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VOLUME LXXVIII.—N 0. 114. SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 29 i, 1895_TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. PORTENTOUS OF WAR, Signs of Troubles That Are Brewing In Europe. FRENCH AND RUSSIANS. Indications That Representa- tives of Those Nations Mean Mischief. AGGRESSIVE ON THE PACIFIC. By Stealth the Great White Bear Is Stealing a March at Port Arthur. [Copyright, 1895, by the New York Times.] Sept. 21.—Cynics are t on the day it wasan- Russian M ter of € at the headquarters of aneuvers, the news was also her Russian loan, to be November 1. There is, of certain kind of connection he two things, but when this has red there still remains the posing.and substantial fact t n to the peace of E SOV a good deal more important and disquiet- | g than was even the historic Toulon- £ s 0. This is me that the political side of the rernment has been formally xhibited asa part of the between the autocracy and M. r the bette Hanotaux, part of two mpment of furnish Te Ministers the. weather or atic terest by the mere ge nd in that y succeeded. | e, too, that the R | 1 t the man e openly s brotherhood of arms existing betwee the two nations than they bad heretofo: The scene of mimic r the first time in Lorraine, rs of both races, as they 1 uhe evening of the day of ory in the battlefield, lifted itively toward the blne , where their common | rs have studiously ig- 1ld be a mistake 10 pect of it has gone un- sple’s minds are therefore r some tangible mani- | nco-Russian intentions, 1 elaborate pains to show that tt tablished the closest kind of partnership, it is only natuzal to begin to look for some of its fruits. Hence | lic s cion runs eagerly ahead of the | cts to believe that these two powers have deserted England in Armenia nd betrayed Germany in the Far East. Both suspicions seem more probable than not; but these things move very slowly | and on curiously devious lines, and itis to | be remembered alw , too, that Ge will pocket many quiet affrontsand pat on a good face on one discomfiture af other in the pursuit of her studious waiting game. he will never abandon the pretense of amiable relations with Russia until she is obliged to do so, or suffer herself to be gored into rash action when prudence dic- tates the other t g. Emperor William talks excitedly, but his deeds are ex- tremely cautious, and so it happens that even when ¥rance and Russia do a con- certed joint action and popular expectations of trouble run high, Germany calmly asso- ciates If with this action and steril- izes it for mischief. Vague reports are beginning to come of anticipated or accomplished Russian ag- gressions on the Pacific. [tissaidto be understood at St. Petersburg that the Chi- nese assent has been given to Russian occupation of Port Arthur. If this be true it will place England ina very awkward position, indeed, for this is precisely what the wiiole succession of British Ministers have pledged themselves Russia should never be permitted to do. Although it is now stated that the Pamir difficulty has been permanently settled, there are so many other open diplomatic questions scattered around the giobe that this one would hardly be missed. Rome’s celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of General Cadoria’s entrance through the breach in the papal walls has been all too palpably a partisan affair, a grand festival and picnic of red-shirted Garibaldians, Masonic lodges and target- shooting societies, rather than a national demonstration, Humbert remains King of the Carbonari, and not much else, just as his father was a quarter of a century ago. It is signiticant that the Parliament and its officers were scarcely mentioned during the festivities, and cut no figure at all in the ceremonials. There was a good deal of royalty, and still more of Crispi, but scarcely a reminder of the constitu- tional nation. The truth is that Italy, as -a whole, is in no mood for merrymaking, and discerns no practical reasons for cher- ishing 1870 as a sacred date. The promises of that delusive year have all been broken. The peninsula is as divided against itself as it was under the Grand Dukes, and the people are not better educated or housed, fed and clothed. Taxation has risen to the poirt of ruin. The national debt of this small impove_‘3bed country equals that of the United States at the end of the Civil War. Politics has grown incredibly base and rotten, and worst of all, thereisa permanent religious feud ceaselessly dis- turbing the socizl life of every village, dis- rupting families, estranging’ friends with aeadly certainty and making another Ire- land of the unhappy land. Crispi’s long speech yesterday recog nized and illustrated all this. It was as narrow and strictly partisan harangue as any Orange lodee ever listened to. Under- neath its specious arraignment of the Papacy, however. there seemed to lurk a sort of bint that a personal arrangement with the Pope isn’t wholly impossible. There are rumors, indeed, that negotia- tions between Crispi and Cardinal Galim- berti, who represents the liberal wing of the sacred college, have already taken a donvmtc shape, but what they involve re- mains purely speculative guesswork. Two extremely significant Irish inci- 4_!01\!5 claim notice to-day. William O'Brien has along letter in the Times praising the work of Arthur Balfour’s congested dis- tricts board, and Gerald Balfour was re- | ceived in the chief town of John Dillon’s constituency with a bonfire and popular acclamations by the _Among the passengers on the Teutonic is William Murphy, the defeated inde- pendent candidate of South Kerry, who is visiting America on electric locomotion matters. He is the largest railway co tractor of Ireland, and one oi Dublin’s chief business men as well. It would not be a bad idea for the Irish-Americans who take such keen interest in Irish party har- mony to see him and learn what sort of men the bosses of the party are interested .in keeping out in order to maintain their majority of salaried nobodies and their griv on the party funds. Ever since Hamburg had her terrible cholera visitation "and it was discovered that even these islands escaped the con- tagion, the British public has flatly de- | clined to be interested in bulletins about the plague on the Continent. The lapse of curiosity this year may be 1 to be complete. Dispatches have come from Russia, chronicling thousands of deaths in the Western provinces, and the Lonaon papers did not even print them. It is briefly announced now that the cholera i established in Constantinople, but all intermediate strides, in its advance south- ward, through the Austrian empire, | though chronicled abroad, are never men- tioned here. Reports indicate the propor- tion of deaths to cases to be much larger in Volhynia this year than it has been known anywhere before or since the open- ing year of 1894, but Valhynia is a long way off and nobody cares. Apparently, too, we are going to have an early r, for there was a slight frost om numerous place reported last night, and there are si prematurel vanced all overt tinent, so, probably, the disease w | disappear. Unfortunately, however, it revives now every spring, and seem: have become a permanent fixture in rope. There are curious stories current among { people 1n touch with high polities about | | the Kingof the Belgians, He is said to all his person fortune in the venture, and now ce the oppo- in Belgium to that country’s taking the burden off his shoulders, has practi- cally won the day, he is at his wit's end to what to 20. He was over here in- cognito last month, and saw a number of the p ipal Ministers with the view of interesting them in the project of securing the Congo State for the British empire, but I am informed with lack of success. He is now in Paris and is reported to have an appointment with the President for to-day. to remind France that she always claimed reversionary rights in the Free State, and to ask her now what price she is prepared to pay for it. Objections rise to dealing with him as a sovereign. It is said that he is even willing to abdicate the Belgian crown and enter into negotiations merely as the private proprietor of the Congo territory. On the other hand England and Germany are understood to be agreed in resisting any such bargain, and they are both certainly magnifying the importance of the Stokes incident in a way which s a desire for a pretext to intervene in Congo affairs whenever such seems needful. President Faure had con- siderable trading interests in the Congo, and in that way became an intimate friend of Leopold long before any one dreamed of seeing him installed in the Ely: The death of the Princess of Battenberg recalls temporary attention to one of the most romantic family histories of modern times. It is said now that she was of Polish mnoble descent, but her father, Count Haucke, was the first who ever bore the title. His father was a schoolteacher in Warsaw, of Jewish birth, who, being a man of great cleverness and personal at- tractions, got for pupils the pick of the daughters of the Polish nobility and every Princess from the German courts. married the beautiful Alsatian governess of one of the Hessian families, and this clever couple, through the interest of their influential girl pupils, secured for three sons fat places at the Russian court or army and important marriages. Now two of their descendants are husbands respectively of a daughter and a granddaughter of the Queen of England and a third occupied a European throne and came within an ace of marrving a sister of the German Em- peror before he died. HaroLp FREDERIC. T0 UPHOLD HIS POLICY. Editor Jones of the Post-Dispatch Se- cures an Injunction. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Sept. 21.— Coionel Charles H. Jones, editor and general man- ager of the Post-Dispatch, to-day applied for an injunction restraining the board of { directors of that paper from interfering with his control of the Post-Dispatch. Judge Woods granted a temporary re- straining order, and the matter will come up on September 30. The trouble origi- nates over the change in the editorial pol- icy af the paper, which formerly advocated sound money, but under Colonel Jonas’ management has championed bimetallism. By an agreement with Joseph Pulitzer in February last Colonel Jones bought a one- sixth interest in the paper and was given absolute control for five years. He claims that Pulitzer has violated the terms of the contract. - ONE NEGRO LYNCHED. Two Other Suspected Coloved Men Alsoin the Mob’s Hands. NEW ORLEANS, La., Sept. 21.—News reached here late to-night that two negroes who left to-day in charge of a Sheriff were taken from the train at Hammond, La., and one of them was lynched. The negro lynched, Edward Smith, murderously as- saulted a telegraph operator at Hammond Friday night, crushing his skull with a coupling pin. The other negro, Sam Scott, says he joined Smith after the assault and the mob suspended action in his case to let him prove his story. On the-way up a negro ¥as captured who had just placed a cross-tie across the track. Itisbelieved he also will be lyached. His purpose is believed to be | action | He | FRESHD 15 N LINE Funds for the People’s Road Pledged by Citizens. ROUSING MASS-MEETING. Two Thousand People Cheer the Approach of Com- mercial Prosperity. STIRRING ADDRESSES MADE. Liberal Subscriptions to Swell the Amount Being Ralsed by the Committee of Ten. people attended the mas FRESNO, Car, Sept. 21.—Fully 2000 | -meeting held | is about $15,000. The meeting was a grand critical period her citizens will only avail themseives of the grand opportunity of securing this competing road.” The speaker stated that he had heard it argued that the new road could not afford to go by Fresno. Said he: “Profit by the experience of Visalia in early days. When the Southern Pacific built through this valley Visalia’s wise statesmen refused to raise a bonus, in the belief that the railroad could not afford to pass by the town. What was the result? The road did pass by, and to this day Visa- lia has remained a small country town. " Judge Harris closed his speech amid vigorous applause. ‘W. W. Phillips, Democratic candidate for Railroad Commissioner at the last election, was the next speaker. Mr. Phil- lips made a telling speech, pointing out that the new road was conceived in the idea of rescuing the people from the clutches of the Southern Pacific. The speaker said that the funds which are being raised are not for a bonus to the railroad people, but to be expended at home in securing rights of way and depot sites. E. D. Edwards followed in a clear pre- sentation of the matter at issue and the duties of the citizens of Fresno. After the meeting a number of citizens came forward and made liberal subscrip- tions. The amount remaining to be raised SCARLET AND WRITE, In Every Event the Lads Carried the Colors to Victory. BRITONS WERE SHUT OUT Never Has Such a Severe Beat- ing Been Given the Eng- lish Athletes. WORLD'S RECORDS CUT DOWN. Twelve Thousand Persons Saw the Game Americans Win Eleven Straight Contests. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 21.—Never in the annals of athletics was such a decisive CAMP NO. 1, GRANT EROS. QUIN VALLEY ROAD. CANMPS ARE LOCATED FURTHER ON UP THE LINE. [Reproduced from a photograph.] 1 a e L PR R BT S A OUTFIT, LOCATED S1X MILES OUT ON THE GRADE OF THE SAN JOA- A PART OF THE CAMP IS HEERE SHOWN AT NOONTIME, TWO CTHER here to-night in behalf of the Valley road. Harry Sherwood of the committee of ten, which has in charge the raising of funds i for rights of way and depot sites, pre- sided. Ina short address Mr. S8herwood stated the object of the meeting. The purpose, said the chairman, was not to | make 2 public solicitation of subscriptions | but 1o present facts to the people that they may thoroughly realize the decisive point in Fresno’s history, that they may be success, and the enthusiasm displayed was very encouraging to th, icss heroafull e ST PROGRESS AT STOCKTON. Graders Ave Rapidly Neaving the Stan- islawus River. STOCKTON, CarL., Sept. 21.—This was Valley-road day at the San Joaquin fair. At the races to-day several hundred men in blue overalls watched the speeding, and people watched them. A Valley Railroad WATER. oyt TRESTLE BRIDGE WORK AT A FOINT FOUR MILES FROM STOCK- 10N ON THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY ROAD. INGS ON THE GRADE ARE AT POINTS ABOUT 2000 FEET APART AND ARE 10 PERMIT THE PASSAGE OF OVERFLOW 3 THESE OPEN- [Reproduced from a photograph.] sideration to the necessity of subscribing to the fund. Judge M. K. Harris was then introduced, and made an able address. *This is the supreme moment in Fresno’s history,” said the speaker. ‘‘If Fresno gets the Valley Railroad she is bound to become the metropolis of the great San Joaquin Valley. Ifthe road passes by Fresno will deteriorate into a small country town of no importance and her natural destiny will aroused into giving more thorough con- ‘ laborer is not looked upon here as a com- mon pick-and-shovel man, but as a factor in the industrial liberation of the valley, hence there is a kindly interest manifested by citizens in his doings that is not ex- | tended to workmen in less important enterprises. The forces worked up to the noon hour, for the construction work on the line has struck a speed that will hardly admit of a pause, but this afternoon and evening the men enjoyed the first holiday since the work began. RIVER. SCENE ON THE GRADE OF THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY ROAD SIX MILES FROM STOCKTON. SEVENTY-FIVE TEAMS ARE AT WORK HERE AND THIRTY A MILE FURTHER TOWARD THE [Reproduced from a photograph.] be plucked by some adjoining now coun- try village. Fresno has great natural ad- vantages; in fact she is incomparably fortunate. -Situated in the center of a great valley and surrounded by vast re- sources, developed and undeveloped, she is bound to become a great city if at thisl ‘When the men come to town money is sure to circulate—‘Valley-road money,” the merchants call it. A large part of the forces are men of families and, as a result, the money naturally goes into channels Cuntinued on Third Page. ,bufing,gdministcnd in an event of so ‘Mt tmportance and to such an aggrega- i tion of champions as that given by the New York Athletic Clubto the team of the London Athletic Club in the dual interna- tional games at Manhattan fieid to-day. Not even the most enthusiastic “‘rooter’” { for the success of the scarlet and white in | his wildest stretches of imagination ever | attempted to bring himself to hope for a | straight series of wins down the line. Fully 12,000 persons were present to-day at Ithe field, and when they saw event after | event going to the credit of the Americans | their enthusiasm knew no bounds. | From the time the gates were opened, at 12:30 p. a1, the crowds kept surging in, the procession growing thicker as time for starting drew nigh. At 2:30 o’clock, when the starters came out for the half mile, there was not a vacant seat to be had on covered stands, while the bleachers, ex- | cept in the top rows, were filled with good- | natured, perspiring crowds, who sweltered in the fierce heat of the sun and shouted | as their favorites came home. Never did | an athletic meeting, even in tne palmiest days of the old Cherry diamond, evoke so much public interest and enthusiasm or bring out so large a representative attend- ance to Manhattan field. From the time that Charley Kilpatrick won the® half mile down to the moment that Conneff broke the tape, a winner of the three-mile run, the eleventh and last event of the day, the interest never flagged and the applause never waned. Of the eleven events on the programme only three were looked upen in the light of certainties for the Americans,viz.: The high jump,the shot-put and hammer-throw. The half mile and mile were regarded as pretty good things for the home club, but by no means certainties, while the other events were considered to be very open. That the mercury foot would capture all of the eleven off the reel was certainly not hinted at. The balf-mile run was the first act in what was to be a tragedy for the wearers of the green and gold. Charley Kilpatrick, the American champion over the distance, and Harvey Lyons were the pair selected to carry the N. Y. A. C. colors, while F. S. Horan and C. H. Lewin sported the green and gold. Lyons’businessin the racewas not done after the first quarter, and he started to make the pace a hot one for Kilpatrick, who isa trfle slow in getting into his stride. When Lyons dropped back Kilpatrick went to the front, foillowed by Lewin and Horan. Lewin quit entering the back- stretch. IHoran went in chase of the American champion, but could not get within Jess than six yards of the Union College flyer at the finish, and tbe first point in the contest wentto the N. Y. A. C. The enthusiasm was wild for a few min- utes and the band played “Yankee Doo- dle.”” The cheering was renewed when the time—1 minute 53 2-5 seconds—was put on the board and the spectators were in- formed that the best previous record of 1 minute 54 225 seconds. made by Cross of Oxford University, in 1888, had been beaten by a full second. Then came the 100-yard dash, and if there was any one event that was deemed a sure win for the visiting team it was that. The great Bradley, the greatest sprinter in Great Britain, was there, but, from the flash of the pistol to the breaking of the tape, Bernard J. Wefers, the wearer of the scarlet and white, was a yara in front of the champion of Great Britain. One watch made the time 9 3-5 seconds, but the official time was returned as94-5 seconds, which ties the world’s record. ‘Wefers won - the 220-yard run handily by two yards, and Crum beat the Londoner by about three yards. The time, 213-5 second, makes new figures for the world's record, which up to to-day stood at 214-5 seconds. The medals were Strong to-night, and banquet. 880-yard run, won by Charles Kilpatrick, N. Y. A.C.; Frederick §. Horan, London A. C., H. 8. Lyons, N.Y. A. C., third. Time, 1:53 2-5. The time beats the previous world’s record, made by F. J. K. Cross of Oxford Uni- versity in 1888; by one second. 3 100-yard run, won by_B. J. Wefers, N. Y. A. C.; Charles A. Bradley, London A. C., second John V. Crum, N.Y.A. C., third. Time, 945 resented by Mayor th teams received a seconds, Wefer's time ties the world’s record. Running high jump, won_by M. F. Sweeney, N.Y.A.C.; 6 feet 53 inches, which is now the world’s record; S.’A W. Baltazze, N. Y. A. C., was second, 5 feet 10 inches. % ‘One-mile run, won by T.P. Conneff, N. Y. A. George W. Orton, N. Y. A. C., second. Time, von by B.J. Wefe . N. Y. A.C., d; A. C., third. Time, :2 Purting the 16-poumnd shot, won by George R. Gray, N. Y. A. C,, 43 feet 5 inches; W. O. Hickok, N. Y. A, C., 42 feet, second; E.J. Wat- 4 Teet 7 inches, thi race, won by Stephen ; Godrey Shaw, London A, C., sec- 3 Jakley, London A. C., third. ase’s time (15 2-5 seconds) was one-fifth of a second better than his own previous world’s record, but was not allowed on account of his having knocked down the first hurdle. Throwing 16-pound hammer, won by J.S. Mitchell, N. Y. A. C., 137 feet5}s inches; H. P. Cross, N. Y. A.C., 121 feet -10 {nches, second: George S. Robertson, London A. C., 94 feet 3 inches. 440-yard run, won by Thomas E. Burke. N. Y. A. C.; GilbertJordan, London A. C., second W, Fitzilerbert, London . C., third. Time . Blos Running broad jump, won by E. Y. A. C., 22 feet 6 inches; L. P. Sheldon, N. Y. Al cond, 21 feet 11 inches; W. J. Oakley, London A. C., third, 21 feet 614 inches. Three-mile run, won by Thomas P. Conneff, N.Y.A.C.; Wilkins, London A. C., sec* ond.” Time 15 5 WASAN OLD STAGE-DRIVER Death of Horace D. Wolcott, Who Had a Remarkable Career. From an Early Age He Held the Ribbons From New York to California and Mexico. CHICAGO, ILr., Sept. 21.—Horace D. Wolcott died last night ai 385 Orchard street at the ageof 79. He had lived in Chicago for fifty years. Mr. Wolcott from the age of 15 drove stages in all parts of the country, from New York to California, and even down in Mexico. He began his career as stage-driver in the empioy of John Frink, the first man to own a stage line in Chicago. Previous to this he rode on the first trip of the “John Bull”’ train,a distance of sixteen miles, in New York State in 1831. From 1837 to 1840 he worked for Frink, and cast his first vote in 1840 for William Henry Harrison. The next yvear he went to Bal- timcre, reaching the city in time to drive the stage in which the new President rode that city to Washington for his inaugura- tion. Mr.Wolcott was fond of telling how in 1845 John C. Fargo, founder of the Wells- Fargo Express Company, was one of his frequent passengers, and how he always carried with him a leather bag, which con- tained ali the “‘express” then transported by the Fargo company. i In 1846 Wolcott went down inio Mexico, where he drove a stage among the moun- tains until the Mexican war broke out two years later, whon he was forced to take up his residence in the City of Mexico until it was captured by General Scott in 1348, THREE MEN WERE BURNED Fearful Record of a Fire in Freid’s Paint Works at Pittsburg. Barrels of Oil Exploded Like Car- tridges and There Was No Espape. PITTSBURG, PA., Sept. 21.—Three men burned to deatd is the fearful record of a fire this evening i the paint works of W. K. Freid, 95 Main street, Allegheny. The names of the dead are: Henry Turner (English), teamster, aged 65 years, married, 251 River avenue, Allegheny; Joseph Lastavie (Austrian), aged 21 years, single; a man believed to be George Huff, laborer, aged 30 years, single. The fatalities are the result of explosions of barrels of oil in the paint works, which caught the men unawares. Huff was dead when taken from the ruins of the building. The other men lived but a few moments after their rescue. The fire was caused by the boiling over of a caldron of oil. This ignited with a flash and quickly set fire to the barrels of oil, which exploded like cartridges, scattering the flames in all directions. Every man in the workroom was sacrificed. The plant is known as the Atlas Paint ‘Works and was three stories high, eccu- pied sixty feet fronton Main street and sixty feet back on Carpenter alley. The western part of the building was occupied by Luiz Bros., manufacturers of jellies and preserves. The loss on the building is $35,- 000, insurance $20,000. The loss on the paint stock is $15,000. Lutz Bros. valued their stock at $25,000, which was damaged probably one-half and is fully insured. g BURIED UNDER DEBRIS. Two Little Girls Caught by the Fall of a Building. CHICAGO, Iin., Sept. 21.— A frame building at 294 North Franklin street, which was being torn down, collapsed at 12:20 to-day while the workmen were at dinner, and Mamie Kelly, 11 years of age, and another little girl, name unknown, who were playing about the place, were buried under the ruins. The Kelly girl, besides having both legs brokan, suffered interrinl injuries, and will die. The other child was severely brused about the limbs and body, but was not seriously injured. e PRAIRIE FIRES RAGING. Cause Great Destruction Southern Oklahoma. WICHITA, Kaxs., Sept. 21.—Terrible prairie fires are raging in the southern part of Oklahoma. Thousands of acres have been devastated and the loss will be very heayy. The damage to the hay crop is great and the crops have suffered. The cowboys have organized into fire com- panies and are fizhting its advance like de- mons. Many people have fled from their homes, and it is believed that several have met their death in the flames. Flames in For additional Pacific Coast news see Pages 3, § and § PEARY MET FAILURE, Return of the Explorer on the Steamer Kite. PRIVATIONS ENDURED. Great Suffering on One Jour- ney Owing to a Scarcity of Provisions. ALL THE DOGS HAD TO'DIE, Lee Became Sick and His Two Comrades Drew Him Over the Ice on a Sleigh. ST. JOHNS, N. F., Sept. 21.—The Peary relief steamer Kite arrived here this after< noon bringing Peary, Lee and Hanson safe home. The Peary expedition party én- dured much hardship last winter, but un- daunted started northward again in April in an attempt to make a new record. They succeeded in reaching Independ- ence Bay, where they camped. They were unable to make any pronounced advance northward owing to the weakness of the party, both Lee and Hanson being ex- hausted. The work of the expedition is believed to have been unimportant. The Kite reached Peary’s headquarters August 3and started to return on September 1, They spent the intervening time exploring in the interest of the Greenland Scientific Expedition. Members of the party are very reticent, but generally conceded that in the main the expedition was practically a failure. Last winter was passed uneventfully at Anniversary Lodge in preparing for the great expedition over the ice cap, which left Anniversary Lodge April 1. All three, Peary, Lee and Hanson, took part, having five sledges and forty-nine dogs, besides a supporting party of natives during the first stages of the journey. When they arrived at a point 135 miles from headquarters, wher® he had cached provisions on the failure of the expedition in 1895, Peary could not find the cache, which had evidently been snowed over and buried. - Consequently he decided to con- tinue on toward Independence Bay, hop- ing to augment his limited stock of provisions by shooting game. Heexpected to reach the bay and do some coast ex- ploration, which two hopes were realized, although at the cost of dreadful hardships. Lee gave out and had to be hauled for sev- eral days till the bay was reached, where they contrived to shoot several musk oxen. Owing to the smallness of the party and the fatal defect of a scarcity of food, Peary could not make hi% way northward. He did some coast exploration himself, while Lee recuperated, after which they began their return journey to camp. The dogs became emaciated irom want of food and then developed contagious diseases. Ulti- mately the stock of dogs became so re- duced that only one remained when head- quarters were reached on the return jour- ney. During the return Lee again collapsed and had to take to the sledge, which Peary and Hanson, with the remaining dog, drew over frozen snow until he recovered. For over two weeks all three lived on one meal a day. They ate their last ounce of food twenty miles from camp, and passed many hours without food before they succecded in reaching home. They got back July 25, just a week before they heard news of the relief expedition. The Kite reached the mouth of Inglefield Gulf July 21, but could not penetrate Northum- berland Sound owing to ice. Being forced south by the icepack, she tried Murchison Sound, but failed, and eventually entered McCormack Bay on August 2. The relief expedition started and walked thirty-five miles to Bedouin Bay, where they found the gallant trio. The patties returned to the ship August 4. She then started on a walrus cruise. She proceeded thirty miles north of Littleton Island, on the east side, and then crossed to Cape Sabine, on the west coast, whence she cruised south, entering Jones Sound and grqceed'mg fifty miles up it, until stopped ice. yNext she followed the coast and crossed Melville Bay to Cape York, where she ex- plored for meteorites and contrived to get two snfel’)]' shipped, one weighing half a ton and the other three tons, but a stone commonly known as Sir John Ross’, an immense block of almost pure iron, weigh- ing about forty tons, it was found impossi- ble to move and they were compelled to abandon it. They drilled several holesin it, hoping to force off a piece, but failed. On September 7 the Kite was caught in a pack off Disko and remained there four days. She barely escaped being nipped and sinking. The Kite hason boarc the most valuable collection ever brought out of the Arctic regions. All the mem- bers of thecombined expedition agree that this is the death blow toany Arctic expedi- tion under American auspices for many years to come. Peary feels his failure keenly and much sympathy is expressed tor him here. LEVI STRAUSS .&€0's COPPER RIVETED OVERALLS © AND SPRING BOTTOM PANTS. EVERY PAIR GUARANTEED. FOR SALE EVERYWHERE..