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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-14

vour one another or go HuHSly.
cannot feast on mutton to any great ex-
font while the Ding1ey bill remains 'n-
tact.-Peoria Ill.) Journal
Bryan,s Cold Comfort.
MI. Bryan in 1896 carried twenty .'"o
STATES. including all the old Southern
states. except Kentucky and West VIZ
.:s:a. and the States Of Colorado lusa-
-, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nc
va,la Sorstl1 Dakota, Utah, Wasnlns-
ton and wyoming. In the last electlons
hold in the several States Kansas
South Dakota, Washington and Wyom-
ing have given Republican maJorltless
while Maryland has joined the Demo
cratic column On the record OF eiec-
lions held in 1899 and 1898 the kepuD-
loans have control Of twenty-slx
States. with 285 electoral votes, ana
the Democrats nineteen StaTes, WILL
1872 electoral votes, and yet Mr.. Bryan
and his associates pretend to be Wen
satisfied with the result of the elecuons
of Nov. T.
An attempt has been made to torture
the figures in Ohio, which gave the he
publican candidate for Governor plu-
rality of $4,000, into an Endorsement OF
Bl:yanism. It is contended by some OF
Mr.. Bryan's supporters that the vote
for Mclean in Ohio did not represent
the full Democratic strength, but thaH
if the vote of Jones be added to that
of Mclean it will be shown that ONO
is Democratic. And yet the Democrat
ic newspapers told us the day after the
election that Jones received ON per-
sonal and local issue more Republican
votes than he did Democratic. Inns
was certainly true in Cleveland. IL
there is so little comfort for. the Demo.
Gratis in Ohio figures there Is less COM
fort in Iowa, Massachusetts, New
York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
In 1896 South Dakota gave Bryan a
plurality of 1873; in 1898 the State gave
the fusion candidate for Governor
plurality of $40. In 1899 the Republ-
can majorities for candidates for
Judges of the Supreme Court ranged
from 5000 to 10000. In 1896 Kansas
gave Bryan a plurality Of 1869; In
1898 the Republican plurality was To-
$40. In 1896 Washington gave Bryan
plurality of 12,493; in 1898 it gave a
Republican majority of Is, LA. Wyom-
ing gave Bryan in 1896 a plurality of
593; in 1898 it gave a Republican ma
jority of 1894. By the vote Of Nov. q,
1899, Ohio, Iowa, Massachusetts, New
York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey
are as strongly Republican as they
we're in 1896. On the record of the cleo
ton returns for 1898 and 1899 Mr..
Bryan would have 1872 electoral votes
and the Republican candidate for
President 2S5, majority for the Re.
publicans of 1913 votes in the electoral
college.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-18
OLNEYVILLE.

Some OF the clerks employed in the
stores on the square hive organized a
base ball nine which they think can
make good try at playing the national
game. They are confident they can
down tie trolley men and have en-
phasized that confidence by sending a
challenge. The trolley men have not
yet accepted, but the chances are that
they will do so and a game OF the red
hot order is looked for
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter ID. Harris en-
tertained the members of the Sunset
club and their friends at a lawn party
al their residence on Plainfed street
last evening. Chinese lanterns and
electric lghts were artistically ar
ranged about the grounds and furnish
ed brilliant illumination. During the
evening piano solos were rendered by
Charles w. Tupper, violin solos by
Smith Walker and readings by Miss
Lulu Burlington. a tempting collation.
was served.
While sojourning down In Maine re-
Gently Edward Wescolt found a stone
battle axe which he has placed on ex-
hibition in the window OF Stones drug
store.
Miss Johanna Remington is suffering
from a severe attack of erysipelas.
Last evening a bicyclist ran into a
pile OF sand at the sioe OF the sewer
trench on Plalnfield street and was
hurled into the trench He was not
severely hurt and was able to proceed
without assistance.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-18
WARREN

The rumor has been circulated that
a system of postal delivery is soon to
be introduced. 1t is expected that sew
eral mail carriers will be employed. The
Improvement would be a more than
welcome one.
The annual illuminated boat parade
OF the summer residents of Green's
Landing will take place Monday even
ing. 1t is expected that every one at
the Landing who possesses a boat will
enter il in the parade. To the specta-
tor on the shore the line of boats with
their numerous and varlously colored
illumination will present a pleasant
spectacle. All the residents who reside
on the shores of the river are requested
to Illuminate.
Mr.. Daniel w. Gladding and family
and Miss Henrietta Gladding are enjoy
ing an outing in the White Mountains.
James Amuto. years OF age was be-
fore the Fifth District court this morn
ing on a charge of entering the home
of Mrs. Boner of harrington and steal
ing therefrom different articles. Judge
Bosworth sentenced the lad TO serve
two years at the Sockanosset school for
boys. There were no other cases be-
fore the court
The Fragment Circle of Kings
Daughters enjoyed picnic at the resi-
dence OF its former pastor. Rev. II. w.
Brown at Step Brook yesteri day.
The Block Island excursionists re-
turned to town by steamer Warwick at
s o'clock last evening.
The Young Peoples Epworth league
made an exclusion to Touisset Park
yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. jeremiah Collamne OF Philadel-
phia, former resident of Warren is
visiting relatives in town.
Two dogs made a rather remarkable
raid on poultry in this town and Bristol
yesterday. They visited the chicken
coops OF Edward Cure, near Kickemuit
Narrows. where 81 hens. chickens and
ducks and one rabbit were killed. At
the premises of Ezra Macon in Meta
com avenue. a half mile distant, the
dogs killed 6S hens and chickens and
Joseph Harris's hennry a half mile
distant from Macom's on the Kickemuit
river, was despo'led to the extent of
20 fowls. The dogs were seen by two of
the parties and Harris shot at one of
them without effect. The hencoops OF
Warren Whitney were also visited by
the animals where one hen was killed
by them. The dogs made hasty cir
cult of the territory and in killing the
fowls as RAPIDLY as possible, they
were evidently out for record and
made It,
The infant child of Stanislans Dzick
died yesterday morning at her fathers
residence on Water street.
Amity Lodge. 1. O. q. F.. held its reg
ular weekly meeting last evening.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-18
BRISTOL

Yesterday afternoon between i and
O'Clock fire was discovered in a house
on Third street by one Of the tenants
who was returning home from work. In
the absence of it's parents child had
obtained some matches and started
bon fire in a clothes press. The tenant
who saw the smoke put out the hre
with much difficulty and saved the
child from a terrible death.
Quite a number OF people from Brls-
tol. including a number OF town onlclais
enjoyed an outing at Seaconnet foiht
yesterday.
Joseph X. Van Dorm of Warren. Pa,
a native Of Bristol, arrived yesterday
and is the guest OF John II. Petman and
family on Franklin street.
The work on the broken steel mast OF
the Columbia is nearly completed and
by the first of the coming week VIII
again be ready for use.
James Herreshoff. Jr.. nephew OF the
Herreshoffs here, arrived yesterday on
a visit TO his relatives. His parents re-
side in Lower California and he Is en-
ployed as a draughtsman ait Newport
News, Va.
The c. c. club. consisting OF twelve
couple, will make q moonlight excur-
sion tonight to Point Pleasant South
Swansea, Mass. where they will enjoy
a clam bake and dance.
The auxiliary schooner yacht Diana
OF New York, owned by +. w. Hinman
OF New Haven, is in the harbor at an
chor off the Bristol Yacht club house.
A small boy named Arthur White fell
overheard from the Steamboat landing
yesterday afternCbl and was rescued
by William Shepard, who was near by.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-18
AT The NORTH END.

There was another accident last
night, alleged 10 be due TO a passenger
trying 10 get off a moving car on North
Main street. opposite Livingstone
street. Frank Coyle was a passenger
on Pawtucket car 1886. In charge Of Con-
ductor Edward George ana Motorman
Ernest Manley. and IL is claimed he
tried TO get off the car without waiting
for IL TO stop. AS result he was
thrown 10 the ground and received a
bad cut over the eye and had two teeth
Knocked out. Coyle was assisted into
II. /. Leiths pharmacy and was at
tended by DR.. Cooney. Later on the in
jured man was taken 60 his home on
Murphy street.
Joseph Silverman. an old man, was
taken into custody by an officer OF the
second station last night on charge
Of receiving stolen property. -Four boys.
who are accused OF having stripped n
house that is on the line 81 the Charles
street Improvement ~ lead pipe, say
that Silverman put them up TO the job
and loaned fhem n hatchct TO do the
work with. Silverman. 10 Is said. ac-
knOwledged tise hatchet was his, but
denied the story of the boys.
The Christian workers ~ this city
will meet at the Helping Hand Mission
II Hartford avenue at 7:45 o'clock this
evening. Rev. Charles i. Clarke. pas
tor Of the Branch Avenue church, viii
have charge OF the meeting.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-18
BY ELECTRICITY.
Oakland Beach Railroad Will Be In
Operation By November /.
The Work Of Making The Connection At
Auburn Will Be Begun Very Soon.

Work Of making the necessary
changes in order 10 operate the War
wick and Oakland Beach branch of the
Consolidated road by electricity will be
begun in a very short time, and the
Union Railroad company. which has
been unable to obtain all the rails that
IL needs, has enough on hand TO make
the necessary connections between the
road and the Auburn line ait Auburn.
The Warwick town council is with
holding the permission to make the
connection between the Broad street
line and the railroad at Lakewood in
an endeavor TO secure a five-cent rate
to Lakewood, but General Manager
Potter said today that the road would
make the Auburn connection, which is
in the town of Cranston. at once, and
| the present. This will be good news
for the residents along this line, for it
| means not only more rapid transit, but
| half hourly trains during the day, and
| IL is expected that the road will be
ready for the trolley service by No
| yember l.
BY next spring the spur track lead
ing from the main line into the Rocky
Point excursion grounds will be con-
structed, so that IL will be ready for
operation some time before the regular
season opens. This, of course, will
mean far greater facility in reaching
this popular resort, and it will open up
communication with the entire Paw
tuxet valley. The cars for the road are
now being built by Jones of Troy. They
are of the same general plan as the
Riverpoint cars. but considerably long
er, the Riverpoint cars being 26 feet
long, while the new ones for Oakland
Beach will be 81 feet in length In ad
dition TO the usual passenger cars. the
road Will have some combination bag
gage and smoking cars. which will run
at intervals frequent enough for ac-
commodation
The Elmwood line is now double
track as far as the car barn, and the
work OF laying another track to the
corner of Park avenue i'm Auburn,
where the Natick road turns. will be
begun at once. This will give n free
track for the Oakland Beach cars. en-
abling them to make better time than
II held behind the Riverpoint and Elm
wood avenue cars.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-18
PAWTUXET VALLEY.

The regular meeting of Coventry
womens club was held yesterday after
noon at their rooms in Anthony. 1t was
decided to have lectures during the
year from prominent speakers.
The club with its friends will take a
trolley ride TO Lake Nippenlcket next
Tuesday.
Court Warwick F. of A., met at its
rooms in Clyde last night.
telephone is being placed I'm the
new rectory of St. Johns church, Arc
tic.
Washington Lodge I. O. O. f.. met at
Odd Fellows hall, Riverpoint, last even
dng.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Tibbitts of Arc
tic are visiting friends i'm Connecticut.
The grade OF Furnace hin OaklaWn.
is being reduced. n great improvement
Rev. Ambrie Field Of Centreville has
been elected principal OF East Green
wlch Academy. He has not yet signi-
fed his acceptance.
The electric light plant Of Hope COM
pany mill at PheniX Will consis. or
400 lights There will be two sets OF
dynamos In case of accident.
The town council OF Warwick has
voted 10 insert In the call for n finan-
cial town meeting the question "Shail
the town appropriate n sum " money
Tor the erection OF high school bull-
ing and the establishment and malnt -
nance OF high school facilities In IN,
town OF Warwick"
Gibson Council. X. OF c.. OF Arctic
mas made arrangements for n carnival
TO be held next Thursday evening 10
ST. James grove.
Hope pond Is the delight of fisher
men, large strings OF fish being taken
every evening.
An important meeting OF McGregor
IOst, Bhenix, occurs this evening.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-18

There Is more Catarrh in this section
OF the country than all other diseases
put together. and until the last few
years was supposed TO be incurable For
n great many years doctors prcnounc a
Il n local disease, and prescribed local
remedies. and by constantly failing 10
cure with local treatment. pronounced
II incurable. Science has proven ca
tarrh 10 be a constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional treat
mcnt. Halls Catarrh Cure. manufac-
turcd by T.. !. Cheney a. Co. Toledo,
Ohio. is the only constitutional cure on
the market. ~ " taken Internally in
doses from 10 drops 10 teaspoonfui "
acts directly on the blood and mucJ ~
surfaces Of the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any case ~ fai's to
cure. Send for circulars and tess.n0-
nials. Address +. J. CHENEY & CO,
Toledo q.
Sold by druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-18
KESTRAL WON.
Dsfea.st n, Soc BY Nine MI,ue end Fourteen
Seounts In a Drifting Mach.

The two crack sloops. the Kestrel.
owned by +. NJ. Hoyt. and Syce owned
by John II. Mills, had a special race at
Bristol yesterday, under the auspices
of the Bristol Yacht club. The greater
part of the race was drifting match.
AMI the Kestrel finished first. after be-
ing out on the cruise eight hours and n
half winning by nine minutes and II
seconds
The race was for n handsome silver
dish. given by Commodore John H.
Mills Of the Bristol Yacht club The
start was at l:3O o'clock.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-18

yfns. wrrstow's sooTuIse SYRUP has besa
v>ed ior over nffy years by millions of
mothers for their children while teething,
with perfect success. IL soothes the child
eoftens the gums. allavs oil pain, cures wind
solic, and l. tho best remedy for Dlarrhpa.
u Will relieve the poor little sufferer imme-
diat-ly. sold by Druggists In every part "a
The world rwcnty i've cents n bottle 80
snre and ask for Mrs Winslov's soothin 4
vyrup." and take no other kind
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-18
tuhonc 0 Plague al 0otrlc.

Madrid. Aug. 1S.-Drs Mendoza and
Mendau who were sent officially TO
study the plague at Oporto. Portugal.
telegraph that the cases observed by
them are very characteristically bu-
bOnic."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-18

William Durant OF Boston, who is
just past SO years OF age. has for 65
years led placid life as an attache of
the Boston Transcript. He is now its
treasurer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-18

A pound Of raw cotton is worth five
cents; when made into fabrics that
pound lis worth from % cents TO 81
Massachusetts, has 5000 600 spindles ana
spins 1859, 900 bales OF Southern cotton
to sell back 10 the South. The South
news the wood and draws the water: n
does the drudgery OF producing the
raw mtl erial for the North to manu-
facture and get rich upon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-18
DEv0NS WIN NEWPORT CUPS.
0sfsai Philadelphia Freeb,o.ers 8 1-2io Big
Crowd on pand 10 cher Good pIays.

The Devons won the pretty Newport
cups at polo at Newport yesterday aft
ernoon. beating the Philadelphia Free
hooters, to whom they gave four goals
by handicap by score of 9la TO Z. The
match was not as interesting as that
between Westchester and Meadow
brook OF the day before, but big
crowd found good deal of excitement
In IL and cheered the good plays TO the
echo. The summary:
DEVON.
maxwell Stevenson.
2-J. B. Eustis, Jr.
3-Charles G.. Wheeler.
Back-J. +. McFadden.
PHILADELPHIA FREEBooTERs.
1-E. Reynal.
"A. T.. Kennedy.
3-R. l.. Beekmnn.
Back. r. McMcFadden
Referee-Iiichard McCreery.
First Period.
Goal Won by. Made bv. m q
l-Devon, Wheeler .......... 200
''"h' Sustis s................. Alb
Second Period.
S-Devon, j. II. Eustis tis.... 5.45
4-Devon, j. IL. Eustis. s....... 400
Third Period.
5-Philadelphia. Reynal .-... 2.f5
Philadelphia. Rcynal ......... 3:15
Devon, Eustis ................ O.ij
S-Devon, Wheeler .......... LAS
Fourth Period.
9-DeVon, stevenson ............ 1:15
lO-DeVon' wheeler ............... 1900
Philadelphia. Kennedy ........ $3.50
Devon, stevenson ............. Gas
13-Devon. Wheeler Limit
The polo season will close with n
match on Saturday for cups offered by
Mr.. James Gordon Bennett. president
OF the Westchester Polo club. open TO
team members OF the Westchester club.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-18
WARREN AMo rR,sToL eRawcM

WARREN AND eRiSTot BRANCH.
Leave PROVIDENCE Qndia Street
Statlon) for FALL RIvER-6:so. 1880.
$3.50. 1850 a. m; 1880. $3.50, 4:so. s:sa
$50 p. m. sundays-7:3o. $3.50 q. M:
1880. $3.50. $3.50 p. m.
NEWPORT-730 $50. 1l.3o a. m: l.3o.
4SO. $50. 1880 p. m. Sundays-7so.
$50 a. M: l.3o. $50. 1880 .. m.
Trains leave Proyidence as follows:
lis. $40 Cexp.). $50. $50. 7.3o and iiso
D. m. Sundays-7.30. $50 a. M; l.3o.
$50. $50 p. m.
Ne Providence. at sis. 7i5. SIS. Ills a.
m; i.15, 315. 400. AIS. 5.15. els. 7lS.
Ills o. n. Gundays-7.15. sl5 g. M:
ll5. 5.l5 and si5 D. m: s,o.
@!oLano AND rSv,Ssro SsaHa. s n!vis,os fo,,ow..
FOR BOSTON. Terminai-S:l9. li:5S
m: 4:45 IN. Return-S:00 q m;
1900. 1925, 5:25 p m.
PUTNAM. POMFRET. T.. THOMP-
SON. WILLIMANTIC and HART
FORD-S:45 a m and l:05 p m. via
FRANKLIN-s:oo $40. HISS m; AIS.
MIiLyFFoRD-s:1o. 11:55 a m; 4:ls, 5.5s
cRANsToN.s:ss. 900 a m: 1905, AZ; :
p 1'S, M sundays-7:s7 D m.
KNIGHTsvILLE-'ls.o5 o5. '5:s7. s:4c p
IN. Saturdays--'11:1 10 d m.
Observation-Disclosures. 5:37. s:4s p. m.
Saturdays-11:lO p. m.
PONTIAC-'6:33 :33 a. m; '12:o5. G:ie. s7:T
p. m. Saturdays-'11:lo y. M. Sun
NATIcK. RfvERPoINT. CENTRE
VILE, ANTHONY AND WASH
INGTON--6:3 900 n. m: 1905. 4:37,
5:37, 6:42. 1877 p. IN. Saturdays-l1:l0
p. m. Sundays-7:37 p. m.
ARCTIC AND QUIDNICK--6:3s a. m:
1905. ABB, 5:37. 6:i2. -7:27 p. m. Sat-
urdays-ll:lo p. m. sundays-':T ..
COVENTRY. SUMMIT. GREENE.
ONECO, MOOSUP AND PLAIN-
TIELD-s:3s. 9:oe a. m; 4:s7. 7;2s p.
m. Sundays-7:37 p. m.
STERLING. JEWETT CITY. CAN
TERBURY. sCoTLAND-6,3s 300 A.
m: i.37. 7.27 p. m. Sundays-I5f p m
VERSAILLES. BALTIC. SOU TIL
FORD AND NORWICH-6.3s. 9.o9 a
rIsi,kaI.,a mii s:aI. Zig; -SSEwpunc. NJ WATER.
BURY AND DANBURY-e.oe a. n.
PASCOAG AND INTERMEDIATE
STATIONS-6.43. $40 n. m: 40. SIT
n. m. Saturdays (and except Fields
station)-i1.15 p. m.
sstop on nag.
n Sleeping cars only. All parlor
cars. Via walpole Line.
n Except Mondays.
Boat from Fall River.
q PETER CLARK. a. G. KENDALL
Cen. supt. Gen. Pass'r. Agt.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-18
Succession Of nisas 'ers.

Then began a succession OF disasters.
Mr.. Wellman while leading the party,
fell into a snow-covered crevasse, Sc
riously injuring one OF his legs and
compelling a retreat. Two days later
the party was reused alt midnight by an
ice quake under them, due TO pressure.
In a few moments many dogs were
crushed and the sledges destroyed. The
members of the expedition narrowly es-
capped with their lives. though they
managed to save their precious sleep
ing bags and some dogs and provisions
On Mr.. Wellman's condition becom-
ing alarming. as inflSnmation set in.
the brave Norwegians dragged him on
n sledge by forced marches nearly 200
miles to headquarters, arriving there
early last April.
Mr.. Wellman Is still unable to walk
and will probably be permanently Grip
Pied
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-18
Unknown Region.

After reaching headquarters other
members OF the expedition explored
regions hitherto unknown. and i'm
portant scientific work was done by
Lieut.. Evelyn B. Baldwin OF the United
States weather bureau, DIR. Edward
Hoffman of Grand Haven, Mich, and
Mr.. A. Harlan of the United States
coast survey.
The expedition killed AZ bears and
many walrus.
The Capella arrived at Cape Teget-
hoff In search Of the expedition on July
27 last On Aug. Q she met the Stellar
Polare bearing the party headed by
Prince Luigi. Duke OF Abruzzi. which
has sailed from Archangel to recon-
noltre northwest Franz Josef land. and
to meet II possible the Wellman ex-
pedition.
Mr.. Wellman and his companions
found no trace in Franz Josef land of
the missing aeronaut, Prof Andree
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-18
The wsIlman Expedition.

The Wellman expedition. headed by
Mr.. Walter Wsllman, an American
newspaper man, who had already
passed eight months in the Arctic re-
gions. left Tromsoe on June 26, 1898. for
the purpose of exploring high ATTITUDES
and after stopping ait Solombola near
Archangel, sailed for Franz Josef land
on the ice steamer Fridtjof. loaded with
scientific Instruments. dogs, sledges
and provisions.
On Aug. 30 OF last year the Fridtjof
arrived at Tromsoe. Norway. and re-
ported that Mr. Wellman had landed an
expedition at Cape Tegethoff. establish
ing also supply house alt or near Cape
Flora latitude S0).
This was the last definite news re-
garding the undertaking. and some
anxiety had been felt as to the fate OF
Mr.. Wellman and his associates.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-18

NEW YORK. NEW HAVEN AND
HARTFORD RAILROAD.
EASTERN DISTRICT.

Time tables giving full informatio
as 10 local and through train service may
De obtained at Providence station and
stations below.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-18

s'Stop on nag
Sleeping cars only. All parlor
cars. Via Walpole Line.
n Except Mondays.
fRoat from Fall River.
q PETER CLARK. a. G. KENDALL
Cen. supt. Gen. Pass'r Agt.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-18

on reaching Fort Mckinley Mr..
Wellman found Bentzen dead. but
Bjoervig, according TO promise. had
kept the body in the house, sleeping
beside IL through two months of Arctic
darkness. Notwithstanding his terrible
experience, the survivor was safe and
cheerful.
Pushing northward through rough ice
and severe storms, with a continuous
temperature for 10 days between 40 and
so degrees below zero, the party found
new lands north OF Freedom island,
where Nansen landed in 1895.
BY the middle OF March all hands
were confident OF reaching latitude 81
or SS, IL not the Pole itself.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-18

Tromsoe, Island of Tromsoe, Norway,
Aug. 1S.-Walter Wellman and the sur
vivors of the Polar expedition led by
him arrived here last evening on the
steamer Capella, having successfully
completed their explorations in Franz
Josef land. Mr.. Wellman has discov-
cred important new lands and many
new islands.
The expedition brings a grim story
OF Arctic tragedy. In the autumn OF
1898 an outpost called Fort Mckinley
was established i'm latitude 81. 1t was
a house built OF rocks and rooted over
with walrus hide. Two Norwegians,
Paul Bjoervig and Bert Bentzen, the
latter OF whom was with Nansen on
the Fran, remained there.
The main party wintered In a can
vas-covered hut called Harmsworth
house at Cape Legethoff, on the south
ern point of Halls islands, latitude so.
About the middle of February before
the rise OF the sun to It's winter height,
Mr.. Wellman, with three Norwegfans
and 45 dogs, started north. Ii was the
earliest sledge journey on record in
that high latitude.