Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-29
NO RELIEF Is NEEDED.
Returned Klondikers Report Plenty of
Food In Dawson City.

SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. 29-The
steamer Alki has arrived here. bringing
advices from Dawson City up to Nov.
25 The Alkis passengers included 80
persons who left Dawson between Nov.
% and Nov. %. All, without excep.
ton. say there viii be no starvation at
Dawson, this winter or next spring.
When informed of the action being
taken by the United States government
to send it a relief expedition. they said
it was unnecessary and uncalled for.
Several thousand men have gone from
Dawson to Fort Yukon, where there lie
an unlimited supply OF provisions.
Those remaining in Dawson have three
regular meals every day and have
enough supplies in sight TO last well
along into spring. No sickness Is re.
ported at Dawson, and everybody there
Is i'll much better circumstances and
worrying less over the food situation
than their friends on the outside
imagine.
Nearly all those who arrived were as
Dawson City only about three months,
having started in with the first rush In
the latter part of July. They came out
to purchase their outfits for next season.
J. j. Mckay and wife, whose home
is in Tacoma. made the trip ont from
Dawson to Dyea in the quick time of
% days. They passed over 200 people
on the way up. The Axis passengers
brought out. 10 IL estimated, about
$3.50. 900 10 dust and nuggets.
GAG u Sep lRTsO RESIGNATION.
The Rumos Tha. Mckinley Refused to
Accept Believed Ia Washington.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Assistant
Secretary Vanderlip. when asked con.
corning report that Secretary Gage
had rendered his resignation and that
Mr.. Mckinley had refused to accept it,
said:
There is nothing in it," The report
in question gave Mr.. Vanderlip as an.
shority for the assertion.
MIR. Fanderlip when questioned fur
ther said that so far as he was quoted
as authority for the assertion he could
say that there was nothing in it. for he
had never so stated to any person. AS
to whether or not Mr.. Gage had offered
to resign and Mr.. Mckinley had re-
fused to accept it he (Vanderlip) could
say nothing for he did not know
whether it was so or not
1t is believed In some usually we'll.
informed circles that the report is sub.
stantially correct, but that there was
no formal tender Of aresignation. 1t is
regarded as probable that at some con.
versation with the president Mr.. Gage.
in an informal way, said that he would
resign if his financial views were EN-.
barrassing the administration, and that
the president in reply stated very posi-.
lively that he did not want his score.
tary of the treasury to do any such
thing.
Secretary Gage. ON returning from
New York, said that he had not offered
to resign. The report. he said, probably
sprung from remark he had made to
intimate friends, to the effect that not
for anything would he embarrass the
president, and, If he saw that he was
doing this. he would resign at once.
He added "A cabinet officer ought
always e. be and is ready to surrender
his office at the call Of his chief. the
executive, but l have not the slightest
reason to believe that such action on
my part is even remotely desired by
the pre,ident. The desires of other
people in that direction l am not dis.
posed to consider"