Pike County Democrat, Volume 28, Number 30, Petersburg, Pike County, 3 December 1897 — Page 3

?kt fikt Conntg Jmoorat K m«c noon, muw mmi rt«>rt<w. PETERSBURG. • .• INDIANA. MARGUERITE'S REPLY. foilMt*4 That Oh* Was Btaiy ta Talk Bularu. -Darling!’* The words were spoken with such fer* Tor and suddenness that the maiden almost lost her grip upon the handle Lars. Blushes overspread her beautiful features, but Horace Middleton could not see them, owing to the fact that her back was toward him. They were mounted upon a tandem, and for half an hour had been spinning smoothly along beneath overhanging branches, hearing only the twittering of the happy birds above them and the whirring of the wheels upon the smooth, hard road. “Darling! “ the young man said again, and there was a tremulous earnestness to his voice that could not be misunderstood. But Marguerite Pillsbury did not raply. She only gripped the handle bars more firmly and put so much weight upon the pedals that thy tandem shat forward as if some one had given it a push from behind. A sickening doubt took possession of Horace Middleton, and for a moment it seemed as if he would reel and fall by the war. He would, indeed, have done ao. had not the beautiful girl in front of him kept a firm tread and steady hand. For a minute or two that seemed ata age to Horace Middleton they sped onward. A hundred sickening thoughts flashed through his head. For months he had loved Marguerite Pillsbury with all the ardor of his warm, sunny nature. but never before had he dared to divulge his passion. Her silence was beyond his understanding. Did it mean that she returned his love or that she spurned him? For a moment he thought that pet haps she was too full of emotion for utterance, but then he noticed that she was almost running the wheel herself and it occurred to him that she waa hurrying to get home and be rid of him

At last the suspense became too (Treat to be borne, and be decided that ha must know his fate without further delay. “Darling.** he cried, “why are you silent?" In low. sweet tones the maiden replied: . “l‘m looking for a good place to stop. It would be useless to attempt to conclude this transaction on a w heel.**— Cleveland l eader. JAPANESE SYMBOLISM. The Arrutlis Mirror aad the Laa* icuaice of Flowers. The Jajwnese are the greatest symbolists in the world. Mirrors are always to be found in the temples. According to the old belief the image reflected in such a mirror permitted the spirits of ancestors to penetrate tho heart of man to discover hia sins. This kind of mirror is called the “accusing mirror, “ and the approaches to it are generally crowded with kneeling devotees who. with eyes fixed intently upon It are examining their consciences. There formerly existed other mirror* which the ladies carried in their fans and whose metal surfaees symbolised the purity of spirit and whiteness of aoul of their virtuous owners. The Japanese have a flower language. They have clearly determined the sentiments that correspond to such and such flowers, and especially those expressed in the grouping of flowers. They do not arrange them as we do. They make use of a vase ora hollow bamboo stalk ornamented w ith a motto of their own composition, and capable of containing stems of different lengths. Their arrangement is then intrusted to special artists who endeavor to give emphasis to the different heights, for in Japan this arrangement of flowers i* treated as a real art, learned by a course ©* full and minute instruction, without w hich no education, masculine or feminine. *is considered complete. The shortest stem represents the earth, the longest and highest represent heaven, and those intermediate represent humanity, — Detroit Free Press.

FI replace*. It it said that the shallow fireplace* throw out more heat than deep ones. The fire is a fireplace aiso burns better if it is lined with firebrick. When th* fireplace is lined with ordinary brick the fire is apt to b* better in the center and does uot burn as well at the side*. It the draught is good, however, a good fire mar be built in a fireplace lined with ordinary hard brick. When th* fireplace is too shallow the smoke ia throw u into the room. The happy rned:um depth, which gives out the greatest amount ct heat, and yet will be deep enough to insure a perfect draught, i* the depth to be chosen. A fireplace with an opening two feet two inches by two feet four inches should be about a foot deep. The back of the fireplace may arch forward considerably at the top, aud yet the draught will be perfect. This helps to throw the heat into th* room.—N. Y. Tribune. Parisian Art. When • lady is sitting to a Parisian photographer for a portrait the operator does not, in a perfunctory manner, coldly request her to “look pleasant now, if you please!** lie says to her, ia the most natural and graceful manner in the world—“It is quite unnecessary to ask madam to look pleasant; sh* could not look otherwise.** The lady, of course, acknowledges the compliment with her most gracious and highbred smile. “Click;** goes the camera, aud the picture is obtained, revealing the sitter to the greatest advantage.— Tit-Bit*.

*'17 OU can't guess what’s-going to Y happen,** cried my sister Elizabeth ono morning as she came running up the path from the gate, where she had been to meet the postman. She had an open letter in her hand. “Has some one left you a fortune?** I asked. “Oh—better than that,** was the reply. “I’m going to hare a beau! Listen,* and she proceeded to read me her letter: “Dear Elisabeth: I write to tell you that a friend of mine has fallen in love with your photograph. He is a widower, and on the lookout for another wife. He happened to see your picture, and it won his susceptible heart at once. He asked alt kinds of questions about you. and when he fqund out that you were fancy free* he said he ‘had a- good mind to come an* see you. Mebbe there was the chance he*d been lookin' for.* I advised him to come. •You can tell by trying.* 1 said. And—he’s coming! He has got some business to transact in the city Thursday, and he will stop off at HolmesvUie on Wednesday and visit you. Be kind to the poor man. and—send me an invitation to the wedding. Hastily. “AUNT MARIA.** “That*fc just like Aunt Maria, isn’t it ?** cried Elizabeth, half amused and half indignaut. “She’s bound to have fun at somebody’s expense. I can imagine j her laughing every time she thinks of J the joke she considers she has played i on me. The idea of her sending an old i widower to see me!” “She didn’t exactly send him,** I responded. “But -I think she rather encouraged him to come. What’s that she says about Wednesday? To-day’s j Wednesday, Elizabeth, and you can look for your admirer by the next train. The letter ought to have got here yesterday, you see by its date. Go and get ready to entertain him—there’s no time to lose.” “I’m thoroughly out of patience with Aunt Maria,” said Elizabeth. “l’Te a notion to go away somewhere and stay till he’s gone.” “But he’d come again if he’s so desperately smitten with your photograph, or he’d stay till you came home, or he’d fall in love with me and you’d lose your ’chance.’ ” I said: “No—stay and face the music, Elizabeth.”

l know w nai 1 u uo: cneu my sister, the mischief-loving'trait common to her and Aunt Maria coming to the surface. “I’ll pretend I’m deaf, and I’ll have some fun out of it. as well as Aunt Maria.” “You can’t carry out such a deception without getting caught at it,” I said. “Trust me for that!” cried Elizabeth, j w ith sparkling eyes. I think she began ■ to be glad that Aunt Maria had encouraged the widower to come. “Now*, remember! I’m totally unable to hear a word of ordinary conversation. It will be necessary for you to almost shout at me if you want me to understand what you’re saying. And be sure to keep from laughing. The fun all depends on keeping up the deception. We must not let him discover it, for that would make us ridiculous, you see. There! I hear the train. We can ex* poet him at any moment now. Oh. dear! I know I shall want to laugh, but I shan't do it—-you see if I do! I’ll go and get ready to receive him. When he comes you must meet him, and bring him in and introduce him,” and away ran my fun-loving sister to get ready for her visitor. Ten minutes later I saw a man coming down the road from the station, and I knew as soon as I set mv eyes on him that it w as Elizabeth’s admirer. He was at least 45 years old, with a very solemnlooking face, and an air of having his Sunday clothes on. But perhaps his errand made him look soberer than usual and feel ill at ease. I met him at the door. “Does Miss ’Lizabeth Jones live here ?” he asked. “Yes, sir,” I answered. “I think she’s jxpecting you. You are the gentleman our Aunt Maria Thorpe wrote us about, i I suppose?” “Yes. I be.” was the reply. “Mv name’s Peters—Joshua Peters. But mebbe she told you?” “No, she did not tell us your name— she simply said you were coming to see Elizabeth. She’s in the sittingroom. I’ll take you in and introduce you. Y'ou’ll have to speak rather loud, for Elizabeth's just a trifle hard of hearing.” “That’s bad.” said Mr. Peters, pulling out a big red handkerchief and wiping his perspiring face. “Awful warm, ain’t it?” “Quite warm.” I responded. By that time we were at the sitting-room door. Elizabeth sat by the window with her back toward ut. “Elizabeth,” I said, raising *nr voice^. No reply. f

“Elizabeth!” this time in a logger tone. Still no reply. “She must be dretful deef to cot hear that,” said Mr. Peters. “How long's she been so?” I did not dare trust myself to reply. I went up to Elizabeth and put my hand on her shoulder. She turned and saw us. “Why didn't you speak when you came in?” she asked, rising. “She did—she hollered.” said Mr. Peters in a sort of stage aside. “Elizabeth, this is Mr. Peters—the gentleman Aunt Maria wrote about,” I said close to her ear. “Oh—ves. I understand!" said Elizabeth. her face showing great delight and interest. “I'm happy to meet you. Mr. Peasley. Sit down, please, and let's talk to each other. 1 want to get acquainted right awav. I hope you're well. Mr.Feasley?” “Peters, not Peasley,” corrected her Tisitoes. “A little louder, please—I didn't quite cdRoh what you said.” and Elizabeth bent her head to listen. “I said my name wan't Peasley," shouted the other. “It’s Peters." “Oh yea. I understand now.” responded Elizabeth. “Excuse me, but it was

aQ Sister Jane's fault, she speaks ta such a low tone. I'm not so very deaf, still one has to talk rather loud for me to understand all they say." "Your aunt M'riar* told me about you." said Mr. Peters, sitting down. “I've knowed her quite a spell." "Aunt Maria isn't at all well? You surprise me. Mr. Peters. She didn't say anything about it in her letter." “I said—I'd knowed her—quite a spell," said Mr. Peters, in a voice like a trumpet. "Oh, yes—pardon me." said Elizabeth. "When you speak a trifle louder than usual, like that. I have no difficulty in understanding what you say." I made an excuse to get away as soon as possible. I couldn't have kept my face straight much longer. I busied myself about getting dinner, but 1 could hear every word of the conversation in the kitchen. Elizabeth asked him all about his farm, and his family, and seemed to be getting very much interested in him. She kept him repeating his remarks until I fancied he was getting hoarse. “I've always fancied I would like living on a farm." said Elizabeth. "Do you think the children would take kindly to—to a stepmother, Mr. Peters?" "They’d have to if I got married again.” was his reply. “I reckon there ■wouldn't be any trouble about that." “No. I don't like eats," said Elizabeth. "I'd prefer a dog. Do you keep a dog, Mr. Peters?" “I didn't say anything about cats," he responded. “You didn't ketch my remark." “I think just as you do about tliat,” responded Elizabeth. “I don't like to hear them bark. We seem to have quite a similarity of tastes, don't we. Mr. Peters?" Presently dinner was ready, and they came out together and sat down to the meal. I had told Elizabeth that I would wait on them. I knew I could neve* undergo the ordeal of sitting at table with them. “I suppose you have lots of strawberries and fresh cream and everything like that on the farm.” said Elizabeth, her face fairly beaming with interest. “How delightful it must be!" “I like it,” said Mr. Peters. “There's a good deal of hard work about it, though. One has to git up afore sunrise, and that makes a long day of it in summer."

les. aosweiru c.ii£au«<n. i mk« summer. It*s strange what a similarity of tastes we hare, isn’t it? I hope you like moonlight walks and boating, Mr. Peters? I do—so much!” “Wall. 1 can’t jest say as I do,’’ responded Mr. Peters. “Bein’ out at night, ’specially on the water, don’t agree with me. It makes me roomatick.” “Romantic? There it is again!” cried Elizabeth in delight. “I’m so glad you are, for I'm the most romantic girl you e*er saw.” “I didn’t say romantic,” corrected Mr. Peters in a tone that made the dishes dance. “I said roomatick.” All that afternoon roy wicked sister kept that poor man shouting at her. By degrees he got hoarser and hoarser. Just before tea was ready he came into the kitchen where I was at work. “I'm all beat out.” he said. “My throat feels rougher’n a grater. It’s harder work to carry on a conversation with, her than it is to drive oxen. It’s a dretful pity she can’t have somethin* done for her ears. She’s smart, an’good lockin’, an’ she seems to take a great liken* to me.” “Maybe you'd get \ised to it and wouldn’t mind it after a little,” I said. consolingly. “T don’t know—Pm afraid not.” he said. “It’s considerable of a risk to run. Do you s’pose she’d be willin’ to go *n see some ear doctor *n see ’f he couldn’t do somethin’? I wouldn’t like to make any agreement of any kind unless there was some chance of her hearin’ better’n she does now.” “You’d better talk with her about it,” I suggested. “I can’t.” said Mr. Peters. “I'm jest used up. I guess she gets worse to’ards night, for it's harder work to make her understand now than it was at noon. I did think o' stayin’ over till to-morrow, but I guess I’ll be a goin*. You can talk with her if you'd jest as soon, an* if she is willin’ to have her ears doctered. an* it does any good. T*ll come down agin. I don’t see w hy your aunt didn’t tell me about it. But mebbe she was afraid your sister’d lose the chance if she let on a forehand. It’s a dretful pity! I can’t help takin* to her. but—I wouldn’t feel like rutmin’ the risk.” “I've enjoyed,your visit so much, dear Mr. Peters,” said Elizabeth at parting. “Come again, won’t you, now?—and soon.” “That depends.” shouted the poor man. “Your sister’ll tell you what I*re been a savin’ to her when I’m gone.” “Oh. yes. yes! I shall think of you -ailgn you're gone,” said Elizabeth. “You'll write, won’t you?”

l ean t promise, said Mr. Peters. “It was alius dretful bard work for me to write.** he said to me, “but I dunno but it*d be eosier'n talkin’ to her. Don't for* pit to tell her what I said about seein* an ear doctor, will you? An* if she does, an’ he helps her. let me know. I wouldn't mind standin* part o* the expenses if it did any pood. 1 sh’d think she'd be willin' to do somethin* sooner’n lose the ehajiee.” When the pate closed behind poor Mr. Peters 1 sat down and laughed till I cried. “Oh, Jane!“cried Elizabeth, dropping down on the floor. “I never had such fun in all my life, never! He shouted at me till the sound of his voice roared in my ears like thunder. I wouldn't wonder if it really made me deaf. Poor man! I thought I should die! It's a ‘dretful pity* to lose such a chance, but —there's such a *risk to run!* Oh. dear, oh. dear!” and then Elizabeth and 1 laughed and cried together over the dinappointment of poor Mr. Peters, and the “chance” that she had lost.—N. Y Ledger. —Glasgow has 82 health inspectors; Liverpool has frt.

AS TO REVENUES Palatal Delay latkcReUratfroaitk* Dlnsler Tariff. In his speech before the Home Market club in Boston the other day Chairman Dingiey was long on prophecy as to what revenue his bill would produce— next year—and short on facts about the j actual revenue producing power of his 1 and other tariff bills. He said: “It is certainly surprising that the same men , who looked on without criticism while the tariff which they had framed showed a chronic deficiency for years, amounting to nearly $200,000,000, should be so much disturbed because the new tariff has not produced adequate revenue in the first few months it has been in force.” If Mr. Dingiey means that the deficits during the operation of the Wilson bill reached $200,000,000 he is sadly mistaken. The total deficit during the Wilson law amounted to $S6,000,000. The deficit during the McKinley law was $72,000,000. The deficit of the Ding- | ley bill to date is $42,000,000. The total 1 deficit, since deficits began in 1S92, amounts to $200,000,000, of which the ; McKinley and Dingiey laws are responI sible for $114,000,000, and the Wilson tariff for $86,000,000. Mr. Dingiey isn’t candid in his statements, to say the least. Retorting in kind, it might be said to Mr. Dingiey that it is surprising that men who were so disturbed over the deficits under the Wilson law should | not have framed a law to stop the deficit which was said by Mr. Dingiey and his associates to be the cause of all our national ills. “Stop the deficit.” was the cry of our republican friends, and hard times will disappear and the currency question ! will settle itself. Our deficit-hating | friends were summoned by the presi- | dent to Washington in extra session to j frame a bill to provide adequate rev- | enue “immediately.” The answer to the president’s summons was the Dingiey bill, which has produced in five months and a half a deficit half as great as the ! Wilson bill produced in the three years j of its operation. Mr. Dingiey resents criticism of the deficit producing quality of his bill. But will Mr. Dingiey tell | us what his bill was for if it was nob to put an end to the deficit? Having failed to provide revenues equal to the expenditures, his bill fails to meet the 1 purpose for which congress was con

Tened. Not only is it a failure, but it is worse than a failure, because it makes matters far worse than before, by making’ the chasm between receipts and expenditures wider than ever. But Mr. Dingley isnotcast down. “At the beginning of the next fiscal year*’ we will get revenue. What statesmanship! Congress called together last March to provide greater revenue “immediately.” passes a law of which the best its author can say of it is that it will be-in to be effective a year from the time it became a law. But if Mr. Dinjley’s prophecies are no better on this subject than upon others upon which he has tried his powers the treasury will be enjoying deficits after next July. Mr. Dingley sees “Improvement.” but the officials in Washington do not. A dispatch from Washington relative to the revenues says: “Two-fifths of the working days of the month have now passed, and have afforded total receipts of $9,585,146. of which $3,992,707 has been from customs. $4,932,648 from internal revenue, and $853,791 from miscellaneous sources. This Indicates total receipts during: November of about $24.000.PvO, which will not be an improvement over October. "Both the customs receipts and internal revenue stand at about the average for October, and It will require an increase of about $6.CC0,QC0 per month to put the treasury upon a self-supporting basis.” With no improvement month after month.our friend from Maine continues to prophesy perfection in the sweet by and by. While waiting for the Dingley lay to produce adequate revenue, the ! MeKinley administration may find j itself under the painful necessity of isj suing bonds'.—Utica Observer. OPINIONS AND POINTERS. -The republican party is "now in search of a competent surgeon to remove Seuator ( handier from its vermiform appendix.—Omaha World-IIerald. -Although Mr. Hanna's inclination calls him to Washington, he hesitates to leave the susceptible Ohio legislature without a chaperon.—Chicago Chronicle. -Mr. McKinley has not yet told us what he meant by saying that he is highly gratified with the result in Ohio. Such a remark is calculated to make Mr. Hanna feel uncomfortable.—Atlanta Constitution. --James G. Blaine said in 1S>7S in congress: “It is impossible to strike silver out of existence us money without results which will prove distressing to millions and disastrous to tens of thousands.”—Illinois State Register. -That feature of the Ohio election laws which was deigned to expedite the collection and publication of the returns, so as to reduce the opportunity for fraud, seems not to have worked like a charm in all parts of the state this year.—Cincinnati Enquirer.

-^criam targe carpet iactories iu the east have suspended. What! with this prosperity and Dingleyism to boot? This reminds us that the increased tariff on carpet wools is given as one reason for the suspension of these mills. Thus does Dingleyism take care of i American labor.—Wheeling: Register. -There should be a convention of Dinglev tariff prophets and apologists to determine upon some uniformity of prediction as to when the Ding'ev deficit is to cease. After the failure of the first month the sanguine cried: “Wait for the returns of next month!” After two months of dismal failure we were told to wait several months, and now Secretary Sherman, in his most impressive manner, casta the fortunate day Into the dim unknown. “It i« unfortunate.” says he. “that the beneficial promises of the latter act (the Dingley tariff) cannot be in full operation for a year or more." This is worthy the vagueness of a Delphic oracle. “A year or more!"—Philadelphia Record

NOT VERY COM FORT! Na PiS«m Which Make It Look Ml** Cm tlepahllcaa*. A republican newspaper, intending to furnish comfort and cheer to its party, produces a table of election returns from the several states which voted this year. The figures show that in ten states the republicans had a total majority over the democrats of 141,025. It would be much fairer in computing election returns to compare the majorities this year with those of 1S96. That would show the gains and losses—the growth, or decline—of parties. For that purpose of instruction, as an object lesson, let thia table, showing republican majorities in six states for the two years, be carefully studied: 1886. 1897. Pennsylvania......S5.072 144,311 Massachusetts.173>>5 85.961 Maryland ..... 32,224 7,109 Ohio . 47.497 28.135 Iowa ... 65.552 30,000 New Jersey.S7.W2 8,245 Totals.....701.402 303.758 Republican loss in six states in one year ....397,644 The total majority in the union in 1S96 (McKinley over Bryan) was 651,016. Of this majority nearly 400.000 was lost m six states in 1S9?. This is almost two-thirds of the republican majority in 45 states. But more is to be added. The following slates show a change from 1S96 to ISO? as follows: Rep. maj. Dem. mat in UA I New York...268.469 68.60$ Kentucky .. 281 17.326 Totals .268.750 85.935 Republican loss in two states..........364,685 Ada republican loss in six states, as above .....397,644 Total republican loss in eight states from 1886 to 1887..,...762.339 This shows that in the eight states named all of McKinley's national majority was swept away, with 111,323 votes left for the democratic side. The states of Nebraska and Virginia were included in the figures of the republican organ. To include them in this table would show a greater republican loss. With unity, good candidates, an acceptable platform and a vigorous campaign the democrats are certain of victory in the congressional elections of 1S9S, which will be an assurance of a democratic victory in the presidentia’ election of 19 9.—Chicago Chronicle.

DILEMMAS IN THE TARIFF. Republicans In Trowble Over th« Dinglejr Law. The republicans will discover, if they have not yet reached that stage of enlightenment, that the Dingley tariff dilemma has two horns. Just now the tariff tinkers are squirming on the horn of a diaficit, but, with an optimism worthy of Mark Tapley, they laugh at the suggestion that they are- hurt, and assert that after December the deficit of $60,000,000 will be made up by increased importations and prosperity will dawn. Is that so? For the sake of cheerful amenity let the assertion be accepted. What, then, have the republicans gained? To be sure, they have eured the deficit, but at what expense? American manufacturers were promised a glorious dawn of prosperity after the Dingley bill had performed its perfeet work. Will an increase of importatiQns so enormous as to yield an extra revenue of $60,000,000 be considered a blessing by the manufaetuers of this country ? W. S. Gilbert's paradox in “The Pirates of Penzance” is nothing compared with the delightful paradox perpetrated by Dingley, which promises a tremendous boom in the way of importations and a sunburst of prosperity to home manufacturers as coincidentally beneficial results. Protection which does not protect is one horn of the dilemma. Protection which produces a deficit is another horn. If the republicans escape the one they will be pierced on the other.— Chicago Dispatch. Dubious Mr. Dingley. Congressman Dingley is not willing to accept the result of the recent elections as condemnatory of the McKinIev administration or of his own tariff biiL The friends cf the president ought not to object to taking the result in Ohio as a test of his popularity. Are not the reduction of the republican majority to one-half the figur^of last year and to one-third cf that secured two years ago. and the almost entire loss of the majority of 8? in the legislature. something of a rebuke? As to the Dingley tariff, the president said in his message to congress that the purpose of the law was to provide sufficient revenue “without delay, hindrance or postponement.” Senator Aldrich said that if the law did not insure this the party would be condemned. There has been a deficit every month since the bill was passed. The total deficiency to date is $41,719,000. The chief other effect of the tariff has been to increase the cost of a great number of the necessaries of the people. What is there in such a law to satisfy the voters? How can Mr. Dingley be dubious as to the meaning of the elections?—X. Y. World.

-During all of Mr. Banna’s brie! career as a political boss, and as senator, not a word has ever passed his lip* which would subject him to the least suspicion of knowing anything about any public question, or of having the least conception of .the duties of a private citizen or a public representative. He has simply earned and enjoys the reputation of an unscrupulous political boss. To place upon his shoulders the toga that has been worn by Wade and Sherman would be a ludicrous misfit. To set him up in the senate to be gazed at for six years as the flower and blossom of the business man in polities and in office would be a satire on the period and a severe object lesson for the future. —Cincinnati Enouirer

ALMOST A FAMINE. A Stamped* troa Death at Da««*a City— The r.klure of Needed Sapplto-Ta Ml tj-t'tee Mtaera Arrived at Sealtl* Cradl ■ Ited with aa Aggr«cat« of Dear a MU* ttou Dal law-ThiaStateaaat DaaML Skatthc. W ash. .Nor. 20. —The steamer City of Seattle arrived here Yesterday from Skaguay. She had on board M men who left Dawson October 14, coming out over the Daltou trail. Thajf brought SI.OOO.UOO iu drafts and $200,* 000 in dust and nuggets. All tell slories of a food shortage in Dawson that is almost a famine. The last person to leave was Jack Dalton. When Dalton left the steamers Alice and Bella had reached there loaded light. It is said that the Bella’s cargo . consisted of whisky and billiard balls. She brought no provisions. The Canadian government mounted police chartered the Bella and gave all who wished a free pass to Fort Yukon. The Bella is reported to have left about October 12 with 300 men. According to the statements made by members of the Dalton party, there is liable to be trouble of the most serious kind this winter in Dawson. Billy Leak told one of the men in ahead of him, whom he met at Dyea. that all the people talk about at Dawsou was the food famine. Men were gathering in groups and cursing with might and main the newcomers that were constantly coming into the Klondike loaded with scarcely any pro* visions. The mounted police were offering free transportation to the grub piles further dowu the Yukon, bat to couutless hundreds who had labored hard all through the summei accumulating a grub stake, the proepec t was uninviting, to say the least. The me a figured that it would take all their earuinga iu gold to pay theil liviug expenses at Fort Yukon during | the winter, aud that in the spring 1 they would not even have enough to pay passage money back to Daw- | sou. to say nothing of purchasing j enough food to subsist uutil they could get started agaiu. To these poor fellows the offer of the mounted police was no better than the prospect at Dawson of being compelled to live on half rations until the supply boats could reach the diggings in the spring. John W. Brauer, the United States mail carrier, who left Dawson September 27, said:

mere is outy one salvation lor ia« miners who are now at Dawson City, and that is for them to undertake tha awful winter trip from Dawson to Fort Yukon. a distance of *00 miles. Thera is no food at Fort Yukon; there is none at Dawson, and just as sure as the stars shine, terrible suffering will be the fate of the Dawson miner unless he leaves there before spring. “1 will repeat my statement that before 1 left Dawson the men had, on an average, four mouths' food supply, j Some did not have a month’s supply, some had four or five. The restaurant closed the night 1 left. It had been ; sellings nothing but beefsteak, for j which the huugry paid $,*.50. "When people realized that the | boats would be unable to get up the 1 river, they knew that starvation threatftied them and the great stain* pede began.” ‘Twm a Million Dollar Faka. Tacoma. Wash., Nov. 29.—Officers ot the steamer City of Seattle, as well as i passengers, say not more than $39,000 was brought down from Dawson City. Reports that $1,000,009 came down is a fake. ALASKA’S NEEDS. 6ot. Brady. In an Interview, Forcibly Fra. •enU Them. Seattle. Wa&h., Nor. 29.—In an in« terview. Gov. JohuU. Brady of Alaska saM: The business men and officials of Alaska are concerned in effecting some changes or amplifications of the laws ss they are st present in force. They will combine to. submit to congress a proposition to authorize the appointment of * a committee which will consider ths needs of Alaska on the ground. My idea is that the committee should cousist of a senator, a representative and three bona fide residents of Alaska. If we are able to get a committee something may be accomplished for the practical good of Alaska. Otherwise time devoted to Alaska will be frittered away in tha consideration of individual bills of no benefit to the country as a whole. Many think Alaska should have a territorial form of government. The objections to this are manifold, chief among them is the sparse population of the country. A territory means taxation, and the people are not there to be taxed. It would be ot little avail to submit to congress resolutions for a change in the code now in existence. These things must be investigated by at committee which can ascertain the heeds of the people by personal observation. We want an extension of the land laws, the statns of the nativea declared, the regulation of the fish industry, the right of appeal and laws for the preservation of game. The smuggling evils must also be dealt with by committee. Last year 21.000 gallons of Canadian whisky was smuggled into Alaska.” Gov. Brady thinks that Alaska will be as great an agricultural and farming country some day as a mining one. Gov. Brady’s trip to this city is OB private business. He will not go to Washington to attend the coming senaion of congress, as has been reported.

TEMPEST TOSSED. Bo«|h dptrlMM of tht BrltlU SMa» •hip K*odi(loa. Philadelphia, Not. 39.—The British steamship Kensington, Capt Fraggett, arrived yesterday from London after a temper*'ions voyage that lasted all the way to uie Delaware capes. Her decks were broken, bridge smashed* stanch* ions bent and twisted and her entire deck cargo of 30 drums of naphtha and a large quantity of phosphorus washed overboard. Thu vessel had scaroaly put to era when the storm beiran.