Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-23
H AWAIiAN ROYAUIST S
The Ex-Queen Sends a Commissioner to
England and Germany.
Mr.. Widemann starts Ont on Another
TRIPLE Will Ask the Arbitration
of European Powers.

The latest mails from Honolulu bring
tidings that tend to show that Liiuokalini,
one time Queen OF Hawaii, and now a re-
luctant citizen Of the new republic Of the
Pacific, has not given up nope of regaining
her throne, but has made an appeal to the
governments of Great Britain and Ger
many. This appeal, according to the Hon.
olulu ADVERTISE, is to be presented by H.
A. Wldemann. who came TO Washington on
similar but unsuccessful mission some
months ago. Widemann is close to Mrs
Dominis. and, 1t Is alleged, secured this
mission through the agency of ]. Z. Bush,
also an advisor Of the ex-qreen.
The story is that Wfdemann conceived the
notion that the point-blank refusal OF Pres
ident Cleveland to receive him and his COL
leagues of the recent commission did not
end the episode. and that three days after
his return to Honolulu from this country
he began to pull strings for another for
eign mission, In which he should figure as
the sole representative" A petition was
prepared by Mr.. Bush, praving Liliuokalini
to send wise and just man" to the capt.
tails OF Germany and Great Britain to pray
those countries to interfere and act as ar
bitrators between her and the republic
The petition represented that IL this was
done those powers would ultimately sue
coed IN restoring her to the throne. The
plan is for Judge Widemann to ask the ap-
pointment of an international commission,
composed of representatives of Germany
one of England and one of the United
States. the last named to be appointed by
President Cleveland constituting an arbi-
tration committee.
A "ROyal Commission"
The Advertiser notes the fact that Wide
mann left for the United States on the
steamer Australia, boarding ner only a few
minutes before she sailed from Honolulu
This fact, it is pointed out, is due to close
calculations I'm sending the petition to the
ex-qUeen so that she should receive II on
the day before the steamer sailed. 1t is
said that Widemann was present at Mrs.
Domints' house when the petition reached
her. and that she asked his opinion con-
corning 1t, and he gave her advice which
led to his receiving the next morning
packet bearing royal commission to
the European powers. The Australia sailed
In few hours.
Mr.. Lorin A. Thurston, the Hawaiian min
lister to this country, was a passenger on
the same steamer, his trip having been
planned some time before. The presence of
the two men on the Australia was therefore,
a mere coincidence, but the Advertiser states
that the new move of LniuokaIani and the
contemplated effort Of Widerrnann to secure
foreign Intervention had become known at
the executive building in Honolulu before
the departure of the so-called royal commits
sioner, and that Mr.. Thurston was told of
thC Aa'iS ftaCneu lne government
and was instructed to watch the movements
OF his fellow passenger
The Advertiser surmises that there NAV
nave been an interesting and exciting race
across America between these two Ha-
waiians. the one representing the establish
ed and formally-recogniZed government of
the island, the other bearing credentials
from the now thorol ghly-discredited IIliuo-
kalani This may have been the case but
Indications here do not support the view
Mr. Thurston is soon to go to Europe but
this trip was planned some time before he
left Honolulu, he being a member of the
labor commission. Should Widermann con-
unue across the Atlantic and seek an an
dieHce i'm Berlin or London it is moe Than
probable that Mr.. Thurston, who win NOT
be many DAYS behind him. will learn of bis
acuons ana follow, probably take steps
through the Hawaiian representatives AZ
those capitals to checkmate the game
A Wild Goose Trip.
TT Is freely said in town" saws the Adj
vertiser, that the course of Judge Wide
mann is condemned by the other royalists
and that only very small minority of the
opposition favors this wild goose trim IN
London and Berlin. MIR. Bush is also COM
Ing in for his share OF censure, and a. is
even intimated that the inmates of WASH
ington Place 0he home of Mrs Dorninis,
are sorry that action was taken In such a
hurry, and that they regret Widemann was
allow ed to rush matters along as he did
Opinions secured yesterday October n from
oinerent diplomats in Honolulu brought out
me 1act that although GERMANY and Great
Britain had not yet acknowledged the re-
public OF Hawaii, yet both governments
had recognized the provisional government
OF these Islands az the de facto government
and therefore could not recognize Jn5@e
Widenann and his mission Gentlemen
thoroughly posted as regards the attitude
OF the United States believe that when IL is
learned al Washington what the object Of
ships will be rushed down here and another
warning note uttered to foreign powers
sounding from Washington, and this time
IT will ring out strong and clear that the
United States will brook no interference by