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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27

try, and the necessities of tho case, grow
ing out of your corruption of the crew,
compel mo to take it. If there yet re-
mains to you one feeling true to nature, it
shall be gratifed. If you have any word
to send to your parents, it shall be recorded
and faithfully delivered. Ten minutes
shall be granted you for this purpose"
Spencer was completely overcome. He
sank upon his knees, and, with tears in
his eyes, declared that he was not fit to
die. Captain Mackenzie then informed
Small and Cromwell of their fate in SINH
lar words. Cromwell pleaded for his life
and protested that he was innocent, but
Small was ummoved.
Captain Mackenzie then asked Spencer
II he had any message to send to his
friends
None that they would wish to receive, +"
he answered. There are few crimes that
L have not committed. feel sincerely
penitont, and my only fear OF death is that
my repentance may DO too late ] have
wronGed many persons, but chiefly my
parents. do not know what would have
become of me had l succeeded. had the
same project on board the John Adams
and Potomac. 1t seemed to be a mania
with me-
He then asked how his life was to be
taken, and upon being Informed that he
was to be hanged from tho yardarm asked
that he be shot instead. This request was
refused.
Spencer asked forgiveness from Wales
for attempting to corrupt him. and it was
readily granted Then, approaching Small
he held out his hand and said:
small, forgive nc for leading you into
this trouble" Small drew back in horror.
No, by God, Mr.. Spencer, can't for
give your' lie exclaimed.
Afterward, however, at the urgent re-
quest of Captain Mackenzie, he relented,
ard the two doomed men shook hands
Small s last words before he was swung
up to the yardarm were, Now, brother
topmates, give mo a quick and easy
death. -
Spencer requested that he be allowed to
give the signal for his own death, but his
nerve failed him, and ne could not Cap
tam mackenzie gave the word, q gun
Delched forth its warning, and with a roll
Oh drums the three conspirators were
swung up and left to dangle Ut the yard
arm for some hours.
The scene of the execution lasted over
an hour, and so impressed the crew with
Its solemnity that no further word of
nv, We" A4e"iu uuriuS tiie NoSaGe.
Inc news OF the inutiny and its tragic
enolng made great stir when the Somers
reached home. Captain Mackenzie was
tried and fully indicated by two courts
martial, but there has always been diff
ference OF opinion as to whether he did
right or wrong in hanging the mutineers.
>. fenlmore Cooper, the author Of many
famous novels, once wrote a long review
OF the case, in which he condemned Mac
kenzie's course, but public opinion has
generally been in favor of the commander.
JEROME JACQUIN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27

turned to Lieutenant Gansevoort with the
order, Arrest AR. Spencer and put him
in double irons
Lieutenant Gansevoort relieved Spencer
Of his sword and had him handcuiTed and
securely ironed. A watch was set upon
the mutineer, with orders that he should
be instantly killed if he attempted to COM
mnnicate with any of the crew.
The next day at inspection two more &C
the crew, including Small, were observed
to act suspiciously and wero also put in
irons. The other man was named Crom-
well.
From this time On the vigilance of the
officers was not relaxed. They went about
fully armed, and either the captain or his
irst officer was on deck all tho time
the uneasiness of the crew which had
been noticed at first increased. The men
collected in knots during the watches and
did their work in surly manner. Sedi-
tious words were heard through the vessel.
and many Of the seamen assumed an inso-
lent and menacing air. Men We're miss
ing at muster. and other acts of insubor-
iination added TO the gravity of the situa-
ton.
Finally Captain Mackenzie called the
officers together and asked their opinions
ttS W NLit ilttssuTcs were neceS-
sary to the protection Of the ship and their
own safety. First the evidence against
the mutineers was collected Each Off
GERS sworn testimony was written down
and signed. This wardroom conference
lasted for "a hours continuously. and VIXEN
all the evidence was in it was decided that
Spencer, Small and Cromwell should DO
put to death.
Just how serious this decision was none
realized better than Captain Mackenzie,
on whom the whole responsibility must
eventually fall. Many Il bravo man would
have hesitatcd to put to death, without a
jury trial, the son of IL secretary of war
But Captain Mackenzie was made Of
stern stuff. He did not finch from what
he thought was his plain duty. a mutiny
had been planned-a mutiny that involved
wholesale murder and the scizing of a YES
sci of the United States navy Even
though the confessed ringleader was a son
of the secretary OF war no should hang.
And hang ho did.
The captain marshaled all his petty Off
GERS, fully armed, on the quarter deck and
gave orders that immediate preparations
be made for hanging the three mutineers
at the main yardarm. All hands wero
then called to witness the punishment.
Captain Mackenzie in full uniform, his
face pale and hasgard, then proceeded to
execute his painful duty. To Spencer he
said:
Your life is now forfeited to your coun-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27
THESOMERS
It Was the First In American
Naval History.
THREE SWUNG At THE YARDARM.

One of the Men Hanged by Captain Mac
kenzie Was the Son of Secretary of War
Spencer-Stern Justice on the High Seas.
A Historical Case.
Affairs in the American navy generally
run along rather smoothly Our Jack
Tars are treated fairly we'll, and while
good discipline is maintained. the severity
with which crews We're sometimes treated
in former years by naval officers has been
abandoned. Enlistments nowadays are
voluntary, and the men who man our
fighting ships are there OF their own choice
So it seldom happens that we hear of any
trouble from our navy, with the exception
OF those petty squabbles which the officers
sometimes get into among themselves on
the quarter deck. Probably there is not a
vessel of the white squadron but has its
fo'castle grumblers, but their complaints
never reach other ears than those in their
own mess.
Fifty years ago conditions were some
what different. 1t was in 1912 that the
first mutiny in tho United States navy
occurred. The deck OF the brig Somers, a
the initial tragedy in our naval history
The Somers was homeward bound from
Africa and was under the command of
Captain Alexander S. Mackenzie
The first intimation that Captain Mac
aenzic had of a mutinous plot on board
was given him by one of his lieutenants
The officer Went to the captains cabin on
the night of Nov. PC and told him that q
scheme had been formed to capture tho
brig, murder tho officers and most of tho
crew and convert her into o pirate. He
named as the ringleader of tho mUtiny
Acting Midshipmah Philip Spencer, son
Of tho distinguished statesman John G.
Spencer of New York, who was at that
very time holding the Office OF secretary of
war.
Captain Mackenzie at first refused to
believe the story. The officer, who was
Lieutenant Gansevoort, insisted that it
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27

must be true, and called in one W. Wales,
the pursers steward, to give tho plot in
detail
Wales said that tho night before he had
been nccostod by Midsiphman Spencer,
who, after making him take an oath Of
secrecy, coniided to him the plot and
asked him to join the mutincers.
Spencer said that he was leagued with
about 20 of the crew, and that they had
planned 30 get possession of the brig, muir
der tho captain and officers and such Of
the crew Is would not join them, and then
hoist tho black flag. They had planned to
take the vessel TO the Isle OF Pines, thon
n notorious resort for pirates, when, Spen-
Ger said, 4 friend of his, who knew the
business, would take command. AS pirates
they woro to attack only such vessels as
would bo easy prey and to scuttlc or burn
all prizes after numbering the crew and
seizing such women as might be aboard
and everything of value.
Wales pretended to enter into the
scheme, ana asked Spencer how he pro-
posed to get possession of the ship. Spcn-
Ger explained that some night when no
had the mitiwatCh, some OF his men were
10 commence Il sham fight on the forccas-
tie. Spencer was then to call forward the
officer of tho deck. who would he seized
and thrown overheard. Spencer was then
to arm his men, station them at tho
matches and lead squad to tho cabin,
where the captain ard other officers were
to be murdered This accomplished he
was to return to the deck, slew the two
after guns SO that they could sweep every
thing forward, and call up the remainder
of the crew. Such men as he was to select
would be called aft and the Others thrown
overheard.
Wales further said that while he was
talking with Spencer sailor named
Elisha Small joined in the conversation
and admitted that he was one of the mutt
nCcrs.
So monstrous and impossible did this
project appear that Captain Mackenzie
was still loath to believe it, but he deter
mined to watch the suspected men. The
next day Spencer was found in the chart
room making inquiries about the location
of the Isle of Pines. This and other circum-
stances convinced the commander that it
was high time to take action. That even
ing he assembled all the officers on the
quarter deck and sent the crew forward of
the mainnlast.
Captain Mackenzie then accosted Spen-
Ger by saying:
MIR. Spencer, learn that you aspire to
command the SoIners."
"Of, no, SIR replied Spencer. He
smiled gently and spoke deferentially, but
seemed unmovcd.
Did you not tell Mr.. Wales, sir, that
you had 4 project to kill the commander,
the officers and considerable portion Of
the crew of this vessel and to convert her
into "a piTates''
i may have told him SO, sir, but it was
in joke
You admit, then, that you told him
sSs'
Eyes. sir, but in joke"
This, sir, is joking on forbidden SUBJ
3e.t. This joke may cost you your life. It
will te necessary for me to conflne you,
SIR" Saying which. Captain Mackenzie
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27

question OF time as
L could not be cured.
L gradually grew
worse, very weak,
and completely dis
Outraged, until I
lived. propped half
mp in bed. because I
couldn't lie dozen
nor sit up. Think
ing my time had
come I told my fam
lily what l wanted
Gpre whom 4 -,.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27

There were 76 homicides and 1875 sui
cides In New York city during 1895.
There were lis, 500 arrests By the ploice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27

steals the clothes off her fathers back and
pawns them to buy candy and dancing
slippers and ribbons and chewing gum for
her friends
Eyes, ma am, I'm bad girl" said this
bit of humanity 10 tho matron of tho
Brooklyn Society For the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children. I've been bad n
long time"
"When was the first time you were badP
What did you do?''
Il was seven years old, ma'am, and
took Is cents off my mother. 1t was on a
shelf, and took it and bought rubber
ball for myself
"How did you come to do that, Maggicf"
"Thc devil told me to-"
"The devil? Who is that, Maggiee"
ooh, he's a bad man. You can't SEQ
him. He's all red. He says, Take it,
Maggie can hear him. Then some one
tells me not to-
''Whos that!''
"God. But take 'em, because I'm a
bad girl. When I'm alone, don't. Older
folks tell me to take things. don't want
to by myself. When I'm at the sisters "a
school she mcant), don't do what the
devil says. l do what God says. My sister
showed me how to do things Beesy's old
or than me. She's a bad girl. Bcesy's put
away. She took things when she was 6
years old. She stole a cabbage and carried
it home to my mother, and mother car
ried it back. guess I'm as bad as Becsy
now,' rather wcarily. "Yes'm, I always
say my prayers"
"Did you tho night before you stole your
fathers ovcrccat?''
''Yes'm. 1 said an act of contrition,
the Lords Prayer and three Hail Marys,
and
''You took your fathers coat the next
day?''
Eyes. When mother wasn't looking, I
stuck it in a basket, and got it out at
night. NJ. and L. waited outside while l
went in. Oh, that pawnbroker knows
me! My mother sends me there lots of
times with things, and then she takes
them out Saturday night, when my father
gets paid off. L gave the money to the
girls when 1 came out of tho door, and
we went and bought patent leather dane
ing slippers at 50 cents pair with it."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27

cials of the province, but as Jung Ling's
friends supplied him with money for brib-
ing purposes also the price of freedom
grew to enormous proportions.
Tye finally removed to Canton, but his
Nemesis followed him, and the old bribing
operation was gone through again and
was quite tax on the wicked Tye, for the
officials in Canton were more numerous
and more ayaricious than those Of his ma
tive town. Between his convivial friends
and the politiciansilis i'll gotten wealth
was soon exhausted, and in a fit of desper-
alton Joe Tye returned to Boston, hoping
to elude Jung Ling and rc-establish him
self in his old position as the king of the
dandy chinks of New England's metrop-
oils. But the old complaint was still in
the hands of the Boston police, and Tye
now meditates on the vanities Of life in q
prison cell.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27
Cruelty to Canary Birds.

The French government no longer al
lows the citizens of Mines the much loved
sight of bull fighting. This has angered
the hot blooded burghers, and they now
make a speciality Of pastimes which exceed
bull fights in cruelty-cock fights and
bulldog battles, for instance. They have
even revived the notorious "canary bird
concerts" lin these the eyes of canaries
are put out, when, with little patience
on the part Of the trainers, the poor birds
actually sing themselves to death, to the
great delight of the audience. AL this is
done chiefly by way Of retaliation upon
the societies for the prevention Of cruelty
to animals, which put stop to the bull
fights.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27
THE De,i. SAYS STEAL.
And Little Maggie Wood Obeys Him, Re-
cause She Is Had.

Sympathetic people are always having
their feelings torn up by stories of the
wicked father and mother who willfully
pawn the clothes from their children's
backs for rum. Maggie Wood of Brooklyn
Is variation. Twelve-ycar-old Maggie
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27


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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27
TYE is A SMART CHINK.
But 1t Took All the Money He Stole to
Avoid Arrest.

Joo Tye, n gay and guileful Celestial,
was up to five years ago the king of Bos-
tons Chinatown. Then he ran away with
sl4, 500 belonging to Jung Ling, the pro-
ceeds of successful investment in lot
terry ticket. Joe repaired straightway to
his native town in China, where no lived
like q nabob for time. But his victim
followed him to tho Celestial kingdom,
and with his opportunities made life q
burden to the ex-king of the Boston Chi
nese colony. Tyc was not arrested, for he
had taken the precaution to bride the OIL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27
Crim,n.l statistic, In Ipdi,.

Criminal statistics>of India contain the
following figures: One criminal in ga
Europeans, criminal in 500 half breeds,
l criminal in 700 Christians born in India,
l criminal in ! ,361 Hindoos. criminal in
Z, 7s7 BuddhistA.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-27
EEART DISEASE, Tx.

many other ailments when they
have taken hold of the system.
never gets better OF its own accord, but
Constantly 0s-o,rs sc0rsc. There arc
thousands who know they have a defective
heart. but VIII not admit tho fact. They
don't want their friends to worry. and
Do'''s E',os, srscf to take for ii, as
they have been told time and again that
heart disease was incurablc. Such was tho
case OF Mr.. S;ias Farley Of Dycsville. Ohio
who writes June 10, 1884, IS follows:
Il had Heart 6iscasc for &S gears,
my heart hurting me almost continually
The first Is years l doctored all the time,
trying several physicians and remedies,
until my last doctor told ne 4: WIS oniv n
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-11-08
Frank Lessis's Civai War.

The advent OF Mr.. E. B. Estes in the
city has excited great deal of interest
among the old soldiers. His Panorama of
the Civil War, which repreduces the battle
scenes of the Rebellion as depicted by
Frank Leslies Corps of Artists. seems
almost like fighting the whole thing over
again. The book presents nearly 1000
views of camp and field, battles, sieges,
bombardment, naval ga4ements, prison
and hospital scenes and thousand and
one stirring INCIDENTS of the memorable
struggle, with portraits of all the great
leaders illustrating the war from 1861 to
,6s 1t is hand.onely bound in cloth and
has as fronticepiece a supurh steel en-
craving Of Abraham Lincoln.
f B. Estes, the Off, ,ial and sole renre-
sentative for the State is introd ,::cc,'.l II
here for few days and would be pleased
to entertain those desiring to see it and
supply as many as admire it and desire to
obtain one, the terms are as inducing as
the work is grand Headquarters at Gag
win X Notewarc's
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-11-08

Sine enterprising Mrxicans have
arranged 20 inIroducH pnlque, the
native drink, into tie Uuited Sia;e,
Instead of the flood Of free silver from
the same locality Love for this iliuk
is an acquired taste 1t is made from
the cactus plant and has a flavor
very much like rotten egga. You
throw up every time you drink it for
twenty times after which there is
nothing quite so uice. Lyman Frisby
experimenting on it.
Eggs are reported scarce in Reno at
30 cents per dozen. Flour is quoted
at S. % per barrel and wheat 81 Is
per hundred, potatoes, 30, per ton
butter II to "a cents per pound
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-11-08

the M.R,slNG APPEAL.
blished every morning, Monday
excepted by
q. P. DAVIS.
Cmca-Secoud street opposite Capitol
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
On Year by mail. il.............-.$S 90
Six Months w
ChreA Months s........,,.s... Ssoo
By Carrier 25 cents per week.
Entered at the IGstofhce. 8' O'reoh
City, Nevada, As second c:e,. iho''e'
The herald., 1896-02-13
POMONA'S CITY TRUSTEES
Meet and Consider the Needs of the
Town
Evangelist Sankey Fills the rlethod;st Church.
Right Of Way Damages in Pro.
cess OF Settlement

POMONA, Feb. PA meeting Of the
city trustees was held last night,
Messrs. S. @. Landon and George II.
Waters absent.
Ed j. Fleming, representing the
Orange Grove Street Railway company,
stated that the company would pave
the center of Second street, for the six
blocks that are paved. within twelve
months, provided the city would grant
the company a franchise through to
the cemetery. Yhs matter was taken
under advisement for one week.
An engineer OF this city, on the part
OF the Southern Pauific company, no.
titled the trustees tnat, in compliance
with the request of the city, culyerts
would oe forthwith put at the cross
ings on Gibbs and Eleanor streets.
Notary Public W. 4. Lewis Po-
mona was given the necessary power to
take acknowledgements in Los Angelica
for right of way privileges for the city
syatem Of pipe lines outside Of the city
limits.
The application from the Southern
Pacific company asking a slight change
In the OllctAl RrdCio AJ tue norm END OF
White avenue, was referred to the city
attorney in order that suitable ordi-
nance to that effect might be drawn up
for consideration by them at q future
meeting.
The postoffice department having re.
quested the city to have twenty suit
aole posts erected at go many selected
places throughout the territory for free
mail delivery, bids were advertised for.
The Methodist church was literally
jammed last night, the occasion being
"a visit to Pomona by Ira d. Sankey, ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. George @.
Stebbins, who entertained the large
crowd with their songs.
Superintendent j. A. Muir came up
from Los Angeles yesterday and &C.
companied by Arya Crabb, went over
the field of ali the White avenue prop
,erties, preparatory to settling right-of-
wav damages.
The Woman's Relief corps is arrang-
ing to celebrate the ninth anniversary
of the organization in Pomona, on the
evening Of February 10Th. The cast in
the operetta reoently given for their
benefit will be guests on the occasion.