St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-04-03

native police lieutenant, was shot IN
the BODY and another native police
man had an arm broken. carter
was taken into the house, but died
two hours later. Alfred Carter
started for a surgeon for the wound
ed men, and Brown and Parker lett
to call reinforcement, the latter tax
ing 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 BerteImann was
still kept as a prisoner, while
storm of bullets rained at them. At
last one of the native police shouted
in Hawaiian that unless the hrlng
ceased, they would kill Bertelmann.
In less than an hour Alfred Carter
returned with DR.. Walters, but they
were fred on and driven back.
Central Union church on this even
ing was filled with people. 1t is
claimed that part of their plan
was to throw bombs into the church
when the congregation was assem-.
bled, and thus scatter death and
CONSERVATION through the town and
seize the government building before
the people could recover from the
panic. 1t was known that the presi-
dent and most OF his officials attend
&c this church, and it was supposed
that the heads of the government
could thus be swept off at a single
blow. The minister was in the
midst of his sermon when man
entered and went up to Mr.. Edwin
Benner, whispered something in his
ear and went out again. Benner
began at once to glide from pew to
pew Whispering single word to a
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
though futter of excitement began
to thrill his audience. So many went
out that alarm began to spread.
Judge Judd went to the vestlbule
and demanded of Benner what it all
meant, and Benner explained that
the Royalists had arisen to over
throw the government. Just then a
company of National Guards dashed
along the street at double quick
and the congregation rose and lett
: the preacher knowing it was useless
to attempt to hold them longer
, closed his sermon without ceremony
During Sunday night Nowlein
with large body of insurgents
t started from the vicinity OF Diamond
Head to seize Punch Bowl Hill, which
f is lust at the back of Honolulu
Marshal Hitchcock, fearing SOM
such move, early on the mornin;
d of the 7tb dispatched Captain Muir
l. ray with 80 men to head it off.
:. The rebels were found conceale'
- behind stone wall and covered b.
=, heavy underbrush of lantana. /
" heavy fire was opened on Murray
6 hand-grenades hurled at his mer
IS and all forced back. Reinforcement
i, were hurried to their aid, and for a
:. hour the battle ragged. A piece {
70 artillery was brought up and opene
p with shot and shell until the moul
f. tains echoed with reverberation
!. The dense lantana concealed tt
20 combatants from each other.
At last the rebels were located
II an extinct crater, and it took fiftee
5; shells to dislodge them, but at la:
is they were driven out and seven (
te their number surrendered. The
they began coming in with viii
re flags until 81 had surrendered. TIL
I'd fight is called the battle of Moilii
t. as it was fought on the Moiliili roa
lg On Wednesday the insurgean
Id were again overtaken at pla
OF called Manoa. On Monday Di
~ mond Head had been bombard'
r. and the rebels driven out. At M
" noa they made their last determine
he stand, Robert w. Wilcox comman
ing in person. Tuesday was spe
Oh in searching for the enemy and Il
ed lowing up false rumors. 1t was
n, active, nervous day. Troops we
nd hurried from Moiliili Road to t
I'm foothills and to Diamond Head
Its few prisoners were taken and maj
en- guns were picked up, twenty rlt1
IN that had never been used being fou
in little fort near Waialae.
OF At Manoa, Wilcox and Lot La
me had probably about seventy five,
he Gated among the high peaks, wht
ers they hoped to hold out until tn
lbs could make terms with the COVER
ar ment.
les The forces of the government WI
OF massed against them at this poi
es' and the conflict ragged for some til
zen at long range, but artillery and
leu long distance guns of the COVE
ing ment men drove them from their h
ISL ing place. Wilcox left ten men
ere hind as a cover and went into
'oE Panoa valley, Two natives came
ma under a white flag. One had an {
or cut with a bullet, and they led
OF way to where a third lay dead W
rtty bullet in his brain. Wilcox a
o'S- his forces then retreated into
mountains where they were redu'
YES to the direst want, supplies being
nai tirely cut off. They had no hou
II d or tents, and were compelled to 81
10 on stones or in caves. On Janu;
tel 18th Nowlein Greip. Widemann {