The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-13
QUEEN ILLS DIARY.
shows How She Was Encouraged by
Cleveland and Gresham.

Honolulu Letter in New York sun.
Much has been said about the two
ciares kept by the ex-aueen which were
se'zed by the government when the police
searched her residence al the time OF
her arrest. The diaries gave many facts
about the conspiracy. and they are 30 full
Of compromising material that the great
est efforts have been made TO keep them
: secret. Your correspondent has obtained
an outline OF their contents from one
who has read them carefully. and the
ieilowing summary may be relied upon
as correct:
The queen. like most Kanaka women.
seemed 10 have no retieenee. even In her
diary. The thought uppermost tn her
mind. as shown Oh nearly every page of
these diaries. Is that she ia determined
&c secure restoration AT ali hazards. She
becomes more bitter as the months 60
ts In June and the succeeding months
OF iSG she has many records based apcn
her confident belief thar Presidcnt Clevt~
isna would soon restore her. She was
evidently greatly sustained by adytcee
from Washington and by what Minister
Willis told her. Her diaries also show
shst. besides semi-offtcfai irtfmations ot
help. she received many encouraging ies-
tiers from persons I'm the United States
and Canada, and from Central America
and Europe. She also received letters from
securing employment under the monarchy.
The greater part Of .his sympathy and
offers OF aid came from Canada. British
CoiumH!a. and the Southern states OF
America, one % the important paints
IN the diaries is that semi-offictai infor-
nation received here by the rcyalts,s IN
June. ISsS came through Claus SrreckeiS.
commissioner Bleant and Secretary Ores
Ram, The evidence on these points Is con-
siaslFe. Several facts which have been
aenief az Washington are recorded here.
One Is that MIR Gresham met T. G.
sAacfariane. OF Honoitiiu. who Was the
sgeHt Of iilsuokatani when he visited
Washington IN issS. The diary of 1873
contains curious picture OF the queens
mental condition during those trying
months. when she looked for the arrival
OF every steamer i'm the hcnc that IL
Neaid bring cieVeland'< order for her re-
sseraifs>,,.
She records also her Gn.tterahis oppo-
a'foa IN Ctevetsnt's proposal that her re-
seraIson be dependent o.. the amnesty
81 All revolutEonists Saa shows great
Aager tn her entries on this sae5@ct. She
seems also Prom this record to have been
tesiared ~ fear that me Americans
~cald attack her ST her residence. Many
CT Aer entries are childish. She returned
skatn AMI again To the charge shat the
missionaries. In ccUnivaaCzs with John L.
NecttiS MT TIRE marines or the Gaistmefes
ssnsete1 her overthrow, Nothing can sx-
seed the bitterness Of her woris toward
we American missionaries .a Hawaii 30
ssern she aScyiees all her woes. ana
ussFd ilnle ana hts officers. Many names
rsafe prominently Among these arc
s.sAs Spreckeis. - w Ashford. Sam
fsrker, Joseph u Garter md British Min
isssr Woteaouse. These we're all royal
SIS who warmly espoNsesi the queens
eAsse. except Spr~ckets hat the diary
proves thar the sugar millionaire encoer-