The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-19


this time the natives were advancing on
the house to take 1t by storm, when one
of the officers told Bertlemann he would
blow his brains out on the instant the
first man went inside the house and
hurt any one. Bertlemana called to the
natives outside to that effect and they
at once withdrew and ceased firing.
Within two minutes after receiving
the telephone account of the fight a
detail of thirty-two men from the regu-
lars stationed at the government build
ing was ordered out. The command
was given to Lieutenant King, the same
man who led the expedition against the
leper outlaw Koulou some months since.
Volunteers were called for and nearly
every man in the barracks stepped to
the front. Within ten minutes the de-
tail was on the way as fast as horses
and wheels could carry them, the dis
tance being about four miles. AS soon
as they came within shooting distance
of the scene of action the natives fired
a parting volley and fed. Alfred Carter
and DIR. Walters came up at this time
and were quickly followed by others.
Charles Carter received the medical at
tention he so much needed. 1t was
found he was shot in the breast twice
and once in the leg. One of the breast
wounds ranged downward and entered
the abdomen. He was taken to his resi-
dence nearby, where he died early the
next morning. Hollis wound was
through the breast, but not necessarily
fatal. He was sent to the hospital.
Soon after Deputy Marshal Brown
arrived and the premises were thorough
ly searched. The Japanese servant de-
MED there were arms. but six shooter
at his ear induced him to bring to
light several rifles and pistols. Lieut..
King sent the prisoners to town and
asked for further orders. He was told
to hold the place at all odds. as it was
evidently distributing point for arms.
RIFLE BALLS AND SHRAPNEL.
At daylight large force of natives,
who had taken up a strong position on
the slope of Diamond Head, attacked
Lieutenant King. After standing fire
about an hour and finding the natives
had the advantage in numbers and posi-
tion, Lieutenant King moved his force
to Sans-Souci, pleasure resort a few
hundred yards nearer town. with tele-
phone communication. In a short time
after the telephone was used Lieutenant
Coyne and twenty-five more regulars
were sent out. The number of insur-
gents was estimated at from one to
two hundred With Coynes force was
sent an eight centimeter field piece.
President Murray, of the citizens guard,
with twenty-five special and ten mounted
police, were sent out on a road leading
to the rear Of the insurgents. They
met with no resistance until they
reached Paolo valley, over the ridge
of which a stone wall extends, and be-
hind which a large body of insurgents
with small howitzer were established.
The first intimation Murray's force had
of an enemy was shower of bullets
and shrapnel, which did no harm. Had
the natives waited q little longer Muir
rays troops could have been annihi-
lated. They retreated a short distance,
esta blished and fortified a camp and
secured telephone communication with
Lieutenant King, the object being to
prevent any possible retreat. This fight
occurred on the side of mountain
whose serrated side forms an almost
inaccessible valley of little width 1t
was the object of the government troops
to drive the rebels around the base
of the mountain, from whence there is
no escape except over the famous Paolo
road which ten or twelve men could
hold against small army.
AS soon as it was known in Honolulu
Sunday afternoon that there was or
ganized resistance to the government
no time was lost in communicating the
fact to it's supporters, both by telephone
and messenger No general alarm was
given, it not being deemed necessary.
In response the four companies of mill
tary donned their uniforms and hastened
to their armories, and the members of
the citizens guard reported at their
respective rendezvous. So quietly was
everything done that many in the city
were unaware that anything had hap
pened out of the usual Sunday quiet
Between 8 and 9 p. M. however. the
appearance of squads of the citizens
guard at every street corner told the
tale. People were quietly warned to
go home and stay there Every i'm
portant avenue was guarded by squads
numbering from twenty to forty mem
bers of its body, leaving the entire po-
lice and military force at the imme-
diate disposal of the government. Cabi-
net and army officials made their quar-
ters at the marshaPs office during the
night, but nothing occurred to warrant
particular alarm.
MARTIAL LAW DECLARED.
In the morning the news from the
front decided the government to take
immediate and stringent measures for
it's protection. At $50 a. m. martial
law was proclaimed, and all saloons and
liquor stores closed. The news of the
death of Carter, who was a popular
young lawyer and was recently elected
a member of the Legislature. intensified
the general feeling, and it would have
gone hard with his slayers had they
not been strongly guarded. BY noon
Monday all the stores Were closed. The
street cars and busses were stopped, and
the only excitement was at the