The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-02-09
Hawaii's Queen Under Arrest in
Her Native Land.
THE NEWS AT WASHINGTON
United states officials Believe She Will
BE ExIIed and Deprived of
Her Property.

London, Feb. News Of the arrest of
ex-Queen Liliouikalani, published this
afternoon, created a sensation. The
facts were telegraphed to Queen Veto
ria at Osborn and to Theophils Davis,
guardian of Princess Kaiulani of Ha-
wall, heiress presumptive to the throne
Davis isalso agent in England of eX-
| Queen Lilioukalani. Davis. it appears,
! had also received telegram, via Auck-
land, n. H., announcing the arrest of the
eX-queen. 1t is expected that the lat
! ters friends here and elsewhere will
| make overtures to the diplomatic rep
| resentatiVes of Great Britain and the
United States in order to secure her re
! lease
The Hawaiian consul in this city has
received no news regarding the resolu-
tion adopted by the United States house
of representatives asking President
Cleveland to submit to congress any
correspondence in possession of the
state department regarding the reports
that British subjects melted the Ha-
waiians to rebellion and supplied them
with arms, and that the British minister
interviewed to prevent the application
of martial law to British subjects en-
gagged i'm the rebellion. In this cOnnec-
ton the Associated Press is officially
informed that there has been no CORE
! spondence between the British and
American consuls on charges that Brit
ish subjects melted the Hawaiian re-
volt. The fact is added, as already
stated in the house of representatives at
Washington. that the president is sat
| isfied that the action taken by the Brit
ish residents of Honolulu in this matter
was quite justified under the circum-
4 stances Nothing is known here re-
garding the charges made against Brit
sh residents of Honolulu and it is said
if they did supply arms it would be for
the Hawaiian authorities to stop it.
NEWS AT WASHINGTON
Washington, Feb. 2.-The latest de-
velopments in Hawaii was agreeable
news to Minister Thurston. He said
the latest information ne had seen con-
corning the eX-queen was that she had
gone out to the residence Of Nowln
COR Nolam. one of the leaders of the
revolution. on Pearl river about Is
miles from Honolulu.
''Now that the queen has been ar
roster for completely in the rebellion,
will she be banished?" asked the re-
porter. THAT is matter | do not care
to discuss"
Minister Thurston expects fresh ad-
vices on the arrival If the Australia,
due in San Francisco in four or five
days.
The news of the arrest of the eX-
2 queen was received with surprise at the
state department. and although the of
fcials declined TO discuss the matter
i'm any aspect it was plainly seen that
they did not expect she would be con-
nected with revolutionary attempt SO
badly conceived and executed and prom
Using so little They fear she is likely
to forfeit whatever property remains
in her possession to the republic and
in addition will probably be exiled to
: eliminate her entirely as a political fac
D. ter There has not yet been any sug-
/ gCStiOn that the United States govern
ment interfere in behalf Of the eX-queen
who is now, after full and formal recog-
milton Of the republic, nothing more
than an individual citizen of Hawaii.
If any American citizens are among the
persons arrested and tried for compile
ity in the rebellion, undoubtedly Mr..
I Willis, our minister, will see that they
secure full opportunity to prove their
innocence. Notwithstanding the omin-
: GUS significance conveyed by the fact
that trials were to be by court-martial.
it is not believed here that very severe
4; punishment will be meted out to persons
| convicted, except perhaps in cases Of
q actual Hawaiians. 1t is thought the
; United States ship Philadelphia is now
; at Honolulu as she was due last Mon
I day