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Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-09
AMERICAN EAGLE FREED
Comptroller of Currency Directs West
ern Bank to Release Bird
Held In Trust.

Washington, D. c. - An American
eagle will be deprived of daily food to
the value of so cents as a result of the
action of the acting comptroller of the
currency.
Recently the receiver of a Western
bank wrote to the comptroller asking
for instructions with regard to a most
unusual case. He stated that the
bank held in trust a splendid eagle
and that included in the daily expense
of the institution was an item of so
cents for meat with which to feed the
bird. He desired to know what he
was to do about 1t.
Acting Comptroller Kane, upon in
vestigation, found the laws of the
state in which the bank was located
provided for a fine of $40 to $25 for
any person found guilty of keeping an
eagle in captivity. He therefore ad-
vised the receiver to that effect and
instructed him to release the bird i'm
mediately.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-09

undertaking that has attracted many
adventurous spirits since the middle
of the nineteenth century, and for
hundreds of years before that intrepid
European explorers had been sacri-
ficing life and limb in an epdeavor to
find a northwest or northeast passage
through the ice fields to the wealth
of the orient
The best previous record to DR.,
Cooks reported Anal triumph was that
of Capt Robert E. Peary, who on
April 26, 1906, reached lititude of 81
degrees G minutes north, or a station
within 200 statute miles of the pole.
This was Peary's third attempt to
reach the much sought spot, and he
now is at Etah, on the west coast of
Greenland, preparing for his fourth
dash into the northern ice fields.
Peary started ON his sledge jour.
ney over the ice field about three
weeks earlier in the season-February
%, 1906, to be exact. Peary left land
at Point Moss. Peary had 81 Eskimos
and 100 dogs. He divided his party
into several divisions, his idea being
to keep In touch through these differ
ent divisions with base of supplies.
Peary found the sledging for the first
so miles from land rough and progress
slow.
Six Days Travel Without Sun.
He had his first glimpse OF the sun
six days after he had started. AS the
party got further from land, however,
the sledging improved, but the leads,
or openings in the ice, became more
frequent. On the sixth day out, at 81
degrees IS minutes north. Peary and
his party struck lead that held them
up for nearly week. They finally
got across, over a two-mlle stretch Of
young ice. Then they we're held up
for six days more by terrific wind
and snow storm. When they were
ready to resume their march pole
ward they found they had been carried
20 miles to the eastward by the foe,
Capt. Peary sent two EslSimos back
to establish connections with the d.
visions behind, The Eskimos returned
after three days and reported that
they found only open water. Peary
could no longer depend on his support
ing parties and he made up his mind
that quick dash for the pole was his
only hope.
He abandoned everything that
wasn't absolutely necessary and start
ed, his men trotting behind him in
Indian file In ten hours they made
80 miles, AS Peary advanced he
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-09

compared with the splendid jewel for
which l was strainlng my life"
Peary Plants Flag In Ice.
Peary planted a flag on the highest
pinnacle of the ice field and left a
bottle containing a record of his eX-
petition. On the return trip an ice
bridge spanning lead gave way with
the Peary party and set them adrift
on a foe. They were carried east
steadily for five days until they were
obliged to use their sledges for fuel
and some Of the dogs for food. They
finally succeeded in crossing the lead
on young ice which sagged with every
step. On May ~ Peary and his COM
rades landed on the north coast of
Greenland, and there met one of the
supporting divisions which also had
drifted to the land on an ice foe,
Until Peary's third attempt the duke
of the Abruzzi's expedition held the
record in the struggle TO gain the
pole. On March 90, 1900, the duke
and his party were at latitude Of Sc
degrees SO minutes north. Unlike
Peary and DR.. Cook the dukes party
made their attempt with sledges from
the north shore of Franz Josef land,
establishing the base of supplies there,
When they started out they figured
they would have to make $50 miles in
40 days,
Certainly" said Capt Cagni, who
was with the duke on the expedition,
1T seemed overbold, even to ourselves,
TO count upon daily march of more
than ten miles"
After the dukes party got under
way they found actually that they
made less than ten miles a day, al
though those figures were exceeded
a little on the march back.
The duke of the Abruzzi's party
started north from Franz Josef land
February 25. They encountered vio-
lent winds and bitter cold. On March
80 three men were sent back to estab-
lish communication with the base Of
supplies. They never more were
seen. 1t was on May IL that the dukes
party reached the latitude So degrees
and 3S minutes, There two cylinders
containing record of the expedition
were left. The party did not get back
to Teplltz bay until June 20,
Nanssn One Of ths Hardest.
Dr. F'ridtjof Nansen ranks with the
duke OF the Abruzsl and Peary as a
pole hunter, He made a record Of
SO degrees and IA minutes on April Z.
1895.
He started out with his good ship
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-09
SPEED WAR IN THE WEST
PLANS TEN.HoUR CUT BETWEEN
CHICAGO AND SEATTLE.
Burlington, Great Northern and the
Northern Pacific Return to
Old Denver Time.

Chicago, ILL., - A speed war is
threatened between Western rail.
roads, which may result ultimately In
running trains from Chicago to the
Pacific coast at speed rivaling that
of the Twentieth Century Limited.
One Of the principal features Of the
war will be cutting 10 hours off the
running time between Chicago and
Seattle.
The war has been started by James
]. Hill, whose three big roads-the
Burlington, the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific-have proposed to
the postoffice department to operate
mail trains between Chicago and
Seattle in 62 hours. simultaneously,
the Burlington has announced that,
beginning September ~, it will reduce
It's running time to Denver by two
hours, and will ignore the existing
Western passenger speed agreement.
These two announcements are re-
garded by Hills rivals as the throw
ing down of the gage of battle, and It
is believed they will at once meet the
reductions.
The Burlington's offer to the post
office department was precipitated, It
is said, by the feeling that, within
three years, the st. Paul road would
be in a position to go after the
through mail business to the Pacific
coast, and that 1t was time for the
Burlington to forestall such a plan.
Up to two years ago the running
time between Chicago and Denver was
271s hours, but at that time the West
ern roads agreed to lengthen 1t to
29h hours. The Burlington now pro-
poses to return to the old time.
The Northwestern, Rock Island,
Great Western, Illinois Central and
st. Paul are expected to order imme-
date reductions on their Western
lines.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-09

petition was sent out to search for
the missing Sir John and his crews.
Rescue Efforts Add to knowledge.
In all, about Is rescue expeditions
set out from England and America
between the years 1S4S and 1854, and
each added to the general fund of arc
tic geography. Finally traces of the
missing ships and crews were discov.
cred through Eskimos, and in 1859
three sledging parties from Sir Leo
pold McClintock's relief expedition dis
covered all along the west and south
coast of King Williams island the re.
mains of articles and skeletons that
told the story of the disaster.
A record was discovered in a cairn
at Point Victory which briefly told the
history Of the expedition up to April
25, 1S4S. The record tells the tale of
Franklin's death and the beginning of
the end in these words:
April %, 1S4S, H. NJ. ships Terror
and Erebus were deserted on April
%, five leagues north.northwest of
this, having been beset since Septem.
Der IL, 1876. The officers and crew,
consisting of 105 souls, under the
command of Capt. F. R. M, Crozier,
landed here in latitude 60 degrees Al
minutes. Sir John Franklin died
June IL, 1S47, and the total loss by
deaths in the expedition has been to
this date nine officers and Is men,"
The disaster which overlook Sir
Tnh M lnH n hn nf nm
miles of coast line. Among the ex-
peditiones which started out from
America as a result of the interest
aroused were those of De Haven and
Griffith, 1850, and of DR.. Kane, in 1853,
and later of DR.. Hayes and Hall.
Andree Only Serious 5aIloonist.
The only really serious balloon at
tempt that ever has been made to
reach the pole was that of Andree, a
Norwegian, and that probably has
ended fatally. Andree started from
Danes island, Spitzbergen, on July IL,
1897. In the balloon with him were
d. S. T. Strindberg and Herr
Fraenckell. His balloon was 81 feet
in diameter with a capacity of 100000
cubic feet
He estimated that he would reach
the pole in six days, provided favor
able and constant wind was blowing.
Two days after he departed a message
was received from Andree, by carrier
pigeon. The message said that at
noon, July IL, they were in latitude
1922 degrees and longitude 1916 de-
grees east, and making good progress
to the east. ten degrees southern.
A year later Eskimos brought into
Hudson bay pieces of cordage and
basket work which are supposed to
have belonged to the Andree balloon.
Several expeditions have been sent
in search of him without result.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-09
OPENING OF CHEYENNE RIVER
INDIAN RESERVATION.

The General Land Office at Wash
ington has designated LIE Beau and
Aberdeen, So. OAK, on the Mlnneapo-
lis & st. Louis r. R. as registration
points.
There will be about 1000 quarter sec.
tons allotted to settlers.
Who May Secure a Homestead.
Under the homestead laws of the
United States any person, male of fe-
male, who is not the owner of more
than 100 acres of land in any state
or territory, who is a native born
citizen Of the United States, or has
been naturalized, or declared his in
tention to become a naturalized citizen
Of the United States ii. e., one who
has taken out his first papers of citi-
zenship), who is over the age Of q
years or the head of a family, may
make homestead entry of not exceed
ing 100 acres of any of the unoccu-
pied public lands of the United
States.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-09


Tram from the northern coast of Fin
land. His was the novel scheme of
being carried in the ice foe to the
pole. His vessel entered the foe on
September %, but the drift carried It
toward Spitzbergen rather than to-
ward the pole. DR.. Nansen decided
that he would have to leave the ship
and make trial with sledges.
He left the Tram, and with 20 dogs,
three Eskimos, and two skin canoes,
started out over the ice on March 10,
1895. In II days he had reached a
latitude of SO degrees and Ia minutes
north. At that time this was 10
geographical miles further north than
the best previous record, made by
Lockwood back in 1882.
hansen was 261 statute miles from
the pole, equal to the distance from
New York city to the southern boun.
dairy of the White mountains. hansen
had many hardships in getting back.
He lived for ten months in a house
built of stones, with a walrus hide
roof and the whole buried in snow.
He finally was picked up off Cape
Flora by the Jackson expedition, which
had spent two years in Franz Josef
land. He arrived at Vardo, whence
he had sailed, ON August 10, 1906.
About a week later his ship Tram,
which had been carried for years in
the ice foes, reached the same port.
The Norsemen probably were the
first Europeans to visit the arctic re.
gions and Greeland. The struggles to
find a short cut to the riches of the
far east were more productive of ad-
ventures and loss of life than the
later day dashes for the pole.
Sir Hugh Willoughby sailed in 1853
for the search and discovery of north.
ern parts of the world" He discov-
cred Nova Zembla, but starved with
most of his men in Lapland on the re.
turn voyage.
Frobisher in 1876 and Davis in 1858
made voyages to Greenland and the
north coast of America. Henry Hud-
son in 1907 reached latitude 73 de-
grees on the eastern coast of Green
land and added to the knowledge of
Spitzbergen, which was discovered by
a Dutchman, William Barents, in 1885.
Through the seventeenth and eigth.
zenith centuries more and more
knowledge of the arctic was gained,
and in 1907 Capt. Giles made voy-
age far to the eastward along the
shore of Greenland and saw high land
which since has been Giles land, in
the latitude Of so degrees north.
American Takes Whalers' Record.
Capt. Scoresby, in command of a
whaler, succeeded in advancing his
ship, the Resolution. as far north as
81 degrees IL minutes AZ seconds in
1906 This was the record until Lieut..
Edward Parry, an American, reached
latitude SO degrees 40 minutes in an
attempted dash for the pole from the
northern coast of Spitzenberg in 1927,
The Inflated expedition of the Eng
lish admiral, Sir John Franklin, indi-
rectly was responsible for much val
liable arctic exploration. Sir John
sailed on May 10, 1S45, with two ships
and 129 men to make the long desired
northward passage. The ships were
last seen in Baffin's bay on July 26 of
that year, in latitude IA degrees As min
utes. No great anxiety was felt in
England until 1S4S, and in that and
succeeding years expedition after ex'
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-09
.FUGITIVES FIGHT TREATY
Colony of Rich Men in Honduras, All
Wanted in United States, Organ
ize to Oppose Law.

Puerto Cortez, Costa, Rica-It
develops here that a colony Of rs
fugitives from justice, all of whom are
wanted in the United States, have
spent more than 100000 in prevent
ing an extradition treaty becoming eff
fective between the United States and
Honduras. The treaty has been ap-
proved by President Davila, but it has
been held up in the Honduras con-
gress and will never be approved by
that body, according to statements
here.
Some of the fugitiyes are million.
aires and are prepared to spend a
vast sum to defeat the treaty.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-09

found the character of the ice i'm.
proved, the foes much larger, and the
leads narrower, but increased in num-
bers.
He noticed also that all the cracks
in the ice were at right angles to their
course and that the ice on the north
ern side Of the cracks moved much
more rapidly than that on the south
ern.
The dogs began to give out under
the strain, and as they dropped Peary
fed them to the surviving animals. He
pushed on until March 81, when he
looked at his worn out dogs and al.
most empty sledges and decided to
turn back.
81 thanked God" said he later,
with as good grace as possible for
what had been able to accomplish,
although 1t was but an empty bauble
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-09
FIeet to san september 5.

San Francisco, Cal.-Eight CRUZ
sers, comprising the Pacific fleet, I'M
der command of Rear Admiral Uriel
Sebree, are here from Seattle, making
final preparations for a cruise in ORR
entail waters that will continue until
February Is. The vessels which will
make the long voyage are the Califor-
mia, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wash
ington, West Virginia, Maryland, Penn.
sylvania and Colorado. They will sail
September >.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-09
Missionary Victim Of choIera.

New York City.-Rev. DR.. Geo.
Cornwall, an American Presbyterian
missionary in China; who was con.
spicuous by his bravery in saving the
lives Of 200 of his fellow missionaries
during the Boxer uprising, has sue
cumbed to cholera, according to a ca
blegram received by his brOther-ln-law,
James j. Meade of Yorktown. N. Y,
DR.. Cornwall's wife also was a victim
Of the disease and died within a few
hours OF his death. Six children are
left.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-09
Story Of the Search
That Baffled OAR
ing Explorers
for Centuries
Records of Peary, Nan
sen and Others Who
Sought Magic Point
Inflated Attempt of
BallOOnist Andree

The name of DR.. Frederick A. Cook,
the intrepid American explorer, will
go down in history as having solved
a problem that has baffled the most
daring spirits for centuries past. His
successful feat in locating the long
sought north pole is considered all the
more remarkable because of the fact
that in the final dash he was the only
white man In the party, having been
accompanied only by two hardy Es-
kimos.
The search for the north pole is an
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-09
Costly Foundations.

The cost of foundations for new
buildings in New York runs at times
into very high figures, says the Scien'
tific American. The contract for the
foundation work of the new 25story
municipal building to be erected at
the Brooklyn bridge entrance has just
been let to the Foundation company
for $1,443,147. The caissons must be
carried down below the subway sta
ton to rock, which lies in places so
feet below street level.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-09
Crow Saved; Steamer Lost.

San Franciscan telegram re-
ceived here stated the steamer Ban
don was ashore on the rocks, near
Marshfield, Ore, and was a total loss.
The Bandon was carrying lumber.
Passengers and crew were saved.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-09
Shoots Politician, Ends LIfe.

New Ulm, Minnesota.-John f,
Hayner. who was brought to the eoun'
ty Jail here from Sleepy Eye, after he
had been arrested for shooting ex,
Senator George w. Summerville, a
Sleepy Eye lawyer and politician, corn
mitted suicide in his cell
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-09
consumptives Need Not Leave Home.

ConsumptIVes Need Not Leave Home.
Consumption can be cured, or ar
rested, in any section of the United
States, and the percentage of cures in
the east and the west is nearly the
same. Any physician, therefore, who
sends person to the southwest with
out sufficient funds, or in an advanced
or dying stage of the disease, is guilty
Of cruelty to his patient. Renewed
efforts are being made to stop this
practice, and to encourage the build
ing of small local hospitals in every
city and town in the country. At
tempts are also being made in South
ern California and in Texas to ex-
clude INDECENT consumptiyes or to
send them back to the east.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-09
Elaht KILLED IN Mine.

Berlln.-Eight were killed when the
WOODEN staging at the head OF the
wooden staging at the head Of the
collapsed and crashed down the shaft
among body Of miners Workers
were hurt by flying timbers.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-09
Old seraeant,at,Arms Dead.

New York Clty-Felix McClOskey,
who was seTgeant-at-arms in the
house of representatives in Washing
ton for 40 years is dead at the home
Of his daughter, Mrs. Louis Bramm, at
1896 Bathgate avenue, the Bronx.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-09
French captalns In Duel.

Paris, France-Captains Gerard and
Ange, two Of the best swordsmen in
the French army, fought a duel with
swords under the big wheel on the
old exposition grounds. The men
fought seven rounds of three minutes
each, when Ange fell with four
wounds. Gerard suffered one slight
cut
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-09
Mauole cline is pvlnu.

New York City.-Maggie Cline, the
famous actress, is critically i'll at
hotel at Rockaway Park, L. l., with
ptomaine poisoning. Miss Cline VIC
lated her doctors order Monday, It
Ia said, by eating clans and ice cream.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-09
Flood Wrecks Rawhlde.

Reno, Nevada. - The mining
camp at Rawhide was swept away by
a cloudburst Five men and two
women are missing and 500 persons
are homeless. One hundred and TWEEN.
ty-five buildings were carried down
the canyon on the crest of a wave -
feet high. Rawhide was almost de.
stroyed by fire a few months ago.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-09
U. s. Boat Breaks Record.

ROckland, Me.-The United States
torpedo boat destroyer Flusher
in trials here made 1913 knots, beating
all records for sped in the United
States navy.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-09

l have lived to know that the secret
OF happiness is never to allow your
energies to stagnate.-Adam Clarke.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-09
LOSS OF LIFE IN THE FLOODED
DISTRICT GROWS AZ
FALLING.
RIVER WAS 80 MILES WIDE
Property Loss In Inundated Districts
Is Large, American interests
Observation-Disclosures
Had Warning.

Monterey, Mexico. - A partly
completed list of the number Of vic
tins of the recent flood in this city
has been compiled under direction Of
the municipal authorities. 1t shows,
that up to Thursday, LOO bodies had
been recovered and buried, and that
more than 1000 persons are missing.
1t is conservatively estimated that the
death list in Monterey alone is more
than $500.
Reports are coming in from other
points in the flooded district, giving
appalling news of loss Of life, and de-
struction of property. More than
1000 people were drowned in the
towns Of Retito, Bravo, Barranca, Chi
ma, Cardeyta and San Juan. Bodies
are being recovered daily.
The San Juan river swept these
towns away without warning to the
inhabitants. 1t will be several days
before word is received from the more
remote towns, which are known to
have been in the path of the flood. 1t
is estimated that the entire death list
will reach 10000.
The opening of railroad communi-
cation with the United States is en-
abling the shipment of large quant-
ties of food supplies into the city.
Many cars of food stuff arrived Thurs
day morning, and is being distributed
among the needy. There is still in
tense suffering among the thousands
of homeless people, and it will be sew
eral days before the deplorable condi-
ton is relieved.
General Bernardo Reyes, governor
Of this state, is still in the mountains
near Galena. 1t is now reported that
General Geronimo Trevano has can
celed the permit which he issued a
few days ago for General Reyes to
visit Monterey to look after his prop
erty interests.
Americans Leave.
The first train to leave for Laredo
carried a great number Of Americans
who are deserving the town, declar-
ing that they will never return. Fear
of famine has abated, for provisions
dIG DGluB ulOu6hI All ny lam O1ho anu
the waterworks has resumed, giving
the city drinking water. More than
100 women were clothed in the Amer
lean consulate, while Consul Hanna
gave food to 500 men, women and
children who were starving.
The Guggenheim smelter interests
in Monterey place their losses at a
nominal figure, although smelter No.
2, owned by an independent company,
was damaged to the extent of nearly
a quarter of a million dollars.
The flood waters OF a score Of rivers
and smaller streams of northern Mex
leo are now pouring into the Rio
Grande causing an overflow in the lat.
ter stream which is already the high
est ever known and the water is still
rising. The broad valley Of the river
on both the Mexican and American
sides is under water all the way from
San Migual to it's mouth. distance
of 100 miles. In some places the river
is thirty miles wide.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-09-09
EASTERN HEMISPHERE.

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(Failed; balloon explodedl