The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-05

BAN FRANCISCO, August 4'--Iho Outon'
ical prints a story exposing an alleged
plot to restore Queen LIliuoEalani and
loot Honolulu, Rudolph spreckels,
youngest aon Of Claus sprecksl', Is said
to bO backing the scheme.
Tho Chronicle says; Ono OF the best
conceived and most dangerous tilibus'
iering expeditions ever fitted out on
American soil was uncovered In San
Francisco yesterday, Its object is-or
was-to take Hawaiian republic by force
OF arms, restore to the throne ex'Queen
LilIuokaIani, and dividO money and
goods worth approximately $27 100000
among some 200 ireeboOterS picked up
By onos and twoS In western America.
The active agent Of the conspIrator Is
". T.. Morrow, a native Of Connecticut,
aged thirty.one, aud he was recently
resident OF Grass Valley, California. He
is still In San Francisco under sutveil'
lance, 80 that the federal authorities can
get him II they desire to do so.
The headquarters OF the filibuSterInG
expedition mas been at I'll Bush street,
dinVy fat fronted boarding house.
Where the agent OF the conspirators has
been receiving day and night q motley
crowd OF men who respond to his eau
tiouSly Worded advertisements publish
cd In the city aud elsewhere.
Morrow admitted last night when he
was forced into corner aud told that
the game was up. that he had been en-
gagged to 20 into Hawaii and overthrow
the republic,
Ho had told before TO reporter that
the thing was to be done, and had stated
plainly who the men were behind the
scenes Among them he mentioned
one OF tho exiled Ashfords, and he de-
clared that Rudolph sprecklei was the
mau with the money who was backing
tho project. SDreckles, he says, had
already concealod large number Of
rifles on the island Of Mani. 90 that they
would bs ready when the hllbuSterers
reached the islands
REPoRTER's WORK.
The firSt local intimation OF the expe.
disIon appeared in an advertisement q
few days ago. The advertisement which
led to the discovery Of tho tillbuStsr.
ing scheme appeared In morning
paper, Tuesday, July 80. 1t reads:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and hun.
tors to escort prospecting partyi good
pay TO good men state agei fare, SIG,
Address Box 1890 Examiner Office"
A Chronicle reporter answered this
advertisement and In few hours re.
ceived the following typewrittsn reply:
"We want men for an expedition, and
thoro will probably be some fighting in
tho interest Of 10000 people, with loss
than 5000 to oppose them. Only a
small organized body to beat, not ex'
ceeding 700, who amount to only little
as soldiers, being newly recruited and
differed by civilians without capacity
or discipline, pay S25 and upwards per
month, according to what you can do
also a grant Of enough fruit or colleo
land In bearing TO fix you for life. You
will have 70 furnish rifle and Rmmuni-
tion. II prospects suit you, answer
and a meeting can ha arranged"
"Have you any idea OF tho goal oi
this ekpedltion7' Nj. Morrow was
asked.
The Chronicle reporter said that no
thought 1t might be Salvador
"FhAt Is q mistake" was tho reply.
"Tho scheme Ia to restore tliu QuOon Of
tho Sandwich islands to her throne. We
will enlist 200 10 400 men from hero and
tako sailing vessel from this port with.
In ton days or two Wosks We have
giyon out false information as to our
starting point, telling people that wC
wore to start from tho north 10 Alaska
or some other northern port. We shall,
however, 90 from hOre in about ton
days. It will cost SIG 10 buy necessary
oulft Of clothes, arms, etc.
WILL MAKE a "DIvvY."
"Tho Dole government owns thrco.
quarters Of tho landed property OIL thu
Islands, aud tho proposition is that II
tho expedition 10 successful 10 diitrlb'
ulo tho property to tho adhorOnLs, and
send Dolo and his snpporteta out Of tho
Islands without cent. Tho standing
army consista Oi 100 mon And ~ OIL
curs besides militia Of $50 mon. Tho
armament ot tho standing army Is six
satling guns, which arc stationed At tho
palace.
"lu tho city Of Honolulu tho Dolo gov.
ornmonL clnims 5000 adhOrcnts. and OF
those 1900 lhorO nro 1000 who ntn
friends oi tho lloynllstH, aud out VI the
l2O mon who mako ub tho standing
army wu claln to have ilvO mon who arC
ready TO do tho bidding Of tho RovOlu.
lionary party, aud out Of tho militia wo
can command tho services OF ilily men.
"rho proposition Is 10 capture tho
i've alcnlnorA tint ply between tho is.
lands ard thsa approach HaHelHlH RRd
rupture tho rOvOnuO Office and bank oi
Bishop & Company, there boLng itom
$500, 900 to $500, 900 In tho rOvonuO boxOf
Of tho bank. The prOnoiillon In regard
to tho qIoOn Is 10 place llnr on the
throne aS incrO figure hpnd, tho head
oi tho revolutionary party TO DO In con
itOl Of allalrs.
- srRteKgLs ~ IT.
"Rudolph Hptcuknla hN4 planted LOO.
,lnnhs Of nrms To bc li4ud by tia rovUlu
tionIsla Oh tho island ot Maui, con
tinunl Morrow "SprorkOlA luvo lilllt
nNo Ior tho provisional government
l'loy could furnish arms TO tho nnliyc,
cxubpl that tho nnllvni could not uSu
them, anl lU lhlg fact ] attribute Tho
failure oi tho lasL uptlling"
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