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INDIAN FIGHTERS' TALES. Exciting Times in the West When Geronimo and His Men Were on the War Path. Chiei Gerouilo. the famous A pache fighter. who is now at the World's Fair. will soon receive a call from one of his old antagonists. a re tired soldier, who fought the renown ed Indian warrior in Arizona and New Mexico thirty-five years ago. The soldier is Henry George Na bers. of No. 1318 North' Fifteenth street, who was a sergeant in Troop G. Eighth United States cavalry, about 1870. Mr. Nabers is not known in army circles by his real name, how ever, for he ran away from home when he was iS years old. to prevent his relatives hearing where he was he enlisted under the name of John Tracy. This was n i16. and soon after joining the army his regiment was ordered to the southwest, where a constant warfare was being waged between the Apaches under Geroni mo and the United States soldiers. Many were the thrilling exper iences which Sergeant Tracy had in the mountains of Arizona and New Mexico from i868 until April, 1873, when he was honorably dscharged. The hardest battle in which he took part was that which was fought on the summit of the mountains on the line between New Mexico and Arizo na in the fall of 1871. Troops G, I. K and L, of the Eighth United States cavalry, had been engaged with about 2,000 Apaches," said the retired veteran, "and after a hard day's fight the cav alry slowly withdrew from the field. The mountain ridge then interposed between us and the Indians, and the officers decided to take the Indians by surprise in the night and com pletely rout them. "Captain E. J. Fishit, who was in command of Troop G. was instructed to select a sergeant, who in turn should choose ten trustworthy men to accompany Manwella. a half-breed scout, on the reconnoiter. The cap tain selected me, and wth ten sol ,diers whom I knew would not run, I went with Manwella on the scouting expedition. "We 'were instructed slowly to climb the mountain, and when we found the Indians to signal to the rest of the army at the foot of the hills which would then follow us and give battle to the Apaches. . "Cutting branches of sagebrush, -each man slowly advanced up the hill, waving the branches in front of his -face thus making the Indians think that what they saw was nothing but -grass. "As we neared the top of the hill a company tailor who had joined the reconnoitering party foolishly raised his head and received a bullet in the forehead. The report of the gun was mistaken by the soldiers at the base of the mountains as the signal .to adv'ance. They swept up the hill, 'drove the Indians from camp, and fol 'lowed them for 36 hours. "In this battle a lieutenant was s'hot through both jaws. We placed 'him in an improvised stretcher. which w:.s swung between two horses, and carried him for 6o miles to Apache Pass. "For my conduct in this battle I 'received a medal from the govern ment but that medal has since been lost." Though Sergeant Tracy or Henry *G. Nabers, was not with the party that captured Geronimo. yet for a while, he says, he was in command of the guard that had charge of Gero nimo at Camp Bowie. Ariz. He is confident that Geronimo will remem ber'hirn. The most thrilling experience of Sergeant Tracy's life took place about 1873, after he left the army and when he was selling cattle to the govern ment. WVith a party of nine men he had gone to Fort Cummins. Ariz., to get 5o cattle. which he intended to drive to the camp at Bowie. After rounding up the cattle, Nabers and his nine assistants started on the fif ty mile journey. After riding about ten miles the little band of ten men was attacked by a band of so Indians, who desired to drive off the cattle. "A battle resuh:ed." said Mr. Na bers in 'telling of the' incident, "and for three hours, using our horses as breastworks, we fought. Seven of my men ll. I was shot in the arrm ha bllet. and just as I was get ng in yI saddle I felt a stinging "cking d0wn 1 saw that my looi had been pierced with an arr-w. I ptl!ed the arrow out. and then begar the l ng ride to Camp Bowic. As I rode the blood oozed from my boots I was in the hospital for a long tim as a result oi the wounnds I received in this hattle. but I was the only one ,f the three survivors who did no liose an arm -r leg." Another experience of which the old Indian tighter tells is one of rid ing with the army for 36 hours with out water. "After we had been without watei for 36 hours. he said. "a' soldier told me that two miles back he had seer what appeared to be coyote tracks and that he thought if we would fol l,w those tracks we should find a sprig. -I then rode back with this soldiei to the tracks of.which he had spoken and after following them for five miles came to a small spring fron which the water was flowing at the rate of a bucket every ten minutes. TROUBLE FOR .ROOSEVELT. Prediction of Mrs. Ward, The Geor gia Prophet. In casting a political horoscope for the national political campaign, Mrs. R. P. Ward. a Georgia woman who predicted the death of President Mc Kinley. has found serious trouble to President Roosevelt. It is all going to happen during the month of Sep ten.ber. or the deal's off, and the president will pull through. If he passes the crisis next month, according to the vision of Mrs. Ward, President Roosevelt stands a fine show of being elected president. In order to accomplish this it is pre dicted that the democratic party will be split into two factions, but on what rock is not stated. "I see great danger for President Roosevelt in September," said Mrs. Ward yesterday. "It looks very dark for him. He is in danger of violence. In fact, on March 7, last I prophe sied the assassination of Roosevelt. He is a good man at heart, and if he passes through this dangerous period that now hangs over him, and is elected, he will serve his country well. If he escapes the impending danger, he will be elected by a large majority." Turning her attention to the presi dential campaign. Mrs. Ward said: "I saw sometime back a favorable democratic campaign, but since then here has been some very strong hanges. They took place about the time of the nominations. At that ime the conditions were clear. Now I see a division among the democrats. As I now see it that party will split, and there will come great confusion. There is a darkness of uncertainty anging over Mr. Parker. "Rooseveit will be the next presi dent if he av-erts the calamity that waits him. The shadows are gath ering thickly about him. He has friends who may in some way deal darkly with him. I prophesied a econd term for McKinley, also his tnal end, warning him by letter of hs coming troub!e. "I now say that the democrats will be divided and will be knocked out nless they stand together strongly. Yet, as I now see it. the democrats will split and make a channel; the ()ner side will till tup the gap. "Again I see hard times ahead, noney scarce, hard suffering, a scar ity of cotton, but higher in price. I see a nearby war and much disturb anees as well as distress. America will have trouble with foreign coun tries and diffictulties that will not be early settled. "In this prophesying of the politi cal campaign I am not following the dictates of my heart. I have got to tell this thing as I see it, not as I wotld like to have it. "Roosevelt will be the next presi dent bevond the shadow of a doubt if he is not killed. "There will never be a race war in' this country. 1 see negroes and whiite men fighting side by side without unforms. It iS :nv intention to write n:oPresident Roosevelt. wa:-nn him of the danger and telling hin 1 mw to- avert ht. Tim Parker. then clored1 man who defended President cKnlo.ey aufflo was tromgh 1he s. ilth and I bhlieve was 'tructed by President Rtosevlt I) see ine re ardig te prsidm'strip to- Char I.vililV ht' 1! An.'.gu-1* Ia. M v V i - It ) n I with ,reat fear and sa(die5s r 'I2 c:: e.nntry :tni its rulers. The Same Thing. New Yt,rk Sun. A big Russian wI jIll1111(1 sat out -ide lne of the Yiddish Bowery thea tres during the porforiance the ,ther night and made night hideous with his clamor. 1 is master had gone inside. having a merited faith in the brute's al)ility to take care of himself. The log was lonely. but impressive. The theatre employes did not interfere. The situation w;as critical when an nrchin volunteered to return the ani mal to its home, providing that on his return he be admitted to the Mhow. The manager agreed and the hound accompanied his small ac quaintance without demur. On the return of the youth he was passed in. In a few moments three more gamins presented themselves for admittance. 'fer removin' de dawg." as they ex plained. The manager remarked with some heat that that score had been settled. "Well." replied the spokesman, "it's dis way. if yous don't let us in we'll go an' toin de dawg loose again." They got in. Of the condition of The Commercial Bank of Newberry, S. C., at the close of business June 30, 1904. Published ac cording to an Act of General Assembly. RESOURCES. Notes discounted ................ $302,210 73 Furniture and fixtures....... 3,051 93 Due from banks. ......... ..... 4,525 58 Overdrafts ........................ 4,823 09 Cash and cash items............ 10,935 65 $325,546 98 LIABILITIES. 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