Show To Explore the Interior of Alaska WASHINGTON Dec JGA bill providing for tho systematic exploration of the interior of Alaska is likely to receive consideration con-sideration by Congress soon It provides that the secretary of war shall send a party into the interior of Alaska and appropriate 100000 to defray tho expenses of the expedition It is proposed that the party remain three years in order that observations observa-tions may be absolutely trustworthy and finally set at rest the various and conflicting conflict-ing reports regarding Alaskan territory Information is i received at the bureau of American republics of the establishment establish-ment of a new line of steamers on the west coast of South America in opposition to the Pacific Steam Navigation company and South American Steamship company The capital is mostly furnished by merchants and bankers of Valpariso and Santiago Chili and 5000OCO is already subscribed The minister of the interior of Chili recommended recom-mended the payment of a subsidy similar to that now paid to the South American mercan Steamship company The bureau has also received information that the government of Ecuador which hitherto bat no coinage has recently arranged for the production of a supply of silvex money to be coined at the national mint of Chili |