The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-05
PLOT TO RESTORE QUEEN LII.
An Unauthenticated story Published
in san Francisco.

An Unauthenticated story Published
i'm san Francisco.
San Francisco. Aug. 4.-The Chronicle
prints a story exposing an alleged plot
to restore queen Liliuokalani at Homo
lulu. Rudolph Spreckels. the youngest
son of Claus Spreckles, is said TO be in
the scheme The paper says: One of the
best contrived and most dangerous fill
clustering expeditions ever fitted out on
American soil was uncovered in San
Francisco yesterday. Its object is-or
waste overthrow the Hawaiian repub-
lie by force of arms, restore to the throne
ex-Queen Liliuokalani and divide lands
and moneys worth approximately ST.
00o, 600 among some 200 freebooters picked
up by ones and twos in Western America
The active agent of the conspirators is
w. II. Morrow, a native of Connecticut,
aged 81. and, he says. recently a resident
of Grass Valley. He is still in San Fran
cisco, under surveillance. so that the Fed
eral authorities can get him if they care
10 do so. The headquarters of the filibus-
terins expedition has been at I'll Bush
street, q dingy, fiat-fronted boarding
house. Nhe agent of the conspiracy has
been receiving day and night a motley
company of men, who came in response
10 his cautiously worded advertisements
published in this city and elsewhere. Nor
row admitted, when forced into a corner
and told that the game was up, that he
had been engaging men 10 go to Hawaii
and overturn the little republic. He had
told before to a reporter how the thing
was to be done. and had stated plainly
who the men were behind the scheme.
Among them he enumerated one of the
exiled Ashfords. and he declared that
Rudolph Spreckels was the man with
money who was backing the project.
Spreckels. he said. had already concealed
a large number of rifles in the island OF
Maui, so that they would be ready when
the filibusters reached the islands.
The first local intimation of the expe-
dition appeared in an advertisement a
few days ago. The advertisement which
led to the discovery of the scheme ap-
peared In a morning paper of Tuesday,
July 80 1t reads,
''Timbermen and hunters to escort
prospecting party; good pay to good men;
state age; fare SIC. Address Box 1.259.
Examiner Office"
reporter answered this advertisement,
and in a few hours received the following
typewriter reply: I'VE want men for an
expedition in which there will probably be
some fighting in the interest of 9o,0oo peo-
pie, with less than 5000 10 oppose them.
Only a small organized body TO beat, not
exceeding zoo. who amount to only little
as soldiers, being newly recruited and
discipline The pay viii be s25 and upward
a month, according TO what you can do:
also a grant of enough fruit or coffee
land in bearing to fix you fol life. You
will have TO furnish rife and ammunition.
If prospect suits you, answer. ana a
meeting can be arranged" 1T was easy
70 see what this meant. The $4,000 people
referred 10 comprise the Royalist and
native population of the Hawaiian ISL
ands. The 5000 are the people who are
loyal to the Dole republic.
The reporter then arranged an inter
view with Mr.. Morrow. and called upon
him at the boarding house, on Bush
street. The expedition was in discus
sion. and the reporter evinced desire to
Join It,
.TIave YOU an idea of the goal of this
expedition?" Morrow asked
The reporter said that he thought it
might be Salvador.
THAT is n mistake was the reply
"The scheme is to restore the queen OF
the Hawaiian islands to her throne. We
will enlist 300 10 400 men from here and
take a sailing vessel from this port with
i'm ten DAYS or two weeks. We have been
irving false information as to our start
ing point, telling people that we were 10
start from the north, either Alaska or
some other northern port. We shall.
however go from here. and In about ten
L
necessary outfit of clothes and ammu-
rition arms etc The Dole government
owns three-Quarters Of the landed prop
ertv In the islands, and the proposition is.
il the expedition Is successful, TO distrth-
ute the captured property TO our adher-
erts and send Dole and his supporters out
of the islands without a cent. The stand
ior army consists of 40 men and forty
officers. beside n militia of 5S3 men. The
armament Of the standing army ~ six
Calling guns. which are stationed at the
palace.
ON the city OF Honolulu the Dole gov
arrrnent claims s0ca adherents. and OF
thcse 900 there are go who are friends
az TIE rcvalists. out Of the l90 men who
make IN the standing army. we claim 20
have five men who are ready 30 do the
Kidding Of tho Revolutionary party, and
out Of the militia we can command the
services Of fiftv mon
Tho proposition - 70 capture the five
steamers that ply between the islands
and then approach Honolulu and cap
,ure the revenue Office and the hank or
PisNCn & Co there being from s3N.Nl
20 szaa nAn IN the revenue boxes and hank.
.aThe Drouosition IN regard 10 the queen
* 20 place her on the throne ne mere
fr,,rebead. with the head officer Of the
Revolutionary party in control OF affairs
yoaolrh Snreckels has planted 1,o@o
star5s 81 arms 70 - used hv the revo-
I,,ttonisfs on the island of Maui. The
Srreckalsez have little use for the pro-
,.sstoraE government. and thew would FUR
,{sh arms TO tho natives. except that the
,,e.t,,es cannot use them. and 70 this fact
attribute the failure OF the .ast upris-
ing
nm The -~rtv that IS 20 leave from here
.ha~a arc three a. four mon who ara ac-
oue'nted With every inch Of the islands
Among them are toluey Ashford the
NeaA az she present AFFAIR in name. say
IN name because Ashford is PARTLY blamed
fo~ IRE failure % The last affair We have
an attorney who IS giving Va advise. and
who IA to accompany the expedition. His
name is EaShford. In regard 10 the make
m ~ the marty. there are about - nnsr.
nearly al cowboys from New Mexico.
Arizona aad Texas. and most Of them are
here scattered around"
Morrow said that the natives and pco-
ule m general OF fhh islands would wei
come the revolutionary PARTY. and, as
re EXPRESSED a. would consider Il Ike
getting out % he'll into heaven" 20 have
the government a monarchy again
The first uoiut after landing Will be
10 take the ere alarm system. and tho
next point viii be TO take the telephone
system and cut OF the outside. said
Morrow Next viii be the police sta
ffo., whore the-e are only about tweD-
~ men whose arms ara ammunition are
nn ere Ipper 1oorS. while the men are
'-~ .efev Next viii b. the palace.