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DR. COOK'S STORY. iraw YORK GRAFTERS MAKE DAMAGING AFFIDAVIT. A Broker end a Sea Captain Swears That Dr. Cook Hired Them to Make a Oerie? of Faked Polar Observa? tion* to Balast up Hla Calm* of Arctic Exploration and the Dlscov cry of the Pole?They Betray the Crooked Scheme Because They Were Not Paid In Full. New York. Dec. 9 ?The affidavits by Oeo. H. Dunkle, a broker, Capt. August n\V. Loose, a seaman, the two men assorting that Dr. Cook hired them for $4,000 with the promise of an additional bonus of $500 to one of them to fabricate astronomical observation* and calculations of lati? tude and longitude for submission to the University of Copenhagen, were published In the New York Times this morning. The men admit that their reason for making the affidavits was that the explorer only paid them $9*0 for their work. Dunkle tells how he met Dr. Cook and caused him to become Interested In Loose. Dunkle aays that they went to Dr. Cook with the idea that he wanted some one help him pre? pare the evidence clever enough to fool the Danish Savants. The two men decided that the explorer's ori? ginal narrative bore traces of fraud and that Dr. Cook would welcome the right kind of assistance in carry? ing out the "bluff." Alao. there la evidence that Dunkel intended to re? serve the lion's share of the spoils for himself. Danes Defend Dr. Cook. Copenhagen, Dec. 9.?The sum? mary of the affidavits of persons claiming to have aided Dr. Frederick A. Cook In preparing his Polar data, published In London and New York today, was read here with amuse? ment. Scientific circles are Inclined to be Incredulous regarding the charges and some persons, like Dr. Carl Burrau, the astronomer, consider them so Improbable that their effect will be to strengthen the confidence IR Dr Pook. In an interview Dr. Burrau Mid; ??Passages In th.- story give me the impression that the matter is thor? oughly untrustworthy. In order to e observations at tne North Pole more extended and detailed know? ledge Is necessary that is enjoyed by the average ship's captain. "It will be easy for the University to determine the truth of the charges. The committee o* six which will ex? amine the Cook records will begin work the end of the present week." Capt. Ijooee Talk*. New York, Dec. 9..?Capt. A. W. Loose, master pilot and navigator who made the affidavit that he for? mulated a series of observations and data for Dr. Cook at Dr. Cook's re? quest since his return from the Arc? tic regions, talked today at his home In Brooklyn concerning the state? ments made In the affidavits. "I went to Dr. Cook," said Capt. Loose, "thinking I might assist him, but never expected to do much ex? tended work. A short talk with Dr. Cook convinced me that he knew al? most nothing about navigation. He was Ignorant of some of the essen? tials of the science. "A person not accurate might have though himself at tho i'ole wlon only within sixty miles of it. As I got deeper into the matter I began to suspect Dr. Cook was never out of sight of land." ? 'apt. Loose said that the writing down of seconds in Dr. Cook's re? ports of the observations did not show a "skillful attempt to deceive." Asked whether he thought It possi? ble for Dr. Cook to declare these cal? culated observations by Capt. Loose simply for comparison of his own, Capt. Loose said that "Dr. Cook will probably say this, but why did he Mt4 any such calculations and reck? onings backward as I made for him? "Why did he need any one to make the calculations f >r him If he went to the Pole and to?:k careful ob? servations on the way to and from the Pole?" An enthusiastic new county rally was held In Dillon Frldny. The crowd was estimated at 1,500. 8TATK OF OHIO, CITY OF TO? LEDO. SB. LUCAS COUNTY. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he Is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney it Co., doing business in the (Mty of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL? LARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed In my presence, this 6th day of De? cember, A. D.. 1886. (Seal.) A. W. OLEASON, Notary Public. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken Inter? nally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous eurfacea of the system, ?end U> t? siimonlal" fre ? . r. i ( i i WH I v Ac CO., Tol#4< ? 1? ?old by all Druggists. 76c rake Ha': | Family rm? fey e n TO KW ITZE R L A N 1> BY WATER. Scheme Of a Swiss Seaport No Long? er Reermrded As a Dream. (From Moody's Magazine.) The first steamer coming by sea from a foreign country to Switzerland has arrived at Basle. It was a pleas? ure vessel built in London for the Navigation Company of the Lake of Lucerne, sent directly by water from England to Basle, whence it was tak? en by rail up to its destination. This is the first vessel to come to Basle by sea and up the Rhine, but it is probable that It will soon be fol? lowed by others and that before long a regular service will be established. There is no doubt that Switzerland Is anxious to have a seaport, and that from the point of view of her exterior commerce, especially it would be greatly to her advantage. Consequently the scheme for the canalization of the country, linking the great lakes with the Rhine and the Rhone, so that vessels of consid? erable draft could pass from the North Sea to the Mediterranean via Basle, the Lake of Neuchatel and Geneva, Is receiving serious attention. The government is willing to expend a large sum of money upon the nec? essary work, and the natter has gone so far that it can no longer be re? garded merely as a dream. Winning Fight Against Camionlsm. In spite of all that President Taft says in defence of the regulars, the revolt continues to spread and Can nonlsm Is doomed, says a writer in Success Magazine. Secarcely a day passes now that we do not hear of further disaffection f *om the ranks of the house oligarchy. Congress? man Fowler's attack on Speaker Cannon made a lasling impression upon the public mind. Congressman Herbert Parsons has given the dis? graceful details of Cannon's deal with Tammany Hall last spring to save the house rules from defeat. From the States where the insurgents grow comes the gratifying news that the people propose to defeat the organi? sation men now in congress and to send to the next congress either pro? gressive Republican) or Democrats, pledged te renounce Cannon and all bis works. Th. re bj every indication that the movement to which this magazin and its readers gave assit ance 111 Id early stages is soon to cul? minate in sweeping out of power not only Cannon, but his whole crew of obstructionists and x>rruptlonists. Why is it necessary that the pro? gressive people of the country direct united opposition against one un? happy, narrow, bitter old man? It is not because he is Cannon, but because of the big thing in the dark rvhlch he, represents the effort of great corrupting organizations to keep hold of the government and throttle all the democratic strivings of the people. The most vital mov? ing force in America, today, however, is the desire of the people to be prop? erly represented in their government. The marvelous growth of the direct nominations idea is an indication of thds; thi fact that thirty-one legis? latures have declared for popular election of senators is a significant phase of it. The spread of the com? mission government Idea, the initia? tive, referendum and recall, all indi? cate the same thing. And the people have come to realize that they are not represented in congress so long as Cannon, representing a dangerous hidd? n oligarchy, is Intrenched behind impregnable rules and blocks legis? lation. The marvelous growth of the country demands legislation along grander, freer lines than anything we have yet conceived. We must make our gret t corporations servants of the people, not dictators. We must go Into Irrigation on a great nation? al scale, and provide homes for mil? lions of new people. We must con? serve our forests and our waterways, reform our court procedure, our tar? iff system and our currency. Against all these things Cannon stands op? posed. He must be removed, not painlessly, but violently enough to clear the passageway. The coming session of congress will show Inroads upon his power. The election, less than a year away, Will mark his com? plete annihilation. Not Yet. A Missouri clergyman had In his pastoral dock a member who was re? luctant about meeting the contribu? tion basket. The pastor had thrown out many broad hints, but all to no avail. One day the rr ember fell 111 and was taken to the Ensworth hospital. When the clergyman arrived the man was delirious. While the pastor was sitting beside his bed a wild yell of "Fire! Fire!" came from across the street. The sick man drew himself upon his elbows. "Where?(where am I?" he asked excitedly. "Calm yourself, brother," soothed the p ttOT Wlttl |usi fnin*"?* iwtaklt In bis eye u ui ^'iii at th. Knewortk hospital!" Llppln eott'ti THE METHODIST CONFERENCE. Choice of Bishops on Another Plan Proposed. Abbeville, Dec. 9.?The second day's session of the Methodist con? ference was called to order at 10 o'clock today by Bishop Wilson, Rev. J. B. Wilson, conducted religious ex ercisec Messrs. G. C. Hodges and W. L. Gray, lay delegates, were substituted for Messrs. R. B. Bushton and J. F. McKelvy. A telegram from the Baptist State convention at Anderson sending greetings was read and a response I se:it. Dr. Walling introduced a resolution memorial to the general conference, asking that no bishop be elected ex? cept by a two-thirds vote. Bishop Wilson said that it was a dangerous ? hing, as two-thirds could hold up the general conference until they elected their man. It went to the proper committee. Ronald A. Rouse was discontinued on account of ill health. The classes of the second, third and fourth years were advanced and made their reports. The credentials of Paul A. Sever? ance, a local preacher of the Flor? ence district was surrendered to the conference. The first bdlot for delegates to the general conference was taken result? ing in the election of C. C. Feather stone, G. C. Hodges and H. P. Wil? liams, lay delegates. The selection of the next place of meeting caused a lively tilt betweeen the friends of Bennettsville and Charleston, the vote being 112 to 112 and on roll call Charleston won 126 to 124. This was made unanimous. The vote for the ministerial delegates was not an? nounced. The South Carolina Conference His? torical Society, made up of members c-f the conference, held the usual an? nual meeting last night, and heard a learned and able address from the lips it f Rev. J. B. Tray wick, who has fcr forty-four years gone up and down the State as a circuit rider, and who is as fit as any one who could have been selected to deliver an ad? dress from the subject selected: "Thfl Place of the Local Preacher in ihe Building of Methodism." After stat? ins the subject and setting the pace for the evening as an historical speaker, Mr. Traywick read short his? torical or biographical sketches of about fifteen representative local preachers, all now dead, and among these he mentioned especially such men as Mark Boyd, Conrad Plyler, Benj. Wofford, Lucius Bellinger, Wil? liam H. Smith, father of the late Bishop A. Coke Smith, Miles Jcy, William K. Breeden, Samuel J. Be? then, James Moon, Wright Wilson, C. V. Barnes, Lewis J. Crum, Henry Spann, William Milllnlx and William Rast. At the close of the address the fol? lowing officers for the ensuing con last autograph letter of Dr. James H. Browne, president; J. B. Yongue, secretary and treasurer, and H. B. Browne was also unanimously elect? ed lecturer for the next annual meet? ing. On the call of gifts to the society tVu> following valuable articles War* presented: By Dr. O. E. Watson, the last autograph letter of Dr. Jam?.- N Carlisle, it being the letter written in response to the telegram sent him by the conference at its last session. By Rev. J. B. Tongue, a copy of che Testament printed in Cherokee, which was given to a lady in Walhalla b? Chelf John Bushyhead. By Rev J. L. Tyler, a copy of the Bible that was the property ' of Zion Church, Fort Mott circuit, containing the names of the pastors of that eh'jrchi which was taken by.some ofShet n an's men and recaptured from them. Also a pamplet of a late date, by Rev. Henry Stokes. CONFERENCE WON'T DIVIDE. Abbevillo, Dec. 10.?The third day's session of the Methodist confer? ence convened at 10 o'clock today, Rishop Wilson presiding and J. L. Stokes conducting the morning devo? tions. The ballot for clerical dele? gates elected E. O. Watson, John O. Wilson and R. E. Stackhouse, and the second ballot for lay delegates elected H. M. Synder, Q. W. Gruber and B. G. Gregg. Doctor R. G. Waterhouse and W. W. Plnson were introduced. The fol? lowing young men were admitted on trial: J. A. McGraw, J. L. Singleton, P. K. Rhoad, G. T. Rhoad, E. R. Ma? son, J. W. Lewis, J. P. Simpson and N. D. Metts. Rev. D. M. MeLeod Introduced a resolution to divide the conference at 1910 general conference, making the Broad river the line across the State. Dr. J. O. Wilson opposed it, and on a rising vote It was defeated 88 to 135. W. R. Osborne and F. C. Gary were olected alternates lay delegates to the general conference. A number of committoe reports wero read and S. A. Nettles was re elected The Advocate's editor, TrtM mri'ii'l I diot for c1mJc.iI dele l to to the general oonforenco w&i without result as well as the second and third ballot ior lay alternate. Dr. Jackson, of the Juvenile Pro? tective Association, addressed the conference and took a collection for the work. C. L. Durant was elected lay alternate on the last ballot SNAKES IMMUNE TO VENOM. liegend of Their Stinging Themselves To Death Is Disproved. An increasing knowledge of the es? sential principle of the poisons se? creted by the snake, the scorpion, by some fishes, by bees, by wasps and spiders, has dissipated at least one tradition, which is that snakes or scorpions when surrounded by a ring of fire will sting themselves to death. All these poisons disclose similari? ties to those which are developed and secreted by what we regard as poisono-? microbes. They are In gen? eral specific products of living cells, and are described as very poisonous and uncrystalizing colloids. Their chemical constitution is very complex and in many cases is unknown; they are very susceptible to heat and light, and they can seldom resist the chem? ical action of the digestive juices of animals?which explains why most of them are innocuous when swal? lowed in small quantities. There Is a great variety of these poisons. That of the serpent alone contains at least half a dozen differ? ent poisons, each with a specific ac? tion, sometimes on the nerves, some? times on the white corpuscles or phagocytes. It Is possible by inject? ing Into an animal with very small doses of these poisons to raise it gradually to a state when It can re? sist the poisonous effect of larger and larger quantities of venom. In short, an animai can be "vaccinated" with snake venom till it reaches a point when it is immune from its poison? ous effects. It thus is given an arti? ficial or acquired immunity as effec? tive as that of animals, which are naturally immune. When an animal is either artificial? ly or naturally immune from snake venom, we infer that it has in its blood or glands a substance which is an antidote to the poison. Snakes themselves are particularly provided with such antitoxins. In fact, so markedly is the case that it is impos? sible to kill a venomous snake by in? oculating it with the venom of the same species. Thus, as M. L. Fred erlco points out in the Revue An j huelle de Physiologie, the suicide of any venomous animal by inoculating itself with its own venom is a physio? logical impossibility, because all such animals are immune from the effects of the poison.?London Post. A Policeman's Testimony. *J. N. Paterson night policeman of Nashua, Iowa, writes: "Last winter I had a bad cold en my lungs and tried at least half a dozen advertised cough medicines and had treatment from two physicians without getting any benefit. A friend recommended Fo ley's Honey and Tar and two-thirds of a bottle cured me. I consider it the greatest cough and lung medicine in the world." Sibert's Drug Store. A Splendid Record. Many times since his term of office began has the Attorney General jus tilled the confidence of the majori.y who elected him. 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