Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-01-24
WAR ON In HAWAII.
ROYALISTS START A REvOLu.
TION AND BLOOD is SHED.
At Least Twelve Natives Killed and
Several Hundred Rcvoiutionists I'm
der Arrest-Carter, One of the An
nexation Commissioners, Killed.
LiI's Side Is Loser.

San Francisco from Auckland and Sgd
ney via Honolulu Friday afternoon
brought news OF revolution and blood
shed Mt Honolulu. Charles l.. Carter,
who was one of the annexation commis-
sioners, was killed and other government
supporters were wounded. There has
been much fighting. and ut least twelve
natives have been killed Nearly two
hundred revolutionists are under arrest.
Robert Wilcox is the leader of the rebels.
The fighting was still in progress when
the Alameda left Honolulu Jan II, but
the government forces had practically
overcome the rcvolutionists The follow
ing Honolulu correspondence has been re-
ceived:
There were no fresh developments in
the Threatened uprising until last Sunday,
the 9th inst, when the marshars detec-
tives brought in news for that officer i'm
medately To summon the cabinet and
leading officers of the military and citi-
zens' guard for consultation. In u few
minutes after their arrival Deputy Mar
shal Brown and a squad of police under
Captain Parker left for the beach at
Waikiki with orders to search the prem
ises of Henry Bertlemann, 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 out to join the squad just
as Charles Carter shouted: "There they
are under the boat she'd" pointing to u
shed in the rear of the lot and rushing
forward, followed by his cousin, Castle,
and the others.
Fired On by Natives.
At that instant volley was fired by a
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
a 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 We're
fired. Caring for the wounded men as
well as possible. they searched the pris-
ID,
The first one was recognized as John
Lane. He had heavy revolver. belt of
cartridges and rifle. The second had
a pocket pistol and belt of cartridges.
The other was unarmed. but a short rifle
was found behind the door. which evil
IDENTIFY belonged to him. as Holi says 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.
Citizens Under Arms.
As soon as il was known in Honolulu on
Sunday afternoon that there was organ
lied resistance to the government no time
was lost in communicating the fact to its
supporters both by telephone and messen-
ger. No general alarm was given, it not
DtlItk uctDltu ntttSsdlss iCSpOhSc iOui
companies of militia donned their uni
forms and repaired to their armories, the
members of the Citizens guard reported
at their respective rendezvous, and yet so
quickly was everything done that many
in the city were unaware that anything
unusual had happened.
The news of the death of Carter, who
was a popular young lawyerand was recent
ly elected member of the legislature, in
tensified the general feeling and the as
sassins would have been lynched had they
not been strongly guarded.
All Arms Seized by the Government.
BY noon Monday all the stores were
closed and there were few persons on the
streets. The street cars and busses were
stopped, and the only excitement was at
the marshal's office, where arms were be-
ing distributed. The announcement that
the writ of habeas corpus was suspended
was quickly followed by one requiring all
persons not engaged in the military or
police forces to deliver all arms or am
munition in their possession to the mar
shall within twenty-four hours. After
comforting by telephone with Capt. Muir
ray at noon on Monday Capt. Ziegler and
company of regulars were dispatched
to his aid, taking with them one Austrian
feldpiece. The ten,pound shells from this
gun scattered the natives in every direc-
ton. but did not seem to hurt any of them.
At o'clock the troops advanced and
forced the rebels into the brush. Lieut..
Ludwig and ten men were then detailed
for a flank movement. As soon as Lud-
wig got into position the natives were
beaten and scattered into the dense brush,
followed by the troops.
IL is certain that many were wounded,
as blood, shreds of clothing, ETC., were
seen everywhere. The only man wound
ed on the government side was Ludwig,
who received flesh wound in the thigh.
Then the first prisoners were taken,
seven in number, and from them IL was
learned that the leaders of the rebels were
Sam Nowlin, former colonel Of the Queens
guard. and Robert Wilcox, who
was the leader of the revolution in 1887.
The prisoners claimed they had GOO rifles,
but only 800 men were arrested.
Captain Fred A. Brock, his wife, and
two children, of Galveston, Texas, with
several members of the crew on the