New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-28
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS-
a PEN PICTURE OF LILIUoKALANI ON
A STATE OCCASION
THE LESSON OF BRAZIL on COAST DEFENCEs
TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE PREsI-
DENTS ABSENCE.


the bulky volume Of Hawaiian testimony Is Lieu
tenant Lucien Youngs description Of the last DAYS
of the monarchy Lieutenant Young offcei
Of the Boston, and attended the coslng ceremonies
OF the Hawaiian Parliament in full uniform and II
official capacity. the request Of Captain Wltse
He was accompanied by nsul-General Severance
Lieutenant Youngs description Of the scene IS pic
turesque. He said:
When l got there there was quite crowd
around the rear end Of the building. and two OF
three leading Americans and Judge HartweA. who
was OF the leading lawyers Of the place and
Minister under Kalakaua informed me that the
queen contemplated TIE PRONUNCIATION Of a new con-
stiuton Immediately after the adjournment OF the
Legislature. and asked me il I would not on
board ship and inform Captain Wiltse. went in to
speak OF 1t to Consul-Ciena raj Severance. and he
laughed and said: / do not believe word OF it.
went in and shown the seat assigned me in
the legislative hall little the left and in front
Of the r0Strum. where Speaker used 70 sit, and
which the Queen used when she read her procama-
ton. After waiting some little time. they com
mencel. and believe 1t was about the funniest af-
| fair ever in my ife-a circus.
The procession was headed by three
| lackeys and then followed the Governor OF Oahu
father to the heress apparent. dressed in a gaudy
uniform covered with god ani orlers the cham
| berain. with attendants all dressed up in uniform
and then came Her Majesty. with long
train. and four lackeys in knee breeches carrying
|
in waiting. staff. the four Ministers. and other
attendants. 1t very amusing After
| ward the proclamation was handed 10 her in
| portfolio. when she stepped to the front OF the
rostrum and began reading. first in English and
| then in Kanaka. l do not believe there more
than two members OF the Legislature present
at the time. The Kanakas and every one were
| decorated with the various orders OF Kamehameha
and Kalakaua, consisting Of great big stars stretched
out on the breast. After the Legislature pro-
rogued the Queen passed in to her reception-room."
did you follow herr" asked the chairman Lieu
tenant Young replied
Yes; l passed on through the door. The Con-
sui tod me he going back to the office.
told him there in official capacity. and felt
1t my duty to go through with It,"
Senator Gray-You wanted to see the sights OF
the side circus?
Mr. Young-Yes; the Governor of Oahu. Mr.. Cleg
horn, stopped me at the door and talked to me in
a nervous strain. as though to retain | passed
in and bowed TO the Queen and her Ministers. stand
ing the right, and her aids and passed on through
the door. The Queen looked at me rather savagey
and did return my salutation with any cordially
at ALL / noticed that she acted in a peculiar way.
First. when she reading her proclamation.
thought she had little stage fright, but in this
recepuon-room I that she under the in
iuence OF q stimulant in fact she was drunk There
is no question in my mind about 1t at ALL Then
passed out into the yard and started to go over
l told again on the outside that soon the
Queen to the palace she going to
promulgate the constitution. / also in
formed that at the Palace the night before there
had been placed four five pieces OF artillery. |
enfiladng the approaches to the Palace and that !
the Queens household was said TO be under arms |
/ thought affairs looked very serious. and that 1t
my duty to go Immediately on board ship and |
inform my commanding officer, which did.
The comparative ease with which the Brazilian |
the harbor Of RIO under a CALLING fire from the |
tracted the attention of members Of the House who
are interested IN the subject Of coast deIences The
disregard OF the fire of the forts according to dis
men to believe that after all 1t Is impossible to
fortify harbor successfully to prevent warshlps
RepresentatSe Livingston Of Georgia who Is se mem
Der OF the House Appropriations Committee and
is inclined to believe that greatest measure OF
defence lies in a powerful navy rather than in an
in case of war our main reliance would be a navy
comPSsed OF 19rmidable ironcads Of the Manto;
about the harbor. carrying guns Of heavy calibre
warships that might enter our waters
The delicate apparatus Of the United states Naval
last few days to have been insignificant in com
parison with the unusually violent magnetic phe-
t thu with VARYING intensity to the present time
edge OF these conditions. In the deep vaults OF the
observatory the magnetic needle has been under
storm. The needle has not been
still instant. but has been continually perform
being detected degree and eight minutes in an
hour. From the observations recorded there APP
lions give trustworthy predictions OF great changes
In weather conditions.
The State Department was Informed to-day in
States diplomatic agent a, Cairo. that the Khedive
had confirmed the nominations OF Walker Fearn |
ork as Judges in the Court Of First Instance Of
the international Tribune of Egypt.
Washington society is delighted that the absence
IF the President enables Mrs. Cleveland to appear
on She was the guest OF Mrs Harriet lane
Johnston at an amateur performance last night
Ter in her hostess's box. This afternoon she at
ended an entertainment for the benefit OF a free 7
kindergarten at the home OF Mrs. Hearst, the widow
4 the California Senators and she expects to look
haritable purpose tomorrow evening.
Argument was ended to-day in the District Equity
,ourt in the case Of Edwin D. Chadick against {
Walter A. Duncan ct al and the Cherokee Ma J
estrain the Cherokee Nation from delivering chero
Co, Of New-York ChadciS asserts that the c
onds were allotted to him by telegraph at his a
;. T. Wilson & Co, OF New-York. in a higher
ner for the bonds than the one made BY him j
Which the Cherokee Nation accepted The de- .
endants' reason for not consummatlng the con- =
ract with Chadick was that he deposited his bond Il
bank other than the one stipulated Judge
OK will give his decision on Saturday.
The gunboat Bennington sailed yesterday from
I. Vincent for PernambucO. The training-ship
OrtsmOuth arrived 1t Santa Cruz yesterday. G
No change in the practice Of the Treasury De-
artment has been occasioned by the recent de-
sion Of Attorney Oiney that silver certf-
ltes are not lawful money They nave never been in
)nsidered such N the Treasures Office. but only r
acOgniZed the representatives, OF lawful money. =
resef,ed TO- The Treasury Department by banks fl
firing circulation 4 deposit OF 5000 OF such y
far1a ht 4.
esring retire circulation. al
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FOR 4 PR4ISEWORTHT CHIRITT AZ
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