Evening star., 1897-02-04
He Conducted the Interview for Mrs.
Dominis.
A REPORTER GOES TO ''M-g'
The Ex-Lord Chamberlain, Now
Private Secretary, Talks.
ARD FOR YALTY


this morning, placing a Star reporters card
on the silver tray extended by bell boy.
The reporter awaited the boys return with
strange thrill of expectation, for the
reply to the card would mean either his
entree to the presence of the vicar of what
was once royalty, or the other thing. The
moments, which were few, dragged like
hours. until the answer came. please
come up said the boy when he did re-
turn. The reporter entered the elevator.
reached an upper floor and proceeded to the
southwest corner of the Shoreham, guided
by the arithmetical and numerical desig-
nations of the apartments. Ga, H-3, Is.
His heart beat faster.
ks.
1t almost stood still.
Is A trance-like feeling, as if mesmer-
ism was at work, palsied the reporter but
with struggle he overcame 1t, and then
M-3 shone out from The transom
law, come in, come in,'' said an unmis-
taxable Boston voice, as little man clad
in velvet coat, cut on the Tuxedo plan,
and pair OF blue trousers that showed
unmistaKable signs of hard usage and
limited acquaintance with whisk broom.
arose from typewriter which had been
rafting away the visitor approached.
I'm aw, glad to a Stab reporter, ye
knoo. foh The Stah has blundered so
frightfully, ye k.ioo, matters connected
WIN CW WISH mean.
Plurality of Royalty.
''Our!!" 1t was delicious to hear a COM
mon, everyday American citizen thus asso-
ciate himself with royalty, even II it was
coffee colored and remote as to thrones
and such things, for the speaker was none
other than Mr.. Palmer, the lord high cham
oerlain, major domo, amanuensis. private
secretsry and guiae. philosopher and friend
to Mrs. Dominis, LiiiGokalani, and ex-
queen of Hawai-. And our included them
both.
100 yes continued Mr. Palmer, with
extreme pathos: '"ihe SIah has biundereu
frigntfully II said l had written to the
White House. ye knoo, awsking for an in
tervlew with Mrs. Cleveland tor Liliuoka-
lani-hc called her just simple LiliuakaIanI,
top-but nothing of the kylno occurred. The
fact Is, Mr.. Thurber wrote me a lettah by
direction, ye knoo, of the President, who,
at the request of Mrs. Cleveland, said she
would be delighted to have Liliuokaiani
can on her 1rora quartah to to D o CLOCK
ye knoo. Nothing from led to that
sweet and courteous suggestion from Mrs.
cleveland. 1t was merely, ye knoo, a
chawming tribute to her noble charac .er
ye knOo."
The reporter with diffic ulty caught his
breath at this new and remarkable insight
into Mrs Clevelands customs OF a.lng
| Visitors TO Washington, and Mr.. Palmer
continued:
And then, .'e knoo, The Stah said had
| aw, endeavored to secure entrance to the
diplomatic gallery at the Senate That
| too, aw, was a frightful blunder OF course
ye knoo, l regard Liliuokalani as queen OF
| Hawaii but did not attempt to enter the
| diplomatic gallery as her representa- tive
| l sent me card to Senatah Lodge 1 know
| Sena tab Chandler better but 1t is a mat.
| tan OF etiquette with me to send me card
| 10 the senatah from my own state; so
| sent me card to Senatah Lodge, and hi
| placed me In the senatah's gallery
| A Severe Cold.
With this concluding correction of The
''Stah's' frightful blunders, Mr.. Paine,
amiably turned his discourse to his angus,
| mistress.
"Liliuokalani has a severe cold, We knoo
and remained sequestered yesterday
| Treasurer Morgan and Senatah Pairkin.
| called, but were not received. She spent
| her. day In music and trawnslations Yo,
| see, a young lady who has spent som,
time in Honolulu called on her Monday ant
| brought with her the okaly dokaly tn,
| Hawaiian stringed instrument, something
| like the guitar, ye knoo, but smaller anC
| sang to the Queen''-he had given her tn,
| title at last-"some Hawaiian songs, som,
| Of which the queen, who is a remarkabl,
| cultivated person, ye knoo had composed
| herself.
1.-The young lady knew the Hawaiian
words, and could pronounce them, but sh.
| did not know their meaning, ye knoo. 81
| the queen, who is of sweet and lovely dis
| position, offered to trawnslate them fo
| her, ye knoo. and she did SO yesterday.
| am inclined to think she will not go ou
| today, eyether, for since she caught he
| cold she has annulled her appointments"
This concluded the interview, and with
| full consciousness of the immense inter
| national Importance of the result of tn,
| conference, the reporter returned to th,
| Office and weakly dictated it.