The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-25
Filibusters Start From Seattle
to Hawaii.
CARGO OF ARMS FROM THE CAPE.
Schooner Watson Will Exchange
Lumber for Other STUFF.
Plans Arranged 20 Beat the Mails and
Exchange Lumber for Cannon. small
Arms and Ammunition to he Trans
ferred From small Vessels on Cape
Fiattery - Royalist schemes and
Oath-Bound Societies.

The schooner @. W. Watson. which
cleared from this port ~ me local Gus
tom Office yesterday with $1,000 feet or
lumber and also shingles for Honolulu
~ not as innocent she looks. according
60 information from an apparently reli-
able scarce which reached the Post-In-
feihgenceF yesterday II she succeeds IN
her purpose her cargo may be the cause
of mere aloodshsd sn the island republic.
AeoorIinx TO the informant. WHO ms
1very means of learning accurate facts.
q large silspusens of field pieces, small
arms and ammunition has been made To
the Sound by rail. and h either stored or
cached at points along the Sound IA the
vicinity Of Everett and Whatcom- After
the Watson rounds Cage F1aftsry she will
dump her big cargo OF iunaper into the
sea and a large and unaccountable num-
Der OF asoos,s and schooners OF small size
will mysterlously sail seaward from near
the points named. bearing the new cargo
for the Watson after her lumber cargo
has gone overheard. She will then head
for a small Island In the Hawaiian grouo,
which has been selected and II peculiarly
ADAPTED TO the landing of the contra'band
cargo. Then. II she succeeds. an insurrec-
ton may be expected at any time.
Crew OF Fighting Men.
The Watson arrived at Port Townsend
come three weeks ago. and one Of her sail
ors stated that she would load lumber at
Por. Gamble, but she went 20 Port
Blakeiey instead. a well trained sailor
applied there 10 the captain for work.
but was refused. die. however. diScoE-
cred the fact that the boat had a very
large crew, composed not only OF sailors.
orr men who understand something else
oesfdex and that thoroughly-the art OF
Asbustering In fast no man was wanted
VITO was not UP TO the busineSS and In
sympathy with Queen Lii, and OF that
Kind mono too many could be had.
The Watson however. did not load a
cargo at Port Blakeley. but upon the pre-
text that there were too many vessels al
the mall, she was towed over TO this port
and loaded al Kerry's mill. 1t was prob
ably the intention TO try 20 get her secret
cargo aboard here. but IL now transplres
that she had not the opportunity.
She In a trim built, fast-sailing, three
masted schooner. and will make good
time when she gets under way
Hoping To- Beat the Mail.
The sotith-bound Northern Pacific train
which left here yesterday afternoon at l
o'clock to connect with the California
train at Portland. carried the last mail
which can catch the next mall steamer
from San Francisco 20 Honolulu, and the
schooner was cteverly held here and not
cleared until after that train had gone.
She tried 40 get 10 sea quickly, In the ex-
pectation that With fas. sailing and fav-
orabie winds. she could beat the mail
~teamer TO the islands. She Will then
a,av. the advantage az kesping any anfor-
rna t.on that might have started TO the
Hawaiian government In the rear until
abe ssherne could be well under way. and
perhaps carried out IN full.
Activity of the Royaiists.
A more active faction can hardly be
conceived than the Hawaiian royalists.
They have large capital on their side
Many OF the wealthy class OF the ISLANDS
are royalIsts and many OF the large snip
pars In San Francisco are thought to be
in more than passive sympathy. They
had better and more privileges under the
former government and they made their
millions at that time and they want such
opportunities TO return wealthy NO
man, living in Honolulu. and a relative
of sx-Quesn Lii and some San Francisco
shippers undertook "A bold scheme some
months since in which this port was 10
be the starting point. This woman has
saAD 600 and her scheme was 10 fit out
a Schooner on the Sound with Held pieces,
ammunition and arms and with nfty-six
men sal, TO small island In the group.
where the men should fortify themselves
and fight all Corners to the death
man in tits city, who is very shrewd and
a good fighter. was offered the command
at n salary of $3.50 a month and a posi-
ton under the royaiist government should
no be successful. His men were all TO
have life positions also and good wages.
but the mAa Indignantly refused the Of
fer. The scheme then was abandoned
and the present process OF filibustering
was adopted.
An oath-Bound Royalist society.
The sentiment for royalty i'm the islands
g. great deal stronger than many people
iniagine. and an uprising with good
chances for success is imminent at any
time and the sympathy IN san Francisco
and among some Seattle shippers Is
strong. There Is secret society OF roy
alists in Honolulu. which has obligations
stronger than any society IN America,
and II may seem Incredible hut there are
two iocsai branches 81 n on the Sound
one in a seaport and. stranger still. one
I'm town which Is several miles from
salt water. believed 60 De Snohomish
The members are active and can get all
the money they want and they viii dis
appoint themselves and thousands OF
their friends II they do not accomplish
something. There are many royalists
travelling abroad through the country.
and especially In the scaports and.
strange to say. they Invariably pass for
and claim 90 lie anneNationiSts and re
pnhlicans. They are well organized and
persistent. and their efforts viii. II moth
Ing mora cause some bloodshed before
fOS fniHk Is SffleIs ne Gtff%fHtS OF the
EaWaiian government are not asleep,
however. They are watching every sea-
port and are keeping their people inform
81. IL - evident that fiNbusters are
busy all along the coast from the follow
ing Associated Press dispatch:
Active All Along the Coast
san FsaaciSeo, June "A morning pa-
per SAYS; Attempts are being made 10 or
canine tlihusierins expeditions IN this city
20 gNo 10 Honolulu and overthrow the gov
eminent. Exties are said to Ne the prime
movers IN che plot Capt r. Lurp 81 this
city. Is said 90 have been approached ~ a
man named Stewart recently and asked n
he would 80 % the islands as master % a
schooner carrying armed men and cargo
~ guns, ammunition and dynamite bombs
The terms offered Capt LuNp were see
down and Sieso IN case ~ should succeed
IN the dangerous work required ~ hlnl
lie was also told 20 fnd q so vessel and re
port upon SIS lowest cash price. That is
the story Iupp ssaS told.
"A the story goes Stewart SAID that
friends - the exile colony IN tAls csty had
put up a big sum 81 money for TIRE alihust-
srlng Sehenie. and that an agent haa
bought supplies 81 war material in tho
Fass. These purchases. unlike those
which went 20 HaWah - - used Il laSr
years revolt were - first-cla~s arms anI
ammunition. TIRE other tSr3c money had
been astrA IN buying light Carbines AMI
REVIEWERS which were no match for the
WtneheSters AMI lee magazine rifles of
the government troops. The present sap
plies. 49, stewart said were OF dynamite
fenaos. lonT-range repeating rifles 81 t,-iae
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