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Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-10
INDIAN FIGHTERS IN LUZON
Western Veterans Now Helping to Put Down
the Tagal Rebellion.
CHARACTERISTIC BRAVERY OF PLAlNSWtN
Plucky Chaps Making New Records
I'm the War with the Little Brown
Fellows" in Our New
Possessions
CHARACTERISTIC BRAVERY OF PLAlNSNsN

Copyright, 1899, by S. S. Mcclure Coz
Promising only that thin Is written at your
request, ! gladly send SOM particulars as to
the men who. having long since won dlstlnc-
ton in the bloody warfare waged with the
Indians on our western frontier, sought SER
vice In the Philippines. and we're with us at
Manila.
Foremost OF all stands Lawton-facile
prlnceps. Away back in the SOS and '70s
when our infantry and cavalry were scat
tered all over the territories, spending long
months OF every year In scouting and Skin
mishing with the nimblest foe that ever
faced a white man, and we youngsters used
to discuss about the eamphres the merits
OF the men who seemed most conspicuous
In this most perilous and trying service.
there were regiments that seemed forever
destined to be in tho thickest Of the lighting.
The Seventh cavalry never knew what 1t was
to have a restful ummer-they were forever
on the trail. The Fifth cavalry-mv own
regiment-fought Apaches from II to rs,
Sioux and Cheyennes in 20. chased after
Nez Perces In II, the Bannocks in '7S, and
pitched battled' the Utes In 10. The Sec
ond cavalry was for long years pitted against
the Northern Cheyennes, the Sioux, the
Blackfeet and the Piegans. The Third cav
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"HE CLIMBED AND STOOD ERECT ON
THE SUMMIT-A MARK THAT COULD
BE SEEN FOR MILES.
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brush down the westward slope was full OF
lurking Tagals and Lawton had only a
squad OF troopers to escort him.
A day or two after he rode the old line
with me to get acquainted" as he said,
with the officers OF the First brigade, and
after we had reached Haystack Knoll and
the earthworks in advance OF Cemetery
Height, what did he do but dlsmount, strad-
die the trenches and go stalking out over
the rice fields straight toward a little height
that had never been without its Filipino
sharpshooters until our fellows got their
Krags, and might still harbor a batch Of
them. He got over ground like a stag hound,
with long, springy strides and, ordering a
dozen Californians to follow and to Cover"
the front rs quickly as possible, | chased
after him. He reached the top without turn
ing a hair and proceeded to climb and stand
erect on a big rock at the summit-a mark
that could be seen for miles around. l got
there blown and r%ebukeful. After FIVE
minutes survey he slid down and again
strobe wa toward the ridge that s~panned
the horizon directly to the south. Only our
scouting parties had crawled thither before.
Flying Bullets MD Not Scare Him.
Our Californians looked concerned at his
utter neglect of all precaution, as l pushed
them ahead on the run. but the trail was
narrow and crooked. the underbrush thick
and they could not rush ahead as fast as he
could, even on unobstructed ground. Just
as luck would have 1t, not a Filipino hap
pened to be lurking along there that after
noon-yet every second / expected to hear
the crack of a Mauser or the sudden rush
from Their lair Of an armed party bent on
our capture. Once at the top we could see
clear over to Cavite, across the bay and the
country toward Paranaque lay unfolded be-
fore our eyes. Even as we stood there, the
mellow notes Of a Filipino bugle came float
ing on the breeze from a clump OF bamboo
perhaps 1000 yards away, and there lay the
insurgent outposts and there we could begin
to trace a long line of Entertainments,
stretching away to the southwest across
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Ovenshine's front. Far to the west we could
descry the stout little earthwork built by
Hawthornes gunners around a beautiful
grove on the extreme right Of my line, with
the trenches stretching way to both TANKS
-Ovenshlne's brigade manning those to his
right-mine to his left-and then the Calf
ornians came bursting their way through
the underbrush, hot, sweating and saying
swear words sotto voce over the unwonted
speed and difficulty Of their push through
the jungle. Lawto smiled grimly. but said
nothing as we studied the ground through
our field glasses.
Facing u Skirmish Line.
Then the horses were brought up by a
belated orderly and, mounting, we rode out
eastward toward the bluffs overlooking the
Delta OF the Pasig and the picturesque
towns on the islands below. The Californi-
ans were far from their base and couldn't
keep up with Lawton's huge, black horse.
My pony had to trot or lope and before long
We were far from any supports, with only
one orderly and two revolvers.
"Yonder's where they nearly shot my
boy" said Lawton, placidly, after we had
gone a mile, and thai had happened when
the slopes toward the river We're dotted with
the skirmishers of the Fourth cavalry.
All the line to the Pasig bluffs and back
the way we came. not a Filipino rife
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cracked. but the North Dakotas had caught
sight Of us from their bivouac close to tho
river ana had sent out a skirmish line TO
see what was UP. Lawton commended their
watchtulness, designated points for their
pickets to occupy on the ridge that night
and sent them back to the Paslg two miles
away to get their blankets and supper.
Twenty minutes later, all on a sudden.
and not more than 1900 yards away to the
south, up popped a skirmish line OF at least
forty Filipinos. deployed facing us. They
had been watching us evidently for some
time. and, seeing that the Dakotas had dis
appeared, they boldly stood up in plain view.
The Immediate question was, Will they at
tack? OF course we knew that only a short
distance behind them lay the insurgent
camps in the shelter OF the bamb os, and fur
thermore, that they could speedily summon
a hundred to our one. The little squad OF
Californlans were still with us, crouehing or
sprawled along the crest, but Lawton stood
erect, his long legs straddled wide, and
calmly surveyed them through his glass. II
only forty advanced we could probably stand
them off with out bakers dozen-the ser
geant and twelve - Mills, our
brave orderly, galloped to the Dakotas for
aid, but they didn't advance, they didn't
even open fire. They merely wished us to
understand, apparently, that we had better
not come their way, and Lawton began 10
twitch in his eagerness for a fight.
Lrwton Wanted to Fight
One thing our corps commander especially
had forbidden, and that was that we should
bring on a battle while our force on the
southeast line was so small. The regulars
had all gone to the north to reinforce Mac
Arthur just then, and only a thin line OF
volunteers interposed between Noriel's
swarming camps and the walls OF Manila.
Good Lord!" said Lawton, what a pity
we let those Dakotas go! II they we're here
now we could go down and clean those fell
lows out IN five minutes. Do you think
-" and here he turned to me and then
eyed the little squad Of San Franciscans.
He was more than half disposed to forget
his major generalship, imagine himself a
subaltern again, and lead our little dozen
down to the attack. For a moment l thought
the temptation might be too much for him
as our eyes met and a grin expanded his
fighters horse sense presently rose SUI
perior to the troopers lust for a fight, and
with a sigh and more than one r~egretful
backward glance, he remounted and we rode
away.
And Johnny Filipino never seemed to know
how easily he could have bagged a brace OF
silver stars that hot March day, and l was
very glad he didn't. CHARLES KING,
Brigadier General, U. S. V.
Dents Toothache Gum cures to stay
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courage and GOODNESS and we're chosen bv
their superiors for most important duties. in
some OF which, ~ Crook expressed 1t, they
carried their lives in their hands so
that the column or so to be given .his sketch
would be inadequate even for the Oamas Of
the gallant lads who were distinguished for
bravery in battle against the savage foe
too many, alas, who fell victims to 4 thank
less warfare-a war Of which we o! the
frontier force had everything to Jose and
practically nothing to gain.
But for a long tinse, several months at
least, the Indian fighters OF the old days had
few representatives in Manila. our t~ireioss
corps commander, Major jene-al CHS, T. is
true, had once out-generlled Sitting Bull
on the Yellowstone. Our first division COM
mander, Major General Anderson, had had
long experience against the 1ndi ms Of vest
ern Texas, and along the Columbia. The
little squadron Of the Fourth cavalry was
commanded at first by Sanford Kellogg with
a fighting record from nd Filth cavalry
days when he led his troop in everv cam
paign OF his regiment-Apache Sioux. Cbey-
enne, Nez Perez and Ute-loslng three fingers
to supplement the scars II ChickamauEa.
Then Rucker succeeded and tried against the
Filipino the tactics he had learned in the
Ninth "Brunettes' as effective against the
Llpans and Kiowas on the staked plains. But
the oldest cavalry captain on duty last winter
in Manila was still wearing the cadet gray
when the Fourth fought Its hardest indian
battle in November, '76, and gallant Jack
Mckinney went down leading their wild
charge.
His watch Was Shot Into Him.
The battalion of the Third artillery and
the light batteries of the Sixth numbered
among their officers in the Philippines one
name, at least, as renowned for daring and
devotion in Indian battle as 1t became for
skill, courage and ability in action against
the insurgents in front of Manila-Harry
Hawthorne-he whose watch was shot into
his system, driven by a Sioux bullet at the
battle Of Wounded Knee. Only two regi-
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The day after it was cut, relates the Inter
Ocean, he met Green. He hadn't seen
Green for over a year. Green hardly knew
him.
"And, by Jove,'' exclaimed Green, point
ing to Smiths white tie, "you look almost
like a preacher"
Smiths features Strengthened themselves
out.
Then you haven't heard"".
mot a thing said Green.
II see,'' replied Smith, who is still a
lawyer, in the proper sepulchral tones.
Eyes, l am preaching now"
"The-the-well, you don't say so?" ex-
claimed Green.
"oh, yes. Come and hear me next Sunday,
won't you?"
"Why-er-thanks, yes-that Is, II l can"
stammered Green.
"Well, 1 hope you'll find time" answered
Smith severely. Remember that we are
not always for this world. And besides" he
added, you'll hear a - OF a good SER
mon."
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airy were our predecessors in Arizona
against the agile mountain Indians and our
comrades against the hordes Of Sitting Bull,
Crazy Horse, Gall and ain-in-the-Face in
&c. The Fourth, Sixth, Eighth, Ninth and
Tenth had each a turn at the Apaches and
their hands full looking after the Kjowas
and Comanches Of the southern plains, while
the First for ten years was compelled to
tackle almost unaided the tribes Of the upper
Pacific slope, and some OF their troops were
long engaged with the Apaches Of Arizona.
In the infantry, the Fifth under General
Miles, the Third, Seventh, Ninth, Twelfth,
Fourteenth, Twenty-ffrst and Twen+y-third
acknowledgements, and a battalion OF the
Fourth artillery fought heroically against
the Modocs In ambuscade, losing most OF its
officers and many devoted meu. We had
famous fighters to lead us against The hostile
tribes in Crook, Miles, Merritt and McKen-
zie, but there were younger soldiers who
bore the grave responsibilities OF active cam
mand OF scout and battle through the Indian
country and II was in them our interest as
subalterns and contemporaries was mainly
centered.
Names Were Household Words.
Their names were a little legion, to be
sure, and | shrink from heir mentior now
because there is room for only IA few when
so many were then "ae household words"
Philo Clark OF the Second, john Bourke of
the Third, Lawton OF the Fourth. Schuyler
OF the Fifth, Gatewood of the sixth, CARING
ton OF the Seventh cavalry, Maus o. the FIRST
infantry. Baldwin and Bard OF the Fifth
and "Jake' Randall OF the Twentv-thlrd in
%fantry, were men who won honor5 In cam
paign after campaign, were renowned for
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when the capacity for motherhood ceases
(the change of life
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription was
devised to make these three periods safe
and painless by restoring to vigorous
health the organs involved. 1t soothes,
heals, nourishes. II gives Nature just
the help it needs. 1t is the only prepare
ton of its kind devised by a regularly
graduated physician and skilled spec
ialist in the diseases of women.
Me too : medicines are preparations
without standing or success. They are
the substitutes sold as "just as good"
Having no record OF their own, when DIR.
Pierce's cures are referred to they cry
me-too, me-too, like the cuckoo in a
Swiss clock, Don't accept me-too medi-
cines for " Favorite Prescription"
Mrs. NJ. Barnes. Of Balls Ferry, Shasta Co., Cal,
writes: "Myphysician said / was suffering from
the effects Of change of life l had heart dis
ease, and female trouble and rheumatism My
head was so diEsy | could hardly stand up. When
began DR.. Pperce's medicines 1 improved right
aloug. | took seven or eight bottles of the Pa
vorte Prescription, a teaspoonful three times a
day, and the Pleasant Pellets at night. l feel
as well as ! ever did / take great pleasure in
recommending DR.. Pierce's medicines to suffer
ing. women. think that they are the best
medicines in the world"
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81 take great pleasure in recommending
Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea
remedy to the people Of this vicinity" says
Mr.. ]. II. Doak. Williams, Oregon. when
my baby was terribly sick with the diar-
rhoea we were unable to cure him with the
Doctors assistance. AS a last resort we
tried Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and
Diarrhoea remedy. and 7 am happy to say
received immediate relief and a complete
cure"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-10

On one occasion, relates the Chicago
Times-Herald, a reporter took the following
stenographic account, the accuracy Of which
Is not questioned. Gesticulating wildly, as
described, the preacher began on the favorite
theme Of magnifying the greatness of Jeho-
yah.
de Lawd made de heabens and de yearf,
and de sea, an all dat transmorgraphies the
atmosphere"
Listen to i'm; listen to i'm"
but what yo' know about what dat
means? You don't know cause yo' hain't
been lucihed. Use been 'structed in de
mathematics, an 1 knows"
Yes, yo' do-'deed yo' do"
"Ef a strain Of kyars could run a million
years, wild steam up, dey would not reach
de circumboundary lines OF dis yearf, an
yet de ole moon climbs dem hills every
night, and slides Town de odder side Jest as
easy as a black snake 'mong de reeds, an de
moon doan 'quire no steam"
Oats a fac, brudus; dat's a fac"
Dis yearf is %blgger'n dat, an I might as
well tell yo' IL 20 doan know how big 1t Is.
Hit Is twenty-five million miles in diameter
an eight thousand miles across de beam"
Hear dat, will yo'; hear dat. honey!
Lord bless us!"
And thus the discourse continued, but
after some weeks of an Intellectual effort to
subsist by his deep learning and eloquence
alone, the preacher left the county and
abandoned the hope OF building up a new
congregation.
Another negro preacher on one occasion
began his sermon as follows:
"Rerl!sion tinktutabulates all froo de eys-
tematical anatomy OBJ de human hart"
TLen he went on to tell what he knew
about the bible, mixing the Old and New
Testaments ad libitum and having Christ
and Moses preaching together in the streets
of what he called Jerorushilim.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-10

Smith, who lives on the West Side. Chi
cago, had his hair cut short. And as smith
had been wont to wear it rather long, the
difference in his appearance is marvellous.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-10

Mrs. Fijjit-What is the noise in the next
room?
The Housemaid-oh, It's the parson re-
hearsing his sermon for tomorrow.
Mrs. Fijjit-Oh, I see; practicing what he
breaches.
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Were Household words.

No ingenuity of barbarism-,io devil
ish invention of the masters of torture
during the time of the Spanish inquisi-
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. ever ue-
vised an agony
so intense, SO q,
persistent, SO :
long enduring, [
so nerve = har- =
rowing as that J
which is suf- J
fered day after
day by the
. women whose
distinctly ferni-
nine organism
Is deranged
or diseased. TT
are three most try
times in every W
ans life f; Ist-w
girlhood blossc
Into wornanhood
when Inotherh
Is achieved q
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Orchard 4 Wilhelm Carpet Company.
Nothing but taking proper advantage of conditions is re-
sDonsibIe for these n1atchIess prices.
When we sell n article it is one that Will give satisfac-
ton and please the purchaser afterward.
Liberal generous offerings in the form of"baroain facts
that rebt1ke the exaggerated statements SO
prevalent nowadays.
Furniture.

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drawer and shelf price. -. "wM "M"E - "". Wwn "E"o %ES "WWs1 opI
drawer lined has large cupboard and linen daT. large French ha mirror actually IOnOI
a $500 value for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. observation-disclosures" """""""""" 4 Nv
DINING TABLE MADE OF SELECT oUARTRsAwED OAK HND POLISHED HAS LARGE SINGH LEGS - E0
g%ei RIM ball hag @ses mdp perfect working Slides extra values t""","" """. ." g" A%oO
|rATE RACKS large LOT OF THIS YER POPULAR PIECE OF FURNITURE HANDSOMELY POLISHED , -
in golden @kF Flemish or imitation mahogany a bargain at neutrality-suspicious.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .%'oo
CHAIR MADE OF CHOICE FIGURED OAK FINISHED GOLDEN CANE sEr SQUARE SPINDLE 4 ~
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-06

Manager John Crossley, of the local
football team. Yesterday notified Mana
ger Gerkc, of tfl. Portsmouth eleven
chat the game between The two teams
in this city ncXL Saturday would hav"
to be called CT as tn. eleven here has
not been thoroughly organized IL is
probable. however. that the locals will!
give Portsmouth eleven Il CANT. in the
next Two weeks.
TIC Norfolk Landmark has this 10 say
of the Portsmouth eleven:
THE Portsmouth team was TO have
rlaScfi their first game FOR he season
at Newport News on Saturday, and
felt confident Of victory. as they are in
Surd shape for play. Newport News
promises Il game . week or So hence.
and iE he meantime the HON" team
will practice i;iilhfull* under the y itch
thl eye ANA training of Captain Parrish
and Mr.. Farley. 1t has been strength
encd materially ;v lii. addition Of ii
PLAYER from I'll" eleven ii South Caro-
ina. His position viii be one Of the
qua ri!S.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-06
The Ifarr, SnlvHre.

The British sailing snip HartsGed
which went ashore near False Cap,
life-sav;ng station Monday night. was
hauled off by tbs tug !. j. Merritt and
brought TO Hampton Roads where it
vas anchored until Wednesday. the
brig then proceeding with its tow to
Philadelphia
1t is believed Merritt will receive
something like $4,000. Or ma ybe double
that amount for saving the be;ichetl
snip. Had the Hartslield remained on
he beach 4 heavy sea would have.
pounded her TO pieces. endangering the
lives Of Il crew Of tWenty-t!lrer men ara
her cargo Of manganese ore.
III" HartSteld sailed from Chill. .lunt.
10Th. for Fhladelphi>t. With a cars,, Of
manganese ore TO be used in nlXing
pig iron from which steel is made
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-06

The trim French protected cruiser
Troutc left Iort Wednesday afternoon
at 40 o'clock to proceed on her voy-
age to Martinique, which place she is
under orders TO reach at the earliest
pssEic date.
Captain Adam. the ship's command
en- returned from Washington ycstcr-
day 1nerninS ana later in the day. ac-
companicd by several Of his officers, he
visited the shipyard. He was escorted
through the mammoth plant and aboard
the batteship Kearsgse by represent
tatives CT the government department.
The Troudc finished coaling Tuesday
evening and yesterday she received her
supplies. She passed put Of the Cape'
about O'clock. l will take the vessel
about Il week to reach Martinique.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-06
STILL AFTER THEM.
Cornelius IIarris,of Esl"o, fold, Fined 500
nesi Costs.

Cornelius IIarris OF Esl"o, field, Fined s. o(
neh Costs.
Justice Charlie Robinson is still going
aftc. his Blootrfell friends With a
sharp stick. He has settled the case OF
Cornelius Harris by Gazing that indi-
vidual 500 and costs on the charge of
renting his place Tor gaming purposes:
sl5 and costs on the charge OF selling
liquor on sunday: ana by putting the
defendant under 4 bond Of $500 TO keep
the peace for period Of rWelve
months.
The defense appealed from the lecis-
ion.
My. NJ. r. Jones, commissioner or
revenue. became security for Harris in
the case Of all the bonds, aggrcgating
$3.50 in ali.
Wat, Banks was fined $40 ana costs
for shooting Wallace A!'en's horse. lie
vas sent to jai in default OF payment.
JAKE Williams was fined $50 ana
costs for adultery. He was sent to all
IN default OF the payment Of the fine
The case Of Frank Holmes. charged
with running a gaming joint. Was
continued until this morning.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-06
Building Notes.

The steel pillars for ii" Winsron
hloc:l hay arrived ana Will IL put in
position, in Il few days.
The i,ialS to support lie balcony in
the Academy Of Music. ar" bonn. raise l
in positions
The brick work on the building fo,
Dr.. y. c. Jones on Twenty 1fth street
between WASHINGTON and l.afay etlc
avenues was started Yesterday. Mr.. j.
W. Davis is the contractor.
The building will be of brick and
three stories high. The ground floor
will be used as stores and the upper
stories fer tenement purposes
The structure will cover "A piece of
property S0N42 feet
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-06
GoingiO Chicsyo

Collector Of Customs j. w Elliott
viii leave Saturday evening for Chi
caSi.. where he will be present on the
occasion Of the laying Of the corner
stone for IN" new Federal building in
that city. The ceremonies Will take
place Monday morning and there will
pc government officials present fl, m
All over the country. President McKin-
ley will be there. The Federal building
viii cost, when completed, about 81 co.,
900.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-06

My. L. II. Rirdsong has accepted a
position with I'arham. Rogers e Co,
in Petersburg and will leave for that
city in a few days. He formerly lived
in Petersburg.
Mr.. Rirdsong is well known here as
a decorator. card and advertisement
writer and has held positions With sew
erai large firms in the city. He has
been here for the past four years. He
desired I. make a change on account Of
his health.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-06
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