The Mena weekly star., 1909-09-09
Dollars at Home Raising mpton--Thas
PEARY ALSO THERE
NAVAL OFFICER WIRES THAT HE REACHED NORTH POLE ON
 APRIL 6, 1909.
EXPLORER GIVES NO DETAILS
From Labrador He Sends a Brief An. nouncement of His Success In He Long Search For the Pole-FuIl Story Soon.


 Long Search For the PoIe-FuIl
 Story Soon.
 New York, Sept. S.-Commander Peary announces April as the date of his reaching the North Pole in a despatch to the New York Times, reading as follows:
 Indian Harbor. via Cape Ray, N F., Sept 6.
 ITO the New York Times, New York.
 T have the pole April sixth. Ex' pect arrive Chateau Bay Sept [ Secure control wire for me thsre and arrange expedite transmission big story
 (Signed) "PEARY."
 The date Peary refers to Is April of the present year although not stated in the despatch, as his expedition tc the pole did not leave until July 1908
 To Associated Press Also.
 New York. Sept. S.-The following dispatch was received here
 
 Indian Harbor via Cape Ray, New foundland, Sept. s.--To Associated Press, New York: Stars and Stripes nailed to North Pole. l (signed) PEARY. The foregoing startling and laconie message. signed Peary. was received in New York, through the Postal Tele graph company. It was handed in al Indian Harbor, Labrador, and sent from there by wireless telegraph te Cape Ray, Newfoundland, and from Cape Ray to Port Aux Basques by the Newfoundland government land lines thence to Canso, Nova Scotia, by cable to New York from there over the lines of the Commercial Cable company.
 Peary Notifies Bridgman.
 4 telegram was received here later for Herbert L. Bridginan. secretary ol the Arctic Club of America. It read as follows:
 Herbert L. Bridgman. Brooklyn. N Y.--Pole reached. Roosevelt safe. (Signed) PEARY. London Hears 1t, Too. London. Sept. 8.-The Reuter- Tele gram company has received the fol lowing message, dated Indian Harbor Labrador by wireless telegraphy te Cape Ray, Newfoundland.
 Stars and Stripes nailed to North Pole. PEARY.
 Message From McMlIIan.
 Worcester, Mass, Sept. S.--Dr. D w Abercrombie. principal of Worces ter academy received the following despatch over the Postal Telegraph eampsnyy.s lines:
 India Harbor. Newfoundland. Sept 6. 1909.
 "Dr D. W. Abercrombie, Worcester Academy, Worcester. Mass Top of the Earth reached at last Greetings to faculty and boys.
 tSigned) ID. B. MCMILLAN"
 Donald B. McMillian was an in structor in mathematics and physical training at the academy until the close of the school last year. when he was granted leave of absence of two years to go with the Peary expedition to the North Pole.
 When the Gable is Reached.
 Commander Robert E. Peary's own story of his successful conquest of the North Pole will, in all probability. be given to the world within A hours. The explorer and his party are due at Chauteau Bay. Labrador. to-day and from there al! arrangements have been made for the quick dic3atch of Pearys narrative, no matter what its length may be, to all parts of the world.
 Messages received in this city from Peary and his companions indicated that they had found the North Pole April 6, of this year. and that on the return to civilization Commander Peary has prepared readable story of his journey to the mysterious goal of centuries and the retreat from there to civilization. This story will first come direct into a New York newspaper office which contributed liberally to the Peary expedition and which had contract with the explor- CT for his first story.
 The coming details will be an elaboration of Commander Peary's first word to the civilized world after he had reached the pole. which was sent yesterday by him from Indian Harbor to the Associated press. This first bulletin from the famous explorer was in every large city of the world half hour after it's receipt in New York. and from all nations come re ports of the excitement 1t caused. fol. lowing so closely on the announce. ment of Dr. Frederick A. Cook Q. Brooklyn, who Is now receiving the homage of the world in Copenhagen. that he was the first discoverer of the North Pole.