The Monticellonian., 1895-01-11
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 HONOLULU, Dec. 3i-Corrcspondenee oI the nited Press. per steamer China, via San Francisco, Jan. 7.-Three of the eonspirators, Bush, Crick and Nawahi, | who were arrested on the Sth, were Committed, oh the. 2ith, for trial by jury. They were refused bail and were lodged in Oahu pris- on, Young Weed, tho fourth per son arrested, was released. The exam nation of the conspirators occupied five days, from the 18th to the 22d.
 One Van Gicsen was arrested soon after them, but released on bail, He had been special crony and house mate of Crick and intimate with Bush, writing for his paper, Ka Leo To tho consternation of the prisoners, Van Giesen appeared as the chief witness against them. He had been spy of the government, and revealed all the plans of Bush and his associates to the marshal, Van Giesen was for many years government school teacher, and of sufficiently good record to give | Bi'db NtlP HJ bo HIS utSUlI1OnV.
 Other spies, Osmer and McEveri, cor roborated Van Giesen's evidence. Os- mer deeply implicated Weed, but failed sufficiently to connect him with Bush and others so that the charge of con spring with them failed and he was released. Tinker, who had been ar rested later, was also released after ten days confinement, notwithstand- ing rifles were found secreted in his l house.
 The scheme of the conspirators, as fully disclosed by Van Giesen was l somewhat elaborate. Under all cir tulnstances it was wholly an imprac- ticable one. By sudden and simul- taneous movement the executive build. ing was to be surprised, the chief leaders and supporters of the government ar rested in their houses. telephone wires cut, certain stores raided of guns and ammunition, station house blown in with dynamite, and fifteen of the prin- cipal street corners of the city occu- pied and held by armed squads who were to capture all citizen reserves and volunteers seeking to assemble.
 No one of these formidable procedures of the undertaking was an original de- vice of the eohSpirators, who seem to have been as poor inventors as they were calculators. All their plans had forined part of previous conspiracies of the royalists, rife during the past eighteen months. Lists of street cor ners to be occupied were given by Van Ciiesen as well as the names of repub- lican leaders to be arrested.
 As to means for carry ing out such formidable and desperate plans the conspirators felt sure of the help of large number of whites and half | whites. They also relied upon the aid of large and miscellaneous mob of natives. Those were without military | training and unaccustomed to the use | of arms.
 The obstacles to be overcome were a strong and watehful garrison at the executive building, consisting of sixty enlisted white men, thoroughly drilled with special surprise drill. The build- | ing is well fortified and armed with | six rified cannon and two gatling guns. | Secondly, there Is thoroughly drilled | battalion of over 800 volunteers from the best white citizens, among whom are fifty extra sharpshooters. Thirdly, there are GOO to 800 of the citizen re- serve, we'll armed and equipped and organized for prompt action by day or night.
 The government regards the matter as serious. They will do their best to make wholesome example of those implicated
 It is quite certain that all the lead ing royalists of responsible character and business capacity regard the restoration of the queen as now inn possible, and any attempt to effect it by force as chimerical. There is, how ever, a body of the lower class of whites ready for acts of disorder who might be induced to join actively in such q movement, A large majority of half whites have sympathes with such an attempt, and some of them might be willing to risk something In 1t. It is very unlikely that many natives would risk anything to make such an at tempt, although the majority of na- tives would prefer the Kanaka mon archy to the white mans republic.
 So far as can be learned, British Commissioner Hawes has never coun- tenanced or recognized any movement to restore the queen.
 H. E. Nj. ship Hyacinth sailed on the night of the 27th for the south seas, as is supposed. Capt. May has made re- peated efforts to get away. Three sue been given to the officers of the ship Each time most urgent appeals have reached Commissioner Hawes from the British sub jects to detain the ship for their protection, and he has twice or thrice prevailed upon Capt. May to remain longer. Just before the departure of the Hyacinth eighteen British subjects, beaded by Bishop Willis, sent strong petition to the commissioner again to detain the ship. There is no more ardent royalist than the Anglican bishop. He has steadily refused to offer public prayer for the president of the republic The government and its supporters are en- tirely willing to sec the Hyacinth leave. Nor are they greatly solicitous for the immediate arrival of an Amer ican war ship, although one would be very welcome.
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