The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-01-30
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wEDNBsDAY,@AN 80, 1895.
THE SITUATION.

ludil stedtneT ioT Jne COast, quiet
reigns throughout the Hawaiian
Islands. = instruction was
quelled wi,aUut loss to the Govern
ment side other than the uufortun-
ate and universally lamented death
of G. l.. Carter from a wound re-
ceived in the first fight. Three to
five rebels we're killed altogether.
Martial law is still maintained as
necessity while the prisoners OF
state are being tried before Mill
tary Commission, at the head of
which is Col. w. A. Whiting, COM
missioned under that title for the
purpose, and temporarily resigning
his office of Judge Of the First Cir
cult Court. The proceedings are
governed by the rules Of law aud
are dignified in conduct. The
United States Minister and the Brit
ish Commissioner are in almost con-
slant attendance, as citizens and
subjects OF their nations, respective
ly, are among the accused.
Thus far the following have been
tried, but the sentences, which are
to be reviewed by the Executive, are
not yet aunounced:
l. Robert w. Wilcox, the agita-
tor and revolutionist, II. F. Bertel.
mann, at whose seaside house the
outbreak started; Sam Nowlein,
commander Of the ex-Qusen's forces
while she ruled; w. G. Lane, j. Lane,
w. II. g. Greig, Carl Widemann
and Louis Marshall, for treason. All
but Greig, British-Polynesian,
and Marshall, a native Of Massachu-
sets and mere lad, are half-caste
Hawaiians. Jas. Lane was at first
supposed to have been the one who
fatally shot Carter, but the evidence
seemed to indicate a half-white
named Poole as the person.
2. Chas. T. Gulick, American, a
former Minister Of the Interior; w.
T. Seward, an American veteran, w.
II. Rickard, English, and Thos. b.
Walker, English, for treason. Rick
ard is supposed to have put up
money for arms, and Seward to
have negotiated their purchase in
the States and delivery here
Walker was tried for conspiracy and
acquitted in connection with an at,
tempted revolution in 1892. In the
trial of this lot it transpired that
commissions had been signed by the
OK Queen for her Cabinet upon res.
toration as follows: Il. w. Wilcox,
Foreign Affairs; S. Now!ein, In.
terror; G. 7. Gulick, Finance, and
10. w. Ashford, Canadian, Attorney
General
| 3. Twelve natives including j. w
Bipikane, member Of the Legisla
ture of 1892, an agitator and native
home rule man, for treason.
4. Thirteen native prisoners o.
war for treason.
| 5. John Bowler, Irish American
for misprision OF treason.
| Wv, Ashford, Canadian, military
leader OF the Reform revolution o.
1887, and implicated in the attempt
cd revolution of 1892, is being put
on trial for conspiracy as this papel
goes to press.
Since the trials began Jas. Ian,
has gone insane, from natural tend
encies that way stimulated by ina
ginning he killed Carter.
There are more than 800 prisoner
all told.
On Jan. 2. the ex-Queen sent
letter of abdication while under ar
rest to President Dole. She asked
for clemency toward the "misguideo
Hawaiians and others" and magnan
unity toward herself, besides sub
hitting her oath OF allegiance to tn,
Republic OF Hawaii. Much feeling
was caused against her by the find
ing Of II giant powder bombs anC
large outfit OF arms and ammuni
ton at her town residence.
The arrival Of Admiral Beardsle'
in the U. S. S. Philadelphia is else
where reported.