Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-28
THE Ex-QUEEN'S DIARY
It is Expected to Make Sensation When
Published.
Prominent Persons Said to Ne In
terested In snppressing It-Admirnl
Walkers Report.

Some interesting surprises are said to be
in store for the administration when the
diary Of Queen Lii of Hawaii shall be
made public. At present that diary is in
the custody Of the supreme court of Ha-
wall. and 1t has been used in the trial Of
Queen LII for treason. Letters which have
recently been received here from persons
who have read the entire diary say that
it is the most extraordinary volume, and
that 1t will bring confusion to many per-
sons II it shall ever be made public. There
Is reason to believe that the late British
minister Wodehouse) and the British gov
eminent will be very greatly relieved II
that diary shall never be published.
1t will be remembered that one of the
passages In the remarkable report Of Ad-
miral Walker to this government, when he
was sent on special mission to the Ha-
watian Islands, was devoted to the con-
duct OF the British minister (Wodehouse)
Admiral Walker charged that the British
minister Wodehouse) was constantly in
communication with the queen, and that
he was working not only in the interests
of the queen, but against the United States
This communication Of Admiral Walker
was confidential. He did not make 1t pub
lie. 1t was not deemed, however, 'fncom-
patible with the public interests" by the
administration to send this statement Of
Admiral Walker to Congress-
It has been said since, however, that the
administration regretted having done that
as the publication of Admiral Walkers re-
port had given great offense to ex-Minister
Wodehouse and to some of the officials of
the British foreign office. Indeed, there
has been some noisy talk that Great Brit
should make an apology for the report of
Admiral Walker, in which he reflects upon
the intrigues Of British Minister Wode-
house with Queen LII
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ever. that this demand for an apology en-
account Of Admiral Walkers report has
never been received from the British gov
eminent. And now 1t can be stated that
the diary Of Queen LII contains the de-
tailed reports Of the interviews with her.
Voluntarily sought. by Minister Wodehouse
on the part of Great Britain, and also the
exact statements which the British minis
ter made to her. This diary discloses in
short the intrigues Of the British minister
who was allied by marriage to this Kanaka
house, and clearly demonstrates the fact
that the British minister was endeavoring
to overthrow the republic, and was CO.
operating to carry out the policy Of Pres
this deposed Kanaka queen. The diary OF
Queen Lii. 1t is alleged, confirms in every
particular the private official reports cf
Admiral Walker, in which he charged that
the British minister and the British gov
eminent were conspiring to overthrow the
Hawaiian republic and to restore the
queen. The diary Of Queen LII discloses
the fact that Admiral Walker knew what
was going on in the Hawaiian Islands,
and that the United States government, so
far as 1t relied for its Information upon its
diplomatic and consular representatives.
know nothing about it.
The probability Is that the full text Of
this diary will sometime be made public.
It will not be published at present, but
when 1t shall be made public 1t VIII. 1t Is
asserted, bring confusion to some Of the
persons prominent In the Cleveland ad-
and to great many inti-
mately connected with the British govern
ment.