THE SANDWICH ISLAND RIOTS.

Evening Star, Issue 3444, 6 March 1874, Page 3

THE SANDWICH ISLAND RIOTS.

[By Telegraph.] A riot took place after the election of Jvatahama as King of Hawaii, and resulted m the murder of three of the representatives. After the declaration of the election, an attempt, which proved unsuccessful, was made to break into the Council Chamber by the Kanakas. One party, however, got into the. upper chamber, and cleared everything out, which tqe thob broke up, and then threw in “ r ®P, the windows of the Council Chamber. The Judge's private'room was also ransacked, and, papers destroyed, One representative was canght escaping, and was beaten to death by twenty or thirty'men, with legs of chairs, kc, A second was served similarly • a third was battered to death at the top of !r e The riot was stayed by one of t e omeials coming on the balcony and dec anng the election illegal, and saying that another would be held. This was received with cheers. The American and British marines also came up at this time, and took possession of the building. No further trouble is anticipated if the promise of rede?tom be carried out; only for this and the marines the building would have been fired OI K tJ 8 J u is supplied to the Auckland ‘ Herald, by one on the scene.