Show A RUSH TO HOE MILITARY RULE TO SUPPLANT THE MACHINERY washington jan 8 president mc kanley has created a military department consisting 0 the territory ot alaska and assigned col G H randall eighth united states infantry to command col randall is on duty with his regiment in cuba and will report here en route to alaska on january 15 it was stated at the war department that col randall would be given a commission as a brigadier general of volunteers in order that he may have sufficient rank for the new post the action of the department in this matter is tantamount to the establishment of a complete military mili tiry government in alaska especially as to the northern portion tho matter has been under consideration for a long almo there is no disposition to reflect in any way on the officials of the territory government but the civil machinery which is cakl to be totally inadequate could not be strengthened and enlarged without considerable legislation and the loss of TOUCH valuable time in addition to the heavy immigration into the cape nome district from the world at large the klondike appears to to emptying ilg population upon those golden shores and naturally there is danger of an outbreak ot lawlessness ind among th adventurous spirits attracted to the mines the war department has not yet fixed upon the number of troops to bo assigned to the near department col randall has had experience in that quarter and will be allowed to exercise his judgment in that matter it is not believed however that a large force will be necessary as the miners in alaska have usually been quick to recognize the authority ot the united states government in the person 6 a soldier |