The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-03-02
CAPTAIN PALMER GIVES OUT \
BOGUS STORY.
An Alleged Plot to Assassinate the En-
Queen-President Cleveland Notified
Queer Message Over Telephone.

! Liliuokalani, an elaborate plan is on
foot to assassinate her majesty, and
persons commissioned to commit the
bloody crime are supposed to be on
their way TO the capital. They arrived,
| Secretary Palmer believes, this week
from Honolulu about the time eX-Min-
lister Thurston put foot on American
soil, and they are understood to be
| friends of the Dole Government, and
their purpose is to kill Liliuokalani as
the surest means to secure annexation.
Secretary Palmer has known for
her majesty is on foot, but not until
today did he receive positive assur-
ances from Honolulu to the effect that
Liliuokalan is in danger. From an
unknown person he received a long
distance telephone message this after
noon sent by some one who used the
Hawaiian language, confirming his ad-
vices received by mail that Liliuoka-
lan's life is in imminent danger. The
person evidently was an Hawaiian and
a great admirer of Liluokalani The
name of Minister Thurston was used
in the conversations The unknown
man at the other end of the long-dis-
tance telephone referred TO Thurston
as one of the conspirators.
Secretary Palmer was called to the
telephone at about $3.50 o'clock with a
message from the telephone operator
in Washington that some one wanted
to speak to him. He Immediately went
to the long-distance booth and found
a person using the Hawaiian language.
Mr.. Palmer is not familiar with this
language and Il message was spelled
out to him in Hawaiian letters. He
took it down, and Knowing he sender
was much excited, Judging from his
haSty conversation, he rushed up
stairs to Liliuokalani. where the let
ters were put into words. Her Majes-
ty' appeared dumbfounded. She had
seen letters from Hawaii, and this
message tended to confirm her fears.
She has given orders to Immediately
ledNe onOrtndlll HOltl. HeF SoouS
will be packed up and she will take
her departure Immediately. 1t is
learned from an inside source that she
will not leave Washington, but will
take quarters elsewhere, in secluded
portion of the city. An effort will
doubtless be made to keep her where
abouts unknown.
Secretary Palmer was informed of
the Queens intention of leaving the
hotel, and she instructed him to inn
mediately send to the White House
and notify the President of her change
: of apartments. Instead of sending
= the chamberlaiT Palmer went in per
son, accompanied by Mr.. Heleluie, the
Queens native secretary. Mr.. Palmer
saw Secretary Thurber and informed
him of her majesty's intention to leave
the Shoreham. The hotel people were
much surprised when Secretary Palm
, er notified them of the Queens pur
: pose. They had been led to believe
she would be in Washington for sew
eral months. Secretary Palmer believe,
. the plot to assassinate her majesty
- originated with the President of the
Hawaiian Government. He exhibited
two letters bearing the stamp of Ho
= nolulu, January 2Sth and 29th, and
. while he did not disclose the names C,
the writers or contents, he said grea
), efforts were being made by the Doll
Government to force the natives tt
sign a petition for annexation. Mr.
Palmer then prepared what follows:
"The sugar-planter ring feel the alb
: solute impossibility of preserving the
national existence unless the UniteC
= States comes to their aid; that thei
treasury is in such a condition tina
no public statements of any kind hav
been made for months, and the Gov
ernment is in arrears in all its depart
@ ments, men receiving but part of tn
pay due them, even for the easy tasl
of shouldering a musket in front o
the Government building. Money, in
. fluence of the lobby and. every othe
power will be used at Washington
" after the 4th of March to compass thi
n end. Mr.. Dole and his followers lool
to that alone to save them from hos
J tile majority. But the most astound
II ing suggestion conveyed in recent ad
v vices from Honolulu is that n recen
g arrival on the Pacific Coast mean
nothing more or less than a deter
mined attempt to assassinate tn
Queen, because as long as she lives sh
70 is an obstacle to the cause of the an
neXationists."