The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-01-10
REAssUR1Ee NEWS TO THE STATES

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the United States reassuring new
of the strength of the Republic anC
it's ability to maintain itsel
against all civil disaffectioD. The
Government forces are slowly but
steadily advancing, pressing the reb
els to the wall, wherever it has beer
able to reach there. Since the first
encounter at Waikiki the warfare
has been one of constant advance
of the Government troops, they in
each and every instance operatin G
on the offensive.
The first encounter which brought
on the fighting was undoubtedly a
surprise to the rebels and discon-
certed their plans Of attack. This
was to be opened on Sunday night,
but at a later hour. The Govern
ment by its prompt action has kept
the rebels on the move preventing
them from joining forces and Civ
ing the natives any semblance of
victory. The first hard fighting
took place Monday in the Palclo
valley. Here the natives were
given taste Of the pluck and de-
termination with which every mem
Der of the army Of Hawaii has en-
tered upon the campaign.
Hot pressed from land and sea,
the rebels were driven to the crater
of Diamond Head, In sore straits,
and hAsihe no coh6dehcs in their
ability to cope with the Govern
ment forces from that point, they
escaped to the mountains in rear
Of the city Monday night, leaving
behind quantities of arms and am
munition. The second and third
days were passed in locating the
enemy, and not until Wednesday
night were they forced to action in
the Manoa valley, and steadily
driven back until darkness fell.
Every day has increased the
strength of the grasp of the Gov
eminent on the situation, both in
the field and the general knowledge
Of the source of the uprising.
The condition of the royalist sup
porters is growing more serious each
day. The faint-hearted native who
has been pushed into the fight, on
being captured, stands willing to
divulge everything.
4 That the rebels are well armed
with good rifles and plenty of am
munition is an established fact.
That the money to fit out the in
surgents was furnished by promi-
nent royalist citizens of tHfs country
is equally well foundkd.l These
men have been apprehepded and
will be punished to the full extent
of martial law. Their action has
been cowardly from the start and
they have looked sharp to save
their own skins, but they have
been baked. They have been
underhanded, dastardly in their
methods. According as they would
measure destruction to the Re-
public justice viii be measured to
them again. The full length,
breadth and depth of the
plan of royalist action has
been exposed and the leaders,
whoever they may be or whatever
their station, will be dealt with
summarily.
The strength ofs<he Republic is
1t is fully able to cope
with and suppress the rebels.
There is determination in the heart
or every man from the chlef eXecu-
tive to the soldier in the ranks
a determination to sweep the Ha-
waiian Islands clean of all armed
to the Republic. No
leniency will be shown. The men
who compose the ranks of the
have been given
he opportunity to enjoy
.he God-given rights of every
aw abiding citizen. They have
not improved the opportunity.
What is more they have attempted
70 destroy the rights of others;