The herald., 1893-07-06

the royaIist leaders, and ia as follows !:
Sam Parker. ". ". Ashford, G. w. Ash
ford, John Cummings. J. E. Bush, A.
P. Peterson, Charles Creighton, Antoine
Rosa, DIR. Foote, Charles Wilson. j. w.
Robertson, G. O. Berger, John Bowler,
z. B. Thomas, G. G. Kenyon, E. Norrle.
r. H. Rickard, James Campbell, John
F. Colburn and W. III. Corwell.
It is said also that the ex-queen and
Claus Spreckels will be disposed of, and
some of the extreme radicals go so far
~ to say that if Minister Biount inter-
feres in any fight that may occur he will
also be shot down.
ANNExATIoNISTs IN DESPERATE STRAITS.
The annexationists argue this way:
They recognize that the question OF
government is vital one for them that
in the event of the return OF royalty to
power their lives, families and property
are in danger; in fact. that their very
existence depends on their winning this
6ght. Therefore they do not propose to
take any chances, and to make doubly
sure, propose to kill off all aspirants to
the throne and their supporters at the
first opportunity.
1t is safe to say that in any other place
but Honolulu such condition of affairs
as exists here would inevitably result in
bloodshed, but here the people are 80 in
the habit of making threats with no in
tention of executing them. that no one
places much faith in the fighting quail
ties of either party. 1t is only fair to
the provisional government to say that
the officials in power have not been con-
suited in the making of these wild
plans, and that they are generally con-
,servative, level-headed men who would
not countenance such doings as are
spoken of.
MUCH CRY AND NO WOOL.
With all this talk of conspiracy and
murder there hardly is any possibility of
trouble here. The natives, without
whom the white and haif-white leaders
could do nothing, are peaeeably disposed
,nd are generally of the opinion that the
IN lestion of government will be settled
bv the United States, and that anything
they might do would not interfere with
that 81 ,ttlement. The handful of white
and hah white agitators who might be
to make trouble, realize that
thew could not stand before the we'll.
syell-armed forces of the pro-
yisional govern ment, and, therefore, any
that are made should be taken
as idle boastlngs o. men without power
to execute their feroGious desires.
EVIDENCE AGAINST THR coNsPIRAToRs.
While the government is keeping Sc.
cret the nature of the evidence against
the arrested conspirators, it is known
that it expects to prove that the bombs
found next the ex-queen's reside nee,
several weeks ago, were in the posses
sion OF, and were manufacted by, the |
men. It is known that Crick, |
who is chemist by profession, and was
employed on sugar planfa-
tion, but who was discharged on account
of his dissolute habits, visited the
United States cruiser Boston about
month ago, and attempted to obtain
from ths ships apothecsry some fulmi-
nate of silver. He also asked questions
it's manufacture. The ex-
plosive found with the bombs was fulmi-
nate OF silver. Crick and Sinclair were
at first enthusiastic supporters of the
provisional government. but became dis
and for several months have
been loud in their threats of vengeance.
THE coNsPIRAToRs ON TRIAL.
The question of the constitutionality
OF the law making conspiracy an unbail- |
able offense was appealed to the supreme
court, which today decided that the law
was constitutional and refused to admit
the prisoners TO bail. Their preliminary
began today before Judge /
Carter.Two petty officers on the cruiser
Boston testified that in their presence
Crick had Hboasted that he had in his
possession enough bombs to blow the
whole provisional government up, and
that the bombs were to be used within
two weeks. This conversation occurred
May 9th last, and few days after three
bombs in their possession. The men
escaped, but left the explosives behind
them. The examination was not fin
ished today, but from the nature of the
evidence already adduced it is probable
that the prisoners will be held for trial |
before the circuit court. 1t is not likely |
that any more arrests of conspirators |
will be made until after the trial of these |
men.
BLoUNT REPREMANDED.
The annexationists are greatly elated
over what they believe to be a repre-
mand to Minister Blount by the state
department in Washington, on account
of his action in the Nordhoff case. 1t |
will be remembered that Thomas Nord-
hof, newspaper correspondent, was
summonsed to appear before the govern
ment and explain why he had written
certain statements alleged to be libellous
and which were published in the New
York Herald. Minister Blount refused |
to allow the correspondent to answer
the summons, and notified the govern
ment that Nordhof was under his pro-
lection. Blount cited the Cutting case
in Mexico as q precedent for his action,
The provisional government took the
ground that the Cutting case differed
from this one, in that Cutting wrote and
published the libel in the United States,
but was arrested and punished in Mex
leo. Nordhoff, they argued, committed
the libel here. and though it was pub
lished in New York, he was subject to
the laws OF this country. 1t is reported |
here that Minister Blount has unoffi-
cially notified the government of Mr..
Gresham's ruling, but did not do 80 un-
til after Nordhoff's departure for the
United States. One member of the pro-
visional cabinet practically admits that
this story is correct, but President Dole
says he knows nothing about it. Min
lister Blount himself refuses to affirm or
deny the correctness of the report.
BLoUNT PREPARED TO FLIT.
News of the appointment of Judge
9need as minister tn Hawaii arrived hv