The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-07-06
TROUBLE In HAWAII.

Arrest o. Royaiists for Conspiracy-Thret y
Against Biount and spreokles
Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal
SAN FRANCISCO. July 5.-The steamer
Belgie arrived to-day. bringing the follow
ing adyices from Honolulu. dated June y:
The government has finally executed
what nae been for some time IN view-tbe
arrest OF the ascertained agents IN the
Royalists' dynamite conspiracy. On the
afternoon of June % several arrests were
made. l.. G. Crick and Archibald
Livelein were arrested on charge
of conspiracy TO oyerturn ths
government The 0flense is not ball
continement. pending examination. The
government hes had knowledge of this
conspiracy for three months past Every
conservative policy has been pursued and
no arrests were made until the evIdence
was entirely complete against the
accused. The evidence was submitted "a
four legal advisers and pronounced suffi-
oient. Mean while every precaution gas
taken against surprise. including the re-
cent occupation OF the palace. OF the
arrested persons Walker is a son-in-law OF
the leading half-white roy alist. John
Cummings. mason 10y trade and
a man of active nature. Sinclair is q highly
skilled mason, bus OF irregular habits.
Crick ie out of en- ployment. About twenty
prominent whites aud half castles are more
or less implicated by the evidence In
possession of the government Nine of
these persons have been Cabinet ministers.
More arrests are liable 10 be made at any
time. but none without ample evidence TO
justify action.
The use of dynamite was the means OF
plans seem to have been bold and exten.
nature than of regular warfare.
1t is believed that no evidence
oEala al ha nj hoA
ssnguine hopes of pecuniary aid from the
latter. At the time of the arrests the
houses of Walker and Cummings were
searched. No discoveries of dynamite
lowed. A general Generalization has
been caused among the RoyaiIsts,
whose plot for the restoration of the q neen
has now collapsed. At noon. just before
the sailing of the Belgio. the evidence
against the consplrstors began to be pre-
sented. Commissioner Blount has stated
that be has not yet sent forward any re-
port. but will take it with him.
ION the 22nd Claus SDreckles found a
placard on his gate bearing q skull and
GROSS bones and this message: Gold and
silver will not stop lead He was much
excited. and immediately sent note TO
Minister Blount demanding protection.
Mr.. blount notified President Dole who
provided a guard for Spreckless place.
THE citizens reserve, which now mum bera
between six hundred and seven hundred
men. all armed with Springfield rifles. and
the Annexation Club, most of whose
mem bers belong TO the reserve play
quite an Important part in another
plot In the event of royalIst
outbreak certain prominent supporters of
the exc Queen are marked for slaughter.
member of the citizens reserve has given
ont q list of names of these royalists who
are to be killed at the first sign of
trouble. 1t includes that of Claus Spreckels
and Minister Blonnt With all the talk Of
conspiracy and murder. there is hardly any
possibility of trouble. A handful of white
and hait-white sgitators who nj ight be- dis
posed To make trouble, realize that they
could not stand before the weil-disci plined,
weIl-armed force OF the provisional govern
inenr. Therefore any threats that are made
should be taken as idle boastings of men
without power TO execute their ferocious
desire"
The annexationists are elsted over what
they believe TO be u reprimand TO Minister
Blonnt By the State Department. at WASH
ington on account of his action in the
that Minister BlOunt has unoifi-
cIally notified the governments OF
Secretary Gresham's ruling IN the case.
One member of the provisional Cabinet
practically admits that this story is reli-
able but President Dole says that he
knows nothing about il. The news of the
appointment of Judge Sneed as minister TO
HAWAII has reached here. Mr. Blount is
delighted that his successor has been aD-
pointed. iilount Is making calculations TO
sail for San Francisco July 10 Claus
Spreckels Will sail for San Francisco to-
morrow.