The record-union., 1896-04-05
HAWAII, THE PEARL OF THE
PACIFIC
The Twelfth Of a Series Of Letters by
John R. MuSiCk.
The Rebellion Of 1895 Against the
Provisional Government, and
How It Was Put Down.

(CODyrlEnt, 1870, Dy r unk & w dS
Company, New York;
A feeling of uneasiness oppressed the
people of Hawaii from the overthrow of
in 1898 to the attempt at it's
restoration in 1895. The ex-Queen fully
expected that President Cleveland
would restore her to power. She says
the President even sent her assurances
tnat he would do so. She represents
that she was in secret communication
with him, and her private diary, ex-
hibited in court, stated that she had re-
ceived a present from her great and
good friend, Grover Cleveland, Presi-
dent of the United States"
. On December 10, 1893, Albert s. Will
lis called on President Dole, and, in the
name of the United States, asked him
to surrender the reins CT government to
the Queen, who he claimed, had been
wrongfully deposed. Mr.. Dole for vari-
Gus reasons refused, and then followed
a series of movements on the part of the
American Minister and officers of the
man-of-war Philadelphia which were
certainly mysterious. AT present. it
locks as if they had attempted tc bull
doZe the republic into abdicating in IA
vor of the monarchy; but, finding them
men Of pluck, were forced to back down.
The Queen and her friends for year
past had lived in the hope that the
United States would bring about their
restoration to power, and finally, like
the farmer in the story, resolved to cut
their own barley. The police of the re-
public We're on the alert, however and
a close watch kept on suspected parties.
In the fall of 1894 plans for the revo-
luton were laid. The ex-Queen is sup
posed to have been behind it all, her
agents being men who had figured in
public life in the days of the monarchy.
The revolt of 1895 was led by Sam
Nowlein, half-caste. aided by another
half-caste, Robert Wilcox, who, having
been educated in an Italian military
school, was called the Hawaiian Carl
baldi." Among their most prominent
supporters were Charles T. Gulic, a
white man, and w. H. Richard, who, it
is claimed, had assurances from Cap
tain Rookie of the British man-of-war
Champion of English aid Other lead
ing personages were Henry Berlelmann,
Lot Lane, Carl WlGeman, John Wise,
all half-castes; Will Grieg, half Tahi-
tian; Louis Marshall and ]. w. Bipi-
hane, white men.
There is no question that there were
scheme, and it is boldly assrted that
English officials were among them
Just how the arms and ammunition
were procured is not known. Some say
that a wealthy sugar planter on the
islands furnished the outfit. They were
evidently, however, procured on the Pa
cific Coast, and brought in a schooner
to Rabbit Island, off Kailaua, where
they were transferred to the little island
steamer Waimanalo. The arms were
landed and buried in the sand a few
miles from Honolulu. The number of
recruits to the cause of restoration have
been estimated at from 400 to 600.
Two O'Clock, on the morning of jan
uary 7th, was chosen as the time for the
attack, and, early, on the afternoon of
the 9th, the leaders began to muster
their clans. Bombs were made to be
used at close quarters, and some oflthe
were buried in the yard
or pa-hale of the Queens residence. The
Winchester rifles and revolvers were
ried toward their headquarters. Dur
ing Sunday, the 9th, number of resi-
dents and tourists out walking were
made prisoners. Thelrebels took pos
sion of the signal station and destroyed
the telephone, but, unfortunately for
their plans, some of them secured
whisky, and the party became drank,
and began firing pistols in cowboy style.
News of the assembly of natives
reached town, and Deputy Marshal
Brown, Captain Parker and half a
dozen native police were sent to search
the house of Henry Bertelmann, where
it was reported the rebels had secreted
arms. A squad of the insurgents under
Lot Lane were concealed in Bertel-
manns house. Brown, with his force,
reached the house, and the deputy was
reading the warrant 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 bat
tie was raging. From their conceal
ment in the shed the insurgents were
firing on the native police, who were
fighting nobly. ]. B. Castle, Charles L..
Carter and Alfred Carter, who had fol-
lowed the police, came up just as the
fight commenced. Charles Carter soon
fell pierced by two bullets from the in
surgents, both wounds being mortal.
Hall, a native police Lieutenant, was
shot in the body, and another native
policeman had an arm broken. Carter
;,tn djnd
hours later. Alfred Carter started for
a surgeon for the wounded men, and
Brown and Parker left to call REIN
fcrcement, the latter taking with him
two prisoners named Lane. They left
the premises under fire. The native
policemen and MIR. Castle remained in
the house with the wounded. where Ber-
telmann was still kept as prisoner,
while a storm of bullets ralned at
them. At last one Of the native police
shouted in Hawaiian that unless the
firing ceased they would kill Bertel-
mann. In less than an hour Alfred Car
ter returned with DR.. Walters, but they
were fired on and driven back.
Central Union Church on this evening
was filed with people. 1t is claimed
that a part of their plan was to throw
bombs into the church, when the con-
gregation was assembled and thus scat
ter death and CONSERVATION through
the town, and seize the Government
building before the people could recover
from the panic. 1t was known that the
President and most of his officials at
tended this church, and 1t was sup
posed that the heads of the Govern
ment could thus be swept off at single
blow. The minister was in the midst of
his sermon when a man entered and
went up to Edwin Benner, whispered
something in his ear, and went out