The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-08-05
ANOTHER HUGE PLOT
Young Spreckles Takes Sides With
EX-Queen LiliOukalani.
TO OVERTHROW HAWAII
Headquarters of the Filibusterlng
Expedition Discovered and the
Soheming Agents Plans Given
Away-Picked Freebooters.


plot to restore Queen Lllloukalani and
youngest son OF Claus Spreckels, Is said
to be backing the scheme, The Chron-
icle says: One OF the best contr.ved
and most dangerous illbustering expe-
ditions ever lifted out on American soil
was uncovered In san Francisco yes
terday. Its object is or was, TO take
possession of the Hawaiian republic by
force of arms. restore to the throne ex-
Queen Lilioukalani and divide the
lands. money and goods. worth approx
imately s27.000,0o0. among 200 freeboot-
ers picked up by ones and twos in Am
erica.
The active agent Of the conspirators
Is W. p. Morrow, a native OF Connectl-
cut, aged 81, and, he says. recently a
resident of Grass Valley. Cal. He is
still in San Francisco under surveil-
lance. so the federal authorities can get
him II they care to do so.
The headquarters OF the filibustering
expedition has been at II Bush street. a
dingy boarding house. There the agent
OF the consplrstors has been receiving
day and night q motley crowd of men
who came In response to his cautiously
worded advertisements published in
this city and elsewhere. Morrow ad-
mitted last night, when he was forced
into a corner and told that the game
was up. that he had been engaging men
to go to Hawaii and overturn the little
republic. He had told before 10 a re-
porter how the thing was to be done.
and had stated plainly who the men
were behind the scenes.
| Among them he enumerated one of
the extied Ashfords. and he declared
that Rudolph Spreckels was the man
with money who was backing the pro-
ject. Spreckels. he said. had already
concealed a large number of rifles in
| the island Of Maui, so that they would
| be ready when the filibustors reached
/ the islands.
The first local intimation of the ex-
pedition appeared In an advertisement
a few days ago. The advertisement
which led TO tho discovery OF the fill
clustering scheme appeared In a MORN
ing paper Of Tuesday, July 80. 1t reads;
."Lumbermen and hunters, to escort
prospecting party, good pay TO good
men: state age; fare, SIG. Address Box
1853 Examiner Office"
A Chronicle reporter answered the
advertisement and In a few hours re-
ceived the following typewriter reply;
1--WE want men for an expedition to
which there will probably be some
| fighting In the interest of 10000 people
with less than 5000 to oppose them.
Only a small organized body to beat
not exceeding 200 who amount to only
little as soldiers, being newly recruit
cd and Differed by civilians without
capacity or discipline. Pay will be SIS
and upward per month, according to
what you can do; also a grant of
enough fruit or coffee land in bearing
to fix you for life. You will have 10
furnish rifle and ammunition. IL pros
poets suit you answer and a meeting
will be arranged
1t was easy to see what this meant.
The 10000 people referred to comprise
the royalist 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 Morrow and called
upon him at the boarding house on
Bush street. The expedition was dis
cussed and the reporter evinced a de-
sire TO Join it.
Have you any Idea OF the goal OF
this expedition he was asked
The Chronicle reporter said that he
thought II might be Salvador. That
is a mistake" was the reply. THE
scheme Is TO restore the queen of the
Sandwich islands TO her throne. We
will enlist 200 to 400 men from here and
take a vessel from this port within 10
days to two weeks. We have been
giving out false information as to our
starting point, telling people that we
start from the north.seither Alaska or
some other northern port. We shall.
however. 60 from here and In about 10
days. II will take about SIG 10 buy the
necessary outfit OF clothes and ammu-
milton, arms, etc. The Dole govern
ment owns three-quarters OF the land
ed property In the islands and the
proposition is II the expedition is sue
cessful to distribute the captured prop
erty to the adherents and send Dole
and his supporters out OF the Islands
without cent The standing army
consists of l20 men and 40 officers. be-
sides a militia Of 5s3 men. The arma-
ment Of the standing army Is six gat-
ling guns. which are stationed at the
palace. In the city OF Honolulu the
Dole government claims 1900 adher-
ents and OF these 5000 there are l.OOO
who are friends Of the royallsts. and
out Of the l20 men who make up the
standing army we claim to have five
men who are ready to do the bidding
OF a revolutionary party. and out OF
the militia we can command 50 out OF
$50. The proposition is to capture the
five steamers that ply between the
islands and then approach Honolulu
and capture the revenue offices and the
bank of Bishop q Co.. there being from
$500, 900 to 100000 in the revenue boxes
and bank.
THE proposition in regard to the
queen is TO place her on the throne
as & mere figurehead. the head OF the
revolutionary party to be in control OF
affair. Rudolph spreckels has planted
1000 stands or arms TO be used by the
revolutionary party on the island OF
Maui"
Continued Mr.. Morrow: 'The Spreck-