The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-07-31


OF the white man upon these shores.
GENERAL REMARKS.
1t was feared that, if the rioters could
not be dislodged and taken before dark
ness set in, that they might be able to
get the field pieces hoisted to the second
story yeranda of the Palace or some
elevated position and bring them to bear
upon the city; but so long as the Palace
remained in possession of Lieutenant
Parker, such move on the part of the
rioters would have been difficult if not
impossible.
1t was also surmised with more show
OF reason that sympathizers with the
considerable number who did not take
active part with them, might set fire to
the city during night; and marshal law
vas proclaimed to take place at 10 p. M,
after which hour no person was to appear
on the streets. An armed patrol was
also organized to watch the city during
the night, composed of the Honolulu
Rifles, blue jackets and marines from
.. S. S. Adams, and citizen volunteers
as special constables, besides the whole
police force. There were, however, no
attempts at incendiarism.
There were several plans of programme
said to have been formed by Wilcox in
the rash riot that he made. One report
of this nature was to the effect that he
intended TO secure the person of the
King, compel him to abdicate in favor of
his sister Liliuokalani, heir apparent land
demand new Constitution and a new
Cabinet. This was probably the plan
proposed either in whole or in modi-
fed form; but matters were kept so
very secretly, that even as we write the
exact reasons are unknown, although
they may be expected to be devulged
during the day.
Early in the skirmish Robert Boyd,
chief lieutenant of Wilcox, was severely
wounded in two places. He is another
OF the proteges sent to Italy for military
education at the Government expence,
and this was the use that he and Wilcox
made of it.
Among the incidents it may by men
toned that Mr.. Hutchinson, the sculptor,
was in the Palace all the forenoon dur
ing the heaviest of the FREEING. He was
at work modelling bust of the King
and was in no way disturbed; but when
he left the Palace at dinner time and
passed the rebel sentries, he concluded
it was safer not to go back in the after
noon, and he didn't
We learn that it was the desire of the
government that the resident forces
should alone put down the riot and
that with this view they did not call
upon the American man-of-war now in
port for assistance. The marines of that
vessel, however, were on duty all day at
the American legation; and seventy
blne jackets came ashore after the riot
was over, to form part of the night
patrol. There were also in readiness
from the Adams, a few 3-inch rife guns
and gattling guns should the riot have
proved serious enough for the use of these
weapons.
The Palace doors, and also those of
the Government buildings, were kept
closed during the day.
All able-bodied Government officials
were summoned for armed duty, and
many of these were furnished with fire.
arms. Mr.. Justice Dole shouldered a
rife among the others.
G. Shuman, private in the Honolulu
Rifles, was arrested by the rioters while
he was on guard in Palace Square. They
took him within the wall, where he was
disarmed and then set free.
During the final attack upon the Bung-
allow, the bombardment was operated by
Messrs. Hay Wodehouse and Arthur
Turton.
CASUALTIES.
Among those opposed to the rioters,
the only serious casualty that We have
been able to learn, previous to going to
press, was a wound in the shoulder re-
ceived by Lieut.. Parker; and it is sup
posed it was from shot fired by Wilcox.
On the side of the rioters there were
seven killed and twelve wounded, several
seriously. The killed were: Paul,
drayman in the employ of Macfarlane
& Co.; Luika, a kanaka in uniform
Hiki, driver for Waller & Co.; Palau,
driver for G. Hustace; Pelelua, harness
maker with Foster & Co.. and two others
whose names are not known. They have
been taken to the undertaken for collins.
The wounded, so far as We have
been able to find out, are: Robert
Boyd, shot in the leg and also grazed in
the head, both painful wounds but not
considered serious; George Markham,
shot through feshy part of arm; a
kanaka, whose name we did not learn,
was shot in the hand rather seriously.
Kamai, formerly schoolmaster at Wal
pic, was one of the rioters who deserted
Wilcox and jumped the wall. He was
wounded in leg and hand. Wilcox is
said to have shot two Of his own men
who were attempting to desert, and
thoro ora nina others whose names were