The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-26
QUEEN LII CALLS On GROVER
And Neither Says "Restoratlon" Once Our
ing the Entire Interview,

Washington, AIN 25.-President Cleve-
! land received eX-Queen LijiGokalani at
| the White House at o'clock this after
! noon. This morning, Mr.. Palmer, her
! spokesman, called upon Mr.. Thurber,
with one of the ex-queen's Hawaiian at
tendants, and delivered a pretty little
autigraphic note from her asking the
favor of a personal and unofficial inter
view with the president. The note was
couche4 in dignified and appropriate Ian
guage and in support of her application
it was stated delcately by the eX-queen
that IN her native land il was the Gus
tom to receive visits from persons Wis
iting the country for recreation. The
president. upon being acquainted with
the request, very promptly, Though Mr..
Thurber. sent word that he should be
pleased to receive an unofficial! and per-
sonal visit from the eX-queen and set
the hour of O'Clock for the reception.
This was not the first time the president
has met Liliuokalan, for durins. his first
administration she came 10 Washington
while queen of the Hawaiian islands
and was received al the White House.
Washington, Jan. 25.-President CleYe
land received visit this afternoon from
eX-Queen Liliuokalani at the White
House. The reception was arranged for
early in the day. Mr.. Palmer, accom-
panied by Joseph Heleluhe. the secre-
tary and agent of II. VI. Lilicukalani, as
his card states, called TO see Private Sec
rotary Thurber and presented note
from the eX-queen directed to the pres
ident requesting the privilege of max
ing an unofficial and informal visit. The
president assented and named 3 o'clock
as the most convenient hour. According
L. II. :,
up to the White House and from it
aLghted the ex-queen, Mr.. Palmer. Jo-
seph Heleluhe and Miss KianahOtela,
the latter being lady companion TO Fl.
NJ. Liliuokalani. The eX-queel was as
sisted from her carriage to the doorway
by Mr.. Palmer, but at that point her
attendants dropped in the rear and she
led the way alone across the lobby and
through the doors, which were thrown
open by the ushers, TO the blue room.
where the president soon joined her.
The president greeted the e,s-queen in
the most kindly fashion, expressing
pleasure at her call and stating that he
had felt disappointed had she refrained
from making a visit while she was in
Washington. He caused her TO be seat
ed, and while the others stood in the
background, the president and Liliuoka-
lani chatted with evident interest on
both sides for two minutes. The eX-
queen asked for Mrs. Cleveland. and the
president responded that she would be
glad to see his visitor. but a messenger
sent to Mrs Cleveland to summon her
TO the blue room returned with the news
that Mrs. Cleveland had gone out walk |
ing.
In all OF the talk there was no refer |
ence to politics. save a brief expression |
of thanks by Liliuokalani, in behalf of |
the Hawaiian race, for his action in |
the annexation treaty |
which was pending before the senate |
when the president assumed his Office |
four years ago. Not one word was said |
about restoration either past, pres |
ent or future.
The ex-queen referred n feeling terms |
to the death of Mr.. Willis, and the pres |
ident responded by an eulogy upon the |
late minister, whom he denCminated "a |
man of sterling honesty, never afraid to |
do his full duty
With a little further talk Of this kind, |
the interview terminated. and Liliucka- |
iani returned 10 her hotel with her at
tendants and Mr.. Palmer, greatly plas- |
ed with her reception.