West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-05-30

later. At the time ot his death his rank
In the regular army was Tint ot a colo
mel. but the war department clerks nt
Washington were preparing his com.
mission IA Il hrgodicr general I'M the
regular service when the nc,vs reached
the department that hc hGd been killed
IN battle
In 1871 Lawtou was transferred TO
the Fourth cavalry lie fought tho
Sioux, the Utcs anl other hostile Indian
tribes and In 1886 performed one Of the
most notable exploits IN plains warfare
history hy rounding up and capturing
fierce Apache CHIEF, old Geronimo.
who had given the government moro
trouble than amy other Indian on rec
ord General Miles selected Captain
lawtou to lead 0u expedition of picked
mon into Mexico against Geronimo and
his band ot hlonlthirSty Npuchcs Law.
ton visited the chief I'm his camp and
planned FOR his surrender This wns
one of the most dnrlur ventures i'm In.
dian war annals Some of the older
army officers Sull discuss Il with won.
Ter
AZ Santiago LnWton with the rank
ot hrlgadiCr general ot volunteers. com.
mandcd the SECOND division ur the Fifth
army corps doing Valuable service i'm
the several engagements leading To- tho
capture OF the Cuban ciN. IIc wns
made major general or volunteers
less than week after the ran OF Snn.
lingo for gnllnuiry at l3l Cuucy
General l.HWtuu'a service u the pm
lpplncs WAS notably brilliant IIc bc.
gan hls worl, there early n 1890. In
July ho was placed m command at
Manila. lie Immediately began cam.
p0ign with the object ot capturing
General Aguinuldo, the Filipino leader
II Wus much like the indian lighting
with which luwton Nus su familiar
Various small engagements were
fought, the lilipuos frequently hllin,
In the jmglcs aud shooting from ann.
bush. General LnWtou captured san
lsldro the capital OF The Filipino gnv-
ernmcnt at the time. and chnscd Aluii.
naldo from plncc 10 plncc.
About the middle OF December the
general led force of something moro
than thousand YIldicrs against n Fu-
iplno stronghold at the town uf Snu
Mateo, fifteen mites from Nuuih Con.
erol Lnwton and his stan mudc the
trip on horseback I'm one night over
almost impossible mountains I'm n
heavy rainstorm. Tho horses slipped
ana slid down the hills ANA ruvmcs
and the men arrived on the river hnnl,
opposite san Matco drcucncd and mud
dy, but full of fighting spirit
When the engagement began. Gen.
erai Lawton, wearing "a hltc helmet
and yellow ramcoat Wis conspicu.
ous target lie wns, iu fact the most
conspicuous target in the army. bcng
six feet three inches tnll aud u big
man 0t that. lie insisted. AGAINST tho
advice of his stan upon going ON the
firing line. lie was standing lu front
of the firing line, the mon being promo
In the grass when ono OF his stnm oil.
GERS observed that the Filipino sharp.
shooters were trying To Wcl, the gen
eral off. Bullets struc, the ground
near his feet. The stan officer rcmon.
strated with the general for exposing
himself. but Lawton's well known con-
tempt for bullets caused him to regard
the warning lightly. little later he
cried II am shot" and clutchcd at his
breast lie fell into the arms of the
officer and died instantly.
General Lawton's body was borne to
the rear ana placed IN u clump OF