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The morning times., 1896-01-07
FOUND A NEW CONTINENT.
Norwegian Sailor. W ho First Set Foo
onthe ntarctic MaiBla nd.

Norwegian Sitlor, w ho First Set Foot
ontie ntarctic Mainian nd.
1t is more than probable that another
continent as large as North America VIII
he traced on the map of the word before
the advent OF tue twentieth century.
At the Sixth International Geographical
Congress which convened not long ago in
London, there was no subject that awds-
ened greater ...terest among tue learned
delegates frs.n all lands than The posi-
bility OF exploring the vast mysterious
regions which are now known 10 encircie
the south pole.
The man who furnished the congress
with the latest and most authentic reports
of antarctic exploration is The Norwegian
Capt. Borchgreylnk. This intrepid sailor
is the first and only Traveller who has
actually set foot on the mainland of the
antarctic continent. the existence OF which
Capt. James Ross only surtniSed In 1sIi.
but of which he never saw an outline and
which he called Victoria Land.
Capt. Borchgrevink is in the prime of
life and full OF the hardness and vigOr
characteristic of the Viking race. With
the phenomenal progress and increasing
speed of modern navigation there is no
doubt that within another decade viii be
mapped out, as n result of his efforts, an
other new world for fortune-seeSing -bJ.
manity to conquer and possess.
After weeks of tedious struggle through
lofty peaks of floating ice. he landed on
mountainous shores which. to conform with
the chimeras of such daring uayigators as
Capt Sir James Clark Ross of England,
Can't. Charles Weeks of the United States
and others, is marked by a bare outline
on maps. When, In the course OF n schol-
arly lecture, he depicted the experiences
of that dangerous voyage. which he I'M
dertook on September 20, S94. he a wa kcned
the deepest interest of the geographical
scientists.
The captain related that after being in
daily peril of being crushed between un-
scalable walls of ice for thirty-eight days
his ship finally drifted into comparatively
smooth water of vast extent. He directed
his course toward Cape Adair, which was
reached on January 16.
Cape Adair rises 1, 900 feet above the sea
level. As far as they could see Capt.
Borchgrevink and his intrepid crew beheld
the coasts of Victoria Land Some of the
mountains appeared $4,000 feet high and
were capped with SHOW and ice. On jan
uary 1S they came in sight OF Possession
Island, where James Ross had landed more
than a half century before and had planted
the British flag.
The morning times., 1896-01-07
GALLANT SOLDIERS DEATH
General q. ?. Lasselle Passes Away
at His Home Here.
la His Memoirs Grant Pays High
Tribute 10 This Warriors Bravery.
record of His Sple ndii Service.

Gen. W. Z. LasseIle died yesterday after
noon at the resistance OF his brother-n-ia~ "
director of tie mint, Robert L. Preston
No. 53 X street northeast.
Mr.. LaSseile was we'll and favOrably )
known in this city, where he had spen,
most OF his life.
In his youth he served as page In the
United States Senate, when Arthur L.
German, now United States Senator. from
Maryland, also served as u page. When
the war between the States broke out
he enlisted In the Ninth lnuiana folun-
teers. He was a gallant officer, and was
severa! times promoted for bravery on the
field.
He was a member of the field staff
of General, now senator, John NJ. Palmer.
He is tavorably mentioned in Grants
Memoirs" where he Ia characterized as
IA man who suew no fear except OF God"
-Four times bis horse was shot from
under him during batIe. He was made
prisoner aud was confined in Libby and
other prisons OF the South during the war.
Although having beeu woUnd,d several
times and for other causes entitled to a
pension, Gen. Lasselle's name IL not Oh
the pension roll.
Since the war he made Washington his
home. His amisbie qualities gathered
around him a host of firm friends.
The funeral services VIII be conducted by
Rev Father Dolan nj ST. Aioysius Church
tomorrow at a. m.' The interment viii
be at Oak Hill Cemetery.
The morning times., 1896-01-07
EYE PHoToG RAPHING.
Remark ka BILE Experiments by Amateur
Photographer Rogers.
New York SIM.

The idea that ,he lns. object seen by a
d lying person forms picture upon the retina
which can be detected - an examination
after death, has more than once been sug
gcsted in works OF fiction as method by
which the identity OF a murderer could be
asccrtained.
Whatever may be thoueht OF this notion.
n discovery OF extreme interest has recently
been made in the science of photography
which appears to leave no doubt that
pictures are formed on the retina OF the
living eye which can he photographed from
the eye after The object which formed the
picture has been removed from view.
The experiments which have resulted in
this discovery were made by Mr.. W. ingles
Rogers, an amateur photographer. and are
briefly lescr,fesi in a recent number OF the
English scientific Journal Nature. The sub
ject or the first experiment was a shilling
piece. Mr.. Rogers looked at the shilling for
an entire minute.
Then, having shut out some OF the day
light from the room by means of yellow
screen. he looked FOR corty-thrce minutes
lntentiy at a Photographic plate, endeavor-
ing during this time to keep in mind the
appearance OF the coin and think of nothing
else. The second experiment, made in
the presence of three other persons. was
still more remarkable In its results. A
postage stamp was substituted for the shill-
ing as the subject OF observation. and was
looked at for the same length OF time--one
minute.
In this case the experimenter gazcd at
the photographic plate for twenty minutes
only. There is said to be an absence
of detail in the picture which was developed
from this plate, but Nature declares that
sufficient was seen to prove beyond doubt
that the picture OF an object impressed
upon the retina can send out vibrations
which win result in the produ ction OF an
image upon a sensitive plate"
This discovery is suggestive OF the most
interesting Possibilities in physiology and
photography, and may well prove impor-
tant also in the domain or medical juris-
prud ence.
The morning times., 1896-01-07
HoVERING CLOSE TO ZERO
Extreme Cold Prevails in the
Lake Regions,
Fallen below the Cipher Mark
by Several Degrees.

Toronto, Ont. Jan. 6.-Extremely cold
weather is prevailing throughout Ontario
and Quebec. Ten degrees below zero wa
registered here this morning and dispatches
received-rrom different points indicate the
cold more interse at other pisees
at Perry Sound, i'll Northern Ontario, for
instance. 22 degrees below zero was regis
tered, while at Minden, in the same section
OF the province. the thermometer dipped Il
Al degress below zero. Othertempcratures
reported are Kingston. Ont. 4 degrees
below; Quebec, 1S degrees below, and
Montreal. 26 degrees below
Worcester. Mass. Jan. 6.-The engi-
neers' record fur twenLy-four hours pre-
ceding 3 a. IN. today showed minimum
of IL l-2 degrees below zero and Il maxi
mum OF Ii above. The country towns
report temperatures this morning from
Ia 10 IT below.
Hartford. Conn, Jan. 6.-Today is the
coldest OF The season. Atdaylight the ther-
momeiers In the city registered g degrees
below zero. Towns IN the surrounding
country report 10 20 12 below.
Providence. r. L.. Jan. 6.-The weather
in this vicinity this morning was the
coolest since December. 1888. the lowest
point rearhcd being degrees below. Other
sections of the State report from 10 to
IL degrees below.
Conway junction, N. H, Jan. 6.-This
morning was the coolest OF the season,
the Thermometer registering "a degrees
below. Reports from aiong the line OF
the Boston and Maine road gives these tenn
peratnres: At Sanbornviile, 20 below;
Syracuse, n. Y, Jan. 6.-The mercury
In Syracuse and vicinity early this morn
ing ranged from &c below TO So below
zero; the latter temperature being record
ed at Elm wood, a southern suburb. At l
a. m. the temperature was at zero.
Utica, n. Y, Jan. 6.-The cold throughout
central and northern New York was most
Intense last night, and the mercury reach
iDgs reported from several localities are the
lowest ever known. The lowest reported In
this city is 81 degrees below zero Places
north of here report the following below
zero.
Holland Patent, SO; South Trenton. 40:
Lowviile, 80; Lyons Fails, AZ; Ncyickers,
A.; Port Leyden, AZ. #
The morning times., 1896-01-07
DOGS LONG FAST.
Went Three Weeks without Food,
With No SeriOuS Result.
IOndon Public OpiniOn,


Some very long survivais are on record,
but none. perhaps. more interesting or
remarkable than u weil-autheDticated case
which comes from France. Mr.. Gely "a
-arm superintendent af Danpierre. IN the
department OF the Upper Saone. has dog
named Rigolet. which. although past ten
years old and almost toothless, has never
abated the activity OF his warfare against
all the animals of tile field. and especially
against foxes. A short time ago Mr.. Gely,
with his dog, was passing the mouth OF
fox burrow, Rigolet made a furious and
sudden descent on the burrOw, showing
plainly that it was inhabited. 1t had so
Spacions an opening that the dog forced
himself into II quite out of sight. Presently
the master heard the tumult of combat
within. The dog was barking fiercely.
Then there came n sound OF a eaying in,
and the noise ceased Either Rigolet had
been silenced by the fox or he had been
ng1ilfed by the collapse of a gallery in
which the fight was taking place. Mr..
Gely set about digging him out but found
the ground so stony that he was obliged
10 give 1t up, and the old dog was left to
his ,ate. Gely went hone, and after MOURN
ing the dog a few days thought of him no
more.
Twenty-ene days went by. IL happened
that the miller of the neighborhood, pass
ing the fox-burrow with a friend. said.
There's the place where poor old Rigoiet
was buried alive Just then be heard q
feeble whining, which seemed to come from
under ground. He called and listened, and
the whining was repeated louder than be-
fore There was certainly dog within
the foX-burrow. The miller ran to apprise
Gely, who this time brought picks and
shovels and a sufficient number of hands
to open the burrow. After five hours OF
active digging the old dog was uaearthed
at a considerable depth. As soou as he was
brought to the open air Rigolet fell to the
ground apparently dead. But his master
succeeded in reviving him with doses OF
beef tea and milk, and the old dog was
soon seemingly as good as ever. 1t became
a question whether he had tasted in the
burrow for the twenty-five days or whcth.
er he had subsisted on the fox which he
certainly found. 1t was assumed by his
master that he was too nearly toothless
to have been able to dey our fox. and those
who dug him out declared that there was
40 sign that he had anything to eat.
The morning times., 1896-01-07
NO NEWS CIRCULATED.
Turkey Has Newspapers, But a Censor
Uses His Blue Pencil.
New York Press

Newspapers are new Institution In
Turkey. 1t was only by bribes that plant
could be set up: add then every man whose
| name was mentioned felt at liberty to de-
molish the plant. 1t was an everyday oc-
currence for the editor TO be called to ac-
count at the point OF a sabre. After many
had been killed. aud the remainder wound
ed and iutimdized, the papers adopted
new method, and for some years published
nothing about person unless it was highly
complimentary. The government finally
publicly encouraged the newspapers, rely
ing upon the Institution of the censorship
to render them harmless.
Most of them are published in the Turk
ish and Arabic languages, and the most i'm
portant are naturally at Constantinople
and Beyroot. "Beyroot." says a CORE
spondeut of the Providence Journal, has
now fifteen, all in Arabic. They contain
little more than articles eulogistic OF the
government. The censors placed in each
newspaper office are supreme, and all at
tempts at free expression of opinion are
rigidly suppressed.
Two regularly appointed censors are sent
to a Sewspaper office as soon as it is es-
tablished, one for day duty aud one for
night They are held solely responsible for
every item that appears in their particular
paper from one years end to the other.
In the event of one displeasing line slip
ping in unawares they pay for the over
sight with their lives. Although they have
no voice in the management OF the paper.
they are the real editors. and examine
every proof sheet before the paper is
made up.
1t was only a short time ago that the
leading paper in Constantinople, In an ar
ticle upon Adeliua Patti. desired to circu-
late the startling bit OF Information among
its readers that the famous prina donna
had an income from her singing OF great
many dollars every year. This was per
emptorily cut out by the censor When the
reason was asked he soiemnly stated that
the news would disturb the beautiful
souls OF the loyal and moral females OF the
Finest Pearl of the Age"
The word ajcsty is never allowed TO
be used with reference TO any ruler except
the sultan, aud the pope must not be
called His Holiness" because that eS-
preston is reserved for Mohammed. Many
journalists have moved their papers to
Egypt, where, although the censor is also
recognized his power is also curtaiied.
The first and only paper in the East con-
Quoted and edited by women has moved
there, and has grown to twice its size. II
is called the "Al Fatat,'' or 1.-The Young
Woman" 1t was founded by a young
Syrian girl, who is still its editor.
The morning times., 1896-01-07
REACHING AN AGREEMENT.
STILL HARPING ON TARIFF.
Republicans VIII Caucus Today 10
Reach an Agreement.

Republicans VIII Caucus Today 10
Reach an Agreement.
The Republicans OF the Senate will hold a
caucus this morning at 1870 O'Clock to
consider the tariff bill now pending before
the Senate Finance Committee
The Republican members OF that commit
tee have been unable to agree, and no head
way was made yesterday in the full COM
mittee. Immediately after the vote was
taken on the free coinage substitute, the
Democratic members left the committee
room ana the Republicans remained in con-
ference for upwards of two hours.
Several tentative propositions were sub
mitted locking TO notifications of the House
bill. These consist of i raise of the House
increase OF 10 per cent on all schedules
of the Wilson act, TO 20 per cent In the
schedules covering agricultural products.
crockcry. tobacco and spirituous liquors.
Mr.. Jones of Nevada, insists that the
duty Oh raw sugar, which was not touched
by the House, shall also be increased to
Is per cent. In this matter, Mr.. Jones
is indorsed 10y the Senators from Nebraska.
and the Senators from California. As
the vote of Mr.. Jones, who is now ranked
as populist, is necessary to enable the Re-
publicans to report their bill from the com-
mittee, it is thought that if he persists in
his views with regard to this schedule, he
viii compel the change TO be made.
The Republicans being unable to agree
among themselves, and not knowing what
policy would be pursued by their associ
ates, it was determined TO temporarily lay
the bill aside aud call a caucus.
Ii there is a prolonged discussion it looks
as ir it would come from the opposition
TO the measure, but that element will, it is
believed, content itself with a statement
of its position and then permit the measure
to come to vote The result can be easily
foretold. The majority in the Senate in
favor OF free coinage is at least ten, and it
may reach q dozen.
The morning times., 1896-01-07
FICTION TAKEN FOR SCIENCE.
Learned Men Have Been Fooled b,
Gslavac L iforary Work

Learned Men Have Been Fooled by
Clever Literary Work.
New York Mail and Express.
An old man named William Lawson, at
Plymouth, England, became famous in a
rather singular way. lie was a great
admirer of Stanley, and had SO imbued
himself with the explorers adventures on
The dark continent that he really lived
the fearful scenes over agaiu.
He ended by writing series of sketches,
which he intended simply as stories of
adventure, but which bore SO thoroughly
the stamp of verisimil ilitude that they
were received by many eminent savants
as serious scientific accounts OF matters
actually seen and noted by the author.
Among others, Prof. Goldsmith of Ber-
lin wrote for extracts. Dr. Ferrara, who
accompa MED the Prince of Wales in India,
asked to be allowed TO use an account of a
tiger fight 10 one of his own books. Sir
John Lubbock, who was at the head of
the Royal Society at the time, asked the
new explorer to lecture In London. Yet
this remarkable compiler of adventures
had never visited the countries he so
apuy described.
This story reminds one of Dean Swift
anu tne learned men OI HIS tlfne, Dut IN
thatinstance the imposition was malicious.
When that Immortal satire, 1.-The Tale of
Tub appeared, it was found to contain
great many Latin quotations, and among
theses were some words, apparently cor
rec1y formed and with proper endings
and composite participles, which, never
theless, had blind roets and could not be
traced in any lexicon.
Swift was a notable diner-out, and he
used to frequently sit at the same table
with learned scholars, who were discuss
ing where the dean got his obscure Latin
some contending that ii was archaic, and
others that 1t was corrupt medieval Latin.
The dean would never say word on
the subject himself. but would listen to
the learned disputants with sardonic satis-
ia ction.
The joke OF the whole thing was that the
words in dispute were not Latin at all, but
cleverly devised limitations. They had
NO meaning whatever, and Swift had
woven them In for the express purpose Of
puzzling the puadits
The morning times., 1896-01-07
lFIRE FROM MAHE TO Tail
Continued from First Page.

through a narrow alley leading along Mr..
Talks residence to p street. Three times
the horse was stuck in the narrow passage
but Shaw finally dragged him through with
the loss of some OF the horses hair and hide.
Another unique iDcid ent of the fire
centered in the old coiored Baptist church
on Franklin street In the rear OF the burning
structure. The congregation has recently
moved away and the colored people of the
neighborhood had big dance there last
night.
With the glare of the flames at the win
dows and the cries or the people in the street
tie two old fiddlers fiddled on like two
black Neros and thedance went on.
The fire originated in the frame stable
In the rear of the residence of S. II. Sher-
wood. n plumber. at No. 45l street. The
cries of children alarmed Albert Hare, OF
No. 457 p street. When he went to his
yard the Flames were just leaping out of
the doorway OF the Sherwood stable. All
the ouihouses and the stables nearby were
OF wood. and as everything was as dry as
q Roosevelt Sunday, the Flames began to
sweep along like a fire in an August
clearing.
FIRE PLUGS FROZEN.
Then to add to the terror OF the residents
the fire plugs in that vicinity were frozen.
1t required hard work before the fire
fighters were enabled TO thaw the plugs
and get streams on the Flames.
The wooden structures were burning like
IRder. The fire soon enveloped the stable
OF Constable George T. Gibbons, next door
to the westward. at ABB p street, and he
had n hard battle TO save his horse. At
the same time the stable OF Mr.. Walsche, at
449, was a ball OF fire. 1t was at that time
that his horse rushed into the alley and
started on its wild dash to death.
A fireman grabbed the burning halter
and his fingers were almost bitten off by
the frenZied animal.
Coal Oil and turpentine were stored in the
rear of Frank c. RoaciI's house at 447. The
flames were almost licking the big cans
when Mr.. Roach pluckily carried them 10
the street.
The aggregate loss did not am cunt TO over
$1,000, but had the breeze of the previous
night been blowing the block would have
been swept away.
The principal losers Were Oliver Brown,
at 455; Constable Gibbons, at 453; s. II.
Sherwood, at 45l; w Walsche, at 449; +.
C. Roach, at All; Charles X. Talks, at AS;
Mrs. Shaw, at 443, or otherwise num-
bcred 43l; and William Moore, adjoining
to the eastward Almost ali of these were
were not insured. The police were unable
to learn how the fire had originated in the
Sherwood stable.
The morning times., 1896-01-07
COURT OF INQUIRY BEGUN.
First Session of tho Brooklyn Nav,
Ynrd Investigating Board.

First Session of tho Brooklyn Navy
Yard Investigating Board.
New York, Jan.-6.-The hearings OF
charges OF maladminislration against Of
ficcrs of the steam engineering depart
ment OF the brooklyn Navy Yard Was
begun today.
The court was called to order by Com
modore Robert L. Phytbian. the presi-
dent and the other membcrs OF the body.
Captain Francis J. Higginson, Chief En-
giDeer David Smith, and Lieut.. j. j.
Knapp, the Recorder, took their places.
II was decided to hold the hearings be-
hind closed doors. The testimony OF today
was almost entirely hearsay. and covered
alleged infra ctiUis Of the rules governing
the employment and retention of laborers
and machinists.
Some eallegationsof profanity erebrought
up, and tyranical methods OF dealing With
workmen were included in the charges.
1t is not expected that the hearings VIII
be ended within a week.
The morning times., 1896-01-07
CONAN DOYLE'S PLAN.
He Urges International Clubs to III
u,nta Rr...f ile1-lx nxa.

He Urges International Clubs to Pro-
mote Brot herfy Love.
London. Jan. 6.-Dr. Conan Doyle. the
weil-known writer has sent 10 the Times
letter which that paper will publish
tomorrow. DR.. Doyle iengthiiy DISCUSSES
the feeling OF bitterness between the English
and Americans and pleads the American
view OF the Venezuelan dispute.
Heexposcs the raultsan darrogance Of the
English Yankee haters and proposes that
an Angic-Amcriuan society be started in
London with branches throughout the
Empire. with a view 20 promoting good
feeling and furnishing the English with the
American side OF questions that may arise
and vice versa.
The morning times., 1896-01-07
New RaIlrnnd Signal.

The Boston and Albany Railroad has
adopted device that other railroads
will not be slow to accept. Whenever
train for any reason is forced to stop
at an unusual place a brakeman is sent
back with flag by day or q lantern by
night. The lantern is not at all times
conspicuous, and many rear-end col
hsions have occurred in consequence OF
the inability of the flagman to get far
The morning times., 1896-01-07
JONES VERSUS PULITZER.
Circulation Squa bble of the Two Pub
Ilshers Reinp Aired In Court

st. Louis, Jan. 6.-The trial of the case
of Col. Charles H. Jones against Joseph
Pulitzer and the Pulitze Publishing Com
pany for the perpetuation of the temporary
Injunction granted by Judge John NJ. Wood,
restraining the defendants from interfering
with the plaintiffs control and conduct of
the Post Dispatch, was begun before Judge
Leroy Valiant in division No. 8 this morn
ing.
1t has been agreed by both sides that the
finding of the court shall be final SO far as
the Injunction is concerned, but either side
may appeal the case on suit for possession
Col. Jones was on the witness stand till
noon retracing the ground already gone
over in affidavits. Court adjourned till to-
morrow.
The morning times., 1896-01-07
Our $3.50
Box Couch.

It's a marvel of good
value. A chest and couch
combined. Others call it a
SIP couch-and they're about
right as far as the real
worth is concerned.
It's nicely upholstered. and at the
price includes a roll pillow.
ART ROOMS SIXTH FLOOR
The morning times., 1896-01-07
PRINTING THE NEW BONDS.
Orders Given to Prepare the Dis
tinctive Paper for Them.

Orders have been given to Chief johnson,
OF the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 10
prepare the distinctive paper for the prin ting
OF the new issue OF bonds
As all the plates are ready all that win be
necessary will be to print the face OF the
bonds when it is known how many OF each
denomination is wanted.
The Treasury has not figured officially
on what the new bonds should sell for 10
bring them up to the market price OF the
bonds sold to the Belmont-Morgan syudi-
cate, but it is stated unofficiaiiy that
119 and 1928 is about the proper rate to
put them on per cent basis.