The herald., 1898-02-11

ard OIL magnate, and gave up his 1nfen
tions in that di fection. He they SCI
about starting a new kingdom ON the
island of Trinida6t but the revolution il
Brazil interfered with his plans.
Papers found an fong the dead baron's
effects indicate IL lat he and hiys wife
could not agree Re left some very ricf
Jewels in his trun rs here, one 'of then
q crown. The bar, m arrived in Ell Pasc
ON the Sd and rem pfned quietly at the
Pierson hotel. not making known his
identity The barol less has been wired
for instructions as 10 the disposition OF
the remains.
An examination tif the body by tn,
physicians showed that the baron died
of morphine poisoning, and that life had
been extinct for many hours. Very lit
tie money was found among his effects
and it is presumed that poverty, to.
gether with the family trouble hinted
at in the letter, was the m owing factor in
causing the suicide.
II was learned from tcausual remark
to another guest at the hotel that he
was expecting money fy ON his friends.
Among his effects were found dozens OF
medals and Insignia a nd papers of
much interest, Many Of them bore up
on his scheme for estal )lishing a mill
tary colony on the islai nd of Trinidad,
Of which he was to be DIG tator.
His PAGERS also disclos ed that he had
been interested in other and more am
bilious projects, notably plot to place
himself at the head of a royalist gov
ernment in Hawaii.
There were also papers showing that
he had once possessed large estates in
the republic. of Mexico Among the
newspaper clippings was an account of
his MARRIAGE in New York city three
wears ago by Rev. John Hall, to Anna
Flagler.
That the balton had only followed his
own teaching ia ending his life by poison
was evidenced in a book of which he
was the author, entitled "Euthania, or
the Ethics of Suicide"
A letter was i,ound from 'Annie" at
Riverside. eviden ply the wife of the de-
ceased. 1t was a rather pleasant letter,
although not mut sh affection was mem
toned, and it COZ egratulated the recip-
lent on letting VIII isky alone, telling him
he was better witt aout it.
Unmounted phot 5graphs indicated the
deceased was a mt .ch travelled man and
of intellectual acqu frements.
HAWAIIAN SCHEME
Ell PASO, Tex, INeb. 10-,Among the
papers found in the room of Baron
Harden Hickey. who committed suicide
at the Pierson hotel, was the following
letter, which evident E refers to some
plan of operations in ahe Hawaiian ISL
ands:
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 2S,1 1895.
Baron Harden Hich icy, Los Angeles
CAL: Monsigneur-Youirf favor of August
10th has been received.
I'll am a duly auti horized agent of
the Royalist party in SD far as it is pos
sible for anyone to occupy that position
under existing circumstances. With the
queen in her prison anoi absolutely cut
off from all communics ,tion with her
friends, it is of course, but of the ques-
ton for me to carry anything like for
NAL credentials.
2-Alienating any part (>f the territory
cannot give rise to any constitutional
questions, for the reason that the con-
stitution, like the land teiaures, are in
state of such utter confu sion that any
strong hand can unravel them and the
restoration will result in the establish
ment of a strong military government.
Ii L 90 uON II Will lllC nave
organized. I shall be in full control of
the situation and in position.to carry
out all my contracts.
Sit is the island of Ia uai on which
/ propose to establish YOU as an inde-
pendent sovereign.
4-My plan is to success fvely occupy
all the islands, leaving the capital till
the last. When the others have fallen
the capital being cut off from all re-
sources will be easily taken and may
even very likely fall WITHOUT a fight. l
don't expect in any case to have to fOrti-
fly myself or to have to talse the defens
i've or to have to issue a can to arms, but
/ shall have an overwhel ming force to
Join meat once, in addition to those who
60 with me, who by themselves will be
sufficient to carry everything before
them without the active cooperation
from the people there.
"5-The government forces consist of
about $50 men and boys, with very i'm
perfect military training and of whom
about forty are officers. They are or
ganized as infantry. There are also
about 600 citizens enrolled as a reserve
guard, who may be called on in case Of
an emergency, and about $50 police. You
can rely fully upon the assistance of all
the police and from a quarter to half
OF the other troops. and of the remainder
many will under no circumstances en-
gage in sharp fight in defense of the
present government. There are now on
the island plenty of men and arms to ac
complish our purpose, and if my eXped-
tion does not get off very soon the peo
pie there will be organized to do the
work without assistance from here 9TH
er than the direction of a few leaders, of
which they stand more in need than
anything else.
"6-The tonnage of the vessel is 146. She
at present has berth room for twenty
men, but bunk room can be arranged in
the hold for 25S more with provision for
ample ventilation. She has one COM
plete set of sails and two extra spars.
The remaining information as to her
will have to obtain and send you tomor-
row. l think it must be clear to you that
the opportunity now offered you will be
of incomparably greater value at once
than Trinidad would ever be. Still, hop
ing that l may have an interview with
you at an early date, respectfully yours,
"RALSTON j. MARkOE."
BARON HARDEN HICKEY'S LIFE
Baron James Harden Hickey was one
of the most picturesque figures of these
times. In character, he was a combina-