The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-02-03

port A provisional government has
been established ana commission head
ed by mir. Thurston came on the Clau-
dine Ga route to Washington with a Pc
tition to the American government to
annex the Hawaiian islands to tia
United States.
THE MILK IN THE CoCOANUr.
How thu Hawaiian Revolution wsa
Brought About
CHICAGO, Jan. Ca special to tbs
Herald from San Francisco says: Now
that the first surprise of the complete
overturn Of Hawaiian monarch has
worn off, people are beginning to ask
who is behind this movement, for it Is
plain from many curious incidents that
the revolution was not spontaneous
uprising of foreigners, which the mem
beers of the new government represent.
Facts have leaked out which indicate
that the lntriguas which resulted in the
SEIZURE of the government had been go
ing on for several months and that the
Chief Manipulation WAS Claus Spreckles,
the millionaire sugar king, who was
the power behind the the throne in
Hawaii during the greater part of Kala-
kau's reign. A man of affairs, who is
intimately acquainted with Hawaiian
matters, and who has just returned
from the islands, gave the following
clear account of the origin and the
working of the annexation deal which
he declares is big stock jobbing
scheme. He says:
Feels Proprietary Interest.
Spreckles made the islands the great
est sugar producing district in the world,
and he has always felt proprietary in
terest in them. Twelve years ago when
he was at the height of his power, he
dictated what he wanted and Kalakau
cbeyed. Finally several rich men in
Honolulu loaned the king enough money
| to free himself from the heavy debts Of
6preckles. The result was big row be-
| tween the king and old Claus SpreckleS,
| in which Kalakaua declared he had
| gained his independence and proposed
| TO keep it, and Claus swore he would
| have revenge before the year was ended
If it cost Kalakaua his kingdom.
Revolution Against Ka1akaua.
Soon after this occurred the Wilcox
revolution of 1881 which was really
formidable and was only put under by
| prompt action of foreigners who were
| opposed to Spreckles and in favor of re-
tanning Kalakaua in power. There was
much talk af annexation theh by the
Spreckles element but it came to moth
ing. Wheen the new queen came into
! power Spreckles at once began his old
devices to secure control of her as he
had controlled Kalakaua for so many
years. He worked through her pocket
and he
Made the Queen Advances of Money.
until she is $l2 5000 in his debt. In the
meantime the sugar planting industry
fell on evil days. Spa eckles is the
heaviest stockholder in the Hawaiian
Commercial company, which controls
practically all the sugar produced on
the islands. The company lost over
$40, 600 last year. The stock fell in q
few months from $50 to 81 share.
The Scheme in a Nutshell.
The stock for over a month has been
kicking about Pine street for JIG to l5c
a share, and no doubt Spreckles today
has the lions share of it in his safe.
Now here comes the milk in the cocoa
nut of the revolution. IF the United
States can be induced to annex the
islands this Hawaiian Commercial COM
pany's stock will Jump from 10 cents to
S5u share within week and every
sugar planter on the islands will see an
immediate increase of 90 per cent. in the
value of his cane fields and sugar mills.
The moment annexation goes into effect
Hawaii becomes a vital part of this
country and every pound of sugar pro-
duced on the islands receives , cents
bounty.
Annexation Good for Spreckles.
Take it all around, annexation Will
put into Spreckles' own pocket not less
than SIC, U0O,U0O in cash, larger sum
than he cleaned up by his shrewd oppo-
sition to the sugar trust and his final
selling out to that big monopoly. The
men who are given as Spreckles' asso-
ciaUes in this scheme are Bishop, Irwin
and Damon, All influential Hawaiian
capitalists. Bishop owns the largest
banking business on the islands and
Damon Is his manager. Damon figures
as one of the advisory council of the
new government. Irwin is now IN
Washington, having been sent on re-
Gently to carry through the annexation
negotiations that were at first preached
by Judge Hartwen nearly one year ago.
The Revolution Expected.
The Hawaiian consulate there, as vel
IS the state department knew this revo
luton was coming more than month
ago as did also Minister Stevens in
HoL Olulu and Commander Witt, of thu
cruiser Boston. The real reason why
Wiltz and Stevens refused for one weel
to order a search for some American
castawaFs last November was that tn
revolution would have come TO a heaC
while the Boston was away. Stevens i
a pronounced Jingo. He carried on
his idea in this revolution by calling OF
Wiltze to INT estigste affairs, and if b.
deemed it necessary to land marines
There VIII be an Investigation
When the annexation question come
up congress Will have to Investigate
Willie Auntrovs
who suddenly appeared In Washington
and who win have much to do wit
this Hawaiian business Is Lloyd Tevis
ex-president of Wells, Fargo & Co. 0
. this coast and the boss negotiator c
California. It Is said here he has bee
retsined to aid In presenting the claim
OF the provisional government.
Voted for Woznen.
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