The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-07-06
Claus Sprsckels Is Served With .
Warming and Decides
to- Quit
Adhorents OF the Provisional Gov
ernment Organized for
Uprising.
Biount Said to Have Been Turned Down
By the State Department at
Washington.


government threat against the life Of
Claus Sprscksls. and the organization Of .
society within the ranks of the annexation
lists, for the purpose Of shooting down osr-
tain royalists In event Of any open attack
upon the present COVE nment. C.aus
=. ..reoksls found On his gate . few days ago
plaoard ornamentsd with skull and GROSS
bones and bearing the inscription Gold
and silver Will mot stop lead" He laid the
matter before the minister. The govern
ment took steps to protect Spreoksls from
further annoyance. and his home ID now
guarded by stalwart native police. The
government looks upon the posting
of the plscard a. the work
OF practieal joker. spreckels has
made arrangements 10 leave for San Fran
cisco tomorrow. A few days ago sprsoksls
announced that hs was going to remain
hsre and conduct his ewn heht against ths
provisional government. The reason for
tie sudden change in his plans II said to bs
that his wife and daughter are sffriRhted
over the warning posted on their residence
and have insisted that he leave the country
with thsm. Although SpreckeIs' intentions
about departing from Honolulu have bsen
kept 40 secret a. possible. the news became
known to many people. Spreckels pro-
fssses not to be in the least alarmed over
the threats against him, and says that he 10
amply able to take care of himself. But
those opposed TO him In politics assert the
contrary.
The names Of the persons arrested for
conspiracy are 4. B. Walker. E. G. Criek
and chibald Livelain. lhey are oil
English and tho British consul was dis
posed to interfere in their behalf, bus
dropped the matter when informed OF the
nature Of the charges against them. The
govsrnmt nj claims to have evidence against
the men showing they were forming plot
to blow up the government buildinRs and
then shoot the annexationists when they
should rush to the scene. "A large number
Of persons are being watched BY the au-
| thoritiss. Six or seven hundred annexa-
tionists have formed ''eitizens reserve. !"
They are armed with rifles and have selected
prominent supporters OF the ex-queen,
whose names arc known. and marked them
for slaughter in event OF aIoyailst out
break. A member Of this organization,
sassin alton. says that in addition to promi-
nent Hawaiians, it includes Claus Sprsoksls
and Minister Blount in case they interfere
| in any fight that may occur.
| In regard to the citizens reserve, the an
nsxationists say they realize the queS-
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them; that in event Of return OF royalty
TO power. their lives. property and families
will bs In danger. In view Of the fact that
their very existence depends on winning
the tight. they do not propose to take any
chances, and to make doubly sure will kill
of all who aspire TO tho shrone. II 10 only
fair 10 say that the provisional government
officials have not been consulted in making
these wild plans. With all this talk of con-
spiraoy and murder. there is hardly possl-
bility of trouble here. 1hs natives are
peaceably disposed and are generally OF the
opinion that the question OF govsrnment
will be settled by the United States and
that anything they might do will not inter
fsre With that settlement.
| The annexationists arc greatly eIated
with what they believe to be . reprimand to
Minister Blount by the state department at
| Washington. on account OF his action in
the Nordhoff case. Nordhoff, . news. aper
| correspondent, WAS summoned to appear
| before the government and explain why he
had wri..sn certain statements alleged to
bs libsllous and which were published in
New York. Blount refused to allow the
corrsspendsNt to answer the summons and
notified the government that Nordho6 was
under United states protection. Blount
Cited the Cutting case in Mexico a. q
precedent, but tho provisional government
took tho n ou1ld that the Cutting case diff
fered from this one. inasmuch a. Cutting
| wrote and published articles in the United
states, but vas arrested and punished in
Mexico. Z 10 reported that Blount has un-
officially notified the government of Gres-
nam's ruling. but did not do so until Nord-
hoff's departure. The news of the appoint
msnt of . suct Q ,sor to Biount will be re-
ceived here with satist taotion. as Blounts
relations with the provisional government
havo not been of q pleasant nature and
both he and the government will be glad tc
say farevell. Blount is calculating to sal
July 10 aud will take q hnal report on tht
Hawaiian question home with him.