The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-20

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Kinney sought to meet one point in
that document by stating in the
newspapers that the Crown Lands
were as much public property as the
White House. In this he certainly
showed his ignorance OF legal mat
ters, for all United States property
was bought with the peoples money,
while the latest act OF the Hawaiian
Legislature confirmed these lands,
which had never belonged to people
or Government, to "the heirs and
successors Of the Hawaiian Crown"
Ono of the most eminent OF inter
national lawyers told me that no
foreign capital would ever be in
vested in these lands, if coded to the
United States by the proposed
treaty.
Since my last, Her Majesty &C
cordipg to testimony from Others in
our hotel, has captured two States"
The first vas Missouri, large dele
cation of the politicians OF that
state having been presented to her
one evening. The second was the
State Of Minnesota a visit OF core
mony being made by Governor
CIough and his staff on Her NJ ajesty
during the afternoon Of the Fourth
of July. The party, over twenty in
number, most of them in full uni
form, arrived in open carriages, aud
were received by Her Majesty and
suite in parlors which had been
specially reserved for the occasion.
The Governor and his secretary
were first presented; then the latter
introduced by name each ono of the
visitors. After this, tie Queen and
the Governor remained seated aud
the latter spoke to Her Majesty
most cordially and alphabetically
OF the great pleasure the interview
was to him, Although all our visit
ors have invariably observed the
proper etiquette in manner and in
language at thsir reception by the
Queen, yet, were any comparison to
be made the demeanor aud conversa-
ton OF Governor Clough could well
be mentioned in proof of the saying
"Onne a Queen, always a Queen"
Naturally, the members Of his staff
and officers OF the regular army of
the United States, by wnom he was
accompanied, followed the example
Of the distinguished gentleman at
their head, and those whose ac-
quaintance with worldwide and
long-established rules of etiquette
is contracted within the coral reefs,
to which their parents emigrated
year ago or to which they them.
selves came penniless adventurous,
ought to have been presented in an
aute-room that the defects in their
education and lack Of good manners
might have been remedied.
After the conversation had become
more general, the gentlemen ex.
pressed great desire to hear some
Hawaiian music, and accompanied
by her autoharp, Her Majesty sang
to them the "Aloha Oe" of her own
composition. Then each visitor
wanted copy, and not only that
but from the Governor and the
Lieutenant Governor to the private
secretary, each copy must be in
scribed in the handwriting Of the
composer. With this wish, the
Queen cheerfully complied, but
never did her pen move more rapidly
for the time had sped by so quickly
that His Excellency found he should
be very late to his next appointment
This was at the house Of Hon
Cushman X, Davis Of Minnesota, to
which all the viaitors next proceed
ed; Mr.. Davis is the Chairman Of
the Committee on Foreign Relation:
and he must have received an i'm
mediate and moSt hattering report
from those of his own state who had
come to him directly from the pres