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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

ronimo. He grunted, but we all sat
still for long time. 1t was a very
long time, perhaps half an hour. Then
Geronimo said something to the others,
who were perhaps trying to make up
their minds what to do to me. There
was another long pause, then another
of them grunted.
"By the by, Geronimo asked me
what | was there for. l told him to
take their surrender. He grunted.
They wanted to know what my terms
were. said had no terms to offer;
just surrender, that was all Geronimo
had started the pipe going, and it came
to me, a filthy thing, but l accepted it,
like the Aeas, and passed it on, as,I
would have liked to do with the fieas. Ia
at took bours to arrange it, but
finally Geronimo asked me who they
were to surrender 10. | told them to
Gen. Miles. But at last Geronimo said
that they would go with me to Gen.
Miles on condition that they could have
a sight of him before deciding.
"Gen. Miles put on his uniform and
wore his decorations, his staff dressed
as if for ball and wore everything that
shone, Then we fixed up the COM
mander's tent, put it in order and COW
cred it with flags, plumes and other
uniforms, and the General, stationing
himself in the center, his staff placed
themselves in half circle about him.
When all was right and all the faces
had drawn straight l went to get the
lnjuns. led them around from be-
hind the tent so that they came sud
denly on Gen. Miles, face to face.
1.-THE Indians stopped They were
grouped about Geronimo, and all look
ed steadily at Gen. Miles. 1t WAS a
pretty stiff ordeal for the staff, should
judge, but not man finched, not one
cracked smile, and at last Geron-
imo grunted to me.
az surrender the sound said And
the others assented in like manner
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

Complete General Lawton's commits
sion as brigadier and give his widow
and family all the benefits accruing to
the rank. The general has been too
busy fighting the battles of his country
since, youth, he enlisted as private
in the Union army in 1S6l-fghting
till the peace of Appomattox, then en-
tering the regular army, subduing the
ferocious Indians of the plains and
mountains, foremost in the Cuban jun
giles and leading on at FL Caney, lead
ing again in the Philippines through
swamp and jungle till at the head Of
his troops hostile bullet pierces his
heart-he has been too busy, unselish
and unsparing to accumulate even a
competence for his family. The gov
eminent which will not provide NUM-
ficently for the families of sucl as Law
ton, officer or private, ought to perish
from the face of the earth. The Amer
lean government has not yet earned
that reproach. 1t has preferred rather
to suffer some abuse of its bounty, and
it will not now begin to count the cost
when the proposition is to save the SOL
dier's family from want and suffering
They are the wards of the Nation and
the Nations bounty should be as large
as the soldiers devotion was continuing
and unsparing.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

The WATcHMAN is indebted to the Spring
field Republican for this cut which will give
the reader clearer idea OF passing events
in South Africa. On the east coast is Dur
ban, the port of the colony of Natal. North
west is Pietepuartzburg the capital of the
colony, and further to the northwest is
Ladysmith, the first objective point of Bull
ler's march, in which General White, with
some 10000 British troops,is beseiged by the
Beers. About midway between Ladysmith
and Estcourt passes Tugela river, on the
south bank of which, at Colenso-on the
railway between the two places-occurred
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27
MAP OF THE SEAT OF WAR Inv SOUTH AFRICA.

the recent disastrous battle. Northeast of
Ladysmith is Dundee, just west of which,
at the railway junction, is Glencoe, the
scenes of the first conflict in Natal between
the Beers and the British. About midway
between Dundee and Ladysmith is Glands
laagte, where a sharp fight occurred in the
British retreat to Ladysmith Near Lady
smith, to the northwest, is Nicholson's Mex,
where the Beers took the British regiments
prisoners in the panic the stampeded mules
created.
Majuba Hill and Laing's Mex, scenes of
British defeat and disaster in 1881, are seen
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

The Mortified NeUs publishes let
ters to Santa Claus, to which are at
tached initials of certain alleged au-
thors, asking as Christmas presents to
be assured of the United States SEN
atorship and the governorship. 1t is
singular that the EDITORS mail contained
no similar pleadings for a representa-
tiVeship in Congress. The interest in
this matter among the children of
either district is not entirely dead, and
the Ne'oS ought to have been able to
get one prayer from pretty near home.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

first battle. Gras Pan, the scene OF the sec
ond fight, is midway between Belmont and
Modder River. The latter place is here
the third battle was fought, and Mayors
fontein, where the Beers cut the British
under Methuen to pieces and compelled
him to return to his camp on the Modder'
is few miles north of the Modder. Kim
berley, to whose relief Methuen start ed, is
further north, and in the northwest Is Mafe-
king, in which another English garrison,
under Col Baden-Powell, is shut mp. A
glance at the map will show many other
points Of interest and importance.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

in the mountain range north of Ladysmith,
beyond Newcastle, on the borders OF Natal
and the Transvaal.
stormberg, the locality of Gatacre's re-
cent defeat, is near the southern extremity
Of the map, and in this region are seen Ali
wal North, Nasuwpoort, Colesburgh, and
other places just south of Orange river
which have figured in recent reports from
South Africa.
In the southwesterly corner is Hopetown,
where Methuen crossed the Orange river,
in his march TO the relief of Kimberly. Fur
Their north is Belmont, where he fought his
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

The Hon. George Frisbie Hosr with
mis- great accomplishments as a lawyer,
scholar and collector of hymns,
makes curious figure as he stands be-
tween the Hon. Richard Franklin Pet
tigrew and the Hon. Benjamin Ryan
Tillman. But misery makes strange
bedfellows. Mr.. Hoar is 80 strongly
convinced of the eternal verify of eV-
erything to which he does the honor OF
adhering that he will find wonurous
beauties in his new associates. After
all, since he believes in the Tagals,
why shouldn't be believe In Ptttigrew
aud Tillmau ?-New York Sun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

You never know what form OF blood poi.
son will follow constipation. Keep the
liver clean by using DeWitt's Little Early
Risers and you win avoid trouble They
are famous little pills for constipation and
liver and bowel troubles. w. E. Terrill
q Co.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27
Paid Dear for his Leg,

b. ID. Blanton OF Thackerville, Tex, in
two years paid over S300O0 to doctors to
cure Running Sore on his leg Then they
wanted to cut it off. but he cured it with
one box OF Bucklen's Arnica Salve Guar
anteed cure for Piles. 20 cts. box. Sold
by @. Blakely, druggist.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27
Clubbing List.

The following offers are for the benefit
only OF subscribers to this paper who pay
all arrearages and a years subscription in
advance. One or more of the publications
may b. ordered, but the money for each, at
the club rate, must invariably accompany
the order, with all arrears III any, due on
the WArcuMAN and full year in advance.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

Tributes TO the memory of General
Lawton are universal, sincere and fer
vid. The warmest and most apprecia-
tive come from his comrades in the
army and from the officers of the gov
eminent most familiar with his charac-
ter and the extent and quality of his
military service. The kindness of his
nature, linked with his perfect fear
lessness, his professional ability and
high soldierly qualities, had greatly en-
deared him to all ranks and classes
Mrs. Lawton and their four children
went with the general to Manila. The
eldest son, lad of fourteen, inherits
his fathers martial spirit. He has ac-
companied him in some of his cam
paigns, and has been where bullets
were flying Public sympathy for the
soldiers family is taking a practical
shape, in movements for their material
relief as well as in the rendering Of
the condolences which all feel.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-27

Any news of lively interest from
South Africa, for several weeks, is more
likely to come from the Boer than the
British lines. The latter are on the de-
fensive. If the Beers maintain their
martial reputation they will not be Civ
ing their crippled antagonists chances
to strike unawares and to take advan-
tage. Nor are the Beers likely to de-
plete their strength and waste their re-
sources by throwing themselves against
British Entertainments They leave
that for the British. Their own re-
sources, which they must assiduously
husband, are worth more for resistance
such resistance as they have been
making to British assaults. Several
weeks of preparation must elapse be.
fore the English can resume their ad
vance, and when they again take
up their line of march it will be against
the distractions the Beers have been
meantime preparing. II the increase
of the British strength overmatches the
increase of the Boer capacity for de-
Tense and his large increment of ex-
perience in handling troops and the use
OF artillery, the!pTogress of Englaud's
armies toward the Transvaal borders
may begin to bear less resemblance TO
the traditional efforts of the frog to
emerge from the we'll
The "yeomen" who are volunteering
in England for the South African war
are said to be modelled to some extent
after Roosevelt's Rough Riders. But
when the "curled earnings" of the Eng
lish nobility, like Marlborough, who
achieved distinction and the mending
of his fortunes by marrying a daughter
of the Vanderbilts, arrive at the Cape
the prestige of their martial names will
strike terror all along the Boer Dor
ders. There will be no use for yeo-
men. Still, if seasoned British regu-
lars have been unable to make head.
way against the farmers of the Trans.
vaal and the Orange Free State, query
naturally arises as to what raw leives
of nobility, or from the farms, or the
streets and counting houses of London
can accomplish
Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-11-23
Six Frightful Failures.

Six terrible failures Of six different
doctors nearly sent VIM. II. Mullen
Of Lockland, D., to an early grave.
All said he had fatal lung trouble
and that he must soon die. But he
was urged to try DIR. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption. After TAX.
ing five bottles be was entirely curedl
1t is positively guaranteed to cure al,
diseases Of Throat, Chest and Lungs
including Coughs, Colds, La Grippe,
Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Asthma, Hay
Fever, Group, Whooping Cough. 5oc
and $l.OO. Trial bottles free at
Gleissner's drug store.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-11-23
soLoxoN BRANCH SUIT.
Carrier Wants $4,000 Damages for
a leg,

@s0
SOLOMON, Nov. 1.-THE supreme
court at its sitting on December !
will pass upon the appeal taken BY
the plaintiff in the case OF Emanuel
Carrier Us. the Union Pacific Railway
company and reversal Of the find
ings Of the Saline district court is ex-
pected by the attorneys for the plain
tiff. In this case the third trial Of
the cause will follow. 1t will be re,
called that Carrier was brakeman
in the employ Of the Union Pacific on
the Solomon branch, lost leg in an
accident several years agoby slipping
on the snow and falling beneath the
cars while in the discharge Of his
usual duties. He sued the company
for $4,000 damages, lost the case in
the district court and took an appeal.
The supreme court reversed the de-
cision and ordered new trial, the
second resulting as the first, the in
structions Of the court being very
favorable to the company on the
ground Of the alleged contributory
negligence Of Carrier. Mr.. Carrier
now resides at Seneca. He lived at
Delphos when the accident occurred.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-11-23
Brave Explorers

Like Stanley and Livingston found
it harder to overcome Malaria, Fever
and Ague and Typhoid disease germs
than savage cannibals; but thousands
have found that Electric Bitters is a
wonderful cure for all malarial dis
eases. If you have chills with fever,
aches in back Of neck and head and
tired, wornout feeling, trial will
convince you Of their merit. ". A.
Null of Webb, Ill.,, writes: "My
children suffered for more than a year
with chills and fever; then two bottles
of Electric Bitters cured them" Only
SO cents. Try them. Guaranteed.
Sold by ]. NJ. Gleissner, Druggist
Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-11-23
Shifting Soil.

Real Estate Transfers, Reported by Able
& Ellison Abstracters,l
G ] McAllaster to Olof Ulmstedt e3 1t
12 1913, $50.
N B Robson to Ephreham Hawk Its
67 60 n Sd ST 7 4 M add, $3.50.
W I Harris to james Neil Its l45 l47
l49 Main st Solomon, $50.
f c Merriield to VIM H Wonn 1t 10
bk A r & A add, $3.50.
G A Gould to Thos McGrath pit sec 20
and 29-l3-l.
Drusilla Parkin to Conrad Schwartz
Its 10 70 bk 1876 Herington, $50.
Peter Dongherty to Peter Cairns $!
net 10 pit 81 nwl 2o-l6-2, VI.
Patrick Cairns to same nei set 1916
2,$l.
Jas Strachan to Martha Ziegler Its 76
IS so 9th st Solomon, $3.50.
Theo Marts to J W Shoffner W! swi
25.ll.3, Sl400.
Inns Hartman to D Matteson It 10
and WI IA bk 2S X & H add, $500.
D Biehler to William Weber 81 sci 2S
81 swt "a mel swi 24.l5.4, s445O,
c Batham to Z G Green pit mel mel 2
liz. 800.
Rock Island Impt Co to g 4 Waters
Its 789 10 bk II Manchester, 1925
B Forney to E Keim mel 1922
| $4,000.
j ] Gels to James Sbeeran WI swi 81
l2-4, 81.
lDL Asper to Cora Stout 1t 10 bk X |
| add, $40.
| NJ H Gross to W H Benner nwi 36-ll
/ 2, $l2l.
Dickinson Co to q Park Its 1862 l64 OF
Main st Solomon, s77.53.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-11-23
High School Notes.

A. Engle visited the high school
Monday.
The following will be on next weeks
program: Alice Lesher, George Stod-
dard. Jennie Sutter, Elsie Southworth,
Harvey Engle, Agnes Dewolf.
The freshmen are writing a sketch
Of their general history as far as they
have gone thi- year.
Mrs. Wise, who is visiting her
daughter, our language teacher was
a welcome visitor Thursday.
Mrs. Niesley had charge OF the
singing Monday evening
The freshmen have new cla.smate'
Miss Emily Hall, who enrolled Tues
day.
The freshmen are preparing re
production Of Longfellow's Court
ship Of Miles standish''
The seniors next classic will b.
Byron's "Prisoner Of Chillon,"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-11-23
Not Yet Dead.

Chris Uno, who was assaulted and
perhaps fatally injured by john Sui
livan at Niles on election day, says
the Solomon Sentinel, was taken to q
Salina sanitarium for treatment Tues.
day. While his skull is not fractured
as was at first feared, be Is in q very
serious condition and there are grave
fears for his life.
Sullivan is now at home on his
farm between Niles and solomon, no
attempt having been made to arrest
him.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-11-23
A GREAT WOLF HUNT.
Southeast Dickinson Prepares for
Business.

BUSINESS
A big wolf hunt will take place in
south Dickinson next Saturday. The
territory covered will be- Commence
ing at the north boundary OF the city
Of Herington and extending east as
far as the United Brethren church on
the direct road; from there due north
three miles to the Markley school
house: thence west on section line or
as near as can be to Lime creek at G..
r. Schilling's farm; thence south
along Lime creek to the place of be-
ginning
1t is requested, that oil come on
foot, everybody to bring club or
gun and as many dogs as can be had.
The ring is to be formed by 10 O'Clock
a. m. sharp and at that hour all arc
to advance.
The captains agreed upon for the
occasion are H. W. Collard on the
west, Everett Rathbone on the north
Samuel Forrer on the east and G. W
Murray on the south. 1t is expected
that the center will be reached OF
the prairie north Of Thompson''
slaughter house about noon Ther'
ought to be enough out to form a con
tinuous line not more than eight o.
ten rods apart.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-11-23
Grain.O! Grain.O!

Remember that name when you
want delicious, appetizing, nourish'
inc food drink to take the place Of
coffee. Sold by all grocers and liked
BY all who have used it. Grain-0 is
made OF pure grains, it aids digestion
and strengthens the nerves. is no.
a stimulsnt but health builder and
the children as well as the adults can
drink it with great benefit. Costs
about | as much as coffee. l5c and
95c per package. Ask your grocer
for Grain-O.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-11-23
COL. LITTLE DEFENDS CALLAHAN
Saws Funston's Criticism Was Alto.
gether Wrong.
statements. "

To the Editor OF the Reflector
ABILENE, Nov. 49, In your paper
Of yesterday see the following taken
from the Kansas City World;
General Funston makes reply,
says Lieutenant Callahan was not at
the battle Of Guiguinto at ALL" and
"Callahan is disgruntled because he
did not receive a promotion" said
Funston. "He was sick and remain.
ed behind in Manila and so missed
the principal engagements"
Iregret to say it, uut the facts are,
none of these statements are correct.
First, Callahan was at Guigulnto,
took an active part and was on his
feet as much as any man there.
Second, Callahan did receive pro-
motion, being advanced from second
lieutenant Of Co. l. to first lieutenant
Of Co. G, and Colonel Funston gave
his written recommendation for that
promotion.
Third. Callahan was severely
wounded at Caloocan and was laid up
in Manila awhile, just as was Funston
at different times, but was in nearly
all the principal fights.
From the time entered the army
till now have tried earnestly to
avoid newspaper controversy. But !
will not sit idly by and allow any
man to grossly and falsely insult a
brave, gallant young gentleman who
always did his duty as a member Of
the goth Kansas, whether the libel
springs from q private citizen or a
general Of the army Of the United
States.
have the honor to remain very
respectfully yours, E. G. LITTLE.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-11-23
GEN. FUNSTON MAKES REPLY.
Says Lieut.. Callahan Was Not at
Rattle Of Guiguinto at All.

From the Kansas City World.
DENVER, Col. Nov. l6.-Gen. Funs-
ton was shown the statement OF Lieut.
Callahan in the Kansas City Times
this morning, in which Callahan says
that Funston remained behind a rice
dyke during the battle of Guiguinto'
"Callahan is disgruntled because
he did not receive promotion" said
Gen. Funston. 'He was sick and re-
NAMED behind in Manila, and so
missed the principal engagements
What he says is simply absurd ne
knows | was in command of the firing
line during the battle mentioned and
had to be at the front.
~ shall pay no attention to such
statements.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-11-23
Father Shields Leaves.

Rev. Father Shields, priest Of st.
Andrews church, has been transferred
to the Manhattan parish, much to the
regret Of a wide circle Of friends. He
has done excellent work here and ac-
complished great good. Father
Reagan Of Manhattan comes here.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-11-23
There Is a Class Of People

Who are injured by the use Of coffee.
Recently there has been placed in all
the grocery stores a new preparation
called GRAIN-O, made ofpure grains,
that takes the place Of coffee The
most delicate stomach receives it
without distress, and but few can tell
it from coffee. 1t does not cost over
! as much. Children may drink IL
with great benefit. 10 cts and 20 cts
per package. Try it. Ask for
GRAlN.O.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-11-23
STATE OF ONO, CRY OF TOLEDO, ..

STATE OF OHIO, CRY OF TOLEDO, ss
LUCAS COUNTY.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that
be is the senior partner Of the firm OF
+. ]. CHENEY & Co., doing business
in the city Of Toledo, county and
state aforesaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum Of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case OF
CATARRH that cannot be cured by the
use OF HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence this 9Th day Of Decem-
Der, A. D. 1886.
rsEAL1 A. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Send for testimonials, free.
f. CHEFEY 4 CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-11-23
Drink Graln-0

after YOU have concluded that you
ought not to drink coffee. 1t is not
a medicine but doctors order it, be-
cause it is healthful, invigoratlng and
appetizjng. 1t is made from pure
grains and has that rich seal brown
solor and tastes like the finest grades
Of coffee and costs about I as much,
Children thrive on it because it is a
genuine food driak containing moth.
ing but nourishment. 10 and 25c at
grOcers.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-11-23
Looking Up Evidence.

The claim agent Of the Union Pa-
cific railroad was in the city Fri
day interviewing parties possessing
knowledge Of the recent wreck at
Abilene in which D. A. Hunnewell
lost his life. The wife of the dead
man, will take no definite legal steps
in the matter until the railroad COM
pany makes its final offer.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-11-23
An Important Difference.

To make it apparent to thousands
who think themselves i'll that they
are not afflicted with any disease, but
that the system simply needs cleans
ing, is to bring comfort home to their
hearts, as costive condition is easily
cured by using Syrup of Figs. Man
utactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only and sold by all druggists.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-11-23
Must Pay Dog Tax.

An important constitutional ques-
ton Just decided by the supreme
court was the case Of j. W. Sugg vs..
the city Of lola. Sugg owned dog
and refused to pay the dog tax on the
grounds that the dog had been taxed
once as personal property. The dis
trict court held that Sugg should pay
the dog tax and the supreme court
has affirmed the decision Of the lower
court.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-11-23
Made Young Again.

"One of DR.. Kings New Life Pills
each night for two weeks has put me
in my teens again" writes D. H..
Turner Of Dempseytown, Pa. They're
the best in the world for Liver, Stom.
ach and Bowels. Purely vegetable.
Never grippe. Only 25c at Gleissner's
Drug Store.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-11-23
Trv Grain.O! Try Grain.0!

Ask your grocer today to show you
a package Of GRAIN-0, the new food
drink that takes the place OF coffee
The children may drink it without
injury as well as the adult All who
try it, like it. GRAlN-o has that rlch
seal brown Of Mocha or Java, but 1t
is made from pure grains and the
most delicate stomach receives 1t
without distress. / the price OF cof-
fee. l5c and % cts per package
Sold by all grocers.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-11-23
Canyassed Two Votes.

The county commissioners were in
session last week to canvass the votes
Of Dickinson county inmates Of the
Dodge City soldiers home. Two Re-
publican votes we're cast, the votes Of
A. Cumback, Solomon, and Isaac
Sharp, Abilene.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1899-11-23
Wilbur Hutchinson Improving.

A telegram to Governor Stanley
from the Presidio hospital stated that
Wilbur Hutchinson Of the Twentieth
Kansas, formerly Of Abilene, who has
been i'll, is improving and will be
ready to start home in a week.
Hutchinsons folks live in Anthony.
Transportation has been sent to him.