New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-30
SUNDAY EDITION.
MAY 80, 1897.
AHAWAIIAN COURT OF TWO.
sr-r LrLrUoKALANI GETS ON VERY
WELL WITHOUT CAPTAIN PALMER
HER GOOD sENsE AND TAcTFUL
WHEN REcEfvING-A COURT WHICH
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Washington. May S.-The little HAVANA" S
In Washington IL reduced TO two !ndivdua's "
Majesty" ex-Queen Liliuokaani. and DaV'd ho"C
ioe formerly Her Majesty's' coachman. but to
the last fow months under the direction OF Cap
tain Julius Palmer playing the role OF native sec
rotary Captain Palmer. who has so conspicuous"
and capably performed the duties OF 'raho 'hA'n
berIain ever since the Hawaiian party came 70
Washington has gone 10 San Francisco. Scco"''
panying Mrs Kia the ex-Queen's travelling com.
panlon. who was anxious to return 10 her huspa"~
and children, from whom she had never oeior"
been separated. Ostensibly, Captain Palmer crossed
the continent to see Mrs. Kia' on on the steamer
for Honolulu. But he slipped away so qWeu'' hos
to say mysterousIy that he Is suspected OF hav'ne
gone a mission for "iier Majesty n"o
that, too, after rems rkable diplomatic ehor's 20
bring the court from its much-asserted "strictiS
private life" squarely to the front by "eii-esuao
lshed regular weekly public receptions. There ar0
good grounds for the belief that Captain Palmer
may not be able to accomplish his mission without
extending his trip to Hawaii In this event the
court would be without tne services OF the Gran"
Chamberlain for n month instead Of fortnight.
1t Is not quite clear why Captain Palmer shou'u
repeatedly and bitterly denounce the Republic 0!
Hawaii as the Dole Government built on sugar
when Her Majesty" herself Is consdtr ably inter-
ested In sugar, and at this moment Is by no means
Indifferent to the abrogation Of the treaty as pro-
posed in the Tariff bill. BY the will or her huspano'
the late MT. DOHlns. tne tA-N(u'tiI 'd'H' INV ~
session of large amount OF Sugar stock. from
which she has derived the greater part OF her In
come since she has been living. as the Grand Chan-
berlan says "A lady strictly In private lie. ~
was $1,000 worth of this Sugar stock. disposeo Oh
BY the ex-Queen, that enabled her 10 defray the
expense of sending her attorney. Paul Neuman. to
Washington TO work against the treaty OF annexa-
tior during the closing months CT President hef'
rison's Administration.
SUGARY LETTER OF CREDIT.
To 60 further Sugar stock is at the bottom Of the
ex-Queens letter Of credit, on which she Is travel
ling and which is as Captain Palmer proudly as
serts "a letter OF credit amply sufficient 10 carry
Her Majesty to any part of the world He does
not however add the fact, which IS no secret tnat
this letter Of credit Is present 10 the ex-Queen
from a Royallst sugar king OF Hawaii So u
would seem that while Captain Palmer expresses
his supreme contempt Cor the Dole Government
built on sugar" the Hawaiian Court in Washing
ton Is built on sugar and sugar alone. The plain,
pr actical Yankee might well ask: Where and what
would the Grand Chamberlain be II II were not
for sug1r?" The ex Queen Is keeping an eye on the
proposed abrogation of the treaty and is also wait
ing for the annexation question to turn up.
Though she Is unaterably opposed 20 annexation.
agains. which she personally protested 10 President
Cleveland as the death blow 10 Hawaiian ma
tionality,' nevertheless should annexation be ac'
complished Iiliuokalani would be on the ground "a
avail herself OF any pension or life annuity thar
might be offered. To be sure. Captain Palmer de-
cIares most emphatically that Her Majesty would
sccrn to accept such assistance" But this Is not
the ex Queens point of view at all. and there need
be anxiety about her scornful refusal OF lie
annuity in the event Of annexation.
Liliuokalani would like cable communication Be.
tween Hawaii and the United States. and she has
talked freely this subject. though. II must DO
added 'unbeknownst' TO her Grand Chamberlain,
ic on tha al ert m Majesty
against interviews" She favors a British enter.
prise probably under the same influences which
carried her over from many years membership IN
the Congregational Church 10 the English Ep!sco-
pal, in which she was confirmed by the English
e,tor shortly before she left Hawaii At any rate.
the ex-Queen said she could see no reason why
Congress would not permit the British company to
land its cable Hawaii, when President Cleve-
lard In his message ordered" Congress TO do so.
But her eyes have been opened 10 several things
since Captain Palmer set up the Hawaiian Court
in Washington. and by this time she Is aware that
business Of cables c. anything else. 81,
In the mean time. the ex-Qreen is living quietly
departed with the Grand Chamberlain. and In the
nS of rs rerm are G OF ms
Producing visitors. 1t Is simply Mrs Dominis who
American women with dignity and cordially She
is a good talker having the tactful manner that
with musical taien! quite above the average. Sas
we'll as a fair knowledge 0; everyday reading. the
impressicn on visitors Just at this time her hes
bands cousin Mrs William Lee OF Boston. Q
o. snsr hsI g. y ne1
ty," and speaks OF the ex-Queen as my cousin.
never Tier Majesty
A POPULIsT AND HER MAJESTY"
In connection with this point. the following
little slip of the tongue will be appreciated.
I. was at the first reception arranged by
Captain Palmer intended by him TO be an
exclusive opportunity for the representatives
of the press 20 meet Her Majesty" but on
no account 10 involve anything In the nature OF
NTH aaK Gy IN private not
Wd Nora ana sro Surle @% TO TO hs
Shoreham % call on the ex-Queen. lie was met az
}as nGor v bit be-
fore presenting them to Her Majesty" The con.
and elderly. with snow.white mustache looking
down on the trim little Grand Chamberlain. who
Taking OF his soft SLOUGH hat. much the worse for
wear the Populist statesman said:
The Grand Cha mberl ain locked up and down the
tall figure. then replied with his usual suayi;y:
reception is TO the members OF the press Your
come down ,'f from the House. My Tame is Blank.
and I'm member OF Congress r. ,1 from MoI'h , Caro-;
I'd run down and call on Queen Li-ahem ahemr'
a1e ns mSDa w % s n ss ss
and a moment later. having recovered himself.
added
Excuse me. But you see I never could pro-
ince them foreign names. But I'd like 10 call on
her all the same"
Probably II will never he known whether the
Grand Chamberlain really heard the light airy
term applied 10 Her Majesty by the elderly Pop.
ust. or whether ne only caught on" 10 the fact
that he had distinguished visitor Who was mem.
Der Of Congress from North Carolina. At any rate.
the Grand chimberlain smngly led the way 20
the royal presence. and bowling almost to the floor
said in tones reaching Far out to the hall:
Your Majesty. permit me to present Senator
Blank, OF North Carolina.
The shock 10 the Popust statesman by this un.
expected ceremony Of presentation be imagined
but not dies cribed. His call was brief. and
possible. In his own words expressed later he
got out"
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. BUILDING FUND.
A meeting Of the special Building Committee Of
the Chamber OF Commerce has been called for
next Tuesday, at which II VIII he announced prob.
ably that the building fund has reached 10000
subscribed by eighty members. Measures will be
No fund Z dsn