Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-02-09
UNCLE sam STOPS The USING
OF HIS TERRITORY AS A
BASE FOR WAR.
Is Measure to Stop Revolutionists
From Getting Supplies-Strict Guard
Placed Along Whole Border-Mexico
Claims the Neutrality of the United
States Was Being Violated.

Washington, Jan. 30.-Determined
that the territory of the United States
shall not be used as a base of revolu-
tionary expression against Mexico, the
Washington government took steps to
increase the American military and
customs forces guarding the frontier.
The secretary of war issued orders
more than trebling the soldiers guard
ing the border line, and the secretary
of the treasury authorized the collector
of customs at Ell Paso to appoint 10 ad-
ditional deputies to establish a more
effective search for smugglers.
1t is understood that orders were is
sued by the direction of the president
upon representations from the Mexican
embassy, that the neutrality of the
United States was being violated.
Secretary Dickinson directed that the
military patrol be increased by six
troops of cavalry from Fort Sam Hous-
ton, Tex, detachments of mounted in
fantry from Forts Whipple, Arizona
and Wingate, N. NJ, and detachment
of cavalry from Fort Huachuca, Ariz.
The army officers have been instructed
to cooperate with the marshals of the
department of justice and the customs
officers.
Mexicala in Rebel Hands.
Mexicala, Mex, Jan. 30.-Mexicala,
the first border town to be captured by
the instructors, is now in full posses
sion of the Mexican rebels. 1t was
taken at daylight Sunday by band of
Is rebels. The only man to lose his life
was the Mexican jailer, who was hest
tant to release his prisoners. He was
shot with rifle thrust through the of
fice of his window and killed. 1t is
believed that the rebels expected to
capture $350,OOO in gold which was to
have been paid to the government by a
big land company, but the Mexican gov
eminent allowed the deposit of bond
for the amount instead of gold. The
custom house was seized and reinforce
ments are focking to the rebel standard
from the surrounding country.
First Attack on West Coast.
The capture of the town is the first
sign of activity of the rebels on the
western coast of Mexico. The move
was a complete surprise. 1t is declared
to be part of a general plan for the
seIzing of all cities in the northwestern
section of the republic. Mexicala is a
small town, inhabited chiefly by natives
of Mexico. 1t is on the southern side
OF the international line, in Lower Cali.
fornia, directly across the border from
the California city of Calexico, on the
Imperial valley branch of the line of
the Southern Pacific railway, Al miles
south of Imperial Junction.
Closed as Port of Entry.
Under direction of District Attorney
Swing of Imperial county Sheriff
Meadows has issued orders closing the
port of entry from Mexicala at Calexico.
Berthold maintains that he has 300
lnsurrectos available for service, and
says that he plans to proceed to the
Mexican mainland across the gulf of
California as soon as he has been joined
BY the insurgents from Ensenada.
Many Mexicala citizens moved to Ca
exico today before the district attorney
ssued the orders closing the port.