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Show I KLONDIKE IS OLOOMY. Osnrral llrslllnll-n I'rrsslU lth Ho Morion, I Vn tale IM.t-.fH Wnshlngton IVb t ltrort from Captain Hay the government special representative In Klondike, v,er re-:elveil re-:elveil by wire talay from Seattle They wero of so important n character is to W eonslile'eil by the cabinet at Once War department officials aay It Justifies all the step the government has taken to relievo distress. Con Kl" "' (e ndvlseit -if thn fact and iltcaV) provide further relief Ho itronifly Is the situation painted that regulations aro advised prohibiting person from cnterlug Klnmllk. with Ins than a twoyiar supply of pro-rlsloua. pro-rlsloua. Follovslng 'a an extract of the report- "Scnttte Wash Feb 3 To the Ad. Jutant (loncral of the Army, Wash lugtoii, 1), C. Lompljlng with telegram tele-gram five letter and two pickagr from Captain Itar nddrrsd to on In hands of Special Courier 11 II Well Intcrpteted by me Substatica as follow fol-low "Latest War dale of NovemWrSand 1) refer to action and attempted rob-Wry rob-Wry of cachesi recommend that the United Stale government take steps to effectually chirk Immigration to Interior In-terior of Alaska of all person not fully lupptlrd to last two years (live n reasons no way to earn a living, nnd that no placer dlscovcrle have Wen made within last eight months, cither In Alaska or tho Northwest territory "There is no employment for n largo number of people In any capacity all values are apccutatlvo There I no fixed stnndard for labor Thcro I not now or likely to W within twclvo months adequate and clllctcnt mean of suppltlng pcopto now In Alaska or Northwest territory It It my opinion that 7 per cent of alt people who have entered during tho pott year have earned their living, nnd hundrtda nro now scnttcrrd along tho rivers destitute desti-tute of food and clothing Feo-plo Feo-plo who are now arriving have not the falntt t conception what to do to tarn a living, and after spending what money they bring, becotno darid and helpless. Stale' rush will W great next year, and any step that will prevent people coming In through Ignoraiico will W in net of charity Invlewotrrn.nl developments nnd the knowledge that tho lawless are banding together along Hie river for tho purpose of robbery, renew the suggoKtlon for tho government placing nil Iho rlrersmnll, light draftatrnmcra with high power, urined and used to patrol tho rlvir, nnd tho placing of detachment de-tachment a the movement of people demand |