The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-20
THE HAWAIIAN REVOLT.
SECRETARIES GRESHAM AND HER.
BERT CONFER WITH PRESIDENT.
President Dele Was Glad No National Ship
Was Present-The r Philadelphia Ordered
to Bonolu.u-Action Of Congress.


taries Gresham and Herbert called on
the President at the White House at 10
o'clock this morning, in regard to the
Hawaiian complications, and entered upon
a discussion of the situation whicn was
protracted for some hours.
Secretary Gresham took with him the
following dispatch from Minister Willis:
Honolulu, IL. L., Jan. II, 1885.
To Hon. W. q. Gresham, Secretary OF
state, Washington, ID. c.:
Al Waikiki Beach, five miles from the
executive building, on the night OF jan
uary 9Th, there was an uprising of Ha-
waiians. IL is reported there were
several hundred well supplied with arms
and ammunition. rhe rebels were COM
manded by Captain Nowlien and II. W.
Wilcox. Hon. G. l.. Carter. late COM
missioner, was killed on the first night.
Desultory fighting has occurred every day
since. without further loss OF life or
property to the Government. Three Roy
alists were killed and fifty taken PRISON.
crs. over nfty non-combatants, mostly
Whites, were arrested, including three
ex-Attolney-Gcn and many pr'iM-
ucnt citizens Martial law was declared
january 7th. No vessel was allowed 10
leave. The other Islands are reported
quiet. The crisis is thought 10 De over
but the excitement is stili intense Ires-
don't Dole expressed 10 me iAo H'"N"'N''
ton that no national ship mas Deeh III
port during this disturbance.
The arms are reported to have been
brought from Vancouver by the Norma
VI WILLIS.
ruv purr.DyIPHrA ORDERED TO HONOLULU.
Nothing was made public about what
transnired at the conference, but at E'-o
o,cIock P NJ Secretary Gresham, aIteT
another conference with the president.
returned TO the State Department anu
made the following announcements
"As a proper precaution, though our
dispatch from Minister Willis would indl-
cate that the trouble is over, the freSi-
dent has ordered the Philadelphia, no"
at San Francisco, to so at once u i-o''',
lulu" ..,,.
Orders to Admiral Beardsley to comply
with these instructions were telegrapned
from the Navy Department at 2:i0 T. NJ
THE DEBATE IN THE sENATr.
Tho nrass renorts of the suppressed IN
surrection or conspiracy in Ha"au
brought the always exciting subject OF
affairs I'm those islands prominently pe-
fore the Senate to-day. Mr.. Frye started
out with a resolution expressing the pro-
found indignation" with which the senate
had learned OF the attempt to restore
deposed queen to power, ana decarlh6
that the President should at once oroer
American ships of war to the lslandsr
The latter part OF the resolution Ma9
objected to by Mr.. Gray and was WITH
drawn. ard the words profound indigna-
ton" In the first part were toned down
into regret" at the suggestion cf Mr'
Hill. But, even after these mutnauohs'
the consideration OF the resolution was
blocked by an objection from Mr.. Geofse'
and the resolution went over TIL Mhudy,
caused Mr.. Frye 70 eNclalm thal Iou
might forgive a equator WHO OBJECTED y"
such a resolution, but that the people OIL
the United States never would forgive
him. This temporary suspension OF Nr'
Frye's resolution did not keep out, how
ever. the discussion of Hawaiian mat
ters. which was again renewed on reso-
luton offered by Mr.. AidTich couple OF
weeks since declaring it to he the sense
of the Senate that one or more vessels
of the American navy should always 0e
kept in Hawaiian waters. The close or
the morning hour, however; put a stop
TO the debate.
BoUTELLE MAKES A SCENE IN THE HOUSE.
In the House this morning Mr.. Boutele,
Of Maine, gained the floor and in a ring
ing speech referred to the revolutionary
outbreak in Honolulu in which the an
neXationist commissioner, {. l.. Carter,
fell. dying in defence Of his home and
family. When the committee rose he said
he hoped the House would Postpone for
five or ten minutes as the case might be
the special order 50 that the House,
which never before in the history Of the
Congress had failed to express its sym
pathy with any movement in behalf of
liberty. might adopt the resolutions which
he sent 10 the clerks desk.
Mr.. McCreary (kyD objected, where
upon MIR. Boutele shouted:
Upon your head then be their blood"
(Applause)
An angry colloquy followed both gem
tlemen shouting at the top of their voices
but they were inuaudibIe more than a few
feet from their desks, owing TO the vigor-
GUS rapping Of the gave by Speaker
Crisp. who had in the meanwhile resumed
the chair. He commanded both gentle
men 10 take their seats, and, they still
refusing, he called upon the Sergeant-at-
Arms 10 see if he could not enforce the
directions of the Chair That official not
responding promptly, the Speaker said1
Gentlemen should remember that this
is the House OF Representatives of the
United States, and their self-respect
should compel them to conform TO the
usaGes Of a parliamentary body" Cap
plause)
The resolutions were not read, and the
House proceeded with the routine BUSH