Jan 28, 1897
THE NEKBASKA INDEPENDENT
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UK HINDU
By Captain BaLPH DAVI3.
Copyright, 189J. bJ thd Author.
in meir c; r. It was against common
Beiise to suppose they wonld let us get
away to fall in with some craft or reach
some coast, to put a man-of-war on their
track. If they iiil not seek to overpower
TX8 by a sudden rush while we were
busy at the boats, they would afterward
run the boats down with the Hindu,
and that without risktothemselvea As
to setting the craft on fire, their lives
were as precious to them as ours were
to us, and the threat was simply blus
ter. When he hud finished, all saw the
sense of his remarks so plainly that no
one had a protest or argument. I had
missed Mary while he was speaking.
Just us he had finished, she came into
the main cabin to 6ay :
"The mutineers have made their way
aft to the bulkheads and will try to
come at us from that direction. I have
been listening and can hear them quite
plainly."
That was proof enough of their
treachery in all things. Knowing that
we were all in the cabin to discuss tho
offer of the boats, a number of them had
begun work at the bulkheads in hopes
to make an opening. But the brave and
quick witted Mary, without hint from
any one, had given ns warning in time.
Haskell and I hurried along to the
bulkheads, to find at least half a dozen
men working on the other side with
axes and chisels. We fired two shots
apiece through the loopholes. There
was a fall and a scream, followed by a
rush of feet, and we felt sure they would
not try that trick again for some time
to come. We returned to the cabin just
as York appeared on deck for his an
swer. In a voice as cool and steady as I
ever heard, it before or afterward the
captain said :
"Go back, to the murderous scoun
drels and say to them that we will
neither take to the boats nor allow them
to do sol As for gale or fire or wreck,
we will take our chances with you.
Don't come aft with any more offers or
messages. From this time on we will
Bhoot at every man who comes within
range."
York walked off without a word and
dropped down the forehatch. A minute
later a great roar of yells and curses
reached our ears. The news he carried
forward was not to their liking. Aside
from the shelter of a bullet proof cabin
and a liberal supply of arms, we had
other advantages in our favor. One per
son in the cabin and one at the bulk
heads could watch them. Our fire had a
clean sweep of the decks. We were
united, while there was much quarrel
ing among them.
From the time York disappeared up
to nightfall not one of the mutineers
appeared on deck, nor was there any
change in the general situation, except
that the breeze gradually died away and
was wholly gone at sunset Long
enough before this the women and chil
dren in the cabin had got the better of
;their fright, though to be sure (he wife
of Roberts and for that matter all the
Test of us were terribly anxious as to
what fate might be in store for him and
!the doctor. It was hard to see how their
deaths would advance the interests of
the mutineers, and yet the wounded and
the friends of the dead would demand
vengeance and probably sacrifice the
two prisoners. What made the matter
worse was in our realizing that we had
nothing to offer in exchange for their
liberty.
Night came down as quiet and peace
ful as any night you ever saw. No
lights were placed in the rigging, nor
was there a man on deck from end to
end ,of the ship. There was a cheeping
and chirping from blocks and yards
aloft as tho Hindu rose and fell on the
heave of tho sea, but never the sound of
a human voice nor the echo of a foot
fall outside the cabin. Like a specter
ship she went drifting slowly to the
north, and in the cabin we, spoke in
whispers and wondered what the night
would bring forth. We had plenty to
eat and drink, and the lamps gave out
a cheerful light, but no one could for
get for an instant that nearly a hundred
mutinous sailors and hardened crimi
nals were only a few yards away and
wickedly plotting the destruction of
every one of us. When the sleepy chil
dren were put to bod, Mary Williams'"
old father said he would ask God to bo
merciful to us in our distress, and
while we all knelt down he prayed with
tears falling down his wrinkled cheeks.
CHAPTER XIII.
THREE DAYS AXD NIGHTS.
Whatever our position in the cabin,
that of the mutineers was infinitely
worse. They had captured the ship and
niado ns prisoners, and yet we actually
controlled the craft and they were pris
oners to us. No iaun could take the
wheel or touch a ropo without being a
fair target for our weapons. That the
fellows realized the situation was evi
dent from the quarreling among them.
Wo looked for them to make some
move during the night, and about mid
night we discovered that they were
erecting a barricade across tho deck be
tween tho fore and tho-main mast. They
were using casks and bales to do this,
and, though wo could have opened firo
and driven them off, Captain Clark de
cided that a barricade would be no
menace to ns. They had no ammunition
for the muskets and were probably erect
ing it to cover themselves while gotting
a breath of fresh air on deck.
"I'll tell you what, Ralph," said the
captain to mo as we stood alone on
watch after midnight while the others
Blent, "I've got hopes of not only get
ting the Hindu back into our own
hands, but I believe we shall carry our
cargo to Botany Bay. They can't sail
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tho ship ii r take to tile boat, and what
are tlxy to do?"
"But if it conns on to blow a gale?"
I queried.
"Li t nshopo it wou't In that event
we may all go down together. "
At 2 o'clock i'i the morning a breeze
sprang up. but it wua nothing to cause
anxiety. ,TLo mutineers were pretty
quiet during tho hist hours of the night,
but whea day fairly broke the whole
gang of them were euddeuly astir and
betraying preat excitement. After puz
zling over it for a bit, we decided that a
sail must be in sight 10 the eastward.
How far off or how near she would pass
ua we had no means of knowing, as the
bark's heai was to the south. Over the
top of tho barricade we could sco the
heads of tho mutineers and make out
that the object of interest was on tha
port bow. It wasn't ten minutes before
there was a furious quarrel among
them, and from 6uch words as we could
catoh wo knew they were divided on the
course of action to be taken. They had
no signal of distress to set, even though
they wanted to bring the strange vessel
down to us, but it was more than prob
able that she would alter her course to
ascertain why wo were drifting away
with all sail carefully stowed instead of
having everything spread to the breeze.
In tho course of half an hour a flag of
truce was displayed above the barricade,
and a few seconds later York revealed
himself and shouted:
"Captain Clark, will you give us the
boats and allow us to leave the bark?"
"Aye, that I won't!" replied the cap
tain, whose quick wit divined what
was in the wind. "The first one of you
on this side of that barricade gets a bul
let into him."
It was likely a merchantman bearing
down on us, and the fellows wanted
the boats to go off and capture her. In
another half hour we heard them shout
ing to somebody to keep off, as we had
pestilence aboard. That was in revenge,
you know. We knew, however, that
the sight of the barricade and of so
many men crowded together on the fo'
castle, even if they got no sight of the
convict uniforms, would hold the
stranger by us until she had solved the
mystery. While the mutineers were
still shouting, she passed astern of us,
and we Signaled her from the cabin
windows. 5he proved to be the English
brig Vixen, Loudon, bound from Fort
Darwin. The two men in her rigging
figured out the situation pretty prompt
ly, and the brig was thrown into the
wind and her boat lowered, and present
ly her captain was pulled under the
stern of the Hindu. While the rest of
us kept watch on the mutineers and
prepared for any move on their part,
Captain Clark stated our situation, but
did not ask for help. He found that we
had drifted more to the north than
what we had figured on and that wind
and current were setting us in toward
the west coast of Australia, but there
was nothing to worry over as yet.
The English captain had a crew of 12
men, but not so much as a pistol aboard.
He, however, offered to bring all his
men aboard to help in an attack and
was not a little put ont that Captain
Clark did not think it the wisest plan.
He was simply asked to report our situa
tion to the first man-of-war he met, as
also to the first Australian bound craft
he should sight. In fact, a brief report
was prepared by our captain to be hand
ed to the proper officers. When hewas
ready to return to his vessel, the captain
pulled around to the bow of the Hin
du and gave the mutineers a piece of
his mind. They tried to shout him
down, but it was ' plainly evident that
his declaration that every man would
swing at the und of rope detracted
from their enthusiasm.
There was no change up to noon, ex
cept that the breeze freshened a little.
For three hours after dinner the muti
neers were so quiet that we became ap
prehensive and prepared for a rush. It
was well that we did. ' I may tell you
that, aside from Mrs. Roberts, Mary
Williams and Miss White, we had no
assistance from the women. They were
frightened and nervous and could hard
ly be induced to move about. But for
Mary's cool, calm manner we should
have had no help at all. She went about
cheering up the children and Fpeaking
brave words to the women, and seeing
that there were only enough men of us
to fitly guard the cabin sho proposed to
keep watch at the bulkhead. It was ar
ranged that the three spoken of should
take turn and turn about at watching,,
and it was well they had their ears
open. After dinner that day the fel
lows rigged up a battering ram between
decks to burst open the bulkhead. It
was a heavy spar slung to the deck
beams, and with 15 or 20 men to give it
impetus the planks must have given
way before it.
It was Miss White who reported
what was goiug on, and I was sent to
investigate. I found that the spar was
covered by two loopholes. In one of
these I arranged a double barreled
fowling piece, heavily charged with
swan shot, and when Mary had prac
ticed with an empty gun until she un
derstood the mechanism of it a musket
was loaded for her and she was placed
at the other loophole. Mrs. Roberts was
to discharge the fowling piece, and Miss
White was to have a gun in reserve.
We were ready before the mutineers
were. It was nearly 4 o'clock when
Without shout or signal or warning of
any kind they came leaping over tho
barricade, armed with the same weap
ons as before. Ben Johnson and others
of the more desperate convicts took tho
lead, and almost before we knew it
they were chopping and smashing at the
cabin. Some of the men carried small
bales and boxes to heave on the sky
light, nqne of them knowing of the iron
shield bolted underneath. The gang felt
how desperate its situation was, and
though we began pouring in our fire at
onoe, it seemed as if all were pledged
to die rather than retreat Those on
deck were also bargaining for time for
those below to get to work at the bulk
bead, probably figuring that we were
Dot prepared in that direction. I don't
like to U II you of tho results. None of
the mut inters below may havo boon
killed, but wo many were i;eppered with
tho shot that all ran away from the
spar, and it was only after a messenger
came on deck to report tho failure be
low that u retreat was ordered. When
tho fight was over, we counted 1G dead
men on the decks, of whom 12 were
convicts and of whom York was one.
There were no wounded, and I tell you
plainly we meant thero should be none.
Not ouo of us in tho cabin had received .
the slightest in jary, - J
But if thero was rejoicing over onr '
victory something else occurred to give ;
us the greatest pleasure. During tho
fight and consequent confusion Roberts '
managed to escape from tho cage where
Le was confined aud get on dock and
leap overboard. As we were shaking
hands and congratulating each other
we heard his voice through the open
windows and found him hanging to tho
rudder. As booh as ho hud been drawn
in he told us that Dr. Ilaxton had been
unable to escape with him because of
the maltreatment he had received from
Ben Johnson. Tho wretched villain,
who owed more to the doctor than any
other convict, had demanded his life,
and when outvoted on that had struck
him with an iron bar and broken his
right arm. Tha doctor was ill and suf
fering, aud the escape of his companion
might make the situation still worse for
him. In reasoning thus wo were not out
of the way. Just before sundown a
white flag was lifted over the barricade
and a minute later Ben Johnson hailed
us with: '
"I say, what's going to be done with
the dead men over there?"-
"You can have them if you want
them," replied Captain Clark.
"If you won't fire on us, we'll heave
'em overboard. "
"Go ahead. " ,
You feel a thrill of horror. Well,
the only way to get rid of those
bodies was to heave them overboard.
"Well, captain, yon know that I'm in
command now."
If there had been one ' loyal man
among them, we should have felt Eorry
to see him handled like a dead dog, but
never a man lay there who wouldn't
have laughed as he cut the throat of
one of the children. Johnson did not
cross the barricade himsolf, but teent
four of his gang over to do the work.
When the last body had gone over the
rail, he stood up in full view, making
a great display of the flag, and shouted;
"Well, captain, you know that I'm
in command now, and I want to ask
what you propose to do?"
"We propose to remain right here in
possession of the bark," answered the
captain. "We can kill you off as fast
as you come, and it's only a question of
time when we shall have help to cap
ture every one of you."
"We'll be shot down before we'll be
taken," growled the villain. "How
sumever, perhaps we can come to terms.
Give us tho gal, and the mate, and the
boats, and we'll give up the doctor and
leave the ship."
"No, sirl"
"Well, give us the boats and we'll
pass you over the doctor. "
"You can't havo tite boats!"
"Harkee, captain!" said Johnson,
while the gang behind him growled
and cursed and shifted about. "We are
as ready to die as you are. If you wou't
make fair terms, then we'll all go to
the bottom together. If you won't take
the doctor and give us tho boats, then
overboard he goes, and we'll set fire to
the ship. Think it over for ten minutes
and give me an ansr. "
Can you realize uie position Captain
Clark was placed in? That was no idle
threat cf Johnson's, at least as far as
the doctor was concerned, and humani
ty demanded that his life be saved. But
if they were permitted to come aft to '
take the boats, who could tell what trick
they would play on us to get possession
of the cabin? It would be like them to
set fire to the ship as they shoved off in
the boats. They might disappear in the
darkness to return and attack us. And,
above all, what would the government
say if we turned loose a gang of con
victs to capture the first ship they came
across when we had all the advantages
of the situation? After three or four
minutes of discussion every man and
woman saw matters in the same light
as the captain did. Re-enforced by Rob
erts, we were tetter situated than be
fore. Nothing was mom certain than
"that we could hold, that cabin. When
Johnson showed himself again and de
manded an answer, the captain replied:
"You cannot havo the boats. If yon
murder tho doctor, it will be a hanging
matter for every mother's 6on of yon.
If yon want to fire the ship, go ahead. "
A scream cf rage arose from tho bow
of the ship, and Johnson shook his fist
at the cabin before he jumped down
from his perch. It is hard for me to tell
you that they carried out their threats
against Dr. Huston, but within ten
minutes they had him on deck and
flung him overboard. You would have
thought they would have spared him, as
they had soveu or eight wounded men
to be looked after, but in their despera
tion they cared for nothing. The poor
man made no cry as they sent him to
his death, but we who were intently
listening plainly heard the splash when
wkB
ho struck tho water. Ten minutes later
there was a great flame forward and
shouts and t ries from tho mutineers,
but we judged that it was only a bluff,
aud so it turned out
Had it coma on to blow hard, our po
sition wouli have been many times
worse and perhaps nnteuuble. The bark
would have needed looking after, and
we could neither have done it ourselves
with that gang ready to pounce down
on us, nor allowed them on our side of
the barricade for fear of results. It did
seem as if the baud of providence was
in it as wo went drifting away before a
breeze which hardly brought a white
cap to tho soa. That night passed quiet
ly away, nud still we drifted. Not a
move was made on either sido next day
nor the next The mutineers slept, saug,
danced, ata and drank, and all quarrel
ing was at nu end, and in the cabin we
watched and waited and grew more
hopeful as tho time passed on.
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I'rovlolon of Hall's Milt. '
One of the remarkable development
of the present Reunion is the poHition
takeii by the republican legislators iu
caucus in relation to I ho amendment
providing for an increase in the uumber
of judges of tht supreme court. This
amendment was purely u republican
creution. For yearn there hnd been a
persistent republican howl and whine
thnt the justice of the supreme court
were shamelessly overworked, feud that
even then they were necessarily several
years behind iu the traduction of the
business of the court. AVhile the republi
can party was exclusively in control of
the u flairs of the statu thin howl wua
unremitting. Theu four years ago the
supreme court commission was created
as uu adjunct and assistant of the
supreme court, but even this was not
sufficient to satisfy the republicans.
The supreme court commission law
was not satisfactory to republicans be
cause it authorized the supreme court to
appoint com mis-miners and provided
that.no two of the three appointees
should belong to the same political
party. The idea of having one democrat
und one populist in the supreme 'court
out of a total of six was what worried
republicans. Besides that, the commis
sion was originally only created as a
temporary measure of relief pending the
necessary uteps for the adoption of an
amendment lor uu increase of the num
ber of judges. It only provided for the
appoint meut of two commissioners, cov
ering a period of six years, terminating
in 189U.
So distasteful was the supreme court
commission law to lending republicans
thaj two years ago Hon. John C. Wat
son of Nebraska Uity introduced in the
senate a joint resolution for an amend
ment to the state constitution providing
for uu increase of the number of supreme
court justices from three to five. Friends
of the measure claim that before Mr.
Watson submitted his resolution for an
amendment he, in company with E. Hose
water, editor of the Ike, waited upon
members of the supreme court and se
cured from them iuiornial opinions that
all that was necessary for the adop
tion of such an amendment was
a majority 'of the votes cast
on the proposition, provided
the vote on that proposition was depos
ited in a separate ballot box at the gen
eral election. Mr. Watson is quoted as
having said that if it had not been for
this opinion from the Btipreme justices
he would never havo submittal the
amendment.
At the recent election the vote cast in
favor of the amendment largely exceed
ed that cast against it, but the ulllnnu
tivo vote was considerably less than a
majority of the total vote cast for and
ag..inst the state and national tickets.
This latter Jfact would probably have
been overlooked by republicans in their
charitable ambitious to relieve the nvlr
workei supreme court, had it not beetflor
the fact that the two contingent justices
nominated by the fusionists snowed un
der most beautifully the two who were
nominated by the republicans. Then it
was that the republicans conceived the
idea that Watson's amendment was a
double-action affair which would have
been curried if the republican candidates
for the new justiceships find been elected,
but which was of course defeated if the
rival candidates prevailed. It was on
this theory that the republican members
of the statu canvassing board declined to
declare the umenduieni carried.
But unfortunately for the republicans
the, supreme court entertained the ques
tion in other cases and had ruled that a
majority of the votes cost for senators
and representatives was sufficient for the
adoption of a constitutional amend meut.
Hut the returns of the vote for senators
and representatives had not been mad"
to the canvassing bourd, and the work
of ascertaining this has been carried Into
the legislature. That is the , purpose of
the bill introduced by Hull of llarlun,
which has been passed to the general file,
aud which will probably come up for
final passage or rejection in the house
during the week. Against this bill the
republicans have solidly arrayed them
selves. The bill provides that county clerks
of each county within tho state be re
quired to forward to the speaker of the
house of representatives on or before
January 31, 1897, all the ballots and
poll books returned to them by the
judges and clerks of election, held No
vember 3, 1890, relating to the consti
tutional amendment increasing the num
ber of judges ol the supreme court and
fixing their term of office. Also the
clerks of counties having custody of the
abstracts of votes cast in the senatorial
and representative districts at such elec
tion shall enclose them with the poll
books and ballots.
The president of the senate shall ap
point two senators, and the speaker of
the house shall appoint three members
of the house, who shall jointly consti
tute a board to inspect, count and com
pare said ballots, poll books and ab
stracts and report in writing to the
governor their finding thereon and de
clare the result on or before February
15, 1897.
This board may employ sufficient cler
ical force, not exceeding three, to assist
in such work.
If, upon ihe return of the report of the
board, it shall appear that the consiitu-
tional amendment was adopted accord
ing to law, the governor shall 'inimed '
lately issue his proclamation declaring
that amend men t to be a part of the con
stitution of the state. The report shall
be recorded in the office of the secretary
of state, and thereafter shall lie prima
facie evidence of the result of the election
upon the constitutional ameudinent.
Immediately upon the completion of
the canvass the bourd shall seal up the
ballots, poll books aud abstracts, aud
return th m to the speaker of the house,
who shall cause them to be forwarded to
the several county clerks.
It is made the duty of the speaker of
the house to take the necessary precau
tion to preserve the integrity of ballots,
poll books and abstracts from tho time
received by him until returned by county
clerks.
Any county clerk failing to transmit
ballots, poll books and abstracts to the
speaker of the house, ns required by the
act, shall lie guilty of a misdemeanor,
and be fined not less than, f 200 nor
more than f 1,000. -
I here is an emergency clause attached
which is the only feature that arouses
the least doubt an to its passage; as it
requires a two-thirds vote for the adop
tion ol a measure with the emergency
clause.
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;eH mid .i.iuiit.
There are two advantages with
these two classes of , poultry over
chickens and turkeys, they are leas
liable to disease and are less trouble
to look after. After the geese and
ducks get reasonably well feathered
they can be turned out into a good
past ire, and if there Is plenty of
water they will need very little at
tention at least until cold weather.
It takes a good breed of layers for a
hen to lay more eggs than a good
Pekin duck, and if well sheltered and
fed they will commence laying the
latter part of January, and will lay
all tho rest of the winter and the
early sprin? and? will usually take a
second spoil the latter part of the
summer. To make tho most of both
ducks p.nd geese it is necessary to
pick their feathers resyularly, com
mencing aa soon aa they are through
layina- in tho Tho feathers
should be picked regularly all the
summer until reasonably cold
weather 'in the fall A sufficient
amount of feathers can readily be
secured to pay for their keep, so
that the eggs and Increase may be
considered as profit
With geese especially, after the
number it is desired to keep is se
cured, nearly or quite all the younger
fowls may be marketed as soon as
they have made a sufficient growth,
as the old fowls may be kept a num
ber of years without change, and
will give fully as g d if not better
results than the younger ones. Ducks
can hardly be kept so long, but
should bo sold when five years old at
least This gives in both oases the
young fowls to market, and they will
sell better and can be, made ready for
market at a less cost than the older
or more matured ones. With duckst,'
until the desired number is secured,
It is a gooJ plan to sell the early
hatched and keep the later.
But it is best to keep good stock
in making a start, and it will oost
but little more to secure good fowls.
The Pekin is one of the best breeds of
duckswhile the Embden is one of
the best breeds of geese. One ad
vantage with both of them is that
the feathers are white and will sell
to better advantage. The Toulouse
geese are a good breed,, but the feath
ers are dark colored. The Ayles
bury is a good breed of ducks, but
are not quite as large as the Pekin.
Geese will come nearer living on pas
turage and taking care of themselves
than any other class of poultry.
Too much grain is rather a detri
ment than a benefit, and should only
be given heavily when fattened for
the market Bulky food is much
more desirable and will give much
better results in every way during
growth. During the winter they
need a shelter, and during what may
be termed the laying season it is best
to pen at night in order to make sure
of the egg, but otherwise the better
plan is to give them a good range in
a pasture well supplied with water.
Colman's Rural V orld.
IRRIGATED COLORADO.
Ileaclquitrter for Farin.Orcliard or Garden
Land in That (ireut Country 200,000
Acre to Choose From.
Farming and fruit growing in Colora
do is one of the most profitable indus
tries in that wonderlul Mate. Good
fruit und farming lauds in the best dis
trict runge in price from $25 to $50 per
acre, including perpetual water right for
irrigation.
If you are not fully conversant with
the many advantages as existing there,
such as markets, irrigation, climate,
soil, etc,, write us and we will send some
Of our handsome, illustrated pamphlets
giving full particulars. Homeseekers
are furnished round-trip tickets to our
lands and return at one-half price, from
Nebraska common points. The Colo
rado Immigration & Development
Co., 1029, 17th St., Denver. Colo.
A state organization. Write at onoe
for literature descriptive of Colorado.