hands of rebelsi led by a
man of practically the same name a3
tho old Indian is remarkable.
Henry W. Lawton was born In Ohio
March 1", 1SI3. Ho entered the army
during the civil war as ai sergeant of
volunteers In Company 13, Ninth In
diana volunteers. Ho was discharged
soon after and in September, 1SG1. ho
re-enllstod as lieutenant In the Thir
tieth Indiana volunteers. He was made
captain in 1S62, lieutenant colonel in
ISfij and later in the same year he was
breveted colonel of volunteers "for
gallnnt and meritorious service during
the war." On March 25, lSfii, he was
mustered out. In July, ISfiG, he was
appointed second lieutenant Forty
first Infantry and became first lieuten
ant In July of the following year. In
ISM he was transferred to the Twenty
fourth infantry, and In 1871 to the
Fourth cavalry. Ho received his cap
taincy In Mnrch, 1S79. In 1SSS he wa3
appointed assistant inspector general
with the rank of major, and In 183.1
he was made lieutenant colonel In tha
same department. In addition to theso
positions ho filled also that of regi
mental quartermaster. General Law
ton held his rank as lieutenaitt colonel
in tho inspector general's department
until tho outbreak of the war with
Spain, when President McKlniey ap
pointed him brigadier general of vol
unteers and assigned him to the com
mand of a division of the Fifth Army
corps, commanded by General Shafter.
He took active part In the capture of
El Caney anfl In the subsequent oper
ations about Santiago do Cuba.
Military Governor of Santiago.
When that province had been sub
dued he was made military governor,
where, according to civilian reports, he
won the good will of the Influential
Spanish and Cuban citizens. He re
turned to this country on Oct. 19, 1895,
on a leave of absence of sixty days,
expecting to go back to Cuba. Mean
while tho Indians in the west began
causing trouble, and he started for the
scene of hostilities, but arrived after
a settlement had been made. Jan. 19,
1S99. General Lawton sailed on the
transport Grant to enter service In the
Philippine war. On his arrival at Ma
nila he relieved General Anderson of
tho command of tho regular troops.
He captured Santa Cruz, at the ex
treme end of the lake near Manila,
April 10. This place, which was a Fili
pino stronghold, fell Into tho hands of
General Lawton's expedition after
some fighting, which formed one of
the most interesting battles of the
war. General Lawton and his staff
accompanied the troops. Here his old
training In the wars with the Indians
served him in good stead. He Intro
duced Indian tactics which eventually
resulted in the complete rout of the
rebels. The general's next hard fight
ing took place in his attack on' San
Rafael, where the American troops
were met with a heavy fire from a
large number of rebels who were con
cealed In the Jungle on all sides. Again
General Lawton employed frontier
warfare, and this alone saved the divi
sion from great loss. Later followed
tho victory or Isidro, the Insurgent
capital, in relation to which President
McKlniey sent tho following message
to General Otis:
"To Otis, Manila Convey to General
Lawton and the gallant men of his
command my congratulations upon tho
successful operations during tho past
month resulting In the capture, this
morning, of San Isidro."
Commanded Manila Defense.
On June 1 General Lawton was placed
in command of the defense of Manila
and the troops forming the lino around
that city. Early In October he was en
gaged In dispersing the insurgents and
cutting off the communication main
tained by them between Dacoor and
Imus by means of tho road between
those places. Ho was successful in
clearing the country of Filipinos and
was several times under fire, especially
wnno ricung up the road to Imus. He
then pushed northward, capturing a
number of towns, and drovo the rebels
everywhere before him. General Law
ton and General Young arrived at Ara
yat on Oct. 19, with a force of about
3.000 men. He was heard of next nt
Cabanatuan, where he took an active
part In dispersing the Insurgent bunds
in different parts of th country.
About the middle of November tho
whereabouts of Generals Lawton and
Young, on account of the rapidity of
their movements, became almost as
mysterious as that of Agulnaldo. With
characteristic energy he continued his
rapid moves, using all the cunning he
had gulned from years of Irregular bor
der warfare, where cunning counts as
much as strength. 'After numbers of
these successful dashes came the one
against Mateo. Like tho southern gen
eral who "never told his men to go on,"
Lawton led the reconnaissance, and,
following his own tactics, ho as general
was at' the head of his men, daring
death as he had defied It carelessly for
almost forty years.
Lawton a Callfornlan.
Lons Angeles, Cal Dec. 19. General
Henry W. Lawton, who was killed at
San Mateo, was well known here. Pre
vious to the Spanish-American war he
was a lieutenant colonel in the regu
lar establishment and was inspector
general for the department of Arlzoni,
with readqunrters In this city. He was
a member of a local Grand Army of
tho Republic post and of various so
cial clubs of this city. General Law
ton married Miss Craig, of Red Lands,
Ban Bernardino county, and had a
large orange grove near Red Lands.
Bribery Case Dismissed.
Columbus. O.. Dec. 19,-The Supreme
ct.urt handed down a. decision toduy dls
missing the bribery case of Attorney
General Monnctt ngolnit the Standard
Oil company.
EX-SPEAKER GROW
ON EXPANSION
DEFENSE OF THE POLICY OF RE
TAININO PHILIPPINES.
Tho Copperheads of 1801 Are Suc
ceeded by the Anti-Impcrlalists of
Today Both, tho Speaker Claims,
Have Sought to Embarrass tho
Government Mr. Ball Makes Re
marks on Prosperity Tho Senate
Programme.
Washington, Dec. 19. The house was
In session two hours today. A largo
! number of perfunctory resolutions for
printing for committees, leave to sit
during the sessions, etc., necessary to
get the committees under way, wero
adopted and the Boveral portions of
the president's messago were distrib
uted In accordance with tho usual cus
torn. The resolution for the distribu
tion of the message was made the
occasion of a speech by Grow, the
venerable ex-speaker of tho house, In
defense of the administration's course
In the Philippines, and by Mr. Hell, a
Colorado Populist, criticising the presi
dent's utterances upon tho prosperity
of the country. Scores of tho mem
bers left for their homes thla uftcrnoon
to spend the holidays,
Mr. Payne, chairman of the ways
and means committee, presented the
resolution for the distribution of tha
president's message to the various
committees having Jurisdiction. Mr.
Payne stated that Mr. Grow, tho ven-
I erablo ex-speaker of the house, de-
Flrcd to address the house for forty
minutes upon the resolution, and It
was arranged that the Democrats
should have an equal amount of time
if they desired It. Mr. Grow read a
carefully prepared sproch in defense
of the policy of retaining possession
of the Philippines as a logical result
of the war with Spain and Dewey'.j
victory in Manila. Ho said that tho
people of the DIstilct of Columbia
would have Just as much right to re
bel against the authority of the I'nited
States as the people of tho Philip
pines. The "copperheads" of 1SG1 wer
succeeded by tho "anti-Imperialists" of
today. Both sought to embarrass tho
government.
Mr. Ball (Colo.) submitted some re
marks In criticism of tho statements
In the president's message about the
prosperity in tho country. He charged
that a large proportion of tho alleged
prosperity was fictitious and Instanced
the case of the numerous Industrial
trusts, which ho said had been Inflated
with wind and floated. Many of these
bubbles had been pricked within the
last few days and today the news
papers were filled with tho stories of
disaster on Wnll street.
Mr. Gaines (Tenn.) spoke briefly In
opposition to Mr. Grow's statement las:
Friday that from 1SG0 to 1S78 "coin"
was understood to mean nnd did
i mean "gold." Tho resolution was then
; adopted.
1 Mr. Mercer (Neb.) announced the
j death of the late Senator Hayward, of
. Nebraska, and after the adoption of
I the customary resolutions the house at
, 2.0." p. m.. as a further murk of respect,
adjourned.
In the Senate.
Discussion In the senate of the finan
cial measure drafted by tho Republi
can majority of the committee on
finance will begin on Thursday, the
day after the holiday recess. This an
nouncement was made In the senate
today by Mr. Aldrlch (It. I.), chairman
of the finance committee, In connection
with his report of the senate's substi
tute for the financial hill passed yes
terday by the house. Mr. Aldrlch, who
will have charge of the measure, de
clared his purpose to press the measure
to passage as soon as possible.
Mr. Vest (Mo.) declared It to bo
understood that the bill reported by
tho finance committee did rot repre
sent tho views of the minority of the
committee.
Hon. W. V. Allen, appointed by Gov
ernor Poynter as senator from Ne
braska, took the oatli of office today.
After a brief executive session the
resolution of the house announcing the
death of Hon. Hlchard P. Bland, long
n representative in congress, was read.
Mr. Cockrell (Mo.) announced that at
a fitting time he would ask tho senato
I to pay Its tribute to tho dead states
1 man. He then offered tho usual --so-
lutlons of sorrow, and after their adop
tion me senate, as an additional mark
of respect, ndjourned.
COULDN'T SHOW HER BURNS.
Court Convinced That Fair Plaintiff's
Leg Was Injured.
New York. Dee. 18. Thirty thousand
dollars Is the sum at stake, or as much
of It as a Jury cares to award, In the
case of Miss Helen D. Ward, who is
suing St. Vincent hospital because,
she says, a careless nurse placed a
hot water bag ag; Jnst her leg, burning
It so that she will be crippled for life.
This was In February, 1891.
Miss Ward Is a sister-in-law of Judge
Henry E, Howland, and Mrs. How
land assisted her to the witness stand
today before Justice Levlntrltt.
"Is your right leg the same slzo as
your left?" asked her lawyer.
"It Is not," said Miss Ward. "My
right leg measures only twelve and
one-quarter Inches, while my left meas
ures thirteen and one-half Inches."
"Whereabouts were you burned?"
Now Miss Ward could have told, hut
plainly she was about to iwt upon tho
axiom that seeing la believing, and
when Justice Levlntrltt saw Miss
Ward daintily catch up her skirts, ho
said It wasn't really necessary.. The
case was not finished.
Steamship Arrivals.
New York, Dec. ID. Arrived: Knitter
Wllhelm der Grouse, llremen via Sout'a
nmpton and Cherbourg. Cleared: South,
wark for Antwerp via Southampton;
C'evlc, Liverpool, Lizard Passed: Pre.
lorln, New York for Hamburg; Trnve,
New York for Bremen.
Pennsylvania Pensions.
Washington, Dec. 19. Pcnidons: War
with Spain Widows, etc., Margaret M.
Kansky, Scelyvlllo, Wayne, U2.
MISCHIEVOUS JUNTA.
Creates Disturbance by Improbable
Stories of Filipino Victories.
Washington, Dec. 19. General Otis
today cabled the war department as
follows:
"Information from Hong Kong nnd
Negros shows that late Negros upris
ing was work of Hong Kong Junta.
! Three junta ugents visited Negros In
the latter part of November and took
In 300 Tagalos from Panay and much
junta literature, which they circulated.
! They announced great victories In
Luzon, that Insurgent Independence
would be recognized soon by tho United
States and warned Negros of the pun
ishment In store and directed an up
rising throughout the Island for Dec.
2. The result was a gathering of a few
hundred of tho Ignorant masses nnd
robbers nnd consequent 'fright of the
better element. General Smith has Im
posed on tho towns concerned a fine to
be paid into the general treasury. He
reports the guilt of two priests, and
says American clergymen are needed.
That Negros would be easily controlled
if left to Itself, but they fear1 Tagalo
vengeance when Agulnaldo fully es
tablishes himself by driving the Ameri
cans out of Luzon. Tho most improb
able statements are believed by the
ignorant natives."
HOT IRON HER WEAPON.
Plucky Woman Seared Negro As
sailant's Face Threatened to Kill
Her, but Was Burned so Terribly
That He Fled Shrieking.
Hanover, Pa., Dee. 19. With a hot
flatiron Mrs. Laura Cashmon, the wife
of a farmer living near Trevanlon, ef
fectually defended herself from the at
tack of a negro, and scared his face In
such a manner that he will bear tho
marks for life.
Mrs. Cushman was alone r.t the Iron
ing board when the negro, a stranger,
appeared and asked for something to
eat. She complied with his request,
and when he departed she went back
to her work. Shortly afterward tho
negro returned, and stealing quietly
up behind the woman threw his ormi
around her, threatening to kill her If
she screamed.
"No, you won't," said Mra. Cush
man, and she twfsted around, strlklm;
at him with the iron, which she had
not dropped. In the desperate strug
gle that ensued she pushed the hot Iron
against his bare face. The negro gave
a scream and ran out. The Iron was so
hot that It burned the flesh terribly.
The plucky woman was so exhausted
and unnerved that she could not give
the alarm for several hours. When
her husband arrived he aroused the
neighborhood, and men armsd with
shotguns t-coured . the country, but
failed to find the scoundrel. Mrs.
Cushman is greatly prostrated.
MOUNTED INFANTRY.
A Force of Ten Thousand To Bo Sent
to Africa,
London,- Dec. SO. 1.4S a. m. Tho
government lias nt last consented to
mobilize a force which General Tliillnr
j Is credited with having demanded nil
along as an essential of success In
South Africa, namely, 10,000 mounted
Infantry. This morning tho war office
issued an order to tho effect that tho
government had decided to raise for
Soutli Africa a mounted Infantry force
to be called "Imperial Yeomanry." and
to lie recruited from yeomanry, volun
teers and civilians possessing tho re
quisite qualifications. Enlistment will
bp for ono year or during tho contin
uance of tile war. All must bo good
riders and marksmen. The enrolled
strength of tho yeomanry forces, which
originated In the troublous period of
th'j French revolution, is now 10,133.
Their services have never before been
called for In war.
The lord mayor of London is raising
and equipping a force of a thousand
volunteers among the city corps. The
la rife city firms are contributing the
necessary expenses.
Colonel Sir Charles Howard Vlno-nt.
commandant of the Queen's Westmin
ster's volunteers, have nin nffT.iv.,1 in
j raise a regiment of a thousand picked
mnritsmcn.
The enthusiasm of volunteer enlist
ments continues, and promises to glvo
the government ample material.
Special reports regarding the fight
ing at the Tugela river are still filter
ing through, but all tho newspapers
complain that these are severely cen
sored, and it is still Impossible to get
an accurate Idea of the battle.
Much a-xlety Is caused by the fact
that the war office had fi'it yet re
ceived a full list of tho casualties of
tho battle.
' Conroy Knocked Out.
New York. Dee. 19.-Ous Rulilln, the
Akron, O., giant, who has aspirations for
heavyweight championship honors, de
feated "Stockings" Conroy, of Troy. N.
Y., In seven rounds before tho Broadway
Athletic club tonight. Conroy put up a
gnmo battle nnd Kent In some fearful
rights on Huhlln's ribs and over the kid
neys, but ho was unable to withstand the
big Ohlnnn'H swings and Jabs and was
nlmost out when tho referee stopped the
bout near the end of tho seventh round.
Strike at Shamokln,
'Shamokln. Pa Dec. 19.-Threc hundred
miners at Colbert colliery had to stop
work yesterday afternoon owing to the
slate pickers going en htriko for an ad
vance In wages of from $3.25 to JX75 per
week. A committee of toys conferred
with tho officials and today tho latter
granted tho inert aso asked for whereupon
tho strike yas declared oft and work at
tho colliery wns resumed.
Chairman Jones' Call.
Washington, Dee. 19. Senator Jones,
chairman of tho Domoeratlc national
committee, lias Issued a call for a meeting
of that committeti to bo held at the Ra
leigh hotel, In this city, on tho 22d of
February rest. The purpofe of the
meeting Is to fli a tlnr.o and place for
holding tho national Democratic con
ventlon next summer.
Mail Penalties.
Washington, Dec. 19. Mr. Lucey, of
Iowa, Introduced a hill In tho house to
day providing that any pirson who shall
be found gulltv of obctrueting any train
carrying United States mall shall bo
punished by a fine of J 10,000 or Impris
onment for ten years or both.
SAMOAN TREATY
IN GREAT PERIL
POSSIBILITY THAT THE SEfcATE
WILL NOT .RATIFY IT.
Democratic Opposition Based on tho
Antl-Iraperiallstic Principle Re
publicans Lack Seven Votes of the
Necessary Two-thirds Majority.
Six May Be Obtained, but the Re
maining One Is Doubtful.
Washington, Dec. 19. The Samoan
treaty, under which tho United Stato3
acquires the Island of Tutulla, may
not be ratified by tho senate. The
Democratic members of the foreign ro
latlons committee at the last meeting
of that committee manifested a spirit
of opposition which may cause trouble.
Chairman Davis, of the foreign rela
tions committee, says that he expects
a vigorous fight against tho treaty by
the Democrats In tho senate.
Tho Democratic opposition Is based
on the same principle as the Democra.
tic antagonism to the administration's
policy In the Philippines. The Demo
crats maintain that the acquisition of
tho Island Is nn unwarranted usurpa
tion of power by the United States:
that 'the Island Is being taken without
the consent of the natives, who are
the original owners. They say that
the acquisition of the Island under a
treaty between this country and two
European powers Is too much In lino
with the Imperialistic policy which tho
Democrats oppose.
I The Republicans, on the other hand,
say that as the American interest In
I the Island was not questioned under
me iierun ireaiy, mere ought to he no
criticism of the present arrangement.
It is said that the government has not
the least Intention of nnnexlng Tutu
lla, but simply wishes to use It as a
, coaling station and refuge for naval
vessels.
i The Republican strength in tho sen-
ate Is seven less than tho two-thirds
' vote necessary to ratify the treaty, but
, It Is understood that Senators Telle.',
Stewart and Jones, silver Republicans;
Senator Kyle, who Is now allied with
! the Republican side, and in all proba-
billty Senators Morgan and Lindsay,
' Democrats, will vote for the ratiflca-
tlon of the treaty. It remains to bo
i seen whether the Democrats can, by
their opposition, prevent the Republi
cans from obtaining the one more nec
essary vote.
Tho Samoan treaty was sent to the
senato by tho president recently. It
contains but two sections. The first
section pledges Great Britain and Ger
many to a relinquishment of nil right
nnd title to the Island of Tutulla, In
the second section, the United States
agrees to a like relinquishment of In
terest in the two other islands of tho
group. The Island of Tutulla contains
the harbor of Pago iPago, the finest
land-locked harbor In the Pacific ocean.
The United States constructed a steel
pier in the harbor and has made other
Improvements there,
MURDER AT DUNBAR.
Sanford White Shot nnd Killed by
George Templeton The Murderer
in a Dying Condition.
Dunbar, Dec. 19. Excitement ran
high in this town and vicinity today
and tonight. Sanford White, superin
tendent of construction of the W. J,
Ralney Coke company, is dead and his
assassin Is in the Connelisville hospl.
tal, riddled with bullets, and is ex
pected to die at any time.
George Templeton, a negro gambler
and desperado. Is supposed to havd en
tered and robbed a house of one of the
workmen at Mount Bruddoek last night,
and when the robbery was reported at
the works this morning Superintend
ent Fletcher W. Cunningham started
an Investigation. Among others, ho
asked Templeton where he spent last
night. Instead of replying, the rcgro
at once said lie would kill Mr. Cun
ningham for insinuating that ho had
anything to do with the thieving.
After some loud talk he drew a re
volver from his pocket and. as Mr,
Cunningham was unarmed, Sanford
White, standing close by, ran and
stepped between the men and, without
a word, struck the negro In the face,
knocking him away from Cunningham.
Like a flash, Templeton turned the re
volver on White and shot lilni. Tho
ball entered tho right breast, Just over
the heart. White staggered backward
and gasped for breath, but with won
derful rallying power he drew bis re
volver and fired twice at Templeton,
who was by this time running away.
White then fell to the ground und died
soon afterward.
Some ono In the crowd that gathered
caught up a Winchester rifle from tho
company store near tho scene of the
killing and fired at the desperado. In
an instant everything was in an up
roar. Tho rapid firing of revolvers
drew the workmen from their ovens,
and men from all that region Joined at
once In the chaso after tho murderer,
and among tho crowd were eight good
guns. Templeton, although wounded,
ran for the mountains, which are close
to tho works, hut tho pursuing party
kept firing at him. He ran hard at
first, but soon began to weaken, and
before tho woods were reached ho wna
compelled to surrender, being too weak
from loss of blood to go any further.
Ho received a bullet in the back,
which entered under the right shoulder
and Is supposed to have lodged In his
right lung.
When arrested Templeton hnd little
to say and with not even able to walk.
He was laid on a rude stretcher and
carried back to tho sc?ne of tho kill
ing. As soon us possible preparations
were mado and Templeton was taken
on a train to tho ConnHlsvllle hospital,
whero tonight he Is lying In a dying
condition.
Wants Reward for Chinese.
Washington, Dec. 19, Admiral Dewey
has renewed his request that tho Chlncso
who served with him during the battle
of Manila bay be given the right to enter
tho United States free of restriction tn a
letter to Secretary Long which ha been
forwarded to congress for consideration,
THE NEWS THIS MOUNINU
Weather Indications Today:
QENERALLY FAIR.
1 General General Lawton Killed In
Attack on San Mateo.
Latest News from South Afrlcn.
Representative Grow on Expansion. '
Samoan Treaty May Not Be Ratified.
S General Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Financial nnd Commercial.
3 Local Proposed Federal Court Dis
trict.
4 Editorial.
News and Comment.
C General Whitney's Weekly News
Budget.
G Local Doings of a Day In Lacka
wanna County.
7 Local Toklo Engineers Visit Scran-
ton.
Prices of Christmas Dinner Essentials,
8 Local West Scranton and Suburban.
9 Round About tho County.
10 General How to Detect Poisonous
Plants.
11 Story "An Interrupted Elopement."
12 Local Ltvo Industrial News.
REBELLION IS CRUSHED.
It Now Rests with Americans to Es
tablish Good Government in tho
Philippines Mablnl's Opinion.
Manila, Dec. 19. Mablnl, formerly a
member of the Filipino cabinet and
considered the strongest nnd most In
tellectual of the Insurgents, said to a
correspondent of the Associated Press
at Manila toda-;
"Tho future peace of the Philippines
depends entirely upon the form of gov
ernment tho Americans establish. We
are vanquished because we lacked food
and munitions and mismanaged our
affairs. But tho spirit of Independence
Is craving for recognition.
"The Individuality of the Filipino
people still lives. If the government
eventually established here Is liberal,
secure and free, the satisfaction and
contentment of the people will result
and there will be no trouble. If it is
otherwise, the people will be dissatis
fied and will materially and mentally
sympathize with and aid the revolu
tionary movement, which will surely
occur sooner or later. Without the peo
ple's support, such a movement is im
possible. Everything depends on what
the Americans do. Tho subsequent
guerilla warfare will bo easily termin
ated If the people do not support It,
which they will not do if they arc sat
isfied. Otherwise it will be possible to
prolong it Indefinitely. I believe the
Filipino people should be consulted ns
to the nature and details of the gov
ernment to bo established. If the war
results in the recognition of our de
sires, rights and necessities, as a people
to bo governed, It will not have been
In vain."
Mablnl spoke unofficially, expressing
his own opinions. The Panay Insur
gents have been driven out of the
Island by General Hughes and are pass
ing to Negros, where they are creating
trouble. Two hundred recent arrivals
there from Panay ambushed Lleuten
nnt A, C. Ledyard, with a party of
fifteen men of the Sixth Infantry. It
was in this fight that Lieutenant Led
yard was killed, falling at tho second
volley.
Colonel Smith, governor of Negros
Island, has been obliged to arrest sev
eral prominent natives on it charge of
conspiracy. Tho native municipal con
stabulary in three towns recently
mutinied and went into tho mountains,
but tho native soldiers arc reported
loyal.
STEELE-DOTY CONTEST.
Attorney General Elkin (Jives a Pri
vate Bearing.
Harrlsburg, Dec. 19. Attorney Gen
oral Elkin cavo a nrlvm i,,,m,i., .
i his office this afternoon In tho Steolc-
I Doty Judicial contest from Westmore-
I land county. J. p. Schall and If. J.
Stauffer, of Llgonler, presented a petl-
tlon signed by thlity-Kuir of the sixty
signers to the petition for a contest,
asking that their names bo stricken off
I John B. Head and Captain John n!
i Keenan, of Greensburg. appeared for
I Judge Doty and Senator John H
I Brown, of Grapevlile, for John B.
Steele, the unsuccessful Republican
candidate for Judge. The attorney gen
eral reserved his decision, although it
Is generally believed Mint h ,..m .
allow the contest.
Buffalo Grain Receipts.
Buffalo, Dec. 19.-Practlcally all of the
grain bound down the luku for tills port
this season has arrived, and the total
receipts when compared with hut veai-ii
show a big falling off. Tho season's rc
eelpts of grain total 1IC.LS5.-107 bushels as
against 217.7S5.51l aM year, a decrease
of over 71.0OO.V00 bushels. Tho falling off
Is attributed to the dock troubles early
In tho year, the keen competition of tho
railroads and tho greater profits In car
rylng ore.
New Sugar Refining Company.
Dover. Del.. Dec. 19.-Tlio Colonial
Sugar Refining company, tho alleged rival
of tho American Sugar Refining .n
pany, was Incorporated hero todav. tap
Hal JNW.oco, with the prlvllcgo of Increa...
lng it to Jioo.WO.OOO. Tho company is
chartered to cngago In tho production
of sugar la Cuba, HmwUl and Porto Rico.
Tho refining is tc bo dono by special
process on tho plantations.
Father Mulcahey 111.
Atlantlo City, N. J., Dec. 19. Father J.
A. Mulcahey, vicar general of St. Pat
rick's church, Hartford, Conn., who Iuih
been hero for a month pant for the benefit
of his shattered health, remains In a crit
leal condition. Rev. Father J. J. Smith,
of Norwich, Conn., a llfo long friend of
the vicar general, and his niece, B. B.
Mulcahey, aro hero with him,
THE POSITION
OF BULLER
British Reported to Have
Crossed the Tugela
River.
ACCOUNT IN DAILY MAIL
Passago of tho River Said to Havo
Been Forced After Severe Fight
with tho Boers War Office in Lon
don Non-Committal Refuses to
Deny or Confirm tho Report Lon
don Generally Incredulous Gen.
Methuen's Communications Al
leged to Havo Been Cut.
London, Dec. 19. The Daily Mall
hears from a hitherto reliable corre
spondence that General Duller, after a
stiff fight, crossed tho Tugela river.
Tho correspondent adds that General
Methuen's communications havo been
cut.
Tho war office declines either to con
firm or contradict the report, and only
the most optimistic give any credit to
It. Even those realize that it Is In
credible that tho war office would re
frain from publishing Immediately
news of such Importance.
Tho statement that General Meth
uen's lino of communication had been
cut has not been confirmed. Tho latest
news from the general, dated Sunday,
Dec, 1", indicated an impasse. Tho
Boers were gathering reinforcements
and extending their fortifications on
both his Hanks," but It was believed
they would lie unable to attack tho
British position. On the other hand, it
was regarded as impossible for tho
British to turn tho Boers' flank. Tha
Boer lines of entrenchments are con
tinuous and capable of rigid connection
at many points.
From elsewhere at tho front there Is
absolutely nothing to throw additional
light on the situation. The newspapers
are full of stories showing the unanim
ity with which tho volunteers and yeo
manry arc responding to tho call to
arms.
Lord Chesham. commanding officer of
tho Royal Buckinghamshire yeomanry,
Is to command the force of 3,000 yeo
manry which ho has been authorized
to organize for service In South Africa.
The Earl of Dudley and other titled
officers will accompany him,
Tho Morning Post, reviewing tho
various positions of the bcleagurod
commanders and garrisons in Soutli
Africa, assorts that the relief of Lady
smith is most important, and that a
victory In Natal would change tho
whole face of affairs. It Is also pointed
out that tho need of having tho navy
In readiness to move at any moment to
protect the line of communications
with South Africa Is urgent, because
"a quarrel with some foreign power
might come any day without any Brit
ish Intention to provoke one."
Some of the newspapers express con
siderable mlsgMngs at troops going
from India to South Africa. They
think the risks too great and thut it
may lead to two continents being
ablaze instead of one.
Ample recognition is given In th
press to the great outburst of loyalty
In Canada. The remarks of Sir Wil
frid Laurler. the premier, and tho cab
inet, as representative of both tho
English nnd French sections,
aro
' specially welcome.
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EVIDENCES OF POISON.
Found By Coroner In Performing an
Autopsy on Wright's Remains.
The body nt Charles W. Wright, of
Chinchilla, who died in tho Jackson
house on Franklin avenue Monday aft
ernoon, was yesterday taken to the de
ceased's late home In Chinchilla. Tho
man died under very peculiar circum
stances and there Is a strong suspicion
afloat that he took laudanum.
Coroner J. J. Roberts performed an
autopsy early Tuesday morning and
will hold an inquest In tho case In tho
near future. Yesterday afternoon ho
Impanelled the following Jury: How
ard Davis, M. A. Rafter, T. A. Dono
hue, O. W. Payne, W. A. Raub and i.
A. Williams. The Inquest will bo con
dueted In tho arbitration room In tho
! court house. The cornier found somo
evidences of iolson and removed tho
stomach for the purpose of having tho
contents analyzed.
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS.
Conducted Last Night by Peter Wil
liamson Lodge.
Over one hundred members of Peter
Williamson lodge. No. 323. Free nnd
Accepted Masons, were present last
night at the Installation of officers in
Masonic hall. After the installing had
taken place Caterer Huntington servci
a supper.
The Installation ofllcers were Depu
ty Grand Master Thomas F. WelK
Secretary C. L. Van Busklrk and Treas
urer Thomas E. Lyddon.
The officials Installed were: Wor
shipful master, Charles W. Dawson:
senior warden, Alfred E. Connell, and
Junior warden, James J. Taylor. Af
ter the ceremony had been gono
through Deputy Grand Master Wells
presented In an excellent tpoech Re
tiring Master Frank W. Molr with
tho regalia and jewels of the order.
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