Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-24
How the Insurrection Commenced
and Ended.
WILCOX Is NOW 4 HUNTED FUGITIVE
Republicans Fear Trouble With the
Resident Japanese.
MRS. DOMINIS OUT OF SIGHT
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.


HONOLULU, January 7,'1S95.
The insurrection has at last come to
head. Fighting has been going on all day
three or four miles east of the city. where
government troops have been endeavoring
to capture bands of the insurgents. To-
ward nightfall prisoners surrendered in
squads. About forty are learned to have
been brought in. 1t is not known that any
of their leaders have been taken. No casu-
alties are publicly reported. 1t is supposed
that some of the rebels have been shot.
They We're endeavoring to make their way
tC the mountains
The night before was one of bloody work.
The very first collision opened with the
fall of Charles l.. Carter. with mortal
wound. You in Washington knew Carter
two years ago as one of our commissioners
who negotiated the treaty Of annexation
with President Harrison. He was a son of
our late Hawaiian minister, Henry A. 2.
Carter, and thus was familiar with Wash
ington ways. He had been some four
years in veiy successful legal practice
here, although barely thirty years cid.
He was young fellow Of fine presence.
high character, naturally a leader and GER
tain. If he had lived, to be one at the head
OF affairs. Carter assisted President Dole
In drafting our new constitution. In the
constitutional convention last June he took
leading part. He was subsequently chosen
to the legislature, and was expected to be
leader in that body.
Carter died of wound in the abdomen
at 5 this morning. We buried him at
pm. from his mothers house. laying him
widow. nee Mary Scott of Ann Arbor, and
two infant children. His mother was the
youngest daughter of DR.. G. p. Judd, who
was the noted prime minister of kameha-
mo ha ov,1 hox obi
who organized the Hawaiian kingdom on a
constitutional basis. The death Of this
prominent and favOrite young man at the
hards of the enemy created a profound
sensation. We had no time for indulging
in mourning or depression. Our young men
were all out on military duty and large
body of them engaged in actual battle all
day with the enemy.
When the Alarm Was Given.
The first public alarm was given about
p. m. Sunday, when the volunteer mill
tary were called out, and the citizens
guard notified to occupy their stations on
the street corners. People kept dropping
out of the church services, until a general
movement to get home cut the services
short, although there was no visible COM
motion on the streets. The fine organiza-
ton of the republicans was at once mani
fest. Before y every important street cor
her within mile and half of the post
office was held by squad of armed citj-
zens, and every passer halted to account
for himself. Large numbers of natives
were thus turned back, who were evidently
on their way to join the insurgents.
At the same time the volunteer military
assembled in force at the executive build
ing. the former palace, probably a couple
of hundred during the evening, and the
remaining hundred by morning. These
were assigned to various stations calling
for defense, the executive and judiciary
shooters were located in the towers of the
Kawaiahao and Central Union churches
commanding the streets near the govern
ment buildings. A force had already been
sent to Waikiki from the body of regulars
always occupying the basement Of the
executive building. These went, under
Lieut.. King, to the support Of force Of
policemen, under Capt Parker, who had
been getting the worst of it, in an attempt
to arrest cOnspirators and capture arms
at the base of Diamond Head, four and a
half miles east from the post office.
Our beautiful Waikiki suburb extends
mile and a half along the beach. Then
comes a mile more of kapiolani Park.
Just outside the end Of the park, under
Diamond Head. is the fine residence of
James Campbell. A little beyond, on the
shore, we'll under the towering peaks of
the head, is the house of George Bertel-
mann, a half-white contractor and builder,
and royalist leader. Near Bertelmanns
house arms and ammunition were being
landed from small steamer, which
brought them from depot at Waianae.
Our collectors general, James B. Castle and
Charles l.. Carter. resided on the park
beach, some distance this side Of Bertel
mann's. They had observed the movements
of the steamer, and had notified the au-
thorities. In consequence, Capt. Parker
and a force Of policemen. had been sent
down at nghtfall to intercept the arms
and capture conspirators. MeSsrs. Carter
and Castle, with Alfred Carter, cousin and
law partner of the former, Joined the police
force to assist them. 1t proved that
large force of insurgents were assembled
in certain sheds on the beach below Bertel
mann's. When Parker served his warrant
on Bertelmann, who was within, firing was
opened on his party from the shore below.
Carter and the policemen made a rush for
the enemy, and the former fell, shot by
half-white named Lane. Castle and A.
Carter were equally exposed, but escaped
injury. Bertelmann was captured and
held in his house, where &. l.. Carter and a
wounded lieutenant of police were taken,
while Castle and policeman aided them.
There they kept the enemy at bay until
King arrived with help.
How the COnspirators Were Fooled.
The enemy were in strong force. Par
ker, with a few men, made an effort to
drive or capture them, but was himself
driven into the algaroba woods, whence he
was unable to make his way out until to-
ward morning. 1t was late hour when
a surgeon succeeded in making his way in
to the wounded men, and then only by
crawling to the house through a hot fire.
King could do little more that night than
to repel the enemy from the house and
The insur gents had got their arms and am
munition. They sought positions of advan-
tage on the rim and summit Of the
crater. 1t had evidently been their !nten-
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