The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-07-28
SOLDIERS FOR ALASKA
A Military Post to be Established
Near Circle City.
TO PRESERVE GOOD ORDER
II Is Not Clear Just How Much Authority
the Troops Might Exercise
Discussed at a Cabinet
Meeting.

Meeting.
Washington. July g7-Ths principal top
ic OF discussion ~ to-dsy's cabinet meet
ins was the lesal aspect of the proposed
establishment Of a military post In the
Alaskan gold irlds. Ia some quarters
there Is doubt a. TO the power u m. .x-
ecutiye 20 establish post without the
authorization by congress. b,u the weight
OF opinion appeared to favor tn. cxcrc..e
OF such flght by the eNecutiy. as an
emergency measure. Secretary Alger al
ready has mad. the necessary prrpara-
tons for carrying out plans to establish
= new post. The commander OF the
troops will be Capt. T.. H. Ray. a mAn
well known for his soldierly ability aud
having a me reputation AZ a leader Of
expeditions, having established tho Unit
ed States relief station at Point Barrow.
the fsrthest North In Alaska. Captain
Ray at present IL At Fort d. A. Russell,
in Wyoming. Tn. post will be- ,stab-
li.h-d near Circle city. The North Amer
lean Transportation and Trading com
psny has offered TO transport troops TO
Alaska and to land them at their d.stins-
PFf wv Ni'N ~ hiAh %Hh w f'i Atii
freight.
Legal complications. which have
presented themselves. may yet inter.
vene to prevent the detail of COM
pany Of United States troops In Alaska
10 assist In maintaining the post In the
Klondyke region. The complications
presented themselves as soon as the
subject was first broached and have
been thesource of some annoyantc to
the officials, who feel that law 10 the
body Of men there Is essential To the
well-being Of the people who are flock
ing to the gold country. No doubt ap-
pears To he entertained OF the power OF
the president to send body of soldiers,
but the question Is raised as to what
authority they will have after being To-
Gated. Can they he ordered out TO
quell disturbances without an order
from the president? Can the Judge OF
a court. or "A marshal be clothed with
authority to dispatch soldiers To "A
scene of trouble? Even II this power
rested with the governor OF Alaska. he
is located at Sitka. a great distance
from the gold region and by the time
his authority could be obtained the
harm would be done. The question was
discussed between the president and
Secretary Alger at the white house to-
night. but no decision was reached.
Secretary Alger thinks the matter will
be- settled before the presidents de-
parture from the city tomorrow.
San Francisco, July G.-In response 10
a tslegrsphic Inquiry as TO whether or
not h. could spare full company of In
fantry for the establishment OF a. post at
Circle city Alssks. General Shafi,r.
commanding the department Of c9l-for-
MA. has notified Secretary Alger thai a
companv could easily Ia, orr,nix.d M 10
hours uo,i,c. for s,rvic- I'm A,aska and
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ABLY hc joined thefe ny company from
the department OF the columbia IN. OF
hcsrs To accompany the company VIII oe
major, surgeon. captain snd Two h"u-
tenants All OF whom nave neen selected
from the volunteers. intil hn1i ins'fuc-
lions arrive, General Smarter declines 10
state what company oil the flrst feGi-
ment has been chosen. nor ny whom u
VIII D" c"mmsnd.d.
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as To what portion OF his command, u
any. VIII be sent TO the hiondyke goiu
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peon eeneraI to leave san Francisco
with two hospital stewards and attend
ants in time To take the steamer for
Alaska at Seattle Aug. 5. IL will b.
the surgeon In charge at the new mill
tary station To- be established near the
new gold mines.
Seattle. Wash. July 27.-Csptsin Ray.
u. S A.. with live officers ana 70 men
will leave Seattle for Circl. city. Alaska.
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