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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-02-12
TIE EXECU7HOH Of RPlNA7E cR.HEXiQY 20

Cromwell Prior to being ordered to the Som
ers, Spencer had been on a vessel In the south
Atlantic squadron, and while tnere hau oe
come involved in some practices when secured
his removal from his vessel He was saved
from dismissal from the service by sheer lorce
of his fathers political influence. Wnen ne
was ordered to Capt Mackenzies brig, that Of
ficer objected to the assignment, saying that
he had no use for the base son OF an hon.
ored father" Spencer went along, however,
and for a while behaved himself fairly WE'LL
There were IL officers on the brig with crew
Of IL able seamen. and about 80 apprentice
boys The Somers' destination was the Afrl
can coast, where it 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 9TH
ers brandy and tobacco.
One night a seaman named Wales impaired
secretly 20 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 it at first with ridi-
Guile, but the actions Of certain members or
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 quarters 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 disobedient, sulen 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 1t was agreed that unless an example were
set, the Somers would meet the fate OF the
Bounty They signed recommendation that
the three ringleaders be hanged at the yard
arm The three culprits were strung up. Spen-
Ger and Small confessing their guilt, and say
ing that they deserved their fate. When the
Sorners 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 board of officers and Pres-
dent Tyler approved the verdict.
After the close of the civil war, Gen. Custer
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-02-12

amples' set by commanding officers in the
field. who constituted themselves the last re-
viewing authority, was that Of a quarterbreed
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 today than an army tradi-
don the whole thing being involved in much
mystery. Not long after the shooting OF the
,Quarter-breed Dades entire command was an
initiated by the Seminoles.
Almost the only thing 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 Koscusko's garden.
70 commemorate the death Of Dade and of his
300 intrepid followers.
Osceola, the chief of the Seminoles, saw
number of his subordinate leaders sign a trea-
" with the whites, by which the Indians land
was to be given up. Osceoa, asked to sign the
paper, stepped forward drew his hunting
knife and stuck it's 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 uuarter-breed led Dade to select him as
guide The soldier led the command straight
to an ambush which was discovered by a for
tunate circumstance just In time to save the
command from the humiliation which, how
ever. came later. There was a drumhead court
martial The guide 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
gings and hunting shirt Of deerskin. Then
this man, threequarters white and only one
quarter red, sang the death song Of the Sem
mole Indians, and died with five bullets in his
breast
II man will picture to himself the sensa-
ton that there would have been in the United
States If Admiral Dewey had strung up TO the
yardarm 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 1t 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 G. Spencer
This execution took place on the high seas,
1nd with Ensign Spencer were hanged Ordi-
nary Seaman Small. and BoatswaiDs Mate
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-02-12
10000 AMERICAN
SETTLERS GO
TO CANADA
THE YEAR 1909 HAS SHOWN AN
INCREASE OF OVER EIGHTY
PER CENT IN AMERICAN
SETTLEMENT.

Recent advices from Canada, our
next door neighbour, the neighbourly
country across the boundary line,
are that upwards of ninety thousand
settlers from the United States went
into Western Canada during the past
year, most of them for the purpose OF
taking up and settling upon the n
cant lands, 160 acres OF which are
given free by the government, and
lands adjoining held by railway and
land companies are selling at from
nine to fifteen and twenty dollars per
acre. Even IL thirty and forty dollars
per acre were paid, the price would be
low, as the lands produce wonderfully,
and at these higher figures there Is q
large interest on the money and labor
invested. The ninety thousand set
tiers of last year. followed about sixty
thousand of the previous year, and for
several years the number has beep
running into these large figures. Then
must be reason for 1t. 1t may BIZ
found in the single phrase, "they are
satisfied" Nothing attracts people
more than the success of others, and
the news of this reaching other thou
sands, causes them to investigate. The
investigation in this case is always
satisfactory. The splendid land Of
Iowa, of Indiana, of Nebraska, Kansas,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio
and other States has risen to a high
value, and it Is worth every dollar
asked for If Rut there is NOT room
now for all on these lands. With t.
ever increasing demand for grail
there comes the ever increasing az
mand for land. Canada is the only
country on the continent in a position
to supply it. Land there that costs,
say fifteen dollars an acre, produces
on a reasonable calculation, 25 bushels
of wheat to the acre, or about $4,000.
The most liberal calculation as to cost
makes the cost to produce $3.50 per
acre, leaving balance Of $3.50 per
acre. The $3.50 carries good wages
for the farmer, and all other conceiv-
able contingencies. With conditions
like this, covering the entire area of
about 100000 square miles, it is read
lily understood why 10000 Americans
should follow the sixty thousand OF
the previous year Canadian Govern
ment Agencies at different points in
the Union are always ready to give in
formation regarding the free home
stead lands, ready to advise the set
tier as to the districts which would
suit him best.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-02-12
a NASTY Dio.

"As nasty a dig as | ever admins
tered in my newspaper career in VIZ
ginia City," said Mark Twain, "waN
rected against a man named ~
gusOn.
Ferguson, at Christmas time, in
vited me to see the presents he had
given his wife. They were magnificent
gifts. The man expected, of course, a
write-up.
We'll, he wasn't disappointed. The
next day, in prominent place on the
first page Of the Enterprise, inserted
this paragraph:
John II. Ferguson's Christmas
gifts to his wife are being much adj
mired. They include a diamond stom-
acher and many other beautiful speci-
mems of cut glass;"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-02-12

During Williams career as paymaster, the
troops were paid every 60 days, and the sum
of his actual duties comprised possibly four
or 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 superors 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. TheyAna
jor and he walked post together at West
Point They may have been the most init
mate friends. In the army 1t 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 II they never met
before, and had never heard of each other.
Private Williams, in attending stable CALL
groomed his horse under the eye Of second
lieutenant who was unborn when Williams
wore the shoulder straps Of an engineer Off
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 of the kind who will
suffer and make no sign.
IL Is possible unat Lne man grooming MS
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
staff officer gave place to routine which in
cluded rising at six o'clock, breakfast of hash,
coffee and hard bread at $50, and drill and
fatigue work for the rest OF the day. There
was wood saving, rubbish rakng and ditch
digging for Private Williams, and 1t 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 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 a
court martial OF his fellows once deposed him.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-02-12
through his roll CALL II was his FIRST at.

through his roll call. II was hts first at
tendance at military duty In ID years.
1t was the first time that he had stood
in ranks to answer his name In almost
30 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
ID. 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 Ja-
pan, where he won medals and honor
for bravery.
Williams next glimpse of the service
was as paymaster in the army of the
United States, 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 "a. 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-
tude to stand without flinching, the
changes in his life which the change In
his rank entailed When Williams was
a paymaster his was the easy-going life
of a staff officer. Stationed more than
nine-tenths of the time in the great
cities. he lived a life Of luxury and
ease.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-02-12

was ordered to
western Kansas to
check the ravages
of the Kiowas, Co
manches and Arapa-
hoes. He was then a
Northumberland 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
paigning he was
practically a law I'M
to h 1 m S e If. II e
crushed the Indians,
and, to use his own
words, he expected
when he returned to
civilization to at
least have it said to
him: You have
done WELL"
Instead of this
verbal patting on
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-02-12
Easily Distinguished.

This" remarked Mr.. Cane, "is my
photograph with my two French
poodles. You recognize me?"
81 think so" said Miss Softee. You
are the one with the hat on, are you
not?"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-02-12
The Stuff That Kills.

Mrs. Benham-Isn't my dress
poem?
Benham-Poetry will be the death
of me.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1910-02-12

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 Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05
aulLTiI.s PERSONAL.

United States District Judge speer
on Georgia merely expressed the gen
efai belief that 1t is time to quit i'm.
posing tines on railroads under the
Sherman and Elkins acts and that the
direct punishment of offending otii
cials only will prove effective.
$ II the administration and the courts
will only Iact on the principle that
guilt is personal, they viii accomplish
What none ofSthe Injunction suits or
dissolution suits yet undertaken by
the Government baveGaccomplished.
One really responsible man sent to
Jail as a criminal would produce bet.
ter results among corporate law.break.
Sers than all the pecuniary penalties
yet imposed on the trusts and rail.
roads
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05

York was understood to be d former
emplose Of the Government WHO had
carried away the greatest Of IN SCI.
erets But the machine would turn
ont nothing but white paper, no matter
how much paper was fed 10 ii. An
incident like this proves that the old.
est Of swindles can still be practieed
on the pbounding gulAble.
Apparently neither Of the two men
stopped 70 ask Why d man whoiowned
4 machine for turning out dollar bills
without limit should want to sell 1T
fors 900. .,3i .iae III
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05
ANOTHER mrs EDDY

CONTINUED from Page One.)
her bed about nine days before the
end came, but up to the last minute
before she died her mind was clear
All yesterday her body lay in state
in large room on the ground floor of
herr home on Chestnut Hill. but only
the leading members OF her congrega-
ton were permitted to look into her
face.
Mrs. Eddy left an estate Of about
$1,5O0,OOO.
MRS. EDDY DIED 1s MONTHS AGO?
Now the question is, is the woman
who died last Sunday the real Mrs.
Eddy or is it the, woman who died
about IS months ago at Hartford,
Conn.,, the original Mrs. Eddy, the
founder of the Christian Science de.
nomination?
Immediately following the death of
Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy DR.. Robert C.
Harmon and his wife, Mrs. Elily Han.
non, Of Hartford, Conn. stated that
Mrs. Eddy died a year. and "a half ago
and was buried secretly in the cellar
of the mother church.
DR.. Harmon claims that he had the
promise of Mrs. Eddy that when she
rclinquished the leadership of the
church she would make him her sue.
cessor.
DR.. Harmon. upon the advice OF his
attorney. Judge Grant, stated that he
will show that the real Mrs. Eddy has
been dead for nearly two cyars.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05
sWHlcH3ls The BETTER

Dr. Dudley Allen Sargent. of Har.
ward University, has discovered that
the physical type Of American woman
hood has undergone great change in
the last twenty years and is now ap.
9proac ching the type of the other sex.
He also discefns womanward trend
ON the part Of man.
The only question now before us is,
which will eventually be the sbetter
on? @ &!
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05
4 49, n , No. : : !: z
ARAMERlcA ECO.


a o.
We are getting Back at Europe for.
the number Of bogus noblemen that
have been tfondled BY our American,
world OF fashion; ever open to- the.
ntiishaghts of Tilted & persons. /. i,
count \ anlef6ilt has just done
two confding English women out Of
$4,000 by methods somewhat similar
ito those Of titled adventures who
come to US, though,itt does not appear
that the pretender sought to marry
either oflhis yictims.a favorite trick
with the pinchbeck dukes and earlst
and all that who sun themselves lin
THE genial warmth of American hospi-,
tally. 1t We're almost impossible that
the European counterfeits should I'm.
pose upon American society were we
not the most confiding Of the human
race. for there are books OF one kind
or another that definitely place and
identify everybody who is anybody in
the European aristocratic world. Eu.
, rope, however. has no such sure means
Of detecting our social counterfeits.
Only few awe-stricken and indus,
iitrious Americans really know the
roots iand branches Of our American
ruling houses, and the blue books Of
American cities are utterly Inadequate
as counterfeit detectors. What we
need is an American Almanach de Go.
tina, to be supplemented by the equiv
TALENT Of Burgess Peerage, and what
ever else official or semi.ohlcial con-
tains the true record Of the European
royalty, nobility and gentry. The IN.
/, dustrious genealogist who shall sche.
dulc our upper 10000 in such volume
will win the gratitude of waiting
/ world.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05
TWO FOOLS AND THEIR MONEY.
Max Schwartz and Lewis Leskewltz
ARE In trouble with the police Of New


are In trouble with the police of New
York
II is charged that one of them pos.
slbly;both gave up lrage sum of mon.
10y in tho legal tender OF the United
States to a suave stranger ana this
was supposed TO be in payment for a
/ machine which was warranted TO turn
out 81 bills as good as the government
makes and at a much faster rate.
The funniest thing about this pro.
4 ceedlng Is that the men squealcd.
Would you?
Would we?
Not is we knew ourselves. Proba-
blllty Is that West Virginia contains
no fools big enough to invest in this
sort Of a get.rich.quick scheme.
but II We did would we hollerg
No never az, 55sfg -Ylli 70
Which one paid the, $1,000 IS not
quite clear as each blamesi;t the other
for leading him into The swIndle. Al
\ any rate the WHY stranger in New
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05
AFTERt 5cHRIsrM,As:..

~
Said the Christmas tree by the old
back fence y
4 i; NJ t fl one Just eyef the way: u
I 1T Y seems to me itt Is hard 10 be u
.is Out, here in the cold today. p's1
,,LIastiweek i stoed In aibrilliaht room!
With, children daacihg by.
And beautiful candles warmed me
through" s8s ri 81
said the other t 5s.|t Io SCI did
Said the Christmas tree by the old
hack fence, i y.
Toltte one Just over the way:
= wish out there on the mountain side
They only had let me stay.
My roots were strong, was warm and
green.
Whilethe merry snow flew by.
But now i am trembling, old and.
81 weak.9aF 4;
saidt other tree. so. am Il"
Said the Christmas tree by the old
Ri back fence
To the one Just over the way
"a little boy threw a rock at me
As he passed along; today, q
And last week, up by a beautiful doll,
Asled was hanging high n
Forathat bad@little boy: I'm tired to
DEATH ~ ~
Said the other tree, So am l..
Said the Christmas tree BY the old ii
back fence .,,s.5,
To: the one Just over the way: +
"a little girl that / gavea ring Il
Came by and ! heard her say,
You ugly old tree, who cares for you?
Aud she made up face SO wry
] wouldn't believe folks could SO for.
get"
Said tue other tree, Nor would IL,
Said the Christmas tree by tho old
back fence
E To the one Just over the way:
ITS hard to die so far, from home,
But | guess we've had our day.
And the children maybe In years TO
come
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-05
luPPER RERTHsi ROVER.

VI = - - tyIS, -StE III.
For!years the biz Pullman company.
Incorporates sleeping and parlor cars
practically in all parts Of the land has
been more or less unpopular with the
travelling public. p
1t was unpopular for several rea-
sons. q IA 81. y /, 4. 90. (,
One OF these was that after the man
at the ticket window had paid his sti.
pend toward the mite that went to form
and maintain the mighty Pullman mil.
lions he wasn't half through yet.
Have you never heard OF the man
or even young lady travelling alone.
being held up by the porter. Some
call them Pullman employees.
Both are a nuisance and ought to-
be abolished.
But now here comes the company
with a real concession and SO far as
| 1t goes the travelling public will or at
least should be thankful.
iHe ColHpany uoW oueIs W accept
20 per cent. less for an upper berth
than is charged for lower one must
be accepted by the. Interstate Com.
merce Commission to become effec.
tive. 1t is a Just concession which
should have been made long ago. The
upper berth was never as desirable as
the lower one in the estimation OF
most travellers. and to charge the same,
for two articles OF unequal value in
the Judgment Of the purchaser is to,
outrage his sense of Justice and fair.
ness. The upper berth was generally,
taken under compulsion when lower
was not, to be had. They never could
have been sold at the same price In
tho open market. but there was no,
open market and tho Pullman com.
pany was enabled to exact as much
for an inferior articles as for a better
one.
Tho proposed reduction Is made in,
response to a suit brought against the
company, and also to an order OF the
Interstate Commerce Commission for
certain reductions. The seat Of the
contention was in the West, and the
original order applied there and not
necessarily elsewhere. The Attorneys
Generals Of Indiana, Iowa, Oklahoma
and Arkansas have. protested in behalf
Of their States against the acceptance
OF the Pullman company's proposed re.
duction. Two Western lines that OPP
crate their own sleeping car lines
have filed objection to the reduction
with the commission on the ground
that. If granted. they would be com.
PEELED to meet 1t. This, we should
think would hardly influence the com.
mission against the reduction II on
general grounds 1t believes 1t to be
proper.
Commissioner Lane. OF the Inter
state Commerce Commission, is quoted
as saying II the commission accepts
the Pullman offer. the railroads and
Directing States will all concur.
This seems to hold out fair pros.
pect that the 20 per cent. reduction
and the other concessions in the Pull
mans offer will prevail and be for the
benefit of the travelling public through
out the United States.