Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-02
SEIZEDTHE EX-QUEEN
Liliuokalani Arrested for Completely
in the Hawaiian Revolt.
DYNAMITE FOUND At her Home
All the Insurgent Leaders Taken
Into Custody.
MPORTERS ARE FINED

AUCKLAND. N. T., February 2.-Advices
received from Honolulu, under date of jan
uary 10. announce that eX-Queen Liliuo-
kalani has been arrested on the charge OF
completely with the insurgents in the re-
cent rebellion.
In addition, all the insurgent leaders
have been taken into custody and are being
tried by court-martial. Three Of the lead
ers pleaded guilty to treason. Martial law
is maintained.
The rebellion against the republic of Ha-
waii turned out to be a complete fasco.
After the first engagement the rebels scat
tered and some time later Wilcox, Now
lein, Bertelmann and others of the leaders
OF the insurrection We're captured. and as
already stated. are being tried for treason
before a court-martial.
Shortly after Queen Liliuokalani was ar
rested her house was searched and in 1t
Were found stores of arms and dynamite
bombs. The arrests referred to have re-
suited in the restoration of order in Ha-
wall.
Later advices. dated January q, say
that quite large quantity of arms, i'm
ported for the use of the rebels, have been
seized in addition to those found in the
house of the ex-queen. Messrs. Savais,
the Importers of the arms. have been fined.
Queen Victoria Informed.
LONDON. February 2.-The news of the
arrest OF ex-Queen Liliuokalani. published
In London this afternoon created quite a
sensation. The facts in the case were tele-
graphed to Queen Victoria, who is at Os-
borne, and to Mr.. Theophilus Davies at
Liverpool. Mr.. Davies is the guardian of
Princess kaiulani of Hawaii, heiress pre-
sumptive to the throne. He is also the
agent in England of eX-Queen Liliuokalani.
Mr.. Davies. 1t appears. had also received a
telegram, via Auckland, n. L., announcing
the arrest Of the ex-qGeen.
1t is expected that the latter's friends
here and elsewhere will make diplomatic
representation to Great Britain and the
United States, In order to secure her re-
lease.
Part Taken by the British.
The Hawaiian consul in this city has re-
ceived no news in regard to the resolution
adopted by the United States House of
Representatives yesterday asking President
Cleveland to submit to Congress any cor
respondence in possession Of the State De
partment regarding the reports alleging
that British subjects melted the Hawaiians
to rebellion, and supplied them with arms.
and that the British minister interviewed in
order to prevent the application of martial
law to British subjects who had been en-
gagged in the rebellion.
In this connection the Associated Press
is officially informed that there has been
no correspondence pet"eeh 'lie brlliSi anu
American governments on the subject OF
the charges that British subjects III Ha-
waii had melted the Hawaiian revolt and
had supplied the rebels with arms. The
fact Is. it is added, as has already been
stated in the House of Representatives at
Washington, that President Cleveland is
satisfied that the action taken by the Brit
ish residents Of Honolulu in this matter
was quite justified, uEder the clrcum-
stances Nothing is known here in regard
to the charges made against the British
residents at Honolulu of supplying arms
to the rebels, and it Is said that If such a
thing did occur it would be for the Ha-
waiian authorities to put stop to it.