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WORLD ACCEPTS
PEARY'S ST!
No Doabt Expressed That &
Reached the Pole.
WILL CLAIM DISCOVERY
Intention* of Naval ExplOW to As
sert Priority In Achieving th« Ob
ject of Centuries of Endeavor Made
Manifest by Manner of His An
nouncement—Public Withholding
Judgment on the Question Pending
Further Developments.
New York, Sept. 8.—The announce
ment of Commander Peary that he has
Hecovered the North pole rivets the
attention of the entire civilized world.
Whatever question of priority may
•xlst between the claims of Comman
fler l'eary and Dr. Cook there can be
BO doubt that to the United States
iKlongs the unquestionable credit and
lasting renown of discovering the
North pole.
The remarkable coincidence of two
American announcements of such a
•Olossal achievement, coming within
Are days, after centuries of fruitless
aBdeavor, constitutes one of the most
TOmarkable coincidences In history.
The question of priority in reaching
pole now absorbs attention In this
QOuntry ami Europe. That Peary will
daini to be the first -discoverer ap
pears to be definitely assured from the
following:
Serves Notice to Whole, World.
First—Formal announcement has
"been telegraphed from Indian Harbor,
^Labrador, to all principal American
and Geographical societies of all na
tions, including Japan and Brazil, spe
cifically announcing that "the North
pole was discovered April 6 by the
Peary Arctic club expedition under
•emmaud of Commander Peary."
Second—A London dispatch re
vived from St Johns, N. F., states
•Sat Commander Peary claims that he
Was the first man to reach the North
•90le.
Aside from the question of priority
ppmmander Peary's announcement of
peaching the pole appears to be ac
cepted throughout the United States
aad the world at large by scientists
as well as the general public and
there is an absence of the doubt and
skepticism which greeted the Cook
announcement. There Is, however, ap
•parent reserve of judgment on the
question of priority between the two
•rplorers
ID ARCTIC CLUB OFFICIAL
Commander Pea ry 8endt Aaother
Brief Message.
New York, Sept. 8.—A second mes
sage from Commander Peary was re
'Celved by Albert L. Brldgman, secre
tary of t.he Peary Arctic club. In this
message Commander Peary requested
Mr. Brldgman to notify the Oeograph
•tcal societies throughout the world
that the Peary Arctic club expedition
bad reached the North pole. The
message was dated at Indian Harbor,
^Labrador.
Captain R. A. Bartlett of the Roose
velt telegraphed to a friend In this
40ty from Indian Harbor as follows:
"It Is accomplished. Kind regards
*1 all."
General Thomas Hubbard, president
4$ the Peary Arctic club, received the
JftHowing message from Commander
Peary, dated Indian Harbor, Labrador:
"Thanks to your assistance the 300
jfcars' search of North pole is ended.
|pole occupied by club's expedition
April 6. Roosevelt returns uninjured."
FIRST TO REACH THE POLE
•L Johns Dispatch Says Peary Claims
That Honor.
London, Sept. 8.—The Reuter Tele
gram company publishes a dispatch
(Tom St. Johns. N. F., In which it is
Ipid that Commander Peary claims
at he was the first man to reach
the North pole.
This claim has given a new fillip to
the polar controversy and the after
Boon papers display the dispatch from
flt. Johns prominently and under head
lines that plainly indicate a revival of
the doubts of the genuineness of Dr.
Cook's reported success. These doubts
fcad almost disappeared when Peary
tame upon the scene on the coast, of
Labrador and the commander's cate
fkorical statement has given another
dramatic turn to the North pole con
troversy. ___
Warm Reception Appreciated.
Tokio, Sept. 8.—The press here Is
tarrying long special dispatches from
Seattle concerning the entertainment
the Japanese commercial delega
tion by the civic asbociations and
"irade bodies of that city. The warm
'Reception extended to the visitors is
treating a profound lmpr—loo bti*
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JOHN F. STEVENS.
Oregon Trunk line, the Hill railroad
^o be built from the Columbia river to
Central Oregon and to San Francisco.
CZAR STARTS FOR THE CRIMEA
for the Crimea. The celebration at
Moscow and other cities on the way
have been abandoned on account of
the empress' weakness and nervous
ness. The only important halt before
reaching Sebastopol will be at Berkl,
in Southern Russia, where Emperor
Nicholas, his father and other mem
bers of the imperial family narrowly
escaped death in a railroad accident
In 1888. Religious services will be
held in the Memorial church at Berki.
IMMENSE DAMAGE RESULTS
Flood in Colorado Caused by Breaking
of Dam.
Montrose, Colo., Sept. 8.—Reports
from Telluride tell of the breaking of
the Trout lake dam, resulting in dam
age along the San, Miguel river valley
estimated between $500,000 and $7T»(),
000. Saw Pit, a little mining hamlet,
is said to have been washed away by
the eighteen-foot wall of water. No
loss of life is reported, as at first signs
of the dam weakening horsemen were
sent through the valley to warn the
residents.
Asquith Annoyed by Suffragettes.
Pythle, Eng., Sept. 8.—The militant
suffragettes have pursued Premier
Asquith into his vacation quietude.
They climbed Into Lympne caftlo
while the premier and his family were
at dinner, throwing stones through
the windows and shouting suffragist
messages. They then made their ea
tag* In td« darkMM.
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6F HILL RAILROAD
John F. Stevens Head of Pro
posed Line to Frisco.
Seattle, Wash., Sept. 8.—John F.
Stevens, the engineer formerly in
charge of the Panama canal construc
tion, has been elected president of the
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RRIMAN SA
TO BEVERY ILL
Temperature High and He Is
exceedingly Weak.
ODELL CALLED TO BEDSIDE
Former Governor of New York, a
Close Personal Friend, Hurriedly
Summoned to Home of Financier
Condition of Railroad Magnate
Causes Serious Decline in Certain
Securities on the Stock Exchange.
Arden, N. Y., Sept 8.—All the
alarming rumors regarding the condi
tlon of E. H. Harrlman have been re
vlved, following his relapse. From the
best Information obtainable, however
It 1s believed that the attack that
caused a hurry call for a New York
nurse was a temporary sickness
caused by a sudden change of tem
perature or an indiscretion in diet
which the sick man in his weakened
condition was unable to throw off.
Dr. W. G. Lyle, Mr. Harriman's pri
vate physician, calls the attack "acutt
Indigestion."
While Mr. Harriman's last attack in
ItBelf may not be serious there Is al
ways danger of grave consequences In
the case of a man as weak as Mr.
H&rrlman. This, It Is believed, ac
counts for the anxiety of those sur
rounding the sick man. It Is said that
although the progress of Mr. Harri
man's latest attack has been arrested
his temperature remains high and he
Is exceedingly weak. The best in-
Proposed Celebrations En Route Are
Abandoned
St. Petersburg, Sepi f*—•Emperor
Nicholas and the members of the im
perial family have left St. Petersburg formation is'that he Is" In bed" and I
although no confirmation of the re-!
port has yet been obtained from the
house little doubt exists here that
there are other physicians attending
him besides Dr. Lyle. I
Ex-Governor Benjamin B. Odell
came from his home in Newburgh aad^
was taken up on the inclined railway
to the Harrlman house.
Mr. Odell told a passenger on the
train that Mr. Harriman was "a very
sick man." The ex-governor had long
been a close personal friend tat Mr.'
Harrlman. i
It is said that the party now at the
Harrlman home includes ex-Governoi
Odell, Robert E. Gerry, Harriman's!
son-in-law Dr. Lyle and two othet I
physicians, all the members of his
immediate family and several nurses.-
MARKET SEMI-DEMORALIZED
Union Paoiflc Opens With Decline of
Over Five Points.
New York, Sept. 8—An opening
break of 5% points in Union Pacific,
8% in Southern Pacific, 36 In New
York Central, 2% in Reading and 1
to 1% In moiit other active speculative
stocks showed the great anxiety
caused in stock market circles by thej$
reports of a relapse suffered by E. H.
Harrlman.
The market was without any official*
announcement from Mr. Harriman's
business associates when trading be
an and was confronted with reports
w selling and ifiyera declines ip
MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTKHIIIER 8. 1909
HIT K
or.
the in-ion market for Ammiaaa ac
count before the opening here. The
sales here were not in as large amount
as on mnny similar occasions, but the
tone at first was semi-demoralized.
The arrest of the recovering of
prices and the hesitating fluctuations
which followed showed the uncertain
sentiment of the speculation. The
dealings fell to a very small volume
and the whole tone of the market in
dicated a feeling of suspicion of the
reassuring announcements regarding
Mr. Harriman's improvement and a
desire to adopt a waiting attitude in
making commitments in the market.
Prices sank back to the low level ol
the morning when it was reported
that no word from Mr. Harrlman had
been received at the Union Pacific
offices. The setting waa act tm tage
volume.
LORD STRATHCONA INJURED
Throwr From Carriage in a Runaway
in Canada.
Winnipeg, Man., Sept 8.—Lord
Strathcona, while driving with Mayor
Megaw of Vernon to Lord Aberdeen's
ranch, was thrown out of the carriage.
The horses became unmanageable and
to save •he occupants of the vehicle
from greater injury they were driven
into a wire fence.
Mayor Megaw's leg was broken and
all the occupants were thrown out.
Lord Strathcona sustaining an Injured
arm, which he is forced to carry in a
sline He is eighty-two years old.
WILL APPEAL F^MflltUISlUN
Commission Not Satisfied With Edict
in Missouri Rate Case.
Washington. Sept. 8.—Although no
formal conference of the interstate
commerce commission has been held
since the promulgation of the United
States circuit court's decision in the
Mi ssourl rate case it has been deter
mined thr.t an appeal shall be taken
to the United States supreme court as
soon as possible.
Members of the commission and
lawyers attached to the body are eon-
vlnc,ld
cirf.'u't coul't f®n:d,to
grasp fully the points contended for
by the commission in the trial. So
far as the commission is concerned it
exercised, in the promulgation of thp
order in the case, only the power con
fetred e*pre««ly upon it by the Inter
state commerce act.
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CALUMET
SAYS HURRAH
FOR PEARY
Dr. Cook Has Only Kind
Wauls for RivaL
DENIES RUMORS CLRREN1
Declarct Report That Took Some
of Peary's Provisions at Etah U
Founded on Eskimo GosBip and Mis
understanding—Doe* Not Believe
That Naval Explorer Found An
Traces of His Progress In North.
Copenhagen, Sept. 8.—"By going
inuch farther to the east than I did
Commander Peary has cut out of the
unknown an enormous space which
of course, will be vastly useful and
scientifically Interesting." These were
the words of Dr. Frederick A. Cook
when he was told of the receipt of
dispatches confirming the previous rc
ports of Commander Peary's success
In reaching the North pole.
"1 am the first to shout 'Hurrah for
Peary.'" the doctor continued. "If he
has telegraphed an announcement that
he has reached the pole then it Is true
and I congratulate him."
Asked whether Commander Peary
wa.-i likely to have found traces of his
progress over the polar seas Dr. Cook
replied "No, he scarcely would have
come across my tracks." Dr. Cook
then said
Denies Taking Provisions.
"J understand a rumor Is current
about my having taken some oi
Peary's provisions at Etah this is
founded on Eskimo gossip and mis
understanding. I desire no contro
versy. I simply say In reply to any
such assertion, 'no.' Commander
Peary is a friend of mine."
Dr. Cook said also that according to
his present plans he would reach New
York Sept. 20 or 21 on board the
Scandinavian-American line steamer
Oscar II.
The name of Peary Is heard more
frequently In Copenhagen than that
of Cook. Experts, the general public
and the newspapers accept Comman
der Peary's triumph as an unques
tioned fact. While loyal to their he
lief in Dr. Cook the people await the
revelations to be made by the pub
lication of the details of his observa
tions.
COOK AVOIDS CONTROVERSY
Of
Refuses to Reply to Statements
Those Who Doubt His Story.
Copenhagen, Sept. 8.—Dr. Frederi U
A. Cook has wired to tbe New York
Herald, declining to enter Into any
controversy with doubting Thomases
over his reported discovery of th"
North pole. The ca 1
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money. C. Calumet is the only strictly high
grade baking powder selling at a moderate cost.
Don't accept a substitute. Insist upon CtlasHl
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Food Exposition, Chicago, 1907.
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Phone 195
dispatch fol
lows:
"I have promised to submit my
facts, figures and instruments to th
rector uiagnificus and faculty of th*.
University of Denmark (the royal uni
versity of Copenhagen), a body of
scientists thoroughly familiar with
polar exploration. I know I ain right
and I am confident tbeir verdict will
sustain the accuracy of my observa
tlons.
"I decline t) be held responsible for
the vnrying s*.ories of my Interview
with the correspondents at Copen
hagen and. while retaining the high
est respect for the courageous ex
plorera who are unconvinced, I de
cllne to engage in a controversy with
thom, tfae'r friends or members of
their fami'i
which will
soon lie If In erery country but
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