Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-01-19
R0YALIST REVOLT.
interesting News from the ha.
.Saiian Republic.
NATIVES STRIKE A Blow FOR LII.

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Ex-Cou,uissio uer Carter One 0 the Dead
the Teal Of which May Reach . Score
Arrest and Scarce sf . Royalist Brings
on the TroubQe-0ueen Lis Forces De-
velop . Lack Of Fighting Qualities in
several skirmisl,es-Story Of the Tn
plessautuess.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19-The steamer
Alameda has arrived from Auckland and
Eydney via Honolulu and brings news Of
q revolution and blOOdshed at Honolulu.
Charles L. Carter, who was one OF the an
nexation commissioners, was killed, and
other government supporters were
wounded. There has been much fighting
and ut least twelve natives have been
killed. Nearly 200 revolutionists 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 government forces
had practically overcome the revolution
Ets.
Went to Search . Royalist.
Correspondence of the Associated Press
dated Honolulu, Jan. II, says that on the
9th inst the cabinet and leading officers
of the Citizens Guard were summoned for
consultation and a few minutes later
Deputy Marshal Brown and a squad of
police under Captain Parker left for the
beach at Waikiki with orders to search
the premises of Henry Bertlcmann.
prominent RoyaliS, for arms and ammu-
milton. just previous to reaching the
place the posse was joined by Charles L.
Carter, Alfred Carter and j. b. Castle,
who lived near by, all members of the
Citizens Guard. On approaching the
house the deputy marshal left the squad
ON the lawn while he entered the house
and finding Bertlemann and strange
white man thera proceeded to read his
warrant When. half way through shots
were heard from the rear of the house.
Natives Shout . Couple Of Citizens.
Bertlcman said he knew nothing about
the firing and that there were no arms ut
his house and Brown rushed out to join
the squad. The armed natives were I'M
der boatshed short distance away q
Castle pointed them out and led the at
tack on the shed. A vOlley was fired by
the crowd of natives under the shed and
Charles Carter and Lieutenant Hoii fell
wounded. The police charged and drove
the natives out on the beach, when the
latter retreated to the brush. keeping up
. desultory firing. As the police only
numbered eight and there were three or
four times as many natives, they returned
to the house, taking with them three of
the rebels whom they had captured in the
melee, during which some sixty shots were
fired. Caring for the wounded men as
we'll as possible, they searched the pris-
Oners, placing Bertlemann under arrest.
Royalists Return to the Charge.
One of the captured was John Lane
who shot Carter, SO 1t is claimed; another
Of them was probably the one who shot
Holt. By this time the rebels regained
their courage and surrounded the hoIse,
firing into it repeatedly. Leaving one
man to guard their prisoners, the officers
returned the fire, but without effect as
their assailants could not be seen. Realiz
ing that their case was desperate and that
word must be got to town at all hazards,
it was resolved that Brown and Parker
should make a dash for their horses which
were tied near the house. This was done
with success and they were soon at the
nearest telephone. Alfred Carter, who
had been missing since the wounding of
his cousin, was supposed to be dead, but
in reality had escaped with the same idea
and for the purpose Of getting a doctor
for his cousin.
l1ade Bertlemxnn . Hostage.
He had already telephoned to the mar
shals Office, besides being fortunate in
finding a doctor, with whom he returned
to the scene Of the fight alone. Being fired
on by the natives, however, they con-
cluded to retreat. About this time the
natives were advancing on the house to
take it by storm, when one of the officers
told Bertlemann he would blow his brains
out the instant the first man went inside
the house and hurt any one. Bertlemann
called to the natives outside to that effect,
and they at once withdrew and ceased
firing.