The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-28
THE QUEEN HAD
HER SKATES ON
A Navy Officers RaCy Testimony About
LilUOkalalia.
The Cause OF Her STAGE fright
Lieutenant Young's Funny Account
of the Closing Ceremonies of the
Hawaiian Parliament-ier Majes-
tY's Supposed Timdity Turned Out
to Be Something Else.
WASHINGTON Fah 27

m ECIDEDLY the most racy chapter
in the bulky volume Of Hawaiian
testimony is Lieutenant LuCien
" Houng's description of the last
days of the monarchy. Lieutenant
Young was an officer Of the Boston
and attended the closing ceremonies of
the Hawaiian parliament in full uni
form and in an official capacity. Lieu
tenant Young's description of the scene
is picturesque in the extreme. He
said:
when got there there was quite a
crowd around the rear end of the build
ing, and two or three leading Ameri-
cans, and Judge Hartwell, who was
one of the leading lawyers of the place
and minister under Kalnkaus. inform.
ed me that the queen contemplated the
promulgation OF new legislature I'M
mediately after the adjournment of the
legislature, and asked me if | would
not 90 on board ship and inform Cap
tain Wiltse | went in to speak of it
to Consul General Severance, and he
laughed and said, 4 do not believe a
word of it,. went in and was shown
the seat assigned me in the legislative
hall. After waiting some little time
they commenced, and | believe it was
about the funniest affair | ever saw in
my life--a circus.
''The procession was headed by two or
three lackeys, and then followed the
governor of Oahu, father to the hsirsss
apparent, dressed in gaudy Uniform
covered with gold and orders; the
chamberlain with attendants all dressed
up, in uniform, and then came her ma
jesty. with long train, and four lack
eys in knee breschef carrying the train,
and then the two royal princssses, la.
dies-in waiting, staff, the four mi MIS-
ters and other attendants. 1t was a
very amusing scene. Afterwards the
proclamation WAS hapded to her in &
portfolio, when she stepped to the front
Of the rostrum and began reading, first
i "a Englis4l and then in Kanaka. The
Ksnallas aud every one were decorated
with the various orders Of Kamehs'
meha | and Kalakaua, consisting of
great big stars stretched out on the
breast. After the legislature was pro
rogued the queen passed into her recep-
tion room.
did you follow her?' asked the
chairman.
Lieutenant Young replied; Yes; ]
passed on through the door. The con
sui told me he was going back to the
Office l told MIN was,there in an Of.
fetal capacity, and felt it my duty to
go through with it,
Senator Gray-You wanted to see the
sights of the side circus|
Mr.. Noung--"Ies; the governor Of
Oahu, Mr. Ceghoru, stopped me at
the door and talked to me in a nervou:
strain as though to retain me, passed
in and bowed to the queen and hel
ministers standing on the right, hel
= aides, ard passed on through the door
The queen looked ut me rather say
agely, and did not return my saluta-
with any cordality at all,
| noticed that she acted in
peculiar way. First, when she
WAS reading her proclamation, though
she had little stage fright; put in thC
reception room | saw that she was un
der the influence of astimulant; in fac
she was drunk. There is no question
in my mind about it at all. Then
passed out into the yard and started to
go over into the palace, and was ad-
vised not to GO Then l was told agar
on the outside that as soon as the queer
came over to the palace she was gong
to promulgste the new Legislature,
was also informed that at the palace
the night before there had been placed
four or five pieces of artillery, enhlad
ing the approaches TO the palace, ant
that the queens household was said tt
he under arms. / thought affair
looked very serious, and that it was my
duty TO go Immediately on board tn,
ship and inform my commanding Off
Ger, which did. ."