The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-07-14
TEMPEST IN A TEA POT.
Boiling Hot In Hawaii-Threats Again
Claus spreckies G. spirators Arrested


Boiling Hot In Hawaii-Threats Againss
Claus spreckies- Conspirators Arrested.
HONOLULU, June 2S-Developments
of the past six days have been three ar
rests for conspiracy to overthrow the
provisional government. a threat
against the life of Claus Spreckels and
the organization of a society within
the ranks of the annexationists for the
purpose of shooting down certain roy
alists in the event of an open attack
upon the present government Claus
Spreckels found on his gate few days
ago a placard ornamented with skull
and cross bones and bearing the in
scription. Gold and silver will not
stop lead" He laid the matter before
Minister Blount. and the latter for
warded Spreckers statement to the
provisional government.
The names of the persons arrested for
conspiracy are I. b. Walker. F. c.
Crick and Archibald Livelain. They
are all English. and the British consul
was disposed to interfere in their be-
half. but dropped the matter when in
formed of the nature of the charges.
The government claims to have ev-
ideuce against these men showing they
were forming a plot to blow up
the government buildings. and then
shoot down the annexationists when
they should rush to the scene. \ large
number of. persons are being watched
| by the authorities. Six or seven hum
| dred annexationists have formed
"citizens' reserve" They are armed
| with rifles and have selected certain
prominent supporters of the ex-queen,
whose names are known. and marked
them for slaughter in event of royal
list outbreak. A member of this organ
| iZation gives a list of those marked for
assassination. and saws that it includes
| Claus Spreckels and Minister Blount in
case they interfere in any fight that
may occur.
As soon as the government received
from Minister Blount Claus Spreckels'
statement in regard to the threatening
| placard steps were taken to protect
| Spreckels from further annoyances-
| His home is now guarded by police.
| The government as well as members of
! the Annexation club. regret the occur
renee and look upon the posting of the
placard a. the work of practical joker
or some crank. The victim of the alleged
| joke, however. has no hesitation in
saying he believes his enemies here are
trying to scare him off. and that there
are men here desperate enough to at
! tempt to kill him. In regard to the
citizens reserve which has been formed,
the a9nexationists say they realize that
the question of government is a vital
one with them. that in the event of the
return of royalty to power their lives,
property and families will be in danger.
in fact their very existence depends on
winning this fight. 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 opportuni-
". 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 peo-
pie are so in the habit of making
threats with no intention of executing
them that no one places much faith
in the fighting qualities of either party.