Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 22, 1909, Page 1

TH:Z OMAHA BEE gors 1o the bomes—is read by the vomen—sells goods for advertisers. VOL. XXXIX-—NO. 144 MOTIVEFORFIGHT Shober Lands * ONBALLINGER Federal Place art of Definitely Organized Move- | Aftcr COHtCS[ t to Discredit Taft Admin- jtration. TEE mpt to Show that “Rooseveit Pol- es” Are ir Unfriendly Hands EE linger Sends Letter to Semate oz Investigation, ACTION South Dakota Semators Secure Conm- firmation of Anditor for Imterior SSETWE Department Over Protest. VILXE 0% (From a Swff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Dee 2 —Special Tele- Eram)—President Taft today sest to the semate the nominution of Harvey C Sheber of South Dakota to be suditer for the terior depurtment vice Robert 8 Pergon of the same state resigned The semute in view of the imterest shown in this case by Semiters Gamdie and Crawford whe stand betind Shober, ai avoe wed The new appointer withowt the formaliy f sending the mominstion 1o & o pet * the o rule Shober's nomination was aght bitierly by the Kittredge forces in th Dukots snd by Re 28 Burke e, ‘e and Crawford wic in that sate Gambdle and kept pounding. with finuily landed the Atte ic THOROUGH Mr Bel Inssting - PRILINMINARY oo ua Besolution Asking for Pope Cawe and Ome Orderi repub- L b t + place <t Crawford of South in sBuoed & M dlections of presiden Genusl electors ana of |tees i charge wmpaiens wer they have SHINGTONX ¢ foree Dakots tofay candidtes in and viee pres of e reseptatves and comm their candidscies & stutemen ns received and of expenses curred In such campaigns. The senate toadey confirmed the nemina- tion of Hurry A Nebruska to be second the marine corpe Wen{| Representative Hinshaw fo8ay intro- .| @uoed & X U aD apPrGpTiation of S0 Lo & site and 10 erect & publie buiid Aurors, Neb, He has e mmended the APDBIMEDt of Wei- lington A. Post &8 postmaster &t Stroms- turg, Neb., whose term expires January 54 e fullowing postoffices im Nebrask become international money orer of fices on Juvmary 1: il members né cen- in as eager for The mercileas matter as hiimer: »&mit the neces motive muth Seeper than willingness 1 80 Justice to Secretury Bu ger is ameritwed o Presoent Teft by sepators thes and others active I who are in & position to know mente of Mr. Tafi Suclired tovight tha he hes at lust berome comvinosd of truth of whet bis Sriends fsse Bim for many weeks, o©of what hitherto laughed ai—that there lies bhehind the attack en Mr. Ballinger s more o Jemr Gefinitely organized mevement o dis oredit the Taft sdministration espectally by spreading the lmpression that the wo- called “Roosevs palicies” are W un- frienfly ham@s; thet Mr. Bullinzer was made the rget ouly om The tha be offered for the present the mivst vulner- abde point in the séministratiorn Because he was loath 1o belleve that s propugands wee uuder wey Mr Tef chposed evers suggestion from Mr. Bel- linger or his friends that atcks upon the iond office should Be met with & dcterm nation te resch and expose those responsi- Thie for the attasks upon the Becretury &nd aiher officiads of the Interiar Gepartmen® " and the general lané officn. Though siow Bellevill I o come to @ decision, 3t I kmown that| In Dclieville, . Mr Taft i now inclined to belleve that the criticlems thet have cropped out in| meny widely sepurated localities ere a pert | Eighteen Men, of B Selberate determination to maks | troutle which Amounts Prectcell sorepiracy. Fiint Oalis fo- g n reluctart to ty for Schmmat reprosents heutena Mrics be we o wik BrEdshaw, Campbell Diller, Giitner, Gramt, Nemngsford, Herman, Maywood, Repub- Lican Cfty, Rising Oity Sitver Creek, Utios, Walthill, Waunets, Winside. | Crofion, Decatur. henr master general hins acoepted the of Mathews lubeider 10 Jemse the Pierce (Neb.) postoffice or the term of five yenrs from Februsry 1 s Holding Strangers Suposed to Be from East St. Louis Placed Un- Papers. of the general Jand office. who sough: 15 | Despite the developments of lest night connect Mr. Ballinger with the Cunning- |is not expected th ia will be need twm oonl Jand-eaves in & manner refieting | General Wells of Dacatur, Ill., who arrived upon his integrity. These records are lhe thet Shertf Cusnes x5 on wich the president based his |seems to have the mituation well in hand esonerstion of his secretsry of the jv- (The Mount Vernen comm- tersor to emtram at The Fiint resolution was adopted and |punies will some time luter 3t was Jesrned thet it had been @rafted by Attorney Geperal Wicker- shom ang that ¥t was ome of the mutiers considered at the White House conlerence yesterday. when the atiorney genersl Palliuger wnd Postmaster General Hitco- cock dlscussell with the presifient the as visabflity of providing for & congressional investigation. This knowledge led to (he thought by Senstors that fhese records mar be fur more extensive than generally an in and Effinghem s moment's notice however, be ke rend Mabray Suspect Held in Des Moines Adoption of the Flint resulution was fol- lowed by the presemtation by Sensier Jones of Washington of a Jetter from Mr linger, uTEing &n Inguiry of the hrond- est scope and expressing ihe opimion that #t would disclose that cermin officers of he forest service hed been gullty of pe ous potivity In Iuspiring the charges ainm him ‘ Mr. Jones give motice that e nator 6 he would ing DES MOINES, I, Dec ZL—Dadie Steeie, aliss Eadie Morris, & well known light- wewght prive fighter, resched Des Moines |t08ay from New Turk and was Jocked w in the county juil here en 8 Warrant charg- ing him with complicity I the alleged swindling operstions of the Mabrsy gang He Gevied his gullt 108ay. asserting 1hat be had not been ihis Sur west for mine veurs. MEET KING OF UGANDA TRIBE Former President Reosevelr Kermit Heold Reception at Kampais Jpanda, Dec Z1—The Amer- jcan expedition wxived bere 108ay and was poeived by Sub-commissioner J car from ehibe and the others arrive o the steamer - B Jeav { Jomes Presemts Letter. 1 | unless some offer & Tesolu- far & joint congressic 8 oe vesticn Taving o Tion Pened the channel iy the for a selection of the hear the evidenoe for Mr Balinger and Chief beeomes 5 vers important was given to thie sud- | sione ry and oper trituny avd aguir ® T Pincho stlon. An vdur o te have practically acree of KAMPALA Neisom. e hlic proting innas, s a1 the n commm tzvorsd venia cumbersom: mittee s opposed becsuse there worild be precipitaind & serambile placsd Thereupen gnen whe are ¢ither for o against ome of a) the comtroverer. Ot ir efore Entebbe Colonel and Ker- iad X eon &2 the Fovers emt and heid a public recepuon e sfternoon they visited the Ml Hi mission here &nd lnier received King Daud “hews of Ugande. . Louse Py s W _‘{F MAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, D! IERCE BATTLE . FOUGHT AT RAMA {hh,n Troops Routed by Nicaraguan Revolutionists After Several Hours' Fighting. | | TWO STORIES OF VICTORY 3!4»11 from Insurgemt Agemt hn‘ ‘ Defest of Government Complete. | MESSAGE TO STATE DEPARTMENT | T N Consul Moffatt Says Victery is Par- tial and Bettle Will Be Renewed | { | | | ~ INSURGENTS ARE CONFIDENT Humdred Zelsyans Weunded and Hundred and Fifty Captured— Number of Killed §s Not | Given. | | WASHINGTOK, Dec. 1 —Zeiaya's troops | @ by the Niomraguan revolution- & fierce hattle &t Rams, acvarding o afiern “_:* Wiy, hours a6 Genera of the revoiuty have been suooes: The baitle 45 1o be ,—v»J the advicss declare, and | the Estrads army will bend N efforis to compel the unconditionsl surrenger of ihe | £overnment forces There i¢ some Goubl s o the emact ex- | t of Estrads's success. ¥roum revedu- | iabary sources the word s memi that ihe | victary over the Zelayun troops i “oom- piete” The Stute Separtment has recsived word fram Thomas W Moffatt Umited consul at Bluefields, that Hstrada | bad partially rouied snd detented the furces | of Zelaya here thils Detrada, n . along the line newed tumorrow command Sintes From the Washington Star Caught With the Goods. It i agreed, however effect of such of the revolutionisis sernted that the moral initia) sutcess on the part cun hardly be exag- Twe Reports of Fight. The first Sunouncement of the SUOOEES of the Estrads army came in & cablegram 1o Dr. Castrillo, the representative here af the provisions] government. It was sighed nex Diax secretary of vimonal gove The cablegr said Compiete victory if ours. Zeluya's woups are in retrest” Later this evening the State Gepertment gave out the Iollowing message from Oon- sul Moffart, which been ment by wire- |dose telegraph from Colon | "Bstrade’s forces st Tutumbla and Re- re0, neer Rama, commanded by Gemeral Mene at the former pisce and Geperals | Chamerro, Maitut! ané Pornos D at the ’JMU‘J place, partially rowed and defenied | the forces of Lelave. after desperste fight- iransmiled tofay @ ing of seversl hours. The Zeluyar forces | Notwithstanding the were commanded %y Geberal Gunzales. A |Made, however. the s respect Stemt memy were kified, the Sumber being |35 Svtaliie zather for wha: it @ves mot. Thar | smikmowsn, 198 were woundef ana I prs- | Tor what 8 @oes, S e {wmers were ' taken by ihe Tewiuiomms. |SUESSetics mase iy fhe Gee) commoes The Zalagan troups wt Wecreo have oo- selected by Presidest Taft {07ratt $henges cupled mhu: would pe comsidered a stromg D the eXisting iRlersiste COmMmence &t &re | position. Hstrada is confiflent of defesging P70 b this Tepag. Sy e when bhe renews the atieck i ;‘;’x“‘:*d“‘;”'j:‘u‘:m:" sl o - o by 2 e el Teing thelr SWTENSer” oo of courtesy. # &ay refrained. i its ve- Clash Not Usexpected. {port, from Aiscussing the changes in 80- the WO Armies Was yunoe of the spocial mossage Wwe wub- For days on end | ject which s mdicated he ving prectically idle will yend 1o the und Rams, skirmishes The commisaion ex) Pence thet brooded over thar certain smendments Esads pinred a wal 2T mecesSATY C t ¥ thet the Zelayan silish the purposes summarmed us follows Valustion of Rafiroads. That & p imerstate commissior enced in ceriain cases W stmcked in court %5 10 physica! and says that if its fended, some method wtich & vaelve shall be commiss. The comumission aga. Eiven power 1o preve changes in reguis the Qissdviutuge of an investigation ime the Interstate Commerce Commission Asks Vigorous Chaunge i Law. FOR VALUATION OF AILL LINES Calls Attention to Increasing I portance of Contrelling Capltai- tration of Railresds—Prese- cution Ser COrime. i state of the pro- WASHINGTON. Dee. £ ~Vigoneus recom Ten@aLons fm chEnzes in fhe presem las |regulating transporiatien " of the Interstute s ee; b, here. in thetr iy s conwiction lews avcom- merring the sent In the com- ihe prepose tempt the capture . was Teported ng. Furthermore with £ of PresiGem Zelsya's star he lurge number of avoss sl Zeinyan wrmy b2 mre end practicallr dictated Maufiris e his sucoces- acourame nis amomatic re. Getermined to sirike. Ao sgly he moved his army forward early todey and touk actively against ks ememy. Dr snd s friends ook farward o to the receipt 1 rrow & compilete victory march of a1 be made of the The @ifficulty” expert seve its orders are meeting the testimony vuiue affered by the carriers. 1 retes are to he de T couz sbticated etedpion Betrada friends b 0 the fieid Custrilio Tigemt ana the vieter- sugpests that it be sdvances fu rutes g vl o the shipper. pendime ihe Temsonatieness of w1 w yesrs it Presumatily ressonable and thut thers would be no banasmp m giving commission sutherity 1o regulre contnues of uniil Oppo ty tad beex forded 10 imvesugA e proposed adv The commission's &uthor e asaint rate End through Toute is limited lo cases where Do such route € ane commission Tecommends hu Hmita- of e luw that rough roule wherever i found that the pub- eoemsity Mad OPTVENiEnce require b (scton. A furtber recommendation if to flect thal in Oerain Insunces the shipper be permitied airect of rasTic e luw af the m 1h ihe or | officiuls tonigh would Estrada | bowever news was | come. Haa Zelayan army Estrade this government would ir & semowlat embarrassing po nly the the Btute de discuss 1be Te- 1t is kmown not unwel won over ave heen ion, hav- cause of the Jro- ported vietory et the the he 2 rrie the the 3 un vislonal governmen: Central the word 10 1n American @ip bronght and Feneral odlebration tomight The diplomats Join in the predi hat this firs wvie is the “beginning of the end™ of Ze- layaism and that the mext step will be oroe the retirement of President Madriz be i & ool of Zelsya choice of the cou omatic eircles oy there was & his io o N on he real I be uc Bars Compulsery Levies. LONT Dec. 2L—The House of Lords the national court of appeals in this coun- try, decifed t08AY ThEl & LrAGes LLIOD MmAY Dot make compuisory Jevies upon its mem- e pay for 1% parlismentary routing quested that cum TUSSIOR N nued bers 1o prow | represemtetives nsiberet ety - therefore. that the doct Ser mes the ssleo the semate commiltee This commitiee is made wndcrsiand the public lands yases and the repud sde adherents of both he cortroverss of Brlllunger's Lotter. e 2 the Ballinger letter, by congross of the or of € It officers Lrend ene far-reach- he s . will o e upon Sun Falls Dow T of me ® he paryd v Test Tuoesdsy was sisted to be the shorte @y in the year, Sccor@ing to the schadule of the pages and the Ume-honored almansc. bt it has twrped out 16 be no day At @ For several yeers it has boen the aunual custamn of the Sub 10 take & Wip soulh for the winter, and Quring thatl sesson stinglly reQuoes his Jove vibrations for Omaha o & nunimum mana wole o find the sun giving The oty abment Trestment en That vers Ouy of all Gays when he should heve done b wmost i view of the few Dosmitie hours a1 die Gispossl Meanwille the sun 5 @hporting dews asound the Trapic Capricors. and making merry with the southern henusphere cRreiessl; forgedful laf his duties in Nebrasks. This NEhi-heariod sur was due 10 get up aboul T8 o'clock in the morning. and wit cotam mental reservations M mar be s sure 3od Acliberate miEngresentation of (PS4 Thel he €4 The chuly sumeuncst facts That ave jlain. {that he woule be due to retite aguin st “1 Dierefore gour: the widest and fulles: |43 'clock Mmguity by congress fme these matiers and | SO I might be worse. Up at the Nord pole where Dr. Cosk, spparently, wass't, | 3 % mienigtt, a8 3t wou't be morsing Sor ext of whick 1y rvestigation i be st ictema o oo mprape: charzed tration thereaf imvestige dor sy helieve 1hat the Permisious win of i efficers has becs ~ e mwpdation of these charges and in viives 0 part the gowanon administration I the public Aumain The interests f Interior de- pariment reguire 2 Wroud and therough- poing fevestigution and 1 assure you it ceTnet e made 100 broad m its seope to sut me snd fhose umder me who tuve Jcwloe vulfered indlgmities. wiuet cen- rEame suct \a nave murace reasor fores: sorvice t the best the Shortest Day of the Year | The want ad pages are particularly in- teresting to Christ- mas shoppers n on the severs] menths yet Fitting almost chari- luble of the sul 10 @raw the curtain of Garkness over the center of %0 much Ub- bappy fussing. It bhus been locking Gurk for Cook for & good while, waywey The sun will give sume light om the Norik poie on J B, which 15 his one longes: day uwp tis way. If this ssme Norih pole granting tha: there is obe Gid not st un sanding &1 an angle with reference 1o the pisde of the earth's oridt in the giddy spin sbout the sun we wouldr't bave these wonderfully variable days. But B Jul so happens that this angle is puinted away from the sun now. That is ihe sad and serious wtory Before you start out on your shopping tour look over the classification ‘““Christmas Hints,”” on the first want ad page. There you will find & large number of Omaha mer- chants, who are offering sug- gestions of things, which they have, which are appropriate for Christmas presents. Many little tinmgs, out of the ordi- nary, are mentioned there. Have you resd tbe wast ads, yei, today? MORE POWER T0 CERB R0ADS| i Court to Permit = &5 » mat- | Exght Burned in Millers Demand LORD PRESIDENT OF MEDICS Chosen Head of Western Surgical and Groecological Association. ‘ Flour Shipments Topeks Comoern Would Restrain TO MEET IN CHICAGO NEXT Federal Authorities from Seizure of Disiked st b Soe: Held to Choose Those Wh Fill Vacsmeies in Organisation, Giving Milwaukee Stromg (From a Stsff Correspendent) ok g3 DES MOINES, Ia., Dec Special Te egram )-The Shawnee Milling company © ‘ | Topeks has begun federsl court ic sooure &n order restraiming the Unied States marshal and attorney Tor the south- en @istrict of Tows from making selzures of fiour skipped by the compuny iuto Jowa - Dr. I P. Lord of Omaba wis elscted president of the Western Surgiesl and Groeosiogical sssociation a1 the whnusl mmeeing held st the Rome Tuesdar Dr. The compiny adantts that it 16 exgaged in{ 207 3. Shermas of San Franisco wes pivg Yieachel fiour o Jowa, or woma | S0cted Orst vice presifient. De. Lewis L. 1 55 @n se. gt Benrs the e W@ he | MERITRGr B2 Chicags Stomnd sice prmcnt et It g o umt The electste proc. | 08 Arthur T. Munn of Mirnepelis secro- s fer Wenching, which 3t is decared hasg ey B4 trexsurer. Chichgo was Gecided Sren Sudicially determined . hirmings | Pin 48 Th Taat> pltke f meting: ihe et ) hi88 1a beitic Moméas n Tucsfay of the ‘ immesitly 10 recoguige Uhis fact and per- l'g ::"“ c‘“‘:‘:’:e ! flour shipmenis iute the sate pending o B g g | teg wnd the following were elected yester- day te Sl vacancie$ in the membership | Drs. Nathan Alison of St Louwis, W. A MoCon@iess of St Louis, Carl E Biack Jacksomville, Jobin L. Yates of Milwz Waiter Courtney of Bramard, Minn Charles H. Lemon of Miwaukee The members Prono: pefi the Omahs meeting one of th most successful the sta: E beld nd of unks was extended 10 the Omaha me in which they entertuined bleached fipur gressmun Hull, bome from Washin or the holiduys, 8eciared today would be pussed in the presen { congrest by which excess military prison labor comld be used in fmprovin ronds. The provides that the | must be Gome on romds betwes posts and ralwes ce ung s vote bers for the way the vishors General practitioners oumtry &re warned . ous of the necological asss The stcond Gey's wome spiendia tec which brough: forth iscus- slon was thet of Dr. Horace G. We of Denver. The sulject was the use | iucesthetics &nd the discussion was by Q. Churies H. Muyo of Rochester Mimn., one of the most Doted Furgeu: United States. The doo agreed on sdviEing sEainst o geners A ansesthetics und ged having & speciulin nosps administer the sleeping P befor ench operstion. It wes contended thut me metier how sk & surgeor be In handling an opertion expert 1o prepure the A resolutivn was the Jo of ce be msked 1o mast 3 Tuoesgny =ft iscusmion resd by with Mave from all aguimst Empesthetics th over s vy surgical Big London Store |Casmalty List May Be Enlarged byi Further Search of the Buins. use We ru und Geveroped pepers, but the one the grectest herill of LONDON, Now. ZL—Five bodies were re Jed covered this Sorenoun from th i sools st Arding & FHobbs, Ciapham guarier. The known deud mumbe g The search was cont @ny. bui Was mece & éuy or an be determined appears that been @ocoun Greds wf speour of th © ary ire in - ped througheut the | use and ¥ senaity slow 1 - o - 1o jon ! all the but employes there were neve bup toe Ch b fire wme floors when the unanImous. v Ameriern publist imeresting snd insiruc o which compa: ary gouds ané places yut or dumaged the FAMILY BURNED IN HOME oo r Father, Mother and Three Periak a1 that some T insurance exciustively on British n ad@ition 1o the twenty-five busines: sdjoining were b seem 16 show the mee es sidence on was giver of the goitre and & paper Dr. Mayo en “Iutre Report of Cuses i recognized tres he surge cuses s over Cutldren = Flumes in New Yeork City. wc. 2L—Five persons were Genth today & fire that Qe frame @welling bouse in Sher Yonkers. All the Gead were the family of TheoSore Fred- iost s in the fire bis wife and r three chil P Switzerlang om_over 200 Ruy Miller has boen confined r years, when Charies Mayo wes might see him Dr. Lord, granted @y afternoom burned stroyed & wood Park members eks, Wio wihn i Rome M o his o he learned om Mayo nie that uskod n comy reques: Tues M ir he ite e n Dr any with “Said So Three Months Ago,” 1s Peary’s Comment WASHINGTON, Dec age from the Lubrador cosst 1 sounded &u explicit and Geliberstely worded Warning €. based upon complete aud no- curste imformstion in regard t Cook . In doing %0 1 scoepied " #ibility devalving upon me ané fuifilied My Quty 1o myself &nd 1o the world With these words Communder Babert E Peary toder poinledls expressed his semu- ments regar@ing (he fuilare of the Usiver- sity of Copenbagen 1o finé any Proof of the Giscovery of the North Pole 7y Dr. Cook i his spartments <@ Caitunbia road Commanéer Peary received an Associted | Press represcniative. who apprised him of the deciwion by the Demmark wclentists aguimst Dr. Cook. Not 50 much &s & sus- | picton of & suille Mumined his stern face | but dis eves lghted wp whL the weloome | xnowiefge of 3 vindicution witich hed come {10 bim afier @ifficult trials { "1 have known the outoome of this sinoe woriks hefore T reached fhils comuiry on my returs from the pole” be sid I was ree months , not & matier of solute knewiedge However. 1 shail not discuss in detall for publication. It s sary “The warming which wy before 1 landes is remember my cablegr bor. Here is the s ‘Cook hins Dot bees I or any etber dste He banded the public & goid brick With ds Commander Pewry dcclined further 1o Giscuss Dr Couk or his affuirs and 11 wes evidemi 1tat he regurded the controversy as ended He Seciined 1o say whether he considersd it posstle for i Oook to proceed further it presepting ud- Gitional evidenoe ar W subimItling his dats % pther courts of uuthority “My frienés may cunsiber This Gechson 3 compiete vindioation of thelr aititude om this whole subject, but as for me I dom't care 1o tommeni” saif Mr. Pewy in jom- cusiar belie! with me s matter Dot Deces- in o the el the Tes 1 ment 1o still sutficient. You m from Eattie Ha wording be coun to 1 WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska—Snow For Jow eperally ¥ extber report seep ape r fatr \COOK BRANDED AN IMPOSTER University of Copenhagen Says Ex- plorer's Papers Convict Him of Being Swindler. CHIDISE ATTEMFT T0 CHEAT Above is Navigator Knund Rasmassen’s Estimate of Dsta Submitted ALL DENMARK I3 CHAGRINED Doctor's Hiding Taken by Papers es Evidence of Guilty Conscience. ORIGINAL RECORD XOT OFFERED Brother of Explorer Says He s Now at Christiansss Backers and Friends i York Disgusted. Nerway— COPEX of gecin the Tniversity nize 1 Dec = HAGEN 2 ~The report commitiee of scientists, which 1 Copenhagen appointed Frederick A. Cook's slaims © north ple. was of the wmiver- wed by that body thet be b | suvmiite this {ane given The 1o © be pubiie shatiors completely, almost coptemptuously. the American explorer's Utle to such @iseovery end fills the off- vials and people of Denmark with chagrin &t the figure Denmark is mage 10 Sasume in the ever of the schntifie world. The public was prepured for & verdict ef “mot Prover.” &7t &1 not expect its recent hers o be branded as an imposter. Many still cling 1o the belief that Oook acted in good Tuith harhored & Selusion. Explorers and scientists almom entirely have lost fuith in Cook's bonesty, while ove of nis warmest supporters, Kood Rasmussen, helped to frame the report. The evening Pupes & ok Cooll and severely reprosch him for hiding wiich they regsrd as a sign of a gullty censcience. The recior of the university, Dr. Selo- monsen, when guestioned as to the possi- Ih the university canoceling the de- gree which conferred on Dr. Cook, suid That me decision had been reached but he thought that the degree ocould be with- Grawn the same WAY &% & governmen: ve a person of an order wb- unéer falwe pretemses Observations Are Waorthless. Commodore Gusiar Holm, the aretic ex- plorer snd » member of the committee, | smia in conid Gep: tained oi's clalm thet bhe made the chaerva- tiom B Gegrees T8 mirgtes 46 seoons pesr the pole proved lmmediately that he was 2 bad observer, but nething indicated *het be was & swindler. Now his pupers oos- | vict him of being 3 swindler. We esam- ined Cook's cbeervatiome first wnd agreed unsnimously thut they were worthless. It is not uniilely that Loose made the ohmer [vations. He is 8 clever man, jost ghe sort that Coek cowld i Prof. Olufsen. secretery ©f the Dasitsl Cregraphical sockety, suid: “It ie the sudfest event in my We As an expiorer, there seems to be no doubt thet Couk 1 alwalurely umrelistie™ The National Tidende, whlie deploring ihat the university conferred the Gegree in & moment of enthusinsm, finds conselution in the fact that others honored Cook when be rerurmed to civilization “The president of his own country and its envor &t Copenhagen” says the paper, Fuaresiore for him. Denmark wGer lome. Our country must s sad af o Americs and were tbe &8 net » Jenve t ™ his not now 1n that at letter to only tah a5 university ustronomica 2t the Dort these 3t seems ne Praf were i Torp, Cook stmtes instruments left indicated in Yie cudle to the October 2. but most of his dbservations sise were Jeft ) polnt and bhe adds without unwise ané tmposstile to Judgment upom his expedition. Text of Finding. After cbtaining all svaiisdle information we finds & Soliow First: The report of the expodition pent the umiversity by Dr. Cock i the same &s that privied in the New York Heraid, during the months of Sejtember and Oc- ver 1est. puss & “Sec The copy of Cook's netebooks contain any Srgina! sstropomicsl whatsogver, but only results. Aocumems presemied are in- pcking in fuformetion which the netranomical observe- fervedl 10 were Teally munde; antain no Getalls regarding the wors the expefition and the e¥ which would ensble the Getermine thetr relinbllity. herefcre i of the cpinion mited for exemination et Dr. Cosk resched Gues not sbueryATIGn “Third: The excusel vould grove tions there o proot wport is signed by all six membors mmittes who were aesisted i t Kvul Raemussen eir the explorer ¥ councll issued this state- handed not the umivereity otein cbserva- stion wiieh cen be Te- that Dr. Cook reached s revent expeds Childish Attempt tmery proct lon." o Chese lew tonight Ksud Rasmus- versity 1 Joriers, would nuot caM me at was one of Dr Cook's Laer, howewer, 1 wrestigation and when ouservations 1 realized 3t was & was i J—— S e Cook has been based suloms, On reporis that &iso on the lestimony when they all said Lust be rp from Cape Spar- and such & tip during the Gurk 4 sutfioe 1o make u o en ihe jupers which Cook sent v Sreraity are most dm- puent couwld mnke uc ost childish e expiorer said teen proved the pode 1 oan only &8 & moposter” thut rency Cosik No Word frem Cesk. @ butore the oommitios k& porimarted Nurseil s lruds oulor e the ear- Conk ssbied from New anean port i ner beex Impossibie for the univerdity suthorfiles 1o re-wstad- fisd oomm jcation with Dr. Coeok, which | was suspended sowme Tme age. The ex- There was produc » letier from ¢ Decomber W Th ler Teport thes Yok for & Med Up to this time