The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-24
FROM HONOLULU.
Miss Brown Writes EntertaingIy from
the Hawaiian Islands.

To the Editor of the Republican.
BY the outgoing steamer | send
you a paper relative to the piJibia
down here.
Martial law, no business, no pub
lie assemblies, no school, no street
cars running, much anxiety, fear,
the entire city in arms, and a kind
of Indian warfare in the valleys
lying between the long spurs of the
Koolau range is all the result of a
deep laid and long planned plot on
the part Of the worst element of the
Royalist party to overthrow the
present Government. The latter,
however, being ever on the alert,
unearthed matters sufficiently to
check the enemy just in time to
sage hundreds of lives and much
property. Had the plot been car,
ried out | doubt whether one person
in favor of the present Republic
would have been left alive. For to
thoroughly appreciate our position
one must understand that not
only are the Royalists everywhere
amongst us, their homes SIDE by
side with ours, but that we also
have in our midst thousands of the
lowest classes Of Portuguese, Japan
ese and Chinese, now non-com bat
ants, who in the event Of the Roy
alists getting the upper hand in the
city would in all probability join
them. But this we neither antici-
pate nor fear, for hundreds of
armed volunteer citizens are on
duty patrolling the streets night
and day. 1t is but a matter of
time, We hope, that will eliminate
in the capture of the desperate
leaders Wilcox and Nolein. By the
way, Nolein has a beautiful home
directly opposite here, His wife
and friends seemed to be having
quite jubilee on Monday on their
verandah, but they have quoted
down since then.
The saddest event that has oc-
CURED so far is the death Of Mr..
Charles Carter. He was mortallY
wounded Sunday night and died
early the following morning.
Though but a man Of thirty he was
very prominent here both as law
yer and as Republican leader,
having served in the cabinet of the
new Government. His father, the
late III. A. P Carter, was Hawaiian
minister to Washington, residing
there many years, SO that this son
may be said to have been reared on
American soil and there have i'm
bibed Republican sentiments.
On Tuesday we climbed to the
summit of an extinct partly
encircled by the city-to view the
scene of action in Manona and
Palolo valleys. But not a great
deal could be seen as the contend
ing parties were covered by ridges.
The day before, however, the fight
ing near Diamond Head crater
was visible so far as smoke was con-
cerned. Any number of friends
were in the bowl of the crater, be-
sides about two hundred Portuguese
and Kanakas, all on the same mis-
sion. Yesterday the crater was for
titled so now no visitors are allowed
to 60 up there.
Already the representative people
here who have always been distln-
guished for their leniency toward
offenders, even at the continued
risk of their own llyes and property
are expressing the deepest regret
that the leaders must be severely
dealt with if peace is ever to be per-
manently established on these
islands. Great sympathy is ex-
pressed for the native element who
have been led to join the Royalist
army through the influence of the
desperate half-Whltes who in their
turn are perhaps out the tools of
interruptions Office seeking whites.
The wealthy Royalists must have
contributed largely toward funds to
purchase the quantities of arms and