The morning call., 1893-07-27
CLAUS SPRECKELS' RETURN.
He Thinks Queen Liliuokalani Will
Be Restored.

Claus Spre ckels. who was in Hawaii for
more than three months, returned yester-
day by the Australia. he was accompanied
by his wife and daughter.
During the afternoon he sat in his home
on Howard street and discussed the stua-
ton in Hawaii.
1.-THE Provisional Government" he said.
sis on its last legs. Outside of Hor oluIu
it has no folIowin at all, and it is safe to
say that In the Islands at least three-fourhs
OF the population are opposed to ii. You
NAV safely say that not more than one
eighth Of all the people are with it, and
that number Is made up chiefly OF planters
who have been deluued into the belief that
they will receive q twO-cent per pound
duty on sugar, In the event Of annexation.
| tried to show them tina. they were en-
tirely wrong, but they are fixed in their
opinions AMI will MT pay heed to any
thing that does not accord with their ideas
TIE only way in which the Govern
ment manages to hold its own Is by force
of arms. 1t has a standing army of
about 400 men stationed in the palace. all
we'll armed and protected bv tortiicstions
of sandbags. BY this means only does the
council in charge Of affairs manage to
keen itself in power. The soldiers are all
foreigners. gathered up tor the purnnse.
and are paid $40 month and their board
If it came down to a fight the chances are
that they would run away. but just now
there Is no prospect of SUCH - denoue-
ment. as the natives are unarmed and
have mt the money with which TO pur-
chase supplies.
Zone thing amusing to those who know
the inside workings OF the affairs at Hon o.
luIu Is the great stress which IS laid upon
the strength OF the Annexation Club. The
boast is made that it has a membe ship of
ham ho trufh hac
mare than $50 adult men. Its rolls are
stuffed vi h the names OF women and
children. and 1t is even charged that dogs
have place on the books.
"The result of my Investigations was
that the revolution was the outcome of a
conspiracy among four men. 1t ema-
mated from the mind of Thurston, who is
now Minister to Washington and who init
mated it first to C"ckburn, who took it up
at once. Together they went to Petersen.
who was then Attorney-Ganeral for the
Queen, and told him that they had plan
to subvert the Government. He was
given to understand at the same time that
their plans could not fail. as Minister
Stevens had given his word that IL they
would revolt tho marines would be landed
from the Boston to see that the royalists
were held in check"
Concerning the threats which were
made against his life Mr.. Spreckels says
that be has complete proof of the identity
of the cOnspiratOrs and will make them
public at the proper time.
1T Is not true, however," he added.
''that appealed to the American Minister
for protection. | merely went to the iega-
ton and showed Mr.. Blount the threaten
ing notice which had been posted on nv
gate. l laughed over 1t. but Mr.. Rlount
wrote President Dole letter in which he
called his attention to the fact that | was
an American citizen and would be given
protection.
what the ultimate solution of the
power. If course. will be allowed to inter.
fere, and annexation is an impossiblity.
can see nothing for it hut the restoration
Of the Queen. and that think must come
sooner or later. The people want her and
in the end their wishes. think. must pre-
vail"