Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1895-01-24
AN UPRISING OF THE ADHERENTS
OF THE EX-QUEEN.
Charles l.. Carter, One Of the AM
nexatiOn Commissioner, liz Killed
and Other Government Sup
pOrterx lnjured-TwclvcN Ma
tives Ar. KILLED.
THE FIGHTING STILL CONTINUES,
Hut the Government Forces Arc
Said to Have Practically Over
come the RcvOlutiOnists.

VI HilIASutL all Nv Ctl lIUlu
and Sydney via Honolulu to-day and
brings news of Il revolution and blood
shed at Honolulu. Charles l.. Carter.
who was one of the annexation COM
missioners, was killed, and other gov
eminent supporters We're wounded
There has been much fighting, and at
least twelve natives have been killed.
Nearly two hundred rey0:ntionists are
under arrest. Robert Wilcox is the
leader of the rebels. The fighting was
still in progress when the Alameda
left Honolulu on Jan. IL, but the gov
eminent forces had practically over
come the revolutionists The Associa-
ted Press has the following CORES
pondence:
Honolulu, Jan. 11.-There We're no
fresh developments in the threatened
uprising until last Sunday afternoon,
the 9Th inst, when the marshals de-
tectives brought in news for that Of
fcer to Immediately summon the cabi-
net and leading officers of the military
and citizens guard for consultation.
In few minutes after their arrival
Deputy Marshal Brown and squad
of police under Capt. Parker left for
thu beach at Waikiki with orders to
search the premises Of henry Bartle-
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 ]. 3. Castle. who lived
near. all members Of the citizens
guard.
On approaching the house the depu-
ty marshal left the squad OH the lawn
while he entered the house, and find
ing Bertlemann and a strange white
man there, proceeded to read his
warrant. When halfway through,
shots We're heard from the rear ofathe
house. The officer asked quickly:
what does that mean?'
Bertlemann replied: 81 know moth
ing about it. There are no arms here"
Brown rushed out to join his squad
Just as Charles Carter shouted: "There
they are under the boat she'd" point.
ing to a shed in the rear of the lot,
and. rushed forward. followed by his
cousin. Castle and the others. At that
instant
A Vnlley Was Fired
by a crowd of natives under the shed
and Charles Carter and Lieut.. Holie
fell wounded. The police charged and
drove the natives out on the beach.
when the latter retreated to the brush
keeping up 4 desultory firing. AS the
police only numbered eight and there
were three or four times as many ma
tives, they returned to the house, TAX
ing with them three of the rebels who
they had captured in the melee dur
ing which some sixty shots were fired.
Caring for the wounded men as we'll
as possible they searched the prison
ers, placing Bartlemann under arrest.
The first one was recognized as John
Lane. He had heavy revolver, q
belt of cartridges and rifle; their
second prisoner had pocket pistol
and belt of cartridges. The other
was unarmed. but short rifle was
" belonged to him. as Hole says he
was the man who shot him. There is
no doubt that Carriers three wounds
came from Lanes pistol, it having
three empty chambers.
BY this time the rebels regained
their courage. and. surrounding the
house. fired into it repeatedly. Leav-
ing one man to guard the prisoners.
the officers returned the fire, but with
out effect. as their assailants could
not be seen. Realizing that their case
was desperate and that word must be
got to town at all hazards, it was re-
solved that Brown and Parker should
make dash for their horses, which
were tied near the house. :h;s was
done with SUCCESS. and they were soon
at the nearest telephone.
Within two nil lbs afte" ceceiSl: g
the telephone .ccollr of the fight
detail of thirty-two men from Tie reg
ulars stationed It the ~, crl m'ht
building was ordered mt. 'rhc ctm-
mand was given to Lieut.. King. the
same who led the expedition against
The lepcr outlaw Koulo some months
since. Volunteers were called for and
nearly every man in the barracks
stcpp,d to the front
When the rcinforcements arrived the
natives fled to the hills. where they
are carrying on a desultory fight.
Martial law was declared and about
POO royalists were placed under ar
rest. The government has the upper
hand and will no doubt keep it.