Show II 11 THE san francisco nov 18 the call today prints an unconfirmed story from skagway Sk agway alaska under date of nov C telling of tho discovery of what is allag ed to be a auge conspiracy existing at dawson and ramifying to skagway Sk agway victoria Vanco vcr and seattle for the overthrow of the local government of the northwest territory and alie establishment of a republic with dawson as its capital according to the details of the story ammunition and provisions have been taken in over the railroad and cached at strategic points prominent american residents of skagway are said to be ring leaders in the conspiracy miners to the number of are aid to await the summons to arms ready to fight for the independence from dominion rule of tho gold field camps and towns the plan is to overpower the mounted police arrest the civil authorities and tap government 5 their the rigors of the arctic winter would give the insurgents six months immunity from attack by canadian or british troops and the adventurous arch con aspirators spira tors hope for intervention or outside assistance by the time the melting of ice and snow will permit the invasion of their isolated republic it is further related that a hurried conference lasting until midnight was held at skagway nov 6 at which were present captain corrigan of the north vest mounted police who had arrived from across the canadian border lato that evening judge brown of the united states district court united states marshal shoup united states attorney friedrich and major commanding the united states troops at skagway Sk agway ihie was the last of several hasty consultations between the civil and military representatives of the two powers in relation to the mysterious transportation of supplies into the interior and rumors of a conspiracy to lead the miners in a revolt against canadian government in the northwest territory those present maintained subsequently the strictest silence concerning the new evidence laid before them and their evident anxiety helped to confirm the rumors of conspiracy captain corrigan took the early train back across the border the nest morning while united states marshal shoup embarked on the first steamer for seattle which port he reached several days ago th object of hie visit was presumably telegraph with the authora washington he failed yesterday afternoon on the dolphin on his way back bac k to skagway Sk agway seattle wash nov 17 no credence h given here to the story of the alleged discovery at skagway Sk agway alaska of a conspiracy to overturn the canadian government in alaska united states marshal shoup who is credited with having come here to communicate with the united states government regarding the matter is eaid to leave come only for the purpose of bringing some united states prisoners who had been sentenced to terms in the penitentiary at island he returned north yesterday |