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From ReEapse.
AILING FOrl LONG TIME
Suffered From Stomach Trou
ble Due to Overwork.
HIS CAREER A NOTABLE ONE
Reorganization of Union Pacific
His Greatest Work.
New York, Sept. 10.—Edward H.
Harriraan. the railway magnate, i^
dead at his home at Arden, N. Y.,
after a long illness. Mr. Harrimar.'s
death had been expected for several
days. On last Sunday he suffered a
serious relapse, due to an attack of
acute indigestion, and he was unable
to rally from the critical condition
which then threatened his life. With
him at the time of death were all the
members of his Immediate family and
Dr. Lyle.
The great achievement of Mr. Harri
man's career as a financier and rail
road manager was the rehabilitation
of the Union Pacific and Southern Pa
cific railway systems. Mr. Harriman
undertook this hercnlean task when
he was nearly fifty years old and after
lie had once practically retired from
business. Other financiers had failed
signally to put these properties on a
paying basis, but Mr. Harriman, fol
lowing the reorganization of the Un
ion Pacific in 1897, began a systematic
plan to place the properties in the
best possible condition for their main
tenance at a high standard of effi
ciency. It was his policy to keep his
railroads in the best workable condi
tion, confident that sooner or later the
question of dividends would take care
of itself. To the task he had under
taken Mr. H&rriman gave unflagging
industry and it was his constant work
that brought on the final breakdown
In his health. Stomach trouble devel
oped more than a year ago and med
ical treatment gave no relief. This
summer he went to Europe to consult
the greatest specialists there, but he
was not benefitted. On his return to
this country he went at once to his
magnificent country hoiaM Arden,
where death occurred.
IMPORTED MEN WITHDRAWN
Strikers Returning to Work at Mc
Kees Rocks, Pa.
Pittsburg, Sept. 10.—More than 8,000
men are at work in the plant of the
Pressed Steel Car company. A thou
sand others are waiting their chance
to enter the company's office. Within
two days the entire force, 6,000 men,
will be Lack at work.
All of the imported men, estimated
at 500, were marched from the big
mill to an Ohio river steamer- and
taken across the river to Belleview,
where they were placed on trains for
Chicago and New York.
It is expected that the itate troop
err- and other armed guards will be
withdrawn shortly.
COUNTRY POET A MILLIONAIRE
Slae of His Estate a larpriM to
Neighbors.
New York, Sept. 10.—That Blood
food Cutter, farmer poet, possessed
a fortune of nearly $1,000,000 became
known when the attorney for the ex
ecrtor of fcis estate filed his account
ing with the surrogate of Nassau
county at Mlneola.
Mr. Cutter left $900,662.95. The
will makes the Bible society of Man
hattan the chief beneficiary, about
1665,000 going to that organization.
Mr. Cutter lived at Little Neck, L.
I. He was a noted figure at county
fairs and always bobbed up with
poetry praising pumpkins and cab
I bages. He dressed queerly and no one
suspected that he was a millionaire.
Young Griffo Declared insane.
Chicago, Sept. 10.—Arthur Griffith,
known to the prlte ring as "Young
Griffo" and who was recorded among
the best of the lightweights, was ad
Judged insane in court here. The for
mer prise fighter tea been un«r re
straint Detor*.
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DRESSED BEEF GOES HIGHER
•*9ttke« In Receipts of Cattle the
Reason Given.
Chicago. Sept. 10.—Best grades of
*r%»6ed beef reached a level that has
iot benn attained In years when the
prices of No. 1 ribs and loins were
raised 1% and 2 tynts respectively.
This up turn, combined with the rise
reported last week, brought No. 1 ribs
tc 18 cents a pound and No. 1 loins
to 21 cento a pound.
A year ago the same grade of ribs
•old at 17% cents a pound, while loins
were quoted at 18% cents.
Packers said that the shortage In
receipts of rattle was^ responsible for
the Increased cost of dressed beef
products and to substantiate their as
sertions referred to statistics com
piled by t.htj Union Stock Yard? and
Transit company showing a falling off
•f approximately 200,000 head in re
ceipts of cattle this year to date.
WRIGHT FLIES IN GERMANY
Of-own iN-ince
and
Wife Among the
Spectators.
Berlin, Sept. 10.—Crown Prince Fred
erick and the crown princess visited
the Templehof parade ground to see
Onrllle Wright fly. Mr. Wright made
(light of twenty minutes' duration in
a strong wind. When he descended
the crown prince and hl9 wife ap
plauded and congratulated him. Mr.
Wright then went up again with hiB
German pupil, Captain Englehardt,
and remained in the air for fifteen
minutes.
POUGE UNFOLDING
ORDER MYSTERY
One Arrest in Connection With
Death of Maybelle Miilman.
Detroit, Sept. 10.—Dr. George A
Fritch is the only person under arrest
so far in connection with the death of
Maybelle Miilman of Ann Arbor,
whose mutilated body was found in a
creek near this city. Dr. Fritch is
alleged to have performed a criminal
operation on the girl and the police
are looking for the man responsible
for her condition and who furnished
her the money to come to this city.
The police obtained the information
upon which Dr. Fritch was appre
hended from Miss Martha Henning,
Miss Milltnan's chum and constant
companion, who was brought here
from Ann Arbor. The young woman
edrnitted after a vigorous questioning
that her previous statements concern
ing Maybelle Mlllman's disappearance
had been untrue. She it was who sug
gested that Maybelle consult Dr.
Fritch and she went with Maybelle to
Dr. Fritch's office after talking to him
over the telephone. Miss Henning, it
is asserted, left Miss Miilman in the
doctor's office and never saw her
again. Several days later, worried be
cause she had heard nothing from
Maybelle, Miss Henning Inquired for
her at Dr. Fritch'a office, but could
learn nothing of hsr whereabouts.
BALLINGER WILL NOT TALK
Refuses to Discuss OutconM Of Con
ference With Taffc
Washington, Sept. 10.—Secretary of
the Interior Ballinger, who returned
to Washington from Beverly, Mass.,
whore he conferred with President
Taft relative to the charges arising
out of the Cunningham coal land
claims in Alaska, expects to leave
here within ten days for the West to
resume his investigation of the recla
mation, Indian and public lands and
other matters now of vital importance
In the department.
The secretary declined to discuss
for publication his recent conference
with the president and added that
whatever is to be given out regarding
the present controversy will emanate
from the president. Mr. Ballinger de
clared that he expects to Join the pres
ident at Denver and will accompany
him on a part of his Western tour.
HAD BEEN OBJECT OF CHARITY
Woman of Eighty Inherits Million
Dollar Estate.
Sftn Francisco, Sept. 10.—Mrs. Mary
Kendregan, eighty years old, a week
ago an object of charity, has left for
New York, where she will receive
property valued at $1,000,000 left by
her husband, whom she had not seen
lor half a century.
Kendregan was ai-tested fifty years
ago and placed i& the Tombs when it
was found that the woman he after
wards married was to become a
mother. Even after their child was
born Kendregan refused to have any
thing to do with his wife and baby
and they drifted apart. Kendregan
later had their marriage annulled,
but according to Mrs. Kendrcgan's
fccw York attorney! the annulment
*as illegal.
Kendregan prospered -—SB*
luted a valuable estate.
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PEARY IS MAKING
SLOW PROGRESS
Explorer Still Oat of Touch
With the World.
DR. COOK GIVEN DECREE
Remains at Copenhagen the Center of
Marked Attention, but With Dimin
ishing Prestige Owing to the Cloud
Overcasting His Glory 8ince Peary's
Dramatic Challenge—His Two Eski
mos Now a Vital Factor in the
Controversy.
New York, Sept. 1®.—Commander
Peary is still at Battle Harbor. He is
making slow progress southward to
ward North Sydney, N. S., from
whence he will proceed to American
ports. No further word has come
from him to any quarter concerning
the momentous controveffey which has
aroused Europe and America by his
challenge of Cook's claim.
Dr. Cook is atlll at Copenhagen, the
center of marked attention from t!g
fcltaries of the official and scientific
sworld, but with diminishing prestige,
owing to the cloud overcasting hi
jglory since Peary's announcement an'!
his dramatic challenge of Cook's ex
ploit.
What the corroborative data is on
which the two explorers base their
positions is still withheld—fiom Cook
because of his determination to bide
his own time in presenting his evi
dence and from Peary because he is
still beyond the rangp of ready com
munlcatlon and of detailed knowledge
tof the various claims and conflicts.
Foreign Comment Against Cook.
Foreign comment, as expressed by
the London and other metropolitan
Journals, while ^tlll highly wrought
with mingled enthusiasm and doubt,
is beginning to be tinged with flip
pancy and scorn. The trend of this
foreign comment appears to be against.
Cook, the prevailing view being that
Judgment goes against him by default
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tive evidence. On the other hand his
champions insist that all this will be
forthcoming in due course and at the
proper time.
Concerning Peary the foreign atti
tude appears to be one of accepting
without question his announcement of
reaching the pole, although there is
still a reserve of Judgment on his ac
cusation as to Cook's claim of having
reached there also.
The two Eskimos who accompanied
Cook have now become a vital factor
in the controversy and in anticipation
of the issues involved Dr. Cook has
announced that he will equip an ex
pedition to Greenland at his own ex
perse to find these men and bring
them to civilization to record their
testimony.
DEGREE CONFERRED ON COOK
Explorer Honored by University of
Copenhagen.
Copenhagen, Sept. 10.—The degree
of doctor honoris causa was conferred
upon Dr. Frederick A. Cook by the
University of Copenhagen in the pres
ence of the crown prince of Denmark
and a distinguished gathering.
Professor Torp, rector of the uni
versity, in presenting the diploma to
Dr. Cook, Biwke of the admiration his
achievement had aroused in the uni
versity and declared that the news
that another famous explorer had
solved the same problem could in no
way detract from the honor due Dr.
Cook.
In expressing his thanks Dr. Cook
said he accepted the honor as testi
mony of the genuineness of his Jour
ney. He promised to send the uni
versity his complete records and ho
repeated that it was his intention to
dirpatch a ship to Oreenland at his
own expense to bring down the two
Eskimos who accompanied him on his
expedition.
The ceremony occurred in the great
hall of the university in the presence
of a -company numbering 1,200 per
sons, including a number of scientists.
When Professor Torp handed the
parchment to Dr. Cook the explorer
arose to reply, but he was unable to
speak for five minutes on account of
the continued applause.
REPORTS MARVIN'S DEATH
Peary Ask* That News Be Broken to
Mother.
Elmira, N. Y.. Sept. 1(K—L. C. Bo
mont of Ithaca, a member of the
Peary relief expedition of 1901, has
received the following message from
Commander Robert E. Peary, dated
Battle Harbor:
"Break news of Marvin's death to
hiB
mother immediately, before she
sees
it
in the papers. Drowned April
10 forty-five miles north of Cape Co
kimbla. Great loss to me and to the
txpedlttoo. Evegr member
MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMllliR 10. 1909
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deepest sympathy.
Through friends in this city tho
message was conveyed to R^ss Mar
vin's aged mother, who, it was feared,
would not survive the shock
Mrs. Peary Starts for S^Mney.
Portland. Me., Sept. 10.—The wife
and two children of Commander Rob
ert E. Peary have left her* for Syd
ney, C. B., to meet Comma ler Peary
on his way to the United Slates.
BITTER AGAINST DR. COOK
London Chronicle Continues Attack on
Explorer.
Tjondon, Sept. 10.—The Paris edition
of a New York newspaper contains an
advertisement asking offers for Dr.
Cook's manuscript for exclusive pub
lication and stating that 100,000 words
are ready, with ample illustrative pho
tographs. The London Chronicle says:
"This volume, we venture to think,
should it ever appear, will be num
bered among the curiosities of litera
ture and will find a niche in the li
brary of impostors. We can conceive
no purpose that it will serve except
as an example of the lengths to which
a man may be driven by vanity and
appetite for spurious fame."
The Chronicle renews its general at
tack on Cook with increased bitterness
and concludes:
"We now charge Cook with having
fabricated all the statements of any
significance with which he has sup
ported his claim to have reached the
pole. We charge him with attempt
ing an imposture upon the world and
with the knowledge that he could long
sustain the pretense."
WOULD ARBITRATE
COOK-PEARY CLAIMS
Washington, Sept. 10.—The coast
and
geodetic survey will undertake to
arbitrate the Peary-Cook North pole
controversy, providing Dr. Cook re
quests that it should do so.
In view of the fact that Peary has
been operating under the direction of
the survey It will become the duty of
that institution to compute his notes
without request from any one and Act
ing Superintendent Perkins said that
if Cook should so desire the survey
would go over Cook'B papers also.
"It is a delicate matter," said Mr.
Perkins, "to decide the claims in such
an important case, but our men are
scientists and would be impartial, not
to say cold blooded, in such an inves
tigation as it would be necessary to
make in arriving at the comparative
merits of the claims of the two men.
Moreover, I believe that any conclu
sion arrived at by the survey would
be accepted as controlling."
BEARS MESSAGE FROM KAISER
Admiral von Koester to Sail for New
York Sept. 12.
Berlin, Sept. 10.—Admiral TOB Koes
ter will sail for New York Sept. 12 on
board the steamer Illuecher. He is
the imperial delegate to the Hudson
Fulton celebration and will take com
mand of the German squadron at New
ADMIRAL VON KOESTER.
York. The embassy has arranged
that the courtesy of the port be ex
tended to the admiral on his arrival
It is understood that he is the bearer
of A cordial message from Emperor
William to President Taft.
REJECT COMPROMISE OFFER
Result
of Vote Taken by Chicago
8treet Car Men.
Chicago, Sept. 9.—The wagb scal
offered by the Chicago City Railway
company was rejected by an over
•whelming vote of the company's em
ploye3 in a referendum Just closed.
This means that a result must come
from arbitration on the South Sid*3
lines, as well as the West and Eaflt
complications are to be
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Peary Brands Ri
val's Story False.
ESSED3 TOLD HIM SO
Quotes Natives In Support of
His Accusation
yis OF COOK'S. CLAIM
Message in Reply to an Inquiry
from New York.
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Coast and Geodetic Sumy Of
lus to Decide Dispute
New York. Sept. 9.—The following
idlspatch has been received from Hob
ert E. Peary, dated Indian Harbor,
Labrador:
"1 have nailed the Stars and Stripe:
to the North pole, Tfeis author!
tatlve and correct.
"Cook's story should not be taken
too s riomly.
'The Eskimos who accompanied
Shim pay he Went no distance north
and not out of sight of land. Other
rreu of the tribe corroborate their
Mti'iner.t."
The above diBpatch gives Peary'
first expression concerning the claim
of Dr. Cook that he roached the Nort.!
pole iilinoMt a year prior to Peary, oi
on April 21, 1 'JOS.
Peary's latest telegram la hardl
less notable than his first announce
ment, which absorbed the attention ot
the entire world, as it gives concrct*
form to the issues already vagucl.v
outlined in scientific quarters on th
authenticity of Cook's announcement
and the question of priority of reach
ing the pole. At the same time it I
the first expression of opinion from
any one in a position to know the
facts of the Arctic region on which
Dr. Cook's claims are based. It coh
tains a direct intimation that Cook
never reached the pole at all.
The dispatch from Command*
Peary was a response to an inquiry
sent by wireless telegram to him at
Indian Harbor immediately following
his first announcement. The message
asked him for additional particular^
and corroborative details and informed
him that "Dr. Cook arrived at Copen
hagen Sept. 4, claiming to have
reached the pole April 21, 1908."
Thia dispatch to Peary was sent
within a few minutes of the receipt of
Peary's first telegram announcing his
achievement and it was evidently tin
first word the explorer received on
coming within the range of civilize
tion that Cook had already set up the
claim of discovering the pole. Com
mander Peary's reply, therefore, ere
bodies his views on first hearing the
news that his announcement of the
discovery of the pole was disputed by
Cook.
INCREASES "EXISTING DOUBT
London Opinion of Peary's Message
Denying Cook's Story.
London, Sept. 9.—The direct chal
lenge to Dr. Cook's story that lie
reached the North pole April 21, 1908,
cabled from Indian Harbor by Com
mander Peary, has jriven a marked
Impetus to the growing tendency in
scientific as well as popular circles to
regard the claims of the earlier ar
rival from the pcflar regions with more
than suspicion.
"This dramatic message from Com
mander Peary," says the Evening
Standard, "which throws down in the
most emphatic manner the fabric built
up so elaborately by Dr. Cook, is prob
ably the beginning of n dispute which
will become historic."
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"Commander Perry's statement
brings the whole dispute to an acute
crisis and the atmosphere of the
North pole Is becoming decidedly sul
try. with stormy complications," add
ing that Dr. Cook's lecture, delivered
at Copenhagen Tuesday night, was
not altogether convincing.
OPINION OF PARIS PAPERS
Declare Cook Will Have Difficulty
Proving Claim.
Paris, Sept. 9.—The press of Paris
continues to be absorbed in the rival
claims of Peary and Cook to the dis
covery of the North pole and there is
a noticeable drift of impression that
Dr. Cook will have difficulty in prov
ing the validity of his claim in the
fiice of the success of an experienced
explorer like Peary.
Practically all the newspapers agree
that Dr. Cook has passed Into the
background since Peary entered upon
the scene and some of them declare
that Peary's appearance will mean
that Cook will be doubted more than
ever.
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