Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-01-25
BATTLE IN HAWAII
Robert Wilcox Heads the Royal
lists in Revolution.
MANY NATIVES ARE KILLED
Government Troops Met and Scattered
the Rebels and Captured Five
Hundred Prisoners


Sydney, via Honolulu. this afternoon
and brings news of revolution and
bloodshed at Honolulu. Charles l.. Car
ter, who was one of the annexation COM
missioners, was killed and several other
| government supporters wounded. There
has been much fighting, and at least
II natives have been killed. Nearly
200 royalists are under arrest. Robert
| Wilcox Is the leader of the rebels. The
| lighting was still In progress when the
Alameda left Honolulu on January IL,
but the government forces had practc-
ally overcome the reyolutonists. The
Associated Press has the following cor
respondence:
| SHOOTING FROM THE START
Honolulu. Jan. 1S.-There were no
fresh developments in the threatened
uprising until last Sunday afternoon,
he 9Th inst, when the marshal's detec-
tives brought in news to that officer to
summon the cabinet and leading Off
GERS of the military and Citizens Guard
| for consultation. In "a few minutes af-
ter 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 Bertelmann. prominent roy
alist. Just previous to reaching the
place the posse was joined by Charles
l.. Carter, Alfred Carter and j. b. Cas-
tie, who lived near there, all members
of the Citizens Guard. Finding Ber-
telmann and a strange white man
there Brown proceeded to read the war
rant. When about half way through
shots were heard from the rear of the
house. Brown rushed out to join his
squad just as Charles Carter shouted !:
There they are under the boat shed,
in the rear of the lot" and rushing
forward, followed by his cousin, Cas-.
tie and others. At that instant volley
was fired by the crowd of natives under
the shed. and Charles Carter and Lieu
tenant Holi fell wounded. The police
charged and the natives retreated to
the brush, keeping up desultory firing
AS the police only numbered eight and
there were three or four times as many
natives they returned to the house,
taking with them three of the rebels
which they had captured Taking the
wounded men in also, and first caring
for them as well as possible, they
searched the prisoners. placing Bertel-
mann also under arrest.
The first man was recognized as
John Lane. He had a heavy revolver.
a belt of cartridges and a rife; sec
ond pocket pistol and belt of cart
ridges. The others were unarmed but
a short rifle was found behind the door.
which evidently belonged to him, as
Holi says he was the man who shot
MIN. There was no doubt that Carriers
three wounds came from Lanes pistol.
BY this time the rebels regained courage
and surrounded the house, firing into II
repeatedly. Leaving one man to guard
the prisoners, the officers returned the
fire. but without effect. Realizing that
their case was a desperate one and
that word must be got to town at all
hazards, Brown and Parker resolved to
make dash for their horses, and We're
soon at the nearest telephones.
About this time the natives were ad-
vancing to take the house by storm,
when one of the officers told Bertelmann
he would blow his brains out on the
instant the first man in the house was
hurt. Bertelmann called to the natives
and they withdrew and ceased firing.
NATIVES DRIVEN BACK
Within two minutes after receiving
the telephone account of the fight a de-
tail of 30 men from the station at the
government building was ordered out
The command was given to Lieutenant
King. Volunteers We're called for and
nearly every man in the barracks
stepped to the front Within 20 min.
utes detail was on the scene of the
trouble. four miles away. AS soon as
they appeared within shooting distance
the natives fired a parting volley and
fed. Alfred Carter and DIR. Walters
came up at this time and were quickly
followed by others, and Charles Garter
| received medical attention that he sc
| much needed. 1t was found that he
was shot in the breast twice and once
in the leg. He was taken to a resi-
dence near by, where he died next morn.
Ing. Hollis wound was through the
breast but not necessarily fatal. The
premises were thoroughly searched and
brought to light several rifles and pis.
tolls. Lieutenant King was instructed
to hold the place at all odds as it was
| evidently distributing point for arms
CANNON TO THE FRONT.
At daylight a large force of natives
who had taken up a strong position
on the slope of the Diamond Head
attacked him. After standing the fire
about an hour and finding that the ma
tiNes had the advantage of numbers and
position, King moved his force to Sans
Souci. few hundred yards nearer
town. Within short time Lieutenant
Coyne and 25 more regulars and a field
piece were sent out. The number of
insurgents was variously estimated at
from 100 to 200. President Murray of
the Citizens Guard, with % special and
10 mounted police was sent ont On tba
road leading to the rear of the insur-
gents. At Palolo valley, Murray's force
was met by large body of insurgents
With small howitzer. The first in
timation that Murray's force had of the
enemy was shower of shrapnel, which
did no harm.
They retreated short distance, es-
tablished fortified camp and estab-
lished telephone communication with
Lieutenant King. the object being to
prevent any possible retreat
This fight occurred on the side of the
mountain whose serrated heights form
almost inaccessible valleys of little
width. 1t was the object of the troops
To drive the rebels around the base
OF the mountain. from whence there is
no escape except over the famous Palix
road, which 10 or 20 men could hold
against a small army.
As soon as ii was known in Honolulu
on Sunday afternoon that there was an
organized resistance to the government
no time was lost in communicating the
fact to its supporters. In response four
companies of militia repaired to their
armories, the members of the Citizens
Guard reported at their respective rem