The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-27

got on Funston's nerves, and when the
Indians brought rumors that North
American whaling fleet was being
crushed to pieces in the ice OFF the Arc
tic ocean. some two hundred miles to
the northward, Funston beguiled an old
Indian into starting on the journey to
the ocean with him on snowshoes. 1t
was two hundred miles as the crow flies,
but Funston and the Indian got lost
and went four hundred miles out OF
their way. After running ont OF food,
and starving for two days, Funston and
the Indian picked the dog In the pack
train that would make the best potpie.
But In the afternoon OF that day they
came upon band OF Indian hunters
carrying fresh caribou to the fleet.
When funston came up to the ships
with the Indians he found the story OF
the destruction of the fleet Il fiction. A
great crowd of men from the fleet was
watching ball game on the Ice, and
when Funston. In his Eskimo dress,
spoke to captain of one of the whal-
crs In English there was a whaling
captain who refused &c believe his eyes
and ears. and Funston was Obliged to
show his government commission.
Then that captain took Funston to his
cabin and called another captain, and
they learned twO-year- old news until
they were glutted.
Here the devil whispered something
to the first captain and he whispered
1t to the second captain, and together
they persuaded Funston to allow them
to fill the flowing bowl until 1t ran over
several consecutive times. And subse-
qucnt proceedings Interested Mr.. Funs-
ton no more for several hours there
after. Whereupon the devil and the
two captains went out and set about
their devices What they did and what
they told made Funs,on's coming 10
that fleet n greater sensation than any
thing he will ever do In the Philip
pines. For the devil spoke these things
through the mouths of the captains to
men who had been away from home
for three long years. ENGLAND and
Russia have united and declared war
against the United States: New York
| City Is captured: San Francisco IS be-
lng bombardcd: Russian troops are
coming through Siberia to ALASKA, and
down through British America to Chi
| caso: the owners of the North Amcri-
can whaling fleet have paid this white
man 10000 to bring this word: Go
north as soon as the Ice breaks: push
| north: stay north, as far north as the
/ ice will permit. for two years or until
peace has been declared. Also avoid
communicating with other ships"
What Is the little matter of SWIM
ming tropical torrent under fire us
compared with bringing news like this,
| and being sound asleep and locked In
n captains cabin when It strikes 300
homcsicE Yankees who want 20 go home
N,Ft hFh AF,t,
his life make the sensation he made In
| the Arctic Ocean. Nor will the devil
and two captains ever have so much
| fun over him.
When he returned 10 Rampant House
| he had made Il journey of 900 miles in
the dark night OF arctic winter. Pcarys
! first famous journey was made In an
arctic summer. and II was not so long
| as Funstons either.
When summer ddwncd Funston took
IN his kit and left Rampant House, and
with two Indians came down tho pOr-
| cupinc to the Yukon. There Funston
left the Indians. and alone In an omen
boat drlfted down the length of the
| Yukon TO It's mouth. making n botan-
icnl survey OF the country. The pressed
ilora that he gathered nre now in the
agricultural department Mt Washing
ION. NHu HIS report ~ matter or rec
ord. He was picked up By the revenue
cutter Bear ard came home In the fall
Of 1894. II was hard trip, But Fun
ston thought nothing OF II, and was too
busy to go 10 New York and get fomc.
When he got back 10 civilization.
Funston tried 10 establish n coffee plan
tH.ion In Central America, and lived
down under the equator for n few
month"; Later he drlt,cd Into New
York and was made assistant auditor
OF the Santa re railroad when IL was
b0Ing rcorgaalzed. But the tack o.
signing his name to bonds eight hours
n day grew Irksome, and Funston felt
what he thought was hIs ne cali 10
duty, and In August, 1896, he packed
his kit and went with a Gllbustcrlng
party on the Daunlless to Cuba. He