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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
KEENE'S WINNINGSLARGE
Victory of Sweep in Futurity Increases
Prize Money to $1OS.OOO.

New York. Sept. when Sweep won
the Futurity at Sheepshead Bay he
placed his owner James R. Keene, at the
head of the list of winning owners on the
eastern tracks.
Mr.. Keene's horses have earned a total
of about Sos, 900 in round numbers, with
S. c. Hildreth holding second honors,
nearly $S4, Co., Sweeps net share of the
to $12,733 won by the Ben Brush colt in
the national stallion stakes and other
moneys. has increased his total earnings
to $40. 46S more than any other two-year-
old has won this year Rocky OBrien,
winner of the Hopeful stakes, stands sec
ond to Sweep with S1S,59O. Mr. Keene won
more than $4,000 in stakes and purses
on the New York tracks in 1907, breaking
the worlds record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
NATIONAL COMMISSION
Drafting Season for Major Leagues
Opens Today.

Cincinnati, O., Sept. Baseball men of
the two big leagues are here to attend
the meeting of the National Baseball COM
mission which opened today.
Among them are President Murphy. Chi
cago National League club; President
Charles Ebbetts, Brooklyn Nationals: Fred
Knowles. secretary of the New York Ma
tionals, representing John T. Brush :;
Robert Hedges. president of the ST. Louis
Americans; President Johnson. American
league; President Heydler, National
league, and President Barney Dreyfus of
the Pittsburg Nationals The drafting
session in the major leagues begins today
For the next Is days the majors will
have the right to draft players from the
minors. Then the minors, according to
their classification, cut in until all
the best players are taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01

Take your MONDAY Business Mems
Luncheon at the National hotels
popular price cafe. Luncheon 35c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
MUST REDUCE WEIGHT.
Stanley Ketchel Too Heavy to Meet
Langford as NIiddleweight.

New York, Sept. STANLEY Ketchel will
have to scale within hailing distance of
the middle weight mark if he wants to
meet Sam L4angford in that much mooted
battle before the Fairmont club on Sep
TENDER 20. This is the gist of a statement
made last night by Joe WOOdman, man
ager of the Boston negro, who is alarmed
over the report that he will face a full
Pledged heavyweight when he encounters
Ketche1 in the ring
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
FIRE ON SHIPB0ARD.
Crew Fought Flames -Four Days Be-
fore They Were Subdued.

New York, Sept. 1-While the At
lantic transport line steamer Mime
apolis was in midocean, a fire was dis
covered in the fore part of the hold, ac-
cording to a cablegram received here,
and although the crew fought the
flames for four days before subduing it
the passengers knew nothing about it
until the ship reached Tilbury, the
port for London yesterday
While the fire was in progress the
Minneapolis sent wireless calls Cor aid.
The steamship Vaderland picked up
these calls and hurried to the side OF
the Minneapolis. standing by her for u
hours when. her help not being needed,
she proceeded on her way. The Mime
apolis left New York on August IL She
carries only first class passengers and
below decks she is designed to carry
large numbers of live stock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
PARDON FOR OLD PLAYER.
Norman EIberfeld Preparing Petition
to President Taft.

Cleveland. O., Sept. 1--"Kid'' Elberfe1d
is circulating a petition among players
and club owners of the American League,
addressed to President Taft, asking for
the pardon of Tom Taylor, the old time
diamond star. who is serving a life SEN
ElberfeId has enlisted the services of
Frank Chance. manager of the Chicago
Cubs. who will look after the National
Leagues side Of the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01

Tell the dealer you want a Lewis Sin
gle Binier straight &c cigar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01

that R ]. Hopkins of Garden City, one
of the members of the board, and a
member of the state legislature from
Finney county, soon is to be married
It is understood that the ceremony.
which Will make him the husband of
q most esteemed young woman, will be
performed September 6
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
"DICKo HOPKINS TO MARRY.
Member of Reformatory Board to
Tahe Bride September 6.

Hutchinson, Kan, Sept. 1.-After hav-
ing been in session for two days the
board of managers of the state re-
foImatory have adjourned. They al
lowed the regular bills of the insti-
tuition and paroled % inmates.
The meeting of. the board brings to
mind a statement which was made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-01
OLD KANSAN GONE.
Tom Cavanaugh, Former Secretary of
State, Is Dead.

Tacoma, Sept. 1.-General Thomas H.
Cavanaugh, aged Sc years. died Tuesday.
He a native of Indiana, served in the
Illinois cavalry in the civil war and was
secretary of the state of Kansas for four
years. President Arthur appointed him
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-09-17

and we were on our way once more
and across the eighty-ninth parallel.
This march duplicated the previous
one as to weather and going. The last
few hours 1t was on young ice and oc-
casionally the dogs were galloping.
We made twenty-five miles or more,
the air, the sky, and the bitter wind
burning the face till 1t cracked. It was
like the great interior ice gap Of
Greenland. Even the natives COM
planned of the bitter air. 1t was as
keen as frozen steel.
little longer sleep than the previ-
GUS one had to be taken here, as we
were all in need of 1t. Then on again.
Up to this time, with each successive
march. our fear of an impossible lead
had increased. At every inequality of
tho ice found myself hurrying breath
lessly forward, fearing that it marked a
lead, and when I arrived at the summit
would catch my breatl. with relief-only
to find myself hurrying on in the same
way at the next one.
But on this march, by some strange
shift of feeling, this fear fell from me
completely. The weather was thick, but
it gave me no uneasiness.
Before turned in I took an observa-
ton which indicated our position as 50
degrees % minutes.
A rise In temperature to Is degrees be-
low reduced the friction Of the sledges
and gave the dogs the appearance Of
having caught the spirits of the party.
The more sprightly ones. as they went
along with tightly curled tails. frequent
ly tossed their heads. with short, sharp
barls and yelps.
There was no sign Of lead in the
march
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-09-17
DISCOVERY OF TIE POLE IS DESCRIBED By PEARY
Notice M Publlslhers|..

Ths; followlnu aceount ~ Command.
sr Robert z. Psary 81 hls sueesssful
voyage 10 tls north pole was issued
on ssptsmbsr 10 by the New York
Times Company sat the request Of
Commander Psary and for his protec-
tlon, % = book only, copyrighted and
exposed for sale before any part Of Il
was reproduced BY any newspaper
IN the unlted states or Europe, In
order 20 obtain the full protection of
the copyright laws. The reproduction
Of this account In any form, without
permission, 10 forbidden. The penal.
ties for violation Of this form Of copy.
right include imprisonment for any
person aiding or abettins such vioia.
tion. This article 10 copyrighted in
Great Britain by the London Times.
Copyright, 1909, by the New York
Times Company. This narrative 10
also copyrighted az . newspaper artl-
ele BY the New York Times Company.
REPORT OF. THE DISCOVERY OF
THE NORTH POLE by Robert E..
Peary, Commander U. 8. NJ, Copy
right, 1909, by the New York Times
Company.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-09-17
Gets Glimpse Of Sun.

At noon Of March the sun. red and
shaped like q football by excessed re-
Election. Just raised itself above the 6hori-
ION for few minutes and then disap-
peared again. It was the first time had
seen itasince October I. r
I now began to feel good deal OF
anxiety because there were no signs
of Marvin and Borup. who should have
been there for two days. Besides, they
had the alcohol and, oil. which were In,
dispensable for us. = ::
We concluded that they had either lost
the trail or were Imprisoned on an is.
land by open water probably the latter
Fortunately, on March u the lead ,wasl
practicable and leaving q note for Mar
win and Borup to push on after VI By,
forced marches, we proceeded northward.
The sounding Of the lead gave no
fathoms. 5=,-.-, d b
During. this march we crossed the
eighty-fourth parallel and traversed =,
succession of just frozen leads, from
few hundred yards to q mile in width
This march was really simple B, 3
4 On the fourteenth wes got free. Of. the
leads and sscAme. on. decent going. Willis
we were making camp courier from
Marvin came and informed me he $was,
on the march In tho rear. The temper.
ature was 50 below zero. $s
The following. morning. March Is, Isent
Hansen with hil division north to sspio-f
neer g. trail for Ave marches, and sDr.
GoOdsell, according to the program, start.
ed backWfoS Cape Columbia 8Gs$ KS
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-09-17
Macmillan Turns Back.

Az niEi:ht Marvin ana Bor,:up came spin:
min! ming In with their men and dogs steam
battleships. Their arrival relieved ms
sof an anxiety az to- our Foil supply. ].
Y Ia the morning 4 1t4poYered that Mac,
Millan's foot was badly frost bitten. The
mishap had occurred two Sor three days
before BIT !. saids nothing
about 4 ii the hope that 1t would come
out all right 81
AZ a glance at the injury showed me that
the only thing was to send him back to
Cape Columbia at once. The arrival OF
Marvin and sy3efups enN hlsd me- t6s i l1ljN
ssunscleiat lasn s1nde dogs q go b1ck Nth
him ,ss sss
ii On leaving HE "a III thu Il expes3 Hon
The nest 1as g 81 a.ssfactory - ~
sgArta distAase assl the charactsr q tn
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-09-17
Borup Valuable in Many Ways.

Borup not only made the record as to
the distance Travelled during the Jour
ney, but to his assistance and his expert
knowledge Of photography is due what,
I believe to be the unequaled series Of
photographs taken by the expedition.
Chief Engineer Wardwell, also OF
the last expedition, aided by his as
sistant. Scott kept the machinery up
to high state of efficiency and has
given the Roosevelt the force and pow
er which enabled it to negotiate appar-
emily impracticable ice.
Mr.. Gushue. the mate. who was IN
charge Of the Roosevelt during the alb.
sence of Capt. Bartlett and myself, and
Boatswain Murphy. who was put In
charge of the station at Etah for the
relief Of Cook, were both trustworthy
and reliable men. and count myself
fortunate in having had them in my
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-09-17
Strike Ice and Fog.

From this point we had a clear run
through the middle of Robson channel
uninterrupted by either ice or fog. to
Lady Franklin bay. Here we encoun-
tered both ice and fog. and while
working along in search. of practi-
cable opening were forced across to;
the Greenland coast at Thank God
Harbor.
The fog lifted there and enabled us
TO make out our whereabouts and we
steamed north through series of leads
past Cape Lupton. and thence south
ward toward Cape Union. A few miles
practicable ice. and we drifted back
south to Cape Union. where we.stopped
In
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-09-17
Peary Denies Cook Claim.

Battle He.bor, Labrador (via Marconi
wireless. Cape Ray, N. F.), Sept. 10.-Do
not trouble about Cooks story, or at
tempt to explain any discrepancies in his
statements. The affair will settle itself.
He has not been at the pole on April
81, 1908. or at any other time. He has
simply handed the public gold brick.
These statements are made advisedly.
and I have proof Of them. When he
makes full. statement OF his journey
over his signature to some geographical
society, or other reputable body. IL that
statement contains the claim that he mas
reached the pole, shall be in posi-
ton to furnish material that may prove
distinctly interesting reading for the pub
tic. ROBERT E. PEARY.
Battle Harbor. Labrador (via Marco
nj wireless, Cape Ray, N. F.). Sept. o.
The steamer Roosevelt, bearing the
north polar expedition of the Peary
Arctic club. parted company with the
Erik and steamed out of Etah ford late
in the afternoon of August IS. 1908.
setting the usual course for Cape Sa-
bine. The. weather was dirty. with
fresh southerly winds. We had on
board % Eskimo men, II women. and
10 children, 226 dogs. and some forty
odd walrus
We encountered the ice short dis
tance from the, mouth Of the harbor,
but it was not closely packed. and was
negotiated by the Roosevelt without
serious difficulty.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-09-17
the NTH. and 4 the big lsaA - i,
finally. & ~
Eskimos Wild with Joy.

From here we followed the captafn'e
trail and on April 20 our sledgeo
passed up the vertical edge OF the
glacier fringe. . little west Of Caps
Columbia. O
When the last sledge came up Z:
thought my Eskimos had gone craxy.
They yelled and called and danced
themselves helpless. AS Ootah sat down
on his sledge he rems rked in Eskimo:
The devil Is asleep or having trouble
with his wife. or we never should have
come back SO easily"
few hours later we arrived &c
Crane City. under the bluffs os Cape
Columbia. and after putting four
pounds of pemmican into each Of the
faithful dogs te keep them quiet. two
had. at last. our chance to sleep.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-09-17
Sleep Finally in Safety.

Never shall I forget that sleep at Caps
Columbia. 1t was sleep. sleep, then turn
over and sleep again. We slept glorious
~. with never a thought OF the morrow
or having to walk and, too, with no,
thought that there was to be never q
night more Of binding headache.
Cold water to parched throat is moth.
Ing compared with sleep to a numbed,
fatigued brain and body.
Two days we spent here in sleeping and
drying our clothes. Then for the ship.i
Our dogs, like ourselves. had not been
hungry when we arrived. but simply life
less with fatigue. They were different
animals now. and the better ones among
them swept on with tightly curled tall
and uplifted heads and their hind leg
treading the snow with pistonlike reguA
a ritv
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-09-17
Find Much Water.

AS we neared Cape Sabine the wealth
er cleared somewhat and we passed by
Three WORT island and Cape Sabine.
easily making out with the naked eye
the house at Hayes harbor occupied by
me in the winter of 10000.
From Cape Sabine north there was
so much water that we thought of set
ting the lug sail before the southerly
wind. but q little later appearance Of
ice to the northward stopped this.
There was clean open water to Cape
Albert, and from there scattered ice
to point about abreast of Victoria
Head, thick weather and dense ice
bringing us some ten or fifteen miles
away.
From here we drifted south somewhat
and then got aslant to the northward
out of the current. We worked little
further north and stopped again for
some hours. Then we again worked
westward and northward till we
reached series of lakes. coming to
stop few miles south of the Wind
wards winter quarters at Cape Dur
vile.
From here. after some delay. we,
slowly worked way northeastward
through fog and broken ice of medium
thickness through one night and the
forenoon of the next day. only emerg-
ing into open water and clear weather
of Cape Fraser,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-09-17
Praise for His Aids.

AS to the personnel, have again been
particularly fortunate. Capt Bartlett in
just Bartlett-tireless. sleepless, enthusi-
astic. whether on the bridge or in the
crows nest or at the head of sledge
division in the field.
DR.. Goodsell, the surgeon Of the expe-
dition, not only looked after its health
and his own speciality Of microscopes but
took his full share of the field work Of
the expedition as well, and was always
ready for any work.
Profs. Marvin and Mcmillan have Sc
cured a mass Of scientific data, having
made all the tidal and most Of the field
work, and their services were invaluable
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-09-17
Return on Roosevelt Beoins.

after their return in the latter part OF
May Mcmillan made some further tidal
observations at other points. The sup
plies remaining at the various caches
were brought in and on July IS the,
Roosevelt left its winter quarters and
was driven out into the channel back Of
Cape Mon.
1t fought it's way south in the center
of the channel and passed Cape Sabine
on August 8. or 80 daye earlier than in
1908, and 80 days earlier than the British
expedition in 1876.
We picked up Whitney and his party,
and stores at Etah. We killed seventy
odd walrus for my Eskimos, whom I
landed at their homes. We met tho
jeanne off Saunders island and took over
it's coal and cleared from Cape York ON
August &c. one month earlier than In
lQn6
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-09-17
Shocked by Marvin's Death.

We reached Hecla in one march ana
the Roosevelt in another. When We
got to the Roosevelt was staggered By
the news of the fatal mishap to Marvin.
He had either been less cautious or less
fortunate than the rest of us, and his
death emphasized the risk to which We
all had been subjected, for there was not
one Of us but had been in the sledge af
some time during the journey.
The big lead. cheated Of its prey three
years before. had at last gained it's hui
man victim.
and Bor-o had started for the Green
land coast to deposit caches for me- Be-
fore I arrived flying Eskimo courier
from me overlook them with instructions
that the caches were no longer needed
and they were to concentrate their ener-
gies on the ideal observations. ETC., at
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-09-17
Pass British Record.

We camped ten miles from Crane City.
The easterly wind and low temperature
continued. In the second march we
passed the British record made by Mark
ham in May, lS76-S22 0-and were stopped
by open water, which had been formed
by wind after Bartlett passed. CT
In this march we negotiated the lead
and reached Bartlett's third camp. Borup
had gone back from here, but missed his
way, owing to the faulting of the trail
by the movement of the ice.
Marvin came back also for more fuel
and alcohol. The wind continued, form
ing open water all about us. At the end
of the fourth march we came upon
Bartlett. who had been stopped by a
wide lake of open water. We remained
here from March to March II.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-09-17
Going Improves on Way.

Again there was few hours sleep
and we hit the trail before midnight.
The weather and going were even bet
ter. The surface. except as interrupted
by tnfrequent ridges. was as level az
the glacial fringe from Hecla to Colum-
bia. and harder. N III Z.
hours the dogs being often on the trot.
and made 20 miles. Near the end Of.
the march we rushed across a lead 100
yards Wide. which buckled under OR
sled eAs and hnall broke AZ the last;
sedge left &c, ss4. %
II We stopped In light of the eighty.
snintha paiaale IN tam Soe 10
sdegrees bsloNs a min = scant slsep
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-09-17
Put Up for. Winter

The season, was further advanced than
In 1905; there was more snow on the
ground apd the new lea inside q the Dee
berg1 was much as, SGsgsg .ssss
copamenced MT onog md Est9hed tps Touts,
plsflpns The suppl! as In uipf1shf Wa
sied9sd ACROSS Ice and m and ddpoSifsd
gon shors. = house and workshop Wsro
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-09-17
Ship Forced Aground.

We lay for some time In lake Of
water, and then. to prevent being drift
ed south again. took refuge under the
north shore of Lincoln bay, in nearly
the identical place where we had our
unpleasant experiences three years be-
FORE Here we remained for several
days during q period of constant and
at times violent northeasterly winds,
Twice we were forced aground by
the heavy ice; we had our port quar-
ter rail broken and q hole stove in the
bulwarks, and twice we pushed out Ia
forced back each time to our precari.
o,ia shelter. ~
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-09-17
Fine Morning for Start.
Few Handbags Are Faced

A few hours sleep and we were on
the trail again. AS the going was now
practically horizontal. we were ur-
hampered and could travel as long as
wished. 2!sss
The weather was fflne and the going,
like that Of the previous day, except
at the beginning. when pickaxes were
required. This and brief stop at am
other lead cut down our distance. But
we had made 20 miles in ton hours and
were half way to the .eighty-ninth
parallel 80.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-09-17
Double Speed on Return.

AS matter of fact. we nearly did
this, covering regularly on our return
journey five outward marches in three
return marches.
Just as long as we could hold the
trail we could double our speed, and
we need waste no time in building
new igloos every day. so that the time
we gained on the return lessened the
chances Of gale destroying the track.
Just above the eighty-seventh paral-
lei was region some fifty miles wide
which caused me considerable uneasi-
ness. Twelve hours of strong easterly,
westerly, or northerly wind would
make this region an open sea.
In the afternoon Of the 9TH we start
ed on our return, having double fed
the dogs. repaired the sledges for the
last time. and discarded all our spare
clothing to tighten the loads.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-09-17
Heavy Running Ice,

Finally on September we squeezed
AROUND Cape Union and made fast in Z
shallow niche in the Ice. but after some
hours we. made another short run Is
Black cape and hung on to grounded
hifS Of ice. At last, q little after mid
night Of September s. we passed through
extremely heavy running lee III into 81 y
stream Of open water. rounded Cane
Rawson and passed Cape Sheridan. s.
Within quarter Of an hour Of the
same time We arrived three years before
seven q. M, September 6-we reached
the open water extending beyond Cape
Sheridan. : s9a Is
& We steamed up to the end OF 1t and ii
appeared practicable at first to reach.
Porter bay. near Cape Joseph Henly.
which had for my winter quarters, but
the outlook being unsatisfactory, I went
back and put II the Roosevelt into tie
only Opening In the doe, being barred
closes to- the mouth Of the Sheridan riv-
err a. little north OF our position three
years PRIOR