The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-02-17
WEEK IN WASHINGTON.
Events OF General Interest in the National
Capital.

Feb. SIT was decided at the
Cabinet meeting to send Immediately two
companies OF troops to Dyea and Skagua,
Alaska, for the purpose OF preserving
order and protecting life and property.
AdyiceS to the Government state that
the rush to the gold fields has attracted
hundreds OF the lawlesS element, and
that troops are necessary at once to pre-
vent trouble. instructions were sent out
by the War Department dispatching two
companies OF the nth u. 5. to each
place. United States Consul Covert, at
Lyons, gives figures in report he makes
to the State Department, which show
that in 10 years the commerce of Eng
land augmented 30 per cent, that OF
Germany 46 per cent. and the United
States IA per cent, while France fell oil
3 per cent. The United States is now in
third place, with Germany second.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9.-Bulletin No. 10 of
the Agricultural Department shows the
total exports for the fiscal year 1897
amounting in value to 81 ,032, COZ SOB.
This outstrips all previous records. OF
the total 66.Si per cent, or S689, 155, 1913.
had its origin in agriculture, gain over
1896 of Sis, $50 ,929, or about 20 per cent.
The total imports for the year were in
value S76i 100, 412 OF which $500, 81 1853,
or 52i2 per cent, was represented by
agricultural products. This is an in
crease of nearly $4,000, 600 over the
record of 1896, and is explained, the
bulletin says by extraordinary impOrta-
tons OF raw sugar and of wool in antici-
patton of the new tariff. The bulletin
shows important gains in the export of
cattle, horses fresh beef, hams, bacon,
butter and cheese.
Feb. 10.-A report supple
mentary to the one by Capt. p. III. Ray,
Government agent in Alaska, is that OF
Iyeatr
dispatches to the War Department to-
day He has been in the Yukon country
three times has traVersed interior Alaska
in many directions. and is said to have
a practical knowledge of the country
such as is possessed by few people. He
says. among other things: There are
undoubtedly large deposits OF gold in
Alaska. rivaling those of the British
Northwest Territory. | noticed excellent
mineral indications upon the Tanana
River and in other localities in 1880.
Numerous creeks entering the upper
Tanana revealed colors of gold in the
sands"
FRIDAY, Feb. 1.-THE Senate Committee
on Appropriations to-day completed con-
sideratiOn of the fertilization apprOpria-
ton bill. The committee recommended
increases which double the figures OF
the bill as it passed the House. The
exact amount carried by the bill is
S9,052 ,494 as against 81 IA, 912 carried by
the bill as it passed the House. The
amendments agreed upon by the Senate
Committee leave the total still short OF
the estimates OF the War Department to
the extent of more than 100000. The
principal item of increase is that OF
So 600, 600 for the construction OF gun and
mortar batteries, making total OF 3d.
coo 600.
Feb. 12.-The House Com
mittee on Appropriations had state
ment from the Chairman OF the Chicka-
manga Park Commission as to the use OF
the park as place of army refuge from
yellow fever 1t was to the effect that
all of the earrisons now stationed on the
South Atlantic and Gulf ports, or which
are likely to be stationed there when all
coast Notifications are completed, could
be eEcamped in the park without dam
age. and that all except the Galveston
force. which would require "a hours,
could reach the Park in a nights travel.