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- II4J AlUt COOK DID NOT SAY, WniTNEY POSITIVELY STATES, l:?lD LEFT RECORDS The Millionaire-Hux Reaches St. Johns in the Jean.. , and Adds His Story to the Controversy. WAS PUT UNDER PLEDGE NOT TO TELL PEARY ALL There Were Three Boxes of Cook's Things, and One, Whitney Says, ' Might Have Contained : . Wrai.ten Records. St Johns, N. F., Sept. &S. ThtS Arctic vessel Jcanie, with Harry Whitney, the Mew Haven big game hunter on board, has arrived here from the Greenland coast by way of Indian Harbor, Lab rador, j.. ., ' ' Only Told Peary Purt. Whitney was questioned regarding Btutomenta made to him by Dr. Cook In Greenland. He said Cook arrived at Annatok In April of this year, and declared ho had reached the north pole tho year before. ' He pledged Whitney, however, not to tell Peary, who was to be informed only that Cook ' had gone farther north than Peary's previous record. Continuing Cook told Whitney he had accom plished all he expected to and more besides, and that he was through with the northern country. Whitney did not communicate the latter part of this statement to Peary. Continuing Whitney said that Cook had complained to him of Peary's taking over of his house and stores, but declared that he had suffered no unfairness. !-- ! IiCft No Writing Tlmt Ho Knew Of. Whitney said Cook in his hurry to get south asked him to take charge of instruments with which . he had made his observations at the polo. There were cases containing a sex tant, an artificial horlson and a third TuMrh Whitnuv could not recall. Cook left no , wriuen lnBixwviunB ipim Whitney that Whitney is aware of. There may have been some records, however. In the other boxes In which Cook packed his personal effects; but Whitney was positive that Cook did not tell him he was leaving any writ ten records. . ( : .So far as Whitney Is aware. Cook's Eskimos . never admitted that while with Cook thoy .had, only progressed two "sleeps"' from lund., When the Roosevelt . was leaving Etah for home, Peary declined to per mit the belongings of Cook to bo brought aboard. ' LIQUOR GO. WILL REFUND TO THE STATE Admits Over-Charge of That Amount on Liquors Sold by Farnum as ' ' Its Representative.. Columbia, Sept 28. Following a conference last week, between the wind-up commission of the old slate dispensary and the representatives of the Bernheim Distilling company of Louisville: Ky.V the company has an nounced that It will refund to the state over-charges on liquors amount ItiK to 130,000, The company, which was represent ed before the old state board of con trol by James 8. Farnum, acquitted Saturday of bribing Joseph B. Wylle, then a memter of . the purchasing board, to give the concerns represent cd hv Farnum the preference In pur chasing llnuors, admits the over charges, and says It Is willing to make good this much of the state's loss. The refund Is voluntary on the part of the comnanv.as the old state dis pensary board of control had effected a complete settlement with the con corn before the winding-up commie slon took charge of the affairs of the dispensary when the Institution was legislated out of existence and the company never has put In a claim for money due H for the liquors sold to the dispensary, as has been done by many of the other houses which had been awarded contracts for liquors. Farnum la under Indictment for conspiracy and there are two more charges of bribery against' him. What effect this admission by the liquor house that It secured contracts at ex orbitant prices will have on these cases, which probably will come un at the next term of court, Is not known nere. . Wisconsin Bakers In Srwtlon. Wllwaukee. Wis., Sept. 28. The auditorium was well filled with mem bers of the Wisconsin Association of Master Bakers and their friends when the association's annual convention was called to order today by Presi dent Poehlman of this city. A throe nays' program of business and enter tainment has been nrennred. In eon Junction with the convention there Is nn elaborate exhibition of bakers' products and machinery. Including m lat tt labor-saving devices. TO ASK GOflGRESS FDR TEH fill President Says He'll Recommend This Sum to Complete the Irrigation Work in the West Spokino, Wash., Sept. 28. Presi dent Taf t was greeted by a large crowd on his arrival hero. In his speech ho declared that he would ask congress to authorize the issuance of ten million dollars In bonds to com plete the Irrigation work begun In the west, ' From Spokane the president visited the Cocur D'Alene region. Helena, Mont., Sept. 28. Attired In a . linen duster, an old black, slouch hat and swinging an electric lantern at his side, President Tart was locked In a narrow iron cage and dropped 1,200 feet through darkness into tho depth of the famous old taonard cop per lnlne at Butte yesterday. Ho had a rare experience of seeing minors at work with a giant drill In u velnof high grade ore that sparkled green with Its wealth of minora). ' Knjoycil the Kxpcricncc. . After half an hour underground the president was brought to the surface, blinking in the glare of tho noonday sun. He was cheered to the echo by tho crowd of curious people gathered at the hoist. Ho declared enthusias tically: "I would not have missed it for the World." It was the president's first visit to the Montann copper region and be tween the smclterB nt Anaconda and the mines nt Butte he had a series of Interesting experiences. Not the least of these was a, thrilling automobile ride over the mountains from Butte to the mouth of tho Leonard mine. The grades were steep and winding, but the chauffeurs were experienced men, ami wiuie mere was apparently no threat of danger at any stage) of the trip, there was a sigh of relief when Mr, Taft had onco more been planed safely aboard the Mayflower for the run to Helena, ,-.,, ,. , Arriving at Helena he went directly to the state fair grounds, where after viewing a portion of the exhibits he made an open aid address and . wit nessed n race of cowboys. Returning to the city Mr. Taft reviewed a para of school children. Went to Spoknur. Leaving In the evening he headed directly for Spokane. The president made a trip through Washoe smelter of the Amalgamated copper nt Anaconda then proceeded into tho city, and after a brief ad dress took .the train for Butte. The crowds which greeted him on the streets were the largest ho had seen since leaving Chicago. The police had their hands full In opening a way for tho automobile procession. Speaking nt the court house the. president looked out upon a mass of humanity that blocked the square and spread far down the con verging streets. Ho made a great hit with the throng when he told of the wonderful Impression the country was making on him and ended by saying I am like the old Dutchman who said 'the more you live, the more you find by golly out.' " When the president disappeared down the shaft of tho Leonard mine with a hearty good-bye shouted to the waving group at the entrance he car rled with him Into the depths of thp earth two of his cabinet officers, and won the presidential record for the furtherest underground. President Roosevelt entered some of the Butte mines during his term, but did not get down to tho 1200-foot level. In the Mine's Depths. Postmaster General Hitchcock and Secretary Balllnger accompanied the president In the picturesque trip down the dark chute. The descent occupied two and one. half minutes and during tho Journey there was nothing but blackness and silence. ' At the 1200-foot level th" two lower cages dropped by theoponlng to allow tho president to step out first. It was still inky darkness and gruesome to those below when at Inst thero came the cherry voice of the president from the level calling -to some of the news- paper men who were accompanying him on the trip: "How are you follows down there?' he Inquired. There was still 6000 feet of Mack ness below tho cage and, "we'd kind o like to get out," was tho reply. "Well, I don't know so much about that," called tho president. "I think I got you safe where I .want you at last." The walk through tho cross-cut to the ore vein was about a quarter of a mile. Tnrougn tne oarser piain the president helped to light the way with his electric lantern while tn oilier members of the" party carried candles, . t'hirgymail Commits Ruleldo. Cardiff. Wales, Sept. 2S. Margaret Frlce Evans of New York, a clergy man, has committed suicldo at Pen wyll, Wales. Til 10 WKATIIGIL Forecast unlit 8 p. m Wednesday, for Ashevllle and vicinity. Fair: con tinued cool tonight and Wednesday. FLOATS THAT WERE A FEATURE OF THE HISTORICAL mi VESSEL WRECKED; . Norwegian Steamer Gere Founders and and There Are but 7 Left of Her Crew of 1 5. WINTER QUARTER LIGHTSHIP RESCUED THESE SURVIVORS They Included Captain and First Male ami Were Hi-ought In by The Arroyo. Philadelphia, Sept. 2S. l'ai-t of the rew of the Norwegian steamer Here, which was wrecked off Winter Quarter lightship, are aboard'', the ISritlsh steamer Arroyo, now on her way here. flio. men on the Arroyo are the cap tain, first mate, and live of the crew. and were taken off tho lightship. Only Kiglit Drowned. Philadelphia, Kept, 28. Klght men were drowned and seven had a nar row escape from death by the found ering Saturday of the Norwegian steamer Uere, near Winter Quarter lightship, south of the Delaware capes. The survivors arriving here teji a thrilling story of shipwreck,' in which every one was for himself. Baltimore, Sept. 28. Six survivors of u crew of 18 men are aboard Win ter tjuarter lightship, the reniniiiing 13 men having perished, according to report made by 4'aptain lielano of the steamer Porto liieo, which lias arrived here. The name or the Kind of vessel wrecked could not be learned. Captain .Ilelu.no stated Hint -as the Porto ltlco was passing Winter Quar ter lightship a signal was seen (lying from the lightship. A heavy north oust gale prevulled. lie ordered his ship run close to the light station, and when ns near as consistent with safety because of the nature of the weather, .in attempt was made to communicate by megaphones. It was difficult work with the wind whistling about the superstructure of the ship, hut enough was learned by those on the Porto ltlco for them to realize that a ship had foundered. The catpaln of the lightship said there wt-ro six survivors from the III futcd ship on his vessel, mid asked that they be taken off. Captain lie lano considered tho matter carefully and decided It would be tempting death to try to niak the , transfer under the wetaher conditions prevail ing. Those on the lightship were ap parently satisfied to wait. While the Information was given that 12 per sons had been iirowneu no mniiin was made to secure names. Those nn tho Porto ltlco say they saw a small boat hanging to the rear of the light ship. The little craft was badly imi tered, and it Is believed that tno men saved made their way In It to the lightship. It Is not thought the small boat which brought the survivors could have come any great distance. ft IN COURT ROOM Shooting Occured in Presence of Judge While Instructing a Grand Jury. Hot Borings. Ark., Sept. SR. A n.mmii.in fpinl wus revived In tho court room hero yesterday when Mill MacDnnlels shot K. U Walker In the presence of Judge Evans, while the latter was Instructing a nowiy nn paneled grand Jury. Walker's condl tlon Is not serious. NtARglOOO SAIL VESSELS STOAM BOUND AT NORFOLK Continued Northeast tittle Off the Coast f ' the Carolina, Vir ginia and Maryland. Norfolk. SepL 88. With a con tlnuod northeast gale off tho Virginia Carolina and Maryland coasts nearly 100 sailing vessels, large and small, are storm bound In Uumpton Roads. EIGHT DROWNED FEUD REVIVED sUJN-i! ULTON CELEBRATION TODAY. mi 'A S L He Once Saved One Joy from Drowning, and Is Decor ated for His Feat. Washington Sept. I8-F"or Jumping Into a river, afMlcrroi! and rescuing James I''. Joy, a Detroit lawyer, In ISiir,, Secretary tf War Dickinson was toilav presented a gold medal nt the war department. The presentation of tho nieilut was suggested by President 'J'bomitH H. Ilerndon of the Amerb un Cross of I lonor. During the American Bar HKHiain Hon convention at Detroit, the dele gates wore entertained on the river in steam yachts. On the return to thtf city the (!'' in yacht Truant reached her dock at a late hour nnd In the darkness Joy fell -overboard In at tempting to cross th gung plank. Judge Dickinson jumped In after hhn ami both men came out of tho incident unharmed. President Taft and others were on :teh!s In the vicinity at the tlmo. The medal was approved by the president before his departure for tho west. 1 AMICABLY ENDED Judge Fite Has Decided, upon Advice to Surrender Stegal to Judge Newman. Atlanta, Sept. - IS. ITnlted Stutes Jiistrict Attorney Tate lust night re ceived u telephone message from Judge File, of the Iiade county Su perior court, announcing that on the advice of Attorney-General Hart ho had decided to surrender Charles R HtegHll to tho federal authorities and would have him produced before Judisu Newman, of the Federal court here, today. Thus the threatened serious com plications resulting from the clash of the Federal and Htalos courts over the custody of Ktegall la amicably adjust ed. Klegall, a government storekeep- Continued on Pace Four, Virginia Authorities and Citi zens WiU Pay $3750 for Man Who Killed Six. Richmond, Hepl, to oil leers t" cry effort to prehension of IS. As a stimulus put forth ev seeiire tho ap the perpetrators of the horrlblo crime committed at Hurley, Vs., where Oeorge Meadows, his wire, throe children and mother-in-law, Mrs. Just In, were brutally mur dered, Gov. Bwanson lias sanctioned nn offer of a reward of 3B0 for the arrest and conviction of tho person guilty, and tho board of supervisors of Iluchanan county will offer $500, which will be supplemented by a prl vnte subscription fund, which It Is estimated will reach 13000. if SECRETARY UFI n ID CON LIC PAGEANT OF THE HUD- WWKXT 14 y atMlKLO MOt rc4 s; , , n n$f mmm ES More Complete Declaration Will Be Made After Peary States His Case Formally. New York, Sept. IS. Dr. Cook con sented last nlg'jt to, give Thf Associate ed Press a formal reply to soma of the most material . of tho charges brought against him by Commander Penry. A more complete declaration will be Issued by the explorer when Commander Peary makes accusations over-his own signature. The state ment Is us follows: "Commander Peary suys that my sledges were not litted to Arctic travel nnd that he would not care to voy age in the Arctic with them. The only sleilge Commander Peary saw was half of one, which I had given to Mr. Whitney ns a souvenir. The remainder of It had been used to mi'.ke bows and arrows. As to my reasons for leaving my Instruments with Mr. Whitney, he hn told me that the F.rio was coming to KI a It and would take him over to the American side to hunt big game und would come back later to Annatok The distance from Annatok to ITper nuvik by the route-which 1 wns com' polled to follow was nearly 700 miles. In that journey I had to travel over high land In two places, with glaciers and difficult places to negotiate. Thf Ice was extremely roiixh and there was n good deal of water to be ex pected that would have subjected the Instruments to a risk which was on tlniy unnpcensary when Mr. Whitney awaited a ship to go to Utah for him upon which he expected lo return dl reel to America. Could (id Homo Quicker. "Iiy going to l'pnrnuvlk I hoped to get back by-the end of July or the middle of August. I wanted to see my family as soon ns possible, us 1 had been separated from them for over two years, whllo Mr. Whitney did not expect to get buck before October. "As to the charge that I had not found traces of Commander Peary's records at Capo Thomas Hubbard; the point which Commander Penry would call t'npo Thomas llublmrd is a round promontory, nnd It would be dfflcult to tlnd any distinct point which could be positively recognised as Cape Thomas llublmrd. From Couimunder (Continued on Png Nix.) BIGGEST GURLEY CROP IS SIGNED TO THE POOL Action of J. B. Haggins, It Is Believed, Will Assure Success of the Pool. Lexington, Ky.. Sept, it. James R. Ilnggln of New York, owner of the Fdmcndorf estate here, has signed his crop of burley tobacco to the pooling movement. It Is announced; thereby, leaders think, assuring the success of th pool. - i This crop comprise the product of more than 100 acres and Is estimated to be over half a million pounds, the largest crop of burley tobacco In the world. The llf or death of the pool will be decided at th Winchester headquarters. COOK REPLIES IS ME CHARG MILLI01I5 BEHOLD LESSOfflllSTOIiy Historical Pageant of Commemorative Floats Feature of Hudson-Fui ' ton Celebration. . COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND MONTHS OF EFFORT Tho Floats Are Snlil to Ik Hie Largest I and Most FJa borate Kver I Inhibited. New ..lork, Sept. . 88. American I history In -visible -form passed In vlew toduy before the eyes of morel than a million spectators that Unod the route of the first Hudson-Fulton lund pageant from the upper end of Central park to Washington square, Thousands of dollars and months of effort were spent to make this pa rado of M flouts nn accurate repro duction of the life In New York state from legendary Judlun times that preceded thu lirsl settlement, to the tlrst voyage of the Clarment In 1807. Records for street celebration crowds were broken today. In the eRKerni'g to gain vantage points In the comparatively small space avail able for viewing the parade, record prices were paid for window seats, end even soap boxes. Immense float. Tim lino of parndo had to bo select cd with great care because of the great sise of tho floats, which are said to bo the largest and most elab orate ever exhibited. They vary In dimensions from 20 to 40 feet high 32 feet long nnd 14 feet wide. They could not puss under the elevated railroad, and even the electric deco rations of the Court of Honor and reviewing stands on Fifth avenue, opposite tho new public library, had to be changed at the last moment to accommodate them. Four Main DIvIhIoiis. Tho four main divisions siimmarlx ert tho history of the country. First nine the Indian period, with floats depleting the Five Nations with their totems, the legend of Hiawatha, the flrnt Hehcm of the Iroquois, clothed In liffetdng snakes, "anfl then a Succes alon of allegories. The Dutch period followed with floats representing the discovery of the Hudson river, the fate of lMnry Hudson, who was set adrift by his mutinous crow In Hudson s liny In tflll, nnd never recovered; the recep tlon to Peter htuyvesant, most famous if tho Dutch governors general; the first ship built on Manhattan Island, and other matters of like typical slg- nilicunce. All Impersonations In this division are by the United Holland societies. Tho third division, colonial, was treated with greater amplitude than any -of theothers. Twenty-ono floats, depleted its many scenes and legends, from the reception of Schuyler's In- illuns to the pursuit of lchabod Crane by the headless horseman or Sleepy Hollow. Impersonations and escorts were by tho English societies, repre- sentlng Itrltlsh rule, at the front; the Society of the Colonial Wars; the Junior Order of American Mechanics; tho Patriotic Order of Sons of Amerb ca; tho united irisn societies; ne Sons of the Revolution; the American Continentals; lineal descendants of Paulding and Van Wart, the captors of Andre; the Order of the Cincinnati, and a host of lesser organisations. Last came the modern period, led hv tho title car United States, nui even here the general tone was retro spective. A float representing the tlrst Erie canal boat, a reproduction of a hand engine In use before the In. Iroductlon of eroton water and an other of an old Uroadway sleigh, lie. foro the days of subways, trolleys. elevated, or even horse cars, were tvnlenl. Tho historical parsilo win tie re. pented In Ilrooklyn on Friday, Oc tober 1. The dirigible balloon race to Albany was postponed and the aeroplane flights delayed by weather connilions. Rain yesterday forced the larger part of tho Hudson-Fulton crowds to make the duy one of rest within doors and necessitated the postponement of the aeroplane flights and the balloon race to Albany, SIX HI KILLED Passenger Train Crashes into a Stock Train-All the Killed and In lured Were on Utter. Chicago, Bept 18. Six men were killed and a doien seriously Injured early today when an outbound Pan handle passenger train crashed Into the rear end of a Chicago, Milwaukee A St. Paul stock train. The victims were atockmen. many of whom were sleeping In the caboose of the stock train, and members of the atrock train crew. No persons on the passenger train were Injured. The wreckage of the freight train caught fire, adding to the terror and greatly hampering the work of rescue. AHDMAriYlNJURED HI'S QIODS BUTISnOTRET.DV His Full Statement Likely to Be With- held Until Club Officers Have Passed on It. BUT LINE OF HIS ARGUMENT IN PART. MAY BE GUESSED AT Cook's Eiprriencp, Methods, Dlspnal lion of Tlietn to Stranger. Etc. Will Ilay No Small Part. Bar Harbor, Me., Sept. JS. Corn- re-Inlander Robert E. Peary and Presl- dent Hubbard of the Pearv Arctic club were In conference last night and to day over tho proofs which Peary has ; gathered to show that Cook did. not - reach the polo. Peary Is anxious to make a full statement of the whola : matter, but this will hardly be don 1 until the officers of the Peary Arctic ; , club have passed on the-statement. : The proofs which Peary will offer are of various character. Cook's ex-. perlence with Arctic, expeditions, and his method of keeping records, and ' his disposition of them-In. 'part to Whitney,, a stranger to him. will play no small part In Commander Peary's ' statement. '-. ';.-:'''. Thero Is nothing to say just now," said General Hubbard. "No date has been set for the meeting of the officers of the Peary Arctic club and I shall not determine that until my return to Now York next week." From what cna be learned of the conference Penry! went over " every phase of his alleged evidence against Dr. Cook, dating from the time the Brooklyn explorer began his prepara- ago and until after Peary's Interviews with Dr. Cook's Eskimos at Etah. v There was a large crowd at the steamboat landing, notwithstanding Inclement weather, to give Command er Peary and his wlf a hearty wel come today. ' Talks Atmut Wltitney. During the trip to Bar Harbor Peary spoke ; frequently of Harry Whitney, "There might have been some strange reasons why Whitney ' did not go back to Etah In the Jeanle for Dr. Cook's stuff,'" he said. "I tan" not understand how anyone could h-t 1 such records get out of his hands. I would not give records to my dearest relative. I say again, I don't see how Cook could have turned his stuff over to Whitney or anybody else. t secured my Instruments In a bag and the flag which 1 took to the pole I sewed In my clothes and I wore It . until I reached Rattle Harbor. I kept my records under watch day and night and I was prepared In case the Roose velt was crushed In the Ice to throw them 'overboard so that they could float In their cases. Can you imagine mo giving up those records to a per- ' feet stranger? "Harry Whitney did not tell me what was In Dr, Conk's stuff except six fox skins, a narwhate horn and some trophies. I could not see why I Lhould have carried the stuff when rook couW nllve taken t lt Dr, Cook, ,tufr wn. of .urh Importance why didn't Whitney go back In the Jeanle and get It?" Pcnrv Justifies Himself. Portland, Me., Sept. St. It was learned from a source close to Com mander Peary that tho commander J n st I lies his aetton of refusing to allow Dr. Cook's Instruments or records on board the homeward bound steamer Roosevelt, on the theory that he had been aware for some time of Cook' Intention to claim the discovery of the north pole and that Peary, therefore, would sanction nothing to aid this project . - Peary s forthcoming statement con cerning Conk, It was also learned, will charge that the Brooklyn explorer cannot produce shoes, sledges or other equipment which will show the wear and tear that comes from travel over the Arctic Ice. It seems evident that Peary la de- . Irons of Issuing his statement la the nenr future, especially since the ar rival of Harry Whitney at Indian har bor. While he declared that Whit ney has no part in tne controversy Commander Peary nevertheless has Uivpd mPSluji concerning Whit ney's progress. He has, however. made no attempt to communicate with Whitney and says that he will make none. HOLD-UP IN S!100;i RESULTS III DEATH Two Others Were Injured and Masked Highwaytnsn Made His , Escape. Philadelphia, Bept. 18 One man Is dead and two others are in a hos pital suffering from bullet wounds as a result of a hold-up In a saloon In the northern part of thts city. The high wayman, who was masked, escaped. Belmont's Fall Meeting. New York. Sept IS. The fall me-t. Ing of the Westchester Racing elation began at Belmont Park t and will continue until Oct"! . r i I The most Important event of t . m ! Ing will be the Matron stake, t ; run tomorrow, i '.
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