Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-11-21
Reported Plot for Rising in the
kIondike Against British
Government.
CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES
At the Head of the Scheme, Which /
Discovered.
Startling Story Printed by San Fran.
cisco Paper Authorities on
Both Sides Comforting
Together.

San FRANCISCO. nov lo.--1 ne 1dll
prints an unconirmed story from
Skagway, Alaska. under date of Nov.
6, telling of the discovery of what is
alleged 10 be a huge conspiracy exist
ing IN Dawson, and ramifying TO Skag-
way, Victoria, Vancouver and Seattle,
for the overthrow of the local govern
ment of the Northwest Territory and
the establishment of a republic. with
Dawson as its capital, According TO
the DEATHS of the story, arms. ammn-
milton and provisions have been taken
in over the railroad and cached at
stragetic points. Prominent American
residents of Shagway are said 10 be
ringleaders in the conspiracy. Miners
to the number of 5000 are said 70
await the summons TO arms, ready to
fight for the independence from Do
minion rule of the gold fields, camps
and towns.
How the Plot Was to Work.
The plan is to overpower the mount
ed police, arrest the civil authorities,
and take the government into their
winters would give the insurgents six
months immunity from attack by Ca
madam or British troops. and the adj
venturous arch-conspiratorS hope for
Intervention or outside assistance by
the time the melting of ice and snow
will permit the invasion of their iso-
lated republic.
Authorities Onto the scheme.
It is further related that a hurried
conference lasting until midnight, was
held at Skagway Nov. ,, at which We're
present Captain COrrigan of the North
west mounted police. who had arrived
from across the Canadian border late
that evening: Judge Brown. of the
United States district court: United
States Marshal ShOupe. United States
Attorney Frederick. and Major Hovey
commanding the United States troops
at Skagway. This was the last of sew
eral hasty consultations between the
civil and military representatives of
the two powers in relation TO the mys-
FERROUS transportation of supplies into
the interior and rumOrs o. conspiracy
to lead the miners in a revolt against
the Canadian government in the North
west Territory.
Were Anxious, but wouldn't Talk.
Those present maintained subse-
quently the strictest silence concerning
the new evidence laid before them, and
their evident anxiety helped to confirm
the rumors of conspiracy. Captain
Corrigan took train back across the
border the next morning, while United
States Marshal Shoupe embarked on
the first steamer for Seattle, which
port he reached several days ago. The
obeict of his visit was. presumably. to
confer by telegraph with the authori-
ties ut Washington. He sailed Satur-
day afternoon on the Dolphin on his
way back to Skagway
Not Believed at seattle.
Seattle Wash. Nov 1S.-No Gre
dence is given here to the story Of the
alleged discovery at Skagway. Alaska.
OF a conspiracy 10 overturn the Cana
dian government in Alaska. United
States Marshal Shoup. who IS credited
with having come here to communicate
with the United States government re.
garding the matter. is said to have
come only for the purpose Of bringing
some United States prisoners who had
been sentenced to terms In the penn
Tertiary at McNeilrs island. He re.
turned north Saturday.