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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23

Special Correspondence Of The Journal.
M ONE, Alaska, Sept. 4.-Captain
III Roald Amundsen arrived here
last Friday night in the good
ship Gioa, accompanied by his faithful
crew, all of whom left Norway more
than three years ago on an expedition
to discover the Northwest Passage
that indefinite waterway between the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
For centuries the Northwest Passage
and the north pole have been the OBJ
jective points Of scores of Adventures
and explorers, but it remained for Cap
tain Amundsen, pure-blooded Nor
wegian, to accomplish that at which so
many had failed before him, and not
only did he accomplish the feat of find
ing and passing thru that passage, but
he was closer to the magnetic north
pole than any other explorer has ever
been.
The adventures, the hardships, the
suffering and the anxiety which the
staunch little crew went thru during
those three years of isolation and strug-
gle would fill dozen volumes. In brief,
the facts are as follows:
On beautiful sunny day, June 10,
1908, the little sloop Gioa, laden with
provisions sufficient to sustain seven
lives for five years, left Christiania,
Norway, on an expedition to the ice
bound regions of the arctic. The crew
consisted of Captain Amundsen, Lieu
tenant Hansen and four sailors, Antoine
Lund, Hielmer Hansen, Peter Ristvedt,
Adolph Lindstrom and O.. Peterson, who
afterwards died.
Forty-fve days later they sighted
the southern coast of Greenland and in
the latter part of August, that year,
they reached the extreme northern
point of the American continent.
Interviewed by The Journal at Nome
When interviewed by the Journal s
described the rest of his trip as fol-
lows:
"The route followed was thru Baf-
fms bay and Lancaster sound, Barrow
strait, Peel sound, James Ross strait
to Rae strait. We wintered between
Todd island and Richardson inlet. Hav-
ing gone thus far, the Gjoa then went
opening of the summer5 season the
hardest part of the Journey begun.
The region from Todd island onward to
the west is the unknown part-at least
it was unknown up to now-and thru
here we had to literally feel our way.
The passage between King William
land and Victoria land is narrow, shall
low and dotted with innumerable
islands. The land is very low there,
not exceeding 800 feet in height, and
this is the point where all previous ex-
plorers have lost their way and gone
astray. Rae turned back at this point.
"The Gjoa, however, forced her way
into Dease strait. thence to Coronation
gulf, where Dolphin and Union straits
open on the free Arctic. That was the
end of the northwest passage.
CATER that we fastened to get out
hoping to make it by last season, but
it was too late; the ice had blocked in
everything to the east of Point Barrow
schel island all last winter. This veal
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23
LEFT TO DIE ON DECK
Steerage Passengers File Complaint
Against Alleged Inhumanity.

Journal Special Service.
New York, Sept. 22.-Bitter COM
plant against the treatment received
on the last trip of the steamship Car
mania, which arrived here three days
ago, has been made by many Of the
steerage passengers. The complaint is
in the form Of round robin.
Very bad treatment, bad food'';;
shocking food, bad sleeping berths =;
+" driven like animals =; inhuman
treatment" food not fit to eat, and
similar expressions occur opposite doz-
ems Of names. "Overcrowding and
neglect of the sick.' are mentioned
by nearly half the signers. G. Phil
lips Of Ottawa, Canada, said:
."aMrs. Rose Kennedy Of London was
sick the first night and lay on the bare
deck with no food and no medical at
tendance. When some Of the passen-
gers asked the stewards to help her
they were cursed for their, pains. Mrs
Kennedy died during the latter part OF
the voyage and the two priests who ad
ministered the last rites expressed the
belief that she died as a direct result
io3 inhuman treatment. =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23
PIKE SPEAK DISCOVERY
WILL Be CELEBRATED
Elaborate Program Arranged for
Centennial Of "Great
White Mountain" 49,.
Special 70 The Journal.

Colorado Springs, Col, Sept. o.
The people of Colorado Springs have
completed elaborate preparations for
the celebration next week of the Tooth
anniversary of the discovery of Pike g
Peak. The date Of the celebration an
ticipates by two months the actual cen
tennial anniversary, the change being
made because the weather conditions at
this time of the year. are more favora-
BILE to outdoor festivities than later in
the year.
tempted the ascent Of the mountain
which bears his name. His was the
first military and the second exploring
expedition ever sent out by the
United States government, and its OBJ
iect was to learn something about the
territory recently acquired by "the
Louisiana purchase. - With a little
party Of private soldiers and others,
Pike started from st. Louis, July Is,
1906 After long travel and numerous
hardships the condition of the little
party was becoming rather desperate,
when, on Nov. Is, the /" Mexican noun:
tains ''were sighted from the banks Of
the Arkansas river, in what: is now
western Kansas. Three cheers were
given and Pike determined to press on
! to the great white peak. = The near.
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saw them again, are confident they

saw them again, are confident they
were drowned.
Koerber, who is a German 81 years
old, and Berntsen Norwegian, FL
years Of age, swan about for two
hours, alternately in the water and
upon some Of the three-inch planks of
which the deck load was composed, or
they were torn from these by the
waves.
Finally both men, good swimmers,
got atop of the cabin roof and altho
the waves rolled over this for many
hours, they clug to it until they were
rescued.
The cabin tablecloth, which they
found hanging on a hook, an oilskin
coat and a pair of overalls were hoisted
above the raft and were waved by the
men, who shouted when passing ships
were sighted. Fifteen steamers passed
them, some so close that they could see
their rigging, before the Edga came.
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with the wound about the head, make
the police and coroner's office scout
the suicide theory. 49, -. g.
Inquiry was made at the office of To-
cal steamboat companies to determine
if the woman was thrown from steam
er while returning to Chicago from a
summer resort. Her skin was tanned
as if she had been much in the sun. On
the ring finger of her left hand were
white marks, showing that rings had
been taken off. The sleeve Of a costly
white shirtwaist was torn off as if in a
struggle, and the right eye was bruised
and swollen as if by blow.
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we barely got thru and wouldn It have
made it at all but for a strong south
east wind which opened a passage for
us and the whalers that had been i'm
prisoned since last fall.
EAST of Point Barrow the Gjoa s
propeller got bent in the ice, which
twisted the shaft so badly that we
have since been unable to use it. The
Gjoa has an oil motor and the engine
is merely intended to be auxiliary. 1t
was of great use among the tortuous
passage
During their long winter confinement
the Gjoa's larder was restocked with
fish and deer meat which, Captain
Amundsen says, is very plentiful.
The captain is very modest and I'M
doubtedly fails to mention many of the
exciting incidents Of the trip. This is
proved by the fact that he spoke Of his
overland "mush' to Eagle City last
winter as "hardly worthy of mention
ing when in reality it was most
and requiring great strength and cour-
age. The trip was made to secure med
icine for the man Peterson of the crew,
who was i'll and who afterwards died.
While at Eagle, Amundsen tele-
graphed to the outside world that he
had accomplished the great object he
had set out for and received in return
thousand-dollar message of congrat-
ulations from King Oscar.
His Scientific Discoveries.
His scientific discoveries are of even
greater Importance and interest than
statement made by him shows:
sc osta h1ishad ohsarua tion CT tion
along King Williams land, in latitude
6S degrees 30 minutes north and 90
degrees west of Greenwich. I am sure
that this is only ninety miles away
from the true magnetic north. This
ninety miles I travelled over frequently,
taking observations all the time. These
observations have been sent out to the
scientific experts of the world, and they
will calculate the exact location of the
real magnetic pole from those notes. -
Where the Compass Is Useless.
Along the same lines Captain Am
undsen further said to the Journal
representative:
+, 'There was much that was interest
ing in my observations in the region
of the magnetic pole. I see that you
are anxious to hear about that, but it
would take too long. I will tell you.
however, that my observations will add
considerably to the scientific knowledge
of the magnetic polar regions. You
may say that my observations, carried
on for period of two years, night
and day. must set at rest much that is
hypothetical about the magnetic north
pole. They will certainly define it's
location with greater accuracy than has
been possible heretofore. Ross made
several observations, but not nearly
enough for accuracy. In the magnetic
polar region the compass is practically
of no use; it fluctuates and varies to an
extraordinary degree. The compass
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Journal being shown special court
esy: He was invited into the captain IS
cabin where. his astronomical instru-
prise the principal features. The whole
ship was in the best Of order and spoke
well for the men who have lived on her
SO long. She is a seventy-foot sloop
and nearly the whole distance has been
covered by the aid of one mainsail, a
foresail and two jibs. -, -
The captain and crew Of this staunch
little boat have received greater hon
ors and have been more popular in this
community, than any guests that have
ever visited Nome and their departure
will be looked forward to with deep
est Of regrets by all.
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ing on the beach to cheer the heroes.
The brass band escorted the party to
the Golden Gate, hotel, where Mr.. .Lo-
men introduced Captain Amundsen
and Lieutenant Hansen to the crowd of
enthusiastic admirers who surrounded
them on the hotel steps, He said that
Nome was honored that night with the
presence of the man who had accom-
plished what SO. many explorers had
been trying to do for centuries. This,
he said, was memorable accomplish
ment, one that would go down in his
tory as one of the greatest of'!!all dis
coveries. Nome chad tfs honor Of be-
ing the first civilized community to see
the 'Gioa and herswhole crew since they
had emerged from the,awilds Of the arc,
tic regions andH he haske d Chat the peo-
pie there assembled show their! appre-'
citation by three hearty cheers for the
captain-and the cheers 'resounded
among the golden hills which lie back
of Nome e. - y
The Explorer Surprised.
Captain Amundsen then responded
with a pleasing and heartfelt express
sion of thanks for his royal and unex-
pected welcome. He said that he and
his crew had pictured Nome entirely
different from what it really, was.
They had expected to find a small min
ing camp-a collection Of tents and a
few rough cabins; they were agreeably
surprised. however, to find here a large,
archaeological city, paved streets, a
raidroad, large modern stores, evidences
of wealth on every hand and above all
brave, true-hearted men, who had
fought the ice and cold and dangers of
the north, and who could more fully
sympathize with them and understand
what their discoveries meant. He
apologized for the imperfect English
which he spoke-tho it was really
very good-and asked that those who
had been 50 kind to honor him would
| not forget that his crew had borne a
| most important part in his work.
Ladies Congratulate the Captain.
A formal reception was then held
in the parlors Of the hotel, many ladies
taking advantage Of the opportunity to
congratulate the captain and his lieu
tenant. A supper was then given to the
explorers by The reception committee.
John Dexter, Judge Du Bose and Wal
ter Clark. 80, --.-. -.
A number of banquets and receptions
were subsequently given, all of which
gave evidence, by their elaborateness.
of the effort the people were making
to properly entertain their. distin-
guished visitors. -, :.
The following are some Of the toasts
which were drunk: Our Guests
"Captain Amundsen,"' "Lieutenant
Hansen" "The United States Of
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A A%sr sad "Swsdsn N t%:
sister Country ,"The Norwegian
Sailor,' "Alaska,' "The North Mag
netic Pole'' and Magnetism and 9th
er Isms.
While in Eagle during the past win
ter Captain Amundsen was initiated
into the Alaskan lodge known as the
Arctic Brotherhood, and while in Nome
both he and Lieutenant Hansen joined
the Fraternal Order Of Eagles. ..
A Visit to the Gjoa.
Many. parties. have already visited
the little vessel which was the home of
these brave men during so many long
days-the representative Of TT e
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23
SHORT SKIRT LADIES, NERVE.

Atlantic City, n. j, Sept. 22.-Oficials Of
men folk of the cottage colony. who have worn
knee-length skirts since the beginning OF the
bany women and sent in, a protest against the
necessity Of showing their trim ankles while
boarding high steps Of the new cars. They'll
get 1t on their nerve, . declared an Official who
ordered that platforms be built at stopping
places on the edge of the city.
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Departure Of the Gjoa.

Under date Of Sept. 6, Mr.. Denny
writes The Journal as follows:
The Gjoa, under command Of Lieu
tenant Hansen, left here yesterday noon
for Seattle. Captain Amundsen sails
for the same place on the steamer Sara
toga tonight. He will go from Seattle
to Sitka to have his instruments ad-
justed and return to the states in time
to meet the Gjoa. He will then proceed
to San Francisco and thence around
Cape Horn to his native land.
The people Of Nome are awaiting his
departure with deeper regret than they
would if the whole camp was one large
family, the most popular son of which
was forever bidding them good-by.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-23
SCENTS N. FOUL MURDER |
IN CHICAGO MYSTERY
Coroner Investigates Case
Handsome Woman Found
-1 on Lake Shore.
Special to The Journal.

Chicago, Sept. 22.-Latest develop
ments in the Evanston murder mystery
cause officials to believe that the body
Of the handsome young woman found
along the north shore may have been
flung into the lake from yacht.
Coroner Hoffman believes that be-
hind the tragedy turks a night mystery
of the lakes in. which the woman was
murdered. The police are trying to
trace the movements of boat seen off
the place, where the body came ashore.
The appearance of the body indicates
that it had been in the water only a
brief time. Wounds on the head bear
the coroner out in his murder theory.
cit looks to me like clear case Of
MURDER he said 81 have not yet
had time to investigate the case, but
from what I learn from those at work
on it the woman was murdered, and I
believe the tragedy will. rival any smur-
der that we have had to deal with in
wears - ~ ~
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FIRST PICTURES OF The GOA AND Her CREW TAKEN AFTER
THEY MADE THE FIRST VOYAGE THRU NORTHWEST PASSAGE
Photographs Visit and
in Q
Editorial Explanation.

He JOURNAL
In America
afte
Of
T. of thu Of
ST.
T j 10 inter stinu Of
the unamar northern seas and his scientific
navigation, S dintere
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CROKER WILL COME
s......ss:. TO. WORK FOR BRYAN
By Publishers Press.

BY PubHshers Press, .--1,IlI..1E E..1, - 3
Dublin, Sept. 22.-Tho not leaving
Immediately, Richard Croker will soon
go to America to devote considerable
time to helping: in William J. Bryan IS
political campaign. .sas. .... .::ss.$
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Evidence Of Struggle.

Every appearance Of the woman Is
body would indicate that she. went to
her death either from a steamer or.
yacht Of the pleasure craft squadron,
which is off the lake shore every night.
She was fully dressed, which, taken
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was practically out of commission be-
tween the northern part of Peel sound
to the western end Of Simpson strait -
| Amundsen is not overly anxious to
1mpart very great amount of inforn,a-
ton, as he believes his king and his
people should be the first to be honored
with it.
Monies Reception of Amundsen.
Contrary to the vague idea of the
people on the "outside' or in "the
states" Nome: is probably the most
cosmopolitan city in the world, and
tho only mining camp. which is shut
off from the rest of the world for
eight months of every year, she is very
modern and the home of many intel
ligent and well-known men who are 50
close to the ice-bound north that they
could heartily sympathize with Captain
Amundsen and the many hardships he
has been forced to endure. Consequent
ly his arrival in Nome was heralded
as the greatest event in the history of
this camp, with the possible exception
Of the original discovery of gold.
Word had been received that the
Gioa had rounded Point Barrow and
might be expected in Nome at any time.
A close watch was maintained and on
the night of Aug. 81, at about 7:3o, a
oludll odll was uCeu W Guo
west of Nome. A launch was immedi-
ately put in readiness and with the
flag Of Norway flying over large re-
ception committee, Captain Amundsen
and his gallant crew were met and
towed into the Nome roadstead. Those
who went out to the now famous little
boat were: Deputy Inspector Of Gus
toms Garfield, Cabell Whitehead, H. B.
Bohlander, DR.. E. E. Hill, G. J. Lomen
chairman of the committee), G. J:
Lomen, R. T. Lying (the Scandinavian
consult, Elwood Bruner, Frank Ames,
w. G. Mcclure, John A. St. Clair, Her
man Carlson, A. H. Peterson, George
Palmer, Jafet Lindeberg, TIL. Lehman,
D. Kelly, A. A. Scotness, J. Bagge, E.
Erickson, Mrs. Lying, Mrs. Lomen, Mrs.
Rustgard and Miss Lawson. A second
launch took out Eugene Chilberg, j. E.
Chilberg (president of the Alas ka-
Yukon fairy, I. A. Nadeau director
general of the Alaska Yukon fairy, and
the Minneapolis Journal representative.
Landing of the Heroes.
G.. J. Lomen, ex-consul Of Norway
and Sweden, made the address WELDON.
ing Captain Amundsen and his follow
ers to Nome, and assuring them that nc
effort would be spared to honor and en-
terrain those who deserved so much
credit as the discoverers of the great
northwest passage. And the residents
backed up Mr.. Lomen' s welcome in
magnificent style, fully 400 people wait
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-03-10

CHAPTER I-Sir Henry Morgan.
former pirate, having purchased i'm
munity and knightnood from the king
OF England, has reformed and has be-
come vice governor Of Jamaica. He IL
deposed and. killing the officers sent
to arrest him, determines to become
again a freebooter. II-Benjamin
Hornigold, ex-pirate, who has been
bitterly wronged by Morgan, joins tho
fortunes Of the latter in order to seek
an opportunity to wreack vengeance
on him. III and Iv-Having recruited
crew OF ex-pirates and other desper-
ADDE'S, Morgan seizes an English frig-
ate and murders her crew or for the
Spanish coast In search OF treasure. Y
and Win desperation action.
wherein are shown the daring and re.
sourcefulness of Morgan and the cour-
age Of his men, he defeats two Spanish
figates and captures their convoy, a
treasure galeon carrying an abess and
priests as passengers. V1I-Morgan
shows his qualities by heaving over
board a mutineer and shooting down a
priest who attempts to save the man.
VIII-Wrecked on the Venezuelan
coast, near La Guayra, to which city
Morgan is attracted by Donna Mer-
cedes de Lara, daughter OF the viceroy
of Venezuela.
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FWouldst asperse my daughters
name? Darest thou BY heaven, you
bold a weapon in your hand. am old
but, Guard thyself!" he called. whip
ping 'out his sword with astonishing
sgiDuy.
81 cannot fight with you" said De
Tohar, lowering his point. But ex.
plainl"
THE Donna Mercedes Is as pure as
heaven" asserted Alvarado.
Then why did you bid me strike
and stand defenscless moment
SINGER
Because love her and she is
jonrs."
DEATH" shouted De Tobar. "Tske
up thy sword!'
stay" broke in the old viceroy
quickly. keep silent, Alyarado. Let
me tell 1t all. am her father. would
consult with the captain upon the jour.
ney of the morrow and other matters
Of state. with us here was my daugh.
ter. Is there aught to provoke thy
jealousy or rage in this? Overcome
by-er-the events of the day, she
tainted. One OF us had to go for aid.
Twas not meet that the young man
should go to the women's apartments;
I left them together"
"Alone?" queried De Tobar.
AYE, alone. One was my daughter,
. De Lara, and she was senseless. The
other was almost my son. knew him.
Tie had proved himself. | could trust
him"
Your excellency, thank you!"
cried Alvarado. Selling the hand OF
the old nobeman and carrying 1t TO his
hps.
"You said you loved her" said DE
Tobar. turning to Alvarado.
sand so do" answered Alvarado.
/ But who could help II? II is an in.
lection have caught from my friend.
Have you spoken words of love to
her! Have you pleaded with her? Did
you meet here by appointment
"Don Felipe" cried Donna Mercedes,
who had kent silent at first, hardly
romprehending. and then holding her
! breath at the denouomcnt, hear me-
Captain Alvarado's manner to me has
been GOODNESS itself-nay, he scarcely
manifested the emotion Of a friend"
She spoke with a bitterness and re.
sentiment painfully apparent to Alva
RADIO, but which in his bewildcrmcnt
Don Felipe did not discover.
II swear to you. senor." she went on
eunningly. until this hour ! never
heard him say those words. I love
you But this scene Is too much for
me. I cannot bear IT, Help me hence
Nay, neither of you gentlemen. with
Sonora Agapida's aid ! can manage
Farewell. When you wish TO claim
me. Don Felipe, the betrothal shall be
carried out, and shall be yours. Good
night"
De Tobar sprang after her and