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By Puakea Nogelmeier Domestic Uprising In Honolulu On The Election Of The King 13 Representatives Beaten Up! At 3 last Thursday, some ci.tizens ofHonohdu and the outlying districts started a riot outsi.de the Courthouse Bui.ldi.ng, attacki.ng the representati.ves to heat them up. The Heat OfAnger. Justbefore 1 orperhaps2 in the aftemoon, a huge crowd ofpeople assembled i.n the square i.nfrontof the Courthouse Building, standi.ng insi.de and outsi.de ofthe grounds, and even atop the wooden fences, awai.ti.ng the outcome ofthe eleetionfor the Sovereign. There were two types ofpeople i.n this crowd, thosefor Hi.s Hi.ghness Kalakaua, and those for Her Hi.ghness Emma, hut there were far more ofthe Her Hi.ghness 'people, from the country di.stri.cts andfrom here i.n town as well, and Kalakaua 's people remained peacefid. Angry thoughts were already stirred up i.n the precedi.ng days, and from the speeches ofthe leaders. Some speakers on the si.de ofthe Chiefess were heard declaring, "If the representatives do not do what we want, then stri.p thei.r bones of flesh." That aeūon was generated by the i.ntenti.on to sti.r up a revolt, ahsolutely pagan i.ndeed. The Legislature's Eleeūon OfA Sovereign. Duri.ng the ti.me whi.le the House was canyi.ng out the eleeūon ofthe Sovereign, chatteri.ng and cheeri.ng could he heard from outsi.de, and from the crowd. And when the crowd heard that the Chi.ef Kalakaua had won as Ki.ng, That 1 Vas The Beginning ofthe aeiion, as agi.tators moved ahout here and there, i.nsti.lli.ng the i.ntenti.on to leap upon the representatives and beat them. The Movement To Assault. When the Commi.ttee of fi.ve members was sent to tell the Chi.ef

Kalakaua about the Legi.slature electi.ng hi.m as Ki.ng, just as they emerged and some cli.mbed i.nto a carri.age, people raced toward Moehonua, Aholo, and Maūna Jr. Probably because the last two were qui.ck, they jumped down, hut Moehonua was caught on the carri.age and heaten withfists and

sti.cks. Aholo leaped forward and sai.d "You have no ri.ghts over me, I'mfrom Lahai.na." He barely escaped with no injuri.es. Whi.le thev were all sti.ll hesi.tati.ng, those who hadjumped went back i.nto the Bui.l di.n g. Postponement The Legi.slature reassemhled and the representatives eame back, whereupon the lawless ones ran to break down the doors, thei.r eyes flari.ng with desperate rage. At that poi.nt, the Representatives were startled, and huddled together insi.de. The people eame i.n and heat the representatives thev caught in the House with fists and sti.cks. Some representatives hi.d i.n the offlces, hut some escaped and others were

The following article was printed in Ka Nupepa Kuokoa ame Ke Au Okoa Huiia on Feb. 14, 1874, and recounts the events that took plaee at the courthouse in Honolulu upon the announcement of the eleehon results.

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caught. The Legi.slative Chamber was entered and the chairs, desks and such were broken up and thrown outsi.de, and even thrown back i.n, as the windows were shattered. Soldiers From The Man-o-War Itwas later i.n the eveni.ng when the troops from the man-o-war arrived and the disturbance was ended. The soldi.ers have stood guard si.nce then. Books And Papers. The papers and books ofthe Court House were all shredded to bi.ts and tossed out by the ri.oters. The Representatives Who Were Beaten. Here are the representatives who were beaten up: S. Ki.pi, W.L. Moehonua, D.H. Nahi.nu, J.W. Lonoaea, T.N. Birch, D.W. Kaai.ue, S.K. Kupi.hea, C.K. Kapule, C.K. Kakani, R.P. Kukahi. , P. Haupu, P.F. Koakanu, and D. Kaukaha. The Rioters Who Were Seized. As of8 thi.s morning, there are 27 people assumed to havejoined in the ri.ot ofthe 12th ofFebruary who were seized and are now bei.ng held. The search, however, i.s notyet ended. Fitting Punishment. We hereby eall upon all patri.oti.c citiz,ens, that ifany ofthe ri.oters are i.n thei.r presence, thev should qui.ckly report to the Government authori.ti.es so they ean be arrested and restituti.on be paiel for the terri.ble acti.ons that these people di.d to defame our good name. ■