The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-01

on their long journey West, They will he
u under ~ the care Ire OF the i, dap land,
e ebot and the VIII oe p Sars Tho 9eer
will go as far as Chicago over The Penn
sylvania road. thence to st. rdul over tie
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul and ever
the Great Northern from St Paul To seat
tie. From Seattle they will he forwarded
to Skaguay and Dawson City and thence
tions. The I.aplanders will accompany
them compartments having been fitted up
for them and their families.
Among the most interesting of the men
was q Lapp named Baltic who accompanied
NanSen across Greenland. Through the III
terpreter BALTIC showed a medal which was
presented to him by King Oscar ii after
iiS services on that occasion Each one or
the party has some particular hobby but
all of the men can handle the little gray
colofed reindeer OH whom they depend 80
much These animals were located in wood
en- stalls which were erected aft the matn
deck and between decks. There were six
or eight in each stall and every one of them
had been dehorned. that they might not
injure each other in transit. Prior to their
being turned into the open yards for Il
days freedom each animal had TO have a
halter made of stout thongs Of tough skin
put on its head. The reindeer resented this
and when a herder or driver went into a
stall or pen to perform his task he general
ly had a tough time of 1t. He generally
tackled the biggest fellow first and rough
and tumble wrestling match ensued The
reindeer were let out into the open yards,
where they playfully frisked about.
Close DN the NGrGS the TWO ITdlIS ny
which the whole expedition will be taken
West were being made up. Each will con-
siSt of fourteen stock and five box cars for
supplies. two tourist cars a cooking car
and three baggage cars They will not start
until tomorrow evening, and the comfort
of the passengers Is being arranged for
in the meantime by z. w. Barksdale, OF
the Pennsylvania Rail road Company, under
whose direction the long transit will be
made. Colonies Kimball and Weston, with
Captain Littell. met the party on board
the steamer and had long talk with Lieu
tenant Jackson. Lieutenant Devore had
not yet arrived from Washington, but he
will accompany the entire outfit to Seattle.
A. j. Rafferty,, A. w. Gumaer and l.. >.
Kelly, we'll known in the West as yellow
stone Kelly, will have charge of the Lap
landers. When they reach Skaguay the
party will be split up into three divisions.
The Alaskan Boundary Treaty.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Turpie
made an effort in the executive session OF
the Senate to-day to secure the ratification
of the treaty between the United States
and Great Britain locating the 141st me-
r;dian as the boundary line between Alaska
and British America, but failed to succeed,
because of objections made by Senator Pet
tigrew. Senator Turpie complains that the
treaty had been on the calendar for almost
a year. and said the Senate owed it to the
executive branch of the government to take
action. Senator Pettigrew said that the
treaty should be amended before ii was
acted upon by the Senate. He asserted
that in its present shape it was a most es-
sential concession to Great Britain, and said
that if 1t was accepted without amendment,
making Mount st. Elias the initial point on
the south, it would be found, when too late.
that the Canadians had got decidedly
the best of the bargain. Action was post