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PEA HIS ASSAULT Fourteen Counts Embodying His Coming State ment, to Prove That Cook Did Not i Reach the North Pole. Bar Harbor, Special —From Rob ert E. Peary was obtained this infor mation, a forecast of the indictment he and Gen. Thomas Hubbard, presi dent of the Peary Artie Club, will draw against the contentions of Dr. Frederick A. Cook that he has reach ed the North Pole. There are 14 counts in the indict ment and they may bo summarized as follows: First—That Mr. Peary and Matt Henson, either individually or to gether, talked with every member of the Smith Sound tribe of Eskimos and obtained testimony that corro rates that r .of 1 E-treek-a-shoo and A-pel-lah, the boys who accompanied Dr. Cook, that Dr. Cook had not been out of sight of land. Second—That in violation of the rccognitized custom of Artie explora tion Dr. Cook has not brought back records left in cairns at points he asserts he had reached, notably the one left at ('apt' Thomas Hubbard in lOOfi by Mi. Peary. Third —That Dr. Cook's storv that he traveled from Annotok to the Pole and then back lo Jones' Sound, a distance of more than 25 1-12 degrees, or about 1,700 miles, in one sledging season is impossible, lie points out that this is more than twice the best previous record of 11 degrees, and Mr. I'eary's best record this year of 14 degrees. Fourth—That his general equip ment was such that it Would be a physical impossibility to have accom plished the remarkable feat. Fifth—That Dr. Cook maintains he carried a glass mercurial horizon oil his trip of 1,700 tuilos. whereas Mr. Peary used a cast iron "horizon, so that it would not on 1 v lie saved from WHITNEY BELIEVES THAT BOTH REACHED THE POLE St. Johns, N, F.. Special.—Harry Whitney of New Haven believes that Dr. Frederick A. Cook found tl;e Pole and that Commander Peary did the same. In expressing this belief Mr. Whitney said that he knows no reason for doubting Cook more than Peary. "Dr. Cook's story," ho added, "seems to ire truthful and probable. Nothing else would explain his twelve months' absence." Speaking of Dr. (look's detailed ac count of his trip to the Pole, Mr. Whitney said that the explorer show ed him how the western drift of the ice had landed him in a region far remote from where he expected to go, and he was unable to get back. ILe could not speak with authority as to whether Dr. Cook and his two Eskimos could carry on their three sledges enough food for their journey to the Pole, as lie himself is a novice in Artie traveling. lie declarod he knew nothing of (he controversy be yond the vaguest details. The first he learned of it was at Indian Har bor, when he received messages from several American papers asking for a statement. .Mr. Whitney denied that Com mander Peary had removed Dr. Cook's stores from Annotok -to Etah. What Peary really did was to trans fer a Tew things and rebuild the house al Annotok. Boatswain Mur phy's onlv reason for refusing to help Captain Bertnier's Canadian ex pedition to net dogs and sledges at Etah was that they were short of dogs themselves. Mr. Whitney had trouble in getting enough dogs for his teams all through the winter and Murphy was looking out for Peary, so that he would have sufficient dogs for the commander's exploring trips around the .country when he returned from the north. The day the Roosevelt was leaving Etah for home Whitney informed Peary that Cook hail entrusted to him HA3JRY WHITNEY MAKES A STARTLING STATENENI A St. Johns spocial says Whit ney makes one startling states ment. He declares that he under stands Commander Peary and his men went among the Eskimos and tried to have them declafe Cook did not exceed Peary's "farthest north," but he insists that he understands the Eskimos did not do so. He also denies that he quarreled with Peary on the Roosevelt". "Dr. Cook did leave me three cases c? 9cientittc instalments," declared the New Haven sportsman. "They THE ROOSEVELT IN THE BIG HUDSON-FULTON PARADE ( New York. Special.—Looking in outward appearance little like a ves sel that has braved the ice and storms of the Arctic zone, the little steamer Roosevelt, which fcore Commander Peary on l:is quest of the North Pole, eptered New York harbor Thursday. II was barely daylight when the look outs discovered the vessel off Sandy Hook, coming slowly. Off the point of the Hook, the Roosevelt gave three StaiziT: v • v fci.iyili • "f "•!> being broken, but could be beated when the mercury froze. This is necessary sometimes, Mr. Peary con tends, as mercury freezes at minus 35. Dr. Cook reports finding it as cold as minus 83 degrees. Sixth —That Professor Marvin brought back from 80 degrees 38 minutes duplicate records of Mr. Peary's march and of his own to prove absolutely that Mr. Peary reached that latitude. Seventh —That Captain Bartlett brought back from 87 degrees 43 minutes duplicate records of Mr. Peary's march and of his own to prove absolutely that Mr. Peary reached that latitude. Eighth—That the slodge of Dr. Cook's was of such a type, not built on the lines of any Artie explorer's sledge, that it could not possibly have lasted for a march of a day with a standard load of 500 or 000 pounds. Ninth —That Dr. Cook's snow shoos were of a impracticable type for use in tlio Artie and were not of the kind that would conduce to speed. Tenth—That Dr. Cook's leaving of his records at Etali was a scheme on his part by which ho could claim they were lost or destroyed, and so could escape b'sing forced to produce them. Eleventli—That no man who had carried the American flag to the Pole would leave such a slight and easily transported article in charge of a perfect stranger. Twelfth—That Dr. Cook did have fresh dog teams from Etah and could have carried his burdens to Uner navik. Thirteenth—That when Harry Whitney went on board the Jeanie lie did not take time to go back to Etah and get the articles that he must have known were valuable lo Dr. Cook. Fourteenth —That if Dr. Cook did leave such priceless articles at the Eskimo village Mr. Whitney would mave been anxious to have rushed them to the United States. certain belongings to bring home on the vessel that was coming up for Whitney, but as this ship had not arrived Whitney was at what to do with lliis property. Peary declined to permit Dr. Cook's belongings to bo brought aboard the Roosevelt, and lie put Whitney on hi? honor not to include anything be jonging to Dr. Cook in his own lug gage. Whitney thereupon went ashore from the Roosevelt, separated Dr. Cook's property from his own baggage arid repacked Cook's proper ty in boxes. After this had been done Whitney and Bartlett cached all Cook's property in a cave ,in the rocks. They built up the cave se curely with stones and turf and left it and the property in charge of one of Dr. Cook's Eskimos. It may he remarked in passing, Mr. Whitney went on, that ten years ago Peary did with the explorer Svcrdrup. who was cruising in Smith sound, what he has done with Cook; he refused to bring back any of Sverdrup's letters or records. In conclusion Mr. Whitney declared he regretted lying dragged into this controversy. he had found both Dr. Cook and Commander Peary courteous and considerate and that lie had never met any men whose conduct generally was more com nrndable or whose dealing with him had been more fair. Dr. Cook Satiffied With Statement. New York, Special.—Dr. Cook when shown Mr. Whitney's statement said that he approved of all that Mr. Whitney has said. "Everything in the Interview is substantially correct," said Dr. Cook. "Tt confirms all my declarations." Concerning the papers left with Mr. Whitney Dr. Cook said: "Mr. Whitney was in all probabil ity unaware of the written records heing left with him. They are not of much consequence, as I have dupes." were the ones used on his polar trip. In one of the eases was a sextant, in another an artificial horizon, while in the third, I believe, there was a chronometer. Dr. Cook also left me several boxes of other personal ef fects, clothing and specimens. It is, of couse possible that Cook's records may be among these, as the doctor packed them himself, but he said nothing to me of any records. "I promised Dr. Cook that I would take those things south with me on my vessel, but when the ship did not come I was forced to go on board the Roosevelt. triumphant screams of her siren and ran up the Peary Arctic flag at her ■ masthead, then the flag of the New ork Yacht Club, at her fore, and the ( American ensign at her mizz?n. Com- ' mander Peary's ship arrived in the nick of time to participate in the closing ceremonies of the Hudson- 1 Fulton celebration. Sh« took part of ' the naval parade which Friday went ' up the Hudson as far as Newbozg. 1 ■ v. "vfV". 7 11 ~Si | PRESIDENTJAFT'S TOUR Enthusiastic Thousands Greet Sim On His Western Trip. The Portland tribute was one of the most enthusiastic he has The ride through the city was made the occasion of a military display by the United States forces stationed at Vancouver barracks, the troops being reviewed by the President at the con clusion of their escort duty. On Sunday he preached another sermon, this time at the cornestone laying of the First Universalist church in East Portland. The Presi dent handled the silver trowel and worked hard to see that the stone was properly adjusted. He referred to his various church experiences and in concluding said: "No church in this country, however humble it may be, that preaches the doctrine of true re ligion and true morality ,will lack my earnest support to make it more in fluential whenevr opportunity -offers." The President's train left at 10:10 p. m. over the Southern Pacific for Sacramento, Cal. Mr. Taft attended the morn ins,' services at the First Unitarian chureii in Portland and listened to a sermon by Rev. W. 0. Eliot, Jr. Afterwards he was the guest of honor at a lunch eon tendered by Senator Bourne. In tho early afternoon he visited St. Mary's Roman Catholic school anl made a flve-minnte address to the school children in which he declared that loyalty to the Church meant fidel ity to the country. The line of march followed by the presidential party to Eust Portland was crowded and there was cheering all along the way. After piaking one of the longest jumps of his trip and traveling for twenty-five hours through Oregon ami the northern halt' of California, Pres ident Taft arrived at Sacramento, Cal., Monday night at 7:10 o'cloek. The President was entertained at din ner, waff taken for an automobile ride through the city and made an address in the State Capitol grounds. He selected for tho principal feature of his sjvjech the conserva tion of natural resources, in which lie declared anew that before many of the Roosevelt policies of conservation ean be carried into olTeet, confirma tory and enabling legislation must be secured and he pledged himself to us! all his power to induce Congress to pass the laws necessary. Speaking from the car and at IJuns mnir, Cal., President Taft said in ' part: , "Everywhere in this country I have found evidence o.f, prosperity, from Boston to Portland, and it' signs do not fail we are upon nn >ra of busi ness enterprise and expansion that never has been seen in this Country before. Now, with that I would not have you forget that here are certain responsibilities. We have Imd evils growing out of prosperity. Men have seized power by means of accumula tion of wealth and its use in methods that are not legal and cannot be ap proved byway of monopoly and oth erwise. Now we are attempting by the general law of the United to suppress that kind of abuse. "They were brought to the atten tion of the people in a marvelous cru sade by my predecessor. Theodore Roosevelt, and it is my duty to con tinue those policies and to enforce them as far as I may, and recommend to Congress that there be put upon the American statute hooks those laws that shall clinch the progress which was made iind-?r him, which he preached and which we all look forward to as a permanent condi tion." After passing the entire forenoon in the cities of, Oakland and Berkley, aeross the bay, President Taft was welcomed to San Francisco Tuesday afternoon by a throng which lined the walks in some places ten deep along a line of march extending over cearly three miles of the principal streets. School children of this city, Oakland and Berkely cheered the President. As he was crossing from the Oak land to San Francisctf the army transport Thomas was setting sail for the Philippines and by the Presi dent 's request the revenue cutter Golden Gate, on which he was a pas senger, was drawn up alongside the big vessel, the sides of which were lines with soldiers and the 'families of officers. the bridge of the transport the Philippine constabulary band was drawn up and was playing, "Hail to the Chief' as the President shouted across the water to khaki-clad sol diers : "Good-bye, boys; I wish you a pleasant voyage." Answering cheers came back to the President. "Does it make you feel homesick, Mr. President?" asked a member of the President's party. "Indeed, it does," replied Mr. Taft, "-and I would give anything if I were going with them." One of the most pathetic incidents of the President'B trip marked his stay in Berkley. He passed in re view of the pupils of an institution for the deaf, dumb and blind. The tribute of flags waved with unseeing eyes, of silent nods of the dumb, and cheers from the blind deeply impress ed the President. • V. ; I r . /• . > SNAPPY AND BRIEF Items Gathered and Told While You hold Your Breath. SOME EVERY DAY HAPPENINGS lively and Crisp u They Are Gar nered From the Field* of Actios * at Home and Abroad. Dr. Cook says he> will acqoesce in a request by the American Geograph ic societies in requesting the Copen hagen University to waive ita claim to prior examination of his reeorda. In doing so it was to meet the de mand in America for a scientific test of the claims both of Cook and Peary. Copenhagen does not take well to it but Dr. Cook hopes to make it right and let the examination go on. Samuel E. Herman fell overboard a gun boat and was drowned and H. Daniels and E. Hermaine were aspyx ated with gas in a room as naval casualties last week amid the great Hudson-Fulton celebration. Sheriff H. J. Pope, of Taylor coun ty, Ga., was terribly if not'fatally wounded, being shot three times by J. R. Brown, whom he was attompt ing to arrest Saturday night. President Taft was moved to tears Saturday at Portland, Oregon, by school children in drill. They spell ed Taft by rising with flags in iorin to make each letter and then in one burst pronounced the word. Two men were killed and a number of other street car passengers in Pittsburg, Pa., were injured Sunday by the breaking of an axle which caused the car to tumble over. Arthur Wright was arrested Sat urday at Portland, Oregon, as he pressed too hard to get near Presi dent Taft with a camera. He was found to have a revolver of heavy calibre with a pocket full of cart ridges. Upon further examination it is now believed that ho really had no bad intentions toward the President. Albert Pulitzer, brother of Joseph Pulitzer, the phenomenal genius of the New York World, committed suicide at Vienna Sunday evening. He had been a great sufferer from nervous breakdown. The diflii'ulti»'B of Spain, with the Moors iu Africa, in which Morocco in about to be involved, is assuming the attitude of a holy war and the tribes seem frantic. Charles A. Gordon, who, by con fession of the woman was criminal ly intimate with Mrs. Wm. N. Faull ing and killed him on account of these conditions, was sentenced to life imprisonment at Walthourville, Ga„ last week, and Mrs. Paulling was banished from the State. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnson, of Duncannon, l'a., have a living child weighing less than two pounds and that could be put into a quart cup. In France recently a man was tried for killing his wife. He explained that he did it as an act of mercy at the request of his wife, who was a prolonged and intense sufferer. The jury pronounced him not guilty. St. Louis, Mo., is celebrating tho city's centennial in a jubilee of a week. It began on Sunday by 15,000 children in exercises/ Judge W. A. Poe and Banker Rob ert 11. Brown, at Macon, Ga., Wed- nesday, were discussing the compara tive merits of Cook and Peary as to polar honprs, till they engaged in a fight. At Montgomery, Ala., a fire prac tically destroyed 500 bales of cotton Wednesday. Wilbur Wright flow around the Statue of Liberty on Bedloe Island, Wednesday, as a part of the program for tho day in the Hudson-Fulton cel ebration. Ex-Governor MeSweeny, of South Carolina, died Wednesday at Mount Hope Retreat Hospital, Baltimore. The estimate of Gov. Johnson's estate (trows. At last reckoning it was $37,000. A boiler at a saw mill near Caney ville, Ky., exploded Tuesday killing two and seriously injuring three. There were flurries in the wheat and oats pits in Chicago Thursday by which wheat ran up $1.06 to $1.20 and oats from 441-2 to 50 cents. Commander Peary stood on the Roosevelt with Mrs. Peary by his side Friday in the Hudson-Fulton parade and was showered with honors. Spain is rejoicing over recent vic tories over the Moors in Africa and the hope of an early termination of the war. In an ambusli by the enemy Friday Gen. Vicoria and three officers and 14 men were killed. The trial at Warrenton, Va., began Wednesday in which Prof. J. D. Har ris is charged with murdering Editor W. A. Thompson. The testimony of Harris in his own behalf indicates strongly a case of self defense. In the election Thursday at Roa noke, Va., the "wets" ♦won by C 9 votes. At the election last Decem ber the '' drvs'' won by 86 but the "wets" sustained their contention before the court and the second elec tion was ordered. ! EVIDENCE AGAINST LITTLE Damaging Testimony of His Wife Will Convict Him of His Wholssalt Murder. Bluefield, W. Va., Special.—The goilt of Howard Little, who was ar rested about a week ago charged with the murder of "Aunty Batsy" Justice, George A. Meadows and wife and their three children, seems now to be established beyond a reasonable doubt. Little's wife confessed Satur day to having washed his. bloody clothing after the murder and in her affidavit she says also that he left their home about dark on the night of the murder and returned the nefct morning with his clothes all bloody and torn and said that he would kilk her if she told anything about his oondition. He borrowed a 32-califcer revolver a few days before the crime was committed and returned it on the following Wednesday with two cham bers empty. The body of George Meadows was exhumed and two bul lets taken from it by Doctors Richard son and White, were almost identical in weight with the balls taken from shells belonging to the weapon Little had borrowed. Little's wife also turned over the lanteVn' that he had brought home witli him that night when showed file marks as if some one had tried to re move stains. was seen in the barn next morning folding papers across his knee apparently counting money and he gave S2O to a woman with whom he had planned to start for the west a few days after the murder was committed with which to buy clothing and prepare for the train. Having done this she returned SI.BO to Little at which time she swears he threaten ed her life if she revealed any part of their secret. Requisition papers have been applid for and as soon as they can be secured Little will be taken to Lebanon to await his trial. Threats of lynching are freely made. Fatal Mine Explosion. Roslyn, Wash., Special.—At least eight men were killed and three per haps fatally injured in a gas explosion in cole mine >.o. 4 of the Northwest ern Improvement (Company here Sun day. When the explosion occurred a column of fire was thrown hundreds of feet into the air, lighting the shaft plant and adjoining buildings. Under the intense heat the shaft crumbled and fell. Cinders were blown in all directions, several buildings in parts of the mining town taking fire. The citizens were unable to extinguish the fires and the Roslyn fire department was cnl'ed ont. The mine in the neigh borhood of the shaft was burning fiercely Saturday night, flames shoot ing up from the shaft nearly 100 feet into the air. The electric pumps which supply the town of Roslyn with water were cut off and the water in the city was very nearly exhausted. It was reported that the shaft was caving in and other explosions might occur at any moment. Nephews in Fatal Duel. Moultrie, Ga., Special.—At the old homestead of the late Nathan Flow ers in the lower part of the county, Bert Williams is dead, Wright Flow ers is dying and it is believed Wil liam Flowers is fatally hurt as the re sult of a terrific six-handed battle with rifle*and pistols, news of which reached here Sunday. Sheriff Boyd and a big posse of deputies is on the track of John Hart and his two sons who are charged with the shooting and who are at large, fully armed. The trouble occurred over a dispute about the division of the estate of Natharf Flowers. He died, leaving no children and since his death John Hart, who married a niece, has been living on the home place with Mrs. Flowers. The Flowers boys are neph ews while Williams married a niece. Since Nathan Flowers' death there has been a wrangle over the estate, it is alleged, and trouble has been feared. 1 Professor Harris Guilty. Warrenton, Va., Special.—Follow ing closely the verdict Saturday of the jury sentencing Prof. J. D. Harris to four years in the penitentiary for voluntary manslaughter in connection with the ki.lii*:* of W. A. Thoinpsor., associate editor of The Wamnt.m Virginian o»i April 24 last, tne court denied the motion of the defense foi' a new trial, Second Week of Celebration. New York, Special.—The Hudson- Fulton celebration, after a week of pomp and pageantry in New York, has moved up the Hudson and for another week the cities lying to the north will vio with each other in do ing honor to the memory of Hudson and The Half Moon and the Clermont with the naval escort, now at anchor at Poughkeepsie, will con tinue their voyage northward, stop ping at Kingston, Catskill, Hudson, Albany and Troy, where elaborate local celebrations have been planned. i Wright Breaks Record. Potsdam, By Cable —Orville Wright r the American aviator, Saturday broke his own and all other records for high ® flying. He reached the unprecedented height of more than 1,600 feet, al - though an official measurement was I not taken. He'had a red letter day IU - a double sense in his experience as an a aviator, taking up Crown Prince l Frederick William as a passenger - and more than doubling the altitude record which he made recently. W.C.T.U. CONVENES Holds Session in Salisbury, Closing Sunday Night. THE ELECTION OF NEW OFFICERS Number of Declarations Along the Lines of Reform —For Women on * School Boards and No Whiskey Ad vertisements. A • Salisbury, N. C., Special.—The State convention of the W.'C. T. U. which has been in session in the First Methodist church here since last Wednesday closed Sunday night, the principal feature of the closing ses sion being an address by F. R. Mc- Ninch, Esq., of Charlotte. His sub ject was "Retrospect and Prospect" and he reviewed the work accomplish ed in the past by temperance and pro hibition forces in the State and na tion, closing with a prophecy* of the final knockout of the legal sale of whiskey, which he thinks will be done by a supreme court decision. The convention went on record as favoring compulsory education, the placing of women on school boards, the spread of the gorfpel of peace and arbitration through mission work, a more general celebration of July 4, the abolishing of night work for children and the cutting down of the work day hours, and opposed among other things the carrying through the mail of whiskey advertisments into dry territory. Officers of the union for the next year are: Miss Elizabeth Moore, president; Mrs. Mary E. Cortland, vice presi dent; Mrs. Mary C. Woody, honorary president; Miss Elizabeth March, cor responding secretary; Mrs. M. E. W. White, recording secretary; Mrs. E. J. Y. Preyer, treasurer; Mrs. B. F. Street, secretary Y. W. C. T. U.; Mrs. Annie Armstrong, secretary L. T. L. WILBUR WRIGHT'S STUNT. Joins in the Great Celebration and Makes Spectacular Flight. New York, Special.—An aeroplane flashed past the white dome of Graut's tomb Monday, then turning gracefully in midair over the waters of the Hudson, shot back to Gover nor's Island, 10 miles away. Wilbur Wrigljt of Dayton, 0., thus placed his name in the rank with Hudson and Fulton in one of the most spectacular feats in the history of aeronautics. Over the masts of warships from whose decks cheers of the sailors were borne up to him in his elevated seat, he flew for twenty miles —ten miles up and ten miles back —remaining in . the air for 33 minutes and 33 seconds and alighting at the aerodrome with out mishap. During the flight business was prac* tionlly at a standstill in all that part of Manhattan from which a view of his remarkable performance was available. Harbor craft shrieked their applause, cheer after cheer swept up from the banks of the Hud son and the lower bay, for the Dayton aviator had "made good," crowning the aviator program of the Hudson- Fulton celebration with a record. 4 Odd Play of Lightning. Salisbury, N. C., Special.—Monday night at 10 o'clock during a slight electrical display a heavy bolt of lightning played a most remarkable prank at the home of Mr. Will Lyerly, near Christiana church, 6 miles from Salisbury. Striking the end of the two-stoiy house at the cone the bolt literally tore the building to pieces, throwing some of it a hundred feet away and scattered and badly dam aged the contents. Donors Generons to Trinity. •> Durham, N. C., Special.—Benefac tors' day at Trinity colloge was cele brated by a public holiday and Pres. Kilgore's address Monday night. The donations amounted to $83,984. Of this amount B. N. Duke has a $50,000 gift for new buildings. The 1909 class receives SI,OOO and , tbo current ex pense account receives $33,000. There are seventy-nine individual donors. , Wanted For Forgery. Salisbury, N. C., Special—A man giving name as S. B. Smith, whi is in jail at Knoxville, Tenn., on a charge of forgery, is also wanted in this city. He was here several days ago pre- ' tending to be seeking a location for a manufacturing plant and went so far as to select a site. He gave worthless noteß"*in securing money, buncoing Manager 0. W. Spencer of the Empire hotel for S2O and Mr. W. C. Maupin endorsed a paper for "Smith" for SSC. The Tennesee officers will be asked to turn the man over to the Rowan officers when they get through with binu Young Woman in Distress. Columbia, S. C., Special.—A neatly dressed and good-looking young white woman giving- her name as Miss Mattie Shea of Augusta, and claiming to have been kidnaped out of her home there by two men a few weeks ago, was picked up at the union station here Sunday night by a sympathetic colored woman who found her in a very weak eonditioa.
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