The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-05
We're Deceived Into Thinking That
President Cleveland Would Help
Put the Ex-Queen Back.
APPEAL TO CONGRESSMEN
Their Tale Of Woe Poured Forth
to Unsympathetic Ears.
Democratic Committeeman Sidetraek
Boutelle's Resolution, but Admit
Cleveland Numbered.

WASHINGTON, Aug 4-The ENJOYS
from Queen Liliuokalani, who are now i'm
Washington. have not yet succeeded in OBJ
tanning an audience with President Cleve-
land. and they have begun to lay their
case before members OF Congress who be-
long TO the House and Senate committees
on foreign affairs. They do not conceal
their disappointment over the coolness OF
the administration toward them. and al
though careful TO say nothing acrimonious,
they convey the understanding very plainly
that they think President Cleveland IS
treating them rather shabblly in view Of bis
former attitude toward the defunct Ha-
waiian monarchy.
Messrs. Parker, Cummins, Wideman and
thsir associates had an interview today
with a prominent member OF the Hou .
committee on foreign affairs. The royahst
ENJOYS were not very clear IN their state
ments OF what they expect 10 accomplish
by their visit TO America They said nota-
ing 10 Indicate that they intend to con-
time the negotiation for a pension for the
deposed Qusen which young Paul Ned
mann undertook on his visit last year. nor
did they speak of any sort of financial
consolat ton for the monarchists. To the
CongTessmen the envoys said they intended
Jlenl definite Information or his intentions
towards naval. They said the President
had abruptly broken off his Efforts Tor Iae
restore tion of the Queen, which theX under
s-J0d that ne had determined on, and had
neSor given the royalists any Information
future.
The ENJOYS complain that Minister Willis
cherished undue friendship fCr the
public As one or them put II: lie IL just
as bad as Stevens. tie is quite as thick
with Dcie, and Dole now has him COM
pietely under ais domination"
Willis moves in i-se same church circles
with the leaders of the republican govern
ment, Is socially Initiate VIA e-l-..-, Il
has come 10 be regarded as a member OF
their circle" Was a further statement OF
Swil: yoa tell me what sort OF a man
President Dole is Z! the member or Con-
gress inquired of the delegation.
Mr.. PARKER. VINO was the Queens Min
lister of Foreign Affairs. replied: mo one
prepared u say that he is a man against
wnom nothing can be brought. He IS up
right,. able thoroughly honest and con-
one OF the ENJOYS remarked that Claus
Spreckles is stu supporter o. IN. mon-
le the republic d nay The @ interview closed without
any statement 10 indicate that the mission
has any financial obj9ct TO attain When
reporter interviewed Mr.. Wideman to-day,
after his visit to Secretary Gresham, Mr..
Il laid the matter for which we cams
quest put 1. in writing. 1t was very brief.
We expect answer by Tuesday or
Wednesday and probably will be home-
ward bound within a week.
II. A. Wdemans call was purely in
formal and, in fact, ii coeld not have been
otherwise as the commissioners, being un-
provided with credentials from any recOg-
nized government can have no formal
standing before the State Department The,
Secretary questioned the commissioner
closely as to the authority by which he ap-
peared, what the commission was doing
here and to Hawaiian affairs generally.
To all of these questions Mr.. Wideman re-
sponded freely, and. among other things,
disabused the Secretary's mind OF the i'm
preston that the commission was seeking
to influence Congress In the ex-Queens IA
vor. The interview was characterized by the
best of feeling, but when the commissioner
left il was not known whether he would
call again, and as he had been given 10 un-
derstand that the commission cannot be
dealt with officially by the department there
is ground for the presumption that the mis-
sion is at an end.