The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-04-01
HAWAII, THE PEARL OF
THE PACIFIC"
The Twelfth of a Series of Letters by John
X. Musick.
AUTHOR OF ''THE COLUMBIAN HISTORICAL
NOVELS" ''BRorHRR AGAINST BROTHER"
RTo., ETo.
Copyright, 1896 by FUNK wAeSALLs COMPANY
New York;
The Rebellion of 1895 and How
it was Put Down.

A feeling OF uneasiness oppressed th'
people of Hawaii from the overthrow o.
Monarchy in 1893 10 The attempt at ia
restoration 10 1896 The ex Queen fully
expected that President Cleveland would
restore her to power She says the Pres
ident even sent her assurances that he
would do So She represents that she
was in secret communication With him,
and her private diary, exhibited in court,
stated that she had received present
from her "great and good friend, Grover
Cleveland, President of the United
! States.
On Dec. 10, 1898, Albert s. Willis call
ed on President Dole, and, in the name OF
the United States, asked him TO surrendtr
the reins of government to the queen,
who, he claimed, had been wrongfdlly
deposed. Mr.. Dole for various reasons
refused, xHd then followed series OF
movements on the part of the American
minister and officers Of the man of war
Philadelphia, which were certainly mys-
FERROUS. AT present, Il looks as il they
had attempted to buldoze the Republic
into abdicalIng in favor of the Monarchy !;
but, finding them men OF pluck, were
forced to back down.
The Queen and her friends for a year
past had lived in tie lepe that the United
States would bring about their restofa-
lion to power, and finally, like the farmer
in the story, resolved &c cut their own
barley. The police Of the republic were
on the alert, however, and a close watch
kept on suspected parties.
In the fall of 1894 plans for the revoIu
ton were laid, The exQueen is sup
posed to have been behind IL all, her
| agents being men who had figured in
public life in the days of the Monarchy
The revolt Of 1896 Was led by Sam
| Nowlein, a half caste, aided by another
half caste, Robert Wilcox, who, having
been educated in an Italian military
school, was called the Hawaiian Gar
ibaldi.n Among their most prominent
supporters were Charles i. Guile, white
man, and w. FL. Richard, who, il is
claimed, had assurances from Captain
| Rookie, Of the British man-of-war Cham
pion Of English aid. Other leading per-
sonages were Henry Btrtelmann, Lot
Lane, Catl Widcman, John Wise, all
half castles; Will Giieg, half Tahitian !;
Louis Marshall, and j. W. Bipihare,
white men.
There Is no question hui there were
promint Mt white men engaged 10 the
scheme. and II is boldly asserted that
English officials were among them. Just
how the arms and ammunition were pro-
cured Is not known. Some say that a
wealthy sugar planter on the Islands fur
nished the outfit. They were evidently,
however, procured on the Pacific coast,
and brought In schoorerto Rabbit Island
Of Knilaua, where they were transferred
to tie little island steamer Waimanalo.
The arms were landed and buried in the
sand few miles from Honolulu. The
number Of recruits 10 the cause OF restor-
alton have been csttmAtUTf ut from four to
| six hundred.
Two O'Clock, on the morning OF Janu-
AIRY 7lh, 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 If the hand.
grenades were buried in the yard or
pa hale OF the Queens residence. The
| Winchester rifles and revolvers were
taken up aud cleaned and recruits hurried
| toward their headquarters. During Sun
day, the 9th, number OF residents and
tourists out walking were made prisoners
| The rebels took possession OF the signal
station aud destroyed the telephone, but,
unfortunately for their plans, some Of
them secured whiskey, and the party
became drunk, and began firing pistols in
cowboy style.
| News Of the asse mbly OF natives reach
ed town, and Deputy Marshal Brown,
| Captain Parker, and half dozen native
police were sent 10 search the house OF
| Henry Bertelmann, where it was reported
the rebels had secreted arms. A squad of
the insurgents under Lot Lane were con-
cealed at Bertelmann's house. Brown
with his force reached the house, and the
| deputy was reading the warrant TO Bcr-
telmann, when he was interrupted by the
sharp report OF a pistol. II 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 were fighting nobly.
j. d. Castle, Charles l.. Carter, aud AL
fred 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, native police lieu
tenant, was shot in the body, and another
native policeman had an arm broken.
Carter wac taken into the house, but died
two hours later. Alfred Carter started for
surgeon for the wounded men, and
Brown and Parker left to call reinforce
mehts, the latter taking with him two pris-
oners named Lane. They left the prem
Uses under fire. The native policemen and
MIR. Castle remained In the house with
the wounded, where Bertelmann was still
kept as prisoner, while a storm OF
bullets rained at them. At last one of
the native police shouted In Hawaiian
that unless the firing ceased, they would
kill Bertelmann. Ia less than an hour
Alfred Carter returned with DR.. Walters,
but they were fired on and driven back.
Central Union Church on this evening
was filled with people. 1t Is claimed that
a part of their plan was to throw bombs
into the church, when the congregation
was assembled and thus scatter death and
CONSERVATION through the town, and seize
the government building before the peo-
Pile could recover from the panic. 1t was
known that the President aud most of his
officials attended this church, and ii was
supposed that the heads Of the govern
ment could thus be swept of at single
blow. The minister was In the midst of
his sermon when a man entered and went
up to Mr.. Edwin Benner, whispered some
thing 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 CT the citizens guard
The preacher went on, tho a fiutter Of
excitement began to thrill his audience.
So hat ala -.