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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-01-21

During Williams career as a paymaster, the
troops were paid every 60 days, and the sum
of his actual duties comprised possibly foul
five short railroad trips, or at worst, few
stage trips, taking up about five days of every
two months He was williams to all his
equals and superiors in rank. and Major" to
all his juniors, and he an honored guest
at every army social affair.
Private Williams, Third cavalry, Fort Myer.
Va. met the major of his squadron. The ma
jor and he walked post together at West
Point. They may have been the most init
mate friends. In the army It is possible that
they messed together. Private Williams
looked at his major, his right went to his cap
in the salute which every inferior must pay
to his superior in rank. The salute is returned
formally and Private Williams and the major
have passed each other as If they never met
before. and had never heard of each other
Private Williams, in attending stable call,
groomed his horse under the eye of a second
lieutenant who was unborn when Williams
wore the shoulder straps of engineer off,
GER 1t may be that the STRIPPING soldier
meanly inclined, some day may have spoken
harshly to the veteran. By going back into
the ranks for the express purpose of doing
what he could to redeem his past Williams
showed that he was one of the kind who will
suffer and make no sign.
II is possible that the man grooming his
steed on Williams right or left may have been
some veteran soldier who at one time served
under his command There probably Private
Williams did not look in vain for sympathy
and help
Private Williams club life of former years.
his short hours, and his luxurious living as a
staf officer gave place to a routine which In
cluded rising at six o'clock. breakfast of hash.
coffee and hard bread at $3.50. and drill and
fatigue work for the rest of the day. There
was wood saving, rubbish rahing and ditch
digging for Private Williams. and II may be
that some of this work was done by Private
Williams within full range of the windows Of
his majors quarters. where his mental toll
was seen by women with whom in the dead
years he danced or dined.
For IS years Williams career in civil life
had been above reproach. He had stood much
when. In certain places. the history OF his
wrong-doing leaked out but the hardest strug.
gle OF his life was to come. His squadron
went to the Philippine islands. and there, un-
der the eyes OF scores Of his old army chums.
Private Williams worked to win on the field
OF battle the credit which would restore him
to that place In mans ranks from which
court martial Of his fellows once deposed him
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-01-21

the back from his superiors however, Custer
was ordered into arrest on charges of exceed
Ing his authority in the field. 1t was declared
at the time that Custer had ordered detail OF
men under a nop-commissioned officer to go
out from camp and bring back some men who
having secured some liquor, were having a
jollifcation at a distance, on the prairie 1t
was charged that he gave the sergeant GER
tain orders which were carried out, and they
were of nature to anger the authorities
Despite Clusters magnificent career in the
civil war. this taking of the law into his own
hands was not condoned, and he was sem
fenced by court martial to two years sus-
pension from rank. pay and command
The army execution most pathetic in detai
and surroundings, and yet which was wholly
justifiable apparently by the circumstances
was the shooting of Private C. B. Henry, by
order of. Lieut. Greedy, In the far north
Greely's party was starving to death Its con-
dition was getting more terrible each day
few shrimps and little edible moss was all
that the explorers could get to sustain life
Some of the men were already dead from star
Walton Henry was detected on several occa-
sions stealing more than his share of food He
was warned three times, and his offense was
condoned. The other members of the party
saw Henry gaining In strength day by day.
Wniie luey weakened WIN Starvation Then
once more he was detected stealing food
Greedy wrote out an order of execution load
ed three rifles. two with ball. and one with
blank cartridge. and gave the weapons with the
death warrant to three men. An hour later
from far over the ice foe came the reports of
three rifles. Henry was dead. After the res
cue the report Of the execution was sent to
Washington. One OF the shortest orders ever
issued from the war department was the an.
swer: mo court of inquiry necessary. R. c.
Drum, adjutant general"
When the second sergeant in charge of re-
cruits at Fort Myer. Virginia. called the
reveille roll one day, at the outbreak of the
Scandinavian war. he dwelt momentarily
on the last name in the list, the name of
man now dead. The recruit who answered,
Here" on that morning. as private in the
ranks. was an elderly man, West Toint grad
uate, an ex-United States engineer officer, and
an exUnited States paymaster. He is dead,
believe, and he shall be nameless here. for he
lived down his past and fought for his coun.
try in an attempt to redeem his career | have
said that he shall be nameless. but will call
him Williams.
1t is hard to define just what was passing in
Williams mind while the sergeant in the gray
light Of the Virginia morning was running
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-01-21

amples" set by commanding officers in the
field, who constituted themselves the last re-
viewing authority, was that of quarter breed
Seminole Indian who, enlisting In the United
States army, endeavored to betray the brave
little band of Maj Dade to the hostile reds in
the everglades of Florida. The story of this
execution and of the circumstances leading to
1t is but little more to-day than an army tradi-
ton, the whole thing being involved in much
mystery. Not long after the shooting of the
quarterbreed Dade's entire command was an
initiated by the Seminoles.
Almost the only thing on public view to-day
which recalls that tragedy OF the swamps, Is
a plain white marble shaft which rises at
West Point not far from Kosciuskos garden.
to commemorate the death of Dade and of his
300 intrepid followers.
Osceola, the chief of the Seminoles, saw a
number of his subordinate leaders sign trea-
ty with the whites. by which the Indians land
was to be given up. Osceola, asked to sign the
paper, stepped forward, drew his hunting
knife and stuck its blade through the docu.
ment and deep into the desk upon which 1t
lay. There is my signature" he said, and
strobe from the room. From that instant war
was on. One of the witnesses OF this fearless
act was the soldier whose blood was one-quar-
ter Indian. 1t stirred in him an admiration
for Osceola that made him swear to himself
later to aid the Indian chiefs cause.
A familiarity with the country on the part
Of the ouarter-breed led Dade to select him as
guide. The soldier led the command straight
to an ambush, which was discovered by for
tunate circumstance, Just In time to save the
command from the humiliation which, how
ever. came later. There was drumhead court
martial. The guide was sentenced to be shot
at sunrise His last request was granted. He
removed from his person all signs of the uni
form of the United States. He put on leg
eings and hunting shirt Of deerskin. Then
this man, three-quarters white and only one
quarter red, sang the death song of the Sem
fuole Indians, and died with five bullets In his
breast
If man will picture to himself the sensa-
tion that there would have been In the United
states II Admiral Dewey had strung up to the
vardarm until he was dead" the son OF the
secretary of war, on the charge OF mutiny and
had done this without communicating with the
authorities at Washington, he may get some
adequate idea OF the excitement Of the Ameri-
can people in the year 1s43. when It was
learned that Capt. Alexander Slidell Macken-
zie. OF the brig Somers. had hanged Ensign
philip Spencer, the son Of President Tyler's
secretary Of war, John c. Spencer.
This execution took place on the high seas,
ana with Ensign Spencer were hanged ordi-
nary seama- Small, and Boatswains Mate
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-01-21

Cromwell Prior to being ordered to the som
ers, Spencer had been on vessel In the souti
Atlantic squadron, and while there hau DC
come involved in some practices when secured
his removal from his vessel He was saved
from dismissal from the service by sheer force
of his fathers political influence. When ne
was ordered to Capt Mackenzie's brig, that Of
ficer objected to the assignment, saying that
he had no use for the base son OF an non
ored father" Spencer went along, however
and for while behaved himself fairly well.
There we're ~ officers on the brig with crew
of IL able seamen, and about 80 apprentice
boys. The Somers destination was the Afrl-
can coast where 1t was to aid In the protec-
ton of American commerce. When 1t was
about half way across 1t was noticed that Spen'
Ger was hobnobbing with the crew; that he
was giving some of the men money and oth'
ers brandy and tobacco.
One night a seaman named Wales impaired
secretly. to Mackenzie the details of plot con-
cocted by Spencer to murder all the officers
and to seize the brig for the purpose of enter
ing upon a career of piracy. The story that
Wales told was so horrible In its outlines that
Capt Mackenzie treated 1t at first with ridi
cule but the actions of certain members OF
the crew soon showed that there was some
thing In the wind. The officers held consul.
tation and agreed that Spencers arrest was
imperative The crew was assembled at even
ing onarters. when the son of the secretary OF
war was arrested. Upon his person was found
the details of the plan for killing the officers,
Selling the ship and the throwing overheard Of
the younger apprentices. whom the paper re-
ferred to as useless biscuit consumers" The
document was written entirely in Greek, Spen
Ger being a classical scholar. Luckily there
was another officer on board who read the Ian
guage.
After the selling Of Spencer, many Of the
crew became disobedent. sullen and mutinous
in action. Then Capt. Mackenzie ordered the
arrest Of Small and Cromwell. After this the
sullen ones among the crew behaved worse
than ever. The officers held a consultation,
and It was agreed that unless example were
SET the Somers would meet the fate of the
Bounty. They signed a recommendation that
the three ringleaders be hanged at the yard
arm. The three culprits we're strung up. Spen.
Ger and Small confessing their guilt and say.
ing that they deserved their fate. When the
Soners reached New York. Capt Mackenzie
communicated with the navy department A
court OF inquiry was ordered and he was
cleared OF any blame. In spite of this fact. his
chief. the secretary OF the navy, ordered his
arrest on the charge OF murder. He was tried
and acquitted by a board Of officers. and Presi-
dent Tyler approved the verdict
After the close Of the civil war. Gen Custer
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-01-21

through his roll CALL It was his first at.
tendance at military duty In IS years.
1t was the first time that he had stood
In ranks to answer his name In almost
80 years. The last time that he said
Here" he was in the area of the old
barracks at West Point, when as a
gray-clad cadet, standing side by side
with his chum and classmate, Frederick
d, Grant, he had listened to the patter-
ing call of names by the cadet first
sergeant. He had attended reveille as
an officer of engineers in the United
States army, and later, after resigna.
ton from the service of this country,
as an officer high in the service of ia
pan, where he won medals and honor
For bravery
Williams next glimpse Of the service
was as a paymaster in the army Of the
United States, a position to which Gen.
Grant had appointed him after his re-
turn from the far east. Then came the
temptation, then the fall, and Williams
was cashiered from the service of his
country. Eighteen years Of repentance
and upright life followed, and now at
the age of 81, by special permission of
the war department, and by special re-
quest of old-time classmates and
friends, Williams, one time colonel,
had enlisted in the service as private,
with the firmly expressed determine
ton to wipe out by good service, the
one act which disgraced his past.
1t took all of Private Williams forti-
ude to stand without flinching. the
changes in his life which the change In
lis rank entailed When Williams was
. paymaster his was the easy-going life
of the time in the great
ities he lived life of luxury and
ease.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-01-21

was ordered to
western Kansas to
check the ravages
of the Kiowas, Co
manches and Arapa-
hoes. He was then a
lieutenant-colonel In
the regular estab-
lishment, but he had
an Independent COM
mand In the field.
Custer was a long
distance from head
quarters and with
no means of com.
munication. During
months of cam
paignlng he was
practically a law I'M
to h 1 m s Q +. H e
crushed the Indians,
and, to use his own
words, he expected
when he returned to
civilization to at
least have 1t said to
him: you have.
done we'll"
Instead of this
yorhoI noftin- ~
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-01-21

martial which were conducted and the
punishment found and executed be-
fore the Washington authorities knew
anything about the offenses with
which the accused were charged.
One of the earliest Of death ex-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05

William H. Beatty has been APP
pointed postmaster at Alpha, Warren
County.
Sparks from an Erie engine set fire
to great pools of oil that had escaped
from the Standard Oil pipe line at
Garfield, and thousands of gallons
were destroyed.
The Cape May School of Agricul-
ture, Industrial Art and Science will
hold its fourth summer session under
the auspices of the State Board of Ed
ucation. The dean is T. d. Sensor,
deputy State superintendent.
Major Hunter, in command of the
post at Fort Mott, has been ordered
to act as assistant in the Office of the
Inspector General at Washington, ID. G.
Showing how the farmers in just
one section of Salem County are fight
ing the potato bug, one firm an
nounces that it has sold more than
10000. pounds of Paris green.
The vineland Woman's Club has
elected Mrs. Charles M. Gray presi-
dent; Mrs. Myron J. Kimball, Mrs.
John Northrop, Mrs. w. B. Keighley,
Mrs. g. H. Bidwell, vice-presidents:
Mrs. l.. r. Hatch, recording secretary;
Mrs. John f. Bray, corresponding sec
Rotary: Mrs. E. U. Drew. treasurer.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05

The Tafts themselves are planning
to enjoy vacation of the non-stren-
uous kind; nevertheless, North Shore
society is likely to find something
doing" every minute of the day and
evening throughout July. August and
a part of September. 1t will be a
summer gathering of exceptional brill
lance, too, for several of the Cabinet
officials and number of the diplo-
matte corps from Washington will be
encamped there in the paLatial leased
mansions and cottages for the heated
term.
The presence of the Tafts and
Roosevelts at Beverly will, of course,
put another feather in Bcston's cap
as the country's great summer vaca-
ton metropolis.
But Boston, its historic neighnors
and its North Shore form, after all,
but a relatively small portion OF the
New England summer playground.
The North Shore itself is but the be-
ginning Of diversified and always
interesting stretch Of seacoast stretch
ing in serpentine line for hundreds Of
miles to the eastward until it finally
enters Canadian territory and is es-
sentialIy foreign" soil
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05

What remarkable city of vacation
side trips Boston is, to be sure! Some
of the most noted places in which
American history was created lie
within few miles of the city, includ-
ing Plymouth and it's world renowned
Rock, Provincetown, Concord, Lex
ington Medford and other places so
closely associated with the Revolu-
ton; Haverhill, the birthplace Of
Whittier, and Salem, Danyers and
Newburyport; not to mention Ports.
mouth, N. H., where the memorable
Peace Conference was held in 1905.
Cape Ann, Old Orchard Portland,
Rockland Breakwater and Bar Har-
Dor are as great and brilliant way
stations along the marine vacation
route, and sandwiched in between
them are a multitude of other attrac-
tive places, like Hampton, Rye, New
Castle, the Isles of Shoals, YolS,
Ogunquit, Kennebunkport, Cape Eliz-
abeth, Peaks island, Harpswell,
Boothbay, Bath, Camden and Blue
Hill.
These are the places where the Joys
of boating, surf bathing, yachting,
fishing and driving are to be enjoyed
as nowhere else on the continent.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05

er favorite centres, furnishing topics
of pleasureable "reminiscences for the
next twelve months.
The fact that the President has
seen fit to make Beverly the summer
capital of the nation has, naturally,
made the entire beautiful North Shore
section the vacation season social CEN
ire, and it would be a long story to
outline what this means in the way
of social gayeties along the so-called
Gold Coast" yacht club rendezvous
and races, outdoor carnivals and the
theatricals, special excursions, etc.
The fact that the country's first cit
izen has set the seal of his high ap-
prevail on this section as a summer
resting place (and few people have
had better opportunities of comparing
the respective merits of American re-
sorts) naturally has given the New
England summer vacation idea val
liable boost, and nothing proves that
better than the way real estate prices
have doomed all along the North
Shore during the last two years.
ICCQll1A5 lANlo oODlC
new attraction for visitors This year
it will be mountain ponies at Breton
Woods, on whose sturdy backs the
guests at that delightful rendezvous
may negotiate the trails of the Presi-
Dental range in comfort and safety.
A battalion of burros will also be
found at the Crawford House for the
same purpose.
The 1910 summer boom that is
scheduled to strike the, seashore and
the lakes seems likely to be paral-
leled by another in the White Noun
tains. A goodly portion of New
Hampshire's 100000 acres is com
posed of these wonderful highlands
the Alps of New England. No part of
the great vacation playground has
had more remarkable development
than this.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05
NEW ENGLAND THE NATIONS
SUMMER TIME PLAYGROUND
The Statistics of the Amount of Vacation Business Done in
Picturesque Yankeeland Are Dazzling

East Of the Mississippi, all roads
lead toward New England in the good
old summer time, for New England is
the nations playground. This
surely must be what the Great Arch
itect intended it to be, for certainly
there is no other such made-to-order
area in existence in which the attrac-
tions of scenery, climate and outdoor
life can be found in like degree.
The outing season has made an au-
spicious start, for not only did a larg-
er number of fishermen than usual go
into the Maine woods to lure the Turk
ing trout and salmon, but they had
splendid luck, and returned home, al
most without exception, thoroughly
satisfied with their experiences. Some
notable catches were made at Range
ley, Moosehead, Grand Lake and 9TH
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05

In order to properly accommodate
the public the transportation facili-
ties will be materially increased this
season, among the improvements be-
ing a new through night train be-
tween New York and Portland. There
are also new through trains between
New York and Williamstown, Mass
and Keene, N. H. In word the va,
cation season transportation service
this summer will be better than any
that has heretofore existed
Even New England agriculture is
having big boom these days, and the
activities of the special bureau main
tanned at Concord, N. H., are helping
to dispose of many farms to persons
residing outside of this section. So
far has this agricultural propaganda
advanced, indeed, that there is serious
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05
NEW JERSEY STATE NEWS
Drons Dead at Funeral.

Funeral services for the late John
Wesley Smith, for forty years tower
man on the Pennsylvania Railroad at
Philipsburg, were being held at his
home when his sister-in-law, Miss
Caroline Shock, sixty-two years old,
gave smothered gasp, tottered and
fell to the floor Aid was promptly
given, but she expired in q few min
utes from heart trouble, brought on
by grief. Miss Shock had made her
home with Mr.. Smith and her sister
for many years and was deeply de-
voted to them. Mr.. Smiths body was
taken to Cedar Hill Cemetery, Frank
ford, Philadelphia, for burial and
that of Miss Shock was taken there
two days afterward.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05
ASK TrolIeY Extension.

I A committee from the Ocean City
Motor Boat Club decided to appear
before the Council to urge the grant
of franchise on Eighteenth street to
the local electric railway company.
The committee is composed of Vice
Commodore DR.. e. c. c. w. Wilson,
G. Ellwood Carpenter, G. Alvin Shook,
J. F. Myers, Harvey Y. Lake and
Harry Headley The extension of the
line down the bay front, with a loop
on Eighteenth street by means of
which the boardwalk would be easy of
access, would be appreciated by the
club members and cottage owners
along the bay.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05
News OF Sports.

The University of Maine, it is re-
ported. is after trainer for the track
team
Dan OLeary has challenged Ed
ward Payson Weston to walking
match.
Alexander Smith won the piay-ofi
Of the triple tie in the open golf tour
nament at Philadelphia.
Rockaway, by defeating Bryn
Mawr, won permanent possession OF
the Ladies' Challenge Cup.
W. B. Cragin, Jr., successfully de-
Tended his title of lawn tennis cham
pion Of Long Island In singles.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05
Wants Indemnity on Third and
Fourth Glass Registered Letters.

Washington, ID. Ca recommen-
dation has been made by Postmaster
General Hitchcock that law be en-
acted to indemnify the senders of
third and fourth class domestic regis
tered matter lost in the mails.
He urges that no growth of third
and fourth class registered mail can
be expected unless indemnity for pos
sible loss can be granted Refusal to
grant such indemnity is an unfavor-
able discrimination against domestic
mail
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05
Old Man Held as EmbezzIer.

Peter S. McGillivray. aged sixty
three years, secretary of the Associa-
ton of Exempt Firemen, was ar
raigned at Bayonne before Recorder
Mara. charged with having embezzled
500 from the gas department of the
Public Service Corporation. He was
employed by the company as collec-
tor for eighteen years.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05
Celebrate Historical Battle.

The 130th anniversary of the bat.
tie of Springfield, which was won by
the Continental soldiers by reason of
the fact that they were able to load
their guns with leaves torn from
hymn books for wadding, was cele-
brated at Springfield by the New Jer-
sey Society of the Sons of the Revolu-
ton, with the dedication of flagpole
in the Revolutionary burying ground.
The address was delivered by the Rev.
DR.. VIM. M. Lawrence, pastor of the
North Orange Baptist Church.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-05
Automobile Kills Child.

Lucius, the five-year-old son OF
Charles Lutz, of East Millville, was
struck by the large touring car of H.
S. VanLeer, an ice cream manufactu-
rer, and died from his injuries an
hour later. Conflicting stories of the
accident are told. Some claim that
the boy ran directly in front of the
car while playing with two compan-
ions, while others aver that the ma
chine was travelling at the rate of
thirty miles an hour and ran the child
down.