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EET STC AR LC OR GENUINE WOMAN’S RIGHTS, The Women of Alaska Permit Man to Be Glad that He Is Alive. _ ‘Alaska women,” said Judge Shake- ley, who was for five years United States ,; Commissioner at Alaska. to a Washing- ton Siar reporter, “have a way of bring- ing their hasbands to time which is They do not fling flat- irons and rollingpins or give curtain , lectures, but retire to a corner, neglect , their household duties and sulk, refus- | ing to say a word. A few days of this treatment bring the husband around. “The women in Alaska also have an odd way of qnarreling. They do not pull hair or resort to fisticuffs, but after giving each other a severe tonguelash- ing they retire to their homes. Alas- kans are divided up into families, such as the Bear, Crew and Deer families. These families take cognizance of quar- rels and feuds result. After the quar- rel Mrs. Bear will retire to her house, tear up her clothing and two or three blankets, and then send word to Mrs. Eagle, her enemy. It thereupon be- comes incumbent upon Mrs. Eagle to destroy a greater amount of clothing and more blankets of her own than Mrs. Bear. By pursuing this peculiar process she evens things up in the quarrel. If she did not do so she would be disgraced in the eyes of her relatives and opposite tribes. The women are great traders, carry the purse, and manage things generally. If the husband makes a bad bargain in trading his wife ridicules him. There is a woman in Sitka known as Princess Tom, who is very rich. She at one time had three husbands, but has be- come Christianized and has discarded two. She is an extensive trader, and has several large canoes, in which she transports goods from Sitka to the in- terior, and exchanges them with the natives for furs. She is known all over Alaska, and wears upon her arms twenty or thirty bracelets made out of $20 gold-pieces. “The natives also trace their genealogy through the female branch of the family, and the inheritance comes through the mother’s side. For instance, if a chief should die, leaving a son, his sister’s son or nephew would succeed in authority, and not his own sop. The women are not slaves, as in the Indian tribes of this country, but exercise a great deal of authority. “They have another peculiar custom. In this country a man’s prominence depends largely upon his wealth. Among the Alaskans it depends upon how much he gives away. If u rich member of the Eagle tribe, for example, wishes to become a chief or a promi- nent man, he makes a ‘pot-latch’ or gift of all his property. All the mem- bers of the Eagle family, no matter how remote, are invited to attend the the ‘pot-latch,’ and the festivities in- cluding dancing and feasting, and fre- quently lasts a week. The more hoe gives away and the poorer he makes himself the more exalted he becomes in the estimation of his fellows. “The women emulate their sex in civilized countries in their affectation of bright and gaudy colors, and most of the money that they receive is invested in bright-colored goods and shawls.” There Was No Escape. There were telltale furrows in the powder that besprinkled her cheek, says the Detroit Tribune, She had been weeping. She shivered and grew sick at heart when the chap for whose footsteps she had been listening all the evening rushed impetuously forward and kissed her hand. «How angelic in you to send for me !” He pressed his lips fervently upon her third knuckle. “Yes,” she murmured, in a voice heavy with emotion, ‘I have decided to revoke my refusal I will marry ena An ethereal joy transfigured his coun- tenance. “Oh, Heaven”—it was the grateful cry of a happy soul—-‘be praised |” With streaming eyes he gathered her yielding form to his breast. «« And did you find,” he warmly de- ‘manded, “that you loved me after all 2” “No,” she replied, ‘but I did find that I couldn’t get your engagement ring off my finger, do what I would, and I was left with only one alterna- tive.” ae Story of a Lustrous Diamond. One of the finest diamonds in the world was found in the Brazilian sands, It came in a novel form. A small quartz rock was found, about _the size and shape ofan egg, lying in the sands along the bank of the Amazon in Brazil. This was carried home by a Brazilian peasant, who was attracted by its odd shape and light weight. For some timo it lay in his home witha number of other geological specimens, a mere cu- riosity. Happening one day in hand- ling it to drop it on stone block, it burst open and lay in halves on the floor, The hollow interior that gave the light weight to the stone was filled with blood red sand. Is this sand lay the diamond, a sparkling stone of the rarest quality. The stone was later sold toa diamond merchant and left the finder exceedingly wealthy. ae 5 cents 1893, c W A. C. BECKWITH. Among the new fac:s in the United Stutes senate will be thar of A. C. Beckwith, of Wyoming. He was appointed by Gover nor Osborne, us the legislature failed to elect before adjourning. He is sixty vears of age and a native of New York. His {| fifeenth year found hin with a party of t appersin Missouri and fifteen years later he remove! to Cheyenue, building tts first house and opening <a grocery. When the railroad was duilt through Cheyenue, however, he went with it to Evanston, bis present home, a thri town uear the Utau line. He poss+s«s + good education which, as well as his property which is considerable, te acquir- d by his own exertion THE SAY. Tuere isa row in the camp. Ross is diseatisfied. He will have his say or break he traces, Let.us have peuce. Let the ladies beware of what hey say and to whom they say 1t. Some the department employees will be iv the soup. Matthews of Albany will b?in Own 800n, a Will Thompson be recorder of. leeds ? : Some seem to think so any way. Taylor is in it, how far, no one knows. We cannot tell uuti) after the appointment is made. Great men will things Son e times. Read the Bre if you want the news. say. indiecreet The colored people ure suppor- ters of tbe Police Court. There are more crimes commit- ted in this city among the colored people then in New York Some people will not be satie- fied with anything. Watch the man who shows his teeth. The recorder of deeds will not go west. 5 Deputy(?) Dan should put this in his pipe and smoke 1t. The lady is notoueto deny ber evlors. You are not in it and you will see, Asses some times kick their own brains ou:. If you aie not discharged before the eXpiration of the present recorder you will certainly go when the new one comes in, Ingalls is loseing bis head. He was always a little off. Ingalls is kicking aguinst the bricks. : Matthews will be recognized . The Colored democratic league is a factor. The spell has been broken. The Harmony Cemetery is fast improving. Secretay J. H, Brooks deserves credit. He means to do what is right by the lot owners . He wiil not allow the people to be impored upon. Things are a little mixed poli- tically. Bring your job printing to thie office. Let us support our own in stitn tions. {It will make us rich and wise. Do you want cards printed? Give us a call as soon as possib e, The Freedman Hospital is dur good work. * Go to Webbs cottage this sum mer: See advertisement in another column. Good mountain air is healthy. FASHION NOTES Muelin, gauze and crepe are t° he worn this summer Changeable goods in all farbis are very muci used. New ilats of fine clips or fancy oraid are trimmed in lace velve: Hats of black chip, with a occasional row of s:me_ brigut colored braid are umong the nov elt:es. The sammer parasol ie fluft; , eoming, is rutled silk, lick rac ing and in chiffon with ruffles «1 ibe same. S Ribbonusof all kinds are muc: used in dress making and milli-~ nery. Waista entirely unlike any of the material of the — skirte with which they are worn are fashionable, The four buttos length glove is the most worn, Very wide colors mude of fl» bards of passementarte with dev}. Vao-Dyke points, are worn around the necks of long cut dres- ses, None of the new street dresse are made to touch. A beautilul reception dress + composed otf heliotrope satin. violet velvet and white lace. A becoming dress for a little girl is of old blue “cotele,” trim med with pink velvet and narrow silver bordera. An elegant bouse dress can b. made of yellowish blue serge, trimmed with blue satin. A more elaborate house dres- is made of silver-gray fuille. orvamented with cherry-colored velvet snd gray plume galoons. A handsome promenade toilett: is of light yellow English cheviot , with thin capper colored stripe: and wool flakes of same color. A pretty bridesmaid dress, with Empire skirt, is composed of pink aud green Englandine silk, A robe for a little girl from 8 to 10 years, of Scotch Surah. tastened at the waist sith leather belt and silver buckle’is very be- comirg. NEGRO DEMOCRATS Toe Press REVIEWED BY =From the Methodist Union. And go the negro democrats are raising @ mighty howl becuse they have been ignored in the dis- tribution of patronage. Dea Brothers in Black, did you sup- pose the Jetfersonian administra. tion would consider your case: until all the white applicants bad been served? Now let old Brother Peter H. Clark call an experienc: meeting that his repining asso- ciates may be strengthened. As an appropriate song for the open- ing exercises we suggest that old soul-atiring Methodist bymn,- “Come on my partners in dis- tress,” etc, From the Progress. We hope our democratic Negr friends are not losing hope, Cleve land willno doubt get around tu them after a little while. From the Va. Lancet. Still the colored democrats ar anxiously waiting for Mr. Cleve land to pass them a piece of pi Though the process may be slov yet we teel that they will b. reached 3oon and many of then served with a very good slice o! the much desired dessert, Onl let the colored constituency be patent and their time wili come (wehope.) White folks must b- served first and if anything is let why then, See? - Prince Bismarck’s health is again poor. Bill Luttrell a noted desperado, was shot and killed at Oakland, I. T., by Deputy Sheriff Easterwood. ‘The Tidewater Oil Company of New York, representing $7,000,000, has been swallowed up by the Standar Oil Com- pany. Ill health compels Attorney General Pillsbury, of Massachusetts, to send a substitute toconduct the Lizzie Borden prosecution, It is reported at Stanley Falls that Emin Pasha, the noted African explorer, was killed by an Arab chief, Said Bin Abed, pear Unyoro. The Queen of England, who was 74 years old last week, is still stout and healthy, and gives promise of reigning yet for years, If the drought in Northern Europe con- tinues for a fortnight longer Germany will be compelled to buy wheat from the United States. A despitch to Vienna from the Hague reports Queen Wilhelmina as being ill with consumption, If she should die the Nassau Orange line would become ex- tinct and foregn complications would arise. Several Mormon elders have been scouring the lower coal fields of Pennsyl- vania the past few weeks for converts to their belief. Although they have been working quietly the result of their labor is shown in twenty converts for whom passage to Salt Lake City has been pro- cured via the Pennsylvania Railroad from Pottsville. The Big Fair is Paying. The big fair at Chicago is at last pay- ing its billsand making money. The daily reports show that in spite of unfavorable weather and generous treatment of con- cessionaries, the Exposition Company is now receiving more than $5,000 a day above running expenses. As the work- ing force is being rapidly reduced, the surplus will begin to accumulate rapidly within a few days. The receipts are about $16,000 a day, of which from $2.000 to $3,000 comes from concessionaries. If the percentage due from concessionaries were collected daily the income would now be about $20,000. Every resource of .the Exposition Company was ex- hausted in the effort to complete the buildings in time for the opening exer- cises, and the Fair opened with almost $2,000,000 of unpaid bills in the hands of contractors. With pay-rolls reduced and ‘the income of the fair increasing day by day, the unsettled accounts will soon be taken up. To Save Gettysburg. The Trolley Railroad Company that is building an electric track through the battlefield of Gettysburg, blasting and defacing scenery, has brought down on itself the wrath of the Federal Govern- ment. Secretary of War Lamont has appointed Col, John P. Nicholson of Pennsylvania, Col. John B, Batchelder of Massachusetts and Gen. William H. Forney of Alabama a commission, under the authority given by an act of Congress approved March 3, 1893, to take such immediate steps as the laws permit to preserve the lines of battle at Gettysburg. ‘This is intended to stop the work of the trolley company, which will undertake to make a legal fight. More Than 11,000 Registered. Reports received at the Treasury De- partment Washington, indicate a larger registration of Chinese than at first ex- pected. So far reports from 49 of the 63 internal revenue districts of the United States show that 11,278 Chinese registered, The latest returns are from the Pacific States and show: First Cal- ifornia District, 2,822; Fourth California 2,528; Oregon, 1,015; previously re- ported, 5,413; total, 11,278, A Mayor Owes Over a Million. After a long struggle to keep his head above water, Mayor David C, Robinson, of Elmira, N. Y., madea general assign- ment, making the Elmira National Bank, which closed its doors last week a pre- ferred creditor. The double crash is likely to carry down several other El- mira firms, Mayor Robinson owes the bank $258,000, and his total liabilities will probably reach $1,590,000. The as- sets, involved and covered with mortga- ges, will not reach that amount. Nicaragua Revolutionists Win. Telegraphic communication with Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, is interrupted, but San Salvador advices bring the latest intelligence. The revolutionists are triumphant, and it has been agreed by their chiefs that their party shall proclaim Morales as Presi- dent ad interim until legal elections can take place, Then it is generally believed in Nicaragua, ex-President Joaquin Za- vala will be elected. Salvador’s Treaty With Mexico. A treaty has just been concluded be- tween the Government of Mexico and Salvador, which has for its object the promotion of friendship, commerce, and navigation between the two countries. It is believed that the treaty will result in great development of the resources of both countries. Four thousand men in the Thomson-| Houston Electric Works at Lynn, Mass. , will strike if not given 58 hours’ pay for 54 hours’ work, A tornadostriking Ringling Brothers’ Circus at Sedalia, Mo., tore the tent into ribbons and injured many of the 10,000 panic-stricken spectators, a No. 51. LEI I er A THIS WEEK'S. NEWS. A Summary of Current Events—The World's Doings forthe Past Six Days Gathered and Condensed for Our Readers. General. Towing the caravals to Chicago from New York will cost $5,000. A. A. McLeod has resigned from the presidency of the Boston & Maine Rail- road, William E. Quinby of the Detrot Free Press, was appointed minister to the Netherlands. Boring for a water-tunnel near Ruby, Wash., miners struck a gold ore ledge of great richness, The Woman’s Suffrage bill, which passed the Michigan legislature, permits women to vote at municipal elections. Joe Jefferson, who has been suffering with an abscess, is slowly recovering. There is some alarm about his condition. An American schooner was seized by a Canadian cutter off Magdalene Islands, for alleged violation of the fisheries laws. M. Arton, the Panama lobbyist, was sentenced to twenty years penal servi- tude for frauds in connection with the canal company. Secretary Lamont, on the recommen- dation of the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, has awarded the contract for dredging Philadelphia harbor to the American Dredging Company, they be- ing the lowest responsible bidders. Ex-Minister to Hawaii, Mr. John L. Stevens, has written a letter to a New York newspaper defending the action of himself and Commander Wiltse in or- dering the Boston’s men ashore and also explaining the reasons why the United States should annex Hawaii. The World’s Fair National Commis- sioners adopted the minority report of the Judiciary Committee favoring the opening of the Fair on Sunday. Itisbe- lieved the local directory will open the Fair Sundays unless prevented by the courts, James Gordon Bennett explains that his removal of his name from the edi- torial page of the Herald was only done to recognize his faithful employes, whom he hints he will allow to share in the future profits of the paper. He says the Herald would be cheap at $10,000,000, Creditors and members of the Nationa) Cordage Company are working on a plan to set the wrecked corporation on its feet. The scheme contemplates the pay- ment ofthe company’s indebtedness by the issue of $6,000,000 worth of bonds, and the immediate withdrawal of the re- ceivers. Ny Look, a Chinese cook, living in Pell street, was arrested in New York and brought before Judge Lacombe in the United States Circuit Court for non—- registration under the Geary law. Tho Judge, after argument, discharged him, as no provision for his deportation was found in the Geary law. Emilio Castelar, the old Republican leader of Spain, has come to the conclu- sion that the Spaniards are not yet pre- pared for a Republic. Whilst he is still a Republican, he gives up the contest against the monarchy, under the convic- tion that it is the only practical form of government for Spain. Wind storms prevailed throughout the west Tuesday night, in some localities developing into destructive tornadoes. Many buildings were unroofed, trees blown down and crops destroyed, Tel- egraphic companies reported a general prostration of wires west of Cleveland and in the vicinity of Louisville, Ky. The notorious Mrs. Wallingford, whose career in Washington after the war made her famous as the Big Casino, now living in New York, has succeeded swindling young Dr. Frank E. Buffun, whom she ! persuaded to marry her and on whom j she palmed off a bogus child as her own. Dr. Buffun has brought suit to have the marriage annulled. The Miners’ International Conference at Brussels adopted a resolution in favor of an eight-hour working day in the mines. Delegates representing 900,000 miners voted in favor of an international strike, while the delegates who opposed such accion represented only 120,000 miners. The delegates representing the miners of the North of England and Wales voted with the minority, At the Royal Thames Yacht Club re- gatta, the Valkyrie, Lord Dunraven’s new cutter, built to cross the Atlantic and battle for the America cup, was beaten by the Prince of Wales’ yacht Britannia. The yachts sailed almost nose and nose till near the goal, when the Valkyrie’s bowsprit broke, and she came out second, It is admitted the Vaikyrie made a good showing, and, af- ter a little more experience, wilt proba- bly be able to beat any yacht in Eng- land. The case of Professor Briggs is the sen- sational feature of the Presbyterian Gen- eral Assembly at Washington. Prof. Briggs spoke over four hours in his own defense, attacking the legal attitude of his opponents. He declared that in no case would he retract his opinions, and, with much feeling, declared: “I affirm that I believe the Holy Scriptures to be the Word of God.” He denied that he had ever taught any of his hundreds of ' people anything that interfered with a true discharge of their holy duties. The case against Prof. Briggs was argued by Col. McCook with much vigor. RR 2 a ai nanan paint