The times., 1899-12-26

Fifty thousand dollars IS the sum that
those in charge OF the Lawton home fund
here to be able to turn over to the widow
CT General Lawton after the mortgage on
the California home is paid Nearly one
third OF the desired sum has been received
in cash and checks by Adjutant General
Corbin Enough cash and checks were re
ceived by General CoTbin Sunday and yes
terday TO double the amount of the fund
in hand since the last report Saturday
noon. AT that time q little over $1,000 had
been received, while Yesterday noon the
actual receipts amounted 10 Sl4 S29.55- In
addition TO the cash and checks obtained.
kilograms were. received pledging between
SIS 600 ard 0000 which had bsen SUD
scribed by individuals or was being raised
in various cities. william X. Vanderbilt
pledged S1.0Oo; c. p. Huntington, SI,000;
J. PIerpont Morgan. $1,000; Miss Helen
Gould s. eee; Thomas F. Ryan $1,000. C n
eral Corbin hopes mat the $1,000 sub
scribers VIII number fifteen before the fund
closes. telegram from Pittsburg states
thar e public meeting VIII be held in that
city today TO raise money for the fund. In
San Francisco SS35 has already been raised,
and General Shafter expects that about
s. 00B viii be subscribed there. Chicago
reports 81 800 already subscribed, with the
prospects Of s.. 600 being raised. Captain
Donovan Of Louisville. KY. is raising a
fund iu that State and as Mrs. Lawt0n
formally lived in Louisville the contribu-
tions viii probably be very liberal.
Secretary Hitchcock is spending the hoii-
days in St Louis. He telegraphed S190
as his subscription and said the citizens
Of ST. Louis had already subscribed Sl,900
and were raising more. Milwaukee and
India-spoiis citizens are raising money for
the fund.
General Ccrbiu and his associates are
greatly pleased over the way subscriptions
10 the fund are coming iu- The general
said yesterday:
i am gratifed with the generosity mani
Tested in the subscriptions already received
and pledged for the Lawt0n fund. The
committee having in mind the expression
oi GencIal LawiOE for the welfare OF his
family. as related by Prof. Dean C. Wor-
cester. member Of the United States Com
mission 10 the Philippines when General
Lawton said. upon being remons trated VITA
against unnecessarily exposing himself
In battie-
7 have been a soldier all my life. and
would gladly ole a soldiers death bat
cannot help thinking what is in store for
nag wife and Children should I be taken
away. and I confess this thought weighs
heavily upon me
II is felt that no stronger appeal than
General LaWton oEn statement can be
made In behalf OF his widow and children.
The committee defer 10 the manifest
wishes and have determined TO continue
The woTk 8t least until the I'd ef January.
Wcen ir is hoped that a sufficient fund viii
have General L-swtCn's widow beyond the
possibility OF want. and enable the mother
10 CARRY cut the fathers f0ndest wishes
that his children should receive a proper
c1ucaIicn
1t is proposed 10 continue active work
in raising funds during the present week.
and it is probable thar the subscription list
viii be kept open until the return Of Mrs.
L2Eton 10 this country
Two thousand dollars has been rabled
10 Mrz. LaEton by the army Mutual Aid
Fund. "a Will assist her in paying the ex-
penses OF herself and children from Ma
Mia 10 Washington. She viii probably
leave Manila with General L3wt0n's re-
mains uithin ten days or two weeks. and
should arrive ia Washington in the early
part Of February.
A large number CT The letters being re-
ceiTed bv the fund committee are from
persons in moderate circumstances. who
subscribe 81 General Corbiu says that q
personal acknOEl gment OF the receipt 0i
every subscription, no matter how small.
viii be made by the committee having the
fund IN charge.