The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-06
UNREST IN HAWAII
Anarchy May Soon Reign
There.
PLOTS AND COUNTERPLOTS.
The Provisional Government Ready
to Take Vigorous Action if
Necessary.
Special Correspondence of THE MORNING CALL

HONOLULU, June 2S.-Several very i'm
portant events and facts have transDired
here since the last steamer left. Three
conspirators have been arrested by the
Provisional Government, and under cer-
tain circumstances mOrs will follow; a
well-0Tganized cOunteT-conSpiracy or plot
10 exterminate about twenty of the royal
iSt cOnSpirators has been discovered, TO be
carried INTO effect at the first opportunity
Claus Spreckes has applied TO Minister
Blount for protection, which has been
granted through the Provisional Govern
ment; and Secretary Gresham has reversed
the position taken BY Minister Blount in
the Nordhoff case, which resulted in the
sudden departure OF the latter gentleman.
During the month of March last num-
Der of the political faction known as the
non-AmerlcaE supporters OF the ex-Queen
and her cause began a series of meetings
and cons ultations. which have resulted in
a well-intended and well-organized but fu-
tile conspiracy for the restoration of the eX-
Queen to power. How impossible and
hopeless of success the conspiracy has
proved does not In any way lessen its truth,
or the present scare which has been pro-
duced in royaIist circles by its public ex-
posture AMI the arrest of three of its pro-
moters.
The men arrested are not the ringleaders
but are the tools put forth by the politi-
clans who have planned the scheme
After the finding of the dynamite'cartrdges
near the ex-Queen's premises few week S
bo
around the conspiratOrs. Since the arrival
of Claus Spreckels on the scene they have
been making preparations fo- a coup 'etat,
which has been repeatedly threatened and
talked upon the street during the past
month.
The CALL has already published par
tial list of the men to be arrested. On
June %, exactly three months after the
permanent organization of the conspiracy
was effected, the Provisional Government
arrested I. B. Walker, an Englishman ::
Archibald Sinclair, a naturaliZed Scotch
American citizen, and Z. c. Crick, an
Englishman, on charge Of conspiracy by
maliciOusly and reasonably cOnspirng
and concerning with about twenty-five
others to put down and destroy by force.
with the use of dynamite, illuminate of
silver and other deadly explosives, the
Provisional Government, to levy war
thereon and seize, destroy and take by the
same means the Governments buildings
and the seat of government in Honolulu.
The punishment for the offense charge
against the arrested men is q fine of not
less than $500 nor more than 5000, or by
imprison ment al hard labor for not less
than SIX months nor more than six years.
or by both such fine and imprisonment
TIE Government claims to have a con-
elusive case against the consprators, and
although the exact line of evidence cannot
b. learned. both President Dole and the
Acknowledgement Informed THE CALL
representative that convictions would Ger
tainly follow under the ordinary course of
legal events.
I'VE have acted very cautiously" said
Acknowledgement Smith. land intend to
So continue. We have refused to make
these arrests for several months in order
to secure a complete chain of evidence
which would make conviction certain. We
have at no time feared the conspirators,
because we have known their every move
ment. The search made for arms and evil
dence at the residence of John Cummns
and at the headquarters OF the conspiracy,
the Central House. were only precaution-
airy measures; the evidence upon which
the cases rest was already in hand. The
second search made at the Central House
was to discover. if possible. the existence
of a secret chamber alleged to be in exist
ence there by one of the suspected men
not yet arrested, who was prompted to
make the confession by his fears.
How did you first get the clew which
led to the arrest of these three particular
men out of the twenty-1iye?" asked THE
CALL correspon dent.
We'll, this way" said the Attorney
General. ''E. C. Crick, one of the men,
who claims to be chemist, applied to the
druggist on board the United States steam
ship Boston to know if he could purchase
illuminate Of silver from the ship and if
not would the druggist give them instruc-
tons for its manufacture. This fact was
secured by the Governments detectives
and it led shortly to the discovery of the
dynamite plot to blow up the old barracks
before the troops we're rem owed to the
executive building. The dynamite found
near Washington place a short time ago
was a portion of the bombs manufactured
by 4. c. Crick, now under arrest
AS nearly as can be learned the follow
ing Is list of the royalist conspirators
who will likely be subjected to arrest by
the Government at the close of the presen t
trials, or in case any further movement
is made against the Government before
thattime:
Samuel Parker, half-caste and ex-Min-
lister; John Cummins, balf-caste and ex-
Minister; John L. Bush, half-caste and
editor of the Ka Leo; A. P. Peterson.
American. an ex- Attorney-General; Charles
Creighton. English-Amercan and ex-At-
torney-G General; Antoine Rosa half Portu-
guese and eX-Attorney- General; DR.. Foote,
American and lately believed TO be con-
nected with the opium importations of the
yacht Halcyon-also one of the promoters
of the Hawaiian lottery scheme and bill :;
Charles Wilson, half-caste and eX-Marshal :;
James W. Robertson. Englishman and ex-
Chamberlain to The Queen; John Bowler,
Irishman; E. B. Thomas, Engl shman; g.
Carson Kenyon. Englishman aud editor of
Hawaii Holomua; Edmond Norrie. Dane
and associate editor of Hawaii Holomua !;
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