The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-06
LEAGUED TO LOOT
PLAN DISCOVERED TO STEAL THE
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

and Finds Himself in tho Presence OF
the Organizer of an Expedition to Rob
Burn, Kill and Otherwise Garry Things
with High Hand in Hawaii-Queen
LIS Restoration to be a Side Incident
They Aim to Steal what They Can't
Carry Away-Government Defied.
San Francisco, Aug. 5-The Chronicle
prints story exposing an alleged plot
to restore Queen Liliuokalani and loot
Honolulu Rudolph Spreckles, the
youngest son of Claus Spreckles, is said
to be backing the scheme. The Chron-
icle says: One of the best arranged
and most dangerous filibustering expe-
ditiNns ever fitted out on American soil
was uncovered in San Francisco yes
ferday. It's object is-or waste take
the Ha waiian republic by force Of arms
restore 20 the throne, Queen Liliuokala-
nj and dSvile lands, money and goods
worth fortunately s27, 900 among
some 200 f.-eebooters picked up by ones
and twos irt western America.
The chief agent of the conspirators is
w. p Morrow of Connecticut, aged 81,
ana. he says. recently resident Of
Grass Valley, Cal. He is still in San
the federal authorizes can get him if
they desire TO dCf so.
The headquarters of the filibuster-
ing expedition has been at I'll Bush
street, a dingy, fiat fronted boarding
house There the agent Of the con-
spirators has been receiving day and
night a motley crowd of men, who call
In response to his cautiously worded
advertisements published in this city
and elsewhere.
Morrow admitted last night, when
forced into a corner, and told that the
game was up. that he had been engag-
ing men TO go 70 Hawaii and overturn
the republic.
ARMS ON MAUI.
He had told before to a reporter how
the thing was to be done, and had stat
nd plainly VINO the men were bAlind the
scheme. Among them he enumerated
enc of the eXiled ASlffords, and he de-
clared that Rudolph Spreckels was the
man with the money who was backing
the project. SDreckeiS, he said, had |
already concealed a large number of
rifles on the island of Maui, so that |
they would he ready when the filibuS- |
1erers reached the islands.
The first local intimation Of the ex-
petition appeared in an advertisement 1
a few days ago. The advertisement |
which lead TO the discovery of the fill /
clustering scheme, appeared in morn /
ing paper of Tuesday, July, 60 It
reads: |
''Timbermen and hunters to escort |
prospecting party; good pay to good |
men: state age, fare SIG. Address box
1888 Examiner office"
a Chronicle reporter answered this
advertisement and in a few hours re-
ceived the following typewriter re-
ply:
ssyya mint man for IN avpad;+;o,, on5
there viii probably be some fighting in
the interest of 10000 people. with less
than 5000 to oppose them. Only a
small orga nized body to beat, not ex-
ceeding 200. who amount to little as
soldiers. being newly recruited and of
fcered by civilians, without capacity
or discipline. Pay will be S25 and up
wards per month according to what
you can do; also a grant of enough
fruit or coffee land to fix you for life.
You will have to furnish rife and am
munition. If prospects suit you ans
wer and a meeting can be arranged"
MIGHT BE SALVADOR.
1t was easy to see what this menat.
The 10000 people referred to comprise
the Royalists and native population Of
the Hawaiian islands. The 5000 are the
people who are loyal TO the Dole re-
public. The reporter then arranged
an interview with Mr. Morrow and
called upon him at the boarding houes
on Bush street. The expedition was
discussed and the reporter evinced a
desire to join It,
Have you any idea Of the goal Of
this expedition" he asked
The Chronicle reporter said that he
thought it might be Salvador.
That is mistake" was the reply
The scheme is to restore the Quuen of
the Sandwich islands to her throne. !
We viii enlist 200 to 400 men from here
and take sailing vessel from this port
within ten days or two weeks. We have
been giving out false informa ton as to
our starting point, telling people we
were going to start from Alaska. or
some other northern point. We shall
however. go from here in about ten
days. 1t will take about SIG to buy the
necessary outfit Of clothes, ammuni-
ton, arms. etc. The Doid government
owns three-quarters of the landed prop
erty in the islands. and the PROPOSE
ton is that if the expedition is success
ful, to distribute the captured proper
~ to the adherentS and send Dole and
his supporters out of the islands with
out a cent.
The standing army consists of 100
men and forty officers. besides mill
tia OF $50 men. The armament of the
standing army is six Calling guns, 1
which are stationed at the palace
In the city of Honolulu the Dole gov
claims 5000 adherents, and of $
these 5000 there are LOCO who are the j
friends of Royalists. and out of the loO c
men who make IN the standing army c
we claim TO have five men who are ,
ready to do the bidding of the Revoul- y
tionary party. and out of the militia i
we can command the services of fifty
men. {
INCLUDES Rank ROBRING. s
The proposition is to capture the 5
ave steamers that ply between the is I
amos and then approach Honolulu and O
capture the revenue offices and bank 9
II Bishop X Co, there being fAom $780, ;
100 to S@oo.o0o in the revenue boxes and 7
oank- The proposition in regard 10 $
the queen IS TO place her on the throne {
rs mere figurehead. the head of the s
evolutionary party TO be in control of o
affair h
Rudolph Spreckles has planted 600 I
stands of arms TO he used by the revo- :
utionistS on the island Of Maui" con- 7
inued Morrow. G
The Spreckles have little ,lse for tho a
provisional government and they would q
urnish arms 70 the natives. excent I
hat the natives cannot use them. and
@ this fact | attribute the failure of I;
he last uprising. p
In the party that is to leave from q
mere there are three or four men that II
are acquainted with every inch Of the 6
stands. Among them is Volney Ash /;
'ord. We have an attorney. who is e
GIVING us advice. and who is 10 ac- q
company the expedition. His name is s
Bashford !,
COWBOYS ON THE FORCE. c
IN regard 10 the makeup OF the (
party. there are about 200 men, nearly {
aii cowboys from New Mexico. Arizona