The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-03
The MILITARY
To Keep Order on the Yukon,
Says Captain Ray
RELIEF PROGRAM ISSUED
Ladies Included In a ST. Louis
kIondike Party.
RELIEF PROGRAM ISSUED

Washington, Feb General Merriam.
commanding the department Of Columbia,
today wired the acting secretary of war
the following points from the report OF
Captain Ray: Strongly recommends re-
striction of emigration 10 that country
this year; says no one should be allowed
TO enter without two years supply OF
food. Recommends military post at
mouth Of Tanana with light draft high
power steamboat TO patrol the Yukon
with detachments Of troops; also over
land route fro Cook or Valdes inlet 10
mouth of Tanana. He seized all supplies
at Fort Yukon October 50 10 prevent cap
ture by armed mob of about eighty men;
says mob was influenced by deliberate
robbery and not by hunger. Nothing but
provisional military government will meet
the necessities this year. Full particulars
by express today"
RELIEF EXPEDITION DETAILS.
Washington. Feb. 2-General Merriam.
commanding department OF the Columbia.
has notified the acting secretary of war
that he has completed the details OF the
relief expeditions to be sent out BY the
government to the gold region In Alaska
nd TO the Klondfke. These are as follows;
Major D. II. Tucker, Fourtht cavalry.
is assigned to command and to take tenn
porary station at Dyea where he is TO
establish a camp and supply depot. Cap
tain George Ruhlen, assistant quarter
master. is designated as quartermastcr
and commissary Of the expedition and is
to report to Major Rucket at Dyea. Cap
tain d. L. Brainard. cOmmissary Of sub
sistance, has also been assigned to duty at
Dyea as purchasing and disbursing officer
of the expedition. Captain Bogardus Eli
bridge, with a detachment consisting Of
Lieutenant +. ". Clark and fifty enlisted
men of the Fourteenth infantry. together
with First Lieutenant r. NJ. Kemp. as
sfstant surgeon. and two enlisted men Of
the hospital corps fully armed and equip
ped for escort duty IN the interior of Aas-
ka with 100 rounds Of rife ball anfmuni-
ton per man, are ordered 10 proceed from
Vancouver barracks to Dyca and report
70 Major Rucker. First Lieutenant Guy
II. Preston. Ninth cavalry, in charge
with Lieutenant Ryan. Ninth cavalry. and
the pack trains from the department Of
the Platte. forage TO include May 81. are
also ordered 20 duty at Dyea. Orders
have been given 10 the chief commissary
Of the department OF the sco!umbia 20
ship by steamers from Portland and Sc
attic. about February 8. 12.0d9 complete
rations with proper proportion az sub7is-
tence stores and property and also tan
dem and single sleds, to Major Rucker
at Dyea-
ST. LOUIS KLONDTKEBs.
ST. Louis. Feb "A party OF eleven
men. eight from St. Louis and three from
Massachusetts,. yeft here today bound for
the Klondike. They win spend ~ least
three years in Alaska. having Invested
$4,000 IN supplies Of food and implements
Another party, numbering =, mostly
made up Of 81. Isouisans are preparing 20
leave about March = ior the same derri-
nation. L. Edwards and :. q. Donegny
Of the Alaskan Mining and Trading corn
pary. will be in charge ~ the party
srrorv tho number who NH Try t5e.S
luck IN the gold fields. are Mics Sarah
Hickman. p p-ouinent Epworth Lacquer
Of S. Louis. and Mice Virginia May. 81
the coapary's employ Bliss Hickman
viii be the Journalist Of Tire party ana
VIII write letters 20 the several religious
,,ar.ers II tho city. descriptive ~ re co'in-
,ry and experiences there. Aeasra Da'-
row and Narkie and F-ed r Erer ard
wife ~ r. Has Texas. wi1 pc q the Num-
her which VIII a7-o inelu6e !. H. ceT.iea.
a pror1Irent citizen ~ Lousviiie- Ky
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