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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-23
PEARY PARTY ALMOST STARVE,
They Had to Eat Fourteen Dogs on
Way Back From the Pole.

They Had to Eat Fourteen Dogs on
Way Back From the Pole.
New York.-In special from Sgd
ney, N. S., the World today gives some
details of the hardships endured by
Lieutenant Peary and his men in their
futile dash for the north pole. After
reaching the most extreme Greenland
settlement, it is stated, 20 Esquimaux
and 100 dogs were secured and then,
taking the ice, the steamer Roosevelt
drifted on and steamed through the
barrier of 1927 degrees north, where
winter quarters were taken up, being
the farthest north winter quarters in
the history of Arctic exploration.
Arrangements to secure the ship and
make all comfortable were completed
by February Z, 1906, and on that day
Peary, with .-.s EsQuimaux and three
teams of dogs made his start for the
pole. Other parties also went out in
charge of Captain Bartlett, DR.. Wolfe.
r. G. MARGIN. J. Clarke and NJ. Ryan,
respectively.
These we're relief parties, and they
kept so miles apart.
During the first part of the journey
moderate weather prevailed and Peary
made good speed. Before his return
to his ship, 1T days later, however,
conditions changed and terrible suffer
ing from hunger and privation was en-
dured.
Undeterred, Peary went further for
ward into the Arctic night until he
reached the highest point ever reached
by any explorer, S7.O6 north latitude,
within 153 miles of the pole.
Before he started on the return voy-
age the food supply had almost given
out. During his return Peary encoun-
tered fierce snowstorm which lasted
week and which drove the party out
Of its course. Peary Immediately set
out to recover his lost course, but be-
fore he succeeded hunger threatened
and Peary was compelled to kill some
of his dogs. The commander enjoyed
the luxury of dog meat equally as well
as his Esquimaux. When Peary re-
turned to the ship only three dogs out
of II remained, IA having been eaten.
Musk OK and deer killed on the road
by EsQuimaux helped the famished
men.
Clarke, with one of the relief parties,
also went astray and he was compelled
to kill some of his dogs to provide
food. Clarke, it appears, was unable
to find his way back, but Peary luckily
came across his tracks and went to
Clarke's rescue. Clarke, it is stated,
has not yet recovered from his trying
lexperience.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-23
IDAHO NEWS.

never before In us history has tho
Occur d'Alenes witnessed 4 food -.
such proportions and destruction az
that OF Thursday and Friday. Just
nine years ago Thursday Mauace wo.
visited by most disastrous food con-
Ing down Placer creek and destrovin.
several houses, but the territorv -
Volved in that freshet was much smoI,
er and the property loss less than m
this occasion. 1t is estimated that tho
total loss will be not less than s125 nm
William Hanna, who pleaded puiltv
at Wallace to the charge of assaultino
SherlH Sutherland last spring with in.
tent TO murder him, has been sent.
enced to serve 10 years in the peniten.
tiary.
Thomas Ward, a saloonkeeper ~
Star, committed suicide recently nv
taking a quantity of strychnine. Re-.
cent trouble with son is supposed to
be the cause.
1t is said butchers must keen a rec.
ord of cattle brands and retain bidos
for 80 days.
The body of Adolph Frisk, who was
killed Thursday by a falling tree near
Potlatch, was buried Sunday at Trov
Three children were instantly killed
and fourth terribly injured at For.
rest recently while on their wav m
school by being struck by a falling
tree. Archie Ladd, aged 16; Charity
Starr, aged II, and Otelia Starr. aged
IA, were killed and Lillian Laid, aged
| 8, had her limbs fractured and was ter.
ribly injured. The children were found
an hour later by a passerby.
Emmett Burton, brakeman on the
Oregon Short Line, fell between the
cars of freight train at Mountain.
home Friday and was instantly killed
While gathering drifting cordwood
from the Clearwater recently Robert
Fiddler lost his footing and was drown.
ed before assistance could reach him.
Jack Allison, a saloonkeeper at
Sweet, was shot and killed by Fred
Brownlee recently. Allison was shot
while resisting arrest. The shooting
was the elimination of trouble that
had existed during the day, during
which Allison had shot and wounded
another man named Harry Helmid.
In the district court at HALEY recent
ly verdict of murder in the second
degree was returned against Arthur
w. Mccoy for the killing of Herbert
Foster, on July 4, at that place. Foster
was manager Of theatrical company
known as the ideals"
August Stensger lies dead at High.
land Valley in Ada county and his
brother in law, Louis Yaurnig is in
hospital, seriously wounded as result
Of a quarrel among neighbor farmers
over wood road. Both were shot by
a man named Simmons.
Two thousand head of sheep are be-
ing held at Kooskia awaiting resump-
ton of freight traffic by the Northern
Pacific
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-23
FOOTBALL GAMES SATURDAY,

Seattle.-There was no games be-
tween Washington and Oregon. Wash
ington left for Eugene Thursday night,
but could get no further than Tacoma
on account Of the washouts.
At Denver-Colorado college, 4;
State School Of Mines, 4.
At ENTHUSIASTICALLY of Vir-
ginia, 0; George Washington, 0.
At TOpeka-Washburn AZ; St.
Mary's, 0.
At Amherst-Amherst, 0; Williams,
At Iowa City-Iowa university, II;
alumni, 0.
Cornell, %; Swarthmore, 0.
Oberlin, 0; Western Reserve, 0.
Amherst, O; Williams, 0.
Brown, IL; Vermont, 2.
delphia.-Mighty Michigan has
fallen. Outplayed, outgeneraled, out
kicked and outclassed, the erstwhile
mighty wolverines were dragged down
to II to 0 defeat here by Pennsyl-
vania, which has generally been re-
garded as the joke of the season among
eastern football dopesters.
Cambridge, Mass.-Harvard evened
up old scores with Dartsmouth by ad-
ministering the first sound drubbing
the Crimson has been able to give the
green and white for several seasons
In game full of unexpected plays and
excitement, her eleven licked the New
Hampshire boys % to 8.
Princeton, N. J.-Princeton and Yale
played tie game in their annual
gridiron contest, neither side being
able to score in the 60 minutes of hard
play. Princeton, touted to win, failed
TO show her expected superiority to
the Yale warriors and Yale played a
surprisingly strong game after the
poor showing she made earlier in the
season.
Pullman, Wash.-By defeating the
Spokane Amateur Athletic club by a
score of to 0, w. 8. C. maintains a
clear record of five games without a
single score being made by the oppos-
ing team.
Walla Walla, Wash.-Slow playing,
fumbles and an abundance of punting
characterized the Whitman-Idaho foot
ball contest here, in which the local
players defeated the visitors by the
close margin of to 5.
Lincoln, Neb.-Nebraska went down
to defeat before ner old enemy Kan
sas by score of s to g.
Cnicago.-The University of Chicago
defeated the Illinois football team here
by an overwhelming score of 60 to 0.
Minneapolis.-The Carlisle Indians
humbled the pride of Minnesota, the
premier western football team, by a
score of II to o.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-23
Canadian Steamers Ashore.

Fort Williams, Ont, Nov. 20.-In the
terrific gale which has ragged on Lake
Superior for two days the Canadian
steamer Theano, Captain George Pear
son. struck a rock four miles east of
Thunder cape, and was totally wreck
ed. The American steamer Philip
Minch and the Canadian steamer
Strathcona were also blown ashore
during the storm, and the former may
be a total loss. The crews of all three
steamers are safe.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-23

rs years. died recently from bein.
crushed between two freight car. %
the railroad yards.
State Land Register John P. Scbm,,
turned into the state treasury satur.
day the sum Of $5S.s15.42. receipts Of
his department for the first half o, M
semoer. len years ago the receipts
for the whole year were only s4s mo
while this year Mr.. Schmit estimoto,
that the receipts will aggregate ove-
100000. 0 ''er
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-23
Steamer Rams Bio BRIDGE.

Duluth, Mimi, Nov. 21.-The big
steel steamer James E. Davidson, Cap
tain Albert Reed, of the Tomlinson
fleet, collided with the Northern. Pa
cific bridge across the Duluth-Superior
harbor at Rice's point, and took out
one of the abutments, throwing span,
165 feet in length, into the water. The
accident is said to have been due to
the steering gear of the vessel becom-
ing useless at a critical moment.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-23
Anarchist Kills Learned Man,

Naples, Italy.-An anarchlst na -.,v
Lagan. who returned here recen'n
from Paterson, N. j., by way Oh ~ 40
don, Saturday stabbed and killed ~
famous zoologist Giovanni hos't noe.
the University of Naples, because w. w.
81 in a recent lecture condemned Oh .,e
chism as barbarous. Lagan, al.ei he
crime, boasted that he was sias ma
committed the deed, and sald IN
were free he would begin agar "som
other enemies of anarchy. all OF ~ ,';,led
we're condemned and would DC -;nle
at the earliest moment it was poo' \,
to carry out the plan arranse0
the anarchist party.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-23
CAME BACK THE SECOND TIME
Robbers Completed Job and Star'e0
a Disastrous Fire.

Walker, Mo.-Robbers here staite.
a fire that destroyed six OF the OeSs
business buildings in Walker, 10 CIV,
up the robbery of between $2OW o..
$4,000 belonging to the Bank OF Waiks,,
A week ago robbers wrecked ~
safe of the bank with dynamite, 81.
ting away with about $4,000, anu IN ~
bank officials were forced to place -
the safe of a neighboring store ~na.
money was left by the robbers Oh 'n''
raid. ~.
Again the robbers, believed TO Do ~.
same gang that committed the n 80
robbery, cleaned out the sa1e' SCI "
to the building and escaped.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-23
Briqands Massacre Greeks.

Athens.-RepOrts are being received
here constantly concerning the activity
of brigands in the Salonica district. 1t
is declared that a number of men, wo-
men and children have been massacred
at Kossiuco and Rammeli, and that a
band killed IS Greeks in the neighbor-
hood of Niacusta and carried their
mutilated bodies into that town.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-23
SPORTING NOTES.

Princeton-Yale won the intercolle-
gate championship gun shoot here,
with a score of 200. Princeton was
second, 1877; Pennsylvania third, 1874;
Harvard fourth, 1856
George Memsic made quick work Of
Charley Neary in the fight between the
two at Los Angeles the other night,
dropping the Milwaukee favorite in the
second round of their bout before the
Pacific Athletic club.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-23
BLIZZARD IN COLORADO.

Trinidad Reports the Storm Extend
ing Into Panhandle Of Texas.
Trinidad, Col, Nov. 19.-The worst
blizzard experienced here in a dec
ade is now raging. The Colorado &
Southern railroad reports the storm
extending into the panhandle of Texas.
The Santa Fee reports a blizzard along
its line clear to Kingsley, Kan.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-23
Crazed Mother Burns Body,

Chicago, Nov. 2O.-Crazed by the re-
cent death of her 10 year old son,
Mrs. Stella Bowman made up her mind
that her son had gone to eternal suf-
fering and that only a human sacri-
flee would save him. She covered her
self with gasoline and applied match.
Though rescued before she died her
injuries are so serious that her life
is despaired of.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-23
STANDARD OIL DENIES CHARGE.
Tells Stockholders Nothing Wrong
Was Done.


Directors of the Standard Oil COM
pany met recently and decided to issue
to the stockholders along with the
dividend a brief statement setting
forth the the management firmly be-
lieves it has acted honestly and legal
ly and reassuring stockholders that,
in the opinion of the board, there is no
cause for alarm.
1t was stated that as the whole
matter has now been taken before a
legal tribunal, the Standard Oil COM
pany has made no reply to the charges,
nor is it intended to do anything that
could be construed as discourteous to
the administration. The company's
full answer, it was said. will be made
at the proper time and place.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-23
NEWSOF Northwest
WASHINGTON, idaho, Oregon
and MONTANA items.
A Few interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of tho Sur.
rounding Country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-FalI Trade Is Good.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Snow evidenced it's existence in Spo-
kane for the first time this year Sat
urday afternoon.
The Pacific Coast convention of the
Ad Mems league with be held in Spo-
kane for the first time.
The largest sheriff's sale of livestock
ever neld in Douglas county takes
place On November rs at the State
Land ranch, IL miles northeast Of
Leahy. Thirteen hundred head of cat
tie belonging to Kirby Bros. Of Nez
Perez, Idaho. will go under the ham,
mer to satisfy $4,000 mortgage held
by Schultz & Mockler, bankers, of the
same place. Kirby Bros. have
long been heavy cattle raisers in the
northwest, and t}eir Douglas county
ranch contained 20 sections of leased
state lands, all under fence.
During a recent windstorm at Trini-
dad the steamer st. Paul was blown On
the rocks and badly damaged. One of
the deckhands was struck by flying
debris and severely injured.
Delay in delivery Of material for the
new Lincoln county courthouse extern
sion bids fair to delay it's completion
indefinitely.
One man was killed and three seri-
ously injured Saturday morning about
1880 o'clock On the railroad construc-
ton work being done at Nine Mile
bridge, down the river from Spokane.
The bat,le for a closed shop is on in
Tacoma.
Mrs. Maud Creffield, widow of "Holy
Roller" Creffield, died in the Seattle
Jail, as the result of mental collopse.
sac was the wife of Joshua" Creffield,
who was shot by George Mitchell, who
believed that Creffield had maltreated
his sister, Esther. Esther later shot
her brother George. She and Mrs.
Crefield were arrested for the crime,
both women confessing that they had
Joshua
The firm of Erwin & Rosencrans,
which recently shipped to Prescott 500
hogs from Oregon, has been unfortun-
ate. A disease has spread among the
animals, and about 200 head have died.
The disease is unchecked, and it is
feared the whole herd will die.
M. M. Foote caught 80 inch cusk
near Chelan. The fish was floating on
top of the water, unable to swim.
These peculiar fish are rarely cap
tured. They live at great depth in
Lake Chelan, where the pressure Of
the water is enormous.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
is buying right of way west Of Lind.
Goose hunters all over the state are
in the Horse Heaven wheat country,
where the wild geese congregate in
great numbers.
Sunday night was the coolest of the
season at Garfield and ice formed
An epidemic Of typhoid fever pre-
walls at Fairfield. Six cases have been
reported.
The Western Mercantile company Of
Sprague has taken over the L. c. Fish
er & Co. hardware and implement
stock. The deal involves considera-
ton of more than $4,000.
J. B. Holt, Whitman county fruit
inspector, is inspecting fruit trees
shipped into Whitman county for plant
ing next spring.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-23
Killed Over Game of Dice.

Chicago-In disagreement over 20
cents in dice game. Lyman Lawrence
fatally shot Frank Pryor. Pryor is dy-
ing. Lawrence was arrested.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-23
Train Runs Away; Kills Laid.

Leadville, Colo, Nov. 21.-Conductor
Frank Ladd is dead and Brakeman
Burnside is fatally hurt as the result
of an accident on the Alpine branch of
the Colorado & Southern railroad.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-23

Society would be safer were the
P1ttsburg millionaires to wear muzzles.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-11-23

Grandfather Kaiser Wilhelm 6stesf
eut of those mustaches.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15

this city. From Trondhjem they
went up north by steamer to see the
midnight sun and will then return
south along. the coast to Bergen, see
ing as much of the country as posi-
Norwegian-Americans Present.
The day before /. left Christiania DR..
Fleide of North Dakota came there
with a large number Of Norwegian
in by decorating the Wergeland statue
at Christiania where speech was made
by Professor Stub Of st: Paul. The
Chicago delegates of seDet Norske Ma
tional Forbund," headed by DR.. Daae
of Chicago, and including Mr.. Amund-
sen. of the DEBORAH Poster and :. Mr..
Gulbrandsen of the Minneapolis It'd
ende, Olav Ray and Consul Gade of
Chicago and Consul Stenslands of Madi-
SOD: Wis, went to Trondhjem early.
The Flelde people called a meeting of
all Norwegian Americans in the garden
behind the cathedral Saturday after
noon for the purpose Of bringing a
geetlng to the Norwegian people from
Norwegians in America. They secured
the presence of Minister Graves, Mr..
Bryan and Storthing President Berner.
Mr.. Bryan as one Of Americas great
est sons: Mr. Bryan was greeted by en-
thusiastic cheers from the several thou
sand assembled. j He. delivered very
eloquent and witty speech, in which he
expressed his admiration for the Nor
wegian people and their standing among
the nations as a liberty loving people
of high culture. Especially did he I'M
derline his admiration for the manner
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15

an audience with the king and queen,
Gade delivered written addresses Of
greeting. Professor Stub also had an
audience with the king as representa-
tive of the Norwegian church in Amer
lea. The Chicago delegates also de-
llvered written address to the presi-
dent of the storthing.
. Other Doings.
Another affair Of coronation day was
the royal state dinner in the evening,
the most exclusive affair on the pro-
gram. Only 318 persons were present.
They included all royal visitors, all
members Of the diplomatic corps and
the highest dignitaries in Norway. The
Grand Duke Michael of Russia sat with
Mrs. Graves at table on this occasion,
which, / suppose, was mark of dis
tinction both to Mrs. Graves and to
America. The king made short
speech saying that he hoped that the
coronation act might be for the good Of
Norway. " s.:& II.
Saturday at 1l:30 the royal levee,
or morning reception. took place at
Stiftsgaarden. Several hundred ladies
and gentlemen were introduced to the
The next big event that day was the
citizen g parade to Ilevoldene in the
afternoon. Under twenty-five banners
some 1000 people marched. There was
special pavilion built for the accom-
mediation Of the royal couple, and when
the standard bearers, side by side
marched forward to greet the king and
queen by lowering the flags, it was a
most impressive act, one Of the most
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15
SEARCH FOR TREASURE
HAL TED BY SUNS RAYS
With Lake Drained Hoard Is
Protected by Mud Baked
Into Stone. 49,
Special Cable to The Journal,

London, July 14.-In a small city
office situated in Londonwall, news is
anxiously awaited from a man who is
sitting on the edge of a mountain lake
in Colombia, Central America, waiting
for rain. -: T. ! J:
Heavy rain may mean for him, and
for those in the city Office in London
wall, the recovery, Of treasure worth,
50 experts say, at least 100000 900.
The hero Of the vigil is H. Knowles,
tractors, limited. The story Of the com
panY is one of the most amazing ro-
mances of treasure-seeking in history,
The Lake Of Guatavita, in Colombia,
lies in the basin formed by the cone
Of an extinct volcano. It stands nine
70 ten thousand feet above the sea level
and is but few. miles from the thriv,-
centuries ago it was the sacred lake
of the Chibchas, a race which, at the
time of the Spanish conquest, numbered
over 100000 individuals.
The Chibchas worshipped the Gid
ed Man." and devoutly believed that
tom Of tie Lake Of Guatavita. Peri
odicallY they are declared to have made
pilgrimages to the lake, when they cast
every Imaginable kind of treasure
gold, silver and jewels-into the waters
with the object Of propitiating the
Gilded Man," who, thru his army OF
priests, threatened all kinds Of pains
and penalties unless the treasure ware
offered in sufficient quantities.
The story Of the Chibchas has many
times been investigated by travellers,
and all agree in believing that the lake
contains untold treasure. Humboldt,
the famous traveller and historian, was
one Of those who estimated Its value
at 21OO,000,000.
An Early Failure.
Qnesada, the, Spanish conqueror OF
the Chibchas, was told the story. OF the
treasure, and succeeded in reducing the
water Of the lake, then IA Ieeg, y ,2
il feet. Then the sides fell in and all
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15

his labor was wasted. Further attempts
were abandoned and the lake regained
to very large extent it's former depth.
Where the great Spanish admins
traitor failed, however, Contractors, linn
tied, a prosaic British syndicate. formed
just over six years ago, has determined
to succeed.
The syndicate was formed for the
purpose of exploiting a concession OBJ
tanned from the Colombian government
to drain the lake and recover for their
own uses the treasure believed to be
hidden by its waters. Among it's
directors are R. J. Price, MP, for the
Eastern division Of Norfolk. chairman,
and c., j.. de Murietta. It's capital
was originally 100000, and was sin
creased to $4,000 in 1908:
ever, some Of those connected with the
company are beginning to believe that
the :" Gilded MANI is still at the bot
tom of. the lake guarding his treasure.
Encouraging finds Of isolated gold and
silver gods and iewelea agoddesses have
from time to. time supported the ira
dition Of the treasure, but 80 far the
dreams Of untold wealth have not ma
First the lake was drained. 1T was
not an easy task, for it is some nine
miles in length, and unforeseen diff
culties were continually confronting the
workers. The most harrassing of, these
was the constant rain, which, winter
and summer hardly ever ceased.
Lake Drained,
At last however, towards the end of
1908, the welcome news reached London
that Mr.. Knowles and his staff of engi-
neers and workmen had succeeded in
! cutting thru the basin of the lake, and
T the water had been drained off sue
cessfully. There was great jubilation,
and preparations were made for the
large censignments, of gold, silver and
jewels which might be expected to ar
rive by the next boats.
Unfortunately, however. the water is
not the only barrier on which the
9sGilded Man. has to rely for the safe
keeping of his treasure: LIBERALIZATION
in London was summarily ended
by cablegram stating that twenty
five feet Of solid mud, or some 30,000,-
1000 cubic feet. in all, still lay between
the treasure-seekers and their quest. 3 s.
But what is 30,000,000 cubic feet of
mud when 100000, 600, is at sstake2 i. A
new engineering feat was decided ON
the construction Of r great dam
across the hole made in the side Of The
! basin Terminating ina shaft thru which
the mud should beSSwashed and carefully
lpreclpltated, SO as to secure the gold
and silver treasures Tas1 they were dis
turbed from their hiding place Of cen
i