The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-15
ZINC Of The CABINET,
u, Matters Were Discussed, bul
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EpIcANS ARE LIKELY TO STARvt
4. Klondike and the Govern
Has Been Asked to send
supplies to Them.

.s,,vton. September 14.--Great inter-
....ched to the cabinet meeting today
.~,u,nt Of the various important ques-
~hich are pending and the fact that
the first meeting in some weeks.
- member Of the cabinet except secre-
Long, who is out Of the city. reached
Unite House promptly at IL o'clock,
..ch had with him an unusually large
rher of papers and documents relating
,,.tters pending in his department. The
.Ion was devoted almost entirely to the
liberation Of the Union Pacific question,
..,n,ably the advisability Of taking an
- from the decree Of the United States
&. at Omaha for the sale of the property
sder the foreclosure proceedings.
~ members Of the cabinet were very
.,cent. an injunction having been placed
hem not to talk OF the matter at this
rs but 1t was stated that an announce
mi relative to the course the government
suld pursue might he expected In the
nurse Of ten days.
NE cabinet also discussed the San Pc
"a Cal, harbor project, and Attorney
General McKenna rendered an opinion,
hich will be formally promulgated, TO the
fleet that Secretary Alger should proceed
1nder the law to carry out the project o.
kidding breakwater and making other
improvements at San Pedro.
The civil service decision In the Wood
.aee and its effect on the law was also
Formally talked over. Neither the decision
4 ri min in ion af ha
Eariff act nor the Cuban or Hawaiian ques-
tions we're mentioned at the meeting.
Secretary Alger brought up the Klondike
|fush and advertcd to the probable neces-
|slty of relief measures for the benefit Of
americans who have rushed heedlessly into
line gold fields, but the discussion of this
matter was very informal and fruitless of
results. The president Is clearing up all
important matters on which cabinet con-
mutations are necessary, as he purposes
taking another vacation as soon as possible,
but 1t was said this afternoon that proba-
bly, he would be delayed here !y pending
business longer than he had anticipated
when he returned.
with reference to the Klondike rush.
Secretary Alger laid before the cabinet
several kilograms urging relief for stricken
ppspectors. including one from the citi-
1euS Coluullllce III representing
that distress existed already at Dawson
City, stating that starvation had begun,
and praying that revenue cutter be sent
with supplies to st. Michaels and supplies
taken 10 those in need Of them. The dis
cission made 1t evident that the cabinet
was not clear that the government author
tiles had warrant to furnish supplies, but
Secretary Alger telegraphed to Senator
Perkins of California, who is interested In
a line to Alaska, asking him II he would
undertake TO deliver a sbipload of supplies
at st. Michaels. II 1t be found that the
law will not permit the government to
lend supplies, relief will he furnished by
private persons in order that horror may
cot grow out OF the rush for gold. Some
was also given to the prac-
Inability OF getting supplies In by way
of projected winter trail via Dyea.
The government will now go ahead with
The construction of breakwater at San
Pedro and will push work on the project,
though some matters yet remain open for
adjustment