MEXICAN WAR TALK
Mexico City, March 25.—A special meeting of the cabinet was held yesterday. The eight
members were present and decided to resign i n a body. This action was taken after a lengthy
discussion of the insurrection movement. It was generally agreed that peace could not be re*
stored under existing conditions.
In consequence, and by reason of the critical condition of affairs, the ministers concluded
that the better way to contribute to the re-establishment of peace, and to facilitate the reforms
contemplated, was to permit new men to take charge of the different departments.
President Diaz has deferred action on the acceptance of the resignations. In the mpa.nt.imp
he is considering the selection of a compromise cabinet, consisting of such men as would be
fairly satisfactory to both the federals and insurrectos. But it is generally considered that a
readjustment is fast approaching, that may even eliminate the weary and aged President
Diaz.
Washington, March 25.—Dr. Gomez, chief of the insurrecto junta, was highly elated when
he learned of the resignation of the members of President Diaz’s cabinet. He insists that the
insurgents battle is more than half won and predicts that the beginning of the end is evidenced
by this recent action in Mexico City.
Washington, March 25.—There are no new army movements upon the part of the United
States. The troops and warships are patroling the gorder and coasts of Mexico, but there is
absolutely no interference in the internal strife upon the part of our army and navy.
£1 Paso, March 25.—The insurrectos are full of action. Seven hundred of them have taken
positions between Chihuahua and the point seventy miles south, where General Rabago’s fed
eral forces are located.
Presidio, Texas, March 25.—General Sauchez has received a message stating that the insur
rectos, under command of General Madero, engaged in a fierce battle near the city of Chihua
hua. They routed the federals, killing 160 and taking 40 prisoners.
Mexico City, March 21.—Shortly after the arrival of Minister of Finance Limantour from
New York, he issued a statement warning Mexicans that every day the rebellion continues it
involves greater danger to international complications. He made a strong appeal to his coun
trymen to rally to the support of President Diaz. He further declared the futility of compro
mise, arguing that the government could never enter into peace negotiations with its armed citi
zens who are battling to overthrow the government.
El Paso, March 21.—The report that Francisco Madero had been killed proved unfounded.
A courier from him coming 150 miles from the South has arrived. The courier brings mes
sages from General Madero to the effect that an armed truce will be established in northern
Mexico, as soon as developments from Mexico City warrant this move. It would then be the
intention of the rebel general to establish himself at a point to be considered neutral ground,
and there to receive and consider peace proposals. Madero has one thousand armed men with
him.
El Paso, March 21.—Peace negotiations between the federals and revolutionists have
failed. Generals Francisco Madero and George Orozco are joining forces and with their total
of eighteen hundred armed men the rebels are preparing to make a decisive attack.
Seattle, March 21.—The guessing continues as to the motive which prompted the action of
President Taft in ordering twenty thousand troops to the oorder line of Mexico and the many
cruisers to patrol the coasts on both sides of Mexico. While many versions are advanced from
various sections of the country the fact remains that the real reason has been carefully guard
ed by the President and his department heads. Whether it be to anticipate Germany, ward off
Japan, or simply to protect American and foreign interests in Mexico, no one can definitely say.
But the feeling is general that the attitude of Uncle Sam will not result in anything more ser
ious than is now apparent.
WIRELESS EQUIPMENT FOR
All BOATS COMING NORTH
One hundred and twenty-one ves
sels operating on the Pacific coast,
including practically all of the larger
passenger steamers, are now equipped
with wireless.
The number of vessels carrying
this equipment has increased rapidly
during the past few months, due to
the act of Congress w'hich requires
all vessels traveling more than 200
miles and carrying fifty persons or
more, including the crew, to have a
complete wireless equipment and a
competent operator by July 1.
The United Wireless Company re
cently closed a contract to equip the
steam whalers Tyee, Jr., Fearless,
Resolute and Diamond Head with
(wireless, and when they leave Seat
| tie for the North they will be the
first whalers in the world to be equip
ped for aerial communication.
The company also has contracts for
equipping the steamships State of
California, Curac-oa and Spokane with
wireless apparatus.
The whaling fleet, which will have
headquarters at Murder cove, Tyee
and Admiralty island, will be able to
communicate with the other vessels
on the Alaskan coast, and with a
number of new wireless stations
which are to be installed this sum
mer.
They will be located at Kar-I.uk,
Chignik, Nakneg, Nushagak, Kogg
rung and Clark Point, Alaska. The
equipment for these stations will be
sent North from San Francisco April
1st.
Early in the summer a wireless
station will be established at Bethel
in the Iditarod, and the coast sta
tions will act as relays for messages
from the interior of Alaska and from
vessels on the coast.
There are now a total of 397 ves
I sels sailing the seas which are equip
ped with wireless, 121 on the Pacific
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coast, 153 on the Atlantic coast and
! in the Gulf region, 75 on the Great
Lakes, 28 in South American waters
1 and 19 sailing in English waters.
01 TO BE SHIPPED IN TANKS
Prom the various articles recently
published in the Dally Alaskan it is
evident that there is soon to be con
siderable oil activity in our neighbor
ing town of Katalla. A correspond
ent now writes, with more attempt
to detail, as follows:
Steel tankage to contain 37,000
barrels of Alaska oil is on its way by
water from California to Puget
Sound. About the time this arrives
a shipment of nine miles of steel
pipe line will arrive from the East,
and both will be forwarded tome
diately to Katalla, to be placed in
position with the utmost dispatch.
Within sixty days it is expected that
the first shipload of Alaska oil will
reach Seattle.
Four oil wells near the town of
Katalla, which were bored several
years ago, have been reopened and
their flow, by measured tests, ex
ceeds 2,000 barrels a day. To re
ceive the oil three tanks will be in
stalled. One of these will be at the
harbor and from it vessels will be
loaded. Its capacity will be 30,000
i barrets. A 5,00C-barrel tank and
one of 2,000 barrels will be placed
near tbe wells. Steamship arrange
ments have been made, it is announ
ced, for tbe first shipment.
Keo.pen Old Wells.
Negotiations have been under way
for the last year bringing about these
developments. A. P. Gwin, of Van
couver, B. C., with his associates, in
cluding a number of Seattle men,
learned that the oil wells of Katalla
had been deliberately choked, and
they quietly began an amalgamation
of all interests involved. A game
of "freeze-out" that had been played
for the last half dozen years was
finally terminated only a few days
ago by the Amalgamated Develop
ment Company, the result being an
entirely new deal in the Katalia reg
ion, and the immediate development
of what is known as the Old Eng
lish properties.
What this means for Alaska a9 well
as the Pacific coast is apparent in
view of the fact that Alaska must
now send outside the country for tue
coal needed even to fire her locomo
tives. The flow of oil from these four
shallow and crudely drilled wells is
alone more than double the amount
of oil used by Alaska, which has an
annual consumption of 17,500,000
gallons, worth more than $500,000.
Staked Out Years Ago.
The Katalia oil territory is a strip
of land about 25 miles long by six
or eight miles wide, extending to the
eastward of the Copper river's mouth. ,
The name Katalia comes from the
Indian language, the Indians giving
that name to the oil seepages that
reached the surface at many points
through the territory.
The Alaska Commercial Company
twenty years ago established a trad
ing station on Kayak island, so nam
ed by the Indians because of its shape
like a canoe, at the entrance to Con
troller Bay. About 1896 the Indians
told the keepers of the trading post
about the numerous oil seepages, and
the next year most of the territory
was staked. Many of the original
claimholders still have their prop
erty.
Americans First In Control.
One of the first men in the district
was “French Pete,” who discovered
the Treadwell mine, and sold it for
the magnificent sum of $400.
The property on which the best oil
wells were subsequently drilled was
originally taken up by Americans
who formed the Alaska Development
Company. Subsequently a lease was
given to the Pacific Coast & Oil Com
pany, backed by the big Canadian
operators, McKenzie & Mann, now
building the Canadian Northern rail
way. This company in turn entered
into a contract for purchase and sale
with the Pacific Mines Company, Ltd.,
which the more important members
of the intermediate company con
trolled.
Dr. Burls, of London, one of the
most noted oil experts known, was
then engaged to study the oil fields,
and w-ith his valet and quite a suite
he made two trips to Katalla. Upon
the joint report drilling was com
menced.
Machinery Ordered.
As early as last summer the Amal
gamated people saw that they had
commercial oil. and prepared to get
it on the market. Refining machinery
was ordered, and a refinery of limit
ed capacity is under construction at
Katalla. Nine miles of pipe line were
bought, and about seven and one-half
miles have been laid. When the De
cember developments occurred the
new owners saw that their equipment
was far from adequate, and material
for another pipe line was ordered, to
parallel the first, and the order plac
ed for the three steel tanks, the larg
est to hold about a tank steamship
load of petroleum.
Seattle, March 25.—The steamer
Alameda sailed last night with a
good list of passengers. There were
70 first-class for Cordova, over one
half of the number intending to go
from there to the interior. Among
the well known Fairbanks operators
were Frank Berry and Vv. F. Cope
land. Forty were aboard for Valdez
and 20 for Seward.
I. J. ST. CLAIR T. W. CLOXINOER,
Proprietors
THE WORKINGMAN’S RESORT
LOG CABIN BAR
WINES, LIQUORS,
AND CIGARS
Solo, Pool and Billiard Tables. Comfortable Chairs
smd Reading Room up stairs.
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