The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-24
THE PRESIDENT ESCAPES.
FOR THE SECOND TIME HE FLEEs
ON TIE APPRoA Oh OF QUEEN LII.

As the Dushy Ex-luees catered the Cs,,ssi
Before Dawa Yesterday the Pr..,S..s
Was Coins Down the Potomac In |. Light
house Tender o. . Duck 81 oot,u~ Tr,>-
WARRINGTON. Jan. -Liliuokalani, the de-
throned Queen of the Hawaiian Islands. other
wise known rs Mrs. Lydia DominIs, arrived In
Washington At an carly hour this morning. Nos
long before she entered the capital the President
suddenly left 1t In = lighthouse tender going
down tho Potomac on hunt for ducks. The
President 10 n man Of the most remarkable pre-
science. This has been most striklnely displayed
In the agile and successful manner in
which he has managed to DO absent from
tho capital on the two days when his wbilom pro-
teRee. Liliuokalani, ex-Queen OF the Hawaiian
Islands. has visited Washington. II was sx-
actly six weeks ago yesterday. Dec. IL, 1890,
that tho ever-watchful Tburber breathlsssiy
sought the President with the news that Queen
Lii was on her way from San Francisco to
Washington. In two minutes the Pres-
idenrs mind was made up. In an hour
arrangements had been made with tho naval
ofi1cers in charge OF tho lighthouse service,
and before dark the President was on his way
to Georgetown, 3. O.. where more than q week
was passed In tho pleasant pastime Of duck
shooting. Again last night Thurber broke in
upon the privacy Of his chief with the alarming
news that Queen Liliuokalani was coming 10
sec her great and good friend" Again the
President sought the help of tho Lighthouse
Officers. Again the same old trick WAS resortsd
TO- aud as tho dusky and dethroned Queen en-
tered the capital before dawn this morning the
President left II. and as she sits to-day waiting
for an audience with the nations ruler that
chieftain Is chasing the illusivs duck some.
where a,ong the shores OF tidewster. in Virginia.
Whsn the President returned from his last
N Mana NJ Inn o
Domins had stopped over In Washing ton for an
himself safe. He did not seem U suspect that
she went on to Boston simply because her
United states happened to be absent from the
city. ana during the six weeks that have inter-
he si .s to ss Sr Day he
dent has thus been living In fsncied SCI
eurity. however. Mrs Dominis. whom he
throne, h.. been ouiy waiting for 3
favorable Opportunity TO come on to wasbinG-
ruined It's popularity with the American people
Tor the purpse Of securing justice to her. some
her bosom, feeling of course that she Is entitled
TO and will receive tho enthusiastic support OF
the Cleveland Admin:trstien What ,has
out and II Is Understood that the eI-Queen Will
not converse upon the subject until she has nrst
friend. the President Of the Eni,ed states. He
cannot escape this time. He must return 70
SUN. Wucu ne Cotnoe No
will md the eI-Queen waiting TO receive him.
She 10 In no hurry. Not having been in
Washington before. she Ia pleased with the pros
pect OF being able to inspect the city leisurely
and 10 enjoy herself at her case. In the nature
OF things Mr.. Cleveland cannot remain away
more than day OF two. Affairs Of State. In
Congress and out. demand his constant atten-
ton from now until the 4th OF March. whom he
will become a private citizen. In slipping ous
Queen was slipping into Il, he thought IN
doubtedly. that she. on finding him absent,
wou.d go on her wa! Tut In this 10. viii
be disappointed. She 10 waiting patiently,
and when he returns. whether IL DO To-
morrow. or Monday. or some other day. the
hrst person to give him tho nut.tretched hand
after the faithful Thurber shall have counted
door will bo Mrs. Lydia Domini-. once Queen
OF the Hawaiian Islands. and who would now
be Queen had President Cleveland not been
thwarted In the most Quixotic scheme OF his
Administration.
Her Imperial Highness is accompanied by Miss
kia Ma baolelena and Mr.. Joseph Helelulis OF
Honolulu. and Mr.. Julius y. Palmer Of Boston.
suite. says that the ex-Queen Is travelling ~ q
private lady. and he does not know how long
she will remain In Washington, whether she
will seek audience with the President or
where she will go when she leaves here. Ho
only knows that the cI-Queen IL here. having
come direct from Boston. aud that she 10 very
glad indeed to be in Washington. the capital Of
the United States.
President Cleveland returned to Washington
about 10 o'clock tonight from his duckng trip
near Quantico. His carriage was In waiting at
Sievenson's wharf. and upon the arrival OF the
Maple the President was immed lately driven TO
tho White House.