Morris tribune., 1906-11-03

N1EUUgh t1G tic GGsaA ID LIE Eaef~
fa SaerS q been many Efforts TO-
discover o. nueh,sougbt-for nogaa~
! vast passa IundredS OF men h9H9s
" attempt Tho re@@'r'zsss-
GO 80 ~c- s.-aqr9ye s~-
err Ec,n @,:t, er |, So t3,at it's
as .snown q Goograph-
= 1: @e"cr 1cen trayersed its
i. :" i ~ . s.c&,e vessel.
!. eject Of the expedition
v"~ Z &c Ii way into the region
! ~. +2'e 80 ! pole ara to make OBJ
. H4jG'>s - " &, ed station during an
| < .-,''@' nHrtoi. For this purpose tLes
= j':~?l was furnished with mag
So i" IL 'c''", ents. The loca ti0l Of the
81, '~''>- ic pee was discovered on June
ri 1@:<t wear, two years after the ex-
petition started. Many new islands be-
tW& n King Williams Land, Victoria
Land "ntl tie American coast were dis
| covered, ana the east coast of Victoria ,
| land Was chartered as far north rs
| latitude - degrees 10 minutes. The
! winters Of Roth 1903 and 1904 were
spent in haib0r on the south shores of
King Williams Land, which lies just
west Of Eoc>>Aia Felix peninsula.
Since the coronation there has been
much dissatisfaction among the profess
siOnAl singers who lent their talent to-
make the occasion one of success
from amusical standpoint. The trouble
comes in now when the medals are be-
ing awarded. The singers were given
5nlV bronze medals, the same as were
! received by the soldiers, and c0nse-
qUently there is a remOnStrance forth
coming from the singers, who feel that
they are entitled to silver medals. The,
matter has been brought to the atteD-
tion of the king, who has promised to
look into the matter The bronze med
ais offered the singers were promptly
refused, $50 medals being sent back to
the authorities who sent them.
In Norway they fish by telephon@~
A micrOphOne, which intensifies sound,
is placed in a Theoretically sealed steel
box. Electric wires connect this instru-
ment with a telephone on shipboard.
The inventor asserts that with the aid
of this device the Mind, and approx
mately the number Of fish in theneigh-
bOrh0Od. can be aScerGained. When her
ring OF smaller fish approach the mi
crophOne q Whistling noise can be de-
tectGd. Goldfish make known their pres
ence by howl. The noise is said to be
caused by the flow Of water through
the gills of the f..l. The motion of the
fms produces duh rolling sound.
Last sut1~:csr The explorers left Win
ter quarters and continued the voyage
westward, The passage was all but
completed last YER but winter set in
early and the way was blocked by ice
at point Just west of the Mackenzie
river. The expedition numbered seven
members, the second in command be
ing Lieutenant GodfTed Hansen. of
the Danish navy, and the total cost OF
the equipment was less than $4,000.
Captain Emundsen sailed from Nor
way on .Junc l, 1898, in his forty-ton
sloop. The Gjoa was not built espe-
cially for Arctic work but was
strengthened with sheathing of two
inch oak plaHks and equipped with a
petroleum motor of thirteen horse
power, by the help Of which she was
able to attain a speed Of three knots
in smooth water She relied, however.
chiefly on her sails.
Carsten Borchgrerink, the we'll
known seafarer and explorer, has re-
signed from the Norwegian Geograph-~
ical society, being dissatisfied, ii is; al
legged, because he did not receive the =
gold medal awarded by the society to
Hansen, Sverdrup. Hedin and LnnA~
holtz He maintains that he was as
much entitled to the gold medals as
any of the aforementioned gentlemen.
In Dusseldorf. Germany, they wi i.
! In the near future organize a Germ IL
Isben society and manage the@fe1'
| for the rendition of 1bsen's plays
, Some of the most prominent newspa-
per men and critics are said ODE the
! leaders and indications are that their
Organization will be a splendid sue.
| cess. 1
Architect Setback Bull has now pre-
sented King Haakon his plans for Ber-
genius "KOnmenpantbolig and the
king has given his approval. A feature
of Architect Bulls plans is the Haa-
kons hail. which when completed will
be the most deliberately equipped hal
in all Norway.
The newly elected parliament was
opened by King Haakon, who, in his
speech, said that trade was slowly i'm
proving anG taxes being reduced.
Major Joachim Lund has been aD-
pointed adjutant-in-chief of the kings
staff.