The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-05-04
Great Britain Not to Interfere in
Behalf of Liliuokalani.
COLONEL arLEAN Is ES ROUTE
Ashford Before California Grand rmy.
Pest nfected Trees from Honolulu
Seized - Reciprocity In Shipping.
A Bogus Hawaiian Consul.

Advices by the Australia indicate
! that the Hawaiian exiles are busily
engaged in preparing filibustering
! expedition to the Islands to reinstate
| the old order of affairs.
A demurrer to the complaint in the
| suit of Rudolph Spreckels against the
| Nevada Bank has been overruled. It
will be recalled that Spreckels is seek
Ing to enjoin the transfer from his
name to the name of the bank certain
shares of stock in an Hawaiian plan
| tation company. At the commence
ment of the suit he secured q tenn
| porary Injunction, which has since
been dissolved.
The courts have sustained the action
of G.. A. Spreckels in refusing to an
swer certain questions in the suit
brought by him against his father for
slander. The case was not concluded
when the Australia sailed.
The following are accounts Of the
filibustering movements Of the exiles,
taken from late San Francisco papers:
(Which is the vessel that is under
surveillance by the United States
authorities ?" is the question that is
causing considerable discussion along
the water front. 1t has been openly
stated that there is schooner being
fitted out with a miscellaneous cargo
for Homo lulu, and that that cargo will
consist in a great measure of arms and
ammunition. From here the vessel
will sail to an outside port and there
take on cannon and other warlike
paraphernalia, all of which is to be
used in the subjugation of Hawaii.
The Government of the Island Re
public seems to be fearful of some
such movement, as when the last
steamer left patrol was being kept
up around Diamond Head and all the
landing places which were suitable for
8 boat of any size. The barks G.. D.
Bryant and S. G.. Allen, and the
schooner Transit are now up and load
ing for Honolulu, and these three, in
company with several others, are
being closely watched.
In this respect Secret Service Agent
Harris, of the Treasury, received a
letter from Hawaii marked Very
important by the last mail. It set
forth that the above-named shipments
were to be made, and asked as a spe-
cial favor that early news of the move
ment of the vessel, whose tonnage and
rig were given. be sent to the Hawai-
ian Government. AS agent Of the
Treasury Harris could not seize any
vessel with contraband of war. on
board, but he could give information
to the Collector of the Port that would
lead to detention. When spoken to
on the subject, Mr.. Harris would not
even admit that he had received a
letter, but just the same very few
vessels will clear foreign during the
next few weeks that he will not over
haul.
Consul-GeneraI Charles T. Wilder
practically admits that a scheme is on
foot to send a filibustering crew to
Hawaii. and he is very angry over the
fact that the news has leaked out.
The exiles are jubilant, however, and
some of them say that it will not be
long before Dole will be keeping them
company in San Francisco.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Once more are stories af1oat along
the water front and in Federal circles
to the effect that q conspiracy is being
Matched up here to send a filibuster-
ing expedition over to the Hawaiian
Islands. The names of several exiles
from the Islands now residing here
are connected with the story.
These rumOrs cropup here regularly
after the arrival of each steamer from
Honolulu. Almost every mail from
the Islands brings warning letters to
the Government officers and the Ha-
waiian Consul, telling them to look
out for certain mysterious vessels sup
posed to be fitting out for an expedi- |
ton against the Provisional Govern !
ment. The customs officers and secret |
service agents have been on the alert |
all along, and have undoubtedly |
frightened the enemies of the Ha |
waiian Government out of any at !
tempt to fit out vessels here. It is |
risky business, and if they are going !
to make the attempt they will doubt !
less seek some secluded place along |
the coast where prying customs Off |
GERS are scarce.
It is said that exiIes Aldrich and !
Ashford are at the head OF this latest |
movement, but, from what can be !
ascertained, the alleged conspiracy has |
not got beyond the talking stage as |
yet. Both Ashford and Aldrich have |
said openly that they would like an |
opportunity to even up some old scores |
with those who had a hand in deport- !
ing them; but whether they would !
risk heading an expedition intended |