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EXPERT ARCTIC TONS.

Dr. Nanscn and his fcllOwvOyagers have now
been long beyond sight and reach OF their fel-
low-men They have entered the unknown.
Where and how they are farlng are matters
only Of speculation, and Of speculation largely
futile Yet every one VINO values the extension
Of scientific knowledge, or who hOnors manly
daring must wish To- follow them in thought
and sympathy. There are. moreover few
who have vcnturcd upon the margins Of that
mysterious realm, and who are thus fitted 10
form some partial estimate OF their probable
progress. Among these none. perhaps. is en-
titled to more consideration than Captain Wig
gins. the plucky English seaman who has re-
opcncd the old trade route through the Kara
Sea- and has actually established regular ship
ping relations between Great Britain and the
North Siberian Coast. No one knows those
waters so well as he. and no speculation upon
the voyage Of the Fran is TO be- regarded with
more serious attention than his
Writing from Ycniscsk. whittier he last sum
mcr conducted his own merchant feet Captain
Virgins discusses in this months Gcograph-
zeal Journal the conditions Dr. hansen prob
ably encountered after passing Port Dickson,
and in and after rounding Cape Chelyuskn
He must have found the drift Ice very near the
down than he had ever before seen IL at that
season. He must. however, have rounded the
cape for had he not, but had been forced back
to Port Dickson. word would surely have been
received from him long before this. Captain
Virgins advised him to steer nOrthward from
Cape Chclyrskin, and TO avoid Nordcnskold
Sea and the dangerous New-Siborian arch-
pelago and this. the Captain thinks he has
probably done, If he has been able II so, he
has gone pOlcwald. borne by the strong cur
rents from the Kara Sea and the great Siberian
rivers by this route" says Captain Wig
gins, 81 have every faith that the expedition
will reach a high latitude. discover new lands
and perhaps closely approach the vicinity Of the
Pole ITSELF
II, on the other hand on rounding the cape
the Fran was driven eastward by the pack Ice
the outlook is less cheering II the vessel got
much beyond the 10th meridian, In Nordensk.
lold Sea. 1t would be In danger from the shal.
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PERSONAL.

Colonel A. NJ Corey of Knobnoster. Mo-. is
ninety years OF age. Coffey County, Kan. was
named after him.
The Rev. George W. Huntington. one OF the clergy
men who Is taking part In the revival services in
Brooklyn. was assistant paymaster In the Volun-
teer Navy from october. 1863. to November. 1865.
Peter van Beneden. one of the most famous
savants of Belgium. died a few days ago at I6wen.
where he had filed the chair of natural sciences
since 1885, lie was elghty-two years old. Van
Beneden was one Of the founders OF modern 20
ology A special subject Of investigation and study
for Beneden was the whale. In order TO learn as
much possible about the animal. he went on a
prehistoric sea found In the excavations made
for the Antwerp fortifcations. This work at
tracted widespread attention.
Rear Admiral Benham a lieutenant the
L. S. s Crusader. one OF fleet of four steam
sells fitted out In 1869 to cruise of the coast OF
Cuba against the slave trading ships This
the first attempt employ steamers against the
slave trade. The chief engineer OF the Crusader
writes to Chicago paper. recalling that young
Navy. a fine sailor. an excellent officer and every
inch gentleman. and characterized by sound sense,
firmness and GOODNESS.
Or. Fred A. Cook. who the ethnoogist OF
Lieutenant Pearys first Arctic expedition. is TO fit
up a whaling steamer and take lot of Esqumau
dogs to sledge over Antarctic Ice. He will go
from New-York to the Falkland Islands. and
thence to Louis Philippe Land where a base
OF supplies will be established. Then he will go
as far south as his ship will take him. and go by
sledge near to the South Pole as he can get in
three months. There VIII be fourteen In this party
and he expects - be back at the Falkland Islands
In May OF next year.
Ferdinand Pousset, who introduced certain Ger
man beers into France. died In Paris few days
ago. leaving a fortune OF 100000 francs. He left
600 francs to be divided among seventeen favor
lite guests Of his house. who helped him the
opposition of patriotic Frenchmen to his nnova-
ton. Among the seventeen several wel-known
artists. authors and newspaper men. Pousset was
formerly an officer In the French Army He took
part In the Franco-Prussan war and went after
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THE PRESIDENT And THE TURK.

A remarkable dispatch from Constaniinoplc
is published in " lie Temps" the bcst-informcd
Paris journal on foreign affairs. Ii states that
the United States Minister has demanded the
immediate liberation Of two Armcnians impris
oncd in Isknnder1in. Northern Syria The de-
mand Is grounded upon their American citizen
ship and is accompanied by Il threat 10 have
an ironclad ordered To the Syrian coast if the
prisoners are not released without delay This
menace Is II startling one, especially when Il
diplomatic representative Of the present Adj
ministration Is held responsible for II. But
while the State Department under Secretary
Gresham has been conspicuously inert and de-
libcrate in dealing with diplomatic questions ut
ConstantlnOplc, 1t Is represented there by re-
markably eccentric and impulsvc Minister who
has done more thnn one astonishing thing In
the course of his career. The Paris r,lmor re-
duircs official confirmation. but it is not ncrcd
ible that Minister Terrell has under stress of
excitement threatened TO lombard Iskandcriin
with n fleet Of American roncads. The man
who wrote n scandalous poem on the assassna
ton Of Abraham Lincoln. eulogzing John
Wilkes Booth as n Brutus striking down I" the
blackamoor's god" Is capable of making good
deal Of stage thunder behind the diplomatic
scenes
The Minister'S course, IL it be correctly re-
ported. is particularly eccentric, because the Adj
ministrntion which he represents has gone out
OF its way to befricnd the unspcakabIe Turk "
and to justify persecution Of Armcnians who
are naturaized Americans. This fact has
escaped public observation because there has
been so much that is Quixotic and rcactionary
In the diplomacy of the last year; but the fol
lowing citation from the Presidents message Of
December, 1893. shows that the AdmInistra-
ton, far from being In the mood for naval
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-11
SUNDAY. FEBRUARY II. 1894.
TWENTY-FOUR PAGES
TIE NEVIS THIS MORNING.

Foreign-The Russo-German commercial treaty
was signed by the representatives OF ooth row
ore IN Rerlin. - Premier Casimir Pcrier an
nounced In the Chamber Of Deputies that 'he
French would not evacuate Timbuctoo ---- n
dispatch received in London from Cape Town
reports the death of King Lobengula 80 MI
and Mrs Gladstone arrived in London from
Diarritz - Twelve Anarchists are to be ex-
pelled from Switzerland; Anarchist placards were
posted on walls throughout London
Congress-The Senate was not In session.
- House: Resolutions Of regret TOT the
death of Representative Houk were passed ana
the House Immediately adjourned.
Domestic.-The ENJOYS of Brazil and Argentina
submitted their cases to President Cleveland WHO
Is to act as arbitrator in the boundary dispute
- The new steamer Yorktown or the Oid
Dominion Line was launched at Roach's snip
ward Chester Penn. - Four small fires OF IN
cendiarv origin were discovered by Columbian
guards in various Worlds Fair buildings ana
nromntly extingushed. - The steel SAVING
shin Dirigo was launched at Bath, Me. - May
wheat sold down to so cents a bushel In chicago
Citv and Suburban-The Seney picture sale
w,s ended. - The poultry show was con-
tinued - 1t was announced by the deieh'e
d, tho NcKane trial that its case would all be
in tomorrow. - Stocks dull ana feature
LOGS. final changes were generally advances. but
they rarely exceeded Il per cent; the closing was
. firm; money was wholly nominal
The Observation-Disclosures for to-day: FAR
end colder The temperature yesterday: Hlgh-
est. AZ degrees; lowest, &c; average. Al
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low water and strong, crratic currents OF the
Ncw.Sibcrian islands Even then the expedition
would not necessarily come to GRIEF. AT worst
It would probably only have TO spend the winter
among those desolnte Islands, or In the Lena
Deltn; In which case we may hear from 1t be-
fore long. But such delay would be vexatious,
and would really mean the loss OF n year since
when they set out from the Lena next summer
they would be practically no nearer the OBJ
jects Of their quest than when they passed
Yugorskl Strait last summer. DR.. Bunge, OF the
Russian Navy, who has just returned from Il
five years residence on the New-Sberian
islands describes that entire region as one Of
urspcakable desoation and one by all means
to be avoided by voyagers pocward bound.
The sum Of Captain Wigginss speculations Is,
however, that the expedition probably went
straight nOrthward from the cape; but that, in
either case. It Is safe and sound. There is.
however. little reason to expect any actual news
Of its doings until we hear Of its safe return by
way Of the North Pole. or by way OF retreat
through the Novaia Zcmla seas the Kara Sea
or the Siberian coast
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war there. In 1878 he returned to France ana q.
tablshed the restaurant. He kept an exact RECORD
OF all the regular visitors to his place; how Often
they came, how long they staid, what they ate and
drank. This book his will says must be destroyed
There few boys who will not feel sorry y
hear Of the death Of r. NJ. Ballantyne. He wrote
his first story for boys In 1885, when he was twenty.
three years Of age. and after he had been for stx
years resident Of the Hudson Bay Companyo
territories. Before he exhausted that field he trav.
e,led extensively In other countries so that his
numerous stories cover great part OF the world.
Lincoln's birthday will be celebrated by the Lin.
coin League OF Watertown. n. Y, with John H
Lttlefelds well-known lecture. Personal RecoIeos
lions of Abraham Lincoln
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patches published today. there does not appear
TO no mich danger Of It's being thrown o'it by
TINT body. A community Of economic interests
constitutes the surcst and most lasting po"o
Of am,y between foreign nations. al axiom
which the Berlin Government lind In view wheh
# negotiated first It's Xollvercin with the SOUTH
ern States Of Germany, and later Its CONNER
cla convention with Austria and Italy. Ohuer
the circumstances, the notification just given
by Russia that 1t will abrogate It's commerci"i
agreement with France unless the latter no
stains from putting into effect the prohlDitiVe
duties on Muscovltc grain, demanded by the
overwhelming Protectionst majority IN the
Chamber Of Deputies at Paris, must be regard
cd as imperilling the defensive treaty OF alliance
alleged TO exist between France and Russia.
The outrageous delay on the Speedway still
continues The contractor promised to have a
multitude Of men at work ut once, ana ram
many urged that the project be hurried so mat
employment might be found for idle men, VINO
were in dire distress Yesterday twenty-thrce
men were at work on the new road. 1t Is clear
that Tanmany intends TO give employment 10
none but faithful followers Of the Wigwam.
viii the people of this city bear this: VIII
they tamely submit while the public money
appropriated in haste TO give work to the
needy is turned into corruption fund TO buy
votes for Tammany? An end should be put 10
this farce at once. Fenton. the political turn
coat and alleged labor expert" should be sent
.adrift; the work should be started In earnest,
and unemployed workmcn should he hired right
away. whether they wear the Wigwam collar
or not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-11

Mayor Gilroy has issued an appeal to the
people Of the city, calling upon them for still
further contributions for the benefit OF those In
sore need. In the opinion Of those best com
petent To judge. he says. 1t Is likely that special
relief efforts must be- kept up for at least eight
weeks longer Through a committee Of leading
citizens he hopes to obtain large fund which
may be used for giving direct aid or work to the
deserving. The committee is to meet tomorrow
for the purpose OF devsing plans whereby the
object In view may be attained A good deal has
already been done by the libsral-hearted for the
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THE TRIBUNE COIL AND FOOD Fund
Total February 10. i........."........NLt
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Crhe Tribune Coal and Food Fund Is composed
Of contributions from the public and every dollar
OF 1t Is applied directly to the relief OF destitute
cation by experts as to their a;,lai yints or;
dinarily this relief takes the form OF unco0kse
OF the fund. salaries and incident,!s are ds.,sys1
Fresh-A Air Fund has been long conducted Supplies
furnished to the destitute are purchased by whole
sale at rates lower than any private family can pro-
cure Them and often at rates one-haf to twothirds
less than the poor In the ordinary way actually
pay for them. .
In investigating destitute cases. ami sometimes 10
their relief The Tribune Coal and Food Fund 9;es
provement Of the Condition Of the Poor. the GILL.
drens Aid Society and many Others o. tns s oss.
or other workers among the poor who Wish to MAKE
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The old saying that "the fools are not al ueau
vet.' conveys the consoling suggestion tna' .heir
number may be diminishing. But the hchahe
trial INSPIRES no such hope concerning liars
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Business Notices.

All danger Of drinking impure water is avoided
w adding 70 drops OF DIR. slEGERT'S ANGOSIIhA
DITTERS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-11

There is a possibility that the price OF coa',
which has been maintained in the face OF nara
times and the light consumption due to mia
winter. will be reduced. 1t is time that TINS
should happen. The exorbitant price when
has been exactcd by the producing companies
and the retail dealers for a number OF years
has been a heavy burden on the consumers.
espcciaily among the poorer ones, and partlcu
larry during these times Of financial deprcs
sion Wheat. corn. petroleum. cotton-almost
everything which producers offer for sale ana
the peope in general buy has fallen in price
Why has not coal done the same!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-11

Mr. Gladstonc's many friends ana admirers
OH both sides of the Atlantic VIII be pieaseu
TO learn that he has returned to London greatly
benefited by bis much-needed holiday IN the
south Of France. While 1t is reported that ne
Is in splendid physical condition., ana full OF
energy to encounter the many difficulties or me
spring session of Parliament, it must not be
forgotten that he is man considerably over
eighty years of age. and as such necessarily
subject to those many inflrmi'ies. particularly
rs regards sight and hearing. which almost in
variably mark the close of long, busy ana
wcll.spcnt life such as that of Englands aston
ishing Grand Old Sian.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-11

Speaker Crisp was ready to rule on Wednesday
that a quorum OF the House was not majority
Of the total membership. but majority OF the
members elected, without reference TO existing
vacancies. 1t was evident. however that con-
siderable number Of the men Of his own party
would not have supported such ruling. and
So the Issue was not actually reached. AS
three II the four vacancies are now virtually
filed this question Is not likely soon to come
up again. but It is evident that such ruling
might lead L. serious complications The COM
nonsense construction Of the Constitution
is that a ma jority Of the entire membership con-
stitutes u quorum.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-11

succor Of those In distress, out II e'N .,
that much more will pc required ~ ."s WV
demands that are constantly peihs iN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-11

The days of true herosm are not passed. \
notable illustration Of this truth was afforded
by the conduct of the six Dutch sailors who
were swallowed up In the sea the other day In
a self-sacrfcing effort 10 save the lives of
group Of castaways on "A drifting wreck. With
i'm two or three days a case has occurred nearer
home Dr. Franklin NJ. Kemp. house surgeon
at the Long Island College Hospital displayed
the same noble quality when he resolutely barred
his arm In order that his blood might be trans
ferrcd TO the veins of humble patient overcome
by escaping gas and in imminent peril of death.
He knew we'll enough that he was risking his
lie on the bare chance of saving that OF one in
whom he had no personal interest. The older
physicians in the hospital warned him OF the
danger and attempted to dissuade him. but he
insisted on making the sacrifice. The credit due
him Is not diminished by the circumstance that
his heroic conduct was in vain. He showed the
sort OF stun that is In him and that fits him pre-
emnently for the profession he has chosen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-11

The young gentlemen Of our colleges who are
afraid that football reform is going to spoil the
game. and who long for an old-fashoned scrim-
mage, might do worse than go to RIO and
tackle a Brazilian press-gang.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-11

II is n novelty that suit has been brought In
one Of the city courts by man who wishes
10 recover the amount paid by him TO TAM
many district leader for Office which he no
longer holds. 1t is not In the least degree sur
prisng that the defendant in the action Is a
brother OF Fire Commissioner Scannell. The
amount Of the consideration was s25 a month.
and in all sl75 was paid. or course the transac-
ton was not open bargain and sale. The clerk
was told that he must hand over s25 each month
because the man whose place he took had been
careless and destroyed several costly books.
Plainly this a mere pretext; there must
always he one in every case Of the kind. TAT
there are numerous such cases Is only too prob
able. According to the statement Of Register
Levy. certain places belong to certain districts
and the leaders do with them as they please.
How long are the people OF NewYork going
to submit to such a rotten system as that OF
Tammany Hall?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-11

An important arrest was made yesterday
morning at the General Posiofiice when one
Of the clerks Walter T.. Norris by name. was
apprehcnded on Il charge of having abstractcd
numerous letters, many Of them containing
money. from the mails in this city. The dis
corery of his dishonesty was made by mere
accident. and a dccoy having been prepared, he
was found yesterday ut the moment Of his ar
rest with marked bills and coins in his pockets.
From the confession which he subsequently
made II would appear that his thcfts have most
" been on a scale small as TO prove ridicu-
lously incommens,ratc with the danger which
he incurred by his dishonesty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-11

rnasmuch as Prime Minister Crispi announces
that order has been restored in Sicily ana that
tho modification Of the island Is complete 'he
French Government has some reason 10 ieei u''-
easy at the fact that troops are sui peins
d,snatched TO Palermo and other points or the
island. At the present moment there Is an army
~ more than 10000 men concentrated In Sicily
while the Italian fleet has been assembled al
Messina. As the African coast Is only rev
hours distance by steam. 1t Is feared at fa'is
that Crisp may at length give satisfaction 10
popular sentiment in Italy by making the long
projected descent on Trpoli. which would en-
nance the prestige Of the monarchy among the
people and divert the attention OF the latter
from the consideration Of their own mlseries ana
difficulties The action Of Signor Crisp IN pro-
hibiting the dispatch Of any news from SICILY.
and likewise in proroguing the Legislature untli
the end Of this month for the purpose apparently
OF avoiding lndiscreet inquiries, Is calculated 70
confirm rather than dispel these apprehensions
at Paris.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-11

The citizen who could breathe the pure air Of
New-York yesterday and al the same time cherish
a longing or even feel willingness. 10 poliute
Il with soft-coal smoke ought to be banished 10
Chicago for the rest Of his days.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-11

Inasinuch as McKanes counsel intmatcd
during the course of the proceedings In court
yesterday that they would rest their case to-
morrow. there appears TO be reasonable hope
that this trial, which has already been in prog
rcss three weeks, will be brought within the
next few days TO conclusion satisfactory TO
all those good American citizens who desire the
punishment of the Gravcsend Boss for his gross
violation Of our election laws. A portion Of the
day yesterday was devoted to testimony as to
the good character Of McKane, but as the prin-
cipal witness did not appear to know whether
1t was illegal or not TO keep saloons open on
Sunday his evidence can scarcely be regarded
as possessed Of much weight or Importance
Prospects OF the maintenance of peace In
Europe are vastly increased by the signing
yesterday Of the treaty Of commerce between
Germany and Russia True. the treaty has
yet to be ratified by the Reichstag at Berlin
But, according to our special cable dis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-11

Mr.. Gladstone's resignation appears to be con-
siderab'y more remote than the need or resigna-
ton on the part Of his political adversaries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-11

The Democrats are talking now OF manda-
musng the Republican Supervisors in Brooklyn
in order TO prevent Mr. Linde from serving as
Supervisor Of the Eighth Ward 1t Is possible.
though. that they may not be able TO find a
Judge Clute in Brooklyn.