Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-21
IN THE HOTEL cokRIpoRa.

Senator William Iipdsey OF Kentucky or.
Senator Csriisles successor arrived IN thru CITY
last evening from Frankfort, accompanied sy
Mrs Lindsey, and Is stopping at the Airing
ton.
Senator Lindsey IL large. tall. elderly gen.
tleman. smoothly shssen, with rather lons,
gray hair brushed back from high, tuselieet-
ual forehead In appearance ne IL q typical
judge. be having sat for eight years on the
court of appeals bench. tho highest appellate
tribunal in the state OF Kentucky. He 10 very
spproachsble and affabIe. and while speaking
his face lights up pleasantly in . smile. He has
an easy. quiet manner. lacking the abruptness
and quick decisive speech 81 hts eminent pre-
decessor. He dresses plainly in black broad
cloth, with . goodly display nf white linen.
Judge Lindsey is a native Of Virginia, having
resided In Kentucky since 1854.
Senator Lindsey said that he had not seen
Mr. cleveland since election. He could not say
a. to the probabilities Of an extra session. aud
~ TO the silver repeal bill be hadn't formed an
| opinion which he cared 80 express. In fact
ne said. I've been very busy prscticlue lau.
shah have 70 examine the authorities. - the
lawyers gay. and then III be better prepared to
speak. l like Washington ss a city and look
forward to my residence here with pleasure
huge undyed Alaska seslskin overcast has
been familiar object on the stre~ts Of Wash
! ington this winter. The man inside the over
coat and oenesth the broad -brimmed black sofs
hatis ex-Gov. swinford OF Alaska, formerly OF
Michigan. but now interested ia the thriving
young city Of Everett, Wash
Almost 90 man the residents OF ALASKA have
petitioned for the governors reappoin,ment,
irrespective OF party Affiliations He has With
held his determination. however. believing thss
his business interests would be sacrificed n he
accepted the appointments we're II rendered him
nd 10
been the demands of the people OF Alaska that
ne allow his name TO be presented 90 the con-
alteration Of the President-elect that he has 81
last decided TO yield 90 their wishes. Gov.
swinford has ALWAYS taken great interest in
Alasks, is thoroughly familiar with lite needs,
and his unanimous endorsements is perhaps his
best recoinme ndation aud test moniai Of the
sentiment OF AlasSsns on the subject
Like the advance guard Of line OF skir-
mishers. one by one, quietly and uuobtrusiveiy
the Congressmen-elect drop into the city to
''size up the towu. gaze loyinglyat the Capitol
dome, mearder sround the galleries aud spec
niate rs TO which seat they will occupy In the
House. They are here TO attend the inangura-
ton we'll
The latest 70 arrive is Mr.. {. Lisls Of Win.
chester, Ky. successor TO Mr.. kendall He 10
Of the Ebbitt Mr. Lisle's district embracss
sixteen counties. sill mountain counties except
| two, lying east OF Representative Breckinridses
district and bordering Virginia. Mr. Lisle i. a
young man, only thirty, aud will be one Of the
youngest members in the House. He IA n de-
cided brunette, with black hair and ewes and
beard trimmed la Van Dyke. He 10 q LAWYER
ana resigned his position as county judge . few
days ago.
There will be several organized clubs from
my state which will attend the Inauguration"
he said. and more kentuckians than ever be-
| fore visited an Inauguration. Delegations will
| attend from different parts of the state aud un-
/ usual preparations are being made
at is good policy to treat your friends TO q
surprise now and then" said T. r. Lehman Of
the Salt Lake Tribune and worlds fair COM
missioner for Utah
when lived IN Nevada some years ago the
boys thought could tell a good story upon
any and all occasions. The approach of wash-
ington's birthday reminds me Of how we cele-
brated it once. The snow WAS forty feet deep
on the level and we made the surface through
| the seeond-story Windows We decided 10 have
a procession on snow shoes. with grand mar
| shal. poet and orator Of the day, chaplain and
| all the rest of the paraphernalia
| In due time We wound mp at the opera
| house. After each man had had his turn il
came mine. The audience began TO grin for
good-natured fat men aud stories are supposed
lips and cheek muscles 20 laugh easily. Az I
| paused a moment i remembered an Grafton on
| Washington that my old schoolmaster had
pounded into me years ago from the first line
TO the last period. Well, just let EN- have il
| with all the outward oratorical effect / could
muster, the vision of NV old master ms he used
| TO swing his arms and shout coming ND before
me. IL surprised the boys terribly. and they
became very serious and quiet. At the close OF
my Grafton half dozen old cha ps crowded
around me. shook me by the hands said il was
/ the best impromptu speech they'd heard in
years. They had expected a laugh but were
compensated by my beautiful language OF
course. / had to own up at night and set Il up
handsomely for the boys. for il didn't do 20
fool them in those days and not do the right
thing afterward."
"Not satisfied with mill of go stamps. al
ready the largest in the world the Treas well
gold mine Douglass Island, . mile from
Juneau, will erect q new mill with eighty
stamps. The wealth of this great mine 10
fabulous. and lite increased capacity makes it's
future output Of the precious metal almost in
credible. yielding enormous fortunes yearly 10
its lucky owners said Max Endeiman u
Juneau. Alaska. at the National.
| Mr.. Fndelman is United States marshal Of
Alaska. having been appointed by MIR. Cisve-
land, holding over during the present admin
istration, and is in Washington TO see about con-
| tinuing to hold his ONCE for four yeArs more,
carrying in his inside pocket petition signed
by about everybody in our PARKWAY territory
urging his reappointment. He halls originally
/ from the northern peninsula OF Michigan.
"Our people are not satisfied with our present
administration. he said 20 TIE STAR repre-
sentative. "and We want Mr.. Swinford back
again. Things have been rather quiet during
| the present winter. had TO come down TO the
states to find cold weather. I'm chilly nov.
J 1t seldom gets down to zero along our coast
| and We don't feel the cold With the breaking
! up Of winter l look for a rush to the rich
| placer gold mines on the Yukon. inaccessible in
| winter. Our great resources are minerals
| Silver is in abundance but il does not pay to
mine at it's present price. Alaska will become
in time the greatest mining camp in the world
and the greatest gold-producing district Our
wealth In gold is incalculable. But We are re-
| mote. transportation is tedious and capital re-
luctant TO go 30 far from the United States.
However. during the past year some Wisconsin
| capitalists have gone into quartz mining extern
sively and probably. Boston capitalists have
successfully opera ed rich placers four miles
| from juneau, having expended over tl00 900
| in a tunnel that proved a success. Ali We need
| is capital to take the wealth out OF the ground.
I've have some fur trade. but it 10 mainly in
| western Alaska. The salmon industry. now
reached enormous proportions, has prospered
| so well that il has been merged into trust
n