The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-07-04

OF Br1SaQe OF The army VI Ming ""
Ian of Servia. He was the author OF
Under Fourteen Flags" published in
1883, which gave his story up to that
date.
Gen. MacIver had lived in New
York of late and about two months
ago engaged a room from Mrs. Mabel
Campbell at the Twenty-second street
house. He often spoke of his wife,
long since dead, and of his married
daughter, now living in London. Ac-
cording to the General there a
been an estrangement between him
and his daughter, but it was happily
settled only a few days ago. He spent
much time in compiling a series OF
"reminiscences, which had been COM
pleted and submitted for publication.
According to Mrs. Campbell he ex-
pected to fall heir shortly to a for
tune in Scotland by virtue of being
the last living person in a long n
of nobility. 1t is said that he In
tended getting married soon.
Gen. MacIver was born December
25, 1871, at sea just off the coast OF
Virginia. His mother was a Doug
las of Virginia and his father was
Ronald MacIver, a younger son OF
the chief of the Clan MacIver. In
order that he might be educated he
was sent when 10 years old to an
uncle. Gen. Donald Graham, in Edin-
burgh. He got a commission tVe
years later as ensign in the Honor
able East India Company and at 16
was fighting the Indian mutiny. He
was wounded and for a time his con-
dition was considered critical. Fol
lowing this he served in the ten
years wal in Cuba, in Brazil, in Ar
g~entina, in Crete, in Greece, in two
Carlist revolutions in Spain, in Bos-
mia and for four years in this coun-
try's civil war, most of the time un-
der Stonewall Jackson and Jeb Stu
art. He was wounded four times in
the civil war.
Just after the civil war he was
lllGISSl6Q III dill SADOOIIiOA WAlSn INV
with failure, as many of his ventures
did. It's members called themselves
the Knights of Arabia and their OBJ
ject was to seize and colonize an isl
and. The expedition set sail from
San Francisco. One report was that
they intended to subjlgate the blacks
of Hayti and form a republic for
white men in which slavery would
be recognized. AS one of the lead
ers of this filibustering expedition
MacIver was arrested by Gen. Phil
Sheridan and spent some time in pris-
on.
Gen. MacIver fought several duels,
in two of which he kill his adversary.
In one of his numerous s%crapbooks
is an account of one of his duels writ
ten by a war correspondent, at Vicks-
burg at the close of the civil war.
1t tells how Gen. MacIver accom-
panied by Major Gillespie, met, just
outside of that city, Major Tonlin of
Vermont of the United States Artil-
lery Volunteers. The combat was
with sabres. MacIver ran Tonlin
through the body. In the words OF
the writer:
"The Confederate officer wiped his
sword on his handkerchief. In a few
seconds Major Tonlin expired. One
of Major MacIver's seconds called to
him, He is dead; you must go. These
gentlemen will look after the body
of their friend A negro boy brought
UP the horses, but before mounting
MacIver said to Major Tonlin-s sec
onds: Ny friends r in haste for
me to go. Is there anything that
can do? hope that you consider
this matter has been settled honora'
bly,
There being no reply, the Confed
crates rode away"
On his way to join Maximilian's
army in Mexico MacIver was cap.
tured by Indians and held for a month.
Later he saw big fighting at Monte
reg, where for personal bravery he
received the title of Count and the
order of Guadeloupe. When Maximil-
ian was executed MacIver moved on
to Rio de Janeiro, where two months
later he was wearing the uniform OF
Emperor Dom Pedro and with the
rank of Lieutenant-C Colonel was in
command of the foreign legion of the
armies of Brazil and Argentina, fight
ing against Paraguay. This band was
nearly wiped out by cholera, to Which
MacIver fell a victim. Upon his re
coyery he found that the legion had
been sent to the front, where it was
disbanded. He then went to Glas-
cow and later enlisted in the Cretan
instruction. After this he crossed
to Athens and served against the
brigands in Kisissiay on the borders
of Albania and Thessaly, as volun.
teer aide to Col. Corronous, who had
been the commander-in-chief of the
Cretans against the Turks. He fought
the brigands in the mountains for a
time and was recommended for the
highest Greek decoration.
Gen. MacIver came to New York
and soon after appeared in the
Golcouria-C Christie expedition to Cuba.
Of which Colcouria was the comman'
der-in-chief. Upon his return to New
YORK after stormy adventures he &C
cepted the commission of a Colonel Of
Cavalry in the service of the Khedive
to reorganize the Egyptian Army. On
arriving at Cairo MacIyer was ap'
pointed inspector-general Of cavalry,