The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-01-19
His Is the Only Life Lost in Defending the
Government-Several Brief skjrm 'sI,.,
In which Fourteen Rebels Were i,.!l,,,
and Many Made Prisoners.

Alameda, Just arrived from Auckland ana |
Sydney via Honolulu brings news Of q !
revolution and bloodshed at Honolulu. '
Charles L. Carter who was one of the an |
nexatlon commissioners, was killed. AMI |
other government supporters wcrl
wounded Taere has been much fighting |
and at least fourteen natives have been |
killed Nearly POO royalists are Ter ar |
rest. Robert Wilcox is the loader of tha
rebels The fighting was still in progf5ai
when the Alameda left Honolulu on
Jan. II, but the government forces had
practically overcome the revolu mis-.
The Associated Press correspondent writes
under date of Jan II:
There were no fresh developments In
the threatened uprising until last SUNDAY
afternoon, when the marshals detectives
brought in news for that office immedi-
ately to summon the cabinet and leading
officers of the military and Citizens Guard
for consultation. In few minutes after
their arrival Deputy Marshal Brown anI
squad of police, under Captain Parker
left for the beach at Waikiki, with orders
to search the premises of Henry Bertle
mann, a prominent royalist, for arms and
ammunition. just previous to reaching
the place the posse was joined by Charles
l.. Carter, Alfred Carter and J. B. Castle
who lived near by, all members of the
| Citizens Guard.
On approaching the house the deputy
marshal left the squad on the lawn, while
| he entered the house. and finding Berthe
mann and a strange white man there pro
ceeded to read his warrant. When half
way through shots were heard from the
rear of the house. The officers asked
quickly: "What does that mean~
Bertlemann replied: II know nothing
/ about it. There are no arms here"
| Brown rushed over to join his squad just
as Charles Carter shouted: "There they
are under the boatshed," )" and pointing to
a shed in the rear of the lot, and rushing
| forward, followed by his cousin, Castle,
and the Others At that instant volley
was fired by crowd Of natives under the
shed, and Charles Carter and Lieutenant
| Holi fell, wounded. The police charged
and drove the natives out on the beach,
when the latter 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 whom they had
captured in the melee, during which some
sixty shots were fired. Taking the
wounded men in and first caring for them
as well as possible, they searched the
prisoners, placing Bertlemann under ar
rest. The prisoners were all heavily armed.
By this time the rebels regained their
courage and surrounded the house, firing
into it repeatedly. Leaving one man to
guard the prisoners the officers returned
the fire, but without effect, as their assail-
ants could not be seen.
Realizing that their case was desperate
it was resolved that Brown and Parker
should make a dash for their horses, which
were tied near the house. This was done
with success, and they were soon at the
nearest telephone. Alfred Carter, who had
| been missing since the wounding of his
cousin, was supposed to be dead, but in
reality had escaped with the same idea,
and for the purpose of getting doctor for
his cousin He had already telephoned to
the marshal's Office besides being fortu-
nate in finding a doctor, with whom he re-
turned to the scene of the fighting alone.
On approaching the gate they were met
with a volley. Dropping to the ground
Garter returned three shots, but realizing
the impossibility of getting into the house
unhurt they both made their escape.
About this time the natives were ad
vancing on the houses to take it by storm
when one of the officers told Bertleman1
= he would blow his brains out on the in
stant the first man went inside the housC
and hurt any one. Bertlemann called t.
the natives outside to that effect, and they
at once withdrew and ceased firing
Within ten minutes after receiving TIN
telephone Of the fight detail OF soldier
was on the way as fast as horses anC
wheels could carry them, the distance be
ing about four miles. As soon as the,
l nf
scene of action the natives fired a parting
| yolley and fed Alfred Carter and DI
. | Walters came up at this time and wer
quickly followed by others. Charles Can
= ter received the medical attention he $
much needed, but his wounds were S
- serious that he died early the next morn
ing. Hollis wound was through tn
2 breast, but not necessarily fatal.
! Soon after Deputy Marshal Brown al
/ rived and the premises were thorough
searched. The Japanese servant denie
, that there were arms, but a siX-shooter a
, his ear induced him to bring TO light sex
eral rifles and pistols
r At daylight force of natives attacke
the guard from Diamond hill, the latte
r being forced to retire. Shortly atta
twenty-five more regulars arrived, maxim
h the government force fifty while the roy
| ulists numbered SJu IfcslutuU murray
c of the Citizens' Guard, started wit
twenty-five to attack the royalisJs frol
IS the rear. but they were fired upon fror
ambush and forced to retreat.
u As soon as it was known in Honolulu
\ on Sunday afternoon, that there wa
armed resistance to the government tou
: companies OF militia were sent to I'll
scene. On Monday martaial law was d
d clared, and at o'clock on that day IL
government troops surrounded the rebe
y and routed them killing several and tai
ING seven prisoners. From them it W;
learned that the leaders of the rebels we
sam Nowlin, former colonel of the queen
household guard, and Robert Wilcox, wi
a was the leader of the revolution in 1888
the other prominent ones being ha
whites, formerly in the service OF Il
. queen After the first surrender natlY
" came dropping into the government cam
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