Telegram-herald., 1890-03-07


answered the great English zsogrspher.
Kliptriagan. in an article in London
newspsPer. Which made . great senss-
ton; yes. the Danes. the H0llsnderS
the Russians and the Americans can be
proud OF their rights" As FOR En-
gland, she did not wish 70 let this coun-
Try escape her. Did not the Northern
part Of the continent already beloag %
tnsm7 Have not these lands. these
Islands which composed them, been
discovered and conquered BY En-
glish discoyerers since Willoughby,
who visited Spitzenberg and New
Zealand In 1889. 70 Mcclure, whose
vessel n sde In 1853 the passage OF tho
Northwest? And then were not Fro
bisher. Davis. Hall. Weymouth, Hud-
son, Bsfin, Cook. Ross, Parry, Bechey,
Belcher. Franklin. Mulgraye, scores by
NacClinton, Kennedy, Mares, Collinson.
Archer. all OF Anglo-Sa1on origin?
And what country could make g more
Just claim on the portion OF these Arctic
regions than that which these nayiga-
tors had been able TO acquire? We'll, ="
said California journal, "let US pus
the matter on its real point, and as
there is question OF 0n0ur-propre be-
tween the United States and England,
let US ask: IL the English Markham, OF
the Mares expedition. had gone IS de-
grees and 20 minutes OF latitude and the
Americans. Lockwood and Brainard, of
the Greedy expedition, went 10 So de-
grees S5 minutes, 20 whom then does tho
honor belong OF having come neares. 10
the North Pole2'"
Such were the demands and explana.
tions, but one could see that tho strug.
gle would only be active between Amer
lean dollars and English pounds ster-
ling. However. according TO the propo-
sition made by tSe North Polar Prsc-
ncsl Association all countries had TO be
consulted and given chance at the
auction. The sale was announced to
take plsce,Decembcr 5 at Baltimore. The
sum realized by the sale was TO be di-
vided among the States which were un-
successful bidders. and they were to ac-
sept il as indemnity and renounce all
their rights in the Arctic regions for the
future.
The delegates. furnished with their
letters OF credit, left London, The
Hague, Stockholm. Copenhagen and st.
Petersburg, and arrived three weeks be-
fore the day fixed for the auction sale.
Up 20 this time America had only
been represented by Mr.. W. :. Forster,
Of the North Polar Practical Associa-
tion.
The delegates OF the European powers
who had been chosen were included in
the following list:
For Hollsnd-Jacques Jansen, former
ly Counselor OF the Netherlsndish In
dia: ffty-three years old, stout, short
and we'll formed. small arms, small,
bent legs. round and forid face, gray
hair; a worthy man. only little in
credulous on the subject Of an undertak-
ing the practical consequences of which
he failed 70 see.
For Denmark-Eric Baldenak, exSub-
Governor of the Greenlandish posses
sions; OF medium height, a little bent
over. large and round head, so short
sighted that the point of his nose would
touch his books: not willing 20 listen to
any claim denying the rights OF his
country. which he considered the legiti-
mate proprietor Of the northern region.
For tho Swedish Norwegian peninsula
Jan Harald, Professor OF Cosmogra aph Y
in Christianis; genuine northern man.
red-fsced, beard and hair blonde; he re.