New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-23
A ROYAL[ST PLOT NIPPED.
rGNOMINIOts COLLAPSE OF AN ATTEMPT
TO RESTORE LILIUOKALANI

,,o,,p M. THE ARRESTED cONsPIRATORs BRITISH
s,.nJrcrs-AN UPRISING PREVENTED BY
THE ALERTNEss OF TIE GOVERNMENT.
Honolulu Dec IA. via San Francisco. Dec. ~
4 chronic Royalist conspiracy mas lohg peeh
known to the police. 1t has supplied ma'efial
for sensational reports containing a modicum OF
truth. II has at last ia Fly materalized rom
the domain Of rimor into that Of Tangible iact ny
ransom Of the capture Of a number of rifles Sc
creted in the houses OF Royal.sts and the arrest
of several OF the conspirators The existence Vi
. decnite conspiracy to overturn the Republic
and restore the monarchy accordingly has ceased
70 he a matter Of derision in the Royalist news
papers.
Definite evidence OF the conspiracy having AZ
cumuIated In the hands Of the marshal iour per-
sons were arrested on the evening OF SATURDAY
December g. John f.. Bush was the hrst man
arrested He Is the Editor OF "kaleo issueu
both in English and Hawaiian, and run OF 'ru-
lent abuse OF the Government. Bush ~ as PROM
inent as any man OF that party. CricN CAM
nex, a chemist; who fixed dynamite bombs In
1885, hut was discharged for lack OF evidence lie
has been writing for BLsh's Engish eoi'oh Vi
"Kaeo." The next arrest was tnat Oh 'osep"
xawbi a prominent native lawyer Frederick
III
I'm a bookstore. Shortly after Bush's arrest his
house was searched and seven rlfies louhu pe-
hind a false partition. At a house in L!liha-s'.
four more were found hidden under the moor Oh
an clubhouse. Several more have been found,
one or two In a house A number OF pe'So"'
have beon arrested on suspicion. but they have
been released on bal Bail Is refused 10 '"e
four first arrested 1t is understood tnat inc e''-
dcnce of their treason IL strong. Inc eNa"h""'
ton of the conspirators Is expected dai'y' III"
Will doubtless be interesting.
1t is understood that an immediate uprising
was To have been attempted. but that the MAJ
snail thought best to nip the business III the qua
Instead % letting It gain Roadway. There was
not the least Danger Of the insane attempt sue
cecIing but il was desirable to prevent an!
bloodshei No blood has Yet been spi III ,"iS
revolution The last arresi or a conspira'"' was
that OF Joseph Tinker esterday. TWO guns anu
A quantity ~ ammunition we're found cohce''eu
In his house Tinker Is an Englishman, butchef'
and has n Young white family. Bail was also re-
fused in his case. NJ pure natives aeem 10 De ln
the cons2lracy except Nlwhi. who mas aI"ayS
been an ardent partisan OF royalty M "oSt to''
cerned are chiefly British subjects me hd', ~ :
,r. showing Little int est in the matter. J NJ
Government 81 President Dole Is extremely con-
siderate ~ the interests and sentiments % wv IN,
native people ard they ire growing co"'e'''e'
with II. . - j., h,,,,d
ina this conspiracy 10 restore the ex-elueeh
viii be the las. Everything moves on puisuy
and there has been no more excitement '""l,
would attend the arrest 81 an ordinary ghhH VI
rouschreokers There seems 60 he no further
reason FOR the British COMMISSIONS 10 dstaln me
British warship Hyacinth here but Ms III ~.
friends are on the inside of things. ana can best
tell him whether they are connecting any more
mischief.