The herald., 1898-02-09

with the purpose OF preserving order and
protecting life and property. Advicei
| to the government state that the rusr
to the gold fields has attracted hundreds
OF the lawless element and that troops
are necessary at once to prevent trouble
In accordance with the cabinet de-
cision to take steps to protect HE and
property at the Alaskan seaports, the
war department this afternoon framed
| and forwarded the following instructions
to Gen. Merriam at Vancouver barracks
WASH: make all necessary arrange
ments to send the regimental headquar-
ters band and two companies OF the
Fourteenth infantry to Dyea and two
companies Of the same regiment TO
Skaguay, Alaska, prepared to stay at
least through the coming summer sea-
son. Some suitable and temporary quar-
ters are to be arranged for the troops.
Further instructions will be sent later,
and the troops will go as early as proper
arrangements ca! be made. Report
when the troops will be ready to start"
ORDERS GIVEN
PORTLAND, Or, Feb. S.-Orders were
received at department headquarters at
Vancouver barracks to send four COM
panies of United States troops to Dyea
and Skaguay as soon as possible.
This order. is issued on account OF
threatened lawlessness at the two points
mentioned. Companies A, B, G and H
of the Fourteenth infantry have there
fore been ordered to take station at
Skaguay and Dyea, and as soon as trans
portation can be arranged they will be
sent forward. The Pacific Coast Steam
ship comapny has chartered the steam
ship Australia, one of the Oceanic COM
pany's fleet, and there is a possibility
that she will be sent here to transport
the troops north.
RAILROAD TRAVEL
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feb. S.-More rail-
road changes are necessary because OF
the great rush of travel to the Klondike
the Northern Pacific having announced
that its coast train. that has heretofore
left this city at 4:30 each afternoon. VIII,
beginning with next Saturday. leave here
at 80 p. m. daily, and that 1t Will make
the trip two hours faster than hereto
fore, making a gain of five hours in the
through trip. This makes close connec-
tion with the fast mail from the east, as
the Northern Pacific carries the through
mail to the coast, and also allows time
for passengers on the morning trains
from the east to compete their outfits
before starting on the last stage of their
journey for the gold fields. The North
ern Pacific also announces that If the
business keeps on gaining'as at present
indicated. it may add another train to
accommodate the business. To the army
now moving west this city and immedi-
ate vicinity has within few hours given
nearly three hundred recruits. while the
stream of gold-seekers from the east
keeps steadily increasing.
Better THAN REINDEER
DENVER, Feb. S.-A special to the
News from Delta, Col, says: L. H.
Jewell of San Diego is in the city, pur-
chasing burros, which he will ship to
Klondike, via Seattle. Mr.. Jewell says
he already has about two carloads of
the animals. and expects to find ready
sale for them in Alaska.
THE YUKON RAILWAY
OTTAWA, Feb. S.-Minister of Rail-
ways Balir introduced in the house Of
commons today the government bill
covering the contract entered into with
Mackenzie and Mann for the construc-
tion of railroad from the navigation on
the Stickeen river to water navigation
on Teslin lake in the Yukon river coun-
try. Mr.. Balir said that the contractors
had entered into an agreement to con-
struct railroad from the mouth of the
Stickeen river to Teslin lake. a distance
Of $50 miles, by the middle of March.
shelters were not more than
twenty-five miles apart. The railway
is to be ready for operating by the 1st
Of September next. The road is to be a
narrow gauge one. Steamboat trans
portation facilities are to be provided
from Teslin lake terminus of the railway
to Dawson City.
For the construction of the road the
contractors are to receive 25, 900 acres Of
land per mile, including mineral right.
The contractors have already deposited
with the government $250,000 as security
for the fulfillment of their contract.