The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-08-14
THE RESURRECTION FUTILE.
LED BY TWO HALF-eRegD HAwAIIANs
Arm ed Insurgents March Into Honolulu and
Gain an Entrance Into the Palace
Grounds During the Kings Absence
The Riot Soon QuelIed.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10.-The steamer Ala
media, that arrived last evening from Australia,
brings news of daring although futile insur-
rection that broke out in Honolulu, Tuesday,
July 80. Two half-breed Hawaiians, named
Robert w. Wilcox and Robert Boyd, who had
been sent at government expense to be edu-
Gated at an Italian military school, had been
plotting instruction for some time, but rumors
that were current were little needed until the
movement eliminated in an armed band of
about one hundred and thirty natives march
ing from Palama to Honolulu, two miles, and
securing an entrance to the palace grounds in
Honolulu.
All was quiet during the night, although in
most of the native houses lights were seen
burning at midnight. About l o'clock in the
morning an unusual number of natives and
Cinnamon were seen on the streets as If some
thing very uncommon were about to happen,
but while people went TO bed as usual, the
rebel rioters formed at Palams and about
o'clock Tuesday morning, marched from that
suburb to the city, hating at the mauka gate
of the palace at o'clock. They knocked at
this gate and demanded admittsnce. When,
after some parleying, they entered the grounds
unopposed, the Palama rioters were joined by
other squads from the street and other locali-
ties, and at one time the rebels upon the palace
grounds must have numbered about two hun
bred and fifty. The king was absent from the
palace at the time the alarm was given. He
was telephOned The royal party then fastened
TO the kings boat. where they remained during
the day guarded by dozen of the household
troop. Meanwhile the rebels summoned Lieut..
Parker to surrender the palace, but that officer
refused to surrender.
The general alarm was spread throughout
the city by means of the telephone, and the
Honolulu rifles were Immediately ordered to
report at their armOrles. There was great
deal of excitement especially among the POr-
tugese and Chinese. a number of families fled
10 the top of the hill and a few ladies took
refuge at an American legation, where corps
of marines from the L. ). ;. Adams was sta
toned y cabinet council was held and the
three ministers present were convened, the
American, British, French and Portuguese COM
misSioners, also Capt Woodward OF the [. :. ;.
Adams being present
The cabinet decided to demand the surrender
of Wilcox. 5. NJ. Damon was appointed to
carry out the demand. but his mission proved
10 be unsuccessful. Several shots had now
been exchanged on both sides. By
II O'Clock the rioters had all
taken shelter in house termed the
bungalow, situated in the palace grounds.
gan hurting giant powder bombs at the buDga-
low. About this time thirty more rioters
surrendered, one of whom had been fatally
shot. Early in the skirmish Robert Boyd,
chief lieutenant of Mr.. Wilcox, severely
wounded in two places. 1t Is stated that VIII
cox shot two of bis men whom he noticed were
about to desert.
While this bombardment against the bunga-
low lasted, sharpshOoters from the opers-house
kept up steady and furious fusilade until
finally after hours of bOmbardment, the rioters
rushed from the building waving white sheet
upon a pole and shouting 'Peacev "Surren-
derw The gates were thrown open and force
of volunteers entered and took the whole OF
the rioters prisoners.
The firing ceased about o'clock IN the even
ing and Mr.. Wilcox was marched to the sta
tion-house at 7:15, his cOmrade prisoners
irving at the lookup few minutes later.
Among those opposed to the rioters the only
serious casualty was a wound in the shoulder,
received by Lieut.. Parker and il is supposed it
Is from a shot 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 fight aad afterward was composed
of Honolulu rifles blue-iackets and
marines from the L. s. S. Adams and
citizen volunteers as special constables,
besides the whole police force. There were
however, no attempts at incendiarism. There
were plans of a program said to have been
formed by Wilcox In the rash riot that he
made. One report was TO the effect that he in
tended to secure the person of King kalakua,
compel him TO abdicate in favor of his sister,
Liliuokaiani, heir apparent, and demand a
new constitution and a new cabinet
Honolulu papers state this was probably the
plan proposed either in whole or in modified
form, but matters were kept so very secret that
the exact reasons are yet unknown.