The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-08-11
A DARING SCHEME
TO FORCE THE ABDHCATION
OF KING KAI-AKUA.


Headed by Aall-
breeds Attack th'' Kings Palace
but are RepuISed and Finally
Compelled to Surrender.
c,rpn,rr,.ro Cal Aupust 1O.-Thc
>'iN III, tl,,, arrived last even |
c,, H,','t,.,I;n Lr;nus news of q dar
"S 'U ,Iti,n,,,rL futile ;nsurrcction that
Si ,,,,t l., uonolulu ~ Tuesday. Iulv 80.
.r.''> liz 1,.ooJ u,,v.;;ous named Robt
IU Iy;I,,,v and Roht Rovd who had
,oo,, so,,t ,t rovcrnmcut cxpcnsc to be
,,1,'natad ~ tTc Italian military school,
Ivy I,oa,, ,Jntt;ru ~, insurrcctiou for
,I',,,o t;,,,c hut The r,Imors that were cdr-
,.o,,t ,,,n,. i;+tIr needed until the move
,,,n,,, c,,Itr;n,icd in an armed band of
ni>,,,,t Ioonot ives morrhinu from Palama
n"T a. unrni,,l,, two miles and securing an
,,+,,,,ra to thr nolncc Grounds in Homo
Ir1t All was ui,;et during the night, al
thouyh in most of the natives houses
i;uIts were burning Mt midnight About
n, an unusual number of natives and
Ch;romen were seen on the streets as if
sn,nct L;nr very uncommon was about
to h,nnrn But while the people went
to he'd nc us,,al the rebel rioters formed
~ p.ian,o and about 2 q. m. Tuesday
m,rchrd from that suburb to to the city
Arr;v;n% NJ thc Monkn yate of the palace
NJ a NJ thev kpockcd at this gate and
demanded admittancc; when, after some
narIrvinr thev entered the grounds un-
pn,,nSed The poloma rioters were ioincd
hr n+I,ci. suuads from other local cities ;
and at one time the rebels tpon the palace
rounds must have numbered about $50
The King was absent from the palace
,+ the t;nc thc alarm was pivcn. He was
Ielrnhoncd to and the royal party then
hnstcrrI to thc Kings boat house, where
thrv remained during the dav, guarded
Inv = number of household troops. Mean
,,,I,;I,, thc rehcls summoned Lieutenant
parker to surrender the palace, but that
oiI;rcr refused TO surrender. A general
alarm was spread throughout the city by
means of the tclcphonc, and the Honolulu
Rifles were Immediately ordered to report
n thcir nrmorv. There was a great deal
nt cxcitrmrnt. cspcciaIIy among the Port
uyucsr and Chinese. A number of families
feL tn the ton of the hill and few la
J;rs took rrfipe at the American legation
where y corns of marines from the U, s.
steamer Adams was stationed. A cabi,
net council was held, and with the three
ministers present were convened the
American, British, French and Poruu.
mucsr commissioners, Capt. Woodward
Of the u. s. steamer, also being present.
The cabinet decided to demand the sur.
render of Wilcox. S, NJ. Damon was ap
pointcd to carry out the demand; but
hi. mission proved to be unsuccessful
Several shots had now been exchanged
on both sides.
By II a. M, the rioters had all takcl
shelter in the house termed the "Bunga
low" situated on the palace grounds
willie the Honolulu Rifles had secured ;
snlcudid position commanding this
Shots were fired from both sides at inter
walls. Finally CORDS of government vol
, unteers began hurling giant powdc
p bombs at the Bungalow. About tins TIM
| thirty or more rioters surrendered one
, whom had been fatally shot.
Early in the skirmlsh, Robert BOYD
, chief lieutenant OF Mr. Wilcox, was se
, vcrely wounded i'll two places. 1t l
stated that Wilcox shot two OF ms ihc'
:. VINO ne notlCeo welc npo"' :" mt -
$ me tl'iS pol,'''tl.'''''"t "S c,.,',,
e bungalow laStea, sharP s"o1Iels ir'. Ifo,
J. the opera mouse KcPt uta H!n'nE anu ''''
c Gus iuSiladc' untii hhaliy' a''ci "o"ts -
r hnmDarGmeht' 'ne rlotG's i us,l,'. n"'
the huidi'ig waving Wlnte S,,ee' srT ul'oa
k pole ana shouting peaSe; tN 9"i ~
der gates were thrown o,'ef' "iH {! tLtI
ai volunteers entered t'lG Mo tooN ..ie "mo
OF the rioters pFisf1liGis' l"e i'ii''S eNttS>
e about p. m'' ana WILCOX wae illaF''I.
TO the statio'i house d. 80 r ni ~ II
! eo"Faue " 'isohe'S "'f'''"7 ~ VIZ
= up te" minutes 'htef' ,-....
Among those opPoeGu W l"e ll"te'' t.'
i the only serious casua'ly w"9 " "oui'
i'll the shoulders received ny L'eule'l''
q Parker, ana IL Is supposeu II W"s nu,', T.,
s. shot hred by WllcoN' Ol 'lle sue VI ~ -
rioters there were seven natives k'lIo
~ and twelve Woullued' seFeriu se''o''s'S'
The armed patrol which was organic
l. to watch the city during the fights and at
erwards was composed Of the llonolu
Rifles, the Blue Jackets, and the marine
from the United States steamer Adam
- and the Citizens Volunteers as sloc''
H. constableS, besides the whoic ponce l"'e
IT There were, however, no attempts ;
IL, inccndiarism. There were plans "l
1c propram said to have been formed !
It Wilcox in each riot that he made. Or
., report was to the effect that he intcnd'
IN to secure the person of King kalakt
ut and compel him to abdicatc in favor
Mt his sister lllvokalani, heir apparent, ~
nv met. Honolulu papers state this W
~ , ,,r,I,,II,, thr nI.,n nronnsrd either
~ pr"nan'y inc pau Pl"l",sv"' H,, S,."N'
IT, whole or III "'o''llle'l w.. ~. 'hv 'h', '''
tc's were KEPT 50 Vet! I Svol.. .'''I ~,
exact reasons arc ytt u,iNil"Wn, W.. ~, ~"
II, mentinS on tne SltGtI,om, E tIo,,I,i,, III, So~ M
On mcrclal AdVertiscr' ~ l'"''u'"'",