The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-04-13
.AAGNAX. II HAVF : 2 '. AN ARMY POST .... af .y. sl Probable Cost Twenty-Five
 Thousand Dollars. ,y,.. !, VISIT OF GEN. RANDALL
VISIT OF GEN. RANDALL
He Inspsots the Site for ono-Com- pany Post and Approves Is-says There Wm Soon Be an All American Telegraph System.
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General G. N. Randall, U. s. A. com mander of the recently created military department of Alaska, arrived yesterday on an oftielal visit. He investigated the local military situation, took trip to the international boundary on spetlhl triIn, looked over the proposed site for the new army post In Skagwav, and getaway oi the return trip, to Seattle twelve hours after his arrival. He Is accompanied on the trip by Lieut.. II. R. Hlekok and Dr. R. G. Egbert of his staff.
 As result of the generals visltit Is now definitely known, and was announced by himself yesterday, that Southeastern Alaska Is In the Department of Alaska. and In fact the department embraces all of Alaska.
 Skagway Is to have q military post, and Fort Skagwav will be numbered among the strongholds of Uncle Sam In his nOrth- em empire. At least this Is the almost certain indication after General Randalls visil. The general says 1t may D. Skag- way will have the new post by the first of next year. The post will have accom- modatiOns for at least one company and It Is understood will cost s2S,ooo, The site for the post Is In the north-end Of the city, near the railroad shops, and one which will furnish good drill grounds as we'll as banack quarters. The general visited the proposed site yesterday. li Is on the west side of the Skagway liver, and has already been offered to the government.
 "rhe proposed site" says General R m dall. "ls acceptable for a one complhy post Part of the land Is on hillside, but 1 believe lt can be eyelled down and made eoodp . GG.5 +.f
 The general when pressed as to whether he would recommend the Establishment of a post here. and to whether there was any certainty we should get such aypost, did nus- <ivvr a yssa,irs--s.-- A--i-s----.~F.si tainIng.It appeared, his prerogatlve and eau tlon of not making his recommendation: on ofielai matters through the press prior to filing them with the war department. However, there was in his speech tone ol encouragement. Sr 'N'' "
 Further, It was gathered by members o' the committee of the chamber of commerce that called on the general in the e'ening that the matter of one company post was almost lf not quite assured, and if there were anything to preclude the positive ans nouncement it was the diplomatic caution of the general In modifying his deelara tlons with a grain of polite reserve.
 Although pleased with the north enS site, the general entertained the question a whether it wouldno be better to have thl new post nearer the business center of tn town, and where the troops might b available at moments notice in emergency such as fire. With this end in view h. consulted with Captain Hovey as' t whether a site could t De secured wilhlI a radius of a few blocks of the postoftee and as 10 whether The citizens would no be willing to aid in the matterso that | might be known soon whether, ln case O such a site being chosen, lt would be nee essary tor eondemnatory proceedings, O what the government might expect in th way of costs lf any.
 The captain will take -thls matter q today with some of the leading citizens and lt may come before the chamber o commerce.
 The general will carefully consider tn proposition of the removal of lhe remaIRd CT of L company. Twenty-fCurih regimen from WrangeI to Skagway to reinforce tn detachment here. IL is thought likely h will recommend the removal.
 "As to connections with my headqulrt CTS at Si Mlth'el," said the general, ~ will be necessary fyr atlme to use the Ca