The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-01

Only once did the regular army man
see Lawton grieve.
The fame of this war chief grew great
in the land the days when Uncle Sam
at home was sufficient unto himself, but
the redmen west of the great river didn't
think SO then. In causing them to change
their minds. Lawton became distinguish
ed as a trailer, fighter and master of
men.
Then, in Cuba. standing on the hot.
smoking rim of a Spanish trench, he
did certain things which changed him
from soldier into an idol for the wor-
ship Of his brigade.
Then, in Luzon, he stood on the banks
of the Maraquina in front of the rebel
town of San Mateo in a raining dawn,
and a Mauser bullet rendered immortal
the idol of the regular army man. 1
know this, for 1 had ridden with him the
whole night before, and the cry I ut
tered was one of many who saw the idol
fall.
But only once in all these years did
the men who followed him see Lawton
grieve. And here is little of the story
of him who caused 1t:
I4Iah AOull5 was III OuOd Will NAAC
general, but of his doings there I do not
know In Luzon he drew pay as a civ
ilian scout, and those who seemed to
know say that he received a big allow
ance from Lawton for special services.
He was a giant-a giant with eyes that
searched the land and sky and saw all
hidden things with a scent as keen as
the coyote, and a heart as soft as a
young girls.
Some wild, lonely land must have
mothered him, for he seemed to have
forgotten in other days that his voice
was d thing to use. But nature left
| secrets on the ground for him, and he
read them all while other men walked
by unconscious Of the truths unfailing.
And so he could trail with an ease
which is given seldom to a white man.
No one wholly sane is a stranger to the
sense of fear, but if Titan" Young ever
felt it, his strange face did not become
less inscrutable.
His workmanship was the marvel Of
every soldier who knew him.
Often while riding with the general at
the head of the column on a rebel-haunt-
ed trail he would slip his rear sights up
to 1000 or 1,200 yards, fire at something
which no other man saw. And a little
| later the column would be riding by an
| to look at, and half-hidden under Law
| toms gray mustache a queer smile would
| play for moment.
''Titan" carried a Mauser. He allowed
| that the Krag of the American soldiers
was a good rifle, but-his Mauser was
better.
One would wonder how he got his am
munition. American forces do not carry
| Mauser cartridges. When his belt was
| nearly empty Titan would wander off
| alone. Sometimes the troops would hear
! a couple of distant shots, but always
| the belt of the civilian was heavy with
loaded shells when he returned How he
| obtained them is hardly a pleasant SUD-
| ject.
Young was never apart from LaWton
On a campaign. Strange, indeed, was the
! silent understanding which each of these
! silent men had from the other. A thou-
| sand soldiers have remarked upon It
| Lawton had a quiet way of performing
| any little desired military service Ior
| himself instead of putting 1T into the
hands of his officers.
If he wished to scrutinZe bit of coun-
try to the right or left of the tran ne
would ride thither without Word. NO
officer or soldier dared follow his superior
without command, but Young, the CIVIL
ian. would spur his horse after the TANKS
of the generals mount, and not infre-
nuentlv the two would return on plung-
ing horses, drawing an ugly fire from
tbe thIckets and yet sitting III the SADDLE
as smileless and undisturbed as ever.
Young and the general were eacH pIs
men. Each spoke when necessary :
Neither seemed to know the use u
fear" and each had a heart very mucn
human and acted as if he were ashamed
of the fact.
No soldier of the expedition which was
locked I'D in the mountains back Oh oah
Fernando will ever forget those Gays,
Great anxiety was felt for LaWton, anu
his men in Manila. No reports came Io r
a fortnight to the Palace headquar selS
in the walled city from the general Law
ton was following the information that
the rebel chief Canon was in the Blacna-
Bato with 1900 men. Several troops OF the
Fourth cavalry were a part of LaWteh )
force and none had more than ten days
ratfons. which were entirely spent De-
fore reaching the mountain fortress OF
Riacna. On January 10, 1897, sixteen IN
surgents held off $50 Spaniards In TINS
most wonderful Of nature cltaoels.
rThe men were hemmed IN by noun
+aips In front of the town was halr-
| raieipo nreeipice and beyond II, rose
+ta rocky towers which sayaSely ana
silently protected Biacna-Bato from all
harm The general would not give ap
the thought of attacking the Town. ~
wanted Canon the chief. he "a4 1'5t IL IL
| surrender Of the chiefs men. bul ms
oJun men were hungry. LawtoH would
never stand for this.
The insurgents fred down and shou tEs |
| defiance. No one knows how 1t hurt the
general to draw away The Americans ;
had been three days without food exce lp..
srch meager picl1ings as the mountains IN
furnished. The troopers in advance IL IL
ported that it was imposslDIo 10 o.
49,, tba trsil again with horses.
The ironsbod hoofs of the animals naa
! worn away the rough places when ha9 l
made possible such steep ascent dne
/ q heavy rain had washed the down grace