Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06
TELEGRAPnIC NEWS

for the north pole has been long
record of disappointments. disasters
and DEATHS. Some of the brayest men
who sat out 10 conquer the frozen
north have neevr returned and 1t Is
estimated Than seven hundred human
lives have been sacrificed In an effort
10 reach the pole.a
BRUSSELS. Sept THE observa-
tory here received the following tele-
gram dated Lerwick Shetland Islands ::
"Reachcd north pole April 81. 1908.
Discovered land far north. Return
to Copenhagen by steamer Hans
Egede. tSigned) Frederick Cook"
PARIS. Sept 2.--"After prolonged
Gsht with famine and frost we at last
have succeeded in reaching the north
pole" declares DR.. Frederick A. Cook.
in a signed statement this morning
in the Paris edition of the New York
Herald.
THE new highway, with an inter
esting strip of animated nature, has
been explored and big game haunts
located which will delight the sports.
rien and extend the Esquimaux hori-
ron. Land mas been discovered on
which rests the earth's northernmost
rocks A, triangle thirty square miles
has been cut out of the terrestrial
unknown. Tho expedition is the out
GENE OF a summer cruise In the Arc
tic seas on the schooner Bradley,
which arrived in the limits of navi'
cation In Smith sound late In August,
1907. We found conditions favorable
for launching venture to the pole.
J. r. Bradley liberally supplied the
vessel with suitable provisions, for To-
cal use. My own equipment of emer.
genoIes served well for every purpose
5 OF arctic travel. Many Esquimaux had
been gathered on the Greenland shores
Immense quantities of meat had been
collected and in camp were plenty OF
strong dogs. The combination was
lucky for there was good material fol
equipment,
.'on The morning of April 81 the
pole WIS in sight. The suns altitude
gave SO degrees 55 minutes Sc sec
onds. The party quickly advanced {
few hours and Dr. Cook stood at Tho
north pole. The American flag wa.
planted on the long sought for pole
aud became United States territory
''Dr. Cook and the two Eskimos wht
had stuck TO him, were the first hu
man being to plant feet on the ex
treme northern point of the globe. Th'
three men cheered with delight. From
tho hour of midnight until midda.
they remained. Their instrument
showed a latitude of 80, temperatur
ss and barometer 1888 The mort
pole Is a field of snow and ice. Their
is life and land, On the morning c
April 23, the three men with the dog
that remained began the long marc
back"
WASHINGTON, Sept 2,-The po.
sibility of sleeping sickness develol
ing from germs brought recently froI
Africa In the Roosevelt trophies
causing mild alarm in Washington.
The officials of the institution hav
been unpacking the specimens an
skins that have been frequently infes
ed with tsetse fly eggs, and sever;
egg deposits in perfect condition wer
discovered
NEW ULM. Mimi, Sept. 2.-John
Hayner, who was brought to the coul
ty jail yesterday from Sleepy Ely
after being arrested for shooting e
Senator George w Summerville,
prominent Sleepy Eye lawyer and pol
tician. committed suicide in his ce
during the night by hanging Haynt
after being brought here asserted th'
no shot Summerville In self-defens
FLORENCE, Colo, Sept. 2.-Tv
men dying of bullet wounds, and Il
town of Williamsburg, two miles fro
Florence, is in fever Of excitement I
the result of a desperate gun bait
lOughl III lne SiTeet Oi tuc IliIiii
camp early this morning.
Paul Palio. the leading saloon kee
or OF the town. is the most dangeror
ly wounded of the two victims. ha
ing received charges of buckshot
the head and chest.
Deputy Marshal Edward Jones W
shot In the abdomen, and Also is in
dangerous condition.
NEW YORK. Sept. 2-It was lear
ed today that Ferdinand Pinney Ear
who is in Europe with his new so
mate,' narrowly escaped being shot
Ballard Dunn, brother of Miss G,
trude Buell. Dunn, al his country {
t9to near Monroe. ~ Y. June last.
DENVER. Sept. 2-Near death fro
the effects of inhaling illuminatii
gas, Roy c. Lederer. aged 25 yeal
a clerk in telephone company. W
found this morning in the bedroom
his home. The condition of the you
man was discovered by his moth
when she attempted to awaken hi
At once physician was called al
the sufferer revived. but not has
been able to make any explanation
the circumstances.
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