The times., 1897-06-20
THE M|KAD0 NOT ASLEEP
A WatchfuI Eye Kept on the
Hawaiian Plum.
THE EX-QUEEN'S CARRIAGE
An Interesting Story OF an Outing
of Liliuoka la aai-Japan's Move-
nents Good Things to Watch.
Her Ex-Majesty Not Afraid of
Early Senate Action.

! 1t appears to be the most difficult or the
| present international problems to deter
mine exactly what is the real undertow. 50
| far DIS the ex-queen of Hawaii this Govern
ment. and the Japan government are con-
a mystery, one end of which, as usual, is
denied The story, however, comes from
a very reputable gentleman, who lives In
the northwest, and is quite as good, II
not better, than the episode of the yellow
cab in La Dame Aux Camellias.
1t was stated last night that ON the day
on which the protest of Liliuokalani was
handed to the American Secretary OF State,
and apout the same hour, the ex-Queen took
her carriage at the Cairo. The next place
the carriage turned up was near the Jap
anese legation. The Queen, or she VINO
was Queen by the grace OF God aid who is
now l; resident of this country b. the grace
of God, was not in it, nor was her maid
OF honor, nor any Of her attendants It
is, of course, not known whether the ex-
Queen called at the japanese legation or
il she called why she should have done SO.
The informant of The Times said that he
did not wait to see what became OF the car
Iiage, and SO the mystery of the trip is
yet unsolved.
1t has however, been stated by repre-
sentatives of the apanese legation that the
eX-Queen and Capt. Palmer are not known
at the legation, and consequently the Queen
has not been at the legation, unless she went
there incognito. The statements OF the
Japanese representatives, however, seem
to dispose OF a call, but not OF the car
riage or the story.
another and perhaps more interesting &
OF the floating incidents is that a great
deal of important news is now daily ex-
| pected from Hawaii. II win be recalled
that Mr.. Joseph Helieluie, the eX-qgeen 8
Hawaiian secretary, has been stated to be
| the accredited representative of two pa
! triotic societies of Hawaii, which are
claimed to represent 10000 members,
pledged TO royal government. IL was
stated last night that the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate desires
some light as to whether this is a state
nIent OF fact, and especially as ii was sa.d
that the other faction numbers only
| about 5000.
1t was stated at the Cairo some nights
ago that the State Department was in
formed that this was the true state Of
affairs on the islands, and that it was not
at all one OF the improbabilities that any
form of government ON the isia nd, other
than a constitutional monarchy" would
be in constant danger of repeated revolu-
tiOn was furtnpr Itr pad that thare "a a
been no revolution for the past year, be-
cause the eX-Queen was counting on a
| hearing before the Department OF State,
which, to all appearances, she has had.
1t is confidently expected by the ex-
Queens advisers that there will be no
hurry in the ratification of the treaty By
| the Senate
In fact. Senator Frye has stated that
| 1t will not ne considered at the extra
| session ut all, and it was Senator Frye
| who broached the subject OF the treaty
| of annexation in the caucus of Republi-
| can Senator'S. The ex-queen evidently
sees the possible Use that may be made
| of the oeai sugar industries or the North
| west TO delay the ratification OF the
treaty, even at the regular session OF
| Congress Free Hawaiian sugar means
ueatu 10 Tue tD1Ueu states Deet sugar
! plantations. At least, Republicans thin k
so.
| Not the least interesting OF the state
| nents that have come out Officially and
| otherwise" said a Senator last night, lis
| that the friends OF the ex-queen are
| positive that Japan has no designs on
| the islands, and is perfectly willing, with.
| out protest, to surrender the japanese
| popufatiop. which is very large, to the
| United States"
There is he said, something worth
watching in the statement that the nation
| which has even more interest in Hawaii
| than the United States Is taxing no
| earthly care of its people or their future
| on the island There is nothing to be
| Inferred he said, from anything the
diplomats may say at this stage of the
game. They never act in a hurry or
speak oct like Americans when they have
anything to say and besides this Govern
meDt has practically said that nothing
viii come of the whole business until the
next regular session of Congress. Ger
tainly there is growing feeling that
Japan has never taken her eye off the
ex-queen, and her actual or alleged titles
to her former dominions."