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HIS DISCOVERY
EXPLORER ASCRIBES SUCCESS TO
USE OF ESKIMOS AND DOGS
DECLARES HE TOOK DAILY OB­
SERVATIONS FOR WEEKS.
PLANNING HERE
FOR HOMECOMING
PREPARATIONS AFOOT TO GIVE
MONSTER DEMONSTRATION IN
NEW YORK ON THE RETURN OF
DR. COOK.
4
Skagen, Denmark, Sept. 3.—A news
paper correspondent who went, on
board the Hans Egede from a pilot
steamer off here, was able to obtain a
row words with Cook. The explorer
ascribed his success to the fact that
he made use of the old methods, name
ly, Eskimos and dogs, and that he
lived like an Eskimo himself.
Cook Makes Statement.
Thp doctor then gave a hurried
sketch of his expedition, in which he
said:
"Going northward I struck first a
westerly course from Greenland and
then moved northward.
"I arrived at the pole April 21, 1908,
as already announced, accompanied by
onlv two Eskimos.
"We reached the pole at 7 o'clock
the morning.
"I took daily oti&ervatlons for a
hole fortnight before arriving at the
pole Returning we were forced to
Lk» a moi'e westerly route and the
!]rst ten days I took observations daily
Vid recorded them. I was unable to
measure the depth of the sea as I had
not the necessary instruments."
"The lowest temperature recorded
was eighty-three degrees centigrade
below zero!"
Eighty-three degrees centigrade be
low zero Is equal to 117 degrees below
zero Fahrenheit.
Dane Envoy Meets Explorer
The Hans Egede was met in the
North Sea by the pilot steamer Polar
Bear, aboard of which was Captain
Amdrup, the polar explorer, who was
sent as a special representative of the
Danish government to welcome Cook.
As the vessels approached each other
Amdrup led the cheers for the Amer
ican explorer.
Says He Has Ample 'Proof.
"I have ample proof that I reached
the north pole in the observations 1
took which afford certain means of
checking the truth of my statements,"
said Cook.
"Although I am .proud of my
achievement in planting the American
flag on the north pole, I look with
much greater fride to tbe fact that I
traveled around more than thirty
thousand square miles of hitherto un
known ground and opened up an^ ea
lirely fresh field for exploration."
New York Preparing a Welcome.
New York Sept. 3— Preparations
are already afoot here to make the
homecoming of Dr. Frederick A. Cook
an event of national and possibly in
ternational importance. If the plans
outlined today by members of the Arc
tic club are carried out the welcome
home which Dr. Cook will receive in
Vew York will be an ovation in which
nitv state and nation will take part,
while prominent explorers—Cook's
former rivals—from all parts of the
globe will gather to pay their personal
tribute to his achievement.
Will Invite Shackleton.
Among the most notable of those
who in all probability will be here to
greet Dr. Cook on his return will be
Lieut. Shackleton, the intrepid Eng
lishman, whose recent explorations in
the antartic, during which he succeed
ed in pushing nearer to the south pole
than any previous explorer, made him
a figure of world-wide prominence.
Members of the Arctic club hope
that President Taft may himself be
present as the nation's representative
to welcome Dr. Cook.
"Such an honor would be more than
fitting," one of them declared today,
"in view of the fact that the exploier
has placed the stars and stripes on the
apex of the world and added perhaps
60,000 square miles to the nation's ter
ritory.
Among the explorers who are ex
pected to take a prominent part in the
welcome to Dr. Cook are the Duke of
the Abruzzi, Dr. JYitjof Nansen, Cap
tain Roald Amundsen, General A. W.
Greely, Rear Admiral George Mel
ville, Anthony Fiala of this city and
Captain Joseph E. Bernier.
No Date of Arrival.
No definite date has yet been set
for Dr. Cookjjj arrival here. Captain
Bradley S. Osbon, secretary of the
Arctic club, said today that the ex
plorer is not expected for several
weeks.
"He is due in Copenhagen Satur
day," says Captain Osbon, "and if he
came straight home would arrive in
New York about the middle of Septem
ber. but hif-. friends believe that he
may make several stops on the way
home."
Rear Admiral Who
Leaves Navy Today
CHARLES STILLMAN SPERRY.
SPERRY VALUABLE MAN
Retiring Officer Had the Honor
Piloting the Fleet on the Re
turn Trip.
of
Washington, D. C., Sept 3^—
Having reached the age of 62
years, Rear Admiral C. S. Sperry
was placed on the retired list of
the navy today.
Today Rear Admiral Charles Still
man Sperry celebrates his sixty
second birthday and under the law
retires from active service in the navy.
He leaves behind a glorious record of
forty-three years in the service of bis
country. His service has been mainly
during times of peace, for he was
graduated from Annapolis in 1866, just
missing service in the closing days of
the civil war. He passed by con
tinuous service through grades of en
sign, master, lieutenant, lieutenant
commander and commander. He was
made captain In 1900.
Much of Admiral Sperry's time has
been spent as instructor at Aimapolis
in mathematics, for proficiency in
which he had been noted as a student.
During the Spanish war Commander
Sperry is reported to have sought the
bureau at Washington for a ship, but
was told:
"You can have a ship, but that is not
where we need you. Any officer can
command a ship. We need your execu
tive ability at home. You go up to
Brooklyn and straighten out the
tangle there."
Admiral Sperry's most notable
achievement was the bringing home in
safety the great American fleet, which
he commanded after the fleet reached
San Francisco. His appointment to
succeed Rear Admiral Robley D.
Evans brought him into international
prominence.
WOULD TAKE STOCK.
Robert J. Shanahan Sues C. A. Fisher
and Others for Mining
Shares.
Two hundred and twenty shares in
the Ottumwa-Arkansas Development
Co. is sought for by Robert J. Shana
han, trustee in the federal court. This
suit arises out of the Ira E. Fisher
•bankruptcy matter, which Is' now pend
ing before Referee F. M. Hunter. In
his petition, Mr. Shanahan avers that
C. A. Fisher disposed of 220 shares in
the development company to Thomas
Stodghill, H. D. Kreigh and the Ba
tavia Savings "bank for the purpose of
hindering, delaying and defrauding
the creditors of Ira E. Fisher, and he
asks that the title in the shares be
given to him. Aside from C. A. Fisher
the defendants named in the suit are
the Ottumwa-Arkansas Development
Co., Thomas Stodghill, H. D. Kreigh
and the Batavia Savings bank.
HORSE MARKET STRONG.
Teamsters in Great Demand, Prices
Are High, and Buyers Are
Active.
The usual horse sale at Williams'
barn on the South Side is in progress
today under favorable conditions.
About 100 head being sold already.
Good horses are strong and there were
lpts of buyers. The shipping market
is also extremely good. Both the mar
ket anh prices are the best that has
been within the last couple of months.
Elliott to Convention.
George Elliott, clerk In the Ottumwa
postoffiice, leaves tonight for Atlantic
City, N. J., where he will represent the
Ottumwa clerks in the meeting of the
United National Association of Post
office Clerks, which meets September
5.
In District Court.
The attention of the Wapello county
district court continues to be given to
the Lowrey-Wilson suit. This after
noon, immediately after the convening
by Judge D. M. Anderson, the chancery
actions recently assigned for trial were
advanced on the docket, owning to .the
continuance of the hearing of objec
tions to the probating of the will of
the late Park Russell.
v.
Church Services to Resume.
The several churches that "have dur
ing the hot months been holding serv
ices at 8 p. m. will, beginning Sunday,
commence the evening services at 7:80.
XI
ipNHAGEK 131 INJURED
ilOGREETCOOK
MUNICIPALITY WILL GIVE BAN
QUET TO EXPLORER AND KING
OF DENMARK A LUNCHEON
ARRIVES TONIGHT.
Copenhagen, Sept 3.—The steamer
Hans Egede with Dr. Frederick A.
Cook, the American explorer on board,
passed Cape Skagena, northern ex
tremity of Denmark, at 2 o'clock this
afternoon.
Cape Skagena is 175 miles from Cop
enhagen and the Hans Egede probably
will come Into port sometime during
the night.
If Cook attempts to do Justice to all
scientists awaiting him here and at
tends all the festivities being prepared
in his honer, he probably will end by
wishing himself back on latitude 90,
with scant fare in the northernmost
poiit of the world. The social activi
ties will begin directly the steamer
Melchoir, bearing the committee royal
of the geographical society with Mau
rice F. Egan, the American minister,
as their guest, meets the Hans Egede.
King to Entertain Cook.
Cook will be given a reception and
banquet on board the Melchlr. King
Frederick of Denmark has Intimated a
desire to receive Cook Saturday morn
ing and from this time onward the din
ners, receptions and gaities will be in
cessant.
The entertainments will lnclud®
banquets by the minister of commerce,
the municipal council of Copenhagen
and Minister Egan, all in honor of
Cook. Hundreds of telegrams from
America and all parts of the world
have been received at the American
legation for Doctor Cook.
Doubters Multiplying.
His Majesty, King Frederick, has ar
ranged to entertain Cook at lu irheon
tomorrow and the municipal banquet
to the explorer will be given in the
town hall tomorrow night. A certain
amount of skepticism is noticeable to
day among the Scandinavian arctic
explorers who yesterday accepted the
discovery of the north pole as an ac
complished fact and even Americans
here admit they have some doubt pend
ing a full statement from Cook him
self.
PICNICKERS ARE HURT
Nineteen Pennsylvania Young People
Severely Injured When Engine
Hits Wagon.
Williamsburg, Pa., Sept. 3.—Nine
teen, persons were severely injured,
two probably fatally, last night when
a wagon in which they were riding to
a picnic was struck by a freight en
gine here.
Dorothy Henderson and Edna Snive
ly were probably fatally injured.
FLOODS ON RIO GRANDE
United States Consul at Matamoras
Mexico Says That Fifteen Have
Been Killed.
Washington, Sept. 3.—The state de
partment is in receipt of a telegram
from C. A. Miller, United States con
sul at Matamoras, Mexico, in which he
says the Rio Grande floods are higher
than usual, and that a telegram from
Camargo states that serious damages
have been caused to buildings in that
city and rancnes near the river. N3
lives were lost in the city, he say a,
but fifteen bodies were recovered in
the surrounding country and there
probably were many more, but the
exact number is unknown.
REGRET CRITICISM
Government Does Not Believe Italians
Attempted to Affront During
Target Practice.
Washington, Sept. 3.—General re
gret is expressed In administration
circles over the publication ascribing
improper motives to the commander
of the Italian cruiser Aetna which on
Saturday morning last is reported to
have steamed between the ships of the
Atlantic battleship fleet engaged in
target practice off the Blrginia capes.
They do not believe the commander of
the Aetna intended any affrom.
Captain In Denial.
Baltimore, Sept. 3—Captain Baggio,
commander of the Italian sphool ship,
today pronounced as untrue the story
of alleged impropriety on his part
while his vessel was steaming through
the American fleet last Saturday. He
declares he had no intention or even
thought of spying on the fleet.
Mother Gets Incubator Babe.
Topeka, Kans., Sept. 3.—Under an
AIDES MOINES
FAIR GROUNDS PASSENGER TRAIN
BACKS INTO CROWDED STREET
CAR PARTIES HURT WERE ALL
ON STREET CAR.
Des Moines, Sept. 3.—Thirty-one
people were injured, three seriously
when a Rock Island fair grounds train
struck a Fort Des Moines street car
at the West First street crossing
shortly after 6 o'clock last evening.
The street car, crowded with passen
gers, was struck fairly in the middle
by the rear of the engine tender, and
was pushed along the track until the
train could be brought to a stop. The
street car was bound toward Fort Des
Moines, and the train, pulled by an
engine which was backing eastward,
had just left the Rock Island depot
on the way to start to the fair
grounds.
The list of Injured follows:
The Inqured.
Mrs. H. A. Horseman of Lacona, la.,
internal injuries, taken to the home of
relatives in Church Lane may die.
Mrs. Ora Edwards of Church Lane,
two ribs broken, possibly internal. in
juries: injuries serious.
George Edwards, 12-year-old son of
Mrs. Ora Edwards, internal injuries,
suffering frohm hemorrhages condi
tion serious.
Ora Edwards of Church Lane, cut
about face and head with glass.
William H. Cole, 1414 South Fourth
street, two ribs broken, back sprained,
possible Internal injuries taken to
Mercy hospital.
J. A Murray of Fort Des Moines
taken to the Methodist hospital.
Mrs. J. A. Morrison of Melbourne, la.
forearm broken, badly bruised and
scratched taken to Mercy hospital.
B. B. Irwin of Ft Des Moines, dislo
cated shoulder, internal injuries taken
to Methodist hospital.
R. Rasmussen, Weston, Ia„ leg frac
tured, badly bruised about face and
head, taken to the Methodist hospital.
J. Chiesa, south side, badly bruised
over entire body, taken to Methodist
hospital, treated, and. released.
H.'A. Horseman, Lacona. la.,- bruised
and cut about face and body.
Russell Snodgrass, 1725 South Fifth
street, ribs 'broken, internal injuries.
Miss Fannie Parker, Park avenue,
ribs broken, internal injuries, in ser
ious condition.
F. Finkle, collar bone broken, intern
al injuries, taken to the Methodist
hospital.
Emily Wells, injured about face and
head, possible internal injuries, believ
ed to be in serious condition.
Mrs. W. I. Carmlchael, Seventh and
Bell streets, tjoth limbs Injured.
Those bruised and injured by flying
glass:
Mrs. E. M. Wallace, South Park ave
nue.
Ella Peterson, 1515 South Sixth
street.
Mary Coke, 708 West Pleasant street.
Mrs. Ed Lawless, Milwaukee, Wis.,
visiting at 1515 South Sixth street.
Vula Forney, South Park avenue.
Namona Wallace, South Park ave
nue.
Anna Shellburg, South Park avenue.
Sylvia Shellburg, South Park ave
nue.
Mrs. H. Rollins. 214 Hillside avenue.
M'ss M. Russell, South Ninth street
and Olinda avenue.
Mrs. J. L. Jones, 308 South Madison
street.
Mrs. H. J. Hammondtree, South
Ninth and Loomis street.
Hilda Anderson, Park Avenue sta
tion.
Tilla Sibberheim, Park Avenue sta
tion.
agreement reached today Mariair office of 4fcHenry& Graham, who ap
Bleakley, the incubator baby, will ha
turned over to her mother In a few
days. The case against Mrs. C. Bar
clay will probably be dismissed.
Weather Man Breaks Arm.
Washington, Sept. 3.—While alight
ing from a car today Prof. Willis L.
Moore, chief of the weather bureau,
fell and broke his left arm.
E. Williams, motorman street car,
face cut by flying glass.
Conductor Harry Badgley of the
street car, declared that he was given
he right of way signal by the flagman
.t the crossing of the First street Rock
Island tracks, but when In the middte
of the track, the train bore down upon
the car.
The passengers had no time to es
cape and In an Instant there was a
tangled mass of wreckage and scream
Ins people. The wounded were immedi
ately taken out and while the work of
Little Gent's Shoes, well made,
rescue was in progress a second fair
grounds train ran into the crowd,
scores just missing death under the
wheels.
Postmasters Given Leave.
Washington, Sept. 3.—To enable the
postmasters of the third and fourth
classes to attend the convention of
the National League of Postmasters
at Syracuse October 6, Postmaster
General Hitchcock granted- them a
leave of absence for as many days as
may be necessary, not exceeding fif
teen.
PRACTICES IFOR FAMILY
Prominent Des Moines Attorney, Filus
Hie Wlfe*3 Petition for
Divorce.
Hary L. Manion, attorney at law at
Des Moines, and formerly of this city,
has been sued for divorce by his wife.
Upon hearing that she would leave
him, he proceeded to handle the case
as attorney. After the property rights
were settled he drew the petition for
divorce for his wife, and took it to the
poar as attorneys of record, then car
ried it to the clerk's office and filed it.
The petition went on record Thursday
Attorney Manion 1b well known among
the lawyers and business men In Des
Moines. For several years he was a
member of the flrnj of Nugent & Man
ion, but recently the partnership was
dissolved, each going Into private,
nractioa.
OTTUMWA. WAPELLO COUNTY, IOWi, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1909. TSTUMBER 13
General Booth May Be Compelled to
Give Up Burden of Religious Work
W $
GENERAL BOOTH AND DAUGHTER.
London, Sept. 8.—General Booth was operated upon this week for
4 septic poisoning of the eye. The doctors are not yet able to say 4
4» whether or not the general's sight will be saved. His failing eyesight 4
4 is due to infection of the eyes, and the Infirmities of age. The 4
4 trouble has compelled General William Booth, founder and head of
4 the Salvation army, to strike his colors in his warfare against sin and 4
poverty. It I3 ffeared he will never again be able to take up the
4* burden of the army's work, which he has borne for more than thirty
years. Among the proposed, projects which he has had to abandon
are a crusading tour of the British provinces and a visit to the »5*
4* United States. General Booth came to America in 1907, receiving 4*
a most enthusiastic welcome from.his followers and other believers
in the work of the Salvation army. On April 10, of the present
year, the eightieth birthday of General Booth was celebrated in Lon
don and throughout the world wherever members of the Salvation 4*
army are gathered, with many evidences of the reverence in which 4»
4* he held by his people.
4
4* "M1
HUBBARD IN STATEMENT
Iowa Congressman Makes New At
tack on "Cannonism" In Announc
ing Candidacy.
Sioux City, Sept. 3.—Denouncing
Cannonism and more strongly allying
himself with the insurgents in the Re
publican party, E. H. Hubbard of thiB
city, congressman from the Eleventh
district of Iowa, in a formal statement
announced his candidacy for re-elec
tion.
"I should like to continue," said he,
"the effort I have made to restore to
the house of representatives the func
tion designed for it and which it origi
nally performed. I feel now as if that
groat body has been practically abol
ished. The house ought at least to
be a co-ordinate branch of the legis
lative department of the government,
but it cannot even -he that until Its
membership is freed from the oppres
sion resulting from the seizure of
power and Its concentration in the
hands of one man.
"No better illustration need be given
than the recent extraOTdinary session
of congress affords. As a matter of
fact, the house had nothing to say
about the new tax law
RIDES BALLOON ROPE TO SKY.
Indiana Boy, Tangled in Strands, Goes
Up 3,000 Feet, Descends With
Envelope in Safety.
Shipshewana, Ind., Sept. 3.—William
Simmons of Adrian, Mich., made a
ballpon ascension yesterday at the
harvest jubilee.
A boy named Quinter Neff became
entangled ixi the ropes and was car
ried up 3,000 feet, descending with the
balloon as the gas gradually escaped.
He was unhurt.
Simmons cut loose to save the boy
when up only a few hundred feet and
came down with the parachute safely.
The boy's father and mother were In
the crowd and were prostrated. Five
thousand persons saw the accident.
LETTER CARRIERS ELECT
Brooklyn Men President and Secre
tary Rochester Gets the
Next Meeting.
St. Paul, Sept. 3.—The Natlonel As
sociation of Letter Carriers today de
cided to meet in Rochester, N. Y., in
1911.
The election of officers resulted:
President—Wm. E. Kelley, Brook
lyn, N. Y.
Secretary Edward J. Cantwell,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Treasurer—Charles D. Dufty, Chi
cago.
Member of Executive Board—
Michael T. Finan, Bloomlngton, 1111
nols.
President to 8ee Races.
Beverly, Sept. 3.—President and
Mrs. Taft boarded the yacht Sylph this
morning and sailed for the Marble
head race course. Included in the
party was Secretary of State Knox.
Brokera Suspend,
New York, Sept. 8.—The suspension
of Freeman, Rollins & Co., members
of the New York stock exchange, was
announced today. The firm waa or
ganized last January.
CROSSES IN FOUR DAYS
Lusltanla, On Its Last .Voyage Cap
tured Three New Atlantic
Ocean Records.
New York, Sept. 3.—Three new
ocean records fell to the Lusitania on
Its latest trip from Queenstown, which
ended last night. Tft' Lusitania made
the passage in four 'hays and eleven
hours, and forty-two minutes, thereby
clipping three hours and eighteen
minutes from its fastest previous time.
It maintained an average speed of
25.85 knots for the entire voyage, beat
ing the Mauretania's record of 25.84.
Finally by landing its passengers at
the pier before 8 o'clock last night it
became the first liner to dock on the
fourth day out from Queenstown.
The Lusitania and Mauretania here
tofore have left Queenstown on Sun
day and reached the Ambrose chanpel
lightship too late on Thursday even
ing to allow them to dock before Fri
day morning. Yesterday for the first
time one of. them proved Itself a
"Thursday shii)," in the vernacular of
the sailormcn on board, and thereby
became a real four day boat.
The liner was favored by fair
weather for almost the entire voyage.
The tall of a northeaster made part of
Its last night unpleasant for passen
gers and crew, but did not interfere
with Its speed.
SHOT WALKS NINE BLOCKS.
Thomas Fitzgerald Escapes Crowd,
Though Wounded—Injury
Not Serious.
Des Moines, Sept. 3.—Thomas Fitz
gerald, the victim of a shooting scrape
at Seventh and Mulberry streets last
night, walked nine blocks after being
shot, and now lies in the Walston san
itarium on Sixth avenue with a severe
bullet wound in his abdomen. "Buzz"
Collins, a boilermaker's helper, is ac
cused by Fitzgerald of having done
the shooting. Fitzgerald's home is
Short Btreet, between First and Sec
ond streets.
The affair occurred shortly after 10
o'clock last night, but It was not until
after 1 o'clock this morning that the
police learned that anyone had been
struck by bullets.
IOWA FRIENDS AT MEET.
Big Convention Is Now On at Oska
loosa—Many Visitors Are in
Attendance.
Oskaloosa, Sept. 3.—The annual
meeting of the Iowa Friends is 1n ses
sion in this city and the usual num
ber of accredited representatives from
the several quarterly meetings of the
state and visitors are in attendance.
This meeting Is the forty-seventh ses
sion of Iowa Friends.
The organization of the yearly meet
ing was perfected as follows: Presid
ing clerk, Stephen M. Hadley of Os
kaloosa recording clerk, Laura P.
Townsend of West Branch reading
clerk, B. H. Brown of New Sharon
announcing clerk, Zeno H. Do&n of
New Providence.
Davenport Locomotive Men 8trlke.
Davenport, Sept. 8.—One hundred
and twenty employes of tbe Davenport
locomotive works have gone on a
strike against the open shop, notice of
which was posted by the company.
THREE ROUTES
REPORTEDFOR
INTERURBAH
EXPERT WOOD MAKES 8TATB
MENT OF SURVEY UNKINQ OS(
KALOOSA WITH OTTUMWA VIA
FREMONT AND EDDYVILLE.
MAJOR SPILMAN
IS GIVEN DUTIES
WELL KNOWN OTTUMWAN WILU
BEGIN AT ONCE TO 8ECUR3
RIGHT-OF-WAY OPTIONS FOR
NEW LINE—MORE TO FOLLOW*
More Routes Contemplated,
While the work of Expert Wood has
ended in Ottumwa and vicinity for the
present, and a road is practically as
sured between Ottumwa and Oska
loosa, the labors in an interurban way
are by no means at an end. The fact
is they have Just begun, and as quick
ly as the proposed line is built and
becomes a reality, work will be con
centrated on other routes, linking
No great opposition Is
I
f5
Three routes connecting OaftalMMf
with ott.umwa have been reported up*
on by Robert P. Wood, the intemrban
expert who has been surveying tha
proposed routes of the interurban out'
of Ottumwa for the past few weeks*
and Major T. p. bpilman has been
appointed right-of-way agent with au«
thorily to begin Immediately to
bocim
options on the right-of-way. Tha
routes, which have been surveyed to
Oskaloosa are by way of Fremont, an*
other via Kirkville and the third by
way of Eddyville. Until Major Spilr
man makes a complete report of the1
land options he secures, together with
a statement relative to the tax soma
communities will vote for the lnterur
ban, the actual cost of the road and
the route which will be selected will
not be made known.
8tUl
more towns to this city.
The exact route to Oskaloofea will
largely depend upon the success at
tending Major Spllman's efforts to
cure reasonable options for right-of
way and the other considerations In
the way of tax and patronage. Unhl
Mr. Spllman makes a complete canvaa
of the routes surveyed and secures all
data pertaining thereto, together with
the compilation of other statistics, tha
chosen route will be unknown.
expected
along any of the routes, and
the need
of an Interurban will doubtless
ence many property owners
vide the necessary right-of-way
011
lnfln»
to pro.
at
reasonable figure.
Will Employ Force,
Major Spllman will he assisted tq
his work by a force of men, the num
ber of which has not yet been decided.
He was appointed to the position thla
morning, and therefore has had but
little time in which to formulate anj
plans. It is known, however, that ba
will give to tte work his beBt efforts,
and all haste will be made to complete
his task.
PASSENGERS IN PERIL
Steamer Duchess of Kent Run Dowtf
by Government All Get Ashora
Safely.
Portsmouth, Sept. 3.—At the montli'
of the Portsmouth harbor this after*
noon the steamer Duchess of Kenft
was run down by a government trans
port. There were 400 passengers
aboard the Kent, and she immediate
ly began to fill rapidly.
She. was promptly beached and all
the passengers got ashore safely.
Miss Llewellyn Finalist.
Flossmore, 111., Sept. 3.—Miss Vtoa
Llewellyn of LaGrange, 111., defeated
Miss Elizabeth Young of the South
Shore Country club in the semi-finals
of the women's western golf cham
pionship 4 up and 2 to play.
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Ball Players Traded.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 3.—Louis M-v
son, catcher of the Lincoln Western
league team, has been traded for Nun*
nemacher of the Dubuque Three-I clul»
and will be in Dubuque tomorrow.
Big German Deficit.
Berlin, Sept. 8.—The deflolt of tha
Imperial government for 1908 was $30-
600,000. T.t was announce! today.
Fire in Shelbyvi 'e.
Shelbyville, Ky., Sept 3.—-The busi
ness section of this city was dama***
$100,000 by fire today.