The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-28
IN UPRISING LOOKED FOR.
Belief That the Natives Are
Aiming.
THE MYSTERIOUS PURCHASER.
All Bills Are Paid in Cash and Con-
signees' Names Carefully
Kept Secret.

an attempt is being made to place the ma
lives in a position to make successful
fight against the Provisional Government.
For some time it has been suspected that
certain persons prominent in the business
circles of San Francisco were taking an
active interest in the affairs of the islands.
and that they were not entirely friendly
to the administration of President Dole.
who is now al the head of affairs. AS long
ago as March. when the whaling fleet was
fitting out for its annual cruise In the
Arctic. Winchester rifles and cartridges
were purchased quietly in quantities sui
ficient to excite suspicion and sent to the
South Seas. The statement is made that
most of them found their way to hawaii
and fell into the hands of parties who
were not friendly to the opponents OF the
deposed Queen.
The number of rifles thus shipped was
as a matter Of course comparatively insig-
niticant, but when it is remembered that
the standing army of the new Government
does not exceed $50 men. it will be seen that
the supply of arms needed by the con-
spirators would not be great.
4 prominent merchant, whose name
cannot be published at this time, said
Yesterday: IF l could afford to go into
details [ could tell story that would be
sensation. AS it is l., can only give the
bare outlines of the whole plan, but that
is enough to convince any thinking man
that there is c0unteT-revolGtion in the
wind. about month ago, for instance.
dealer in firearms and ammunition was
approached in this city and asked il he
IaIi 0f
chester rifles aboard steamer for ship
ment to Hawaii. Naturally the agent was
asked who the rifles were for and he re-
piled that that was not part of the bar
gain The rifles, he said, would be paid
for on spot cash, and in view of that fact
he could see no reason why the name Of
the consignee should be made known. Ac-
cOrdingiy price was named, and proving
satisfactory, the money was paid and the
arms delivered aboard the first steamer
outward bound. The mark given was
'D' and the general address of Hawaii
was added.
That was all, and as a consequence it
was impossible to form an idea of the des-
tinatiOn except in general way. Now |
happen to know for fact that the rifles
we're shipped, snd | am not willing to be-
lieve scat shsv we're intended for the Pro-
vlsional Government. If such had been
the cass ghere would have been no mys-
terry whatever. The Consul or some other
accredited n 8Tasentative would have pur-
cnassj the Supplies. and they wonld have
been shipped openly without any attempt
no reason at all for concealment and it
would be known at once.
''Since the new government came into
power the Council of fourteen. which took
the place of the old Parliament has passed
law prohibiting the importation of fire
arms or ammunition into the islands. and so
far as possible they have endeavored to see
the I'VE enforced. Unfortunately the task
has been more than they could ccom-
plish. Their customs service is not of the
best, and so far as coast guard is con-
cerned they have none at all worthy of the
name. Situated as the islands are they
have an extended coast line necessarily,
and along the major portion Of it the pop
ulation is so very sparse that contraband
goods could be landed in open daylight,
and that absolutely without fear of de-
lection.
that in SPITE of the most rigid precautions
opium has been smugged into the islands
for wears, and very few of the offenders
have been apprehended. For example.
sailing vessellhaving arms On board could
make the coast Of Oahu or any of the other
outlying islands of the group and could
run the cases ashore, and the authorities
never be the wiser for it. In my opinion
that is what is being done with the arms
which have Teen shipped of late to the
islands, and in my mind there is not the
least doubt but that they are intended to
arm the natives for an uprising.
THAT this theory is entirely reasonable
is shown by the fact that Claus SDreck-
els, who arrived from Honolulu by the
Australia yesterday. is wrought up to a
high pitch of Indignation against the pres
ent Government for stealing away, as he
claims, the liberties of the people, and in so
many words he told that if the latter were
armed they would sweep Dole and his
Cabinet out of existence in twenty-four
hours. To illustrate his claim that the
Hawaiians would fight if armed he related
story of man who was charged with
being leper. and was ordered sent to the
Molokai settlement
''The man had rife nd sent word to the
authorities that he would not allow them
to disturb him. They insisted and he still
maintained a defiant attitude. At last
they attempted to arrest the man charged
with Ieprosy and he resisted with the
force of arms. He killed two of those
sent against him and the third met death
by accident in attempting to escape. All
this is told in detail to show that the Ha-
wailan is a desperate fellow when forced
to the wall. OF course it must not be in
ferred from this that il is intimated even
that Mr.. Spreckels knows aught concern
ing the shipments of arms which have
been made, Blu: for all that there is not in
NV mind the least doubt but that they are
being purchased for private parties and
are intended to help out plan for an up
rising"
Concerning the shipments In question
the steamship people professed the utmost
ignorance and claimed not to know that
anv such consignment had been made.
Offensive StOckyards.
The residents along the line of Mission