Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-12-23
LATE EASTERN NEWS.
Secretary Newell Colon,
Loss of the Jeanette.

Loss Of the Jeanette.
ST.. PETERSBURG, Dec. 20.-Lieut.
Gen. Anoueclve, Governor General
of Eastern Siberia, who has Just or.
rived here, brought news that the
steamer of the North Am erican Polar
expedition, which has Ceen lost since
1879, has been discovered and assis.
lance rendered the crew. 1t is be-
lieved here this refers to the jean
nette. The crow are said to have
suffered no loss.
LONDON, Dec. 20. Tho finding of
the Arctic exploring steamer Jean
netfe, was reported to meeting Of the
Royal Geographical Society.
New York, Dec. 2O.-The Com.
mercfat Adrerfiser prints the fuiluw-
ing: A private dispatch was sent by
Frelinghuysen, Secretary of State,
to the Herald Office this afternoon.
announcing the loss OF the Jeaaa.a.
and rescue o: two boats filed with
men, containing thee of the officers
of the expedition and % of the crew.
The other boat, No. 2, has not been
heard from, and is supposed to have
been lost. The following is a copy
of the dispatch:
WASHINGTON %, Dec. 20, 1881.
Tae following !. :. telegram Just
received from Hoffman, charged
affairs of the United States at st.
Petersburg: "The Jeanneite was
crushed with ice on June II, 1881.
in latitude n north, longitude 157
east. The crew embarked in three
boats, which were separated by wind
aud fog. No. 3 beat, with II men.
under charge of Engineer Melville,
reached the mouth of the Lena river
on Sept, 18th. Boat No. l, having:
on board Capt. DeLong, DR.. Amblef
and II men, reached the Lena river
IN a pitiable condition. Prompt
assistance was rendered. Boat No..
2 has not been heard from.
F. f. FRELINGuuYsEN.
Secretary of State.
Connery, managing editor of the;
Herald said he had no facts beyond
dispatches upon which he could base
any opinion relative to the expedi.s
ton. 1t appeared to him that the
steamer had been lost beyond re-
covery, and that the occupants of
the second boat, among whom he
feared was Collins, the Herald cores
poudent, were also lost, although
there was hope that they might YET
turn up.
Nnofts OF 'he Russian Government.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 2O.-Newsa
was received by the government atl
Jakutsk, eastern Siberia, that on the
18th OF September three natives Of
Oulouso, near Cape Bouteray, 40.
versts north of Cape Badoff, discov-.
cred boat containing eleven men.
who stated they belonged to the,
Jeannette and had undery ne terri-S
BILE snfferings. On hearing tho news
the district deputy governor with q
doctor and medicines was imms,li-
a:ely dispatched to help the ship
wrecked sailors, and Was Instructed
to bring them to Yakutch. The
governor was also instructed to 40
everything in his power to recover
the remainder of the crew, SEQ ron.
bles being given him to defray Isl
expenses. Engineer Melville has
telegraphed the American legation
at st. Petersburg all Information
forwarded by Hoffman to the Secre-a
tary of State.
Only 7OO-mile Gap.
New York. Dec. 15,-The Heralds
Fort Keogh, Montana, special says:
I. f. Cakes vice-president of the
Northern Pacific Railroad, accom-
panied by Gems. Haupt and Ander-
son, Mayor Rice, of st. Paul, and
q large number of st. Paul gentle
men, arrived at Fort Keoch on o
special train to-day. The party is
inspecting the work done during the
past year, and Mr.. Cakes expressed
himself as we'll satisfied with the pro-
eress made. The gap in the road
.
between Montana and Oregon is now.
less than 700 miles wide, and will Der
almost closed in 1882. The party
were received at Fort Keogh by Gen.
Whistler and his officers. who cs.
corted their guests to headquarters.
where they were serenaded by the
band. The weather is mild and
sver 5000 men are at work LAWN"
the track of the Northern Pacif;c
Rsiir DAD westward.
AIasiea's ResuorceA
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-Paymaster
King and Master Harris of the U. S.
navy publish in the Washington Post
to-day an article taking issue with
Professor Elliott of the Smithsonian
institute in regard to population aud
resources of Alaska. They say they
have been stationed in Alaska for
twenty-six months, ending last Au-
gust, and have personally trayersed
the whole of the southeastern Sec
ton, and instead of the total number(