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Evening journal., 1896-08-15

cause, DIR. Nansen S two chrOnometers and
his watch having stopped he was quite
unable to establish his position and was
consequently trying to march westward to
Spitzbergen over the ice pack, which was
not only highly dangerous but probably
impassable.
jackson, after meeting Manson, con-
Quoted the latter to ElmwOod, the head
quarters of the British expedition, where
the doctor awaited the arrival of the Wind
ward which left the Thames on June 10
and VartiOe Juno % to take supplies TO the
jackson expedition and not TO bring them
back, as currently reported.
Jackson, in the dispatch filed by the cap
tain of the Windward, said:
"On juno II / met DR.. Nansen three
miles out on foe south. southeast of Cape
Flora and under most extraordinary cir
cumstances. He had winterod in a rough
hut within mile or two of our northern
limit in 1895, and this spring we unwit-
tingly came within a few miles OF his
winter quarters.
DR. hansen left tho Fran with one
companion (I4ieutenant Signrd Scott Han
son, a lieutenant in the Norwegian navy
and director Of the astronomical meteoro
logical and magnetic obsorvations) and
reached latitude S6.1f, travelling north
cast from where he left tho Fran, which
was I'm 81 north, l02 east.
o. DIR. Nansen expressed the greatest sur
prise and the lveliest satisfaction at meet
ing with us You understand how greatly
the meeting affected me and my pleasure
at the extraordinary chance which had
thrown it in my way to render him seryicC
and RESTORE him to his friends"
jackson describes his own experiences
in exploring the western parts of Franz
Josef Land. telling how he has drawn ex-
tensiVe. accurate maps and has discovered
new regions, adding:
"When the Windward left in 1895, We
went on months expedition to the
northwest in little boat, the Mary Harms
worth, and discovered a large tract Of lant
10 tho westward of hitherto unknown linn
its and magnificent headland composed
Of leo from its summit to its foot and hay
ing nc its base a huge, Unacceptable ram
part of ice. We named it Harmswortl
cape and only approached the base of tn
headland with the greatest difficulty owinl
10 surging masses Of heavy ice and furiou
gales. during which our boat was upOl
several occasions nearly smashed to atoms
We landed on the coast as often as possibl
and ascended the highest peaks and mad
numerous geological and botanical cOllee
aiOns."
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BOLD JEWEL THIEVES.
Thcy Get Away with $1,000 Worth of
Diamond Rings In Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug i5.-Thlrty dia-
mond rings valued at about 81, 600, were
coolly stolen by four professional thieves
from Sepharin J. Piguinot's store, SOC
Chestnut street, and the thieves easily got
away with their plumber, although the
robbery took place in broad daylight and
two big reserve policemen were within
hailing distance Of the store. The thieves
simply mingled with the crowd on tho
sidewalk and disappeared.
A young man and woman. both fashion
ably dressed entered the store and the
former said he wished TO buy a diamond
ring for his sister While a salesman was
showing him some rings another we'll
dressed man and woman entered the store
but said they were in no hurry TO be wait-
ed on Tho first couple found nothing TO
suit them and loft the store Turning to
serve the second couple, the salesman
found that thoy, too, had gone A momont
afterward he discovered that tray con-
tanning 80 diamond rings was missing
from the store window. near which tho
second couple had stood. The window is
separated from thc store only by an iron
screen containing aportures wide enough
to admit Of the passage of an arm Subso-
quently the salesman recognized i'm the
rogues gallery at police headquarters pho
i tographs Of his four visitors. Detectives
are working on the case.
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rroons Pursuing the Ynnui..

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15-Goneral Wheat
on, commanding the United States troops
in the Department Of Colorado has tele-
graphed from Denver that troops from
Fort Huachuoa are now out in pursuit Of
the Yaqui Indians who made the attack
upon the Mexican portion Of the town of
Nogales. Another detachment of troops
from Fort Grant are also in the field look
ing aftor some Indians who have been
crossing tho Arizona line from Mexico and
raiding American ranches and then dodg-
ing back across the border. Under the pro-
vision Of tho special treaty recently nego-
tatod it will now be easy TO run these
marauders down by following them across
into Mnxico
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observations, meteorological. magnetic,
Astronomical and biological; soundmgs.
deep sea temperatures and examinations
for the salinity of the sea water
'.In nder tho stratum of cold ice water
covering the surface of the polar basin |
soon discovered warmer and more saline
water due 70 tho gulf stream, with tenn
perature of from 81 to 33 degrees.
Drifting Northward.
.'We saw no land and no open water ex-
cept narrow cracks in any direction. As
anticipated, our drift northwestward was
most rapid during the winter and spring,
while the northerly winds stopped or
drifted us backward during the summer.
On juno is, 1894, we were 81 degrees
52 minutes north. But we drifted then
southwark only On Oct 2 we passed 80
degrees north. On Christmas eve, 1924,
SO degrees north was reached, and few
days later S3 degrees "a minutes, the far.
thest north latitude previously reached by
man.
''On Jan. 4 and the Fran was exposed
to the most violent ice prcssures we expe-
rienced She was then firmly frozen In Ice
Of more than 80 feet of measured thick
ness. This fOe was Oyerridden by great ice
masses, which were pressed against the
port side with Irresistible force and threat
ened to bury If not TO crush her The
necessary provisions, with the canvas kay
AXIS and other equipments had been placed
In safety upon the ice. Every man was
ready to leave the ship if necessary and was
prepared TO continue with the drift, living
on the foe But the Fran proved even
stronger than our trust in her. When the
pressure rose to the highest and the ice
was piled up high above tho bulwarks she
was broken loose and slowly lifted out OF
her bed in which she had been frozen, but
not the slightest sign of a split was to be
discovered anywhere in her. After that
experience 1 consider the Fran almost
equal to anything in the way of ice pres
sure. Afterward wo experienced nothing
more Of the Kind. but our drift was rapid
ly continued north and northwestward.
"As i now with certainty anticipated
that the Fram would soon reach her high
est latitude north Of Franz Josef i.and
and that she would not easily fail to carry
ont the programme of the expedition, viz.
TO cross the unknown polar basin, l de
cided to leave the ship in order 60 oxpl0r,
the sea north of her route Lieutenant 10
hansen volunteered TO join me, and
could not easily have found better com
panion in every respect. The leadership o
the expedition ON board the Fram l left &
/ Captain Sverdrup. With my trust in hi
| qualifications as a leador and his abilit!
20 overcome difficulties, have no fear bu
that ho will bring all the inen safely back
oven IL the worst should happen and th
Fran be lost, which ! consider inprob
able
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AANSEh'S OWN STORY.
The Norwegian Explorer Tells
of His Arctic Expedition.
CHANCE MEETING WITH JACKSON.

Met the British Explorer In the Frozer
North--Details of tho Journey of tho
FRAN Toward tho Pole-severaI New
Arctic Islands Discovered.
VARDoE, Norway, Aug. l5.-The captain
Of the Windward the British steamer
which has just returned from Franz Josef
Land after taking supplies to the British
north pole expedition commanded by Jack
son and known as the jackson Harms
worth expedition. has filed telegraphic
message here describing the accidental
meeting between jackson and DR.. Nan
son, which found one of the most remark
able Incidents in the history of arctic ex-
ploration for it appears that the Norwe-
gian explorer had been living in hut
quite close to one Of the English explorer S
stations for "A long time previous TO the
meeting Of the two men, yet neither OF
Them was aware Of tho others presence in
that vicinity. In this message jackson de-
scribes his accidental meeting with DR..
NAnsen while tho litter was traversing
the Ice pack, and It appears that it was a
lucky moeting for the Norwegian explorer,
as the latter was misled owing to inaccu-
racles in the map drawn by Payer the dis
coyerer OF Franz Josef Land, and also be-
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DR.. Nansen,s own Story.

LONDON, Aug. 15.-The story in detail
Of DIR. FridjOf NAnsen's arctic expedition
and the adventures of his party, as told
by himself, together with the scien.
finc results obtained, first of which
is his success in penetrating to the high
est latitude hitherto trod by the foot OF
man, namely, S6 degrees IA minutes north,
are given to the world by The Chronicle
this morning. DR.. Nansen says:
1.-The Fran left Jugor strait Aug. 4,
1893. We had to force our way through
snuch icealong the Siberian coast. We dis
covered an island IN the Kara sea and a
great number of islands along the coast to
Cape Chelyuskin. In several places we
found evidences Of glacial epoch, during
which northern Siberia must have been
covered by ice to a great extent.
"On Sept. 10 we were off the mouth of
the Olenek river but we thought it was
too late to go In there to fetch our dogs, as
we would not risk losing year. We pass
cd the Now Siberian islands Sept 22. We
made fast to "a foe In latitude IS degrees
30 minutes north and In longitude 1873 de-
groCs 81 minutes east. We then allowed
tho ship to he closed in by the ice.
As anticipated, we were gradually
drifted north and northwestward during
the autumn and winter from the constant
Iy exposed and violent ice pressures but
sho (the Franz surpassed our expectations,
boing superior to any strain. The temper
ature fell rapidly and was constantly low,
with little variation for the whole winter.
During weeks the mercury was frozen.
Tho lowest temperature was SO degrees be
low zero. Every man on board was in per
feet health during the whole voyage. The
electric light, generated by a windmill
fulfilled our expectations. The most friend
ly feeling existed, and time passed pleas
antly. Every one made pleasure his duty,
and a better lot of men could hardly bG
found.
Tho sea was up to 80 fathoms deer
south of 70 degrees north, where the deptl
suddenly increased and was from 900 tg
i. 800 fathoms north of that latitude. This
will necessarily upset all previous theories
based on shallow polar basin The sen
bottom was remarkably devoid Of organic
matter During the whole drift had good
opportunities to take a series Of scientific
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Seeking Tho Highest latitude.

Seeking tho Highest Latitude.
con March we reached 81 degrees
minutes nurth. Johansen and ] left the
Fran on March IA, 1895, at S3 degrees 81
minutes north and l02 degrees 27 minutes
east Our purpose was 10 explore the sea
to the north and reach the highest latitude
possible and then to go TO Spiizbergcn via
Franz Josef Land, whore we felt cortain TO
find a ship. We had % dogs, sledges and
2 kayaks fer possible open water. The dog
food was calculated for 90 days and our
provisions for 100 days We found the ice
in the beginning tolerably good travelling
and so made good distances, and the Ice
did not appear drifting much. On March
% we were at So degrees 10 minutes north.
Although the dogs were less enduring than
we hoped, still they were tolerably good.
The ice now became rougher and the drift
contrary. On March 25 we had only reach
ed SO degrees ID minutes north and on
March 20 So degrees 30 minutes.
1--WE were now evidently drifting fast
toward the south. Our progress was very
slow. 1t was fatiguing to work our way
and carry our sledges over the high hum
mocks constantly being built up by the
foes grinding against oach' other. The
ice was in strong movement and the ice
pressure was heard In all directions.
"On April we were at So degrees so
minutes north, constantly hoping to meet
smoother leo On April we reached SO
degrees minutes north, but the ice be-
came rougher, until on April it got so bad
that / considered it unwise to continue
our march in a northery direction.
1--WE were then at SO degrees / 4 minutes
north. We then made an excursion on
skis further northward In order to exam
inc as to the possibility Of a further al
vance But we could see nothing but ico
of tho same description, hummook beyond
hummock TO the horizon, looking like a
sea of frozen breakers.
Extreme Low Temperature.
ave had had low temperature, and dur
/ ing nearly three weeks II was in the neigh
l borhood of 40 degrees below zero. on
| April It rose to degrees below zero, but
soon sank again to 3s Whom a wind was
| blowing in this temperature, we did not
| feel comfortable in our too thin wooden
clothing. To snye woight we had loft ouI
| fur suits on board ship. Tho minimum
| temperature in March was 80 below and
the maximum was "a. In April the mini.
mum was 3S and the maximum 20 degrees
below zero.
eve saw no sign Of land in any direc'
tion. In fact, the foe of ice seemed to
move SO freely before the wind that there
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nansen,. ru..Ie wllh a waIru..

CHRIsTIANIA, Aug. 15.-The Aftenpost-
en- learns that DR.. Nansen has no misgv-
ings as TO the fate of the Fran He has
the fullest confidence that Lieutenant Sver-
drup, her commander, who proved himself
most capable, is on route to Franz Josef
Land. DR. Nansen had a narrow escape
with his life when a walrus furiously at
tucked and smashed his kayak.
Evening journal., 1896-08-15
Desperate Quarrel win Knives.

Owosso, Mich, Aug. 15-Georgo Rus
sell, aged 5s years, quarrellcd with his
wife over disposition Of some property to
their children. As result both are at the
point Of death Noithor will talk, but it
is evident that the couple had desperate
battle with knives. When discovered, Mrs.
Russell had a large knife embedded In her
cheek 60 a depth of five inches Russclls
throat was cut, but he is still able to
speak Both will die
Evening journal., 1896-08-15
A uon,inr plrcon,s Record.

TORONTO, Avg. l5-The homing pigeon
contest for tho championship Of Canada
was won by james Gardner, Jr OF To
ronto. whose bird. Minnie, .Ir., flew from
Quebec to Toronto, sos miles, in "a hours.
Evening journal., 1896-08-15
Massachusetts, Benefit Life

only paid 10 csnts ssoh month My
ol aim was reported July 10Th and i've
ds, g after | received q check for the full
an cunt. II | had taken the advice OF
agents OF the weekly companies would
have dropped your Insurance. and taken
theirs, thereby losing sixty -one dollars ]
strongly advise my friends and
the public IN general who desire insur
ance or who have lnfuraDce st the pres
ent time that they can secure protection
vt far lees than the usual high rates OF
other companies by Joining your com.
oany Again thanking you and the
Massachusetts Benefit Llss Association
for your promptness and courtesy In al
justlng the claim. remain
Very truly yours,
TIILY RADEK
30 Lamotte street.
Evening journal., 1896-08-15

RELIEF STATION IN FRANZ JOSEF LAND.
could not have been anything in the way
of land TO stop it for long distance off
We were now drifting rapidly northward
"On April we began our march to-
ward Franz Josef Land. On April II our
watches ran down, owing to the unusual
length of the days march. After that
date we were uncertain as TO our longi-
tude, but hoped that our dead reokoRng
was fairly correct. As we came south we
met many cracks, which greatly retarded
our progress. The provisions were rapid
ly decreasing. The dogs were killed one
after tho other TO feed the rest.
I'm June the cracks became very bad
ard ~" snow was in exceedingly bad con-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-09
FREDERICKSBURG.
Many Farmers in Town-The Late
H.. VI. CrutchficId.

FREDERICKSBURG VA, February s.
Especial saturday contingent was here
to-day from Spotsylvanla, Caroline. Stat
ford, and King George While last years
experience was not profitable in marked
measure. these farmers are not cast down.
but viii put forth an extra effort 10 make
this years work even up things to their
betterment With their daily thanks that
II is no worse they pray for a better mar
gin on the result Of their daily labor.
Grip IS very prevalent here. but not so
virulent as during former visits. yet IL
keeps the doctors on the 50 and the drug
stores very busy
T.. NJ. Crutchhcld. who died last evening
as reported in the Dispatch. was a gallant
Confederate soldier He went into the
war from this city as adjutant OF the
Thirtieth Virginia Regiment. al that time
commanded by Colonel r. Milton Cary. OF
Richmond. He remained with that COM
.mand until after the battle OF Sharpsburg
Nd. when he was transferred TO Mosby's
command. I'm which he served until the
close OF the war
He had been connected with the public
schools here since the Inauguration Of the
system. as teacher and superintendent
and had filled the positions faithfully and
10 the entire satisfaction of the commu-
nifty.
His funeral will take place from the
Presbyterian church, of which he was a
prominent and influential member, Sun
day at o'clock. He VIII be buried in the
city cemetery with Masonic honors.
Lieutenant knight. L.. 5. A.. OF Rich
mond has signiied his intention OF being
here Monday night, without fail 10 Judge
the competitive drill Of the Washington
Guards Tor the Barton medal.
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WILLIAMSBURG.
A Handsome Gcrman-The Dancers
Report from jamestown Island.

WILLIAMSBURG, VA, February s.
Cspecial)-A handsome german was given
last night at Cowan Hall in honor Of Miss
Bile Hollyday. OF Fort Monroe, who has
been visiting here for some time The hall
was beautiful and adorned especially for
this occasion, and those engaged In the
work seemed TO have surpassed any pre-
Nous e1ofts I'm that direction. There was
q large attendance OF handsome men, and
an almost equal number of beautiful
girls. dressed IN charming costumes. 10
pay their respects at the shrine of Terpsi-
chore. Dancing began at $3.50 o'clock, and
was continued In all Of its intricate maZes
until the supper hour arrived After shat
hour the dancing was resumed and con-
tnued until the orchestra struck up
Home, Sweet Home" Those who graced
the occasion with their presence as chape-
rons were Mrs. Mary +. Neal Mrs. John
L. Mercer, and Mrs. H. L. Hendley.
Those dancing were Miss Ellie Holly
day. OF Cld Point. with Mr. James r.
Christian Miss Bessie Wight. OF Rsch-
mond. with Mr.. Straun Henley. OF West
Point; Miss Annie Mayo. Of Richmtnd.
with Mr.. William 4. Bowman. Of Bald
more. Miss Ella Moncure. with Mr..
Charles ". Coleman: Miss Cora Lane.
With Mr.. H. G. Hughes. OF Loadoun:
Miss Elizabeth Morecock. with Mr.. VII
lam J. sturgis. Of Franktown: Miss Anne
Morecock. with Mf. l.. G. Schooley. OF
l@udouD; Miss jamie Mercer, with Mr..
j. q. crandle. OF Essex: Miss Mary Wal
i.f Mercer. with Mr.. II. c. j.. Moncure.
., faiifax: Miss Kitiie Morecock. with
a' George Moore. OF i.oudoun; Miss Meta
S'hIlh' with Mr.. Hugh g. Bird. OF Peters
among the large number OF stays were
~sss'A spencer Lane: Ralph Leigh. OF
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BONDT0N.
4 Successful Dramatic Performance,
The Tobncco Niarket

BOYDTON, VA. February S.-(Speciai)
In the quiet little village Of Boydton, the
people seldom enjoy opportunities Of see
ing the drama, and. as a rule local
talent is employed in the performances
that are presented. which sometimes APP
prOximate first-class city show.
Last night crowded house greeted the
Clarksville Dramatic Club, here. which
rendered Mr.. Charles Townsend's stirring.
realistic comedy. entitled. the "Man
From Maine" The entertainment was
given for the benefit Of the Methodist
parsonage Of this place. and a snug sum
realized
This week there have been large breaks
OF tobacco on this market, which now
ranks among the first OF the local mar
<ets OF the country.
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JAAfEsTOWN.
BEDFORD CITY.
Caught with UDstnmped brandy
The sOcinI Record.

BEDFORD CITY. February S.-Cspe-
cial)-Mrs. W. A. Martin. wife OF Martin,
the distiller. now in jail under sentence
OF ten years Imprisonment in the peni-
Tertiary for the murder of Dowdy, Is
under arrest for bringing 10 town a casi1
of unstamped brandy. She protests that
she brought It here 10 accommodate n
neighbor. and Is not responsible.
The frame portion OF the old hotel az
the freight depot is being taken down,
and the lumber is TO be utilized in erect
ing cottages on the extensive grounds.
This hotel Is the property OF Judge Ar
mold, Of Surry county. In the brave days
OF yore. before the passenger station was
removed to the suburbs, IT was a famous
summer resort. and the splendid fare
served by General w. Il. Terry, John II.
Steptoe. and other landlords was re-
nowncd along the entire route Of the
Norfolk and Western railroad.
The social record of the week Is rather
brief. Thursday afternoon the steady
downpour Of rain ceased, and the sun
tried TO peep from out the riffs OF dense
clouds The wind blew veritable tenn
pest. but most Of the members OF the
Fifteen and Thursday clubs, nothing
daunted. hied them to their respective
rendezvous, and We're rewarded for
their daring Ia the very delightful enter
tainments that were awaiting them. Mrs.
S. Griffin and her charming daughters re-
ceived the Fifteen Club. 1t Is needless
TO tell how swiftly sped the moments IN
this h0spitable home.
Miss Maggie Kasey has won such lau-
rels as hostess among the members OF the
Thursday Club that her receptions are al
ways attended, despite wind and storm.
The Bachelor Girls" had a reunion this
week at the home Of Miss Resale Smith.
Although there was no special programme
Of entertainment. these happy young folks
had what 10 the object OF the orsaniza-
tion-a good time
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nrcoR,ToRs AND DESIGNERS.

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SEED POTATOES. SEED POTATOEs!

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sOUTHsIDE NOTES.
Assignment In Ettricks-Nottoway
River Booming.

PETERSBURG. VA. February s.-(Spe-
cial)-Joseph J. Lawrence, merchant
OF Ettricks. made an assignment to-day.
His liabilities are about 5000.
In consequence OF the recent heavy
rains the streams in this section are
ovsrrunnin9 their banks. The Nottoway
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BUSINESS WANTS.

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