The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1889-08-15
HAWAIIN INSURRECTION
ATTEMPT TO REVCLUTIONlZE
THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
They Attack the Palace Grounds
and Numbered 25O-The Rebels
Promptly Captured and Jailed
Seven Rioters Killed,

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12.-News hal
just been received from the Hawaiian
islands of an attempt to overthrow the
government. The Pacific Commercial
Advertiser of July 81, gives the follow
ing account of the affair.
"a daring, serious and fatal insurrec
tion broke cut in this city about a. M
yesterday, which paralyzed business TO,
the day and called out the Honolulu
rifles to actual warfare in siege practice
Two half white Hawaiians, Robert W
Wilcox and Robert Boyd, who had been
sent at the government expense to be
educated at an Italian military school
had been
Plotting Insurrection
for some time, but rumors that were
current were little needed until the
movement eliminated in an armed band
of about $50 natives, marching from
Palama to Honolulu, two miles, and en-
teri1g the palace ground.
From authentic sources we learn that
the rebel rioters formed at Palama about
3 a. H., marching from the suburbs to
the city, arriving at the gate of the pal
ace at 4 a. m. They knocked at the
gates and demanded admittance and
after some parleying forced their way
In in spite of all opposition.
The Palama rioters were joined by
other squads and at one time rebels upon
the palace grounds must have
Numbered About $50.
The king was absent from the palace at
the time, as he slept at the Punchbowl
street residence of his consort. He has
tened to his boat house where he re-
mained during the day undisturbed and
guarded by about a dozen household
troops. Meanwhile the rebels summoned
L. s. Parker to surrender the palace, but
that officer refused. Seeing this
Stubborn Resistance,
many of the rebels deserted and Wilcox
found that he had scarcely $50 men left.
The general alarm was spread through
the city and the Honolulu Rifles were
Immediately ordered to report at their
armories. When the alarm was first
given there was great deal Of excite
ment. A number of families fed to the
top of Punchbowl hill, and few ladies
took refuge at the American legation,
where a corps of marines from the
Adams was stationed.
A cabinet council, held early in the
forenoon, decided to demand the sur
render Of Wilcox, and his excellency S.
NJ. Damon was appointed to carry out
the demand, although his mission proved
to be unsuccessful. He went to the
palace grounds, but was refused admit
tance, and at this time three rioters had
turned the field pieces upon the sharp
shooters who had found Judgement in
the opera house, opposite to and COM
a range of the grounds. He
again
Escaped Between the Two Fires.
The field pieces of the rioters were soon
silenced by the fire of the sharpshooters.
By II a. m. the rioters had all taken
shelter in a bungalow situated in the
palace grounds. From that time there
was little or no firing done by the rebels.
About thirty rioters surrendered at /
oclock. At $50 o'clock the volunteers
threw giant powder bombs at the build
ing where the rebels were, and after an
hours bombarding the rioters surren-
1ered and were all taken to the lookup.
In all there were
Seven Killed and Twelve Wounded
If the rioters, so far as could be ascer-
aimed. It was rumored that Wilcox
lad intended to secure the person of the
ring, compel him to abdicate in favor of |
lis sister Liluokalani, heir apparent, de-
nand new constitution and new cab
net.