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Show RELIEVES IN COOK. Senator Miles Poindoxtor of tho stato of Washington is succeeding in keeping in the limelight, but it cannot truthfully truth-fully bo said that ho is being, given credit for any great amount of intelligence. intelli-gence. His latest bid for notoriety consists con-sists of tho introduction of a joint resolution res-olution expressing the thanks of congress con-gress to Frederick A- Cook for the discovery dis-covery of the north oolo on April 2J, 1003, and authorizing tho socretan of the navy to present him with a $300 medal. It is surprising Senator Poindex-tur Poindex-tur did not include tho Mt. Mc-Kinley Mc-Kinley exploit in tho joint resolution, for Dr. Cook proved that ho climbed tho mountain by writing a book called "On Top of tho Continent," or something some-thing of tho sort. At least it ought to be proof enough for Senator Poindoxtor Poindox-tor to introduce a joint resolution for the thanks of congress and a racdal. It is not likely that tho resolution of the Spokane statesman will ever find its way back into tho senate from tho committee com-mittee pigeonhole. |