The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-05

Whole Thing Was Given Away.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4.-The
Chronicle prints story exposing an
alleged plot to restore Queen Liliuo-
kalani and loot Honolulu. Rudolph
Spreckels, youngest son of Claus
Spreckels, is said to be backing the
scheme. The Chronicle says:
One of the best cOntrived and most
dangerous filibustering expeditions
ever fitted out on American soil was
uncovered in San Francisco yesterday.
Its object is-or waste take posSe.S-
sion of the Hawaiian republic by
force of arsns, restore to the throne
eX-Queen LiliuOkalani and divide
lands, money and goods worth APP
proXimately $27 000,0 900 among some
200 freebooters picked up by ones and
twos in western America.
The active agent of the conspira-
tors is w. P. Morrow, native of
Connecticut, aged 81, and. he says,
recently a resident of Grass Valley,
Cal. He is still in San Francisco.
under surveillance, SO that the federal
authorities can get him if they care to
do so.
Headquarters of the FiIibustercrs
The Headquarters of the filibuster-
ing expedition has been at Ill Bush
street, a dingy, fiat-fronted boarding
house. There the agent of the con-
spiratorS has been receiving day and
night a motley crowd of men, VINO
came in response to his cautiously
worded advertisements published IN
this city and elsewhere.
Morrow admitted last night when
!, init a
that the game was up, that ne had
been engaeing men to go to Hawaii
and overturn the little republic.
He had told before ITO a reporter
how the thing was to be done, and
stated plainly who the men were be
hind the scenes. Among them ne
enumerated one of the eXiled Ash
fords. and he declared that Rudolph
Spreckels was the man with money
who was backing the project.
Spreckels, he said, had already
concealed a large number Of rifles in
the island of Maui, so that they would
be ready when the filibusterers reach
ed the islands.
The first local intimation of the eX-
petition appeared in an advertisement
a few days ago. The advertisement
which led to the discovery of the fill
clustering scheme, appeared in a morn
ing paper of Tuesday, July 30. 1t
reads:
"Timbermen and hunters to escort
prospecting party; good pay TO good
men; state age; fare SIG. Address box
1853 Examiner office
A Chronicle reporter answered this
and in few hours re-
ceived the following typewriter reply:
We want men for an expedition in
ha
fighting in the interest of 10000 people,
with less than 5000 to oppose them.
Only a small organized body to beat
not exceeding 700, who amount to only
little as soldiers, being newly recruited
and differed by civilians without capa-
city or discipline.
Pay will be $25 and upward per
month, according to what you can do;
also a grant of enough fruit or coffee
land in bearing to fix you for life.
You will have to furnish rifle and am
munition. If prospects suit you,
answer and meeting can be arranged.
1t was easy to see what this meant.
The 10000 people referred to comprise
the royalist and native population Of
the Hawaiian islands. The 5000 are
the people who are loyal to the Dole
republic. The reporter then arranged
an interview with Mr.. Morrow and
on Bush street. The expedition was
discussed and the reporter evinced a
desire to join it,
'Have you any idea of the goal of
this expedition" he asked.
The Chronicle reporter said that he
thought it might be Salvador.
The Destination.
This is a mistake was the reply
1.-THE scheme is to restore the queen
of the Sandwich islands to her throne.
We will enlist 200 to 400 men from
here and take a sailing vessel from
this port within ten days to two weeks.
We have been giving out false infor-
nation as to our starting point. telli1..
people that we were to scart from the
north, either Alaska or some other
northern port. We shall, however, go
from here and in about ten days.
1T will take about SIC to buy the
necessary outfit of clothes and ammu-
milton, arms, etc.
THE Dole government owns three
quarters of the landed property in the
islands and the proposition is that if
the expedition is successful, to dis
adherents and send Dole and his sup
porters out of the islands without a
cent
THE standing army consists of 12O
men and 40 officers, besides a militia
of $50 men. The armament of the
standing army is six Calling guns,
which are stationed at the palace.
In the city of Honolulu the Dole
government claims 1900 adherents,
and of these 5000 there are 1000 who
are friends of the Royalists. and out
of the 120 men who make up the stand
ing army we claim TO have five men
who are ready to do the bidding of the
revolutionary party, and out of the
militia we can command the services
of so men.
1.-The proposition is to capture the
five steamers that ply between the is
lands and then approach Honolulu and
capture the revenue offices and bank
of Bishop e Company, there being
from $500, 900 to 100000 in the revenue
boxes and bank.