The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-05-14
FAREWELL TO AAWAII.
QovaI Prisoners Liberated and an
Era of Good Feeling over
the Republic.
Copyright, 1896, by Funk & Wagnalls Com
pany, New York;

"A tee1ng OF uucdSlleSS Up
pressed the people of Hawaii
from the overthrow of Monar-
chy in 1893 to the attempt at it's
restoration in 1895. The ex-
Queen fully expected that Pres
ident Cleveland would restore
her to power. She says the
President even sent her assur-
ances that he would do so.
She represents that she was in
secret communication with
him, and her private diary, ex-
hibited in court, stated thst she
had received a present from
her great and good friend,
Grover Cleveland, President OF
the United States
On Dec. 10, 1898, Albert S.
Willis called on President Dole,
and, in the name of the United
States, asked him to surrender
the reines ofgovernment to the
queen, who, he claimed, had
been wrongfully deposed. Mr..
Dole,,for various 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 myster-
ious. At present, it looks as
if they had attempted to bull
doze the Republic into abdi-
eating in favor of the Monar-
chy; but, finding them men of
pluck, were forced to back
down.
The Queen and her friends
for a year past had lived in the
hope that the United States
would bring about their restora-
ton to power, and finally, like
the farmer in the story, resolved
TO cut their own barley. The
police of the republic were on
the alert however, and a close
watch kebt on suspected
parties.
In the fall of 1894 plans for the
revolution were laid. The ex-
Queen is supposed 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 lead
by Sam Nowlein, a half-caste,
aided by another half-caste,
Robert Wilcox, who, having
been educated in an Italian mill
tary school. was called the
Hawaiian Garibaldi." Among
their most prominent support
ers were Charles I. Guile, a
white man, and w. H. Richard,
who, it is claimed, had assur-
ances from Captain Rookie, of
the British man-of-war Cham
pion, of English aid. Other
leading personages were Henry
Bertelmann, Lot Lane, Carl
Wideman, John Wise, all half
castles; Will Grieg, half Tahi-
tan; Louis Marshall, and J. w.
Bipihane, white men.
There is no question but
there were prominent white
men engaged in the scheme,
and it is boldly asserted 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 Pacific coast,
and brought in schooner to
Rabbit Island off Kailaua,
where they were transferred to
the little island steamer Wal
manalo. 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 est
mated at from four to six hun
dred.
Two o'clock on the morning
of Januarys7th, 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 of the hand-grenades
were buried in the yard or pa
hale of the Queens residence.
The Winchester rifles and re-
volvers were taken up and
cleaned and recruits hurried
toward, their headquarters.
During Sunday, the 9Th, num-
Der of residents and tourists out
walking were made prisoners.
The rebels took possession of
the signal station and DESTROYED