The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-10
REBELS TO BIZ HANGED.
Sentence Of Death on Sir Royal
lists at Honolulu.
ONE AMERICAN. ONE sNol,sH.
Willis, Who Ii less Belliesrsnt,
Asks Delay Of Execution.
Ne Takes the Same Fosislsa = sns
nrisish Mistsssr- xeatsaces n 1wA
Cssss - Ne Cemm.tsd - Kx-Q~ssn
Lai - Bs Trssa Ter 1re~sea.

Hanolaiu, Feb. s--per Steamer WARTS
moo 10 Victoria. Fcb la--The six recsS
leaders tried by the military ceursmartis1
were all sentenced To be hanged They
ares Charles r. Gulsck. William ii. Rick
ard. William 7. Seward. Robert W. wiz
cox, Sam Nowsssn and Henry Rarselmaa.
Sentences in the last two eas.s viii be
csmsnated. as both men have furnished
valuable evidence for the government.
Gniick WAS bora In this country. Rackarf
Is an Engiishmaa. Wilcox Is = Hawaiian,
| The only ono of the four who Is entitled
50 the protection OF the ualsed states -
William r. Seward. As yet no date has
been set for the executions
The only important case tried before the
military court since the departure os tha
Australia was that or ". Y. Ashford He
Is charged with misp.ision OF treason.
The triad of q batch Of twenty native
rebels. charged with treason. Il now oc-
cupying the attention OF che court
United States Minister Willis has
changed hts attitude somewhat since the
last advices. He is not too helligerena Ia,
his desnandA His latest communicasieas
TO the government is q request that II the
death penaitysis imposed ln thu cases oe
any Americans the executions he ps,xt-
poned until ne can communicate with Aia
government The British minister haa
made a similar request.
Queen I1il q to be tried for treason.
There is lui In affairs here. and Quiet
wsil probably reign until the military
court now sitting will have finished itn
work. A large number Of conspiracy eases
are yet 70 be tried. and the liabilities
are that the court will sis Cor Two OF thraA
weeks at least.
Great interest il attached 70 the forth
coming trial OF the queen. The govern
ment claims to have more than suillctent
evidence TO convict her Of treason. What
her punishment Will be in case Of convic-
| tion Is hard TO conjecture. Her case will
| probably come up on next Monday. abo
10 charged with treason. and the charna
reads: Treason. BY engaginz in open re~
| bellion against the republic of Hawaii. ~
| attempting by force OF arms to pyerthroNl
| and destroy the same. by levying wof
| aaainstrthc same. and BY adhertng to to
enemies OF the rcpuhlic Of Hawaii. giving
them aid and comfort within the HaNAil~
| an islands and elsewhere. Sssonsi--lIreae
son by aiding. ahctitng. procuring. coun~
selling. inciting. conntenancing ana on~
couraginE others to commit treason and
| to engsge In open rebellion against the
| republic OF Hawaii and to attempt ~
| force OF arms to overthrow the same, ana
10 adhere 20 the enemies OF the republic 10
Hawaii. giving them aid and comfort u
the Hawaiisn islands and elsewh4re.s< =
There are six specifications h the charee.
The military cusnsnissfon has bruue35o
I'm fndings IN the GASES Of twenty mf<fsv
Their names are: II. w. wsicox. = N0N-
seins III. +. Berneimau. Carl Widnman1s.
w. H c. Greig. Loutn Marshaif w. G.
Lane, J. c. June. G. r. 0uftct. W. H
Seward 4. b. Walker. Soiomon KamaMs
PelahHa. Lot Lame, Tqrpmas pouie j.
Kaiaikukoas Robert Paulau. !. w. K1F1s
kane. Kfiiona. Joee1sh Clark ID. Jan&zlns
w. Widdifaeid Joea KiataaA OF the fore~
going. ID. Jansiha and J. KaaaltukoA wena
acquitted. Thc others were all found
guilty, and sentences were fixed by
commission. subject to revfew by pEest-
dent Dole. Tsse sentences vary much, ~
the way from death 10 Imprisonment fpe
five years with fines. Tsue H5weUe aaSs-
tence for treason By the Hawaiian stAf-
ute Is arnprisonzuent for fiye years aud i
fine OF not less than ssop0.
Thus far but two men who claim Amer-
ican protection have been tried. They
are Louis Marshall. charged with open re-
belfion. and Thomas Walker. who pleaded
guilty TO = charge Of treason.
The government has decided 70 bAnish
three persons from the Islands for eona-
| plicity In the rebellion. They are j. n.
crauston and A. Muller. for conspiracy "a
use dynamite, and =. 81 Johnston, q spe-
ciai police officer wno turned traitor The
men viii f,e sent in the Narsnoo. leaving
for Victoria Cranston and Muller were
70 blow up the Central Union church on
the night when the rebellion broke OUT
To obtain decision OF his exact ssatua,
r. c. Jones, prominent property hpider
under the republic. wrote Minister Willis
yesterday to learn Just what position he
occupied In TIE United Ssntss. whether he
Is stiii subject TO the income tax. and at
the same time cannot look to the Amsri-
can government for protection.
Tiss schooner Norma arrived AT Hon<o-
isfu on January 20 with a cargo Of salmon.
flfty-1x days from Brftsah colah1bia. 80
trace of optsin or arms was found. and
another ssnsafSou was xpoaiesI.
the ateanSer Dalzy EisrfbaIi. recepsfy
purchased by Hawaiian firm. waA
wrecked on the coast of Hawaii on Jans1-
airy Is. She proved to be a total fosx
she was Insured for - 900.
r. ". Hatch. minister or foreign af~
FAIRS. may resign shortly and have for
San Fsanrsseo ~ reside. IT'S SUCCESSIVE
wrff PROBABLY be w. N Armstrong. SornD.
cry OF the New York bar.
Victoria. FEB. 1a.-Of TIE three exiian
xsso arrived on the waTsnsoo. Joinrs<cn
il British subject. cransfon an Asuef-
scnn. Muller German They say sssey -
not know What tisey we're arrested tor.
Tsyey were gwen nc trial. kept confined
without communication and Sd not k1rul
zsssy were 10 leave until tise Waxrfns00
ss..sstied TO ieaves JohTzstor vii ren1su
az Vancouver bart TIRE others say they win
not seave the Ntsfnass4p. hsst will rstrru
on her 10 HsssosuEa wsscn she xces back.
Tsey claim tssey hsso been vsaaus a i
gross outrage.
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