The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-05-14

where it was reported the reb-
els had secreted arms. A squad
of the insurgents under Lot
Lane were concealed at Bertel-
mann's house. Brown with
his force reached the house,
and the deputy was reading
the warrent to Bertelmann,
when he was interrupted by
the sharp report of a pistol. 1t
was followed by dozen others
in quick succession, mingled
with the heavier detonations of
Winchester rifles.
Brown ran to the yard where
the battle was raging. From
their concealment in the shed
the insurgents were firing on
the native police who we're
fighting nobly. ]. B. Castle,
Charles l.. Carter, and Alfred
Carter who had followed the
police came up just as the
fight commenced. Charles
Carter soon fell pierced by two
bullets from the Insurgents,
both wounds being mortal.
Hall, a native police lieutenant,
was shot in the body, and an
other native policeman had an
arm broken. Carter was taken
into the house, but died two
hours later. Alfred Carter
started for a surgeon for the
wounded men, and Brown apd
Parker left to call reinforce
ment, the latter taking with
him two prisoners named Lane.
They left the premises under
fire. The native policemen
and Mr.. Castle remained in the
house with the wounded, where
Bertelmann was still kept , as
prisoner, while a storm of bull
lets rained at them. At last
one of the native police shouted
in Hawaiian that unless the
firing ceased, they would kill
Bertelmann. In less than an
horfr Alfred Carter returned
with DIR. Walters, but they were
fired on and driven back.
Central Union Church on
this evening was filled with
people. It is claimed that
part was to throw booms into
the church, when the congre-
cation was assembled and thus
scatter death and CONSERVATION
through the town, and seize
the government building be-
fore the people could recover
from the panic. It was known
that the President and most of
his officials attended this
church, and it was supposed
that the heads of the govern
ment could be swept off at a
single blow. The minister was
in the midst of his sermon
when a man entered and went
up to Mr.. Edwin Benner, wills
pered something in his ear, and
went out again. Benner began
at once to glide from pew to
pew whispering single word
to man here and there. Each
one to whom he spoke arose
and went out, They were
members of the citizens guard.
The preacher went on, tho a
flutter of excitement began to
thrill his audience. So many
went out that alarm began to
spread. Judge Judd went to
the vestibule and demanded of
Benner what it all meant, and
Benner explained that the Roy
alists had arisen to overthrow
the Government. Just then a
company of National Guards
dashed along the street at a
double quick, and the congre-
cation rose and left; the preach
er knowing it was useless to
attempt to hold them longer,
closed his sermon withoutc ere-
mony.
During Sunday night Now
lein, with a large body of
insurgents, started from the
vicinity of Diamond Head to
seize Punchbowl Hill, which is
Just at the back of Honolulu.
Marshal Hitchcock, fearing
some such a move, early on the
morning of the 7th dispatched
Captain Murray, with thirty
five men to head it off.
The rebels were found con-
cealed behind a stone wall and
covered by heavy underbrush
of lantana. A heavy fire was
opened on Murray, hand-gren-
AIDES hurled at his men, and all
forced back. Reinforcements
were hurried to their aid. and