The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-23
QUEEN LILIuOK ALANI.
Passed Through Houston Hut De-
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Ex-Quoen Lii OF Hawaii passed through
Houston last night on the Sunset Limited,
en- route to Boston to spend the holidays
with her late husbands relatives. She was
| accompanied by Joseph Helcluke, Mrs. Ma
haolilua. Mrs. Griffin, Amin and Arthur
| Griffin. who occupied sta,orooms "a. "B'
and &C" in compartment car Ell Pastoral.
Mrs. Griffin is the deroseh queens travel
ing companion and Mrs. Nahaoliiua is her
attendant. Mr. Heleluke acts as agent
! and makes arrangements for the party's
transportation from point to point.
| Upon arrival OF the Sunset at the Grand
| Central depot last night at 1886 O'Clock a
crowd OF fifty people collected around the
car containing Liiuokalani. eager for a
| glimpse Of her. but as the train came to a
stop she quickly drew the curtain and did
not raise them again until they were nearly
ready to depart for the East.
| Just before the train left a man named
Rogers whose home is New Caney, Texas.
stepped to the window and lighted a match
holding II close to the glass, allowing the
people 20 see the queen. This he repeated
until the conductor made him desist. Lilu-
okaani Is a very large woman. closely re-
| sembling the Mexican type and the agent"
says she Is IS years OF age.
This last named parsonage c1rle to the
| car steps while the train stood at the sta.
tion and convorsod in bro,rn English to
those who inquired NJ sr he queen. He
rave The party's timer" - New Orleans,
Boston. Washington aad Sew York When
asked il Liliuokalani could be seen he re-
Piled that she could not She he continued
was saving her energy until she arrived
urpe n hn ~
To the question II her trip was upon poll.
teal business the agent" said Il was not
that she intended to visit the relatives OF
her late husband
The queen received cahlegram yester-
day saying that her niece, Primers Kikau.
lai, who Is In London, was quite Ill, and II
a change for the better does not come
she may sail from Boston to England. This
may have been the cause OF her depressed
spirits yesterday. az during the trip from
San Francisco she has been gay and
amused herself by playing her mandolin.
upon which she performs nicely. and sing
ing her fayorite songs.
Every day during he trip she has kept
up the curtains Of her apartments until
yesterday morning. and heretofore the
crowds at the depots along the route have
been allowed to stare at her as long as the
train stopped.
How does the queen like American" In
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Very we'll" he replied. This Is her
third visit The climate just suits her, and
you may rest assured her majesty Is well
pleased with what she has seen along this
beautiful route"
VIII she be SEEM
NO, you can not see her majesty; she
won't permit H. She has refused every
one admittance. She says she Is saving her
self until she gets to Washington and Bos-
ton"
When asked II the queen would attend to
business pertaining to the government at
Hawaii he shook his head as II to say that
be did not know
The agent looks very much like
Spauiard. conyerses in broken English and
seemed very suspicious OF his interrogation
until every question was thoroughly under
stood lie was very pleasant. however. and
when the reporter asked TO be shown into
the presence OF the queen, he appeared TO be
horrined at the suggestion.
A few moments before the train was
ready 10 leave someone suggested that
salute should be fred in honor Of the dis
tinguished visitor, aud acting upon that
cannon frecracker WAS lighted and thrown
beside the car II exploded with a bang
and the agent" reireaied a step or two ne
the crowd fell away IN all directions. The
queen did mot appear 10 he the leas. =.
disturbed. hut Police cfnoer .icDaniais and
Depot Masters Currie and Montgomery ord
cred that the act should not he repeated.
When the conductor yelled AL aboard"
the agent shook hands with q couple OF