The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-08-24
Consul Wilder Refuses to Father the
Latest Filibuster Story.
STATEMENT MADE TO ExAMINEK
He Took No stock in the Alleged
Scheme to Overthrow the Dole
GOVernment-Only a Plan to Make
Money-Did Not Spoil a Good Story.

Attorney Hornbrook is for once a
tri1e anxious as to his reputation. His
brilliant record on the crimsoned seas
OF the Orient gained him such world
wide fame that he has ever since
plunged recklessly into any scheme
for glory. His latest venture in that
line-the organization of zone of the
best contrived and most dangerous
filibustering expeditions ever fitted
| out on American soil'-has, however,
done much to ipjure his enviabIe po-
| sition.
When Charles I. Wilder, Consul
| General of the Hawaiian Islands,
made the following statement, which
he admits having made, well know
| ing 1t was to go on record as coming
from him in his official capacity,
HornbrOok, who gaZed uDmOved upon
the horrors of Wei -Hai-Wei, realized
that he was cornered and has vainly
tried to retrieve himself. Here is the
statement that was made by Consul
Wilder:
1.-THE story is ridiculous, and, so far
as L have been able to ascertain, is
absolutely without foundation.
never heard of w. w. Morrow before,
nor of his alleged scheme to organize
q tilibustering expedition to overthrow
the Dole Government. Furthermore,
/ take no stock in it. AS matter of
fact, am inclined to think that Nor
row is simply a confidence man who
has hit upon this eXpedient as clever
way for making a few dollars. He
was to collect SIC from each of 200 or
more adventures, and that would
have hpnn tho laSt hoo r6 nf tho
so-called daring plan to re-establish
the monarchy on the islands. If this
man Morrow had been a bona fide
agent for the alleged conspirators he
would not have given away so many
particulars to the people who applied
to him and offered their services.
Men who engage in such affairs gen.
orally want to be paid in advance
themselves, rather than be required to
put up deposit. Then the idea that
200 men could go over and capture the
islands is in itself preposterous. Why,
the Dole Government can turn out
20O0 we'll drilled and thoroughly
equipped men inside OF fifteen min
utes at any time. No, there is nothing
in the stOry-if there was / think L
should have known something
about it,"
That is the Consurs statement
81 realize that | have got myself
between the devil and the deep sea in
connection with this filibuster yarn"
said Wilder last night. ''I told the
truth to The Examiner man during
our interview, and / don't take back
anything [ said. [ am not afraid of
the truth. / acknowledge that l did
make the statements credited to me
by The Examiner
'I have since signed a statement to
the effect that did not write on the
subject to any newspaper. That's
true, too. OF course, 1 didn't write
"You see, it was this way: Some of
the boys came to me and asked me not !
to spoil good story as they saw fit |
to designate the alleged filibuster ex-
pedition-Of which 1 repeat 1 know |
and have known nothing at !
any time. The only thing I ever said |
in connection with that story which |
might have been construed into mean
ing that | was cOgniZant of any such |
expedition, was a remark that / |
wouldn't be surprised if a parcel of |
d fools would attempt such a
thing. l also said that / would not |
like anything better than to see them
try 1t, for it would teach others a les
son. But as to this particular expedi-
tloD, never heard of it. Regarding
that man Morrow, / repeat that I
never heard Of him before, and don't
know who he is now. L have seen his
picture, and that convinced me all the
more that / never knew him.-S. F.