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Arizona republican., 1899-01-11

People who have learned to admire General Gomez have no doubt that he will soon succeed in breaking in his runaway rhetoric.
Arizona republican., 1899-01-11
A BUSINESS EDUCATION.

Gillett, the Kansas cattle king, has been located at Chihuahua, Mexico, where, he says, he will start life anew If he does the co1fding Mexicans will learn great deal about the cattle business Of which they are now bliss fully ignorant.-Chicsg News
Arizona republican., 1899-01-11

This government VIII ab Jlish the lot tery at Havana. thereby slightly as sisting the Cuban soldiers to hold on to any money that may be paid them.
Arizona republican., 1899-01-11

Kansas isl also harvesting a big ic9 crop. It never rains but it freezes.- Chicago Tribune.
Arizona republican., 1899-01-11
DARK LANTERN RAILROAD LAW

Kansas new railway law, framed by the populist legislature, is fairly bris,- ling with sandbags and jimmies.- Washington Post.
Arizona republican., 1899-01-11

There are lots of c1ews in the New York poisoning mystery, but little or nothing else. The clew industry ap- pears to have been seriously over worked in this affair. le
Arizona republican., 1899-01-11

The Boston Globe remarks that every man is better for a while at least who made a good resolution On New Years day" Should n5t the fobe have. said flor wh'l le at most?'
Arizona republican., 1899-01-11

Senator Vest of Missouri can prove to any unprejudiced person that Ameri- can progress is clearly unconstitutional
Arizona republican., 1899-01-11

Tropical decorations, it is n5ticed, are conspicuous feature of White House festivities this winter
Arizona republican., 1899-01-11

General Miller's expedition to Ilci.o is beginning to look like wall flower at the frolic.
Arizona republican., 1899-01-11

Speaker Reed has joined golf club. It is safe to say that he will observe the rules.
Arizona republican., 1899-01-11

That Boston editor reads the proverb Apology laughs at locksmiths.'
Arizona republican., 1899-01-11
The Arizona Republican.

Publication office: 36-3s East Adams street. Telephone No. AT.
Arizona republican., 1899-01-11

Entered at the postoffice at Phoenix, Arizona, as mail matter of the second class.
Arizona republican., 1899-01-11

CATCHES 'EM. COMM AND COIN
Arizona republican., 1899-01-11

PHGNIx, JANUARY II. 1899.
Arizona republican., 1899-01-11

Washington Bureau, 500 Fourteenth street, N. W.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-23
NEWS IN BRIEF.
COMPLIED from Various Sources.
FiFTY.SIxTH CONGRESS-.

In the senate, on the 18th, the session
tasted only a few minutes. Some routine
business was transacted, but beyond the
introduction of bills nothing OF Importance
was done......In the house the debate on
the currency bill was continued, and last
ed from IL a. m. until 1890 p. m, with a
luton providing fof a holiday recess from
Wednesday, December 20, to "Wednesday,
January 3, was adopted.
In the senate, on the 14th, the Pettigrew
resolution of inquiry as to whether on not
United States troops had recognized the
Filipinos and turned over Spanish prison.
ers to them, was laid on the table by a
decisive Toie. ..o1se Christmas recess
resolution was concurred mi..~:;in .ne
house the debate on the currency 5ni was
tame and tedious. n attracted hts's Az
tention from galleries or floor. NM go
ley (iem.), who 1t Vas thought might vote
for the bill, announced that he would vote
against it. A night session was held Tor
the further discussion of the currency pau.
In tne senate. on the 18th. Senator AID
rtSA (R. - officially announced the prac-
tical completion of the committees for tfe
closing day Of the general debate on the
bill proved to be one of exccp-
tional interest. Several speeches for and
against the measure were delivered, the
debate extending into a night session: Mr.
Clayton sdem., N. " announced his in
tention to vote for the bill, and said there
were manyd democrats of his belief in New
Aoih afid tAld Tx I'LL was
ly growing
The enate was not in session on the
16th......In the house. the ebate on the
currency bill under the five-minute rule
was closed, and an attempt was made by
Mr.. Bailey CTeX.), Richardson CTenn.) and
others to introduce a 16 to l free silver
amendment, but objection being made the
motions were not entertained. The scenes
at the closing of the session are described
as the most exciting that have been wit
messed in the house since war was de-
clared with Spain.
In the senate, on the 18th, two resoiu-
tons were introduced, one by Mr.. Till
man Is. c. and the other by Mr.. Bacon
(Ga.) providing for the surrender of the
Philippine Islands to a government to be
established by the Filipinos themselves.
The Morgan joint resolution against
trusts was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee......In the house the currency bill
was passed by a vote of 100 to $50. all The
republicans and II democrats voting for 1t.
Speaker Henderson announced the house
committees The house then adjourned
out of respect to the memory of Repre-
sentative Bland, of Missouri, deceased.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-23

The proportion of wounded, most OF
them slightly, to those killed in tho
Tugela battle lightens the shock Ct
the big total of the casualties list, the
total casualties of Buffers command
being 1897, of which 34s are missing
and 81 dead.
DR.. Daniel Lesh, 70 years old, for
many years prominent in the medical
profession of Ohio Indiana, Kansas
and California, died at Richmond, Ind.
on the 18th. He served as a hospital
steward during the civil war.
The United States supreme court
viii. adjourn, on the 22d, for the Christ
mas holidays, resuming it's sittings
again on January 8.
The bodies of two of the guides who
misled Gen. Gatacre at Stormberg
were found on the battlefield. The
men had been shot.
Mrs. j. 7. Hoffman, better known as
Myrtle Peek, the horsewoman, died at
her home in Silver Lake, Mass, on
the 18th.
Contracts have been let for So, 000, COG
worth of improvements near Chey
enne, Wyo., on the Union Pacific.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-23
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Iii the senate, on the 10th. announce
ment was made that discussion of the
financial measure drafted by the re-
publican majority of the committee on
finance, will begin on Thursday, Jan.
uary 4, the day after the holiday re-
cess, as a substitute for the financial
bill! adopted by the house. Senator Al
len, of Nebraska, was sworn in....ln
the house a large number of resolu-
tons of no general interest were
passed. Mr.. Grow spoke in defense of
the administrations course in the Phi
ippines. and Mr.. Bell (Col.) criticized
the presidents utterances upon the
prosperity of the country.
The German flag was hOisted over
the courthouse in Apia, Samoa, on the
18th, as an official notification of the
annexation of the islands by agreement
to Germany. The German consul, on
board the Cormoran, was interviewed
by the chief Samoan chiefs, to whom
he said hat the Samoans could have
their own king and chiefs. They thea
informed the consul hal MataafI
would be selected. Having declared
their government established, the Ma
taafans began driving the Malietn.ns
out of the villages. Trouble appeared
Imminent,
representative Levy. of New York,
on the 10Th. introduced in the house .
etil to amend the revised statutes so
as to permit the secretary of the treas
ury to deposit, in his discretion, with
the national banks of the United
States, the customs receipts of the
United States, and providing that the
secretary of the treasury shall estab-
fish a rate of interest to be paid by
the national banks on all moneys de-
posted with them.
Mai.-Gen. Henry W. Lawton was shot
in the breast and instantly killed, on
the 10Th. while calamity leading an AZ
tack on the Filipino stronghold of San
Mateo. He was one of the most in
trepid and successful officers of tho
United States army, and his untIniely
death east a gloom over army and ma
ton.
Late Colombian adyices say that
while the revolution in that republic
is not absolutely crushed, good pros
poets are entertained of an amicable
compromise. Meanwhile hostilities
are practically suspended.
The government of New South Wales
has decided to send q field hospital
corps and Il battery of artillery to
South Africa in addition to the mount
ed contingent called for.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-23
MISSOURI a NEWS.
Recent Deaths.

Edward Bates, formerly a member
of the ST. Louis public library staff,
and later librarian of the treasury de-
partment at Washington, from throat
trouble at the home of this father, DIR.
Julian Bates, in st. Louis.
Mrs. Mary Leavenworth, SO years old,
at her home in Pennington.
S. NJ. Cheatham, of Saline county,
at Gillian, of typhoid fever, aged As.
Alfred Webster, aged 81, at his home
in Lebanon. Mr.. Webster was perhaps
the oldest man in Laclede county,
where he lived more than sixty years.
Mrs. Harriet Howe, aged 90, at Mex.
leo. She located in Audrain county
from Rutland county, VT, in 1868.
Elizabeth Schoene, aged so, wife Of
Franklin Schoene. at O'Fallon.
Mark Humphrey, nged 40, at Sedalia.
Elizabeth, wife of Col. w. j. Dough-
erty, deputy United States marshal for
the eastern district of Missouri, at
Louisiana, aged 65.
B. c. Tuner, at Moberly, aged 20.
Howard Evans,a leading citizen near
Sturgeon, suddenly, of heart failure.
aged 73. He was "a native of Howard
county.
Samuel Bowers, at Holden, nged 16.
Dennis p. Murphy. aged So, III
Mount Leonard, Saline county.
John PARROT, SO years old, at Knob
noster.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-23
A GREAT SHOCK AT WASHINGTON.
Brave, but Not R~eckless-His valOf
as nm Indian Fighter.

Brave, but Not R~eckless-His valOf
as nm Indian Fighter.
Washington, Dec. 20.-Gen. Lawton's
death was a great shock to the officers
OF the war department, to nearly all
of whom he was known personally.
Hitherto his luck in battle had BEEN
marvellous. He had been in hundreds:
OF skirmishes and midnight attacks.
He was regarded as a man of action 1
and splendid courage, but was not con-
sidered reckless. He never exposed
his men without due consideration Of:
the risks and the stake. His men knew
this and would unhesitatingly follow
his lead under what seemed to be tho
most desperate conditions.
The Indians came to know him as
the most active, vigilant, wary and de-
termined of foes, and his pursuit and
capture of Geronimo. the famous
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-23
N NEWS ITEMS.

According to the Montreal Herald,
Canada never before was so prosperous.
Miss B. A. Mulroney, of Philadelphia,
has made over $500 0 out of her shops in
the KloDdike.
A woman's society for the prevention
in New Jersey.
New York young women have formed
classes for instruction in intelligent for
eign travelling.
Mrs. Louisa j. Gabel. of Lowell, Me-,
is a justice Of the peace, and personally
manages a farm and an express bust
ness.
Lead and zinc have been discovered
in the vicinity of Centaur, st. Louis
county,, Mo-. about 10 miles from St.
Louis.
Jennie June Croly, known the world
over as a clever writer and advocate
of the advancement of her sex, is 20
years old.
Teh distress in the ADMINISTRATOR
districts of India is becoming more
acute. About 100000 persons have re-
ceived relief.
Robert Cosman. Jr., pastor of st.
Johns church. Boston. has been chosen
bishop of the Protestant Episcopal do
cese of Maine.
Santiago Morphy. who robbed the
Bank of Mexico of $4,000, has been SEN
fenced in the City of Mexico to nine
years in prison.
Irving Shaw. aged IA, of Providence.
N. Y. was convicted of numbering his
playmate. Jesse Blanche, and sentenced
to life Imprisonment.
Andrew Carnegie has given away over
50. 700. 900 for building and maintaining
libraries, the list of his different bene-
ficiaries numbering so.
Mrs. Ezra Shoupe, near Saltillo. Pa,
had a lively fight with a big buck. which
she first wounded with a rifle and then
dispatched with a knife.
The Russian government has ordered
all the rivers of the empire surveyed
with a view to connecting all the impor-
tant streams with canals.
The Noah Webster association, which
has been formed at Hartford. Conn, will
raise funds for a library building in
memory of the photographer.
Edward Bates. librarian of the treas-
ury department at Washington. died al
the home of his father, DIR. Julian Bates,
of ST. Louis. Mr.. Bates was about rs
years of age.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-23

The night was one of the worst OF
the season. A terrific rain had begun
n is still continuing.
In Advance Of His Men.
Accompanied by his taft and Troop
/, Fourth cavalry, Gen. Lawton set out
at nine o'clock in advance of the main
force, consisting of the Eleventh cav
airy and one battalion each of tine
Twentieth and Twenty-seventh infan-
try. which started from La Iona, at
midnight. With a small escort, he
led the way through an almost path
less country, a distance of Is miles
ever hills and through canebrake and
deep mud, the horses climbing the
rocks and sliding down the hills. Be-
fore daybreak the command had
reached the head of the valley.
h Attack on San Mateo.
San Mateo was attacked at eight
o'clock, and a three-hours' fight en-
sued. This resulted in but few cas-
ualties on the American side, apart
from the death of Gen. Lawton, kat
the attack was difficult because of the
natural defenses of the town.
A Conspicuous Target.
Gen. Lawton was walking along the
firing line within 800 yards of a small
sharpshooters' trench, conspicuous in
the big white helmet he always wore,
and a light yellow raincoat. He was
also easily distinguished because of
his commanding stature. The sharp
shooters directed several close shots
which clipped the grass near by. His
staff officer called Gen. Lawton's atten-
ton to the danger he was in, but he
only laughed with his usual contempt
for bullets.
The General Shot.
Suddenly he exclaimed: 81 am shot,"
clenched his hands in a desperate eff
fort to stand erect, and fell into the
arms of a staff officer.
Orderlies 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 on a stretcher, the familiar
white helmet covering the face of the
dead general.
Victory and Death United.
Almost at this moment the cheers of
the American troops rushing into San
Mateo were mingling with the rifle vol
leys. After the fight six stalwart cav
alrymen forded the river to the town,
carrying the litter on their shoulders,
the staff preceding with the colors and
q cavalry escort following.
Brave Men Shed Tears.
The troops fled bareheaded through
the building where the body was laid,
and many a tear fell from the eyes of
men who had long followed the in
trepid Lawton. The entire command
was stricken with grief, as though
each man had suffered a personal
loss. Owing to the condition of the
country, which is impossible so far
as vehicles are concerned, the remains
could not be brought to Manila yes
terday. Mrs. Lawton and the children
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-23

Apache chieftain, has gone down to,
history as n of the most remarkable
campaigns ever undertaken with the
small force in hand. Gen. Miles picked,
out Lawton to lead the chase after the
Indian chief, and for three months,
day and night without a pause,
through all sorts of vicissitudes of
weather and personal suffering, Law
ton hung on the trail like a blood
and for the first time in a quarter OF
a century, southwestern Arizona was
pacified.
Secretary Root and the president
each last night expressed his profound
grief at the confirmation of the report.
of the death of the gallant general. !
Ex-President Harrison's Tribute.
Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 19.-Inr
speaking of Gen. Lawton, ex-President
Harrison said:
Il had the highest appreciation of
Gen. Lawton as a soldier and citizen,
and his loss will be deeply felt by In
diana. He was heroic, courageous,
III VIC II IllSS ILL. IL ID ulStlCSSluS
news, coming when the trouble in
the Philippines is so near an end. 1t
is too bad that he did not live to-
come home. Killed while in front Of
his troops. This would indicate that:
he met death while in action. / do not.
think the sword which had been Sc
cured for him through a popular SUBJ
scription had been sent to him. l am
very sorry, indeed, to hear this dis
tressing news. 1t is sad to think that
such a deplorable loss should fall to-
Indiana, just o w. He has been an
honor to Indiana, and others share my
appreciation of his distinguished mill.
tary services in the Philippines.
Killed, as the news states, Indicate
treachery somewhere"
An Old Comrades Opinion of the
Fallen Gallant Soldier.
Milwaukee, Dec. 2O.-Gen. Charles.
King, who commanded a brigade in
Gen. Lawton's division up to June last
in the war against the F~ilipinos, was.
much depressed on hearing nf the
death of his former commander. Gen.
King paid a warm tribute to the dead
general in the following words:
'"The death of Gen. Lawton is a ca
1amity, yet N hat 1 have been in
dread of ever since he took command
of our division last March. In point
OF dash, energy and endurance he was
our best. His one fault lay in his ut
ter contempt for danger. We could
not prevail upon him to use cover or
of any kind. He was per-
petually running into every kind of
danger, exposing himself to death or
when there was no need OF
it. He wanted to see everything for
himself, and would stalk out in front,
of the lines, the most prominent fig
ure on the field.
"We loved him-we always have.
since old cavalry days, when he
was the hardest and most daring of all
the band of young officers that won
under Crook, Miles ami
Merritt"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-23
DEATH Of GEN. LAYTON.

Fell Like a Brave Man, With His
Face to the Foe.
Manila, Dec. 20.-Gen. Lawton left
here Monday night, having returned
from his northern operations Saturday.
to lead an expedition through Mari
quina valley, which has been an insur-
gent stronghold throughout the war
The valley has several times been in
vaded, but never held by the Ameri-
cans. Gen. Geronomo was supposed to
have there the largest organized force
north of Manila, and Gen. Otis wished
to garrison Mariquina.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-23

The next Republican national con-
vention will be held in Philadelphia, on
Tuesday, June 10 next. The place and
date were decided upon by the Nation
al Republican committee, in Washing
ton, on the 18th, after a friendly con-
test for the honor of entertaining the
convention between the city selected,
Chicago, St. Louis and New York.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-23

Lieut.. Thomas Brumby, flag lieuten-
ant to Admiral Dewey during the Ma
Mia campaign, who had been i'll with
typhoid fever for several weeks, died
at Garfield hospital, in Washington, on
the 18th.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-23

Sol Smith Russell vas obliged by i'll
ness to dimiss his audience at the
Grand Opera house in Chicago on the
18th. The breakdown occurred in the
first act of the Hon. Joseph Grigsby."
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-23

At the instance of the secretary Of
the navy. Senator Hale, on the 18th.
introduced a bill providing for the
classification of the vessels of the navy
into four classes, torpedo boats except
ed. The bill provides that vessels OF
more than 5000 tons displacement
shall be first class, and provides for a
graduation downward.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-23

Gen. Avery Andrews, of the national!
guard of the state of New York, OF ac-
count of press of private business, has
resigned his position as chief of staff,
and his resignation, which will take eff
feet on the 31st, has been accepted ny
Gov. Roosevelt.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-23

Bernard Quaritch, the famous London
art dealer andvender of rare books, died
on the 18th, in his eighty-second year.
He had a worldwide reputation among
b.bliophiles.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-23

The navy department has given 10
tice that any person claiming the re-
mains of any of the victims of the
Maine explosion before the Texas az
rives at Hampton Roads with the bodies
from Havana, which will be about the
end of December, may have them sent
TO their homes for burial at the eX-
pense of the department.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-23

Senator Davis, from the committee
on foreign relations, introduced a bill,
on the 18th, to provide for the punish
ment of violations of treaty rights and
crimes against the citizens of other
countries committed In the United
States, under the L.; Of the state in
which the acts may have been commit
ted.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-23
NAL Gen. LAYTON killed.
The Gallant Soldier Laid Low Just
as the Filipino Rebellion
is About Ended.
WAS KILLED IN FRONT OF HIS TROOPS.

Washington, Dec. 20.-The war de-
partment last night received the fol-
lowing official confirmation of the kill
ing of Gen. Lawton, neal San Mateo.
Luzon:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-23

Failures for the week ended on the
18th, as reported by r. G. Dun & Co.,
were 21S in the United States, against
26i last year, and &c in Canada, against
81 last year.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-23

y dispatch from Salt Lake City,
Utah, on the 18th, said: "A distinct
earthquake shock passed down the val
ley along the Wasatch range at $50
O'Clock yesterday morning. 1t was
quite severe in Weber and Davis coun-
ties, and was preceptibly felt in this
city. Many persons were frightened,
but no damage was DONE"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-23

The American line steamer Paris,
which ran on the rock off The Man
acles, May 81 last, and was relocated
July IL, will be handed over to Harland
d. Wolff, at Belfast, for a thorough ov-
e%rEauling. When she resumes hcr
place in the transatlantic service Il
year hence, she will be rechristened
after an American city.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-23

Recruiting for a second Canadian
military contingent for service in
South Africa was commenced, on the
18th, in Halifax. Only cavalry and
field artillery are being received. It.
was expected the contingent would
get away in two weeks.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-23

According to the annual statistical
report filed with the New York state
prison commission the total number
OF prisoners confined in the prisons,
penitentiaries, reformatories, houses of
refuge and county jails of the state, is
steadily on the decrease. Especially is
this true of the penitentiaries.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-23

Commemorative services, on the 14th,
Of tie one hundredth anniversary of
the death of George Washington, were
held generally throughout the country.
At Mount Vernon, the home and burial
place of 1.-The Father of his country
the ceremonies, very elaborate and i'm
1ressive, were held under the auspices
E the masonic order and Order of Red
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-12-23
Science to Take the Lead.

The board of managers of the geo
logical survey of Missouri has decided
that experimental core-drilling, or tire
part of the state, shall be limited 10
four zones in north Missouri for gas,
oil and coal, and to the Cambrian coun-
try, in south Missouri, for disseminate
ed lead and copper ores. y committee
of the board was authorized to adver-
tise 60 days for contract core-drilling,
ia north Missouri, to depths of 1909
to 5000 feet. and for contract core
drilling in the Cambrian limestones OF
south Missouri, to depths of 300 {
600 feet. The present geological sur
vey believes it is time for science 10
take the lead in the development of
u mineral resources, instead of fol-
lowing in the wake of practical men
and d~iseoursing learnedly about what
is already known.