The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-19

Conflict With Government
Forces Near Honolulu.
TweIv. Natives KilIed-Prominent
Royalisis Are Under Arrest.


rising here until last Sunday afternoon
(Jan. 81, when Deputy Marshal Brown
and squad of police under Captain
Parker left for WailSaikai with orders to
search the premises OF Henry Bertlemann.
n prominent royalist. for arms and am
On arrival there, Parker proceeded to-
read his warrant When half way through,
n volley was fred by a crowd Of natives
under shed in the rear OF Bcrtlemann's
house. and Charles Carter and Lieutenant
Holio fell wounded The police charged
and drove tho natives out, when the latter
retreated to the brush, keeping up
desultory fire. As tho police only num-
bered 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 20 shots were
fired.
The rebels surrounded the house again,
firing into IL repeatedly. Leaving one
man to guard the prisoners. tho officers
returned the fire, but without effect, as 1t
was dark and thoir assailants could not be
seen. Realizing that their case was dcs-
pcrate and that word must be got to town
Mt all hazards, 10 was decided that Brown
and Barker should make dash for their
horses. which were tied near the house.
This was done with success and they were
soon at tho nearest telephone.
. Volunteers tn tho Front.
Within two minutes after receiving the
telephone account of the fight. detail OF
30 men from the regulars stationed at the
IL, nd
out The command was given to Lieu
tenant King. Volunteers were called for
and nearly every man in the barracks
stepped to the front AS soon as they
came within shooting distance OF the scene
of action the natives fired parting volley
and fiod.
Soon after the deputy marshal came mp.
and tho premises were thoroughly
searched. The Japanese servant brought
to light several pistols and revolvers.
AT daylight large force of natives,
who had taken up strong position on
the slope OF Diamond Hill. attacked
Kings forces. After standing fire about
an hour and finding the natives had tho
advantage OF numbers and position,
King moved his forces to San Souci, IA
pleasure resort with telephone commune
cations shortly after the telephone was
used Lieutenant Coyne and 25 more regu-
lars were sent. The number OF insurgents
werc variously estimated from ! TO eco.
With Coync's force was sent an 6pound
field piece. President Murray of the Citi-
zens' Guard. with 2b mounted policemen,
went out into q road leading toward tho
insurgents. The first intimation that
Murray's force had of an enemy was a
shower of bullets which did no harm.
Had the natives waited lit le longer
Murray's forces could have been annihi-
lated.
This fight occurred on the side Of q
mountain. where n scriated side forms an
almost inaccessible valley Of little width.
IL was the object OF the government troops
to drive the rebels around tho base OF the
mountain, from which there could DO no
escape, except over the famous Paoli road,
which 10 or i3 men could hold against u
small army,
Martial Law Procinimed
On Monday morning martial law was
proclaimed and all saloons were closed
The news OF the death OF Carter. who was
popular young lawyer and was recently
elected member of thc legislature, in-
tensifcd tho general feeling and It would
have gone hard with the assassins had
they not been strongly guarded.
BY noon all the stores wero closed Gnd
there were few pcoplc on the strccts. The
street cars and busses were stopped, and
the only excitement was at tho marshal 5
Office, where arms were being distributed.
All persons not engaged In the military or
police forces were commanded to deliver
oil arms or ammunition In their possession
to the marshal within "a hours
After comforting with Captain Murray,
Captain Zeiglcr and company OF regu-
lars were dispatched to his aid, taking
with him one Australian field piece. The
troops advanced and forced the rebels into
the brush 1t is certain that many OF
them were wounded. The only man
wounded on the government side was
Captain Ludwig. Then the first prison.
ers were taken. seven I'm number, aud
from them it was learned that the leaders
OF tho rebels were Sam Nowlin, former
colonel of tho Queens Household Guard,
and Robert Wilcox, who was tho leader
of tho revolution in 1887, the other promi-
nent ones being half whites, formerly I'm
the service of the queen. After the first
surrender tho natives came dropping into
tno gONcTnthtut tainpo III Duuthcs, uutb
there were soon more prisoners than
troops. The prisoners claimed they had
COO rides. but only 900 men werc arrested.
Many Natives Killed.
At Q o'clock the government forces
camped for tho night pursuit being Inn
possible In the dense brush. Whilo this
was going on. the tug Elu, with field
piece and detail OF sharpshootors, left
Honolulu, and in half an hour was In q
position To shell from tho rcar OF tho ma
tives, whose camp frontcd Kings com
mand. A few wcll-drccted shots scat
tered them like sheep, ono shot falling
dirosoly into tlsi- camp. It isknown that
Ave mon were killed here and a largo num-
Der wounded.
The natives were pursued by Lieutenant
Coync's company as far as tho nature OF
the grornd allowed. A shot from hisrflcld
piece scattered crowd OF thcm vino mp
pcarcd on shc edge Of the crnter, and four
dead bodies were the result Thirty six
rifles two l0Opound boxes OF cartridges
and two dynamite bombs were found an
an improviscd fort; also n lot OF clothing,
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