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DAKOTA COUNTY MOTTO All The Tfvwu TYvm It It Notre. State Historical Society VOLUME XVI 11 DAKOTA CITY, NKIU FRIDAY, S KPTK3I HKIl 10, 1909. NUMBER t WORLD'S DAILY NEWS CAREFULLY COLLECTED AND CONCISELY STATED RAILWAY KING DEAD K. H. HAKKIM.W CIX)SKS I JFK AT 1IIS HILLTOP IIOMK. J'lual Summons 1 Peaceful Sheer ;rlt Fall at the La Members of Family mid Brother and Sister at lU-dsldo Mlna Active to tins Kiid. Edward H. Harrlman, the greatest organizer of railroads the world has ever known, met the only lasting de feat of his active life Thursday at the hands of death. Secluded In his mag nificent home on Tower hill, near Ar den, N. Y., surrounded by members of his family, physicians and nurses, he succumbed to an Intestinal disorder after a fight against the disease which will rank for sheer grit with his re markable struggles In the financial world. The exact time of his death Is known only to that limited circle of relatives and associates who had so effectively shielded Mr. Harrlman from all outside annoyances during Is last Illness The time was given to the world as 3:35 p. m., but Mrs. Mary Simons, sister of the dead man, said that the end had come at 1:30 p. m., more than two hours previous. Wheth er this apparent discrepancy has any bearing on the current belief that ev ery effort was made to lessen the Influ ence of the financier's death In the New York stock market Is problemati cal. But it Is significant that the time of his death as officially announced was just thirty-five minutes after trad ing had ceased on the exch.nge in New York. Mr. Harrlman died peacefully, and to the end his brilliant mind re tained Its activity. Though Mr. Harriman Is dead his tremendous Interests will be carried on without interruption. So firm Is the foundation of his great construc tive work In the railroad world and so thoroughly organized are his varied interests that no fear Is felt In the financial world. STOHY OF COOK'S MATE. Sailor on the Bradley Credits Explor er's Story. , Some Interesting statements con cerning Dr. Frederick A Cook's dash to the pole were made by Michael Wise, a seaman on the schooner Ad miral Dewey, t which arrived in port at Gloucester, Mass., after an extend ed fishing trip in northern waters. Wise, who was mate on the John K. Bradley, which carried Conk's expedi tion, says he was the man picked by the explorer to accompany him on the final dash after leaving Ktah. Wise, however, declined, pieferring his reg ular compensation as a seaman on a fishing Fcln'oner to the honor and g! i.v hviIiiN-mI l.y Dr. Cook. Wis.' .-.-ild lie had no doubt that Dr. ('(ok was the first man to reach the north ;n.', and uddcdhat any one who k'.'ew the explorer would not ques tion the truth of his statements. "The expedition was one of the host fitted that ever left fur the north." said Y i.-e. BISON EN HAIL CASES WltECK. (Her Score Hurt in Aeciilenl on Mis-' sourl Pacific. Missouri Pacific passenger train No. 501, westbound, was derailed near Palmer, Kan., 150 miles west of Kan sas City, early Thursday. The wreck was caused by a broken rail. Twenty-four passengers were in jured, all slightly. The train, which was In c'.arge of ConductorC. V. Fletcher, was running 35 miles an hour when the accident occurred. The brok en rail was encountered half way be tween Palmer and Day, a small station ten miles east. The smoker, chair car and sleeper left the track, the former two turning over, while the sleeper re. maincd upright. Cheer for the Woman. Friday afternoon at Berlin Orville Wright made a flight with Mrs. von Hildebraud, wife of Capt. von Hllde brand, and remained in the air for 1 1 Vi minutes. The crowd cheered Mrs. von Hildebrand vociferously. Mr. Wright made another flight alone of 7 minutes. Brazil to I'so Ore lcHsltH. Brazil has determined to develop Iron smelting and the Iron and steel Industry generally, and thus make use of the vast deposits of Iron ore which exist In several portions of the coun. try. Sioux Cily Live Stock Murket. Thursday's quotations on the Hloux City live stock market follow: Top beeves, 17.00. Top hogs, $7.95. "Young Grlffo" Insane. Arthur Griffith, known to the prize ring as "Young Grlffo" and who was reconed among the best of the light weights, was adjudged Insane In Chi. cago Friday. Shah to Live In Exllo. The deposed shah of Persia left the confines of the Russian legation Thurs day afternoon and started his Journey to Russia He Is to live In practical fille, probably at Odessa. MAW MLIiAt.l.S LOST. Priests Arrive at Monterey with FIhkI News. A number of village priests, after taking Journeys over miles of devas tated country, have arrived in Mon terey, Mex., bringing the first news of the destruction wrought by the recent floods in the outlying districts. Their stories indicate that the havoc Is mor widespread and terrible than was at first believed. The priest of Arram borl has Informed Archbishop Lcnaree that Arramborl was destroyed and his people are wandering over the country In search of food. The destruction of the roads has made It Impossible to send In relief supplies. The story brought In by the priest of La Ascension Is to the effect that this town and Its population of 2,000 souls have entirely disappeared. Another priest, from Allende, says that place also has disappeared, with a large loss of life, and that the neigh boring fields have been converted into lakes. The priests were more than a week in making their way Into Mon terey. They described the destruction as the most awful that ever has been experienced In Mexico. Aid Is urgent ly needed In these outlying districts, particularly as the authorities are busy with Monterey and Its vicinity. Bustamente and Daescondia have been added to the list of destroyed villages. MITCHELL CORN PALACE. Structure Dedicated to King Corn W ill 0M'n StciK'inlier 27. On September 27 the gorgeous Corn Palace at Mitchell will again throw open its doors, and the marvelously beautiful structure will be dedicated to King Corn and his proud satellites all of the grains and grasses that add to the great agricultural wealth of South Dakota. No annual event Is of such vast lm utance to the state; for here Is as sembled. In rich profusion, the various '.roducts of our productive soil, evi dencing to the world at large its great fertility and the glorious possi bilities for additional husbandmen to "come In and sup with us." The Corn Palace itself is a marvel of beauty, and it is decorate1 within and without with native products of the soil, corn being the chief article used. To the assembled thousands It is truly a revelation, and its ornate beauty appeals to the masses. Add to this the stellar attractions supplied by the United States Marine band or Washington. D. C and the numerous high class vaudeville acts by a corps of famous artists, and the Corn Pal ace becomes "A thing of beauty and a Joy forever." Other high grade attractions are be ing secured for the amusement and entertainment of those who are not particularly fond of music, to relieve the monotony and to fill In the time between the two parts of the pro gram. There UI be no tedious waits. There will be something doing all the time, any part of which will be well worth the price of admission. The free street attractions will be superior to those which you have of ten paid 50 cents and $1 to see. The railroads recognize the great Importance and deep significance of tills annual exhibition, and run nu merous excursion trains at half fare, a lower rate than ever given any sim ilar enterprise. More than fifteen county exhibits will attest the prod igality of Mother Earth In her re sponse to the Intelligent efforts of the tiller of the soil. The Cunt Palace opens September 27 and closes Saturday night, October 190!). Every citizen of South Dakota should attend for at least a day. INTERI RBAN CARS MEET. Twenty-Seven Persons Hurt In Wreck Neur Huntley, III. Twenty-seven persons Were Injured, two seriously, In a head-on collision Wednesday between two interurban cars on the Elgin and Belvldere Elec tric railroad near Huntley, 111., a vil lage a few miles south of Elgin. The accident was caused by the fail ure of an eastbound car to stop at a switch a short distance from the scene of the wreck. A relief car was sent from Elgin and the Injured were taken to that place. Shot by Assassin. , George W. Summervllle, a promi nent Minnesota lawyer and politician, was shot and perhaps fatally wounded while sitting in his law office at Sleepy Eye, Minn., Wednesday by a man who says his name Is John Hayner. Hay ner was arrested. Three. Trumps Killed. Three unknown tramps, who were riding; In a box car, were killed Thurs day night when a Chicago Great West ern freight train was derailed near Maloy, la. Predicts Brllisli-tieniian War. Lord Northcliffe, owner of the Ixn don Times, In an Interview Tuellay at Winnipeg, Man., predicted war be tween Germany and Great Bitaln. Wage Scule Rejected. The wage scule offered by the I'hl rugo City Railway company to Its em ployes was rejected by un overwhelm ing vote in a referendum which closed Wednesday. Wife of Bishop Harris Dead. Mrs. Merrlam Colbert Harris, wife of Bishop Harris, of the Methodist Episcopal church, died at her home In Toklo, Japan, Thursday. COSTLY STEEL STRIKE ENDS. Peace and Oulct Will ttetgn nt McKcc Rocks. Pence and quiet will again reign In McKees Rocks, Pa. The costly strike which has been in progress fifty-three days at the Pressed Steel Car works Is over. The workmen, numbering over 5,000, have won a complete vic tory. While formal action declaring the trouble at an end will not be taken until a vote Is cast by the men, C. A. Wise, chairman of the strikers' execu tive committee, stated Wednesday that the employes of the big plant will unanimously decide to return to work. Practically all the demands made by the men, he said, have been granted by the company. The satisfaction of the men over the final outcome of their contention Is general. Among the changes agreed to by the company are the following: No Sunday work hereafter; half hoUday on Saturday; the promise of an Increase In wages; the Indefinite suspension of T. A. Farrell, chief of the company police; a printed list of prices to be paid will be exhibited In all departments so the men will know exactly what they are to receive for piece work and a guarantee that bet ter conditions are to prevail through out the big mill. Owing to the reticence of Commis sioner of Labor Charles P. Nelll, noth ing definite Is obtainable concerning the investigation he Is making In con. nection with the strike. DETROIT PHYSICIAN HELD. SuKHctcd of Implication In the Mlll iiianii Death. Dr. George A. Flitch, a well known practitioner of Detroit. Mich., was placed under arrest Wednesday night at police headquarters on suspicion of connection with the death of Miss Maybclte Millman, of Ann Arbor, whoso dismembered body wns found Mtmday and Tuesday In two sacks sunk In Ecorse creek in the western suburbs of Detroit. Miss Martha Hennlng, intimate friend of the girl, was also taken Into custody as a witness. The arrest of Dr. Frltch followed the hurried return of Sheriff Gaston from Ann Arbor, where he had spent a few day.) looking up clews In the Millman case. COMMISSION PLAN CARRIES. St. Joseph Adopts New Charter Law for City t.'ovetnnienls. The charter law for cities of the first class passed by the last Missouri legislature was submitted to a vote at St. Jopeph, Mo., Tuesday, and re ceived 4,431 votes. There were 2,926 votes cast against It, making the ma jority 1.503. Less than half the voting strength was polled. The charter pro vides for the Initiative, referendum nnd recall, reduces the council to five mem bers and gives the mayor the power to appoint the board of health, utili ties commission, park commission nnd most of the city officers. The charter is to become effective next April. LORD STRATHCONA IllilT. He Is Thrown from Carriage nni' Slightly Injured. Lord Strathcona, while driving to his ranch with Mayor Megaw, of Verona, Man., Hii turd ay night, was thrown out of his carriage and slightly injured. The horses became unmanageable and to save themselves the men turned the horses Into a wire fence. Ird Strathcona sustained an In jured arm which he now carries In a sling. .Mayor Megaw suffered a brok en kg. Lord Strathcona Is 82 years old. Two Killed by Gas. The bodies of Harry Boland, 75 years 'old, and his wife Mary, aged 65, were found in bed in their home In Chicago Thursday. Death had been caused by asphyxiation. A gas Jet was found partly open. The police have begun an investigation of the case. Express Trnln Jumps Track. The Burlington's St. Paul express, southbound, ran into a washout four miles south of St. Joseph. Mo., Tues day. Seven coaches were derailed and five of them rolled Into the ravine. Only one person was hurt, an unknown man, whose foot was sprained. Division In Lumber Cuse. A dispatch from Boise, Idaho, states that the case of the United States against the Barber Lumber company on a charge of conspiiaey has been decided In favor of the defendant company on every point. Tom Johnson Chosen. Incomplete returns from the munici pal primary election held In Cleveland, O., Tuesday, made It practically cer tain that Tom L. Johnson has for the fifth time been nominated for mayor by the democrats. Druggists Meet. The all night drug store, the cut rate drug store and the suggestive post card will be done away with, If the National Association of Retail Drug gists, In convention at Iuuisvllle, Ky., can effect It. Moors Attack Spanish. Two columns of Spanish troops leav ing El Araba to concentrate at Had dara were attacked by the Moors Wed nesday, but repulsed the enemy with heavy losses. The Spanlrds suffered two men killed and fifteen wounded. Mcxicuu War Hero Deud. Gen. James Shackelford, a hero of the Mexican war and prominent In the south, died at Port Huron, Mich., Tuctsduy. NEBRASKA News of the Week In Concise Form Vfc i F F Ji V ' i 'tf WILL CONTENT. Jtelntlven of the lote Curolino Barrett Not Satisfied. The will of Caroline ltarrett was ad mitted in probate court at York. Sho left six children and twenty-five grandchildren, and In making her will she gave $5 to each grandchild, cut ting off two daughters, Mrs. George Jenkins and Mrs. Ed Hendrlx. with only 10 each a..d left the bulk of the estate to be divided equally with the four remaining children. Mrs. Jen kins and Mrs. Hendrlx have employed attorneys to contest the will, claiming it was made at the resilience of one of the s"nh, where undue influence was exerted upon the mother, whom they claim was not of sound mind. Several years ago there was an estrangement between the mother and the two daughters, which recently was made up, and It was supposed thnt In the distribution of the property they would receive an equal share. The case promises to be bitterly contested. CHILD DIEN IN AITOMOBILK. Death Not Noticed t ut II Mother Get Out or Machine. The 6-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Vat-saw. of Cook, died in an automobile while its parents were on their way home from Tecum seh. The mother had the child in her arms and had not observed anything wrong with It until she got out of the car at Cook, when she noticed it hung limp In her arms. She carried the child into the house and laid It on a bed, and then becoming alarmed at the Infant's appearance she summoned a physician, who pronounced It dead. The child had been crying considera bly during part of the trip to Cook and the physician was of the opinion It had broken a blood vessel. COLORED BOY SLAIN. Body Found I'nder Steps of Omaha School House. The body of Othello Rntltffe, a col ored boy 11 years old, was found un der the Bteps of "he- Kellom public school at Omaha Tuesday morning. The boy's skull was crushed and his face terribly mutilated, apparently having been beaten with a brick. The boy had attended a wild west show, the show ground being but a blok from the school house. He went with his sister, aged 16, but they be came separated. She says.she last saw him In cjmpany with a colored man who appeared to be connected with the show. Othello's mother Is a widow. Terrible Accident. August WallensciK, n young man residing with his father near Talmage, met with an accident a few days since which resulted In his death. He was In the loft throwing down some hay nnd threw down the fork and the han dle stood up straight. He jumped out of the loft, the handle struck him in the stomach nnd was forced Into his bowels. Young Man Kills Himself. Ben Cartney committed suicide by hanging himself Friday morning at Tlldcn. He arose a( the usual hour to do his chores. His father soon be came alarmed at his long absence and went In search of him and found him dangling from a rope, life being ex tinct. Material for New Simps. The first material for the constri lion of the new Burlington shops at Havelock has arrive. 1. The new shops will cover sixteen acres; will cost $1, 500,000 when completed and will re quire the labor of 300 men for a year and a half. The large shops at Plattsmouth will be added to the new construction at Havelock. Penitentiary Itcsrt. The report of Warden Smith for Au gust shows there are now 4 39 convicts in the prison compared with 443 July 31. Ten convicts were received during the month, of whom one was returned after having escaped from the beet fields. Seventeen were discharged from the prison, four while on parole and one convict was paroled. Waterworks for l ehling. The village of I'ehling voted on the Issue of bonds for the purpose of put ting In a water plant. A light vote was cast and the bonds carried by a vote of 5 to 1. Separator Burned. A separator belonging to W. W. Wilson, living southeast of Dlller, to gether with several stacks of wheat, was destroyed by fire the other dav The blaze was caused by a spark fi the engine. Short Crop for 1'uctory. The Grand Island canning fuetory closed down on the canning of sweet corn after one of the shortest runs In Its history, the smaller crop being the result of the long drouth. Broke His Ann. Harry Norton, the 10-year-old son of Will Norton, editor of the Hum boldt Standard, suffered a broken arm and dislocated wrist as the result .of getting his hand caught In a lob preos. STATE NEWS 4i V V 5 fi 4? MISHAP CAt'SKS DEATH. Wire areata and End Striken Hoy on the Head. An accident resulting In the dent! of Harry Paulsen, the 15-year-old Btepson of Henry Burgard, occurred on the latter's farm, two miles north of Bloomtleld. Mr. Burgard and the unfortunate boy were stretching a wire fence when the wire suddenly-broke, striking the young man on the head. The accident occurred at 4 o'clock In the afternoon, and although no marks could be noticed where the wire had struck him, It seems that a vein had bursted, causing the blood to flow to the brain, causing death within a short time thereafter. FOR MARKETING WHEAT. Society of Equity I'0mkc to Nell to t Consumers. Directors of the winter wheaIgrow era' branch of the American Hocletj of Equity are working on a plan by which they hope to Induce all farmers in their pool to sell through their agency once a month direct to millers and manufacturers. They say that they are now concerned altogether In the manner of niurketlng the product rather than in obtaining a fixed price. They deny that farmers in the pool have agreed to hold their wheat for any particular price. SEN'l ENCE IS REDFCED. Governor of Nebraska shows Mercy vj tin Old lVleiul. Gov. Shallenberger has commutec the sentence of an old Harlun county friend and neighbor, Oliver Stephens, from one year in the penitentiary to five months and twenty-six days. Ste phens will go free Thunksglvlng day. He was convicted of stabbing Benja min Coe. Thi! supreme court cut the original sentence of two years to one because of conflicting evidence. Three hundred Harlan county residents sign, ed th petition for Stephens' pardon. Strike of Grand Island Curpentcrs. Because he put a teamster, whose wages were but $10 per week, to work sand papering certain finishing lum ber In the Dolan business block at Grand Island, H. S. Rico, a contractor, experienced a strike of seven of his carpenters. There was little parleying, for the contractor is said to have in formed them that they could lock up their tool chests and go. Insisvtors of Hotels. R. D. McFudden, of Hastings, lint been appointed chief inspector of ho tels by Gov. Shallenberger. Mr. Mc Fadilen will appoint eighteen other traveling men to act with him under the direction of the labor commis sioner. He will be paid by the vari ous organizations of the traveling men of tin- stati-, though the state made no appropriation for tills purpose. An'edlluvlnii Tooth. The tooth of some ante-diluvlan specimen was found in the new well In the north part of Beatrice, which Is being sunk with u view of obtaining a more adequate supply of water. It was found 35 feet below the surface of the ground and Is in a good state of preservation. Railway School 0Mns, A technical school for the instruc tion of the I'nlon Pacific railway em ployes, opened in Omaha. More than a hundred applications were on hand, coming from men employed in many departments and ranging from sec tion hands to draftsmen In the engl neering department. Fire In Allallu Mill. The Lexington fire department wa called to the alfalfa feed mill for a blaze caused by spontaneous combus tion. The damage will not exceed $200, owing to prompt action. This Is the fourth time hi the last two months the mill has caught fire in this man ner. Jouriiallsi-Burglar. Guy Olmstead, 19-year-old Journal. 1st, running a monthly publication called The Western Boy, has been ap prehended by the County Prosecutor and has confessed to having commit ted seven burglaries In Broken Bow with In a year. Ioad of Hay Burns. While Albert Wolstel, a Cass county farmer, was using a hay loader at tached to a wagon, It caught fire. The team, the loader and the front wheels if the wagon were saved, but the rear wheels, the rack und the load of hay were very soon reduced to ashes. Traveling Man Dies Suddenly, James Yates, u traveling salesman selling crude oil, after eating supper ut tilt; Taylor house at Yolk, stepped out on the veranda to smoke a clgur and without warning expired. Stuck Dealer Di.supM-urM. J. M. Jensen, a Cass county stock, dealer, shipped a carload of stock to South Omuhu recently and failed to return home, which suggested a possi bility that he hud met with foul play. "NO BABIES. NO BALLOTS." Priest Advocates Giving Wives and Husbands Vote for Each Child. "Family suffrage; or, no babies, no ballots." This Is the new Idea of Fa ther Phelan, editor priest of St. Louis He advocates one of the most novel and original bills ever submitted to a legislature relatlvo to women and their rights. This measure, which the prleot says he will submit to the next session at Jefferson City, asks for family miff rage In Missouri for the purpose of encouraging large families. Father Phelan will also submit suggestions relative to women co-respondents, pro hibiting a divorced husband from marrying the co-respondent In the case. Should his measure gain the ap proval of the law makers of Missouri, the standards of woman's importance will be materially changed. "I would give every family an addi tional vote for every child born Into It," asserts Father Phelan. "If a cou ple has ten children we would give the family twelve votes. In case the rotiple agreed politically we would permit the father to cast the whole twelve votes. If the couple were di vided on their views of politics we would give the wife her own vote and the votes of all her daughters, and ihe husband his own vote and those it fi his sons. TO CATCH COUNTERFEITERS. Roberts Case Illustrates How Al. Nations Protect' Their Money. The arrest recently of John Hob erta in Kentucky on the charge ol making counterfeit Mexican national bank notes is of Interest In illustrat ing the manner In which counterfeit ers are run down In all nations, in the United States there la a Btatut making it an offense to make coun terfeit money of any other nation either of currency or bank notes. Thf offender Is tried and punished in thle country. The secret service agents ol the Treasury Department do not go outside .of the United States to rut; down alleged counterfeiters of Anieti can currency, but in practically every country there Is a law similar to thai of this country with regard to makers of Rpurlous foreign coins. In the event that a counterfeiter who lias made tht Illegal money In this country goes tc the country whose 'currency he hns counterfeited the offender may be ex trndited by the American authorities If they have evidence of the making of imitation coin in this country Owing to the dltjlculty experienced by counterfeiters in disposing of foreign Imitation money In this country few rn.ps of this kind have ben reported E:;pert money (-hungers usually dttecl the Imitation nitney. DESPERADO IS CAUGHT. Man Who Held Off Former an liilmra llnireil Wouutled In Wood. After emulating a desperado for two days, James Burns, a farm hand, sur rendered to a constable's posse follow ing a fight nt Mingo Junction, Ohio Thursday night, lie was wounded in the melee. Burns is uccused of setting fire" to Mrs. Minnie Otte's barn Tues day night. When a crowd of farmers appeared to put out the Are he stood guard with a rille and refused to per mit any one to try to quench the flames. Tiring of seeing the flames, ho entered the Otte home and refused to permit the family to enter during the night. Wednesday morning Burns again set fire to the hum. This time he fired at persons who approached the structure. Constable Georgo Griffith organized a posse and tried to rout the manfrom the house. Burns fired sevsral times and escaped from the house to the woods. In the midst of the battle the man cried out in ago ny, saying he was shot und would sur render If he were given medical aid. Being assured that he would not be harmed, he dragged himself out of the Pushes and threw down his guns. Wiiarr Shouts Aimry Father. George llurd of Sioux Falls, S. I), was shot and killed while attacking his daughter's sweetheart, Eugene Rad ford, of Franklin, 111. While Eugene was being beaten his brother Charles came to his aid and after both hud been severely pounded Charles fired two shots. The brothers surrendered md are in Jail. Klllril by Own Carelemineas. "Killed by their own carelessness,' ivas the verdict of Coroner Brewer of Brooklyn on the death of Laurent 3rosse and Leonard Cole, driver and nechaniclan of the wrecked Stearns car, who both met death In the races it Brighton Beach. Kills aitaln I. We Term. Lisle B. Crubtree, the corporal win shot and killed Captain Raymond of the United States army at Ft. De Moines last July, was sentenced by court martial to imprisonment for life. Whltr Mas Kalru lijr knvuuea. It Is reported from the Congo Free State that a white merchant has been killed and eaten by natives near Lon go. An expedition has been sent to punish the cannibals. Prima) Itanlw Falhrr of !N Dead. John W. Miller, ugud 76, futher ot thirty-eight children, died at the coun ty home ii6ur Indiana, Pa. lie had !ieen married four times. A widow turvlves him. Killed In Aatoinohlla Accident. Koe Hoffman, aged 5 years, was killed, and her father, .mother and sis ter were seriously Injured la n auto mobile accident at Lowellvllle. Ohio. PEARY ACHIEVES POLE; HAILED 8Y SCIENTISTS Laconic Messages Tell of Success After Twenty Yeara' Perilous Striving. VICTORY ON APRIL 6, 190fr America's Savants Applaud the Feat Accomplished After That of Dr. Cook. A little message of seven word flashed by wireless from th' coast of Labrador to the New York .newa bu reaus at noon Monday made Com mander Robert E. Peary, the second American citizen within five days to report to an astounded world the dis covery ot.the North Pole. Later ad vices showed that Commander Peary had reached the pole on April 6, 1909, one year, lacking fifteen days, after Dr. Frederick A Cook had achieved the same prize. The brief and thrilling message which conveyed the first tidings of Peary's feat was dated from Indian Harbor, via Cape Race, Newfoundland, and read: "Stars and Stripes nailed to tho pole. PEARY." While this message was being ca bled to Europe, where Dr. Frederick A. Cook is now receiving his reward of public homage and royal honors a the first white man to reach the top ' of the world, and while doubt of It authenticity was being voiced in some quarters, confirming messages began to follow thick and fast, and now there was not the shadow of a doubt that Robert E. Peary, the most daunt less and persevering explorer that ever lived, the man who has spent two decades and as many fortunes In the search for the prize of the centuries had actually accomplished his task and was returning home with records and white witnesses to prove his conquest. Sfnd Joyona Meaaage to Wife. The explorer's joyous message to his wife was most humanly Interest ing. It read: "Indian Harbor, via Cape Ray, Sept. 6. 1909. "Mrs. R. E. Peary, South Harpswell, Me.: "I have found the D. O. P. All well. Love. Will wire again from Chateau. "BERT. From St. Johns, N. F.. cane the an nouncement that Peary had telegraph ed the Governor of New Foundland by wireless from Labrador stating that be hud reached the pole and congratu lating New Foundland on Us part In the discovery, because of the fact that the captain and the crew of Peary'i ship were New Foundlandera. Sure of One Wblta WHneaa. One of the most significant dispatch is us bearing on any possible futur controversy over the honors of discov ery was that received in Freeport, Me., at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon by Mrs. V. C. Fogg from her brother, D. D. McMillan, an instructor in Worcester Academy, who accompanied1 Peary on his trip. The message sbowa that Peary had at least one white man to confirm his claims. McMUlaa) wired: "Indian Harbor, Sept. 6, 1909. "Mrs. W. C. Fogg, Freeport. Me.: "Arrived sate. Pole on board. Beav year of my life. "BEN." Two Americana Are Saeceaata!. Thus the great North that baa locker Its gutes of ice again the bravest of thu world throughout the 400 yean during which the pole quest has been carried on has yielded within the brief period ot twelve months to the intrep id persistency of two men, and these two AnierScuns. Everywhere among army and navy officers and scientists and official Wash ington generally only words of praise have beeu spoken fur Commander Peary. "Such wonderful achievements) as this make epochs in the history ot the world," declared Captain Veeder, In charge of the United States naval observatury, "ujd I have so doubt that this discovery will add Immeasurably to the sum of human knowledge. " V J? ::.f Vif J