The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-11-17
A CONSPIRACY.


have personal knowledge of some
of the facts related, and has "satis
factory" proof of the other facts
While the names of the persons
implicated, are in our possession
they are, for sufficient reasons, sup
pressed, at present.
We are inclined to believe that
the statement is substantially cor
rect, but that the whole truth has
not been told, and the whole truth
is, that this is only one of the many
plots and conspiracies which have
been made, during the last year
and half, but which have misera-
bly, failed, because the conspirators
had neither pluck, or intelligence,
or means, or organizing power, suf-
fcient to carry them out. They
remind one of the lines on the
tombstone of an infant, who died,
aged three days:
at so very soon was done for,
/ wonder what was begun for?"
There is reason to believe that the
person who makes the statement,
was interested in relating sensa-
tional newspaper story, and that he
followed up the movements of the
conspirators, and got into their
condolences for that purpose. The
military man, who figures in the
story, undoubtedly discovered that
if there was any fighting to do, he
would have to do it himself,
with few followers, and moreover
his susceptible mind was greatly
disturbed by the fear of not get
ting sufficient reward. Although
he is now believed to be on his
way to the Coast, in order to take
possession of the proposed expedi-
ton, the truth probably is that he
has only folded his tent, and
silently stolen away.
The Government has been with
out any doubt, in possession of the
general features of the plots, in all
Of their various stages, and have
been well prepared to meet any
issue. The significant fact is, that
the natives, if the story is true,
have not been taken into conf
dence, and the editor of Ka Leo
has not been allowed to know
enough about the matter, to qualify
him to be the historian of it. That
he has repeatedly eaten hearty
meals of poi and gunpowder in
preparation for his services, in the
rear guard, is perhaps true.
There is no occasion whatever
for any alarm. More than one per-
son regrets that the conspirators
have not taken to arms. The con-
flict would have cleared the air,
and ended, forever, any further
agitation of the matter.
The difficulties in executing any
sanguinary plot to capture the Ex-
ecutive Building, and remove the
officers of the Government are al
most insurmountable. The history
of innumerable plots contrived to
overthrow Governments is that, in
ninety-nine out of a hundred cases,
they are detected and frustrated.
Russia and France are hotbeds of
conspiracy, and the conspirators
are legions, but their schemes fail
TO materialize. Paris is the home
of thousands of bloodthirsty anar-
chists, yet President Carnot was
killed, far from Paris, by an Italian
crank.
Bullock, the agent in Liverpool
of the Confederate Government of
the Southern States, during the
Civil war, the man who fitted out
the Alabama, the Shenandoah and
other cruisers, says he employed
many patriotic, honest, enthusi-
astic, utterly loyal Southerners to
aid him in equipping these cruisers,
but they constantly betrayed the !
cause by their indiscretions, and
Z gave it away" to the Federal de-
.ectives. Mysterious movements,
1nguarded remarks, queer looks
and unusual meetings, put those :