SERIOUS POLITICAL REVOLUTION AT HONOLULU.

Te Aroha News, Volume VIII, Issue 394, 17 August 1889, Page 2

SERIOUS POLITICAL REVOLUTION AT HONOLULU.

There has been a sensational, but unsuccessful attempt at political revolution at Honolulu. Early on the morning of July 30th, an armed party of one hundred Hawaian natives, headed by Robert W. Wilcox, formerly Hawaian Government pupil at the military academy in Italy, took possession of fehe Palace yard of the Government Buildings, and summoned a small garrison of the Household Guard, under Lieutenant Parker, to surrender. The Guards took charge of the Palace and refused to surrender. The Honolulu Rifles mustered and besieged the rebels in the yard, and a sharp skirmish lasted for 9ereral hours. The rebels turned the field pieces they had captured on their opponents, but the gunners were deterred from firing any shots by the sharpshooters. Seven of the rebels were killed ami twelve wounded. They eventually surrendered to the loyal forces the fame afternoon, and gave up their arms. Wilcox and others are now awaiting their trial for treason. It is believed that the object of r.he insurrectionists was to secure the person of King Kolakara, and demand of him a new constitution and a new cabinet ; also his abdication in favour of the Princess Lilinokalani,his sister, the heir apparent. Fifty-five arrests have been made. During the fighting seventy sailors landed from the American Man-of-War with a machine gun to preserve the peace, and were quartered at the Armory. The Princess Lilinokalani denies any knowledge whatever of Wilcox's designs, or that she was implicated with him in the plot, AH is now quiet since the arrest of the conspirators. Some damage was done in the town by grapnell shells falling and bursting. The insurrection was subdued wholly by the small Government forces.