The herald., 1895-01-19

Bloodshed in the
Paradise of the
Pacific.
WILCOX LED THE REBELS
Charles L. Carter, an Annexa-
zionist, Killed.
FATAL SHOT FROM AMBUSH
Governments Troops Put tho EovoIution-
lists to Flight and Capture q Well
Stock ed Fert-Several Natives XIII ed
and Many Arrests MAIDS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10 The steamer
Alameda arrived from Auckland and
Sydney, via Honolulu, this afternoon,
and brings news OF a revolution and
bloodshed at Honolulu. Charles l..
Carter, who was one of the annexation
com mssicners. was killed and several
other government supporters were
wounded. There has been much fight
ing and at least IL natives have been
killed. Nearly 200 Royalisss are under
arrest.
Robert Wilcox ia the leader of the
rebels. The fighting was still in prog
reas when the Alameda LETT Honolulu
on January 1lth. bus the government
forces had practically overcome the
revolutioniets.
THE OUTBREAK.
The Associated Press correspondent
writes under date OF January 1lth:
There were no fresh developments in
the threatened uprising until last Sum
day afternoon, the 9th inst, when the
marehaPa Detectives brought in news
that led that officer immediately to
summon the cabinet aud leading officers
of the military and Citizens guard for
consultation. Ia few minutes after
their arrival Deputy Marshal Brown
and squad OF police under Captain
Parker left for the beach at Waikiki with
orders to search the premises OF Henry
Bartelmaun. O prominent Royalist, for
>; I,,
to reaching the placs the posse was
joined by Charles L. Carter. Alfred
Carter and j. R Castls, who lived near
by, all members of the Citizsns' guard.
On approaching the house the deputy
marshal lett the equad on the lawn
while he entered the house, and finding
BaItelmaun and q strange whito man
there proceeded to read his warrant.
When about half through shots were
heard from the rea. OF tho house. The
officer said quickly: "Whst does that
msan?"
Bertlemann replied; II know nothing
about it. There are no arms here"
Brown rushed out to join his squad
they are under the boat shsd," pointing
to ehed in the rear OF the lot and rush.
ing forward. folio wed by his cousin,
Castle, and thu 9th sra. At that instant
volley was Il red by crowd of natives
under the shed aud Charles Carter and
Lieutenant II oli fell wounded.
CHARGED BY THE POLICE.
The police charged aud drove the ma
tives out on the beach hence the latter
retreated to the brush. keeping up
desultory firing. Az the police only
numbered eight. and there we're three
or four times AS many nativep, they
returned to the house. taking three Of
the rebels whom they had captured
in the melee, during which some 80
shots were fred Taking the wounded
men in also, and frat caring for
them as well as possible, they searched
the prisoners. placing Bartelmann also
under arrest. The first one was recog-
nzsd as John Lane. He had heavy
revolver, balt of cartridges and rife the
second pocket pistol and belt OF car
tridges. The other was unarmed, but a
short rife was found behind the door
which evidently belonged to him, as
Holi says he was the man wh> shot
him. There is no doubt that Carter's
three wounds cams fron Lsue's pistol,
it having three empty chambers. By
this time The rebels regansd their
courage and surrounded the house, fir.
ing into it repeatedly. Leaving one
man to guard the prisoners, the officers
returned the fire, but without effect, as
their assailants could not be seen.
A DESPERATE SITUATION.
Realizing that sh-ir case was de,psr.
ate and that word must be got to town
at ali hazards, it was resolved that
Brown snd Parker should mako dash
for their horses which we're tied near
the house. THE was done with success
and they were soon st the nearest tels-
phone. Alfred Garter, who had been
missing since tho wounding OF hia
cousin, WAS supposed TO be dead but in
ality had escaped, with the sans idea
and for thu parposs OF getting a doctor.
He had already telephoned to the mar.
shal's office besides being fortunsts in
finding doctor with whom he returned