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WAYNESVILLE, N, G, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, iooo.
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NORTH POLE DISCOVERED BY
,U AMERICAN SCIENTIST.
Dr. Cook, of Brooklyn, Startles The
, World By The News Of Hit
i '" ' Accomplishment;
Last Wednesday the wqrld was t ai
ded byv ihort message from Dr. Fred
erick A. Cook, announcing that he had
placed the American flag upon the un
marked spot which is designated by lat
itude 90 north and longitude .0 the
North Pole. ; The discovery was made
more than a year ago April alst, 1908.
The following, reported to be a signed
statement of Dr. Cook, just then re
ceived, appeared in the Paris edition of
the New York Herald last Thursday?
. "After a prolonged fight with famine
and frost," says Drr Cook, "we have at
but succeeded in reaching the North
pole. A new highway with an interest
ing strip of animated nature has been
explored and big game haunts located
which will delight sportsmen and extend
the Eskimo horizon,
"Land has been .discovered on which
rests the earth's northermost rocks,
triangle of 30,000 square miles has been
- ent out of the terrestrial unknown. The
expedition was the outcome of a sum
mer cruise in the Arctic seas 6n the
achooner Bradley which arrived at the
limits of navigation in Smith Sound late
in August, 1907.. Her conditions were
found to launch a venture to the pole,
J. R. Bradley liberally supplied from his
vessel suitable provisions for local use.
My own equipment for emergencies
served well for every purpose of Arctic
travel Many "Eskimos had gathered on
the' Greenland shore arAnnatoak for
the winter bear hunt Immense quanti
ties of meat had been collected and
about the camp. we're plenty of strong
dogs.' The combination was lucky for
there was good material for gcequipljog guarded tonight 4yjdiwWn
mil All that was required was con
vtniently arranged for at a point only
700 miles from the Boreal center.
"A house and workshop were built of
urtrinv boxes bv willing hands and this
V- themselves to the problem of devising a
suitable outfit Before the end of the
V s , long winter night we were ready for
the enterprise and plans haa matureo.
to force a new route over Grinnell land
northward along its west coast cut to
the Polar sea.
Start for the Pole.
5 "The campaign opened with a few
" f 1 scouting parties being sent over the Am
. "erfcan shores to' explore the way and
game haunts. Their mission
? s 1 . - was only partly successful because of a
r 'Storm. fi aunrwc w i '
t f v 19), (Swfyn expedition embarked on
t''J to voht,b the pole. It consisted of
jTJF eleven men and 103 dogs drawing eleven
f V V-hieavlly laden sledges. The expedition
kft the "Greenland shore and pushed
4 westward' over the troubled ke of Smith
.JvJL." Sound;. ' The gloom of the long night
re.liived only by few hours ot
-aVlV''vE chill of' (he whiter was
Ji v-.f-ul minrtt .'-As we crossed the
1 ' 1 he?uhtrot EUesmer' Sound to the fa
. - :- IVH - - . -
" nn' the temeerafure sank to
' minus 81 ;cntigrade;;: Several dogs were
S . , i froxen Jindtne men auffered severely
? ' hut we soonioiind the game trails along
I , whi !! the, wa' easy. y ;-' ',::. :
1 , e lorotu inrougn'iiiiiacu wuuvi w
k landa endV In this march we secured
v-.-.r-'",.. . ; ... . j .; 4 .
f , . 101 music, oxen, seven oer wia j j
r ' . '- Wo muhed out into the Polar
Sea f. n tlie iiouthet joint of Herbert
. a W411J 1,11 March, Jat Six Eskimos re
'Jf turned fro t here. With font men and
totjf-t ' t 1 "ri moving supplies for
Y .x Ht crossing of the circum-
poi-r 't. . i . n. Three dayt later two
" 0 ' r E.' 'mov forming the last aup
' ' f I f rty. returned and )he trials
f , w Ire -i reduced by the survival
'ty fittest -The two'hest men and
"''x dogs 'were picked for the
rorward to the Ooel
re before os.iq an unknown line
p e lay our goal. ine. nrt
...js "t marches and .we
...js
Ptnade
nglng progress. ' A. bis gap
ited the land front the ice
J pack was crossed with
The low temperature was
1 1 the winds made life a
', s 0; .1 us in- onr snow
j-f ' which
"l-Of'the c :
k .v. Utile d.
v'v'persistent
V ' -torture "
l bouses,
1
? tallow and
. some anl-
to be-gained
' f ' ' t of
drinking r
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PIERCE ENCOUNTER IN WHICH
TWO SOLDIERS WERE
KILLED. 1
Order Restored at Point of BayoneU
a Soldiers Attempt to Lynch.
Last Saturday in one of the fiercest
riots ever known in Frankfort, Ken.
tucky, between militiamen and civil
ians Sergeant Ingram Tate of Somer
est, Ky., a member'of company
Kentucky state guards and Jeff Cook,
a civilian, were, killed while William
Nichols, Joe Conway and Alexander
McNally were fatally shot. The rot
began in' a tenderloin saloon following
a brawl. Privates William Phillip and
C. E. Toadevine, members of company
G, who were standing near Tate when
he was killed identified Joe Nichols
as the man who fired the shot that
killed their comrade. Nichols
eighteen others were arrested.
The house was almosvsliot to pieces
by the troops in their efforts to gain
an entrance apparently to lynch the
man whom they thought had killed
Tate. For more than an hour the
eighteen men held the fort against the
regiment and the residents of that sec
tion of the city fled to their homes,
putting out the lights and retreating to
the cellars for safety.
All over that section of the city ev-
ery person who attempted to leave was
halted at the point of a bayonet and
every wagon searched, hoping to find
the man who had started the riot. Fi
nally, after a conference. Colonel J
Allen, commanding the second regi
ment; County Judge James H. Pols.
grove and Chief of Police Mangan, ac
companied by other soldiers searched
the building and in the top story
found the men huddled together. They
were all taken to the jail which is be
KINO MENELIK TO
DO
THE
-HONORS.
Invites Ruling Spirit of the West to
Drive Chariot After Elephants. V
Lidj Jeassu, khe crown " prince of
Abyssinia, has invited Theodore Roose
velt to a great elephant hunt, promis
ing to beat up a white elephant for
him to kill and otherwise arrange
splendid sporting program.;
this news has been brought into
Berlin by Adolf Mayer, kinsman of
King Menelik of Abyssinia who has
arrived here with a commission from
the Abyssinia government to purchase
supplies. Before Mayer left Abyssinia
mission had been sent to hand his
invitation to Mr. Roosevelt wherever
it could find him. "The envoys of the
king are empowered to point out to
Mr. Roosevelt," Mr. Mayer said to
day, "that there is unrivalled elephant
hunting in Abyssinia. The crown
prince will send out 5.000 horsemen to
encircle an immense range of prairie
and drive in the elephants. .Hundreds,
and possibly thousands of elephants
could be thus assembled, and there
would probably be one or two white
01.es among the number. ,v
China and Japan Agreed
At Pekin, Tuesday, the negotiations
between China and -Japan relative to
the 'Ma'nchurian rights, were definitely
concluded preliminary to the signing of
a formal agreement China agrees to
give Japan the right to work the Fusun
and . ' Yentai coal mines in Manchuria,
to construct the Manchurian extension
of the Yinkow (ailroad, to trade in four
towns pi the Manchurian border, the
Koreans , therein .to be under., the juris:
diction of Japan, and those elsewhere
under the Chinese, but the- former coun
try; to determine all cases' Involving tap-
ital punishment: Aside from these trade
marts Japan ' is to recognize Chinese
territory in 'the 'Chientao district, to
move the terminus of the Hsinmintun
railroad to Mukden and to indemnify
the owners trf the Fushw and Yentai
mines. Chin must borrow from Japan
half (he capital needed to build the Ki
rln railway east and must not build
northward. V SV;; : a ' ' ,J
;''-:;8unrlwd of' .tfl jisjst'-'::
The man at the Table Say, waiter,
that lobster is without One clawv HoVs
that? :r&:.':''f.:,'
Walter -Yott see, air, they're so fresh,
these l9bsters, they fight'whh each other
"""nr. y j. ;' .'V.i.-',.-
--t,WWetl, take that
(Cunningham in The Washington Herald.)
PEARY GETS THERE ALSO.
Wires Brief Message Announcing Die
covery of North Pole.
Labrador , Commander R. E. Peary
wired the newt that he has at last suc
ceeded in attaining his goal and that
the Stars and Stripes have been plant
ed on the North Pole. An expectant
world anxiously awaits arrival of the
Explorer at Chateau Bay, Labrador,
when the news of the second successful
trip to the Pole can be secured. Com
ing as it does within less than a week
after the anouncement of Dr. Cook's
feat, Peary's message creates great ex
citement in the realm of science. News
flashed to the old and new worlds
at the same time and is much comment
ed upon. Yankee pluck has at last pene
trated the frozen Arctic regions.
Member of Peary's crew wires that no
trace was seen of Dr. Cook's party at
the Pole. News of latest feat is nc
cepted, as authentic in Washington.
PRESIDENT TAFT CONGRATU
LATES EXPLORER.
Official Report Made By Wire to Na
tion's Chief.
President Taft Saturday made his
first official comment upon the report
ed discovery of the North pole by Dr.
Frederick A. Cook. In answering a
cablegram sent to him by Dr. Cook,
reporting that he had reached the cov
eted point, Mr. Taft cabled back his
warmest congratulations, declaring
that the pride of all Americanr had
been stirred, by the news and the re
port that the world baffling feat had
been accomplished by an American
citizen. The exchange of cablegrams
was ss follows ti
"Copenhagen, September 4.
President, the White House, Wash
ington:
"I have the honor to report to the
chief magistrate of the United States
that I have returned, having reached
the North pole, (Signed) ,
"FREDERICK A. COOK."
"Beverly, Mass., Sept 4-
Frederick -A. Cook, . Copenhagen,
Denmark:
"Your dispatch received. . Your re
port that you have reached the North
pole calls for my heartiest congratula
tions and stirs the pride of alt Amer
icans that this feat which has so long
baffled the world has been accom
plished by the Intelligent energy and
wonderful 'endurance of a fellow
countryman. ' ' ''," . '' 1
. ; WILLIAM H. TAFT. I
FreshmanWho ' is the' Smallest
man mentioned In history? .. .. .
Sophomore I give it up. '
Freshman Why, , the - Roman ol-
STILL PLAYING GOOD BALL.
Western Carolina League Passes
Away But "The Doctors" Go On
With Good Work.
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Yfm last 'Tuesday's game the West
ern Carolina League went by the boards,
leaving Waynesville's escutcheon with
the proper mark upon it to entitle her
to the pennant. But the fans have been
entertained by several good games just
the same. The Doctors kept right on
handing us out good baseball dope.
v. Wednesday we met the Cantonese in
battle array on the home ground. They
were ours to the tune of 7 to 4. The
game was not without "work, however,
and most of it was difficult. Spencer's
poor work in the box for Canton in the
early part of the game allowed Waynes
ville some timely ones, while the Can
tonese at bat and at base running let
opportunities go by. Waynesville
spread her scoring over three innings.'
In two of these the scores were in
bunches the second ami the fourth in
nings. Three men went around in each
of these innings and in the eighth one
man was able to make all four bases.
The batteries were: Waynesville
Clarke and Shcrrill; Canton Spencer,
Smith and Phillips.
Friday Canton put it on to the Doc
tors at Canton to the tune of 4 to 3 in
an exciting game. Waynesville had a
new pitcher, Cowes, southpaw, in the
box, but he proved easy for Canton as
they succeeded in securing twelve choice
hits from him. Lenimon held the vis
itors down to four hits. The fielding
was good for both teams and with very
few errors, Waynesville getting 3 and
Canton 2. This made the Doctors sit
up and take notice. Next day, Saturday,
they went in to win. It was a fine
game and nobody's for sure till the last
inning. Score 2 to 0 in favor of
Waynesville. The game was featured
by clean cut work all around, the visit
ors happening to make hits and errors
match in the first and fourth innings
and getting one run in each. Batteries :
Waynesville Gudger and : Sherrill;
Canton Smith and Phillips.
Monday Waynesville and Canton
wound up the season in a glorious car
nival of victories and defeats.-' Large
crowds of Labor Day celebrators at
Cantori turned out to see the games.
Each team took a victory, Waynesville
taking the first with a score of 3 to o,
The second game was hotly contested
and was won by Canton in the tenth
inning. Phillips knocked a home run
for Canton which settled, the tie.- '
Messrs. Clark, Booe and Wilkinson,
Of the Waynesville team, left yesterday
for Davidson College, where they will
pursue a course of. study this winter.
Mr. Reed, the heavy hitter, goes to the
University of Virginia, McFaddeit goes
to Clemson College, and -Joe TurbyfUl
Is off. to Washington and Lee Univer
sity. ' Verily the Doctors are' scattered to
the winds. .'May they bring us better
THE PRESIDENT AND HIS POLICIES.
A Line On The Work Now Before
Our Law Makers.
. J.
Cincinnati Enquirer. ., B
The next session of congress promises
to be of the greatest importance, and
the subject that will come before it for
action will, to a marked degree, affect
the future of the republic. It being
what is known as the long session, there
will be ample time for discussion of the
topics, and it is evident even now that
the attention of the public will be more
concentrated upon its proceedings than
in the active special session just closed
The first five months of President
Taft's administration have been crowd
ed with events and it is plaintily to be
seen that he is preparing for prompt and
speedy congressional action upon mess
ures that he desires to have placed upon
the statute books. '
Whether he favors or does not favor
postal savings banks, or whatever view
he may take of the much-discussed Cen;
tral bank proposition; however drastic
or mild the measures he may think nec
essary in regard to the future regulation
and control of railways or how far we
will go and how active may be our part
in the diplomatic and commercial affairs
of China we do not know, but that ac
tion will be taken upon all these im
portant affairs to effect the desired, re
sults will cause lively discussions and
thoroughly arouse public interest
The president holds securely the good
will of his fellow citizens. They have
faith in his sincerity of purpose and in
his persistency in matters that commend
themselves to his judgment as proper
and right. Even if they differ with him
as to his conclusions they do not doubt
his methods or his motives. They know
him to be one who weighs well the con
sequences before deciding upon Import
ant and far-reaching policies and wiU
give his utterances full consideration.- :
Following immediately the most active
and versatile of all our presidents, h
seems even now, when but few months
have been given the new administration,
that President Taft will equal iff import
ant political; diplomatic, financial and
commercial affairs the activities of his
predecessor, and possibly achieve more
definite results. ' - "A.-yt ,,1
The tariff enactment Itself settled that
question for years to come, and .other
work of the special session provokes a
final and definite settlement of two
questions vital to the taxpayers of the
eoiiitfr.-.1':'
They may not be settled m accordance
with the president's views or wishes,
but the results now prom' ; to f i r--i
through his advice and '
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Yon est some of r
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THINGS X
Chief Engineer 1
Brothers, i
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Big things move s
work of building th
field's outlet' ito.
Waynesville, Ashev
Hendersonville is or
There's no need for
less booming.. The
their parj by votin
big part of the jot
it, has been accom
gy and persistency
Jones, who desert
every man in Wet
The survey whjs
Waynesville is tjte
gineer A. S. Robin
the daily work- .
Sloan, makes we f .
The firm of Mc.fJiar T
of the largest railway'
lishments on the c
connection with b
prise is sufficl "
mate success:!:. ..m
work do nof .Wwte td.
ment as to;'tfttirrt"
struction force u!
we are convluc
readiness for di
so. There s)re
the line too
osition, andTj
to enable .O.
sonal attejhtio'
The raflro
ing.
HIGH DEGI
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Scottish IUt
Ash- ivf
Day.p .y-sV
Charl. , f"' -Park;
I
consult
are.,en be
arrant', i
work at f
Ssptfmber
thirty-secoud iv
the sovereign inspector genei.i v
state, James Wakefteld Courtland. II.
f 4' Day, master of ceremonies Char
lotte consistory, and a'teanvrf about
twenty-five high Masons .'.will'' eome
from Charlotte to ionfer degrees from
the fourth to the thirtieth and prob
ably the thlrty-fio4 and thlrtysecond
degrees, on a lafg 'ass' of prominent
men. of Western No Carolina.' The
meetings will be del itt the "Masonic!
temple, Sondley builut -r, , and will
take up both days, beginning at. 9:30
in the morning. Tfi c following s .J
partial list of thoseV who will exenv
plify the work: I ' 1 1" "1
Walter S. Liddell, -y M. Day,
Arthur J.' Compton, GeorgC.A.'Page,
Chas. M. Seltzer, Allison B n, O. V.
Robinson,' David S. ' Hamilft
P. Byer's Osnde 1 Edward.
Boyard, J. L. Dobbs, alt of th
lotte consistory. The Scottish
choiri composed of Robt L. Ke-
C C Bott, W. . W Braham, .
Overcost; Ri M., Usher, and Josy
Parkrt, "will" also come for, this
cssion. This choir is said to be tlie
finest Scottish Rite choir in the coun
try-..-. y.w..." ;
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f...
One man, masked and carrying two ' v
loaded revolvers, besides a pocketful of . !' .'
dynamite sticks, successfully emulated
th ckntoha of the Western tram' fob- ?
bers of lygon day Tuesday on h:-.r'
main line pt the Pennsylvania Railroad'; ' .
He first stopped the; Pittsburg express ' ,
at.'a lobesoms-spot 'near Lewiston br '
laying dynamite oti 'the 'tracks,,! toVbe-;,
stt off by 1 the' wheels of the engine, -v
Then he cowed the engineer; and fire- .
man, and. wounded the conductor wi '
.hot in, the hand and compelled
express messenger to givi up 0"
ty. of coin.' which he,' wltli tne"ntk
assistsiH of the engine into, est ri
some distance into the woods to -modate
the robber. lhtf t
permitted to proceed. -Treasury .
?i0 were put "nu til th'
1 law 1
- -i.t ni( watch.
J dopV next 'lummen'" "J ,' " .''