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La Junta tribune., 1898-12-21

lining" to these improved condi-
tions.
Go to Hawkins to buy heavy un-
derwear at low prices.
Gunther's Candies, fancy pack
ages-Palace drug store.
Buckley & Hart have plenty Of
money to loan on good farms.
Why not own your own home
and save rent' Look at the lis,
offered by Buckley s. Hart.
Turkeys, cranberries, oysters
and everything necessary to com
plete a fine Christmas dinner at
Melvin Bros.
Mrs. H. A. Armstrong arrived
from Akron, Ohio, last Saturday
to join her husband, DR.. Arm
strong, who recently located in this
city.
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy can al
ways be depended upon and is
/ pleasant and safe to take. Sold al
the Palace drug store.
1t is claimed by old timers tina,
Colorado has not experienced such
severe and prolonged cold snap
in twenty-six years as that which
most OF us hope is just now draw
ing to a close.
Our line of watches, jewelry,
/ silverware, cut glass and sterling
silver novelties is superior to any
thing in the Arkansas Valley.
Come in and we will prove it to
you. Fisher & Larsen.
Harvey Wood. who was recently
mustered out of Uncle Sam S
service, is now at Crown Point,
Ind, his former home. He is jus,
recovering from an attack oi
typhoid fever, and expects to be
able to return to La Junta abou,
the last of January to take his run
in the postal service.
Twenty-four of the 80 big engines
ordered by the Santa Fe from the
Baldwin works have been received
at Chicago, where they are being
harnessed and sent west pulling
trains. Two-Nos. o36 and o37-
reached Las Vegas last week and
several are working their way out.
The entire lot will be used between
La unta and Las Vegas.
Q
Pains in the chest, when a per
son has cold, indicate tendency
toward pneumonia. A piece OF
flannel dampened with Chamber
lain's Pain Balm and bound on to
the chest over the seat Of pain will
promptly relieve the pain and pre-
vent the threatened attack of pneu-
monia. This same treatment will
cure lame back in few hours.
Sold at the Palace drug store.
La Junta tribune., 1898-12-21
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS.

Trade at Joys.
Toys-the Palace drug store.
Juvenile Books the Palace
drug store.
Trinidad lump coal 81 per ton
at Matt Daniher's.
Hawkins is making run on
children's school shoes.
Palmer's Perfumes, fancy pack
ages-the Palace drug store.
Webber's fine creamery butter
will be found at Melvin Bros.
| |. c. Nroman, OF Manzanola,
was a county seat visitor Monday.
Thompson's close-out OF odd
decorated china is attracting the
ladies'.
Eight per cent money for city or
farm loans.-W. r. Gibson, Cen
tral block.
The pret,iest and dantiest glass
and china ware is to be found at
Thompson's.
Couches and Lounges at Chicago
prices. Jameson House Furnish
ing Company.
Heating Stoves, Cook Stoves and
Steel Ranges. Jameson House
Furnishing Company.
Rev. J. II. Brunton, the Santa
Fe chaplain, was in town Monday
visiting the railroad boys,
/ Anything that you wan, for a
Christmas dinner, not obtainable
elsewhere, will be sure to be found
at Melvin Bros.
w. 6. McAfee, of Silver City,
y. NJ, is recent Arrival in La
Junta, and Will becomea pernanen,
resident OF La Junta,
The Rev. Beer is drawing crowd
ed houses in central Kansas.
What's in name3 Everything
in prohibition Kansas.
Firemen Peter Lavelle, s. NJ.
sheppard, II. c. Grant and Fl. H..
| Kuhn were examined Monday by
Travelling Engineer B. S. Williams
for promotion 10 the right side OF
the cab.
a new Crown organ OF seven
and one-third octaves, with piano
forte action, has Just been pur-
chased by the members OF the
Presbyterian church, and was used
for the first time last Sunday.
Heavy storms are reported along
/ the line OF the Santa Fe in Kansas.
The wires are all down between
Garden City and Dodge City, but
there has been no delay in the train
service thus far.
L. A. Simons, of the Topeka
Paper Company, arrived in town
yesterday morning from the west.
He is one OF the leaders of Topeka's s
400, and is on his way home to
enjoy the festivities incident to the
holiday season.
November surpassed all other
months OF the century in the vol
ume OF business and general pro-
duction throughout the country.
December is doing even better,
yet some people are still disgrun-
tied because there is no "silver
La Junta tribune., 1898-12-21

NUTS.
Black walnuts per lb- o5c
Large hickory nuts per lb o5c
Shell barks per h. b-- o6Ic
Almonds per lb-2oc 2oc
Brazil per b. I2Hc
Pecans per lb--- Ioc
Filberts per lb-
English Walnuts per ID -I2Kc
Fresh roasted peanuts per Id -Ioc
Choice mixed candy per lb o715c
Peanut squares per b. I2Hc
Choice creams per lb I2Hc
Yankee peanut per lb I2Hc
Choice caramels per Id Ioc
Jelly beans per pound 12Rc
Cinnamon imperials per lbI2Hc
Chocolates per Id. I2Hc
Cake ornament, any kind
per ID 2oc
Stick candy per lb Ioc
This is only partial list of our
Christmas Candies. We have the
largest and finest stock of candy
IN La unta.
CARLTON-TINDALL MER. co.
La Junta tribune., 1898-12-21
KRIS KRINcLE's

Headquarters for nuts and
candies is at Carlton IL Tin
dalls store. A choice assort-
ment within reach OF all:
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-19

touching scene remember in my whole naval experience. The captain spoke words of cheer to US personally as each went over the side of the Otsego and got into the launch, which we jokingly called our coffin.
 Boys, remember you are doing the bravest thing in this war for your flag" he called to us as cheerily as he could as the launch slowly moved away.
 At'7 o'clock we cast off from a moor ing in the sound, as lively crew of daredevils as ever swabbed a deck. We had been coached for an hour in the particular duty each of us was to perform at the critical moment of ap- preaching the rebel ram, and that each was to try to save his own life when the explosion came as best he knew how. The night was very dark. Cush- ing had chosen it for that reason A sprinkle of rain fell at intervals. Naturally our faculties were at fullest tension.
 l never saw and observed minute de- tails so closely before or since, and the impressions received were all very deep. I can never forget them. I be- lieve every one of our little crew had
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tured vessels after having removed what was useful.
 Wales secretly reported the conyer- sation to lieutenant and he to Captain Mackenzie. The latter testified that he refused to believe such young lad and one from such distinguished family could conceive of such a crime Mac kenzie, however, directed the Iieuten- ant to watch Spencer without, of course, seeminp to do so.
 In the course of the day Lieutenant Gansevoort gave information that Spencer had been in the wardroom ex- amining a chart of the West Indies. and had asked the assistant surgeon some questions about the Isle of Pines, the surgeon re~'--ing that 1t was place much frequented by pirates, and dryly asking him in return if he had any ac- quaintances there. He had endeavored, of the chronometer by applying to Mid known, and who referred him to the master.
 These and various other circum- stances determined Captain Mackenzie to make sure at once of Spencer's per son, and, accordingly. at evening quar- ters all the officers were ordered to lay off on the quarterback except the mid shipman stationed on the forecastle. The master was ordered to take the wheel and those of the crew stationed abaft were sent ot the mainmast
 Captain Mackenzie now approached Spencer and said to him.
 T learn, MT. Spencer, that you aspire
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been built on the Roanoke that previ- ous summer and was known as the AL bemarle. The MerriUaac and the Abe marie were the most famous and for nidable craft the Confederates had They were of almost similar construc- ton and plan. In October the Confed- crates were making ready to start the Albemarle down the Roanoke and to once more engage in desperate battle with the Union wooden vessels in Abe marie Sound. The situation was a seri- ous one for Admiral Porter, and the United States naval authorities were indeed worried.
 While the Otsego was at the Brook lyn Navy Yard in the summer of 1864 Lieutenant Cushing had a small, open steam launch (tWenty- feet long) constructed under his own supervision. When the Otsego started south the launch was taken aboard, and it sub sequently came out that Cushing took her for a special expedition against the Albemarle. For a week Cushing and several engineers ran the launch about the sound, and a short distance up the Roanoke River. They were secretly learning the topography of the river Each evening Cushing reported pri-
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by the Government in 1S43. The follow ing facts are narrated therein
 The Somers had set put in November. lS42, on cruise aroGnd the West In dies in order to train for the navy @ number of cadets or, as they were then termed, naval apprentices. While nearing the West Indies or the night of November 25 the purser's steward, John ". Wales, was encountered by Midshipman Spencer on deck. In a mysterious manner Spencer asked Wales to go on top of the booms with him as he had a matter of importance to communicate. No sooner were the two seated out of hearing from the deck than, according to the extraordinary testimony of Wales, Midshipman Spen- cer abruptly opened the conversation by asking him in a sepulchral voice
 Are you afraid of death? Do you fear dead man! Dare you kill any, body"
 Wales answered "No," and then Spencer told him in whispers that he was leagued with about twenty of the crew to get possession of the vessel. murder the commander and officers, choose from among those of the crew who were willing to join him such as and commence pirating.
 It was his purpose to carry the vessel to the Isle of Pines, where one of his associates who had been in the business before. had friends; to attack no ves- sels that he was not sure to capture; to destroy every yestige of the cap
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and was the occasion of a serious dip lomatic controversy between England and the Washington administration.
 Amid the excitement that ragged in the Eastern States the President or dered the Secretary of the Navy to in- stitute immediately a court of inquiry into the hanging of Spencer and the two associates, Cromwell and Small. It was a famous body of men. There were Commodore Stewart (Old Iron sides, the grandfather of Charles Stew art ParnelD, and Commodores Dallas, Jones and Jacob. Ogden Hoffman, the most eminent American criminal law yer of his day, was judge advocate. Horace Greeley himself did special re- porting of the case for his Tribune and newspapers far and wide gave columns to indorsing and denouncing Com mander Mackenzie. James Fenimore Cooper wrote powerful pamphlet stig- matiZing Commander Mackenzie as coward and a fool.
 The court-martial lasted forty days and resulted in Mackenzies acquittal But so fierce was public opinion against him that he asked for a second trial of his case. He was again acquitted, but the aninosity of a good share of Ameri- can people yet remained. and he died a few years later in retirement at Tar rytown, N. '. The disgrace hastened the death of Secretary Spencer and ended the days of Mrs. Spencer in a month.
 The findings of the court martial oc- cupy book of over 300 pages, published
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of the New York State Supreme Court, a grandfather of the hanged youth, was almost insane because of the shame that had been brought upon the family name, the whole United States talked of nothing else.
 For few days the only information that could be had from the men on the Somers was that mutiny had been fer mented by the three who had been exc cuted, and that only by such prompt punishment had Commander Macken- zie, Lieutenant Gansevoort, Purser Heiskel, Quartermaster Rogers, Sur geon Leecock, and Midshipmen Hayes, Rogers, Thompson and Tillotson been saved from contemplated murder, pri- marily instigated by Midshipman Philip Spencer, a lad of 19 years.
 The sensation deepened when finally it became known that the son of the Secretary of War had planned through the mutiny and the murders, to convert the United States armed brig into a pirate vessel and SCOUT the seas for prey. Not only was the tragedy thus of the relationship of the condemned midshipman to the Cabinet officer, but also because Commander Mackenzie had already been notable in literary circles as author of several books of travel, and also politically notable as being the cousin of Congressman John Slidell of New Orleans--he who twenty years later, while Confederate Com missioner, was captured on the British steamer Trent by Commodore Wilkes
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it was the Albemarle. and each pre- pared for work. Steaming toward the object we found it to, be a coal pier. Turning slowly away in the darkness of the night, another black object was presently seen off to the left. Cushing whispered that it was surely the Al bemarle at her dock. We were now under the parapet of Fort Bateman. A dog belonging to the sentry began to bark. The sentry listened, and heard the ripple of our launch.
 Suddenly there came the call from the bank:
 Boat ahoy! Who goes there?"
 In a second Cushing, leaping on the seat about the bow of the boat with the deadly torpedo in his arms, shouted back defiantly:
 Well damn soon let you know!"
 In a second Cushing had fixed the torpedo Ga riveted copper affair like a small pumpkin, containing fifty or sixty pounds of guncotton) on the tor pedo boom at the bow. We all sprang each to his respective duty Mean while full steam was turned on The little engine coughed and wheezed and we went straight ahead.
 The sentry fired at us. In an incredi-
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to the command of the Somers."
 "Oh, no, sir" replied Spencer, with a deferential but unmoved and gently smiling expression.
 Did you not tell Mr. Wales, sir, that you had a project to kill the com mander, the officers and a considerable portion of the crew of this vessel, and to convert Ter into a pirate?"
 ''I may have told him so, sir, but it was in joke
 You, admit, then, that you told him so?"
 Yes, sir, but in joke"
 This, sir, is joking on a forbidden subject; this joke may cost you your life. It will be necessary for me to con- fine you, sir" saying which Captain Mackenzie turned to Lieutenant Ganse- voort with the order: Arrest Mir. Spen- cer and put him in double irons"
 Lieutenant Gansevoort stepped for ward and taking Spencer's sword, or dered him to be doubly ironed, and as additional security handcuffed. Lieu tenant Gansevoort was directed to keep a constant watch upon Spencer, to an Swer all his wants, but to have him instantly put to death if detected in speaking to or holding intelligence in any way with the crew.
 The next day tie crew was inspected at quarters at 10 o'clock. Captain Mac kenzie taking his station asbaft with the intention of particularly observing Cromwell and small. The persons of both were faultlessly clean. Cromwell stood up to his full stature. his muscles braceds his battle ax grasped resolutely,
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Cushing, never moving from his bold position in the bow, standing with the torpedo boom in his hands, leaned over the boat, and amid deafening rear of cannon and shrieking of rifle balls ex- amined the logs. A glance sufficed. He was quick thinker. He made up his mind that but one thing was to be done and that was to jump the partially sub merged, water-soaked and slimy logs. His coolness was almost superhuman He gave his orders soberly but quickly.
 As the launch sheered away from the logs he told us to trim ship aft. That was to raise the bow out of the water Cushing also told us to be calm and not forget our duty to our flag.
 In a second the launch, under all it's steam. started ahead toward the raft. It was an indescribable moment. I have often tried to tell, but I can't.
 Amid a literal blizzard of fire, our launch banged against the logs and then shot over them as if she were a thing of life. Our smokestack was shot away and one mans arm was shot off at the elbow; but we never gave it a seconds thought The howitzers on the ram, with half dozen field bat
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vately to Admiral Porter.
 Late on the afternoon of October 2f Cushing and two comr-nions went from ship to ship in the fleet. gathering volunteers to go with them and destroy the Albemarle. Fourteen more men were wanted. Cushing plainly told the sailors on each ship that there was scarcely one chance in a hundred of any man ever coming out of the expe- dition alive.
 He said he wished no one to join him in his expedition unless he was a single man and was thoroughly pre- pared to die that night in the Roanoke. While these words struck terror in the hearts of the sailors, who were at f1rst inclined to volunteer, crew for the little launch was got together in an hour or two. Eight of us went from the Otsego. I had no one dependent upon me, so I volunteered. Captain Arnold of the Otsego called all hands aft to say good-by to us as we were getting ready to start. It was the most
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the same experience. Let any well and vigorous man embark upon an errand that seems well-nigh certain to end his life in a few hours and he will see, hear and feel things as never before.
 Plymouth lies on the south side of the Roanoke on a bluff. Opposite across the water was dense, swampy forest. Every precaution was taken to advance silently. We spoke only in whispers. We knew the river was sown thick with torpedoes, and that almost every foot of both banks of the river was guarded by Confederates. As soon as we turned the bend in the river and were near the swamp we saw the lights of Plymouth. We were then thirty-two miles from our fleet, and in the heart of the rebel country. None of us spoke. Cushing stood aft and silently gazed ahead. Occasionally he whispered to the pilot.
 Opposite Plymouth we saw huge, black object extending into the river. We never spoke, but all of us felt sure
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THE Confederate ram Albemarle
 was blown into useiessness by
 torpedo from the hands of Lieu
 tenant William B. Cushing on
 the night of October 27, 1864. It was my fortune to have had an oppor- tunity to join the crew Of volunteers that Lieutenant Cushing gathered to- gether for the fearfuliy hazardous work. In August, 1864, the United States sioop-of- war Otsego, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. was ordered south to report to Admiral Porter. l was @ sailor on the Otsego, and we sub sequently found that Porter's fleet was cooperating in the South with General Sherman in his march to the sea.
 Arrived at Aibemarle Sound, at the mouth of the Roanoke. on the north eastern coast of North Carolina, we found that Porter's fleet of twelve men of-war was kept at the opening to the sound and prevented from recapturing the important seaport of Plymouth and thus aiding General Sherman, by Q mammoth ironclad ram, which had
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 bly, short time it seemed as if the whole river from above Plymouth teemed with shooting soldiers. The Confed- crates had prepared well to avoid a sudden attack on their prize, Abe marie, for in a thrice dozen beacon fires blazed and lighted up the Roam oke. Cannon on shore and howitzers on the ram opened fire, and their grape and canister flew all about our craft as we sheered from shore straight to- ward the Albemarle.
 Pandemonium was let loose.
 On We sped at full steam toward the great black ram, now as plain as day ahead of us. It did not seem as if a rat could live in the shower of lead and iron all about us
 In the middle of the river and steam ing ahead like mad, what was our con- sternation to find that, as protection to the ram, a raft of logs chained to- gether and placed lengthwise in the water was there before us. The ram was but eighty feet away.
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]" HE fact that Captain Sigsbee
 the hero of the blowing up of the
 Maine. is a nephew of Captain
 Alexander Slidell Mackenzie, and
 the fast growing fondness of
 American people a knowl- edge of our national naval history, have together created a new interest in the first and most historic mutiny on an American naval vessel.
 Fifty-siX years ago next December the people of the United States were wildly excited at the news Of a mutiny and tragedy on board the United States brig Somers, then under command of Cap tain Mackenzie The thief ringleader in this amazing plot of crime and blood was Midshipman Philip Spencer, son of the distinguished statesman, John c. Spencer of New York, Secretary of War under President Tyler, officiating in that capacity at the very time of the occurrences here recited. Tn the whole history of the American navy this act stands out by itself without a parallel or precedent-the first regularly organ ized mutiny in the annals of the United States naval service.
 When the Somers anchored in New York harbor and the news went ashore that a son of Cabinet officer had been hanged at yardarm for mutiny, the city Of New York was excited. Then the excitement spread.
 When the news came from Washing ton that President Tyler was shocked and the Secretary of War and his fam fly were prostrated by the information, while Chief Justice Ambrose Spencer
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his cheek pale. but his eye fixed as in-- differently at the other side, and he had a determined and dangerous air.
 Small made a very different ngure; his appearance was ghastly; he shift ed his weight from side to side, and his battle ax passed from one hand to zie. Cromwell was immediately iron ed and Small was also sent for, inter- rogated and ironed.
 Increased vigilance was now en- joined upon all the officers. Hence forward all were perpetually armed, and either the captain or his first lieu tenant was always on deck, and gener ally both of them were. It is an in teresting fact that every one of the officers of the Somers. from the first lieutenant to the commanders clerk. proved faithful, chivalrous and patri- otic from first to last
 The most seriously implicated of the crew began once more to collect in knots during the night. Seditious words were heard through the vessel. and an insolent and menacing air as- stunned by many. This alarming state of dissatisfaction, the increased num- Der who missed their muster, repeated acts or characterization, together with their considerations, induced Captain Mackenzie to have a thorough in- spection of the crew. the immediate arrest of those principally suspected, and on the Both of November he ad- dressed letter to all of the officers.
 Captain Mackenzie then called court of all the officers which unani- mously agreed that the trio were guilty. The verdict was for death. This was accordingly carried out and the bodies buried at sea. The three young men met their deaths bravely