The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-26
TOLD BY WILLIS.
Story of the Revolution in
Sandwich Islands.


WAsHINGToN, Jan. 26--In the l-3t Hs
waiian mail which has reached the state
department there were but two dispatches
from Minister Willis dated Jan. 8 and II
The first one speaks Of further immigra
ton of Japanese coolie leborsrs, and men
tions that there has been many rumors ol
insurrection, some OF which appear tt
have been we'll founded.
In the second letter, dated Jan. IL, Mr..
Willis, after repeating the telegram he
had sent describing the attempt at revolu
tion, continued as follows: "As reported
to you In my letter of Jan. s. there have
been for several weeks .rumors of revolt
many of which, as therein stated, con-
sidered ell.founded. On the 9th INST. the
first actual encounter took place.
"A squad of government police (Ha
waiian). accompanied by Deputy Marshal
Brown, Hon. g. L. Carter and several
others, undertook search for arms on the
premises OF half white named Bartell
man, who resides on Waikiki beach, about
five miles from the center OF this city.
The searching party was fired on by royal
lists secreted in boathouse near by, re
sulting in the wounding of several police
men and the death OF Hon. Charles l.
Carter.
Carter's Death Regretted.
"Mr. Carter was prominent lawyer. q
member of the commission which visited
Washington In the spring OF 1893, and had
held many other responsible positions
His death seems to be universally re
gretted.
after more firing, the royalists retreated
to the crater of AN extinct volcano, Dia
mond Head, from which they were dis
lodgedby the government forces. They
are today reported to be surrounded in tho
adjoining mountains, without supplies
and reduced to 80 men.
ION the morning of the 9th inst. mar.
tial law was declared, since which proba-
bly, 90 citizens have been arrested. Among
them are three ex-attorney gene ais and
other prominent persons representing va-
rious nationalties l have the assurances
of the attorney general that the cases OF
United States citizens under arrest will
be promptly investigated and justly dealt
with.
Able to Take Care OF Themselves.
president Dole was gratihcd at the alb
sence from port at this time OF any ma
tional ship. It gave his government, he
said, an opportunity to prove its ability TO
take caro- OF itself, which IL once done
would most probably insure permanent
peace. Similar views, as / have hereto.
fore reported, were expressed by Minister
Hatch when the Philadelphia was about
TO depart.
1.-THE number of royalists under arms
was not probably as large as first reported; !;
of foreigners lwhite) there are not half o
dozen. Their leaders are well known
here. Nowelln is q half white, who at the
time Of the revolution Of 1898 was COM
mander-in-chief of the queens forces
Since then he has been captain Of volen
teer bodyguard TO her.
"Wilcox is a half-caste Hawaiian, was
educated at the Royal Artillery school in
Turin, and there married a cousin OF
Prince Colonna. He was the leader Of the
revolution of 1899.
"The feeling indicated by the newspaper
slips inclosed is for extreme measures
against ell involved, but thus far nothing
has been done"
Coming Before the House.
The Democratic members of the com.
mittee on foreign affairs have decided
practically to adopt Representative
Storcr's resolution making Inquiries into
Hawaiian affairs and calling for all Off.
cial correspondence relating thereto, bu,
. will amend IL by emitting the references
to Great Britain contained In the pre-.
ambe This will give the house an op.
portunity TO talk about Hawaiian affairs.
The resolution will be reported to the
house Monday
For Non-Intcrfereuce.
Senator Vest yesterday proposed a sub
stitute to Senator Aliens Hawaiian Islands
annexation resolution of the cath Mr..
Vest resolution sets forth that while the
people of the United States earnestly SYM
pathize with the efforts to establish re-
publican institutions wherever that ef.
fort Is made, they reaflirm the policy Of
absolute non-intorference, unless by agree
ment, with the affairs of other nations;
and, also THAT the administration of
President Cleveland In maintaining this
policy as TO our foreign relations deserves
the approval and support Of the American
In "