New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-07

look part the late instruction VIII receive lui
eI BY order Of the Executive Gqpnenu n SMITH
Attorney General
The above reply was made to the communi-
..tion of Mrs Dominis by special advice Of F.
n Hatch, Minister of Foreign Affairs
ARREST OF THE CONSPIRATORS
After the departure of the Alameda. on Janu-
or,, Il there was general renewal Of activity
an nursut Of Wilcox and Nowlen. Many recent
traces Of the fugtives were found, but no capture
was made in the mountains and valley heads.
A, Waialao. Captain Parker found William Aud
and succeeded in getting from him the name Of
messenger OF Nowlein who lived az Moiliili.
He telephoned TO the marshal. who at once
rosted the man. The marshal frightened him
into confessing that Nowle!n and three others
we're concealed in the shrub near his house. and
were being fed by his family. The marshal ana
his posse then captured the fugitves in their
hiding-place. Charles 6 Hopkins, an ex-marshal
and half-white. disclosed the fact that Wilcox
bad been concealed for two days at fishing
place on the reef. lie was seized there and
taken to prison.
John s Walker, Major Seward and c. T. Gal
lex were arrested on January Is for completely
In the purchase and landing of arms for inc
rebels. Seward was one of the Queens Commits
sioners TO Washington last summer. Galick, who
Is deeply implicated, was Minister of the IN
teror with Gibson These arrests were nlaue
in consequence Of disclosures by Now!ein' VIII
cox and other prisoners who have been VElhg
with one another in their revelations.
On the morning Of January 16 the ex-Queen
was arrested at her residence ana confined IN
former royal bedroom in the palace. where
she now is Mrs. Charles Clark continues to at
tend her That afternoon the volunteer troops
and sharpshooters were all called in and dis
missed to their homes.
Four new members. Messrs. Hosmer, Kennedy.
Castle and Wood. were chosen to fill the
cancies In the Advisory Council. Two acts were
passed. one appropriating $4,000 for special ex-
penses incurred during the instruction and the
other enabling the President to appoint officers
Of the National Guard in time Of war. This was
to enable certain lawyers to act on the military
commission for trying the rebels. Judge Austin
Whiting was accordingly made colonel of the LIST
Regiment, and A. Kinney captain Of the staff
The President appointed the following military
commission:
Colonel Whiting. president; Captain Kinney,
1udge-advocate: Lieutenant-Colonel Fisher. Cap
tains Ziegler Pratt, Camara and Wilder. and
Lieutenant Jones.
BOMBS FOUND IN THE EX-QUEEN'S HOUSE
There was no celebration of Abrogation Day
on January II except a noon salute. The mill
tary commission opened court in the morning.
thirteen prisoners appearing before 1t as fol-
lows: Messrs. Gack. Seward T. b. Walker,
Bowler Pckard. Bertelmann Wilcox. Nowlein,
the two Lanes Grey Weidemann and Marshall.
Charles Clark, a chief attendant OF the eX-
Queen, gave the damaging information which led
10 the discovery at her residence of forty rifles,
eleven pistols five swords, thirtye!ght full belts
and 1000 cartridges; also twenty-one bombs OF
different patterns. This last, THE Bulletin
lately a Royalist paper. terms "a frightful ma
White and Ritton were arrested for casting
number of the bombs found
The court opened January IS with the last eight
prisoners named above who were charged win
treason and levying war on the Repuohc' raui
,;ernann apDeared as counsel for Wilcox. Grey.
Weidenann and Marshall. Antoine Rosa was coun-
sci for James and William Lane. Nowiein ana
Bertelmann refused counsel The taking OF EVIL
dence was begun in the afternoon. WILCOX ana
Nowein pleaded guilty. The testimony was co'
Melted for the prosecution early in the afternoon
of January 49, Wilcox. James Lane, Grey
Weidemann and Marshall testified for the de-
fense mainly proving the extremely weak and
bile conduct Of the whole affair. Nemann
nleaded for light sentence. urging banishment'
KINNEY set forth the great public danger from
the rebels.
Wilcox testified that he kept aloof from the
business until about "A week before the OUT
break but finally persuaded that his repu'a-
ton with the natives made it dishonoraDle not TO
take part Since his imprisonment WILCOX mas
broken down and wept childishly.
on January 81 the military COMMISSION Dcg t,,h
the trial of the four leading men charged win
procuring the importation OF arms ana aihihuh
tion-C. F. Galick. Richard. T. VI. Walker ana
Major Seward Walker alone p!eaded euH'!'
tn crpr,ba eiS
LILIUOKALANI SECURED THE FUNDS.
on January % the first witness was John A
Cummings. Kalakaua's last premier. He be-
trayed great agitation. sensation was caused
by Cummings. when h. stated that upon his
,nquirtng where Seward got the money to
pay for the arms. the latter told him the
Queen had given him letter TO Rudolph |
Spreckels. who would furnish the funds cum |
mings remarked that Rudolph had been mere !
and had only just returned home. seward re- |
piled that Mr.. Fos did the business Tor
Spreckels. - |
was the most sensation. Il of any before the trip-
unal. Nowlen Richard, Ga!ick and Seward mao
been holding meetings at Galcks house since /
September. planning the rebellion: They met ,
several times q week. The plan adopted was TO !
occupy stations throughout the heart Of the city !
and capture the police station, telephone office |
and eectrc-light stati m. so as to prevent the
citizens guards from rallyns. Seward pur-
chased and shipped the arms from the coast;
Nowlein sent out agents TO enlist men and or
ganize them In squads with captains reporting !
Ia himself He also helped arrange about land
ing arms; Richard assisted generally. Nowle!n
was chief In the field Gack was the statesman
Of the quartet With their help he drafted
new constitution, proclamatiOns Of the restored |
and of martial law, and wrote forms
Of commissions for Cabinet and other officers.
The Oueen's private secretary, w. f. Kae. who
engrossed those papers, testified to having re-
ceiyed from Nowlein. late in December, a copy Of
the constit ution to engross. II was in Galicks
hand writing: also a proclamation and a notice
OF martial law: also commissions for members or
the Cabinet and for other officers.
SHE HAD HER CABINET READY.
All these papers witness copied out and gave to.