The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-01-09

an IRON fence around the lot. sup
porters of the queen made threats to
kill and barn if She was not chosen
queen, and it was shortly after noon
that Governor kahuuliIua or Simon
kaai came out and announced the re
suit
A Regular Donnybrook.
- Immediately there was an uproar
and then a silence like death. ! thought
everything was over and the threats
We're bluffs \ few Of us walked up
the street until We reached a place where
the Hawaiian Trust Company has its Of
fee. At the time there was saloon there
and we met Preston and congratulated
him on the supposition and belief that
he was to be the first encouragement
under the sovereign. He invited Us to
20 into the saloon and drink on the
possibility OF the. event and as we came
out We noticed that the crowd had not
followed us mp the street. All Of us
then ,trolied down the street toward the
government house and on reaching the
corner where Wilder had his offices
We saw the crowd on a rush toward the
Waikiki end Of the building. William
Wand. johnny Robinson and Bob
Charleron and | joined the throng and
as we reached the end Of the building
we saw a carriage coming out the back
way. 1t had a committee evidently
bound for the residence Of KaIakaua to
bear the news 1t was quick enough
to get away. or the crowd had not at
the moment decided upon a course. but
as the next one came out the crowd
dashed for it and started to pull the
top Oft. As | remember it Major Mo
hueuua, who was Il very large man.,
kaukaha and Isaac Hart were the occu-
pants of the carriage They We're
members Of the house and were evl
IDENTIFY on the same errind as the com
mittee in the first carriage.
Rescue Attempted
Owe ran to their rescue and pulled
the top over. righJed it and did what We
could for Mohuenua, \ man named
Jack Foley. an Old chap, seized him by
the coat tails and. do Won know. / have
never been satisfied in MY own mind,
| whether Foley was with rs or 'agiu us.
As it was Foley grabbed Mohuenua S
| coat tails and pulled. but they We're 50
| fast that they did not come clear Oft
| The back of the coat. however, was
! " rec ht'fl. some one i'dth Oh Us III
! Foley a gIancing blow and he immedi-
ateIy put up his hands to fight. Hart
! and some one else got the major and
threw him over the fence out of harm :
way. Harry Webb, a policeman, did
| what be could to stop the injury to the
| hack He made a thrust ut a native
! and struck him. Near there was a to
barco tree and in less time than j
takes me to tell You it had been trans
| formed into clubs and the supporters Of
| Queen Emma were ready for the fray
Webb ran to cover. A Foley, who
was in the thick Of it. turned, q native
struck him back Of the head and h,
dropped. There was rush toward hin
when Major Wodehouse, the British
minister. came forward and steppn.
across Foley's body said: BE careful
| men. he i a British subject.
The British Lion.
lin a moment the feeling change
and instead OF a desire to Kill the oil
man they picked him up and carrie
| him to place OF safety. Then cam
moving day Desks and papers cam
through tie windows in Il storm. Their
was no respect for things or persons to
in Il moment / saw Judge Kama shove
out Of a window and dropped TO TIL
| ground Fortunately he struck on
door over an opening into the celia
4 Kauai member was atrarse" -
| Blossom. who was an ardent Queenlt
ana sanford Dole. his brother t"arG
Luther MiIcoz and | ran toward m
ana saved the man from Kauai. Gnttir
I'd the back OF the building | saw q