The record-union., 1893-07-06

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
HoNoLULU, June 2S.-Three arrests for
conspiracy and promises of more, Claus
Spreckels threatened with assassination,
the organization of a murder society
within the Annexation Club and, finally,
the news of the appointment of Judge
Sneed of Tennessee as Minister to Hawaii
to succeed Mr.. Blount, have been the de-
velopments of the past six days, and no
end of excitement and gossip has been
the result.
Claus Spreckels started the fun by dis
covering early on the morning OF June
22d the following placard, Ornamented
with skull and cross-bones. posted on the
gate of his residence: cold and silver
will not stop lead"
This statement in view of his opposi-
ton to the Provisional Government
seemed very significant to Mr.. Sprecllels
and he Immediately carried the placard
to Minister Blount. The American Min
lister took Spreckels' statement down and
sent it to President Dole without COM
ment. Mr.. Spreckels' home is now
guarded by a stalwart native policeman.
~NAS Nv W. iAAiiNAAby a. "OA1 90 =
ofthe Annexation Club, deeply regret the
occurrence. and look upon the posting CT
the placard as the work of a practical
Joker or some crank who has taken it
into his head to warn Spreckels. The
victim ofthe alleged joke, however, has
no hesitation in saying that he believes
his enemies here are trying to scare him
of, and that there are men here desperate
enough to attempt to kill him.
The Spreckels incident was still fresh
when Friday afternoon the arrests already
predicted in these dispatches were made.
t. B. Walker, Z. G. Crick and Archibald
Sinclair were taken into custody on the
charge of conspiracy to overthrow the
Government by force of arms V. Y.
Ashford, Samuel Nowline and J. f. Col
burn, whose arrests were also anticipated,
were not molested, as the evidence against
hem was not strong enough.
The Government claims to have the
most complete evidence against the al
legged conspirators, and other arrests are
anticipated.
The following is an authentic list of the
names of those suspected of being en-
gagged in the conspiracy: Sam Parker,
half-white and ex-Minister of Finance;
John Cummings, native and English; J.
Bush, native and English; a. p. Peter
son, American and eX-Attorney- General:
Charles Creighton, lawyer, English, but
American born; Antoine Rosa, lawyer.
Portuguese and native; DR.. Foote, Ameri-
can; Charles Wilson, ex-Marshal. native
and Tahitian; j. w. Robertson, ex-
Chamberlain, English; John Bowler,
Irish-American, contractor and builder:
j.. B. Thomas, English, stone mason:
Joseph Tucker, English, butcher; G. c.
Kenyon and Edward Marie, English.
editors of the HOlamua newspaper; r. II.
Rickard, English, mason; James Camp
bell, Irish, ranch-owner; John f. Col
burn, eX-Minister of the Interior. hall
white, and w. ii. Cornwall, English, but
American born.
OF the arrested men, Sinclair and
Walker are briclllayers and Crick is a
chemist. Walker is also John Cum
mings' son-in-law. These three men
have been shadowed constantly for over
three weeks, and the police claim to have
knowledge of plot embracing murder.
arson and pillage.
The plotters, it is said, contemplated
blowing up the palace, which is now used
as Government building, and when the
Annexationists rushed to the scene thew
were to be shot down. 1t is known that
the Royalists have in their possession
about 200 rifles and ammunition. which
are said to have been stolen from the
Government during the eex-Queen's reign
by John Cummings for the purpose of
engaging in revolution.
The three conspirators are all English
men, and the British Consul here was
about to interfere when he was informed
Of the nature of the charges against the
men and he dropped the matter.
The three men were brought before
Judge Foster Saturday morning. and
were held without bail to appear for ex-
animation Wednesday, June 18th.
As an offset TO this Royalist plot the
Annexationists have little one of their
own, which is quite as deadly in its ma
ture as that of the Royalists. The citi
Gems reserve, which now numbers be-
tween six 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 this plot.
In the event OF royalist outbreak GER
tain prominent supporters OF the ex-
Queen are marked for slaughter, and even
if the men have not been detailed to do
the work there is tacit understanding
among certain Of the citizen soldiers as to
which man each is to pick out and 90 for.
A member of the Citizens Reserve has
given to the Associated Press CORE.
spondent list of names of those Roval-
lists who are to be killed at the first sion
of trouble. 1t includes nearly all the
Royalist leaders, and is as follows: Sam
Parker. V. Y. Ashford. c. W. Ashford
John Cummings, ]. +. Bush, A. z. Peter
son, Charles Creighton, Antoine Rosa, DIR.
Foote. Charles Wilson, J. W. Robertson.
C. O. Berger, John Bowler, L. B. Thomas
G. c. Kenyon, L. Norrie. r. II. Rickard
James Campbell, John F. Colburn and
w. H. Cornwell.
1t is said also that the ex-Queen and
Claus Spreckels Will be disposed Of and
some Of the extreme Radicals 90 SO far as
10 say that if Minister Blount interferes
in any fight that may occur he will also
be shot down.
Il is safe to say that in any other place
but Honolulu such a condition of affairs
as exists here would inevitably result in
hloodshed. But here the people are so in
the habit of making threats with no in
tention of executing them that no one
1laces much faith in the fighting qualities