, 1909-09-04

destination and drops with the current TO
his landing place, he would strike directly
for the Pole from Croker Land and the
eastward drift foe in the Polar Sea would
bring him naturally to the Pole. He landed
his stores ut Annatok on August 9th.
Rudolph Francke being the orNy other
white man disembarkiug On Fehru-
airy twenty seventh they started north
ward from their first camp in KnDe's
Basin, and next day they saw the sun
for the first time after q hundred and
forty days darkness, the EIesmere shore was
gained, and the last day Cook and Francke
were together they cached their supplies ia
Flagler Bay On parting with Francke,
Cook said | will rejoin You at Aunatok in
May, II | fail make your way to North Star
Bay, where you will surely find a whaler
to take you home. Returning TO Annatok
Francke was so frozen that he made himself
crutches and hobbled along slowly until he
fell in with the Peary Expedition at Etah on
March seventeenth. An Eskimo runner
brought n message from Cook to Francke,
that was the last message from him until
the steamer Hans Egedo put in yester-
day for two hours at Lerwick, Shetland Is
lands, having on board the Danish Inspector
OF Greenland, who cabled to his Government
III Ac WIS returning with III. COOK anu
the Eskimos, who had achieved the discovery
OF the North Pole. DR.. Cook also cabled to
his family of his success. Scientists generally
concede his success, but there are some
doubters.
Ihe death is announced of Lord De Clifford
from an automobile accident.
The announcement yesterday that the Gu
nard Company viii not rebuild the Lucania
IG UrpmQfUVa &c &lla r,o4fo~. -, I'm ~. l..
cussion.
Admiral Seymour's fleet will leave Ports
mouth for New York on September ninth,
the Inhexible being the flagship.
The Zeppelin third has arrived nj Fried
rickshafen after outriding q violent storm en-
route.
A despatch from Athens states that the
Royal Princes have resigned their commands
ID the army.
Adyices from Melilla report that the
Moors attacked the Spanish advanced camp
at Sokel Arba yesterday, but were repuIsed
after a sharp fight, the Spaniards' loss beng
but one man wounded.
The anarchist Francisco Ferrer has been
arrested at Barcelona.
Victoria, B G. September 2nd-Earl GREY.
the Governor general. and Vlscount Las
c%elles, shot some goats on Jeryis inlet,
forgetting the season was closed until Octo-
Der the Viscount has been fined three hum
dred dollars, and the game coufscated
New York, Sep. 2nd-The r. Nj. s. Tagns
made the trip from Kingston, jam, ica, to
New York, in three days twenty three hours,
beating the record by two hours.
Copenhagen, Sept. 3rd-The Folkoting
has adopted the Defence Bills, in the form
agreed upon by the three left groups, the
right party also voted for the Bills, which
now go to the Landsting.
On Sunday a great procession, numbering
thousands, passed t~hroughIthe streets Of Co.
penhagen, to a meeting, where q resolution
was unanimously passed, protesting against
Herr Christonsen's inclusion IN the new cab
met
The Supreme Court has confirmed the
judgment coDdemning Rosanna Ihomesen
to death, but recommending that the punish
mont be changed to 6 years imprisonment.
The death is announced of Herr Eller-
mann, Chief of the Colonial Office. Herr
Hoeling, first class clerk, will probably be APP
pointed his successor.
The death is also announced of Herr
Sehested, a former Minister Of Agriculture.
The st. Jan arrived at Rotterdam to-day.