The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-19
.|NSURRECT|ON CRUSHED
Intellectual Royal Revolt Against
the Hawaiian Republic.
REBELS FIGHT THE POLICE
Several Shot and Killed. Many
Persons Taken. Loss 200. Bob
Wilcox and Sam Nowlein
Led the Revolt. Details
of the Fight.
DY Southern Associated Prs,s.
SAN Francisco, January Is,

HONOLULU, January 1l.-Corres.
pondcnce OF the United Press. per
steamer Alameda says: Bob Wilcox
and Sam Aowleiu led 800 kuuakas
and hall white royallsts III revolt
against the Hawaiian Republic Sun
day, January 9Th, on the shore six
miles from this city. The rebels
we're folled IN their plan to surprise
the city.
a fight took place at Diamond
Head between the police and rebels,
IN which Charles L.. Carter, a prom.
lnent young man, fell mortaliy
wounded. When II strong force was
sent out from the city tho rebels re-
treated to the recesses of the volcano
ridges. Several were killed by shot
and shell. Many prisoners were
taken, including John Lane, a half
white, who shot Carter.
On the 9th the troops attacked
wilcox and sixty of tho enemy IN n
valley and routed them, with loss
of two killed. None OF the troops
were injured. Tho insnrrection is
completed y crushed and the rebels
have entirely dispersed. The ma.
Jorlty OF the men have come in from
the front. One hundred are still
guarding the entrances of the val
ieys and looking for Wilcox and his
men.
Nothing has been seen or heard
OF any rebel In the mountains for
twenty-four hours. Wllcox's force
like Nowlein's. has unquestiouably
dissolved. He has probably escaped
through kalihi towards EVA, aud is
seeking to get oil the island. Mill.
tary operations arc probably at an
end. The guarding OF the city un
der martial law muy be- continued
some dnys longer.
The royalists were supplied with
arms and ammunition from vessels.
Crave alarm WAS caused ut the same
time by large bodies of Japanese
laborers on the plantations rising IN
mutiny.
1t was by the testimony of the
captured natives that the officials
were able to discover the instigutcrs
OF the insurrection. Soon Let of
conviction was woven about proml.
nent royalists IN town. and by Mon
day noon list of some forty of the
Leading ngitators had been made ont
Monday many were arrested.
tuesday many others were added
to the list of prisoners.
An attempt to land arms at Kaako
beyond the marine railway from the
steamer Waimanalo, was npdoubt.
ediy made on the Sd inst. 1t was
frustrated by the vigilance of the no.
lice, but second attempt was suc-
cessful. On Sunday evening. the
sixth, rs many as 600 rifles were
landed between Waialac and DIa.
mond Head. nearly SIX miles from
town. Some 800 natives were col.
lected there and recsived guns and
ammunition.
The Waimanalo Capt. Davis
i"hueu Iihes IN whale boats. He
ntonght them from beyond Wainlao,
where they had been landed from
the schooner Norma, from Victoria,
II our information Is correct.
ne natives were under tina com.
mand Of Bob Wilcox and sam Nav.
leu. They captured and ,lete;nod
everybody who discovered them
and cut the telephone wires. so that
no Information could reach the
city until pear night. Charles
carter was IN the first party
that showed fight to the reLeis
on Sunday night. The greatest
surprise OF the event was the fact
That Wilcox had field piece. 1t
has not been captured, but n boul
was lhHue OF i2O earbines, go cart
ridge belts, filled. and 500 addI.
,onai rounds, and % dynamite
hand grenades OF foreign make.
Young Carter died on Monday
morning.
Large numbers Of doubtful per.
sons eagerly came forward TO sboul.
der guns for the Government. HIM.
dreds have offered their services az
special policemen and otherwise
1t has been impossible for any in.
snrgent to get through the town and
give aid to the enemy from this side.
Including the regulars, police
volunteer troops, special police
shnrpShootors, ciiizcus guard and
other Volunteers, the total number
OF men carrying arms for the Gov.
erh ment IL not less than 200. all
eager for active service aud pa.
tiently working as ordered.