The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-18
TROOPS FOR THE
ALASKA STATIONS
To Preserve Peace and
Order.
CONFLICT IS IMMINENT
PROMPT STEPS TO CHECK THE
CANADIAN MINERS.
Three Companies of Infantry and a
Battery of Artillery Will Pro-
tect the Interests of
Americans.
CONFLICT IS IMMINENT
PROMPT STEPS TO CHECK THE
CANADIAN MINERS.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE Washing
ton correspondent of the Herald tele-
graphs: To preserve peace and order
in Alaska and to prevent a conflict be-
tween the American and Canadian
miners which may injure the good rela-
tons existing between the United
States and Great Britain, orders were
issued by Secretary Alger to-day under
which three companies of infantry will
be sent Immediately to that Territory
These orders have been given with
the approval of the State Department
which has forwarded the proper mott
fication to Great Britain to convince
that Government that the United
States is acting in good faith and pro-
poses to maintain peace They are also
due to the failure of Secretary Hay and
Sir Julian PauncefOte to arrange a
modus vivendi, which the authorities
say would have prevented the condi-
ton of affairs now reported along the
boundary line.
Reports received by the Interior De-
partment from Governor Brady show
that Canadian miners have no regard
for the temporary boundary line which
has been established, and are constant
ly encroaching on American SOIL
American miners are very much
wrought up over the matter, and
threats of vengeance, which may any
day be put into execution, are being
uttered.
General Merritt has been directed to
send one company of infantry and Gen
eral Merriam two companies, and place
them under the orders of Major Cen
eral Shafter, commanding the Depart
ment of California, which includes
Alaska. The instructions given to Cen
o,-oJ Slof y u; .l,
new post at Pyramid harbor, on Chill
kat Inlet, not far from the boundary
line, the point where danger of con-
f1ict is greatest. 1t has also been de-
termined to replace two companies of
the Fourteenth Infantry. which were
stationed at Dyea and Fort Wrangel.
These troops have been ordered to
proceed to the Philippines for duty.
Dyea is not far from Chilcoot Pass and
only short distance from the boun-
Diary line. Battery A of the Third Ar
tillery, which is at Circle City, will be
retained at that point. With three
companies and Battery A the officials
believe peace and order will be pre-
served, but the dispatch of troops will
not stop the efforts of the State De-
partment to secure a settlement of the
Alaskan boundary dispute, even be-
fore the meeting in August of the
Anglo Canadian American High Joint
Commission, which will certainly dis
cuss the boundary question should it
still exist.
Senator Fairbanks and former Secre-
tary of State Foster members of the
High Joint Commission, were in con-
ference to-day with Secretary Hay re-
garding the negotiations which Embas-
sador Choate has been conducting in
London with reference to the Alaskan
boundary Senator Fairbanks will pro-
coed to Alaska to examine conditions
there for himself and expects to return
to Washington the latter part of July
in order to be present at the reas-
sembling of the commission