The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-01-19

with telephone connection. In short
time after the telephone was used
Lieut.. Coyne and twenty-five more reg
ulars we're sent out. The number Of the
insurgents was variously estimated
at from one to two hundred With
Coynes force was sent an eight-cent-
meter field piece.
President Murray. of the citizens
guard, with 25 special and ten mounted
police, were sent out on the road lead
ing to the rear of the insurgents. They
met with no resistance until they reach
ed Palolo Valley over the ridge OF
which a stone wall extends, and behind
which large body OF insurgents with
a small howitzer were established. The
first intimation Murray's forces had OF
the enemy. was shower Of bullets and
scrapnel which did no harm. They re-
treated short distance and established
and fortified a camp. and established
telephone communication with Lieut.
King, the object being to prevent any
possible escape
Between and p. m. the appearance
of squads of the citizens guard at the
Quay street corner, told the tale. The
people were quietly warned to go home
and stay there. Every important ave-
nue. was guarded by squads numbering
from 20 to 40 members Of this body.
leaving the entire police and military
force at the immediate disposal of the
government. In the morning at 9:SO,
martial law was proclaimed. and all
saloons and liquor stores closed.
At noon Captain Murray and Capt.
zeigler and company of regulars were
dispatched to the scene, taking with
them an Austrian field piece. A ten
pound shell from this gun scattered
the natives in every direction, but did
not seem to hurt any of them. AT
p. m. the troops advanced and forced
the rebels into the brush, Lieut.. Lud-
wig and ten men being detailed for a
flank movement. AS soon as Ludwig
got into position the natives were beat
en- and scattered into the dense brush,
followed by the troops. It is certain
that many of them were wounded there,
as blood, shreds of clothing, etc, were
seen everywhere The only man wound
ed on the government side was Ludwig,
who received slight 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 were Sam Wowlein. formerly
colonel Of the queens household guards,
and Robert Wilson, who was leader of |
the revolution in 1887. The other prom.
inent ones being half rebels, formerly in !
the service Of the queen. After the
first surrender, the natives came drop,
ping into the government camp in
punches, until there we're more prison
ers than troops The prisoners claim
ed they had 600 rifles. but only so men
were armed. At 6 p. m. the government
forces camped for the night, pursuit
being impossible in the dense brush
While this was going on, the tug
Bleu, with field piece and detail of
left Honolulu, and in
half an hour was in position to shell
from the rear the natives whose camp
fronted Lieut. Kings command. A few
well directed Shots scattered them like
sheep, one shot falling directly into the
native camp 1t is known that five
men were killed here, and a large num-
oer wounded. The natives were pur-
sued by Lieut. Coyne's company. A
shot from his field piece scattered the
'rowd who appeared on the edge Of the
'rater snd four deed bodies was the
result. Thirty-six rifles two 1O0-pound {
boxes Of cartridges, and two dynamite
oombs were found In the improvised
ort. From statements Of the natives
1t was ascertained that the
,aptain OF the little steamer Waima- Z
lalo was responsible for the landing OF !
he arms with which the natives were q
upplied. The entire crew was arrested. I