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The State of Dade News. VOL. IX. s^iq~ fr—/?! —/'] —[V-^ Jfinjv^k D -• <4 D CO TO SLEEP, LITTLE FELLOWS! WHEN tho Christmas skies nro snowing, or tho Christmas stars are bright, _ Go tosleep, little fel /'’ v\\ low,— go to sleep! For Santa Claus is - fC' JV $ coming down the chimney in tho night, A With a heavy sack of / toys, and a frosty y3r--yj Vv_f beard and white,— —■—• G° to sleep, iittle fel lows—go to sleep! Wton (ho Christmas winds are singing round tho chimney with delight, Go to sleep, little follows—go to sleep! if you wake and watch tho chimney—Oh, you know it isn’t tight!— You will never see old Santa coining down it iu tho night,— Go to sleep, little fellows—go to sleep! Once, two wakeful little follows, on a snowy Christmas eve, (Go to sleep, little fellows—go to sleep!) Sept their heads beneath the cover—but ’twus only make-believe— Ini Santa Claus forgot ’em—and he left ’em both to grieve,— Go to sieop, little fellows—go to sleep! For Santa Clau3 is funny, and is easy scared away— Go to sleep, iittie fellows, go to sleep! Just kiss good night to mother when she’s heard the prayers you say, Vnd you’ll find your stockings brimmiug when yon wake at break o’ day,— Go to sleep, littlo fellows—go to sleepl Aunt Doborah’s Surprise. t . AY,girls, have you heard the uews? It’s too ft nny for anything!” Grace .Derby came ',A- f 'Cs?2^’ 1 'yv running up to the little group around the school— house steps, with her face full of laughter and mystery. “What’s the news?” “Tell us about it!” “Go on, Grace!” The girls crowded around her eagerly. “Why, Aunt Deborah Thorpe is go ing to give a Christmas party.” “You’re fooling!” cried half a dozen voices. “Oh,but she is,truly,” cried Grace. “I’ve got my invitation, and she wanted me to ask the rest of you— here’s the list.” Sho waved a paper a’oft and then began to read the names upon it. Every girl there was invited, t-ud a buzz of pleased comment went around as soon as the reading was fin ished. “But I haven’t told you the fun niest part of it,” began Grace again. “We’re each one of us to bring her a Christmas present. Did you ever hear of such a thing? Fancy her not leaving that for us to decide!” J They all laughed at this, but tho laugh was a good-natured one. Every body respected Aunt Deborah. They joked about her peculiarities and her “lightness,” but, for all that, the farmers aud villagers of tho thrifty New England commuuity admired those qualities which had produced oue of the finest farms in the whole county, and its owner was known to be kind-hearted, as well as to possess pieuty of good, sound,practical sense, which appealed to all; while not a man in the neighborhood was better posted in tho affairs of tho country at large. | The girls went on discussing the party with eager comments, talking over the presents which were to be bought aud wondering what other odd freak would bo developed before the eventful night. It was Thursday now, and Monday was Christmas. “Maybe she’ll change her mind,” suggested Daisy; “though I guess sho isn’t given to that.” “No,” said a sweet-looking girl, "ho had not spoken before. “Aunt Deborah always doos as she agrees.” “That’s so, Molly,” cried Grace, while there were several exclamations of assent. “When she onakes up her mind it stay3 made up for good aud all. But how iu the world did you get so well acquainted with her? I’m always a little afraid of her. ” Molly smiled wistfully. “I don’t know,” she said. “It just seemed natural, that’s all.” The tears came into her eyes, and V . H 4#^ * • " SHE TOOK UP TUP CARD.” she turned and went in hurriedly. Her father had died only a few months before, and she could scarcely remem ber her mother at all; eo Auntjje- boran’s interest in her bad been com forting. The girls were quiet for a minute; then Daisy said, in a low voice: “I don’t see bow Molly Andrews can get her anything, and she’ll never go a step if she can’t.” There were sympathetic murmurs all around, for Molly was a favorite, “I wish we could help her,” said Dorothy, voicing the general thought. ‘‘But we can’t,”., sighed Maude. “You know how proud she is. She’d rather stay away than havo us do any thing about it.” “Well, Mrs. Barton won’t give her a cent to buy a present with—we all know that,” said Grace. “Oh, don’t you remember Molly earned $2 getting names for that mag azine?” put in Maude. “She told me she was going to save it toward music lessons—her heart is just set on music, you know—and, with all her talent, it is a shame she can’t do anything about it. But it’s just like her to go and spend every cent of that money on a present for Aunt Deborah.” “That’s so.’’ “It’s too bad!” “Well, I think Molly Andrews is the bravest girl I ever knew,” said Grace. “How many of us would work for our board and go to school and wear out old clothes and everything, as she does?” “But you never think of the clothes,” said Daisy, “No, but she does,” said Maude. Nothing but the party was talked about for the remainder of the week, and on Saturday t-wenty boys and girls were busy selectiug gifts for Aunt Deborah. All the boys and girls, with tho ex- I vtfeb / 1\ W nr ; y§P§Y4 v ks\\§,\ <CV _ While all the .world ig pra.yir.@;\ 4)'/ we bedbug, gwclM. tclhugX , Mt\d *' M 5 *S _wK&t tke eellg arc lxe tke r v’oice3 ef x/cJsj S&g&f; v, " . We are tke of jjriejt*' VjLYv \ w, e tkc gibilapt <5 le^er',. ' //-' V Npi\ Who drea.in.ed of a in, tke Jjnrblc //’ll .A </7 -• ef (he mystical nverai //Ilf *\ ’ \ XWkerQkc (hrtft btra,; < f . j iWc arc (he frayers ef- the WAKdermcj Mag','* ' /\ '\ - I ©a i)yria.R and ekerttf aII l e/e I and I one-, "* ' 'V/c are £kc (Wag ef Judean jgkc We Are the neteg fk&t from MeaVcn. were birr.*.' TJ I7—. \\\| t front the golden threat ef an hrr,:’S’C~7_ // \ X Vi\ ,"\VViicn tke (hrtft waS" bora. V ' V* JhT, " .. „ I ' ■' We arc tke teardrop’ef grief Ar.cj of ' , }\fi <\u Wc *f c Ike echoed ofY^ tcrc !*A jlfi ,Wc Are the JupiAat voi(c cf tomorrow- _ • < >4 V iss-, Pca(e en Cari;k; let 4y good will rt'\6p. '—'J 00 etir libj break Jilen.(c an msra,/ . '' Wkea, tke £kri,gt ber\. " ception of Molly Andrews, belonged to well-to-do families. Molly’s father had been one of the wealthiest men in the village until a year before, when he had failed iu business aud taken every cent of his property to pay his debts. Since his death Molly had been living with Mrs. Barton, working for her board and going to school, and her life was not very comfortable. Her dearest dream had always been to cultivate her musical talent, but that dream seemed hopeless enough non'. She bought a pretty silver souvenir spoon for Aunt Deborah, and it took every cent that she had been saving toward the music lessons, but she never said a word about it, and none of the girls dared mention it to her. Christmas night was beautiful and clear, with a great full moon and Sharp, healthful air, and ths party of boys and girls that came trooping up to the door of the big farmhouse were rosy-cheeked aud bright-eyed aud as merry as need be. Aunt Deborah welcomed them cordially and they soon felt quite at home. In the sitting room a table had been spread out for the reception of the gifts, which Grace and Maud arranged tastefully. Then Aunt Deborah ex amined them with great care, noting critically each name and giving atten tion to each piece as though she were one of the judges at a county fair, as, indeed, she often had been. But when she came to the souvenir spoon some of the girls thought she made up the little sneeze which gave her an ex cuse for using her handkerchief. Any way, she took tho spoon np again the last of all and held it in her hand while she cleared her throat twice before she tried to speak. “My young friends,” said Aunt Deborah, slowly, “I am well awaro that you think I have done a rather strange thing in asking you to bring these presents, but L had an object in it which I am not goiug to explain to any one. I am very much pleased with the gifts, however, and I thank yon for them Now if you will step across the lin'd with mo yon will find your o\\n presents waiting for you. and a little surprise besides, which, I think, will you all.” They had noticed the dosed door of roofflf" hot had JtfwMhUA TRENTON, GA., DECEMBER 2!, 1899. ouly ono of Aunt Deborah’s peculiar, ities. They trooped after her, won dering and excited, with little whis pered guesses and queries which no one could answer, and when they had srossed the threshold they all stopped for a moment with exclamations of delight. “Who would have believed it?” whispered Grace. “It’s just like fairyland,” Maude whispered back. It was very pretty, indeed. The parlor was decorated with holly end mistletoe and branches of evergreen, and iu one corner was a great Christ mas tree, sparkling with candles and loaded with presents. In the op posite corner stood a haudsome new piano. They stood and stared until Aunt Deborah’s voice called them for ward, and then they surged over to the tree to huut up their gifts. The tree was soon cleared, and every one in the room, with a single exception, had found a present. Molly stood on the edge of the crowd with a pale face and lips that quivered iu spite of her efforts at self-control, while Frank was beside her, looking indignant and unhappy. Everybody noticed, and sympathetic glances went around. But all at once Aunt De borah spoke again. “If you will raise the lid of the piano, Molly, you will find your name there.” The girl’s hands trembled so that Frank bad to help her. She took up the card and read it, her face flushing and paling, and looked around help lessly at the surprised and delighted faces. Then she turned and threw her arms arouud Aunt Deborah’s neck without a word. After a little appreciative bush they all crowded around her with eager congratula tions, but Aunt Deborah waved them back. “Wait a minute,” sho said, laugh ing, although there was a tremble iu her voice, “Molly doesn’t know it herself, but I am sure she is coming to live with me. I’ve decided that I need her, and I want to hear that piano. She shall take lessons, and you will all be welcome to come and enjoy the music whenever yon like.” How they cheered! The rest of the evening was as merry as merry could be, and the feast was a triumph of New England skill. Happy Cliristinaetide. Holly berries rod and bright, Wealth of candles flick’riug light, Christmas in the air' Childish faces all aglow, Outside sleigh bells in the snow, Banished is dull care. Older wiseheads for the time Join in sport und song and rhyme, Happy Cbristmastide! Metn’ry brings back golden youth, Eyes then seeing only truth Ever at its side. Joy to-night is crowned the queen Of the festive Christmas scene, May her rule be longl None can claim a rebel heart With her foll’wers forms a part, Theirs a gladsome song! —Gertrude Eioise Boaler. A Trap For St. Nick. Young Mechanic—“Yer see, it’s r trap. It jes’ tits our chitnbly, an Santa Claus kiu git down all right but when ho climbs back ho can’t gsl i out, 1 gits all his paidt.** I'EMOCUATIC. GEN. LAWTON KILLED The Daring Leader Fell at the Front. TARGET FOR SHARP-SHOOTERS. Laughed When Warned of Danger- The Next Moment He Fell Dead into The Amis of an Officer. Manila, by Cable. —Major General Eawton has been shot and killed, at San Mateo. He was standing in front of his troops, was shot in the breast and died immediately. General Lawton left here Monday night, having returned from his north ern operations Saturday to lead an ex pedition through Mariquina Valley, which has- been an insurgent strong hold throughout the war. The valley has several times been invaded, but never held by the Americans. General Geronimo was supposed to have there the largest organized force north of Manila, and General Otis wished to garrison Mariquini. The night was one j of the worst of the season, A terrific ! rain had begun and is still continuing. Accompanied by his staff and Troop TANARUS, Fourth Cavalry, General Lawton set out. at 9 o’clock, in advance of the main force, consisting of the Eleventh Cavalry and one battalion each of the Twentieth and Twenty-seventh Infan try, which started from La Loma at midnight. With a small escort he led the way through an almost pathless country, a distance of fifteen miles over hills and through cane brake and deep mud, the horses climbing rocks and sliding down the hills. Before daybreak the command had reached the head of the valley, San Mateo wa; attacked at 8 o’clock, and a three hours’ fight ensued. This resulted in but few casualties on the American side, apart from the death of General Lawton, but the attack was difficult because of the natural defenses of the town. General Lawton was walking along the firing line within three hun-* dred yards of small sharp-shooters’ trench, conspicuous in the big white helmet he wore, and a light yellow rain coat. He was also easily distinguish able, because of his commanding stat ure. The sharp-shooters, directed several shots, which clipped the grass near. His staff officers called General Law ton’s attention to the danger he was in, but he only laughed with his usual contempt for bullets. Suddenly he exclaimed. “I am shot!” clenched his hands In a desperate effort to stand erect, and fell into the arms of a staff officer. Orderlies rushed across the fiekt for surgeons, who dashed up imme diately, but their efforts were use less. The body was taken to a dump of bushes and laid upon a stretcher, the familiar white helmet covering the face of the dead general. Almost at this moment the cheers o£ the American troops rushing into San Mateo were mingling with the rifle volleys. Aifter the fight, six stalwart ca/valrymen forded the river to the town, carrying the litter on their shoulders, the staff preceding with the colors, and a cavalry escort fol lowing. The troops filed bareheaded through the building, where the body was laid, and many a tear fell from the eyes of men who had long fol lowed the intrepid Lawton. The en tire was stricken with grief, as though each man had suffered a personal loss. Washington, D. C.. Special.—The War Department received the follow ing official confirmation of The killing of General Lawton near San Mateo, Luzon: ‘‘Manila —General Lawton, engaged in driving insurgents from San Mateo section of country north east of Manila, was killed instantly at 9:30 Monday morning. A great loss to us and his country. OTIS.” Big Fire in Florence, Columbia, S. C., Special.—Florence, S. C., sustained a heavy loss by fire early Tuesday morning. The blaze started in the Florence Hotel This building, with the Bank of Florence, the opera house and the city hall, was totally destroyed. The Florence fire department was aided by the Darlington firemen. The five wa? checked at 6 a. m.. after the principal business houses in the heart cf Lie city were destroyed. Bandits in a Pullman. Kansas City, Mo., Special.—A num ber of the passengers on the Missouri Pacific's Omaha and Nebraska City passenger train, which left here at 9:15 Tuesday night, were robbed by two masked men who boarded the train in Kansas City. Kan. They levied their forced contribution after the train started, holding up the pas sengers in the Pullman and seen lug five gold watches and SIOO in money. The conductor was among the per sons robbed. At Xearman, Kan., six miles out of the city, the train slowed up for the station, and the irnii 3 dropped off and disappeared. So shofc were fired and no one was injured. UEUT. BRUMBY DEAD. Dies of Typhoid Fever After a Long Illness. Washington, D. C., Special.—Lieut. Thomas M. Brumby, flag lieutenant to Admiral Dewey during the Manila campaign, who has been ill with ty phoid fever for several weeks, died at Garfield hospital shortly after six o’- clock Sunday evening. The death of Liefct. Brumby, while not unexpected, was a great shock to Admiral Dewey. The relations of the two men for several years past have been very intimate and a strong friend ship had grown up between them. Lt. Brumby went out to the Asiatic sta tion with the admiral and had been there with him until they both returned to the United States several months ago. In his capacity as flag lieutenant to the admiral, Lieutenant Brumby was thrown with his chief practically all the time and acted as his personal representative in many matters of de tail delegated to him by the command ing officer. He was regarded by Ad miral Dewey as a bright, energetic and capable assistant, while the devotion of the 'latter to the admiral was some thing marvelous. The burden of his thoughts during the latter days of his illness when his mind was racked with delirium seemed to be regarding his work for the admiral. The lieutenant’s present illness dated from about the 27th of November, the first symptom being nothing more than a cold, which, however, failed to yield to treatment, and soon afterwards he went to the Garfield hospital where he died. Admiral Dewey was unremitting in his attentions to him until his con dition became precarious aud visitors were not allowed to see him. Some days ago Mrs. W. I. Hayward, of Marietta, Ga., a sister, was summoned, and Thursday she was joined by her hus band, both remaining with the lieuten ant until ho died. The lieutenant's aged mother is still living in Marietta, : Ga. The father, who is dead. wa3 a j colonel of the Fourteenth Georgia regi- j ment in the Confederate army. Lieut. Brumby was 41 years of agi I and unmarried. He w%s appointed a naval cadet from Georgia, entering the \ sendee on the 29th of November, 1573, i and his present commission dates from the 2-lth of August, 1892. Practically 1 all theriime during the last two years • lie has been with Admiral Dewey- In his report of the battle of Manila Admiral Dewey spoke in very compli mentary terms of the services and gal lantry of his flag lieutenant and rec ommended that he be advanced < ome numbers on the list of lieutenants. His recommendation wa3 adopted by the navy department and the name sent to the Senate, but together with a num ber of other promotions made by the ; department failed to be acted upon. The promotion recommended placed him about 13 on the list of lieutenants and had it been confirmed he would in less than a year from now have reached the grade of lieutenant commander. The lieutenant’s death is the third of those who were closely associated with Dewey at the battle of Manila who have died since that time, namely, Capt. Gridley, Commander Wood, and Lieut. Brumby. Lieut. Brumby was presented a sword by the legislature of Georgia on the 26th of October. He remained in Georgia some days after that and re turned to Washington about the mid dle of November. Roberts Supplants Buller. London, by Cable. —Shortly before midnight Sunday the following notice was posted at the War Office: “As the campaign in Natal, in the opinion of Her Majesty’s government, is likely to require the presence and undivided at tention of Gen. Sir Redvers Buller, it has been decided to send Baron Rob erts of Kandahar and Waterford as commander-in-chief in South Africa, with L-ord Kitchener as chief of staff.” Telegraphic Briefs. Disappointed in love, Howard Tut tle, 27 years old, drowned himself at San Francisco, Cal. Rear Admiral Norman H. Furquhar sailed from New York on the New York on his Southern cruise. The Dominion Liner New England arrived at Boston, Mas?., on Thursday night, from Europe, with 2034 sacks of mail. Mrs. Mark Hanna, wife of the Ohio Senator, was robbed of five finger rings valued at S6OOO at Hot Springs, Va. John W. Oliver, aged 85 years, a newspaper man. was married to Mrs- Marie Dubois, aged 52 years, at New York. Sentence was suspended in the case of William Reno, charged with grand larceny, in order that he might spend Christmas out of jail for the first time in 25 years. Charles E. Maerum, late United i states Consul at Pretoria will leave for New York soon. Mr. W. Stanley Hol j ij Si the United States Consul at Lou j repzo Maroues wTI assume the dut'es o’ Mr Macram’s office until the arriva ! of 'the latter’s successor. THE CURRENCY BILL Passed the House by a Good Ma jority. HOW THE VOTE STOOD ON THE BILL Republicans Voted Solidly For It. " bile Dem oertswere Divided on it. —. i Washington, D. c„ Special.—Thei currency bill, which was debated all. last week, was passed Monday by tha House, by a vote of 190 to 150. It had the united support of every Republican in the House, and of eleven Democrats. Messrs. Clayton. Driggs. Fitzgerald. Levy. Ruppert, Scudder, Underhill and Wilson, of New York, McAleer, of Pennsylvania, Denny, of Maryland, and Thayer, of Massachusetts. All the other Democrats voted against the measure, or were paired on it, except, Mr. John Walter Smith, Governor elect from Missouri; Mr. Stallings, of Alabama, and General Joseph Wheeler of Alabama. Mr. Stallings has not been present in the House this session, owing to illness, and one of his col leagues announced that if present ho would have voted In the negative. General Wihecier is serving in tho 1 Philippines. Mr. Smith is, therefore, the only member of the House who did not go on record upon the bill today. When the Speaker announced the re sult of the vote the Republicans cheer ed lustily. That was the only demon stration in connection with the vote. Mr. Bartlett, of Pennsylvania, who sus tained a severe accident some time ago was also present on crutches. Neither a motion to recommit, nor an o&er of a substitute, was in ordeT by the terms of the special rules under which the House was operating. Mr. Gaines, of Tennessee, asked if it was in order to recommit with instructions to report back a free coinage bill? “It is not,” replied the speaker. The bill was then read a third time and placed upon its final passage. “I demand the yeas and nays,” said Mr. Overstreet, of Indiana, in charge of the bill. Members rose on both sies en masse to second the demand. “Evi dently a sufficient number,” said the Speaker. “The clerk will call the roll.” The roll call was followed with great interest. There were no de monstrations when the Democrats who broke away from the majority of their party voted in the affirmative. The clerk called the names of the Democrats, who declined to respond, twice on each roll call. Every Repub lican voted for the bill. Messrs. Cach ings, of Mississippi; Campbell, of Mon tana; Broussard, of Louisiana; Robert son, of Louisiana, and Davey, of Lou isiana, were paired against the bill. After the vote the speaker rather un expectedly announced the committee selections and the reading of the lists was followed with intense eagerness by the members whose opportunities for distinction depend so largely upon their committee assignments. The on ly incident in connection with the reading of the lists was Mr. Bailey 8 interrogatory of the speaker as to whether General Wheeler’s name had been placed upon the committee on ways and means. Speaker Henderson responded in the negative. A vacancy has been left on this committee for General Wheeler. The announcement of the death of the late Representative Bland, of 'Mis souri. which occurred last summer, was made by Mr. DeArmond, of Mis souri, and the House, out of respect to his memory, adjourned. Wall Street in a Panic. New York, Special.— Panic condi tions developed on tihe stock ex change Monday afternoon w'ith the imperative need of money developed by the violent contraction in values. Stocks were being thrown over with out the slightest regard to the price they would bring, and at distressing sacrifice values. Wrongly Informed. Washington. D. C., Special.—General Otis cables as follows: “Manila, Dec. IC. “Ono the Bth inst.. General Smith, at Negros, reports that early in December a number o’ inhabitants of four coast towns entered the mountains, believing the statements of Pan ay and Luzon agents that the Americans had been overwhelmingly defeated in those is lands. that Aguinaldo was about to dictate terms of peace and the Ameri can Congress to confer independence when the established civil government of the island would be overthrown. They also were told that all Negros *as about to rise end drive out the *-nevicaos. No and apredat ons were ''remitted and no co n ?e<!uences of im a.rtance are apprehended." NO. 42