Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-07-08
HOT IN HAWAII.
~Conspiracies, Threats and Pro
jected Assassinations.
CLAUS SPRECKELS MAY Be KILLED
Arrest OF Alleged ConspiratOrs by thu
Provisional Government MIR. BlOunt
In Some Danger OF Being
Murdered.

HONOLULU. June 2S.-Dcvclopment'
of the past six days have been three ar
rests for conspiracy DO overthrow tht
provisional government, u threa'
against the life of Claus Spreckels ant
the organization of society within
the ranks of the anneXationists for the
purpose of shooting down certain roy
alists in the event of an open attacl
upon the present government. Claus
Sprcckels found on his gate few days
ago a placard ornamentcd with skull.
and cross bones and bearing the in
.scription, Gold and silver will moi
stop lead" lIc laid the matter before
Minister Blount, and the latter for
warded Spreckers statement to the
provisional government.
The names of the persons arrested FOL
conspiracy are 7. Il. Walker, +. G.
-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'
idcncc against these men showing they
were forming a plot to blow up
the government buildings, and then
shoot down the anncxationists when
they should rush to the scene. a large
number of persons are being watched
by the authorities. Six or seven hun.
,dred anneXationists have formed q
.'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 Il list of those marked for
assassination, and says that 1t includes
Claus Spreckels and Minister Blount in
case they interfere in any fight that
may occur.
AS soon rs the government received
from Minister Blount Claus Sprcckels'
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 us well as members of
the Annexation club, regret the occur
renee and look upon the posting of the
placard as the work of Il practical joker
or some crank The victim of the alleged
joke, however, has no hesitation in
saying he believes his enemies here are
irving 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 anneXationists say they realize that
the question of government is II 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 bloodshcd. But here the PEG
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
1t is only fair to the provisional gov
eminent to say that the officials in
power have not been consulted in the
making of these wild plans and thai
they are generally conservative, level
headed men who would not coanten'
ance such doings rs are spoken Of
With all this talk of conspiracy and
murder, there is hardly any
possibility of trouble here. The
natives without whom the
white and half-white leaders can dc
nothing are peaceably disposed and arr
generally of the opinion that the ques'
ton of government should be settled
by the United States