The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19
Rifles Landed And Hundreds Of
Natives Armed.
SEVERE FIGHTING BETWEEN REB-
ELS AND GOVERNMENT TROOPS.

One of the First Victims Was
| Charles L. Carter-He Was One
| of the Trainers of the Consti-
| tuition and Very Prominent On the
Islands-Many Natives Were Captured
and the Government is Prepared for
| Any Emergency.
San Francisco, January lS.-The CORES
| pondent of the United Press at Honolulu.
| in a letter dated January 10, says:
ION the fifth, reported what seemed an
| attempt on the third to arm the natives at
| KakaakC. One attempt to land rifles from
| the steamer Waimaulo was frustrated by
| the police, but the second attempt was suc-
cessful. The evening of the sixth, six hun
dred rifles were landed between Waialae
and Diamond Head, nearly six miles from
| the town. Five hundred natives collected
| there and received the guns and sammuni-
| ton. The Waimaulo Capt Davis brought the
rifles from beyond Wayelae, where there they
had been landed from the schooner Norman
| from Victoria, ii. our information is
rect. The natives are under the comma nd
of sam Nowlein. They captured during the
| day and detained eight or ten white persons
found strolling beyond Diamond Head.
Wires to the telephone on the Head were
cut and no information could reach the
city. Headquarters were at Antoine Roses
house near Wailae. 1t was the intention to
rush in during the early evening and SUI
prise the city while the people were at
church. The authorities received info1ma-
l -
landed at Diamond Head at the house of
George Bortelmann, half white Royalst
leader. A strong squad of mounted police
Immediately were sent TO search Bortel-
mann's house. The citizens guard was put
on the alert and the volunteer military
corps summoned. Captain Parker, with the
police, reached Bortelmanns place after
dark. Bortelmann WAS on the veranda with
stranger, while the police we're lined up
en- the lawn and Deputy Marshal Brown
proceeded to read the warrant. While he
was reading it the police were fred upon
from the beach. At that moment there
arrived three prominent young men. j. b.
CASTLE, collector general; Charles L. Carter
and his law partner Alfred Carter. They
noticed the firing came from the canoe
shed. The police made rush on the shed.
with a pistol. He received three shots. one
of which entered his ribs, and he fell. ex-
claiming he was hit hard. At the same
time Bortelmann fired carbine from the
veIanda and
SHOT AND DANGEROUSLY
wounded Lieut.. Holi of the police. The
enemy were driven from the shed and ran
to the bush. From there they kept up hot
fire upon the house, to which the wounded
an was carried with Lane and two other
prisonesr. Alfred Carter went for doctor.
Parker made an effort to drive away the
enemy. but fonnd the fire overpowering.
The police mounted and rushed off 10 tee-
phone to the troops. Captain Parker was
driven into the bush with one man and did
not reach the town until daylight. In the
meantime Alfred Carter returned to Bortel-
mann's with DR.. Wolters, but was unable to
pass the enemy. Castle and one policeman
car ed for he wounded. held the prisoners
and compelled Bortlemann to order the
firing on the house to cease. Getting
Browns telephone message, the government
hurried thirty soldiers in omnibuses under
Lieut.. King. The whole force of volunteers
were called out and stationed at important
points. The citizens guard was put on in
squads ON the street corners and before
eight the city was in full state of defence.
King and the men were on the battle
ground by nine and the enemy retired be-
fore them, keeping up CALLING fire. A
Carter and DIR. Wolters entered the house,
crawling on their hands and knees. They
found G. L. Garter in great agony. AfteI-
ward he was removed to his own house.
Holi was sent to the hospital and Bortel-
mann, Lane and two native prisoners sent
to the station. King retreated to Sans
Scoutci hotel and took I'D a position "A small
force was sent the same night out in the
Waialae road. two miles inland from the
mark. The enemy were found also on that
road. Early in the morning Lieut.. Coyne
was sent out with twenty five soldiers and
he and King formed a line from the beach
at San Souci to near the west slope of the
Head. The rebels ascended 20 the rim of
the crater, whence they could fire to great
advantage upon the soldiers.
ARIFLED GUN
uas sent out to Coyne and shells were
aro,,ad unon the summit This frig htened
the rebels away. One she'll burst in the
oroun on the highest peak and kilIedsseveral
man The number of rebels on the crater is
astimated at over one hundr red. AT an early
hour IT. B. Murray with twenty-five specials
and ten mounted policemen were sent out
on the Wailae road. Nearing ridge back
of Diamond Head the rebels opened fire on
them with field pieces. Bob Wilcox handled
: +ba onn He Ia In natural fortifo alton of