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Woodland Fair.

WOODLAND, Aug. 20.-All arrange
nents are now complete for the opening
of the fifth annual fair and race meet
given under the auspices of the Fortieth
Agricultural District Association on
next Monday. The meeting will contin-
ue during the week, and will no doubt
eclipse all former fairs.
The stables are rapidly filling with
racers and the track is always thronged
with them going through their exercise.
The track and grounds are in excellent
condition, and it will be a wonder if
some records are not broken at this
meeting.
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FUSION AGREED ON.
Democrats to Have Five Electors and
POpuiiStS Four.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20.-After
three hours and a half of debate and
deliberation between the Conference
Committees of the Peoples party, the
Democratic party and the Silver League
this afternoon, it was decided to fuse
on Presidential Electors, the Democrats
to have five for Bryan and Sewall and
the Populists to have four for Bryan
and Watson. John S. Dore, one of the
most influential Populists in this State,
refuses to agree to the fusion. He felt
that he could not conscientiously as a
Populist take a hand in any proceeding
that would give Sewall ffve-ninths of
the Populist vote of California.
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IRISH AND MAGUIRE.
They Debate on the Question OF
Free Coinage.

OAKLAND, Aug. 20.-The debate be-
tween Hon. James 6. Mcguire and Col
onel John P. Irish took place this even
ing at the McDonough Theater before
an audience that resembled a first
night" attendance more than a crowd
usually seen at a political meeting.
The subject of the argument was:
The free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer at the ratio of is to l without wait
ing for the consent of any other ma
ton
Congressman Mcguire took the af-
firmative and Mr.. Irish the negative
side of the argument. The audience
Judging from its applause, seemed to
be about evenly divided, and the keen
ness of the speeches and many pleas
antries were highly appreciated.
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STATE SILVER COMMITTEE.
1t Ratifies the Fusion of Democrats
and PopuIiStS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20.-The
State Silver Campaign Committee met
for the first time in it's new headquar-
ers in the Baldwin Hotel tonight.
National Committeeman Charles d.
Lane. NJ. F. Tarpey, Chairman of the
Conference Committee; George w.
Baker, Frank j. Moffltt, w. P. Lawler
and several others were present.
After much discussion the action of
the Silver Conference Committee in as
senting to the deal between the Demo-
Gratis and Populists was ratified, as it
was certain to be, as the silverites had
a merely formal concern in the matter
The Chairman of the Campaign Com
mittee was authorized to add to the
committee at his discretion from any
source, and the committee adjourned
until next Saturday evening.
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Passengers and Crew Safely Trans
ferred to the Former.
The Flyer With Difficulty Brought
Into Port, as She Was Badly DAM
aged-Harry Patton Nominated at
Los AngeIes-Boy Killed by an
Electric Cara Broken Bridge
Precipitates Drove of Cattle Into
the HerCed River.

SEATTLE (Wash), Aug. 20.-In a
dense fog off Browns Point, five miles
out from Tacoma, the swift and hand
somely appointed passenger steamer
Flyer, which plies regularly between Sc
attic and the former city, and the freight
and passenger steamer Utopia collided
this morning about 10 o'clock Miracu-
lously enough no lives were lost, but the
fact that the Utopia, which is a big and
powerful vessel was running slowly at
the time, alone prevented the sinking
Of the Flyer III this inland sea with all
on board, about fifty people including
the crew.
The Flyer was bound from Tacoma to
Seattle and was in the act of crossing
the bow of the steamship which was en-
route to Tacoma when the Utopia struck
her with terrific force on the starboard
side, tearing a great hole amidships just
above the water line. CONSERVATION
reigned aboard the vessels for a few
moments. Seeing that the Flyer was
badly disabled Captain O'Brien of the
Utopia went to her assistance and in a
few minutes the passengers and crew
were transferred to the Utopia and the
Flyer was towed into Tacoma.
Though only nVe miles out II required
the greatest exertion to get the Grip
pied craft safely to port. When Tacoma
was reached it was found that the
Flyer had four or five feet of water in
her. She will probably be laid up two
or three weeks, as in addition to the hole
in her side her boilers and steam ap-
paratus were badly damaged. The
Utopia which runs between Vancouver,
Seattle and Tacoma, had her bow more
or less bent and broken, the damage
amounting perhaps to $500, while the
Flyer can hardly be repaired short of
$1,000. The Utopia after making Ia
coma came to Seattle tonight.
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THE BRIDGE BROKE.
A Band of Cattle Precipitated Into
NerCed River.

MERGED, Aug. pa band of 100
cattle which II. S. Crane of Turlock
lad sold and was driving to the point
cf delivery, met with an accident
while crossing the Chedister bridge
over the Merced River. While the cat
tlee were being driven over the bridge
the farther end gave way, precipitating
number of them into the bed of the
stream about thirty feet below.
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Gail HaniltOn's Funeral.

HAMILTON Mass.), Aug 2O.-An en-
tire absence of ostentation character
lied the funeral of Miss Mary Abigail
Dodge Gail Hamilton), which was held
from her late home in this town at 3
oclock this afternoon. The services
We're conducted by Rev. J. G. Nichols
pastor of the Hamilton congregational
Church. The burial was private and
was in the Hamilton cemetery.
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Connecticut Silver Democrats.

NEW HAVEN (Conn), Aug. 20.-A
conference of Connecticut silver Demo-
Gratis at which 100 gentlemen, princi-
pally from this city. were present was
held to-day. The resolutions adopted
condemn former trusted party officials
who. while openly engaged in giving aid
and comfort to the enemy, refuse to in
dorse either the Chicago platform or
nominees; indorsing in unqualified
terms the Chicago platform and NOM
inees, and declare that the attempt be-
ing made to coerce yworkingmen merits
the disenfranchisernen of all who SO
violate the laws OF republican institu-
tons.
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Harry Patton Nominated.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20-Both Pat
ton and Rose withdrew from the Demo-
cratic Congressional contest this morn
ing. One hundred and thirty ballots
were taken. At > o'clock Harry Patton,
editor of the Capital" was nominated
by 81 votes, Barlow Populist, got l..
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Margaret Craven Goes East.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20-Miss
Margaret Craven, who recently figured
as a witness In the Craven-Fair will
suit, has gone to New York to fulfill
an engagement entered into with A. NJ.
Palmer, under which she is to play as
leading lady in the Absent Boy Com
pany
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Immediately aftcrward the end,
wrenched by the strain, gave way and
more were dropped. On the center por-
ton of the bridge. which remained in
tact, about six of the animals were left
standing. There was not water enough
in the river to break the fall of the ami
mails and many of them were killed,
while others had their backs broken
and were otherwise seriously injured.
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Seriously Injured.

SUFFER- CREEK, Aug. 20-The ten
year-old son of T. u. Calkins, one of the
publishers of the Amador Record, =
was run over by a freight wagon yes
terday evening and his leg broken just
below the knee, and his hip also badly
injured.
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A Bookkeeper's EmbeZZIement.

BUTTE (Mont), Aug. 20.-Harry
Wing, bookkeeper for the States Saw
ings Bank, was arrested tonight on
the charge of embezzling funds from the
bank to the sum of $5,400. Two years
ago Wing was the Populist candidate
tor County Treasurer and missed cleo
tion by only a few votes
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1t represents. The Democratic Con-
gressional Committee has decided to
make extracts from Bourke Cockran's
speech and circulate them among the
farmers, believing that his reference
to professional farmers and a desire to
reduce the price of farm products will
do much toward turning the agricult-
urists against the doctrines advocated
by the New York orator.
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A Louisiana Convention. Too

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 2O.-The
sound money Democrats of New Or
leans to-day issued a call for a State
Convention of sound money Democrats
to meet in this city on Thursday. Au-
gust 9th, for the purpose of electing
delegates to the Indianapolis Conyen-
tlon
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Regulars Go to Santa Cruz.

SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 20-Seven COM
panies, numbering 314 men and sixteen
officers of the First Infantry, u. S. A,
arrived here this morning from Angel
Island.
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Found Dead.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21.-An old
man named William Scott, a broker,
aged ~ years, was found dead in a
vacant lot in this city about 1880 O'Clock
this CFriday) morning. Heart disease
is supposed to have caused his death.
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Mining Works DESTROYED.

NEVADA CITY, Aug. 20. - The
Ch1orinization Works at the Providence
mine was destroyed by fire to-day Sew
eral tanks containing gold in solution
were destroyed and their contents lost
Loss, about $4,000; partially insured.
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Creamery Burned.

FERNDALE, Aug. 20-The Grizzly
bluff Creamery and Cheese Factory, the
largest in the Eel River Valley, was
destroyed by fire to-day. Loss, 1000;
insurance, $1,000. The cause of the fire
is unknown.
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A Cream Of Tartar Factory.

FRESNO. Aug. 20.-v. Courtvois and
NJ. Boreax of San Francisco have been
in Fresno for the past two days making
arrangements to establish cream of
tartar factory in this city
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Blobbs-De Tanque went home with
an awful jag on las night. Slobbs-Did
he raise a row? aBlobbs-Did he? Why,
he. frightened everybody in the house;
even the clock went off in alarm.
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DRUNKEN SOLDIERS.
They Engage in a Riot While on
Their Way West.

CHICAGO, Aug. 20.-Twenty-fiv po-
icemen were sent to the Union depot
tonight at the call of the Fort Wayne
Railroad to meet an incoming train
bearing a carload of drunken and riot
Gus privates of the United States army.
The conductor of the train had tele-
graphed ahead for assistance to prevent
loss of nfe and to project the railroad
property, but by the time the train
reached Chicago the rioting had ceased.
Twenty-eight private soldiers without
a commissioned officer are on their way
from the Columbus Barracks to various
forts throughout the West. While pass
ing through Indiana this afternoon a
fight was started between Privates
Hayes and Karpp. A general riot fol-
lowed in which four men We're cut more
or less seriously and a number of car
windows broken. Karpp had one of his
fingers broken. The soldiers were all
drunk with the exception of three or
four AT the station here the men were
sullen and uncommunicative, and as the
railroad was willing to let them go the
police decided to overlook the affair and
let the army officials take action in the
matter.
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MICHIGAN FOR MCKINLEY.
Silver Sentiment in Iowa Waning
and Becoming Weaker.

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.-Among the
callers at Republican national head
quarters during the afternoon was Cen
eral I. S. Trowbridge of Detroit, ex-
Collector of Internal Revenue.
The Michigan electoral vote he
said, ''will certainly be cast for McKin-
ley and Hobart The sober second
thought that has come after studying
the situation has brought our farmers,
such as were affected by the craze, 1
mean, to their senses"
The Hon. John A. T. Hull, ex-Lieu-
tenant-Governor of Iowa, now Repre-
sentative in Congress from the Des
Moines District, came over from Wash
ington to confer with the Executive
Committee Mr.. Hull. speaking of the
outlook in Iowa. said that the campaign
proper is just about to open in Iowa.
Right after Mr.. Bryan's nomina-
ton" he said, there were signs of
considerable silver sentiment and espe-
cially among the farmers Of the interior,
but am assured that what there was
has waned considerably and is daily
becoming weaker. l shall be disap-
pointed if we do not have 10000 ma
jority over the combined opposition and
elect the entire Congressional delega-
ton of eleven members
Colonel Charles w. Fuller of Bayonne
n. J., who was another caller at head
quarters. said that the Republican
campaign was being prosecuted Vlgor-
ously in his State.
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ROSES BODY FOUND.
People Excited and Cattle RustIers
Charged With His Murder.

SIDNEY (Neb.), Aug. 20.-The people
Of Kimball County are greatly excited
over the finding of the body of Paul
Rose, the Weld County, Colorado. stock
man, who mysteriously disappeared on
July 9TH On that day Rose left home
on horseback in company with two
friends in search of some missing cat
tie, the friends being on their way to
Cheyenne. AS he did not return when
expected, his parents concluded he had
accepted the invitation of his friends
and had gone With them to Cheyenne.
RMS theory, however, was wrong The
trail of the missing cattle was found
and followed, and the cattle identified in
possession of d. A. Cochran, a reputed
cattle rustler of Kimball, near the Sioux
County line. Cochran was arrested and
taken to Greeley, Colorado, and thor
ough search made for the body of Rose.
Jack Elliott detective for the Colorado
Stock Association, found the body care
fully buried face downward about two
and half feet deep, and near by in an
other hole was found the saddle and
bride from Roses horse. The body was
found about forty miles from the Rose
ranch, and it is supposed that the boy
was either killed near home and his
body carried to the place of burial. or
that he was caught, tied to his horse
and taken by force to this place and
then killed. Cattle rustlers are charged
with the murder, and vigorous effort
viii be made to capture them Rose
is highly connected
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MAINE GOLD DEMOCRATS.
Delegates to indianapolis Elected and
Resolutions Adopted.

PORTLAND (Me), Aug. 20. - The
Maine gold Democrats this afternoon
held a mass convention in Congress
Hall to choose twelve delegates to the
Indianapolis Convention and to nom
mate six Electors to vote for candi-
dates for President to be nominated at
indianapolis. At the convention to-day
there was no nomination for Governor
because Hon. w. H. Clifford was named
for that office by a committee of bolt
ers from the recent Waterville Demo-
cratic Silver State Convention.
The resolutions adopted indorse the
action of the provisional National Com
mittee at Indianapolis; repudiate and
denounce the Populistic assemblage
known as the Chicago Convention, and
everything emanating therefrom; rat
ify and indorse the financial plank
adopted at the Maine Democratic Con-
ventiOn at Portland, June 18th, and re-
affirm a belief in the necessity of main
tanning the existing gold standard Of
value in the national currency; de-
nounce protection for projections sake;
and concludes as follows:
I'VE commend the honesty, economy,
courage and fidelity of the present Dem
ocratic Federal administration and ad
mire the intelligence and sturdy patri-
otism with which it has encountered
and surmounted it's heavy legacy of
laundering embarrassments and costly
errors in the face of the determined Op-
position of the place-hunting section of
its nominal supporters"
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But the Tariff Will Not be
Neglected.
His Time Will be Largely Taken Up
With Speech Making and Receiving
Delegations = Maine Gold Demo-
Gratis Elect Delegates to Indian
apOlis-SiIver Sentiment in Iowa
Said to be Waning.

CANTON, Aug 20-Major Mckinley
worked on the last proofs of his letter
of acceptance most of the day. The let
ter will contain several thousand words
and will be very explicit on the money
question, but the tariff will not in any
way be neglected. This evening he gave
some consideration to the speech which
he is to make to the citizens of Ellwood
and Newcastle, Penn, who are to call
upon him Saturday A dispatch re-
ceived tonight says there will be be-
tween /, 800 and l 500 in the party.
Major Mckinley will be kept pretty
busy with speech making from this time
out. Monday he will make two speeches.
A delegation of a thousand farmers
from Western Pennsylvania and
Maryland is announced for the mid
die of September and an excursion
equally as large is expected from Balti-
more.
Hon. r. c. Kerens of ST. Louis has
been asked by a large number of rail-
road employees in that city to arrange
trip to Canton for their benefit and
some 500 of them will be here next
month.
Among Major McKinley's callers this
afternoon was T. J. Morgan, who was
Commissioner of Indian Affairs under
the Harrison Administration.
Hon. John Little, member of the Ohio
Arbitration Commission, was also a
guest at the Mckinley home to-day.
kilograms of greeting and announcing
the organization of Republican clubs
We're more numerous than usual to-day.
Among them was the following: Santa
Rosa, Cal: Major Mckinley, Canton:
Santa Rosa Mckinley Club, 500 strong.
send greetings and pledge you hearty
support. (Signed)
ALBERT, G.. BURNETT, President
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WHOLE NO.
nander of the Fran. as follows.

mander of the Fran. as follows:
"A thousand welcomes to YOU all
Hurrah for the Fran"
a dispatch from Skjervoe to the "Af-
tenposten' says that on August 18th
the Fran called at Danes Island. where
a visit was made to NJ. Andre. the
Swedish explorer, whose intention +, is
to find the North Pole by menas Of a
balloon. NJ. Andre has not yet made
his ascension. The Fran sailed from
Skjervoe for Tromsoe to-day. All on
board were well.
The Fran, with DR.. Nansen on board
sailed from Christiana June 24. 1898.
DR.. Nansen's plan was to make for the
New Siberian Islands and theme. sail
directly north until the Fran should
lie tmbedded in the ice, then drift along
with it, following the west coast of any
land that might be met.
Nansen left the Fran in March. 1895.
in latitude S4, longitude 1927. TO ex-
plore north of the Franz Joseph route.
and her arrival at Skjervoe is strictly
in accordance with his prediction that
she would eventually arrive at Spitz-
bergen or some other point in the open
sea.
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AN ESCAPE KILLED.
He Undertakes to Overawe the Town
and is Shot.

DEADWOOD Is. d., Aug. 20.-Ray
SewaI was shot and killed at Sturgis
this morning by Fred Willard. SewaIl
was under Indictment Dor cattle steal
ing and broke Jail. He went to Will
ards butcher shop, picked up his gun
and told Willard, at the point of the
gun, to say or do nothing. He went
from there to a livery stable and or
dered the keeper to saddle a horse. The
liveryman being unarmed proceeded to
obey.
While the horse was being saddled
Sewall went out. Walking down the
street he met the City Marshal, who
ordered him to surrender, but not being
armed was unable to take him. Willard,
who had secured another gun, came up
and told Sewall to drop his gun. In
stead Sewall pulled it on Willard and
both men fired. Sewalrs bullet passed
over Wizards head, while the latter's
struck Sewall in the neck, severing the
jugular vein and he dropped dead. The
Coroner's jury exonerated Willard.
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THREW DOWN THE GAUNTLET.
BRYAN WILL DEBATE ISSUES
ONLY WITH MCKINLEY.
He Gives Out a Further Programme
of His Itinerary in the
Future.

UPPER RED HOOK On. Y), Aug.
20.-William Jennings Bryan threw
down the gauntlet t0-cay to Major Nc
Kinley. 1t was a dignified challenge,
for in it he refused to discuss the issues
Of the campaign with any person ex-
cept the one who stands his equal in
office seeking ambition He was asked
if he intended to answer Mr.. Cochran,
and said in answer that he was receiv-
ing many invitations from prominent
men to debate the silver question.
In order to avoid further invitation of
this nature he said he would not con-
slider any proposition to debate any
question with anybody during the cam
paign unless a debate should be ar
ranged between Mr. Mckinley and
himself, and he added that so lar as he
knew no plan for such a debate was
under consideration by either of the
| National Committees. Ex-State Sen
ator Norton Chase and Internal Reve-
nue. Collector Louis V. Pratt were here
this afternoon to make ARRANGEMENTS
for the Albany speech of Tuesday night
next.
Mr.. Bryan gave another itinerary
this morning. 1t contained pro-
gramme of his movements from Erie to
Lincoln, and was dictated in this way
by the candidate: Leave Erie for Buff
! falo on Thursday, August 21st, where
I will speak in the evening; from Buff
falO to Medina, where I will speak Fri
day afternoon, thence to Niagara Falls
where 1 will spend the night. Leave
Nigaara Falls on Saturday morning
through Hornellsville, where l will
speak in the afternoon, thence to
jamestown in the evening and going to
Chautauqua for Sunday. On Monday
morning 1 will leave Chatauuua for
Cleveland, speaking there in the even
ing of Monday, the 31st From there
to Columbus, O., where I will speak on
the evening of September 1st. Thence
to Toledo, O., where 1 will speak on the
evening of the 3D. thence to South
| Bend, where 1 will speak on the even
ing Of the Sd. The 4th will be spent at
Chicago at Democratic headouartars
and go to Nebraska over the Burling-
ton route, arriving in Lincoln on the
9TH 1 will not stop at any point be-
/ tween Chicago and Lincoln.
/ Hon. Elliott Danforth, who presided
at the Madison-square Garden meeting
came over to Upper Red Hook last
night on his way to Albany and had a
/ talk with the nominee. Mr. Bryan saws
the visit had no political significance.
| This morning a son of James w
| IIinckley, Chairman OF the Democratic
State Committee who was one of the
| sold leaders at Chicago, called on Mr..
! Bryan and extended an invitation on
behalf of his father 10 visit N,irpisooly
/ Lodge or Sledge Mountain in the
| Catsl1ills. Winnisook Lodge is the sum
mer home of a number of Democratic
| State politicians, and Mr. Bryan prom
/ ised to spend a night there this week.
Another invitation came from c. l..
Rickerson. He wanted Mr.. Bryan to
visit Santa Cruz Lodge in the Catskills.
but the nominee was obliged to decline.
Mr.. Bryan viii speak at Tivoli, in this
county, Saturday night.
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HOT POLITICS.
They Cause a Shooting Affray at
Columbus, Ohio.

COLUMBUS (O), Aug. 20-A side
walk discussion of the free coinage Of
silver question here this evening led to
a tragedy. Joseph Rather, retired
merchant, and Horace Weyman, an
Englishman. engaged in literary pur-
suits, engaged in a very animated dis
cussiOn.
They separated, Weyman thinking lit
tie of it, but Rather secured a pistol and
when Weyman came back fired three
shots at him. one striking him in the
right arm and shattering the bone.
Rather was arrested. Weyman is a
cousin of Stanley Weyman, the novelist.
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THE FRAN rs SAFE.
Professor Nansen's Steamer Arrives
Where He Predicted She Would.

CHRISTIANA Norway. Aug. 20
DR.. Nansen's Arctic exploration steam
er Fran has arrived safely at Skjervoe,
Il fishing port on the bay near the
North Sea.
Shortly after receiving the news of
the arrival of the Fran at Skjervoe
and her intention to sail from that
place at once for Tronsoe, DR.. Nansen
started for the latter place to meet her.
Before leaving Hammerfest, Nansen
wired Captain Sverdrup, the com