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Show OKN. LAWTOX KILLMI) AMr.tlOAN aBNBItAl. KILLBtJ OV FILIPINO 8HAIIP8HOOTBH. ti rrt.nl f IIU ! All" Ibrei llotre nl.l it Hen M.ln, lit le 1 1'rc.d la lit III. 4. 1 I I iplfM l". M.di.t.ir lltnllt, Dee Jo-Oeiirrtl Henry Uwton hit been thot tnd killed it Ran Htteo lie wu ttandlne In front of bit troort, wtt ahut in the brratt and died imiiitdlatrly Oentral f.tnton left Manila Monday night, biting returned from hit northern nor-thern operation. Hiturday to leid in expedition through Mirliilni villey, which hit been the In.urgent atrong hold throughout tht wir The tilley hi aereril llinrt If en Invidid but nerer held by the Anif rlctnt (leneral (leronlnio wtt uppi).ed to hire there the Itrgf.t orgtnlird furre north of Manila tnd tlenrrtl Otla wl.hed to gar-rlton gar-rlton Marlqulna Han tlttro wu itltektd at octock ind t three hour, fight enturd Till, remitted In but fen cuutlitirt on tht American aide tparl from the drtth of Oenertl f.twtnn but the ttttck wu dlfllcult, bretu.e uf the otluril defen-f defen-f of the town Ueneral fawton mi walking along the firing line within 900 yard or a until tharpthnotert trench, conpicu out in tha big white hrlinet he ilwiya were, tnd a light yullnw rain iiitt. hewatal.n ratlly dlatlngulahable bf eantt of hit commtiidliig ttilure. m IIKSKKAI. I.AWTON The ahirpthiKitrra illrrcleil aercrtl clnae khota which cllppr I the grata nearby IIU atnIT oltlrcr called (!cn-ernl (!cn-ernl I.uwlnli t Httrntlnn tn Ihe danger he wa In, but ha only laughed with hit uaiial contempt for liullrta Huddenly ho exclaluird ''I am allot," ellnched hit Inndt In a ileaper-ito ileaper-ito effort to aland iricl, ind tell Into tha irutt of n atilf ulllrrr Ordarliet ruahed aurnat the field for tnrgeont, who dialled up liiiiiietllileljr, hut Ihele eiTorla were uaeleat. Ihe body wu taken tn a clump of buthra and laid on n iiretiher, the fimlllar white helnat corrrliig tho firo of the deid geuernl Almott it tills moinrnt Ihetheertnf tho American troop ru.lilng Into San Mateo were mingled with the rlllo rnlley. AfUr the fight alx ttilwart cavalry men forded thu river tn tha town carrying car-rying the Utter on thilrahouldera, the ttiff preceding with colors and s cavalry cav-alry eacort following T ha troopa tiled barrhendrd through the building where the body wia laid, and manr a liar fell from thu vyet of the men who had long followed the Intrepid In-trepid l.anton The entire command waa alrliken with grief, nt though etch man hid ttilTercd a peranml lott Uuhliigtnn, Dec, 50 -The neni of Ueneral l.awlou a ilcjtli nni reolvrd hrre with deep aadueaa. A (Oiiimlkalon aaalgulng him to the poelllou of brigadier-general In the regular army had lern tlgncd just previuua to the announcement an-nouncement of hie death |