The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-01-24
MANY NATIVES ARE KILLED
G. I'VE nment Troops Met aud Scattered
tie bells and Captured Five
Hundred Prisoners.

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SHoollNG flfoM The START
Honolulu, Jan. lS.-There We're no
fresh developments in the threatened
uprising until last Sunday afternoon,
ne oth INST, When the marshals detec-
tiVes brought IN news to that officer to
summon the cabinet and leading ofii-
GERS OF the military and Citizens Guard
for consultation. In few minutes af-
ter their arrival Deputy Marshal Brown
and a squad of police under Captain
Parker left Tor the beach at Waikiki
with orders to search the premises of
Henry Bertelmann, a prominent roy
alist. Just previous to reaching the
place the posse was Joined by Charles
H. carter, Alfred Carter and j. b. Cas-
tie, who lived near there, all members
or the Citizens Guard. Finding Ber-
telmann and strange white man
there, Brown proceeded to read the war
rant. when about half way through
shots We're heard from the rear of the
mouse. Brown rushed out to join his
squad Just as Charles Carter shouted:
Ihere they are under the boat shed,
IN the rear or the lot and rushing
forward, followed by his cousin. Cas-
tie and others. AT that instant Volley
was fred 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 prush' keeping up desultory hring.
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 Rertel-
mann also under arrest.
The first man was recognized as
John Lane. He had a heavy revolver.
belt of cartridges and a rife; a sec
ond pocket pistol and a 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 it
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 a dash for their horses, and were
soon at the nearest telephones
CANNON To rt51, Front
Al daylight large force OF natives
VINO had taken up strong position
ON the slope OF the Diamond Head
attacked MN After standing the IRE
about an hour and hnding that the ma
yves had the advantage OF numbers ana
pos'uon, hlng moved MS force TO sans
Soucl' Few hundred yards nearer
town WITHIN snort time Lieutenant
Coyne ana 70 more regulars ana a held
piece were sent out. inc NUMBER oil
insurgents was Narlously estimated at
IRON lOO 10 2OO. President Murray OF
the Cltlzens Guard, with 20 speclal ana
10 mounted police, was sent out on the
road leading to the rear OF the lnsur-
gents. AT Palolo valley, Murrays force
was met by large body OF insurgents
With small howitzer. The first in
timation that Murrays force had of the
enemy was shower Of shrapnel, which
IN ~ ~ 'is'i t - h.. ,,,..o, 90
tablished a fortified camp. and estab-
lished telephone communication with
Lieutenant King. the object being to
prevent anv 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 it was known i'm Honolulu
on Sunday afternoon that there was an
organized resistance to the government
no time was lost i'm communicating the
fact to it's supporters. In response four
companies of militia repaired to their
armories, the members Of the Citizens
Guard reported at their respective rem
devious and yet so quietly was every