Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-23
THE JEANNETTE.
James Gordon Bennett Assumes the
Pressure.

Pressure.
WASHINGTON December 22.-The follow
ing additional dispatches in the correspond
ence Of the State Department, relative to
the measures for the relief of the Jeannette
has been furnished for publication:
"PARIs, December 81.
"To Hon. Frederick FrelinghUySen, Secretary Of
State, Washington, ID. g.:
Immediately upon receipt of the first
news from the New York st. Petersburg
correspondent about the Jeannette, say
ing that six thousand roubles
were needed, transferred that
sum. by telegraph, through Messrs. Roths-
childS to General Ignatieff, at st. Peters
burg with the request to draw on me for
any further sums required for the SuccOr
and comfort of Capt. DeLong and his party.
II have, to-day, received the following
telegram from General Ignatieff: Have
hastened to communicate to your corre-
spondent thenews received from IakOutski,
and have given orders to the Gov
ernOr TO take the most energetic
measures for the rescue of the shipwrecked
crew, together with authority to undertake
all the necessary expenses, for which |
have promised to reimburse him. -
LSigned. CoNTE lGNkTIEFF.
"You will see by this that everything pos
Sble is being done by the Russian govern
ment to secure the safety and speedy re-
turn of Captain De Long and his men. If
YOU or the Secretary of the Navy have any
suggestions, shall do my utmost to act
upon them. | intend to send special
correspondent to meet the party on its way
here and as il will be some days before he
starts, perhaps YOU or the Secretary of the
Navy might wish to take advantage of the
opportunity to send dispatches or forward
messages from relatives and friends OF the
party.
''Siy correspondent at St.PeterSburg tele-
graphs me the distance by wagon to the
point where the crew now are,is four thou
sand miles requiring for single traveller
Petersburg, that the Emperor has person
ally given orders that all necessary cloth
ing. provisions, money and transportation
shall be put at the service of the Jeanette
party, which gives full assurance that any
thing possible will be done for their aid and
comfort JAMES GORDON BENNETT
Proceedings for Relief OF Jeannette.
The Secretary of State has received to-day
the following dispatch from the Charge
d Affairs of the United States at st. Peters
burg:
To M. Frelinghwysen, Washington, D. c.:
Have seen Ignatieff. The Russian gov
ernment has ordered an active search for
the second cutter, and will fur
nish all the funds necessary
TO st. Petersburg. For subsequent needs |
will draw on you. Have q long telegram
from Melville. l understand the same went
through last night to the navy department
Will communicate with Melville through
Ignatieff as regards possible measures to
find the second cutter.
[Signed.l HOFFMAN.
Aid for the Survivors.
WASHINGTON, December 22.-The Secre-
tarv of the Navy received from Engineer
Melville, under date of Irkutsk, December
2lst, cable message, identical with that
cabled from London last night to the New
York HerGiA To this the Secretary replied
rs follows:
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, December -.
TO Engidecr Melriiic, L. S. ", hkutSk
Omit no effort, and spare no expense in
securing the safety of the men in the sec.
ond cutter. Let the sick and frozen OF
those already rescued have every attention,
and us soon as practicable, have them trans
ported to milder climate. The Depart
ment will supply all necessary funds.
LSigncdl HUNT,
Secretary.