New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-23
NOTES FROM NORWAY.
NANSEN AND PEARY-IBSEN'S DES ENl
FROM SCOTTISH KINGS

FROM SCOTTISH KINGS
cbri.iianla. oct. AS far rs can be judged by
outward signs, no European nation taxes 80 MUM
Interest In expeditions T. the FAR NortN rs NoI""i
The adventurous spirit OF IA" Vikings ora ,ne ~.
prlkson, still rest upon the sturdy people lhes Oh
bo sca and travel excite ;helr enthusiasm. and Few
expeditions start for distant lands or unknown seas
Without Norwegian blessings Norwegian p;rtclpl'
don Thi, mariners spirit explains In part the "iue
interest manifested here in the SAFE ieuh ana sue
ces.fnl expedition Of Lieutenant PearJ, oil the 'hi''n
states Navy.
Naturally no one more deeply conceFhel III
the result OF Pearys journey than br. Frdthof
Nousen The brave young voyagcr, who i now pre-
porinc for his own departure 70 the ice fields oil the
North In the course Of a lecture delivered soou
after III. report OF the return OF tho Americans
arrived AZ this capital Nansen expressed Tue p''''
That Greenland could not be- used Is "a lnss l0r Il"
cNpcdon TO the North Pole. which was to BE- reached
only by air or water. balloon might be u'e'
successfully in such expedition. he sad put
,oloon trio would be accompanied by many dangers
Tie great difficulty In tie way ot a suc''''I" "a
Gltioa Ly water lay ia the ignorance Oh the A''
depth. aud currents. The great desderatum' N"n''"
said was to find starting poirl whence tue G."
rents ran I'm the direction which the cNpe'loh WIZ
to follow. The Polar stream. therefore, when ho"'
nlong the eastern coast Of Greenland between Green
land and >p.tzbergen. wa, to be hr't 'o'Su'''u
Tire. YEAR after the loss 81 the Jeanette, hruc4es
had been found the lower coast oil "csl "Fee"
lnnd which had belonged once to tie ere" oil ''"'
vessel The Polar stream had, doubtless carried 'hem
along the eastern coast Of Greenland tHehoe "'"'u
cape Taryacl aud along the west coast otheF PROOFS
. he "a, iecc of the current ~ that direction lay
according TO the Doctor. IN the mass's Of dnft"ood
,,r..d from siberia In all prolalllty-to Greenland
every year lie Is hopeful ~ to tie outcome oi MS
expedition.
Nansens boat is fast approaching completion II
will lie provided with engine capable oil pr'uuo'ns
a suced OF ak knots hour. aud sails TO use WHEN
DOS .lbe II j. built TO withstand Tie greatest
nos.lllc pressure Of Ice. The boat viii carry pro
,l,lous sufficient 10 sustain twelve men h'" years
A. a ,attcr of course toe vessel viii b" supple"
v,,l a number Oh small boats ana .lcls. The whole
world viii wish success, to intrepid Nan'en''
!, may no, be generally known that Henrik lhsen
despite bis Intense belief I'm democracy. cnims descent
from the Kings Of scotland through h, ancestors te
III hlugtons Tho fret Norwegian h"ailnS ~" name
III pi,aiugion wandered 10 Norway iu l'-o. ana
.fil.d I'm bergen. Iis daughter. Wcu'h". married
Henrik Petersen Ib.cn. the great grandfather "i t""
f,r,oi. author a sen captain who settled Ia >d'n.
u.an's native place. the first lbs"n~ cam" Il"
Norway from She island II Npcn I'm 1870. Tie same
wear "a, the III hngrons hui ihe poet mas az"
German blood I'm his veins. lis grandfather li"hll"'
son OF tAe sea captain mentioned above, married
German lady Maria Cornelia Atcnburg. mother OF
a
from German immigrant scotch, German and
Norwegian blood therefore. runs IN the veins OF the
famous writer.
The one hundred aud hnioth anniversary Of the
lirih Of schcrlc the great chemist. on December ..
fl tn be made the occasion OF great crlcirlilon iu
sweden. In stockholm, a splendid monument To-
,cAccic's memory /. To b" unveiled. His collected
works. nlso. are To be- published by Baron
NOrdcr,kIod. and every effort is to be made To- re-
yiyc Interest In the scholar.
rcw Lminc, viii De- so deeply Interested In thr
auu,yc.sar, u, tuut OF ID, Count o,h"nle Vt Ga"
time uf Ola, chemist, RI Attest lnumpH,. Tia MAX
vas urged 10 raise him 10 The ranks of thr nobility
In recognition OF his services Ills Majesty. ho"
ever had never heard Of schccle the chemist. Ht
remembered taat younS lieutenant 81 his army bore
that name and supposed that It WAS lac who lad Won
greatness In the HELD Of chemistry. \ few day,
Inter the officer. much to hi~ surprise, r'c'l'"'
,ilcrs patent creating him "A count Of the kingdom
IN, NINETY learned II Ills error later but tooA 10
man afcr,ynrd proved himself worthy NJ the Tile
which had been - strangely thrust upon MIN.
\ strange story. apparently authentic has been
publl.hrd here regarding Ia" reasons which led ne
Emperor Of Nus,n 70 dismiss General pinsoni'GI,
the ~fu-sian Moihc.' ir"H MS a.r'lcr. one "l INC
subordinate officers 81 praromir"r who commanded
the military GHthc. 81 hIrh i mnrIlra /" "1In1n
who believes herself possessed Of hsh literary "i'n
\, her husband ranked also u, a general. several
adjulans wcr" attached To h.s star. Dragomiror.
however, according To the report. became convinced
that the adjutahis wcr" nrclcctine their military
duties. pom lNNrNllcrlpn. IN" ipund INIT TIE
Generals wlf accustomed 20 u~c the YOuuE
officers In copying and editing the manuscripts of
her novels and poems. Drngowrun ccESurcd h;
.uboriiunt" with The consequence that the two men
o,arrcllei. DrugomiroT then advised the Younger
man TO reign. lie foil WED the advice. ana for
vardcd his resignation To General WannOusM MIN ,tcr
~ War. rccourng In ttl tie reasons aud ortl"ss
witch brought about his action. Is the Miustcp
Ind great fiitn in the cpuailliIr. Of the officer hr
wro." Drngnuigon tp withdraw his rccommf ndutlor
aud renew. II pos HE. friendly relations with his
Subordinate. Iut Tho commander ~ kIcN declined
lo 90 30. and sent WanuousN curt letter tn tlni
Nftt,f-t In, e.d hro,s
sImp,lon laid The VHro's papcrs before tn 'Ipr.
The result. ns already indicated was The dismissal
u Tho fninnMs nghicr and tnctlcm.