Cabinet Meeting

Washington, May 11. - The cabinet meeting Tuesday lasted an hour and a half but the announcement was made at its conclusión that nothing of importance had been considered. It was decided, among other things, to send one of the new gunboats now building on the Pacific ooast, to Sitka, Alaska, immediately upon' lts completion, about July 1. The great activity in Aiaska, growing out of the gold discoveries, has made the president and cabinet deem this step advisable for the safeguarding of American interests.