The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-01-26

Of militia dOnned their uniforms and
repaired to their armories, the members
of the citizens guard reported at their
respective rendezvous and yet so quietly
was everything done that many in the
city were unaware that anything had
happened out of the usual Sunday
quiet. Between 8 and 8 p. m, however,
the appearance of squads Of the citizens
guard at every street corner told the
tale. People Were quietly warned to go
home and stay there. Every important
avenue was guarded by squads number
ing from 20 to 40 members of this body,
leaving the entire military force at the
immediate disposal of the government.
Cabinet and army officials made their
headquarters at the marshal's office dur
ing then lghJ, but nothing occurred TO
warrant particular alarm. In the morn
ing the news from the front decided the
government to take immediate and
stringent measures for it's protection.
At $3.50 martial law was proclaimed and
all saloons and liquor stores closed. The
news Of the death Of Carter. who was a
popular young lawyer and was recently
elected a member of the Legislature, in
tansified the general feeling and it
would have gone hard with his assassins
had they not been strongly guarded. By
noon Monday all the stores We're closed
and there were few people on the streets.
The announcement that the writ of
habeas corpus was suspended was
quickly followed by one requiring all
persons not engaged in the military or
police force to deliver all arms or ammu-
milton in their possession to the marshal
within "a hours. After comforting with
Captain Murray at moor on Monday,
Captain Zieglar and a company Of regu-
lars was dispatched to his aid, taking
with them an Austrian field piece. The
10-pound shells from this gun scattered
the natives in every direction. At 2
o'clock the troops advanced and forced
the rebels in the brush, Ludwig and 10
men being detailed for a flank move
ment. AS soon as Ludwig got into
position the natives We're beaten and
scattered into the dense brush, followed
by the troops.
First Prisoners Taken.
1t is certain many of them We're
wounded, as blood. shreads of clothing,
etc, We're seen everywhere. The only
man wounded from the government was
Ludwig, who received a flesh wound in
the thigh. Here the first prisoners were
taken, seven in number, and from them
it was learned that the leaders of the
rebels We're Sam Nowlein, formerly col
onel of the queens household guards,
and Robert Wilcox, who was the leader
of the revolution of 1887, the other
prominent ones being half whites, form
erly in the service of the queen. After
the first surrender the natives came
dropping into the government camps in
lunches until there We're soon more pris-
onerS than troops.
From statements of the natives cap
tured it was ascertained that the captain
Of the little steamer Waimonli was res
~ponsible for the landing Of the arms
with which the natives Were supplied.
The entire crew was arrested. The
mate confessed and when confronted
with his testimony, the captain also
acknowledged his guilt. Carl Wide
man. son OF L~iliuokalani's latest envoy
to the United States has been missing
since last Thursday and it is believed he
will be among the rebels.
Jan. 1.-THE steamship Alameda ar
rived from the colonies at 6 a. m. Nc
one is allowed to go Oh board on any
p%retense. She is to sail at 3 p. m. Moth
ing new from the front at the present.
The ex-queen's premises are under pc.
lice surveillance. Her Washington place
residence was raided Oh Monday and a
quantity of arms co%ntiscated. What &C
ton will be taken in her case cannot be
ascertained. The Chilean man-of-war
Esmeralda, flying the Venezuelan flag,
is here. John T. Waterhouse, a mill
: ionaire and the Oldest merchant in Hon
!; olulu. is dead. He had large property
interests at Cedar Rapids, Ia, where
his sen William resides.