The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-18
MINERS PLAN REVOLT
ALLEGED CONSPIRACY AGAINST
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT.
PLAN TO ESTABLISH REPUBLIC
AMERICANS SAID TO HEAD THE
CONSPIRACY.

Arms and Ammunition Cached at
strategic Points, and 5000 Miners
Await the Call to Arms-Arctic
Winter Would Give Insurgents Six
Months Immunity-Hurried Con-
ference Held at skagway Between
American and British Authorities.
The RumOrs Uhconfirmed.
san Francisco, Nov. 1.-THE Call to-
day prints an unconfirmed story from
Skagway, Alaska, under date of Nov.
6. telling of the discovery of what is
alleged to be 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 establishing of a republic, with
Dawson as its capital. According to
The details of the story, arms, ammuni-
ton and provisions have been taken in
over the railroad and cached at stra-
tegic points. Prominent American res
idents of Skagway are said to be lead
ers in the conspiracy. Miners to the
number of 5000 are said to await the
summons to arms, ready to fight for
the independence from Dominion rule
or the gold fields, camps and towns.
The plan is to overpower the mounted
police, arrest the civil authorities and
take the government into their own
hands. The rigors of the Arctic win
ters would give the insurgents six
a or (Nq-
madam or British troops, and the ad-
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.
1t is further related that hurried
conference. lasting until midnight, was
held at Skagway, Nov. 5, at when
were present Capt. Corrigan Of the
Northwest mounted police, who had ar
rived from across the Canadian border
late that evening; Judge Brown, of the
United States District Court; United
States Marshal Shoup. United States
Attorney Frederick and Maj. Hovey,
commanding the United States troops
at skagway, attended the meeting.
This 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 in
terror and rumors of a conspiracy to
lead the miners in a revolt against the
Canadian government in the Northwest
Territory Those present maintained
subsequently the strictest silence con-
cerning the new evidence laid before
them and their evident anxiety helped
to confirm the rumors of conspiracy.
Capt. Corrigan took a train back
across the border the next morning,
while United States Marshal Shoup
embarked on the first steamer for Sc
a title, which port he reached several
days ago. The object of his visit was
presumably to confer by telegraph with
the authorities at Washington. He
sailed yesterday afternoon on the Dol
phin, ON his way back to Skagway.
Not Believed in San Francisco.
Seattle, Wash, Nov. 17.-No credence
is given here to the story of the alleged
discovery at Skagway, Alaska, of 4
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 regard
ing the matter, is said to have come
only for the purpose of bringing some
United States prisoners who had been
sentenced to the penitentiary. He re-
turned north Yesterday.