The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-08-15
4 SERIOUS RIOT
Armed Natives at Honolulu
Capture the Kings Palace.
They are in Turn Captured After
A Severe Fight.
Two Prominent Georgia Men
Want to Fight.
Red Lake Reservation Indians
Threatening TrOabIe.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Aug. 1O.-Ths
evening from Australia brings news of
daring hostile instruction that broke
out in Honolulu, Tuesday, July so.
Two half breeds, Hawaiiains, named
Robert Wilcox and Robert Boyle who
had been sent at government expense
to be educated at an Italian Military
school, had been plotting insurrectiOn
for some time, but rumors that were
current were but little needed until the
movement eliminated in an armed
band of 120 natives marching from Pal
anna to Honolulu, two miles, and secur-
ing an entrance to the Palace grounds
in Honolulu. All was quiet during
the night, although in most of the ma
tive's houses lights were seen burning
at midnight. About l a. m. an unus-
ual number of natives and Cinnamon
were seen on the streets as if some
thing very uncommon was about to
happen, but while people went
to bed as usual, the rebel rioters
formed at Palama and about a. m.
Tuesday marched from the suburb of
the city, arriving at the Monka Gate of
the palace at a. m. They knocked
at this gate and demanded admittance,
when, after some parleying, they en-
tered the grounds unopposed. The
Palama rioters we're Joined by other
squads from the streets and other
localities, and at one time the rebels
upon the palace grounds must have
numbered about two hundred and fifty.
The king was absent from the palace
of no oil 10
was telephoned. The royal party then
FASTENED to the kings boat house where
they remained during the day, guarded
by body of the household troops.
Meanwhile, the rebels summoned
Lieutenant Parker to surrender the
palace, but that officer refused to sur
render. The general alarm was spread
| about the city by means of the tele-
phone, and the Honolulu rifles were
| Immediately ordered to report at theiI
armOries. There was great deal OF
excitement, especially among the POr-
| tugeSe and Chinese. A number of fam
| lilies fed to the top of the hill and a few
| ladies took refuge at the American le-
| cation, where a corps of marines from
the, United States steamer Adams was
station ed. A cabinet council
was held and with the
| three ministers present were
convened, the American, British
French and Portuguese commissioners
also Captain Woodward of the United
| States steamship Adams. being pres
ent. The cabinet decided to demand
the surrender of Wilcox. S. NJ. Da
mon was appointed to carry out the
demand, but his mission proved to be
| unsuccessful.
Several shots had now been ex
changed ON both sides. By IL a. m
1 ho rin hoG oil faly CHI in
house termed 1.-The Bungalow" stu
ated in the palace grounds, while the
| Honolulu rifles had secured splendid
position commanding this. Shots werI
fired from both sides at intervals. Fl
nally a corps of government vOlun
teers began hurting giant powder
bombs at the bungalow. at this time
thirty or more rioters surrendered, one
of whom had been fatally shot early il
tenanant of Mr.. Wilcox, was severel!
wounded in two places. 1t is state(
that Wilcox shot two of his men, VIII,
he noticed were about to desert.
While this bOmbardment against tn
Bungalow existed, sharpshOOters from
the opera house kept up a steady ant
furious fusilade until finally afte
hours of bombardment the rioters
rushed from the building waving
| NpOh a POlO anu oAOuOlAAI
"peace, surrender - The gates wer
thrown open and force of volunteer
entered and took the whole of the rio
tiers prisoners. The firing ceased a
p. m. and Wilcox was marched to tn
station house. at 7:15 p. NJ, his com
rade prisoners arrived at the lock up
Among those opposed to the rioter
the only serious casualty was a wount
in the shoulder. received by Lieuten
ant Parker, and it is supposed it wa
a shot fired by Wilcox. On the side O
the rioters there were seven native
killed and twelve wounded, several sc
riously. An armed patrol was organ
\ lied to watch the city during the Ugh
and afterwards composed of CHI
Honolulu rifles, the Blue Jackets ant
marines from the United States steam
er Adams and the Circassian volun
teers as a special constables, besides
the whole police force.