Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, December 23, 1899, Image 1
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~VOL. IX.
DEATH OF GEN LAWTON,
vti vn ii> i < i'ii 111'hi v i
nuiunu ?? niurj i IKII I I.M
TilK FILIPINOS.
After an All Night's March hi
Hnd Attacked the Town of San
Mateo. The place Was Well
Fortified and (Jen. Lawtoi
Was Walking Along the Fin
Line Encouraging Ills Troop?
to Advance Against a Sharp
Rll00ter8, Trench.
Manila, Dec. 19?II p. m ?
Gen. Lawton left home on Monday
night having returned lion:
His northern operations on Silur
day, to lead an expedition
through Mariquina Va'ley , which
has been aoinsurgent, st ronghohl
throughout the war. The valley
h$R several times been invaded,
hut never held bv the Americans
Gen. Geroniino was supposed i<
havg tliete the* largest organize i
force north of Manila and < I? n
Otis wished to garrison Mariqtii
na.
The. night was one of the uoi -i
of the season. A terril>le rain i a 1
begun and is 'still continuing;.
Accompanied by his stall' an 1
Troop I, 4th cavalry, (Jen. Liwton
set out at 9 o'clock in ad
vance of the main force, consist
iog of the 11th cavalry aid one
battalion-each of the liOth .m l
y 27th infantry, which started ir >m
L$ Loma at midnight. With ?
small escort ho led tlio wy\
through an almost pathless country,
a distance of ^fteon miles,
over hills and through cauebreak
and deep mud, tlio horses climbinor
f Itn pnobo o ?m! cl Jimic !.,?
Vtiv ? OIIU U"?> 'I
the hills. Before daybreak tlx
command had reached (lie hea<l
of tlie valley.
' San Mateo was attacked at s
o'clock and a three hours' lighi
ensued.
This resulted in hut lew casualties
on the American side,
apart from the death of (ien-rnl
Law ton, but th<? attack was dif
ficukp-bccnure of the natural ?!
fence of tlie town. (Jen. LawUm
v,' was walking along the firing liiu
# , #
t within three hrtndred vards of i\
sharpshooters' trench, conspicuous
in the big whiUa helmet l.?
wore and li^bt yellow rain coat
lie was also easily distingni-ha
hie because of his comni;uu!ii>'statnre.
The sharpshooters iluvclt.
several close shots, which olippm
the grass near. His jail' o'llicers
called Gen. Lawton's attention t?
-T=? . ?' ! -LI!. T
^ Narrow Jjscapv.
HpF Thankful word written by Mrs
Ada E. Hart, of (Jroton, 8. 1)
^ "Was ta\en with a had cold whicl
|-1 . settled^, v*uy lungs; cough set it
Nl and li* . y terminated in (.'oil
'. i sumption. 'Four Doctors gave tip
JV saying I could !?-y but a short
tim#> 1 gave myself up to tn>
K2\ Sa*/or, determined if couM not
B*',. pU.,"with my friends on earth. 1
Tm % v Id meet my absent ones ithi.vc
j My husband was advised to gn
[ ? pr? K'J^r'a New Discovery fot
| Consumption, Coughs and Cold.t
1 gave if u trial, took tn all <?ii\.V
bottles. It has en me, am
p thank .(iod, I am saved and now
St well und healthv woman.'' Trta
bottles free at Crawford Dkc^
Drug Store.
Regular sue / j. and $1. Gtinr
ante^d or price refunded. 1
JASTE
LANCASTER, S.
[ I the danger ho xvaa in, but lie onl
I ! niirijod with his usual i'ohi ui|
! !?ir htilU'ts ^ii'itlenly hi* oxrlaim
; cm! "I inn oImiwI....! l.i
hands in :i des; erate ell'ort i
stand < r>M t and !oh int ? 'lit* arm
of ;i si:?IF er.
()r<l??rl ! *? rushed across t'
I Ii?'"i?i lor s:11 <_> ii -. v> 11 > d nsliei I n
I i nail' (I i;i? ely. I.lit ill i i* r 11 or I
.[were useless. Tin- body was take
lo a clump ol bushes and lai
upon a stretcher, the familin
- white helmet ooveriiej; the lac
of I lie dead m li' l'al.
i Alum*,' .i tlii;, mom i i l!
cheers oi the American troop
i rushing into San M Ueo wer
i min?rlin<; with tin' rille volley?
I After the li<*h' six *t;d\vart cava
ryineii forded the liver to tli
, town, carry ini; tin? litter on :11oi
shoulders, the stall preoodin
i with the colors. and a cavnlr
oeeoi t following. Troops tile
hirtd.ended through the ' wihluil
where the Imdv win laid, air
inanv ,i i v?r tell thorn the eves ?
*
men who had loin? followed th
intrepid Ljiwton. I lie ('illir
, command was shicken with mi,
as though e eh man hid *ull<rei
a person ;! lo>s. v
< iwiiij* to t he coinlil mn ?-r I !i
country, which i- i:n|assi!de >j
I'.ir as vehicles :i:v coneerneil, th
remains eo.ild i>< i he innuuht t<
; Mm.ii ? i ?day. Mrs. Liwtonaix
the children are living in ;i (lev
I eminent residence, formerly n<
jctipied hy ;i Spanish jionerai
I San Mateo li'is between a iii"'
i ,
I mountain 1 ?' 11it:?1 ami a I>! ??. ??
. si ml low <1 r? a in in front, mii
wide sand I>?i -. which the in-mi
> ir< nl trenches and the hilildiir:
I columnii !. The Americans wrr
' coin pel ill I to lull! |!>e riccv ; 111
1 iler lire. 11 wns while they wer
lyinp in tin* iic. iiehiami vo!
ley in j. a a i > s. prep sr ilory t
. passin^. t lie m in am. that <iemr?
j l.awton was : i ??t. A 11, except til
olliecrs, were luhietl rover,
stail' ollhvr was uoumlcil a!??n
i I lie s ime t line, ami < in ? ?t her o|
Nicer ami seven nmn \v? rv wojim]
I Oil.
I
'I A Her throe liwic' - limit i-m- ill
i; Filipino- were <li-p r-. i in; > lit
.| mountains.
taiiso t o siami % vi:ik.
We want reliable ami otierceti
; men ami women in em Ii State t
f travel and . ,?? int aoen's; saint
I .i'lj.'tO <? > 1 mi i : i nr .1: I ex; en
I ? ??, j>u?r'i!i?cetl ami paiil weekly
I no expt I'lenco riqtnr !, wo in
Ijstftjet \on. l.-.ral Kept" >< nfativi
l wail'eii Si-inl Rf l: ?'lp for 1 II
( raithu! rs. iVhlren, Tho He!
, ' 'oni J a i , I >epf. A , I'ii It.ileIplii:
r.1. No;. 1 8 wk
Moi'tmu^e on button's Homo.
i! \\ Dec. Jo.?A<1 j 1
'it-Jen iiid i;l!.i r Iri?. xi 1 ^ (i
j ( ?<mi. l/t\vton It iyi' i-sned nil mji
t( peal '<( I!i? piiolie lor 11111?II
M pny ( IV a i????rtfrti <? j roper!
|! bought li\ (.; n. i.-iu i
h'Oijie in < 'iilifornia.
L | ?* .??? .
"rtliK MJputc ( onifti < lire i- I lie lif
ft'in#Ur I over used Tnr roughs iui
f i .Mi''1.-. It is UiiiM|ii:\llc(l fur v. In pin
i . j,j* 11Kla Children all like it," writes I
lUiapis, C entry vi lie. IimI. Nt-v
fails. It is the only harmless mnrd
I , that gives iinuK'iIialf re?hlts. tire
*! cough', culrts, ImarK'ncsH, croii|
! pneumonia, bronchitis mid aiWhmtt
i pud lung troubles. Its early use pre
" V..?1s consumhtir.il. < raw ford Uroi
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SHMI-WERKLY.
C., SATURDAY, PEC1I
v Free Delivery of Mail.
y
i ! Mr. Kditor : Will you kindly
is permit me spare i ? say to vnur
, readers that on ia-t Saturday the
i8; poMmaster general signed th ?
1 order which grants to South Car<Jo!ina
wha* I have In en striving
i, I lor more then a year j1 to
u! obtain lor the whole countrv.
n This coaler provides lor lit" tree
t] deliverv of mail along every st tr
,r j rente in South Carolina. It will
e!ho understood tha1 star routes
j iin Inde all until rout s where the
in o! iscatried through tlie conn<
j I rv bv in i \ ate coavev it'oe. I here
e are MT'I ol these rentes in South
Caro'ina?piite ;i number ol
I- which rati through your counirv
?so that thev touch almost
r every neighborhood in the state.
?r 'i'ltis Fervico will begin duly
v M next lor a term of four voars.
,1 j All that is necessary on the part
r I of the people living on or adja|
I Ci 11! tn lilli' fit tin - ? limit I'.iiitoo
"I.
ifjin iiiilcr to secure tree delivery
,> j of their iiii.il. i-i loeri'ct :? box 011
i hr rordddein siieli position that
Itho currier can reach it without
[U leavini* 1 lie sim' o his vehicle,
and then direct lie* postmaster
to seal voiir m dl out by such
i)' e in ii r.
As the soiv.'ice is l>ein<r under
.
cd taken m an experimental ivav,
1 j and in South Carolina only, upon
I niv suiciresiion and oriren' ro'eoin..;
meudation, 1 may l>e pardoned
, ! ; ie'din^i some anxiety for such
results in the \\ it '< state us will
justify lite a-'suiMiie s ! have
I I 1 W '?*! - .
M I' M is (!t-1??. i? ]iupon the
< ; inl?T<'>i and apprcriu hm shown
(> hy our [ i'0|)!o. As :* firs! uviiU uce
, t?r proper i' i r^-t :ii"! npptccia"
1 i<>ii, i h ;>< our pcy. 1m will erect
| iim it !?)>:? ilou t he content
,'v.itli any.old waste l?ox?and let
I fliein la- rca Iv for 11?< first trip
! of tic carriers under the new
\ I Cent r.iels next duly.
I Yours 1 ruly,
| d . M. Stokks.
i House of Representative, Washington
I > i' . Dec 1 2,
$100 Reward $100.
'I'll" renders of this paper will lie
p!f;i.-"?l to learn that rhcrc is at toast
: one dreaded disease that science has
t)""i able to cure in all its stages, and
, ;?liat is Catarrh. liall's Catarrh <'lire is
, the only jiositive cure known tithe
" med'ciil fraternity. Catarrh being a
\ con si ' in ional disease, ri quires a coni-|
si it u! ional t rent iiient. Hall's Catarrh
. Cure i- taken internally, ading direct'
j 1 > up.hi ! lie blood and mucous surfaces
I ?>f the system, thereby destr yingthe
foundation of the disease, ai d giving
|| l lie patient strenglb tiy building up
II i I lie const it ut ion and assisting nature
i in'doing its work. The proprietors
' I have so much faith in its curative
j.I powers, that they oll'er One lluudreil
i Hollars for any case that it fails to
i cure. ? ti?1 for list of testimonials.
Addre?, ! '. .1. CIIKNKY it
Toledo, t>hio.
|, Sold !i> I?riiiffjisls, ~~n\
Hall'- Family rills are t lie best.
i- I
2.< r att<! WlicHn* Now Kccul'irs.
II s
\\ , Doc. "JO.?Tin*
n ,s: iuilo to-lay oontii ino'l I ho nomi
nation- ot Fit/lni^li l/-o awl
Joseph Wheeler to ho brifiatlior
d gonernl-t .n th" regular army.
(I '
?
i. If takes but a minute to ovvrtonip
r tickling in the throat and to Mop a
y cough by t htftiae of Otfe Minute Cough
'h < ore. i his roquety quickly cores all
j.i fornix of throat and lung troubles,
it : Ilnrniles* and pleasant to fake It pro -
vjott i KFiiuiptien. A famous specific
i. for Kril pc and its after effects. (Jraw
j ford lirpa. d-w-s
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.MBER 23, 1899.
f 1
I Absolutely t
Makes the food more de
c woyal fl?kinq po?
'
S! IjYKH KIM'tliLI
('ANN PROTEST.
They Enumerate tin* Effects the
Hold Standard (till Which
Hiinetallisf s Regard as l)i*astreus,
and Call on Republican
Rimctallisls to Resist the Pi
naucial Tendencies ot Their
Party.
Washington, Dec. IS.?After
I t he passage today by the House
of the financial bill the silver Iio
i publican leaders in the city held
I a meeting and adopted an address
| setting forth their views as to its
filed. The address recites the
record of .the Republican party
on tho financial question and
criticises the new currency bill in
tbe following terms :
"St ps are now being taken to
insure that the gold standard
I shall be'preserved.' The present
bill 'preserves' it with a von
i geance. The vast bonded debt of
the country, now payable in'coin'
that is either in gold or silver, is
to be made payable in gold alone.
: Nearl*' half a billion of standI
ard silver do liars, heretofore not
redeemable in anything, not con
di tilting a burden on either the
gold reserve or the credit of tho
(Joverntnent, but forming a larg*
' percentage of our basic nionov
are hereafter to be redeemable in
K<?!tl, thus increasing tremendous
I l\ the strain on that metal, and
| becoming an 'endless chain' with
t w hich to pull gold trom the treas
nry, and affording an excuse lor
I the final destruction of the silver
lollars as money and their forced
sale as bullion, alter the manner
of the ('ortnan procedure in 187'd.
file greenbacks, ttio best paper
money the world ever saw., the
I oroduet cf the natrintism ;in<l
statesmanship of the Republican
part\ in the days of Abraham
' Lincoln, aro to lie virtually destroyed
by being eh a i mod into
mold .a rtllicat. -s, to l)M locked up
| in the treasury and paid out only
; for gold. The tax on the ciic.nla
tiou of the national b ulks is tube
) reduced ami. the amount of the
hank currency they may issue on
Government bonds deposited is to
! he increased from 1)0 per cent to
I par of the honds, t lit is making
! their business enormously more
I profitable, opening the way to an
immediate possible nidation r-f
j bank notes, not legal tender, excellent
for getting into debt on,
i but unavailable for get ting out ol
debt with, to the extent of $800,
000 o0o, a nd . placi ng the regulation
of the volume of money, and
hence the determination of price*
I and the burden of debts, abso
j lutolv in the power of the bank?
{ and the creditor class.'1
The address appeals to Repuh
i lioan bimetalliatR to oppose the
| present financial tendencies ol
'their party. It is signed b\
1 /'i._ ~i ? ?' ?
\ riHrit's i\. iDwno,cnairmnn com
inu?tP'?; Ilenry M. Teller, It. F
j I'ettijrrpw., Frank J. Cannon
i l'Mpar Wilaon, Charles S. Hart
' man, John Shafroth and Freil !
Dubois.
Miss Annft H. Gunning, Tyre, Mch
sa\s, "I suffered a longtime from dys
pepsia; I.osr- fle?h and bprams ver;
weak. Kodoi Dyspepsia ( ore eom
' plefely en red me." If digests what yoi
eaf and cures nil forms of stomael
rronble. If never fails t<> gi?e inline
dinte relief in the wost cast's. Craw
j ford ltros: d-w,
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"NO.TO .
j making
md Powder
>URE
licious and wholesome
OCR CO.. NSW YORK.
Pension for Gen. Lawton's Widow
Washington, Dec. 20.?Senator
Fairbanks today introduced a bill
granting a pension of $2,000 a
year to the widow of General
Law ton.
Representative Landis, of Indiana,
introduced a similar bill
in the house. Mr. Landis represented
the district from which
< ieneral Lawton's first regiment.
was recruited.
Spain's Greatest NeedMr.
It. P. Oliyia, of Barcelonia,
Spain, spends his winters at Aiken,
S. C. Weak nerves had
caused severe pains in the back
of his head. On using Elictric
Hitter-', America's greatest Blood
and Nerve Remedy, all pain soon
left him. He says this grand medicine
is what his country needs.
{All America knows that it cures
j liver and kidney trouble, purifies
the blood, tones up the stomach,
strengthens the nerves, puts vim,
vigor and new life into every
tnuscele, nerve and organ of the
body. If weak, tired or ailing you
need it. Every bottle guaranteed,
only 50c. Sold by Crawford Bros..
1 )ru iTLrists. 1
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Mississippi Planter Murdered.
Kosedale, Miss., Dec. 20.?
T. II. McLemore, an extensive
planter and merchant, and his
manager, A. It. Drumas, were
shot and fatally wounded today
by two Negroes, Ilob and Wash
Code. The trouble grew out of a
business dispute, the Negroes
emptying the contents of a shotgun
into the bodies of the white
I men. A large posse is in pursuit.
I
l><> voir WAVT TO MAKE $SOO
I We want a local manager, lady
jOr gentleman, in own town or
viiuuij , iiv ran vnndiu^ ifijuuouo
J You ch 11 devote full or gparitime;
or evenings only, in con.
nection with your regular vocai
tion. $200 to $300 can be mad*
i before Christmas and it will r*I!
quire very little time. It is not
| necessary to have had experience.
| Send stamp for full particulars,
i Address, The Bell Company,
I Dept. B., Philadelphia, Pa.
Not. 1 8 wks
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS.
I
"Which do you like beat of the everi
greens, Joe ?
I." murmured the maiden, "like the fair
( mistletoe."
"Oil, give me the holly," the little boy
said,
"With its shininir urreen leaves, and its
berries so red !
' The berries you love drink the sup of
the (rees?
Tims getting their living without saying
please.
A lazy old thief is the thief, mistlet
oe,
Hut the holly takes care of itself, rein
"ked doe.
M ai<<<ai<kt A. Richard.
<'olunibia, S. C.
Mr. <1. Sheer, Sedalia, Mo., saved his j
child's life by One Minute Cough
< ure, Doctors had given her up to die
w ith croup. It's an infallible cure for
coughs, colds, grippe, pneumonia,
bronchitis and throat and long
troubles. Relieves at once. Crawford t
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