The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-19

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of Short Time.
SAN Francisco, Jan. ls.-The steamer
Alameda arrived from Auckland aud
Sidney vim Honolulu this afternoon,
aud brings news Of revolution and
bloodshed at Honolulu. Charles II.
Carter, who was one OF the annexation
commissioners. was killed and other
government supporters were wounded
There has been much firing and at
least twelve natives have been killed.
Robert Wilcox is the leader OF the reb
els. The fighting was still in progress
when the Alameda left Honolulu on
January IL, bu: the government forces
had practically overcome the rero!u.
tionists.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REP Oct.
The Associated Press has the follow.
ing correspondence:
HoNoLULu, Jan. ll.-There were no
fresh Developments in the threatened
uprising until last Sunday afternoon,
the 9th instant, when the marshals de.
tectives brought in news for that office
Immediately to summon the cabinet and
leading officers of the military and citi.
.eus' guard for consultation. In few
minutes after their arrival, Deputy Mar.
shsl Brown and squad OF police, under
Captain Parker, lett for the beach at
Waikiki, with orders TO search the pre-.
mises Of Henry Bert!eman, a prominent
royalist, for arms and ammunition.
Just previous to reaching the place, the
posse was Joined by Charles H. Carter,
Alfred Carter and J. B. Castle. who
lived nearby, all members Of the ci,i.
zens' guard.
On approaching the house, the deputy
marshal left the squad on the lawn,
while he entered the house. and finding
Ber;lemann and strange white inan
there; proceeded 10 read his warrant.
Whom halfway through. shots were
heard from the rear OF the house. The
officer asked quickly: "What does that
mean?''
Ber,lemann replied: ~ know moth.
ing about 1t, there are no arms here"
Brown rushed out to join his squad
Just as Charles Carter shouted, "rhere
they are under the boat-shed," pointing
10 a shed in the rear OF the lot, and
rushing forward, followed by his cousin
Castle and the others.
NATIVES opESED FIRE.
At that instant volley was ired BY
a crowd OF natives under the shed and
Charles Carter and Lieutenant Holi
iell wounded. The police charged and
drove the natives out on the beach,
when the latter retreated to the brush,
keeping up desul.ory firing. AS the
police only numbered eight, and there
we're three or iour times as many na-
tires, they returned to the house, TAX
iag with them three OF the rebels whom
they had captured IN the melee, du ring
which some sixty shots were fired.
Taking the wounded men in and first
caring for them, rs well az possible,
they searched the prisoners, placing
Bert!emann under arrest.
The first one was recognized rs John
Lane: be had a heavy revolver, belt oi
cartridges and rife; the second a
pocket pistol and belt of cartridges.
The other wa. unarmed, but shor.
rife was found behind tho door. which
evidently belonged 10 him, az Holi Gays
he was the man who shot him, There
Is no doubt that Carter's three wounds
came from Lanes pistol, it having three
empty chambers.
BY this time the rebels regaincd thoir
courage and surrounded the house. FIR
ing into it repeatedly. Leaving ono
man TO guard tho prisoners, the officers
returned tho Ere, but without effect, as
their assailants could not be scen.
DESPERATE SITUATION.
Realizing that the case was desperate
and that word must be got to town al
all hazards, it was resolved that Brown
and Parker ahould make dash for ther
horses, which wsro tied near the house.
Ihi9 was done with success, and they
were soon at tho nearest telephone.
Within two minutes after receiving
tnn telephone account OF the li,ht do.
tai OF thirty-two men from the regu.
4 lar: Stationed nt tho government build.
4 inS Tas ordered out. Within ten min.
h!e6 tho detail Was on tho way aa faBi
a' horsaq and wheels could carry them,
j The distance boing about four miles
\ As soon as they came within shooting
Instance OF the sccnc OF action tho ma
tTe' fired parting volley and fled.
i Charles Carter received tho medical
4 attention he 80 much needed. 1t was
4 iound he was shot in the breast twice
and once in the log. Ono OF the breast
4 wounds ranged downward, entered the
4 abdomen and ne was taken to his resi-
4 deHce near by. whcre no died early the
next morning. Hollis wound wn:
4 through the breast, but not nGcossarii!
4 fatal.
4 soon al,or Deputy Marshal Brown ar
''oa and tho promises were thoroughly
4 Scarchrd. Tho Japanese servant dc
4 h'ei there were arms. but si1.Bhoote
at h'' oar induced him to bring 10 ligh
'sTeraI rifles and pistols.
A Lieutenant King ssnt tho prisoners u
.oWn and a'ked for further orders. II,
! ',as mas told to hold tho place ut Nil odds, n
!" was evidently distributing point To-
N ttma.
Il hTiEiRD ATTACK.
! At daylight. large iurc1 Of native
"no hai taken up strong position OF