Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-11

| San FRANCISCO, CAL. aug. 1U.-Ine
| steamer Alameda that arrived last even
| ing from Honolulu brought news of a
| daring although futile instruction that
broke out in Honolulu July 80. Two
half-breed Hawaiians named Robert
Wilcox and Robert Boyd, who had been
sent at the governments expense to be
educated at an Italian military school,
had been plotting the instruction for
some time, but the rumors that were
current were little needed until the
movement eliminated in an armed
band of about one hundred and thirty
natives marching from Palama to Homo
lulu, two miles and securing an entrance
to the police grounds in Honolulu. All
was quiet during the night, although in
/ most of the natives houses lights were
seen burning at midnight. About l a.
M. an unusual number of natives and
0hinamen were. Seen. on the streets as if
! something very uncoT6poh.was about to
| happen, .:but while the people went to
bed as usual the
REBEL RIOTERS FORMED AT PALAMA
and at 8 O CLOCK a. m. Tuesday marched
from that suburb to THO city, arriving at
the Mauka gate of%the palace at
'clocl1 a. m They knocked at this
gate and demanded admittance, when,
after some parleying, they entered the
grounds unoppOsed. The Palama rioters
were joiRsd by other squads from the
streets and otheH t4Ocalities, and at one
time the rebels upon the palace grounds
must have numbered 1900. The king
was absent from the palace at the time.
An alarm was given and he was tele-
phoned. The royal ;party then fastened
to the king IS boat6aQse, where they re-
3na1nede during .the day guarded by
doze1kftGpsehoId troopslS
Meanwhile ha;pebels summoned Lieut.
Parker to surrendSR flfe palace, but that
fcer refused to surrender
- A GENERAL ALARM WAS SPREAD
throug Eeat,$he, city by means of tele-
phones, and the Honolulu Rifles were
Immediately ordered TO report at their
armories. There was & great deal of ex-
element, especially among the Portu-
IHess and Chinese. A number of families
fTe{r the of the hill and number of
ladies tdtasSf re ifgs,. at the American
,legation, where "a 3':6orps of marines
sf%on the United States ship Adams
was stssatioped.., cabinet council
was caleb SAND with three ministers
present was convened, the American,
British; French and Portuguese commits
sioneTs HalSo, Capt. Woodward of the
united States sh1p. Adams being present.
The cabinet decided TO demand the sur
render of Wilcox L. NJ. Damon was
appointed to. eafHyt1he demand, but his
mission proved to be unsuccessful.
Several shots had been exchanged by
both sides, and by Il a. m. the rioters
had all taken shelter in a house, termed
I
grounds, while the Honolulu Rifles had
secured a, splendid position commanding
this. .+iSFfdfs were fired from both sides
at intervals!- 1ShaIly a corps of govern
ment volunteers began
HURLING GIANT POWDER BOMBS
at the: bungalow. About this time thirty
or more, rioters surrendered, one of
whom had bR4p fatally shot. Early in
the skirmish Robert Boyd, chief Heuten-
'entso6Ar. Wilcox, was Severely wounded
in two.pIaces. 1t is stated that Wilcox
shot two of htS4nen who he noticed were
about to desert. go.
b While the bombardm9ht against the
bnngars&.la sharpshooters from the
opera house kept Up a steady and furious
fusilade, until finally after hours of bonn
bardment, the rioters rushed from the
building waving white sheet on pole
and shoutIns 81: Peace! 'Surrender!''
The gates were thrown open and force
of volunteers entered anu took
THE wTfGLB pF THE RIOTERS PRISONERS.
Firing ceased about p. m. and VIII
cox was marched tosthe station house at
7:f5sPxm. His comrade prisoners ar
irving at..the lookup in few minutes
later.
Among those opposed to rioters the
only serious casualty was wosnd IN the
shoulder received by Lieut.. Parker, and
it is supposed .itswas from shot fired by
Wilcox. On the Side of the rioters there
were seven natives killed. and twelve
wounded, several seriously. An armed
patrol was. organized to watch the city
during the -fght, and afterwards was
composed of the Honolulu Rifles Blue
jackets and marines fr5m the United
states steamer Adams and citizens vol
unteers acted as special constables be-
sides the whole police force.
There were several plans or programmes