The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-15

amply sufficient to conquer the country.
The planters will not oppose us, because thew
are sick and tired of the King and the silly
attempts to ape expensive European courts.
If we are prevented by outside powers from
making the descent we have everything
fixed to raise revolution and then land our
men and join its rebels There will be no
trouble in making the scheme a success"
Colonel Calderon left Denver and went to
Omaha, Leavenworth and Kansas City,
where he picked up few choice spirits. He
then went East and was heard of in Philadel-
phia and other eastern cities. While in
Kansas City the railroad man to whom he
had talked in Denver inadvertently let fall
few remarks, which reporter overheard and
utilized
The same conductor was in Denver last
week, and was seen by a reporter talking to
a gentleman whom he addressed as Colo
neil" 1t occurred to the scribe that it might
be the flibustering hero, and he set about to
prove the truthfulness of his surmise. On
Saturday night the gentleman was seen, and,
without hesitancy was addressed by the re-
porter. Looking at the card handed him, he
replied: 81 suppose 1 will have to submit
to an interview brought on by leaky fool,
whom offered good thing. came to the
United States for the purpose of organizing
filibustering gang, but there has been so
much talk that | will have to abandon my
projects for awhile. knew that railroad
man in Cuba, and thought him safe man."
Had you any recruits in Denver before
the project was abandoned?''
II had secured the names of fifteen lusty
young fellows. didn't try to get any in
Kansas City, but in Philadelphia and Boston
l enlisted fifty men, mostly young Irishmen.
Your educated young lrishman is a true
soldier of fortune. l am an Irishman my
self, with Spanish name. Calderon suited
the Chilians better than O'Reilly. my cogno-
men. l calculated on getting 200 men in San
Francisco, and then the conquest of the
islands would have been easy"
What was your programmes"
81 can command all the money / want,
and could have left San Francisco with 200
men. My CHILEAN comrades would make
about 200 more l would either have pur-
chased or seized a vessel al San Francisco and
taken the consequences of being over
hauled"
why should you wish to overthrow King
Kalakaua and seize his POSSESSIONS
Because he is unable to govern himself.
War is my trade. l fought for the Union.
I fought for the French fought for the Gu
bans, fought for Chill, and am getting old
enough to do little fighting for myself"
"Your idea, them was to be President of
the new republic?'
Precisely; and it is my idea yet. The
schemei is not abandoned. II is only hiber-
mating for the winter. / shall return to
Chilli, remain there all winter, and come
back next spring. In the meantime trusty
lieutenant of mine will attend to the enlist.
ment of men and have them in readiness.
You can judge from the fact that all my
men will be on full pay-$25 a month-of
what means 1 can command. could get an
army of 10000 but | don't want, over 500,
and 1 want picked men, gentlemen, in short;
they make the best soldiers and know how
to enjoy plumber when they get hold of it.
1 could make a model republic of the Sand
wich Islands, one that would be credit to
the nations of the earth, where there would
be freedom of thought and speech; where
sturdy, honest citizens could make good
homes in the finest climate in the world,
and find peace and contentment under q
good government"