The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-08-05

els have little use for the provisional
government and they would furnish
arms 10 the natives. except that the
natives cannot use them and TO this
fact I attribute the failure Of the last
uprising. In the party that Is 10 leave
from here there are three or four men
who are acquainted with every inch
Of the Islands. Among them are Voll-
ney Ashford, the head OF the present
affairs. In name. | say in name be-
cause Ashford is partly blamed for the
failure OF the last affair. We have an
attorney who Is giving us advice and
who Is to accompany the expedition.
His name ia Ben Hafori. In regard 70
the makeup OF the party there are
about 200 men, nearly all cowboys from
New Mexico. Arizona and Texas, and
most OF them are here scattered
around"
Morrow said that the natives and
people In general OF the islands would
come to the revolutionary party and,
as he expressed 1t. would consider
1t like getting out OF hell into heaven
to have the government a monarchy
again.
THE first point after landing will be
to take the fire alarm system. and the
next point will be 10 take the telephone
system In order tn cut OFF communica-
tion." said Morrow Next will be the
police station. where there are only
about 20 men whose arms and ammunl-
tion are on the upper floors, while the
men are down below. Next would be
the palace, where the GattlIng guns
are stationed on the piazza. We also
depend on some OF our spies TO Grip
pie couple of the Gattling guns. Next
we shall take the government building,
which Is guarded by only IL men. After
capturing these points We will leave
men to guard them. We think We ought
/ to capture the city within half an hour
as the points are SO weakly guarded.
At the palace our men could lie be-
| hind the fence that surrounds the
grounds and pick of the gunners from
a place Of safety, and as soon as their
ammunition should be exhausted the
revolutionists could rush in and cap
/ ture the guns and gunners."
| Hawaiian Consul Waller. when told
of the plot, said he had expected
| trouble of some kind very soon. Nor
| row was seen to-day by a detective
and closely questioned. He admitted
| that ne was hiring men for filibuster-
ing expedition and said that he re-
ceived 5000 a month and expenses FOR
his work. He claims TO have sent a
number of men to rendezvous al
Portland. but this Is not believed. IL !:
thought the intention of the adven'
turers was to sail from San Fran
cisco or some nearby port In vese
chartered for the occasion. The Sar
Francisco police at first thought Nor
row was running a swindling employ
ment agency. but investigation led
them to believe that conspiracy Of thu
nature outlined actually exists. II
spite OF the exposure to-day Morrow
was very cool and said the fedora
authorities had no terrors for him. III
had not committed any overt act anc
they could do nothing except watcl
him,
Morrow visited the Chronicle Office
tonight and admitted that the fllibus'
tering story as published, was practic
ally correct. He refused to tell who Il
backing him and denied the assertion
credited to him that Rudolph Spreckels
is Interested. II is known. however
that Morrow before the exposure OF his
plan, was In constant communication
with a band OF Hawaiian exiles. who
make their headquarters at a hotel IL
this city. 1t is probable that he was
acting as agent for them.