The San Francisco call., 1898-02-11
SKlCUAY IS
 CALLING FOR
 MARTIAL LAW Good Citizens at the Mercy of Despe-
 radOeS. Governor Brady Asks the President to Send
 Troops. Marshal Shoup Wants Military Posts at Both Skaguay
 and Dyea. THE SITUATION CRITICAL. New Strikes Reported-Fort Yukon Short of Food-Sara Walls
 PerilOus Trip.
Marshal ShOup Wants Military Posts at Both Skaguay
 and 'Dyea.
THE SITUATION CRITICAL.
New Strikes Reported-Fort Yukon Short of FOOd-Sana Walls
 PerilOus Trip.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

STTKA, Alaska, Feb. (by steamship City of Topeka to Seattle, Feb. 1O).- President Mckinley will be called on by Governor John G. Brady of Alaska to enforce order at Skaguay. The sec ond scene of the Skaguay tragedy, in which two men were murdered and two arrested, has been transferred to the capital. The transfer means busi- ness - vengeance and preservation of order if Uncle Sam must be called upon to maintain it.
 The fact is that United States Mar shal Shoup, who Is a brother of ex- Senator Shoup of Idaho regards the situation at Skaguay as critical and as demanding the presence of an armed force of United States troops to pro- tect life and property.
 The lawless element of humanity has drifted into Skaguay from all sections of the earth in sufficient numbers to almost control the town and seriously alarm the other inhabitants. It is a dull night, indeed, when there Is not hold-up or a theft, and a very stormy day when the "sure-t thing" man does not make a killing" and it has been so for two weeks more.
 Since my last dispatch, sent south aboard the steamship Oregon, the method of procedure at Skaguay has been changed. Instead of appealing direct to the Secretary of War for pro- lection it was decided to send request to Sitka for assistance. A paper stat ing the facts of the situation there and asking for help came by the same steamer that brought the double mur- derer, Eddie Fay, and a man known as Crazy" Jones, who is charged with assault with intent to kill in emptying the bullets of his revolver into the legs of Harry Lamont, a spectator.
 The remains of Deputy United States Marshal Mark A. Rowen and McGrath have been inferred The sight of these funerals greatly stirred the 'law-abld- ing element of Skaguay, which, not withstanding the overplus of toughs, numbers many. The citizens held meeting the next day after the mur- ders, organized and appointed a Com mittee of Safety, which closed the thea ter where the revolvers were fatally flashed. and sent word broadcast through the town that conspicuous example would be made of the next man who committed a serious breach of the peace. This was generally un- derstood to intimate the use of length of hemp with a body dangling at the end
 Since then Skaguay has quieted down somewhat. Fay says he never tended bar before; that he was awaiting the return of his partner, who was engaged in getting their Kiondike outfits to Lake Bennett. and that he did not know Rowen, who he supposed was a friend of McGrath.
 United States Marshal Shoup was at Skaguay about ten days ago. At that time he was in favor of stationing troops at Skaguay and Dyea. He saw then that the grafterS, gamblers, bunko men and the riffraff of the earth, com ing in on every boat, threatened peace and good order. The citizens at that time differed from Shoup in their opin- ion as to what ought to be done. They wanted more United States Marshals, not less than ten-an Uncle Sam police force.
 Governor John G. Brady has now taken a hand. He will appeal to the President of the United States for a force, military or civil, sufficient to en- force law and order. He will state the facts of the situation and ask that one or two companies of soldiers or deputy marshals be sent for duty at Skaguay and Dyea, to remain there while the rush to the Klondike by way of thr overland passes is on. This action was pIeClpIIdIeQ Dy tue ISC6Hl UluIUSTS ana other crimes and the increasing assem- bly of crooks at the gateways to the rich gravel beds of the Yukon
 The Governor expressed the hope that I would not ask him for a copy of his communication before it had been transmitted to the President. but the gist of it's contents is as stated The official communication may go south on the steamship City of To- peka, which leaves Sitka at 9 o'clock this morning if it can be finally pre-