The Delta independent., 1895-01-23
A REVOLT IN HAWAII.
UPRISING OF THE NATIVES.
Fight Takes Place In Which Chas l.
Carter Is Killed. Forces
Are Successful at Last Accounts.

San Francisco, Jan. 1S.-The steam
er Alameda arrived from Auckland
and Sydney via Honolulu this after
noon and brings news of revolution
and bloodshed at Honolulu. Charles
l.. Carter was one of the annexation
commissioners who was killed. and
several other government supporters
were wounded There has been much
fighting and at least twelve natives
have been killed. Nearly 200 royalists
are under arrest Robert Wilcox is
the leader of the rebels. The fighting
was still in progress when the Ala
media left Honolulu on January IL,
but the government forces had pracu-
cally overcome the revOlutionists. The
Associated press has the following cor
respondence:
Honolulu. Jan. II, 1S94.-There were
no fresh developments in the threat
ened uprising until last Sunday after
noon, the 9th inst, when the mar
shars detectives brought IN news Tor
that officer Immediately TO summon
the Cabinet and leading officers of the
lllltarN anu CItILtllS - i't N'-i''-'
1ation. In a few minutes after their
arrival Deputy Marshal Brown and a
squad of police under Captain Parker
left for the beach at Wainlhi with or
ders to search the premises OF Henry
Rartelmann, prominent royallst, for
arms and ammunition. Just previous
to reaching the place the posse was
foined by Charles l.. Carter, Alfred
Carter and j. b. Castle, who lived near
hy all members of the Citizens guard.
on approaching the house the dep
uty marshal left the squad on the lawn
while he entered the house, ana nndin2
Bertelmann and a strange white man
there proceeded to read his warrant.
When half way through shots wer"
heard from the rear of the house. IN"
officers asked quickly: "N hat d"">
that mean:
Rartelmann replied: Il know moth,
ing about it, there ar" Il" arms here.
Brown rushed out to join his squad
lust as Charles Carter shouted: h"f'
they are; under the boat shed, point
ing to a shed in the rear OF the lol
and rushing forward. followed pE Ms
cousin. Castle. and the others. AT thal
instant a voll"y was fired by CROWD
nf natives under the shed and Charles
arfpT ana Lieutenant ii'ii i'if "
ed The police charged and drove III,
nativrs ont on the beach when the lat
ter retrea,cd 10 the brush. keeping up :;
d.sultory firing. As the police mum
hrred only eight. and there were thr",
or four times as many natives. they
returned to the house. taking W.,A
,ham three of the rebels who they cap
tured in the melee during which som"
sixty shots were fired Taxing the
wounded men in first and caring FOR
them as well as possible, they search
ed the prisoners. placing Bertelmann
under arrest
The first one was recognized A.
John Lane. He had a heavy rcVolN"".
belt and cartridges and rife: the 81"
ond a pocket pistol and belt OF cart
ridges. The others We're unarncd. bul
a short rifle was found behind the do II
which evidently belonged TO nm. "a
Holi saws he was the man who shot
him. There is no doubt that Carter :
three wounds came from Lanes pistol,
1t having thre. empty chambers. bN
this time the rebels reEained their
courage and surrounded the house.
firing into 1t repeatedly. Leaving one
man to guard the prisoners. the OF
iicers returned the fire but without eli
feet as their aSSailants could not p:
seen.
.,caliZing that they must have rein
forcements. n message was sent TO no
tify the authorities in town. Within
two minutes after receiving the tclc-
phone account of the fight. a detail "f
thirty-two men from the regulars sta
TONED at the government building was
ordered out The command was Eivcl:
10 Lieutenant King. the same who leu
the expedition against the lcper outlaw.
Koulou. some months since. Nolun-
tcers were called for and nearly every
men in me barracks stepped to the
front Within ten minutes the detail
was on the way AS fast as horses and
wheels could carry them. the distance
being about four miles. As soon rs
they appeared within shooting distance
of the scene Of action the natives fired
a parting vollcy and fled. Alfred
Carter and Dr. Walters came up At
this time and wcr" quickly followed
hy others. Charles Carter received tn"
medical attention he 50 much needed
1t was found he was shot in the breast
twice. and once in the leg. One of tn"
breast wounds ranging downwards en-,
tered the abdomen. He was taken IL
his residence near by. where he died
early the next MORNING. non = NtuhSi
was through the breast, but not ncceS-
sarily fatal. He was sent to the hos
pital.
Soon after Deputy Marshal Brown
arrived and the premises We're thor
ouChly searched. The Japanese ser
want denied there We're arms there, but
a six-shootcr at his ear induced him L.
bring TO light several rifles and pistols.
Lieutenant King sent the prisoners TO
town and asked for further orders.
He was told to hold the place at all
odds, as 1t was evidently a distribut-
ing point for arms.
At daylight large force Of natives.
who had taken up 4 strong position on
the slope of Diamond Head. attacked
him. After standing fire about an
hour and finding the natives had the
advantage of numbers and position.
Lieutenant King moved his force to
Sans Souci. pleasure resort few
yards nearer town with telephone COM
munication In short time after the
telephone was used Lieutenant Coyne
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