The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-01-31
HAWAIIAN UPRISING.
Charles L. Carter, One of the Annexa-
tiOnists, Shot to Death.

tionists, Shot to Death.
SAN Francisco, January 81. - The
steamer Alameda arrived from Auck-
land and Sydney via Honolulu this after
noon, and brought news of revolution
and bloodshed at Honolulu. Charles L.
Carter, who was one of the annexation
Commissioners, was killed and several
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 Alameda left Honolulu January IL,
but the government forces had practi-
cally overcome the revolutionists. The
story of the revolution is as follows:
There were no fresh developments
in the threatened VI ris ng until Sum
day afternoon, January 6, when the
MarshaPs detectives brought in news
that led that officer Immediately to sum-
mon the Cabinet and leading officers of
the military and Citizens G uard for con-
sultation. In few minutes after their
squad of police under Captain Parker
left for the beach at Waikiki with or
ders to search the premises of Henry
Bertelmann, a prominent royalist, for
arms and ammunition. Just previous
to reaching the place the posse was
joined by Charles L. Carter, Alfred Car
ter and ]. B. Castle, who lived near by,
all members of the Citizens Guard. On
approaching the house the Deputy Mar
shall left the squad on the lawn while he
entered the house, and finding Bertel-
mann and a strange white man there,
proceeded to read his warrant. When
about half through shots were heard
from the rear of the house. The officer
said quickly:
"What does that mean?"
81 know nothing about it. There are
no arms here" replied Bertelmann.
Brown rushed out to join his squad,
and Charles Carter shouted:
''There they are under the boatshed."
He pointed to shed in the rear of
the lot, and rushed forward, followed by
his cousin, Castle, and the others. At
that instant a volley was fired by
crowd of natives under the shed, and
Charles Carter and Lieutenant Holi fell,
wounded. The police charged and drove
the natives out on the beach, whence
the latter retreated to the brush, keep
ing 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. Taking the
wounded men also, and first caring for
them as well as possible, they searched
the prisoners, placing Bertelmann also
under arrest. The first one was recog-
nized as John Lane. He had a heavy
revolver, belt of cartridges and rifle; the
second, pocket pistol and belt of
cartridges. The others were unarmed,
but short rife was found behind the
door, which evidently belonged to him.
As Holi says Lane was the man who
shot him, there is no doubt that Carter's
three wounds came from Lanes pistol,
it having three empty chambers.
From statements of the natives cap
tured during the day it was ascertained
that the captain of the little steamer
Waimanalo was responsible for the land
ing Of the arms with which the natives
were supplied. The entire crew was ar
rested. The mate confessed, and when
confronted with his testimony the cap
tain also acknowledged his guilt. The
government claims to have evidence OF
the whole transaction from the original
purchase until the final disposition:
During the day large number of
prominent royalists were arrested, In
Guiding the editor of the Holomua,
which paper has suspended. the busl-
ness manager being since arrested.