Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1912 — Page 4

RIVAL EXPLORERS CLAIM DISCOVERY

South Pole Has Been Reached, but by Whom? scon AND AMUNDSEN THERE Amundsen Said to Give Scott the Glory, but Later Intelligence Is -» that Norwegian Himself Is Successful Man. London, March 8. —The south pole has been discovered by Captain Raold Amundsen. Definite news has been received in London, via Christiania, that he reached the pole between the fourteenth and seventeenth of December. Christiania, March 8. The king has received a telegram from Captain Amundsen, but the contents have not been dltulged. Captain Amundsen's brother, Leon, says: “Rabid will go on a lecture tour of Australia and, Europe, after which he will head an expedition to the north pole. Meantime the Fram after making necessary repairs will go to San Francisco, w’here Amundsen will meet her in 1913.”

London, March 8. —The south pole has been discovered by Captain Robert F. Scott of the British royal navy. This hews was given to the world by Captain Raold Amundsen, the Norwegian explorer and a rival of the Englishman in the quest of the antarctic goal, in a dispatch from Wellington, New Zealand. Amundsen has just returned from his south polar expedition in the steamer Fram, and his arrival was reported from Hobart, Tasmania. The advices do not give the date of the discovery or mention the present whereabouts of the Scott expedition, but the arrival of the captain at some far southern port is expected hourly and is awaited with the, keenest Interest. ,

Lieutenant Sir Ernest Shackleton, commenting on Captain Amundsen’s announcement that he discovered the south pole, points out that Dec. 14 to 17 means that when he reached the geographical pole he waited three days, taking observations so as to accurately determine his position and exclude any uncertainty. The roster of Scott’s expedition consisted of fifty-one men, counting the crew of the Terra Nova. Of this number twenty-three comprised the scientific fore®. There were four geologists, several zoologists and a number of other scientists. Here is a list of the principal members of the expedition: Captain R. F. Scott, commander; Lieutenant E. R. G Evans, second in command; Dr. E. A. V» ilson’ Lieutenant V. I. A. Campbell, R. N.; Lieutenant H. L. Pennell, R. N.- Lieutenant H. E. Rennick, R. N.; Lieuten®**t H. R. Bov ers, R. N.; Lla itenant ■E. W. Riley, R. N.; Dr. G. M. Legick, Dr. E. L. Atkinson, C. H. Meas, in cha»ge of dogs and ponies; Capt-i.i L. E. G. Oates, Dr. G. C. Simps »n and T. Griffiths.

SCIENTIST FAVORS SCOTT

Dr. Arctowski Thinks His Equipment Better Than Amundsen’s. New York, Ma-ch B.—Dr. Henry Arctowski, the Polish scientist, who is head of the science department of the New library in Fifth avenue, was one of the party aboard the Belglca, the first ship to winter in the Antarctic during the expedition of 1897-99, which Captain Amundsen Headed. Dr. Arctowski also is a close friend of Captain 9?ott. “Until further details come from Captain Amundsen,” Dr. Arctowski said, “I am at sea as to why Amundsen turned back. Captain Scott and I were in correspondence as to supplies and so forth while he was outfitting. He set out, with strong backing by the Royal Geographical Society and p: ’ menu Markham, for the single >f reaching the south pole, the scUr.ut work being incidental. “I am quite ready to believe Captain 6c< ;t has succeeded and I’m glad of it. He deserves success. At the same .time I sincerely hope that Captain Amundsen did not devote his time and energy to trying to beat Captain Scott to the south pole. “Of the two men I expected to hear that Scott, not Amundsen, would reach the pole. I admire both of them very much, but I looked for success from Scott because of his better equipment.”

FOUR KILLED IN MINE

Ten Others Trapped in Workings at Nicola, B. C. Vancouver, B. C„ Mtirch B—A gas explosion in the Diamond Vale coal mine at Nicola, 150 miles from Vancouver, has killed four men. Ten othters are in the mine and their fate is unknown.

Dead Turks in River,

Rome, March 8. Official advices from Tripoli, declare that following Bundays battle between the Turks and Italians, 300 dead Turks were found in the river near Derna.

RAOLD AMUNDSEN.

Who Has Returned to Civilization from His Polar Expedition.

COLOMBIA SNUBS KNOX

Says Officially It Does Not Desire a Visit. Charge d’Affaires of Legation in Washington Gives Out .a Formal Statement. ar Washington, March B.—The Colombian government has issued a statement, which says that it does not want Secretary Knox to visit them on his Central and South American tour. Thus the republic of Colombia, though it recently recalled Senor Ospina, its minister in Washington, has in spirit approved the action which he took in writing a letter to Acting Secretary of State Wilson suggesting that a visit of Secretary Knox to Colombia at this time would be most imopportune. This latest development in this extraordinary situation came in the form of a statement given out by Senor Roberto McDouall, charge d’affaires of the Colombian legation in Washington. Here is his statement: “The charge d’affaires of Colombia said that he was authorized by his government to state that Knox has not been invited to visit Colombia.”

KNOX DINES NICARAGUANS

All Parties Saitsfied tha| His Visit Is for Good Purpose. ".l. ' ■ Corinto, Nicaragua, March B.—Secretary Knox entertained the members of the Nicaraguan cabinet, who accompanied him here, at a luncheon on board the cruiser Maryland.. The party sailed aboard the warship later for Amapala. The leaders of the opposition to the government at Managua told Knox that they were convinced that he was a friend of Nicaragua and that his mission had pleased the people.

PRESIDENT IS IN TOLEDO

Makes Speech There This Evening and Goes to Chicago Saturday. Washington, March B.—President Taft left Washington last night for Toledo and Chicago, where he will make political speeches. He was accompanied by Secretary Hilles, Major L. Rhoades, U. S. A., and the secret service guards. Mr. Taft arrived in Toledo today, where he will make an address. He will spend Saturday in Chicago, where a busy program has been arranged for him. He will leave Chicago late Sunday afternoon, reaching Washington Monday.

MORE TROOPS FOR EL PASO

President Orders Two More Regiments to Mexican Border.

Washington, March 8. President Taft has decided to send two mors regiments of troops to the Mexican border. This decision was reached after a conference with Secretary Stimson and other members of the cabinet. Orders were issued for these 1,700 men to proceed at once for El Paso. They will reinforce the troops that are already stationed at that city under the command of Colonel Steever of the Fourth cavalry.

Ends Life with Dynamite.

Danbury, Conn., March B.—George Mead, a coachman for Rev. Frank Hartfields* rector of the Episcopal church at Brewsters, N Y., made a murderous attack upon two daughters of his employer in the carriage house on the Hartfield premises at Brewster, and then blew himself to pieces with dynamite. .

GENERAL NEWS.

WASHINGTON—Some startling allegations of cannibalism among starv- j Ing Persians are contained in letters from Teheran to the Persian-Ameri-can Educational society here from Dr. Susan I. Moody, formerly of Chicago. . She declared fathers are eating their children and Children are eating each other in northwestern Persia, in the vicinity of Hamadan, where famine has followed the sacking of twenty-one towns and villages by the rebel troopp of Salar -ed - Dowleh, brother of the deposed shah.

WASHINGTON—A full discussion of the relationship between employer and employe was the feature of the first day’s session of the twelfth annual congress of the National Civic Federation. Cardinal Gibbons was the first speaker on the program, which incuded Seth Low of New York, president of the organization; Judge Martin A. Knapp of the commerce •court, C. G. Norman of the New York Building Trades Employers’ association and Second Assistant Postmaster General Joseph Stewart.

WASHINGTON—John Mitchell, who Is vice-president of the American Federation of Labor, declined to give to Judge Wright of the district supreme court any assurance he expected “hereafter to lend adherence to the decrees of the judicial tribunals of the land.” To do so would be an admission that he had heretofore failed to comply with lawful decrees. Mr. Mitchell said he had rather be convicted of contempt than be acquitted on any other ground than the facta of the case. e , LAFAYETTE, IND. Fred HIX was arrested here on the charge of having robbed six stations on railroads within a radius of forty miles of Lafayette in the past four months. Hix, after being sweated by the police, admitted that he was a paroled prisoner from the Jeffersonville reformatory, having been sentenced from Crawfordsville a few years ago on a> charge of grand larceny. He is twenty-six years old and says his horns is in Illinois.

MARFA, TEX.—The first important skirmish incidental to the rebel advances on Ojinaga occurred at San Antonio, Mex., several miles south of the border.. The advance guard of the insurgents was defeated, but when the main body of rebel troops under Braullo Hernandez and Emiliano Ramirei came up the eighty-five rurales and volunteers retreated to Ojinaga. Several are reported killed. Three wounded rurales were brought to the American bank of the Riq Grande.

WILKES BARRE, PA.—lt is estimated here that the anthracite coal operators have about 6,000,000 tons of coal in storage in preparation for a strike, which may come when the existing agreement expires March 31. There are also about 2,000,000 tons in New York city at the present time, this being almost half a million tons above the normal supply. Most of the railroads have about a month’s supply ahead.

BEIRUT, SYRIA —The strict martial law which was put into force by the military authorities immediately after the recent bombardment of this city by Italian warships has brought quiet, although apprehension is felt in regard to the pent-up feeling of the Moslems against the Christians. It is questionable whether the Turkish government can continue to hold the Moslems in check. The majority of then are armed.

SOUTH BEND, IND.—A most mysterious disease which has baffled attending physicians and doctors called into consultation caused the death ol Alex, and Ladilaus Laposinski, six and eleven years old, respectively. The boys died, xvithin three hours ol each other. Coroner E. A. Martin ha i taken charge of the case and effort! are being made to diagnose the disease.

OYSTER BAY, N. Y.—The expected “siege of Sagamore Hill” is on. Colonel Roosevelt appeared in his homa town for the first time since his declaration of willingness to accept tha Republican nomination for president. A battalion of correspondents and telegraph operators came from New York wdth the colonel, all ready for tha campaign. t

ROME, ITALY—There was something akin to consternation here over the announcement that Turkey, instead of expelling all Italians from that country, has decided to establish concentrated camps in the provinces, similar to those -conducted by the British in South Africa during th® Boer war.

SEATTLE, WASH.—The complete unofficial figures in the municipal elections show the election of George F. Cotterill, municipal ownership candidate for mayor, over Hiram C. Gill, "open town” candidate, by over 1,000 majority.

BOSTON, MASS. Augustus Seaver, labor candidate for governor of Massachusetts at the last state election, was found guilty on twenty-four counts of filing forged nomination papers.

PEKIN, CHINA—F. Day, a missionary belonging to the Church of England, and attached to the district of Pao-Ting-Fu, was killed by mutinous Chinese soldiers.

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