Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-26
ROYALISTS STILL PLOTTING
Latest Filibustering Scheme Has Been
Brought to Light at Seattle
SENDING AsHIPLoAD Of WAR MUNITIONS
United states Government May Have to In
terfere to Prevent the sailing OF
Ro.alist Expedition from tho
Pacific Coast,

SEATTLE, June 25.--The steamer c. G.
Watson. which cleared from this port at the
local customs Office last night with $4,000
feet OF lumber for Honolulu, intends to take
on field pieces, small arms and ammunition
of Cape Flnttery. a large shipment Of arms
and ammunition has been made to the sound
by rail and is now either stored or cached
at various points along the sound In the
vicinity of Everett and Whatcom.
After the Watson rounds Cape Fluttery i
IS said that she will dump her big cargo Of
lumber into the sea and large number of
small sloops aud schuoners will sail seaward
from near the points named bringing the
new cargo. After the lumber cargo has gone
into the waves 1t is said that she will head
for a small island in the Hawaiian group
which has been selected and is peculiarly
adapted for the landing of contraband cargo.
II her plans do not miscarry an insurrection
may be expected to follow.
A bold scheme is said to have been un-
earthed by the government agents recently.
1t is said that some San Francisco shippers
and woman in Honolulu, who is worth
S250O,O00, proposed fitting up a schooner at
this port with heavy guns and small arms
and then TO 20 to a small island in the
Hawaiian group and fortfy themselves, II
was calculated that the strength of the
royaists and the supposed allies of eX-Queen
Liliuokalani in San Francisco would greatly
help out the scheme. 1t is also said that a
certain man in this city, well known for his
fighting ability, was offered command of the
expedition at a salary of $3.50 per month II
successful he was to have high position
under the royal government.
MATTER MAY BECOME SERIOUS.
WASHINGTON, June 25.-lt is probable
that the government authorities concerned in
the execution of the neutrality laws will
have to turn their attention to the reported
! fibustering expedition against Hawaii as
| well as to that against Cuba. Hawaiian
officials have been cognizant for some time
! Of the plans at San Francisco to fit out an
expedition intended to overthrow the Dole
| government, and their agents on the coast
| have been active in securing information.
News reaching here from Hawaii has shown
that the authorities take grave view Of the
matter. A small government craft used
! for customs purposes was fitted up with
gatling guns and sent on cruise around the
| islands to watch for the expedition. The
land forces under Colonel Mclean, who re-
Gently went from Washington to assume
| command, were put in readiness for the ex'
pected descent. A new Hawaiian law pro
vides for the exclusion Of persons suspected
Of having designs against the government
The Hawaiian legation here is closed al
present for the summer and the new min
lister has not yet arrived. The charge
d'affaires, Mr.. Hastings, is in Maine bu
keeps in communication with Washington OF
pending business. 1t is not known whether
the Hawaiian officials have called the atten
tion of the State department to the f!ibuster
ing plans 1t is said however, that th
will not be necessary in order to have th
United States authorities act If the expedi
tion has assumed the definite shape stated II
todays dispatches from the Pacific coast
1t is said that the suppression of flibuster
ing under the neutrality laws applies t
Hawaii exactly as it does to Spain. and tn
extent Of this application was shown in tn
presidents recent proclamation and tn
orders of Secretary Olney and Attorney Gen
| eral Harmon.