The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-02

liant gentleman, unwilling to forget
that ten years ago, ho accompanied
Her Mejesty to Mount Vernon,
when she was the nations guest
What transpired at this interview,
it is not for me to disclose Mr..
Sherman received the protest OF the
Queen from the hands of Secretary
Heleluhe; further, Mr.. Heleluhe as
a com missioner from the Patriotic
League aud the Hui Kalaiana made
q written, formal and vigorous
protest in behalf OF the real Hawai-
ian people. Both documents were
read through by Mr.. Sherman in
our presence, no other witness ex-
cept his clerk being in his Office.
Ample time was granted by the Sec
rotary of State for us to make any
verbal communications, and the pro-
test appeared on the day following
published in full by all the news
papers in the land. The New York
Sun Of this date Gays that the pro-
test OF LiliuoBalapi was considered
at the cabinet meeting on the morn
ing OF the 18th.
| will not ask for space to crilicise
or to explain it; let it speak for it.
self, and enter history as the digni-
fed, calm and appropriate remon-
STRANGE of Queen whose standing,
socially and politically, is satisfac-
tory TO her frieuds, and an insur-
noun able obstacle to the enemies
Of her people The American allies
Of the "Honolulu-family compact"
cannot conceal the disappointment
felt by them that she has simply
protested, without demanding for
herself a single dollar; they have
circulated the rumor during six
months just past that she came in
order to begin an international law
suit for the value Of her confiscated
property, and now in this, her only
official utterauce, they fnd them
selves mistaken; they cannot keep
their bitterness to themselves, be-
cause they are still in the dark as to
her future intentions.
But, it does not in the least dis.
turb the gracious tranquility of the
Queen. Her music, correspondence
the calls she receives from the very
best people Of the capital still orcu-
ply her attention. Congressional
ladies call almost daily, and on the
very evening when her protest was
fled in the State records, she receiv.
ed the Imperial Ambassador from
China. his wife, and two of his suite
They have inst arrived, as there has
been u change in the Chinese Lega,
ton. They spoke excellent English
made a long call, and were much
pleased with Her Majesty's music
1t is rumored that China will soon
make an official protest to support
that made By Japan.
The new Congressional Library i:
considered one OF the finest, both il
the editice and in equipment, ia the
world Her Majesty received from
its head librarian an autograph let
ter asking her to contribute vol
ume Of her own compositions to til
department of music, there beius
none there to represent Hawaii TIC
this the Queen acceded, and these
were appropriately bound and in
scribed. On their reception The
official thanks OF the Library depart
ment were communicated in an en-
crossed certificate to Her Majesty
AS she decided sometime ago to re
main in Washington for the present
, she has sent a similar token OF he
} good wishes to tho grand jubilee o
, England's Queen, Queen Victoria; {
beautifully bound volume, exclu
sively of her own music, has gon,
! abroad in season to reach the Bri
, fish Queen on this anniversary which
T will be celebrated the presen
: month,