The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-03
CHANGES BOARDING HOUSE.
Ex Queen Gets Exited over Telephone
MeSsa geS.

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NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-The Suns
| Washington special says: According
| to statements of Captain Palmer, sec
retary and chamberlain to eX-Queen
! Liliuokalani. an elaborate plan is on
| foot to assassinate Her Majesty, and
the persons commissioned to commit
the bloody crime are supposed to be
| on their way to the capital. They ar
| riV ed, Secretary Palmer believes, this
v,cak from Honolulu about the time
ex-Minister Thurston put foot on
American soil, and they are under
ernment, and their purpose is to kill
Liliuokalani as the surest means to
secure annexation.
Secretary Palmer has known for
days. he says, that a move to murder
Her Majesty is on foot but not until
today did he receive positive assur-
ances from Honolulu to the effect
that Liliuokalani is in danger. From
an unknown person he received a
long-distance telephone message this
afternoon, sent by some one who used
the Hawaiian language, confirming
his advices received by mail that Lii
liuokalani's life is in imminent dan
ger. The person evidently was a Ha-
Waiian and a great admlrer OF Lllluo-
kalani. The name of Minister Thur
stOn was used in the conversation.
The unknown man at the other end
of the long-distance line referred to
ThurStOn as one of the conSpiratOrs.
Secretary Palmer was called to the
11A oh O.. fO'n nn1- wit
a message from the telephone oper-
ator in Washington that some one
wanted TO speak with him. He imme
diately went to the lOng-diStance
booth and found person using the
Hawaiian language. Mr.. Palmer is
not familiar with this language and
a message was spelled out tC him in
Hawaiian letters. He took it down,
and, knowing the sender was much
excited. Judging from his haSty con-
versation, he rushed up stairs TO Lii
uokalani. where the letters were put
into words. Her Majesty" appeared
dumbfounded. She had seen letters
from Hawaii, and this message tend
ed to confirm her fears. She has given
orders TO Immediately leave ShOreham
Hotel. Her goods will be packed up,
and she will take her departure i'm
mediately. 1t is learned from an in
side source that she will not leave
Washington. but will take quarters
elsewhere. in a secluded portion of
the city. An effort will doubtless be
made to keep her whereabouts un-
known.
Secretary Palmer was informed of
the Queens intention of leaving the
hotel. and she instructed him to i'm
mediately send to the White House
and notify the President of her change
of apartments. Instead of sending, the
chamberlain. Palmer. went in person,
accompanied by Mr.. Heleluhe. the
Queens native secretary. Mr.. Palmer
saw Secretary Thurber and informed
him of Her Majesty's intention TO
leave the Shoreham. The hotel peo-
pie were much surprised when Secre-
tary Palmer notified them of the
Queens purpose. They had been led
to believe she would be in Washing
tor for several months vet. Secretary
Palmer believes the plot 70 assassi- !
nate Her Majesty originated with the
President of the Hawaiian Govern !
ment. He exhibited two letters bear |
ing the stamp of Honolulu, January !
2Sth and 29th and while he did not |
disclose the names of the writers or /
contents. he said great efforts were |
being made by the Dole Government |
to force the natives to sign a petition !