The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-08-29

never saw him TILL his surrender ana
his manly conduct on that occasion
was in very great contrast to that
of some of the ''long range" in
formants of the Rev. Dwinell, who
were careful to keep out of cannon
shot of the Palace during the 30th
of July, but who lined the streets,
and shouted "shoot him, "hang
him. etc, as he was marched an
unarmed and helpless prisoner to
the Police Station. The circum-
stance of any fact being considered
curious" by the Rev. Dwinell is
of itself very insignificant matter,
and the only thing which gives it |
significance in this case is C) the
evident source of the Rev. gentle
mans information, and (2) the alb
solute untruthfulness of the article
in every material detail which could
form any reasonable basis of the
expressed opinion that there is any
mystery" whatever in the whole
affair.
FIRST: 1.-The parties back of it,
(the conspiracy were well known
for months previous to July 3Oth.
Probably the more prominent of
them successfully covered their
tracks, from judicial standpoint:
but the facts of the revolutionary
meetings were periodically reported
officially, and i'll detail, to the gov
crnment.
SECONDLY: Wilcox never made
such statement rs is attributed to
him at any time, or to any person,
up to the sailing of the steamer car
rying Mr.. Dwinell's letter.
THIRDLY: Nothing can be further
from the truth than the statement
that''no act OF sympathy was shown
the conspirators. The natives stood
off coldly from them" The fact is
that the sympathy openly expressed
by the native population as whole
was intensely revolutionary. Sew
eral were arrested on the streets
during the day for harangueing
crowds of natives in seditious Ian
guage. The attack on Schuman and
Greig of the Rifles, was from an
outside crowd of natives, and in
number of instances during the
day, parties of excited natives were
only prevented from entering the
palace enclosure to the relief of
their comrades by the actual and
forcible intervention of guards from
the Rifles. In short the great
danger from the first moment of the
conflict, lay in an attempted assault
or some kindred diversion from in
surgent sympathizers outside the
actual scene of operations; and to
meet this, the largest practicable
force of drilled men were held in re-
serve, IN cuII7t.ns st"to - .~~a;
ness.
FouRTHLY: "The rebellion was
put down by the resources of the
government itself, without the act
i've participation of foreigners. "
The facts are these: Including ord
erlies, officers and staff, as well as
those who threw the bombs against
the bungalow the actual number OF
men who "stood behind guns" that
day was 1875, more than four-ffths
of whom were foreigners, owing nc
allegiance to the country and having
no property interests therein to pro.
tect OF these, 1877 belonged to the
Honolulu Rifles, while 50 were eX.
officers and ex-membcrs of thai
corps, all of whom turned out either
with, or under direction of, the com
handing officer. OF the twenty re-
naming, classed as "citiz:ns," only
six were government employees, ant
most of this small number were or
hand ready for any service required
before the now celebrated order is
sued for all cable bodied men, ETC.,
inthe government service to turn ont
As to the resources" employed
(aslde from the men), not more
: than 20 of the rifles, and not sin.
, gle cartridge used, belonged to, o.
t had been furnished by the govern
= ment, who, on the contrary, ex
pressly refused, up to and including
the very day preceding the out
n break, to order any supplies of am
e muntion or additional arms for thu
Rifles. When the danger had to b.
met cartridges were hurriedly col
, lected from every white man in thu
city who had any in hand; ant
: most OF. those which were fired dur
ing the fore part of the day were re
loaded shells, which gave the mel
much trouble by reason of misiit
from causes well known to rihemen
Even then, we ran nearly out o
ammunition, and would have don,
so entirely but for having procured
10000 rounds from the U. S. S
Adams then lying in port.
Although the organ may excuse
itself and its friends for throwing
, principle TO the dogs, and for TIN
/ sake of policy may assist in de
ceiying the American and British
/ people in order TO avoid the effec
t Abe truth might have on propert.
7 interests, is it not suicidal polio.
: from a domestic point of view t.
r cry "peace, peace" when there i
S no peace? Does the Advertiser dar