The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-11-22
CLEANING AND

News of a rather startling kind comes
from distant Alaska. 1t is that there
is a revolt on hand. An alleged con-
spiracy is reported as found in that re-
mote country. 1t is said that arms for
5000 miners have been discovered, and
prominent Americans are said to be in
conspiracy to establish independence
and set up a northwest republic. Daw-
son is to be the capital. The story is as
yet unconfirmed, but it comes from
Skagway. The San Francisco Call of
the 18th prints a detailed account. We
lake his from it:
1.-THE plan, it is stated, is for the mi
ners to the mOunted police.
arrest the civil authorities. and take
the government into their own hands.
The rigors of the arctic winters would
munity from attack by Canadian or
British troops, and he adventurous
arch-conspirators hope for interview
ton or outside assistance by the time
the melting of ice an l snow will permit
the invasion of their isolated republic.
cit is further relare1 that a hurried
conference, lasting until midnight, was
held at Skagway November ), at which
were present Captain Corrigan. of the
Northwestern mounted police, who had
arrived from across the Canadian
border late that evening; Judge Brown,
of the United States district court
United States Marshal Shoup, United
Attorney Federico, and Major Hovey,
commanding the United States troops
at Skagway.
The new treaty with England is a
very significant and important docu-
ment. It is said to be constructed Sc
as to avoid objections urged by the u.
S. Senate to the original treaty which
failed Of ratification. The chief change
is in making the United States the sole
boss or g%uarantor of neutrality thus re-
lieving the British government of all
responsibility. The provisions against
the fertilization of the canal is omitted.
This country is left absolutely free to
construct a canal. The treaty in other
particulars is of the same scope as the
treaty Of last year. 1t replaces tech
nically the Clayton-Bulwertreaty con-
Guided in 1850. The treaty now goes to
the senate. The news from London is
that the English press does not regret
the abrogation of the old treaty, but
some Of the papers laugh at the gov
ernment for it's face-about. The Mica
raguan route is selected and cost $780,
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The marvels of legislation are a con-
slant surprise and an unbroken theme
for speculation. Strange things are
lone and men Of intelligence are guilty
of doing them. Take the com~ittee in
the last u. s. House IN rivers and nar-
bors. and you will be surprised or
amused. The Norfolk (Va.) virginian-
Pilot says:
"Of the states on the Atlantic sea-
board not one from New York to
Georgia had representation on the COM
mittee. New Jersey, Delaware, Mary
land. Virginia, North Carolina. and
South Carolina. a group OF states with
more than a thousand miles of sea-
coast, had not a member of that COM
mittee. No port from New York to Sa-
vannah had a voice TO speak for it in
the committee. Every gulf and lake
port and every river city but st. Louis,
Memphis and New Orleans. had a rep
resenative on the committee"
Ignorance is bliss and comment is
superfiuous. Vac victis.
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1t is noticeable that every eight or
ten days General Kitchener reports so
many hundred Beers captured, and
many killed n wounded. The British
loss is not always stated. The killing
capturing is not confined to n side.
Only on the 18th it vas announced that
tho poarc bod -oIo a shcld <3nchar1
British mounted troops had been
worsted, and that other fights had oc-
Cured. The British lost six killed and
sixteen wounded in the fight named. In
another recent engagement the British
lost a lieutenant and one private killed
and nine wounded. General Dewet is
active again. The French press de-
The tone too of the German press is
severe. The Temps (Paris) refers to
"the eclipse of England's international
conscience" The D%resdener Nachrich-
ten denounces England for using meth
DDS "of such refined cruelty as would
not be employed by the most savage
tribes of the black continent in the ex-
%tirpation of their foes" The vossiche
Zeitung (Berlin), in referring II recent
Boer success. says they are but partial
r~etribution for behavior that would
shame Turks in Bulgaria" The Reich
swehr Vienna u England of
violating every rule of civilized war
fare. The Vaterland says that the
English campaign has been an out
rageouS abuse of force.
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