The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-01-24


Rslston J. Msrkoe gives the where's
bouts OF the chief eonspirstor sgains
the Government Of Hawaii. Accord
ing 10 this letter Rslston J. Msrsoe,
the heir prospective TO the Premier
ship OF Hawaii sn6 Prince Of Homo
lulu to be, is enjoying the free sir OF
Montana, while his fellow.iliousters,
DR.. Underwood snd W. P. Morrow,
or w. ]. Sheridan, IS he gave his
name to the Honolulu authorities, sre
eating prison iare in the jsil of the
island republic. Moreover, the. liter
ary genius of the filibustering combi-
nation and the man who was 10 resp
high diguities and honors, when the
ex. Queen wss reinststed 10 the throne,
is making no effort TO go TO the rescue
of his fellow-conspirstors. He thinks
they got no more thsn they deserved,
for they OVERRIDE his judgment and
went TO the islands against his advice.
He did not consider the time ripe, snd
now will probably refuse 10 csll his
army to go 10 the relief OF the impris-
oned seekers for the rich spoils OF the
Paradise of the Pseific.
Msrkoe's postoffice address ST pres
ent Is 81. Ignatius, Missouls county,
Mont. MisSouis is the extreme
northwestern county OF the State, and
st. Igustius is 5 hamlet in one OF Its
widest portions.
Msrkoe himself furnishes the sd
dress, but fails TO state why he chose
that psrt OF the country IS retrest-
He was impelled TO make known his
whereabouts by his desire "to set
himself snd those connected with him
right with the pubIic.n He has sent
to the Chronicle" statement OF the
filihusteriug scheme which failed, sud
incidentally gives voluntary comm
mstion OF the truth of the story re
gariing the affair printed oy tue
HChronieler lsst August AT that
time q beaten morning contemporary
denounced the news IS faxed, and
even went so far IS TO forge the nsme
OF Charles T. Wilder, the Hawaiian
Consul General in this city, TO
statement purportiDg TO sustain Its
position.
Msrkoe wants it thoroughly under
stood that this setback TO his plass
does not alter his determination 10
overthrow the Dole Government, snd
gives fair warning 10 the rulers of
Hawaii 10 be on guard against Rails
ton J. Msrkoe and his hackers.
The statement sent by the hopeful
filibuster under the caption Give the
Devil His Due is s. follows:
ITO the Editor Of the Chronicle
Dear sir: Through the columns Of
your paper kindly permit me TO make
s statement in regard TO the affidavit /
of W. :. Burrell given 10 the Hawai- /
ism Consul General st San Francisco 1
and recently published in the Chroni- /
Gle.
Gan effort hiss been fsde, and will !
be successfully carried out, for the /
restoration of the national govern /
meat OF the Hawaiian Islands This !
movement il most formidable TO the I
little clique Of military despots known
IS the Dole Government, for the 4
reason that the movement rests upon I
the secure foundation OF the people OF 4
the Hawaiian Islands; wherefore the 4
oyerthrow Of Dole sud bis supporters I
is certain TO oceug in the Lear future
IN spite o. sill that they csn do 70 pre-
vent j..
ssMuch Of the information obtained .
snd punlished by the ChTonicle in re-
gard ros so called conspiracy TO re-
store the constitutional government i
q ne islands was true. Yet, IS an
set o. Justice, wish TO state that l
never faforned Burren or any one
else that Gus Spreckels had agreed 70
furnish any money for our expedition
to the Hawaiian Islands; and c. W.
never informed Burrell or
any one else, in my presence or that 1
know Of. that one OF the Spreckeis
had agreed TO furnish sny money for
such an expedition. 1t il eqnslIy
false thst ever made any attempt
10 obtain nitro G lycerine or any other
high explosive for any purpose what
ever either 10 or out of San Francisco.
"Burrell was known 10 me to be
playing the detective, and so init
mated to him several.times. he was
given sufficient information TO satisfy
his curiosity and TO mike him think
that he knew much more than he
did, and now czndidly state that the
50 called conspiracy 10 Dust the usurp I
ers who now control the destinies OF
the Hawaiian Islands and restore the
lawful government of the country
was, and is, far more dangerous 70
the present so-callei republic OF Ha-
vail than Burreu ever dreamed OF.
Underwood and Morrow went to
the islands contrary to my judgmen
and advice, and / fully expected and
predicted the fste which has DOW be-
allen them. II they had succeeded in ;
sn Instruction they could
rot hsvs handled il, and IL they had
succeeded in overthrowing the exist
ng government they would have
allied in the reconsIruction of the
rational government, IS neither one
II them has any knowledge whatever
II such matters, except what little I
hey acquired from reading the con-
titu,iou and laws prepared by me I
md typewritten by Morrow for me-
This constitution snd laws are the
esult-o of the careful study OF the fun
lamentsl laws OF the greatest nations {
{ the earth, both ancient and modern,
nd contain the Gestures Of many diff
srent national constitutions which I
re deemed most suitable for the i'm
and advancement of the
hawaiian people Of all races t
81 have no desire for cheap notori- ! c