New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-22
THE EX-QUEEN'S CASE.
NO FORMAL PROTEST AGAINST iNEEXA1ION
NOW LIKELY
THE COMMISSIONER 10 START IOR san FRAN
CISCO THuRsDAY-THEY EXPECT TO CARRY
HoME TUE NEws oy ctrIFIcNTioN
IRY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRInvNE.l

WASHINGTON. Fob 2l.-rhe unexplained failure
of Paul Ncnmann the agent of the dethroned
Hawaiian ,,ueau now 10 W'.hington, 10 keep the
appointment MADE fer him with tie Secretary
of State is taken generally to mean that the cN-
Queens followers have given M all idea of for
NAL protest AGAINST annexation, it, indeed they CIV
seriously contc. plated such a coGr OF action Mr..
Neumann the cN-QueSi"'s agent. has been in this
country almost as long as have the Hawaiian
commissioners, but 80 far he has carefully re-
Trained from rrescGting himself his case in
any official way 30 the State Department.
After ling rilg an II accountable length OF
time in san franci.co while the commissioners
were at work In WASHINGTON. Mr.. Ncumonn came
on here in a cisurcy way last week and ar
ranged for a mcr:i'g with Secretary Foster. The
Secretary was in Wa,crtOwn. " Y, when Mr.
Neumann frst called at the Department, ara an
appointment was made for conference last
evening az O'Clock. Mr.. Foster travelled ali
SUNDAY night and most of yesterday TO get here
in time COR the interview, but on reaching the
State Department could lind no trace of lAlluo-
kalani's agent. \ secretary was sent 10 Mr.. Ncu-
mann's hotel 10 remind him of his appointment,
but the eX-Quec"'S envoy had disappearci with
out leaving any rnes,aae This morning Secretary
Foster waited another hour or two at the State
Department to meet the belatcd agent, hut had
start for Paris on Thursday, formal conference
of any sort is likely to be held.
Dispatches received from Berlin about pro
test against Hawaiian annexation made by the
German Colonial Association are regarded as OF
no significance whatever. The resolutions re-
ferred TO adopted hy sort Of chamber OF
commerce and carry no official weight. Germany
has had 40 more idea OF filing protcs, against
annexation than Engla"d or France.
Messr> Thurston. Wilder and Castle of the
Hawaiian Commission. nave arranged 10 leave
Washington Thur i"y morning for san lfancs'o,
In order &c catch tlr steamcI sailing March for
Honolulu They SAY they are gong in the fnll
ho,e that they nav take back to Hawaii the news
Of the ratification Of the Treaty OF annexation. and
they want TO lie rear San Francisco in case of
such action, that thcS may reach home with as
little delay as possible. Mr.. Marsden has already
gone 10 New-lork, but VIII make the transcoh-
tineItal journey in company with his associates
Commissioner Carter. son Of the former Hawaiian
Minister Ia the United States, Will remain be
hind in this city the sole repres entatvH OF the
commissioners, and will see that their interests
receive due attention Tie length Of his stay
will depend altogether OIL Congress, as he ~ under
instruction 20 ronar until the treaty Is disposed
of one way or the other.
In conversation to-day MIR. Mars len said
1--WE shall start for home THURSDAY ! have
some business in Son Francisco that will require
n few DAYS before sailing. Thcrr is no need Of
all the commission staying here. We have signed
the treaty: it is in the hand, o; the Senate, ana
there is nothing more for us TO DO
DO you feel pretty well satisfied with the
prospect for ratification? -
"Yes | hear there is some opposition, Dnt
I think it will come out all right. OF course
it requires two-thirls vote, which, with full
Senate would he easily obtained. / 90 not
think the presence of the eN-Quecns representa-
tives will have great influence, so far as the
Senate is concerned. In fact, do not apprchehd
,ny serious effort in this direction; 1T Is too 1a'e'
The United States Government is now virtually
committed to annexation. | understand there was
but one member of the Foreign Affairs Committee
opposed 10 the report made by the committee III
favor of the treaty"
"IIow do you regard the cN-Quccns protest
at is mild. to say the least. There i very
little effectiveness in it, or strength OF statement
IT, could not I've otherwise While she speaks
English very well, the eX-QuCcl does not under-
stand the form OF State papers. She has never
prepared her State papers. However, there
was nothing TO base her protest on. She was
well aware of it, as were her advisers. She heI-
self brought on the revolution i do NOT THINK
she has the least expectation of being ratorel
10 powcr She knows that would be impossible,
whether annexation is accomplished or not. she
has made herself unpopular that she would
not be tolerated as ruler again. Her only hope
TO continue the monarchy is through her niece,
Kaiulani but even if the young Princess were
queen. there would he always the influence and
intrigues of the exQueen, who would have "a sulli-
Gent following OF the restless element 70 make
trouble So that with the young Princess as
Queen things would be no better than under
the former monarchy. But with annexation 1t
would not matter whether the eX-Quecn lived IN
Honolulu or on any Of the islands Her in'rgues
and influence would be powcrless against the
United States"
What effect did the revolution have on the
Queen Dowager%
,"Ob. she was mot in it, Kapolani simply
took no part one way or the other. She re-
NAMED in her own house. and as one might say,
attended strictly 10 her own business. There
was never much love between the sisters-ln-aw,
and since the Kings death, which made the Prin-
cess Liliu0kaani Queen, there was less than ever
Kapiolani went to her own house after TIE hlhg
death. where she has since lived quietly. Though
keeping up no state as Queen Dowagcr she las
had a good-szcd retinue around her She is a
rich woman and likes to make money. Since her
retirement, Kapiolani has had more and more an
eye 10 the main chance and lost no opportunity
TO make money She is close, not to say penurl-
Gus, and makes every dollar count As there
has been no sympathy between them the Qucen
Dowager is not likely TO shed any tears over the
ex-Queens change Of fortune. Since the Ming
death the Government has given KapOlani a
small allowance, but she is very we'll able TO
live without it. and is not mentioned IN the
treaty. The downfall OF the monarchy, there.
fore will not affect the Queen Dowager, except
IN the loss of this small allowance
"What do YOU think Of Princess kaiulanrs re-
cent appeal is ii gcnuine?'
The cynrcssion on the Hawaiian Commissioners
face was not a bit serious he replied:
~ think il was dictated by Thcophns Davis,
who is in England looking after the PrinceSss
education. Mr.. Davis is the head of a large bust