The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-09-15
SUCCOR FOR
THE KLOuDIKE
Secretary Alger Asked
to Relieve the Needy
Miners.
Advised by President Mckin-
ley to Do SO If NeCeS-
Sary.
Other Matters of Considerable I'M
portance Considered at the
Meeting of the Cabinet.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 1.-THE
Cabinet meeting to-day, though prolonged,
was more interesting fer the subjects dis
cussed than for the matter which, with
one exception, was taken UP. Cuba and
Hawaii We're not mentioned, nor was the
10 per cent discriminating section of the
tariff law relating to duty which has
given rise to so much contention.
The harbor project at San Pedro, Cal,
was also discussed. Secretary Alger an
nounced that he had received the decision
OF the Attorney General authorizing work
10 be commenced, but added that he had
done nothing with the matter, owing to
illness. He stated. however, that he
would soon proceed to carry out the law
and begin the building Of the breakwater
and the construction of the other i'm .
provements. This decision met the APP
prevail OF the President and the Cabinet,
although there are still matters of detail
to be satisfactorily arranged between the
Secretary of War and Attorney General.
Secretary Ager LAID before the Cabinet
several kilograms appealing to him 10 send
supplies as quickly as possible into the
klondike region, owing to the distress
which is now existing there. One OF these
d dispatches was from the citizens commit
tee at Tacoma, Secretary Alger said that
he did not believe that the suffering was
as great as had been represented, owing
to the short time that had elapsed since
the throngs of gold-hunters began 10 in
wade the mining country, although, he
added, he had no doubt that during the
winter famine would threaten. Ordina-
rily call for relief TO distressed citizens
requires special legislation by Congress,
although on one occasion Preside mt Cleve-
land found a statute which he applied TO
the case of some starving negro colo
nists in Texas. Under the circum stances,
Congress not being in session and relief
being apparently necessary. Secretary A.
ger was directed to take such action as III
his Judgment was necessary.
Later in the day he wired Senator Per-
kins of California, who is interested in a
line 10 Alaska, TO know if it was feasible
10 forward 500 or 1000 tons of provisions 10
st. Michael, and have it thence trans
ferred to the Klondike region on sleds up
the Y ukon Valley. Some way will be
founu to afford the desired succor even if
private aid has to be secured, and Con-
greSs will be asked next winter to ratify
The executive action.
One important subject was disposed of.
The Government will not take an appeal
IN the case OF the Union Pacific Railroad
the sale of which has been ordered by q
decree of the Clycuit Court Of the Eighth
District.
THIS Union Pacific question was the
subject OF considera BILE discussion after a
large quantity OF accumulated depart
ment matter had been disposed OF. The
matter had been brought to the attention
OF the Cabinet by AttorneyGeneral Nc
kenna, who outlined the present status
and who rehearsed to his colleagues the
substance of Ia ks he had recently had
with the members of the Senate Sub Com
mittee on Pacific Railroads. 1t is ex-
pected that the formal announcement OF
the Governments position Will be made
within the next ten days, and that then
there will be no bar to the transfer of road
to the syndicate, which STANDS ready 20
buy 1t and which has already deposited
81 500, 900 as guarantee.