St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-04-03
HAWAII, THE "PEARL Of THE
PACIFIC"
The Twelfth of Series of Letters by
John K. Musick.
The Rebellion of sos and How 1t Was Pu
Down.
Downright, 1896, by Funk & Wagnails
Company New York.

| The Rebellion Of 1895 ana TOW WINS W.
Down.
Downright, 1896, by Funk & WagnaHs
Company, New YORK.
A feeling Of uneasiness oppressed
the people OF Hawaii from the over
throw of monarchy in 1898 to the
attempt at it's restoration in 1898
The ex-Queen fully expected that
President Cleveland would restore
her to power. She says the president
even sent her assurances that ne
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 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 rens of government
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 Phila-
delphia, which were certainly mys-
FERROUS. At present, it looks as ii
they had attempted to bulldoze the
republic into abdicating 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 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 republic were or
the alert, however, and close
watch kept on suspected parties.
In the fall of 1894 plans for thu
revolution were laid. The ex queer
is supposed to have been behind i
all, her agents being men who haC
figured in public life in the days o
the monarchy.
The revolt of 1895 was led by San
Nowlei1, a half-caste, aided by an
o other halIcaste, Robert Wilcox
, who, having been educated in a
Italian military school, was Gale
. the Hawaiian Garibaldi." Anon
q their most prominent supporter
o were Charles T. Guile, a white mai
. and w. H. Richard, who, it
claimed, had assurances from CAT
! tain Rookie, of the British man.o
war Champion, of English ali
+. Other leading personages wei
Henry Bertelmann, Lot Lane, Ca
>. Wideman, John Wise, all halfcastes
Will Grieg, half Tahitian; Lou
! Marshall and ] w. Bipihane, viii
IS men.
r There is no question but the
IF were prominent white men engage
- in the scheme, and it is boldly asser
= ed that English officials were amor
II them. Just how the arms at
re ammunition were procured is nj
" known. Some say that wealth
ir sugar planter on the islands flu
49, nished the outfit. They were eN
q IDENTIFY, however, procured on t
IS. Pacific coast, and brought in
ne schooner to Rabbit island {
g. Kailaua, where they were transferr
80 to the little island steamer Wanna
~ alo. The arms were landed al
d buried in the sand few miles fro
ed Honolulu. The number of recru
d. to the cause of restoration have be
az, estimated at from four to six hr
bred.
~. Two o'clock, on the morning
Id, January 7th, was chosen as the til
ry for the attack, and, early on t
lev afternoon of the 9th the lead,
began to muster their clans. Bonn
were made to be used at close qu
'1s tiers, and some of the hand grenaC
ed, were buried in the yard or pa hale
ace the queens residence. The Winch
NV ter rifles and revolvers were TAX
49, up and cleaned and recruits hurr
3" toward their headquarters. Duri
the Sunday, the 9th, number of re
her dents and tourists out walking w
ere made prisoners. The rebels to
- possession of the signal station a
destroyed the telephone, but, uni
'm- tunately for their plans, some
ual them secured whiskey, and the pa
no became drunk and began firing
nle tolls in cowboy style.
News of the assembly of natl
reached town, and Deputy Mars
Brown, Captain Parker and ha
dozen native police were sent
IN IN search the house of Henry Der
'"' mann, where it was reported
10Th. rebels had secreted arms. A sat
iior OF the insurgents under Lot Ii
lids were concealed at Bertelman
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