The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-07
HAWAIFS LAST CONSPIRACY.
Three Of the Leaders Held for Trial
Without Bail.

All ths Plans of the Plotters and
Threw the Prisoners Into Consterna-
tion by Appearing Against Them at
Thier Preliminary Examination-The
Plot Contemplated Sold Deeds, but the
Chances Were Very Much Against It's
Successful Execution.
Honolulu, Dec. .-(Correspondence Of
the United Press. per steamer China, via
San Francisco. Jan. 6.-Three Of the con-
sprators. Bush, Crick and Nawahi. who
were arrested Dec. s. were committed
on the Path for trial by jury. They re-
fused hail and are now lodged in the
Oahu prison Young Wedd, the fourth
person arrested was released. The ex-
animation of the conspirators occupied
five days. from the 18th to the 22d. One,
Van Gisen, had been arrested soon after
them, but was released on bail. He had
been the crony and housemate of Cr,cl
and was intimate with Bush, writing for
his paper. To the CONSERVATION Of the
prisoners Van Gisen appeared as the chief
witness against them He had been
spy Of the government and revealed all
the plans of Bush and his as
sistants TO the marshal. Van Gil
sen had been for many years
a government school teacher and of
sufficiently good record to give great
weight to his testimony. Other spies, Os-
mer and McEvoy, corroborated Van Gil
sens evidence. Osmer deeply implicated
Weed but failed sufficiently to connect
him with Bush and the others, so that
the charge of conspiring with them failed
and he was released. Tinker, who had
been arrested later, was also released after
ten days continent. Notwithstanding
rifles were found secreted in his rooms.
The scheme of the consplrators. as fully
disclosed by Van Gisen, was somewhat
elaborate. Under all the circumstances
it was wholly impracticable. BY a sudden
movement the executive building was TO
/ be surprised the chief leaders and sup
! pOrters of the government arrested in
! their houses, the telephone wires cut, GER
| tain stores looted of guns and ammunition,
| the station house blown up with dynamite
| and fifteen of the principal street cor
| ners of the city occupied and held by
| armed squads who were to capture all
| the citizens reserve and volunteers seek
! ing to assemble. None of these formida-
| Bile procedures of undertaking were orig
inal devices Of the conspirators, who seem
! to have been as poor inventors as they
were calculators. All their plans had
! formed part of previous conspiraces of
royalsts rife during the past eighteen
months.
Lists of the street corners to be occu-
/ pied were given by Van Gisen, as well
as the names of the republican leaders
| to be arrested. As to the means of carry
| ing out such formidable and desperate
| plans, the conspirators felt sure of the
| help of a large number of whites and
| half-whites. They also relied on the aid
| of 4 large and miscellaneous mob of ma
tives, all of whom were without military
training and unaccustomed to the use OF
arms.
The obstacles to be overcome were:
l. The strong and watchful garrison at
the executive building consisting of 60
enlisted white men, thoroughly drilled in
a special surprise drill. The building is
well fortified and armed with six rihed
cannon and two gatling guns.
2. There is a thoroughly drilled battalion
of over 800 volunteers from the best white
citizens, among whom are so extra sharp
shooters.
3. There are 500 citizen reserves well
armed and equipped and organized for
prompt action by day or night
The government regards the matter as
serious. 1t viii do its best to make a
wholesome example of those implicated
The disturbance to the public peace and
to the sense of security has been ex-
tremely annoying. A feeling of great un-
rest is promoted. The existence of such
cOnspracies has long made necessary a
heavy burden of military expenditure.
For two years the citizens of Honolulu
have been kept in uneasy watchfulness
To VaHrF Nrrg fn Inc ffr..,s.
which were threatened. 1t is believed that
the number of those actively participat-
ing in this conspiracy is small. 1t is
onto certain that al the leading royalist.
Of responsible character and business
capacity regard the restoration of the
queen as now impossible, and any attempt
70 effc,. it by force as chimerical This
is, however, body of lower class whites,
ready for acts of disorder, who might be
induced to join actively in such a move
ment. A lavge majority of the half
whites would sympathze with such an
attempt, and some of them might be
willing to risk something on it, It is
very unlikely that many natives would
risk anything to make an attempt, al
though a majority of the natives would
q efer the ,<anaka monarchy to the
white mans republic.
The issue of Bush's English edition of
his paper has been suspended. His wife
continues TO issue the uduNe eQlllOn
greatly mitigated in tone from previous
issues, which overhowed with most vio-
lent diatribes against the government
and its supporters. and with somewhat
yelled Indictments to the natives to rise.
So far as can be learned British Com
missioner HaWes has never countenanced
or encouraged any movement. to restore
the queen. He is necessarily subjected to
strong influences to do so by reason of the
majority of the British residents who are
anxious for her restoration. 1t is believed
that he has continued strictly neutral. He
maintains most friendly relations with
President Dole and the government un-
ike his aged predecessor Mr.. Woode-
house who was constantly seeking to an
noy President Dole and his assistants
while he kept up a secret intercourse
with the deposed queen.
H NJ S. Hyacinthe sailed on the night
Of the 9th for the South seas, as is sup
posed. Capt May has made repeated ef-
forts to get away. Three successive fare
well entertainments have been given to
the officers Of the ship. Each time most
urgent appeals have reached British Com
missioner Hawes from English subjects to
detaln the ship for their protection and
he has twice or three times prevailed upon
Cant May to remain longer.
Inst before the departure Of the Hya-