The Brave Little Republic

Through the kindness of Evart H. Scott, of this city, we are permitted to make the following extracts from a private letter to him from liis brother Ranney, ander date of Honolulú, Feb. 16th, 1895: "I sent yon a printed account of the rebellion, but have had no oiportunity of writiug at length. "You know how things are situated here, and from ha ving been on the spot yon can understand. On that Sunday night Charles (Carter) was sitting upon the lawn between the house and the sea with Alfred and sonie others, talking, wlien the firing began. "The deputy marshal and a squad of pólice had during the afternoon been watehing Bertelman's house. You remeniber where it is - about half way between the park and telephone station on Diamond Ilead. Early in the evening the deputy and his men, suspëcting that the arms were in the house or near it, went down to search. AVhile Deputy Brown was reading the search warrant, the men outside were fired u))on and a brisk engagement began, the rebels baving an advantage in being hidden behind trees and sheds. Soon after the firing began, Charles and James Castle, Alfred and Jack ran along the road and c-oming on to the place in the bright. moonlight. Seeing dark forms under a canoe shed Charles cried, 'There they are!" and started forward, closely followed by the others. They were met by a sheet of flame and a shower of bullets. Charles and one policeman were wounded, Charles fatally. "As quickly as possible Charles was carried into the house. Alfred went for a surgeon. Castle Stayed with Charles in the front room of the house and the lights were put out. Captain Park was in the room adjoining, guarding their prisoners, and this while a perfect rain of bullets was striking the house on every side. "The plan of the rebels was to start from füur quarters, Diamond Head, Ewa Side, the wharf and from Mauka. Then the four coinpanies were to proceed toward the center, meeting at the government buildings and pólice station. As they advanced they were to throw bombs into the houses of all governinent supporters and blow them up. Charles and James Castle's houses were, you see, to be the flrst to be sacrificed. "When the government troops came up Charles was brought home suffering intense agony from seven wounds tlirough lus breast and abdomen. When he was carried in and saw Mary he smiled and said, 'Helio, dearie.' "During all of the shooting Mary had been preparing for what she seemed to know was coming to Charles or some one else, and had bandages ready. Charles was in intense pain all night until 5 o'clock when he died. "The whole day was spent in shelling the insnrgents, who had retreated to the cráter of Diamond Head. The cannon being planted in the park directly in front of the house. "Charles was buried at Sweet Home at 3 in the afternoon. " You may have noticed the name of Jas. Castle's brother, Henry Castle, among those lost in the sinking of the Elbe. His daughter also was with him. "It is owing to Charles and James and one or two others that the whole town of Honolulú was not blown up by dynamite, together with the men, women and children therein. The rebels had borxibs, and they were hidden at Liliuokalani's place. There was one in her writing desk. She knew of the wholesale carnage and slaughter that was intended, and she approved of it. She nad been led to believe that the Washington administration approyed all of the acts of the United States which had been hostile to the republican goveruinent. "I am disgusted with my native country. Had it not been for a handful of brave men who rushed to the front iinmediately, and before the insurgente were prepared, the streets of Honolulú would have run red with blood, and Mary and her children would have been the first to have been slaughtered. "Let Mr. Cleveland not díctate to us what to do with the ringleaders. His instructions to the Philadelphia were to give no protection to anyonein iny manner connected with the uprisiiig. That if course includes every decent man lian and chüd in the Islands and touches only a half dozen cowards wlio were ifraid to fight for tlieir humes and good joverament. "The success of the rebellion would íave meant anarchy. The lady referred to as Mary is the sister of the writer, forinerly Miss Mary Scott, the wife of Chas. Carter who was cilled. James Castle, referred to is the collector of customs, ot that port, and brother of Mrs. Prof. Geo. H Meade, formerly of the U. of M., now of Chicago. Alfred Carter is a cousin and the law partner of Chas. Carter. The people of Hawaiia mustfully" unlerstand that the great masses in the United States are in full and hearty sympathy with tlieir new republic, and do uot approve of the unpatriotic and disgraceful action of President Cleveland and bis cabinet on this question. There will Ijo but two years], inore to wait wlien there will be a president in the "White House in symgathy with the people, and favorable to the Hawiian republic, or to eloser relat i ve if desired. It will not be long to wait, and then this sbameful and disgraceful stain upon our nation's escutcbeon will bewiped out. To be sure the dead can be brought back to life, but the wrong done .the plucky little nation can be rigbted and patriotism be once more enthroned at Washington.