The sun., 1897-01-26
LII AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
SHE REQUESTS IN AUDIENCE AND
IT rs GRANTED.

The President Receives che Depesed Qaee.
ssd Tive Attc.sants o. the Biue Reo.-
Account or the Reception ss Give. sy
Mr.. Palmer. the Er-aues.'s AstsnHsst.
wAsHIsoroS. Jan. 25-Ex-oueen Liliuoka-
lani paid . personal visit to President Cleveland
to-day. twas entirely informal. and was so
designated In the note sent by the doposed
Queen to the President requesting the privilege
OF calling. and the answer OF the latter grant
ing II. Joseph Helelule. the agent and secre-
tary OF Liliuokalani. and Julius \. Palmer OF
Boston, the American friend who accompanied
her to Washington, went TO the White House
this morning with an autograph note from the
ex-Qucen addressed TO the President She asked
merely that he receive her informally in q
personal capacity. basing the request on the
ground that 1t was custom In her country for
the head Of tho Government to receive foreign
visitors OF distinction. Shortly after noon the
President sent a note to Mr.. Helelule appointing
3 o'clock ss the hour at which no would be
pleased to have her call. At the appointed time
Liiiuok aiani. Miss Kia NAhholelena. her com
panion.in- waiting; Mr. Helelule. and Mr.. Pal
mer drove up tn the White House in q carriage
and were i'm mmediately shown TO the Blue Room.
The eI-Queon was tastefully dressed. She
walked with dignity across the lobby to the
private corridor. her step slightly hesitAting.
Inc Following s tho account given by Mr. Ju-
Illus Palmer OF Queen Liliuokslani's recep-
tion by the President:
Ihe PRESIDENT greeted the Queen very cor
dially and expressed his pleasure At the visit
paid him by 40 distinguished parsonage. He
WAS then introduced 10 the Queen and we all
sat down. and as we did so tho President said {:
Don't you nnd this pretty cold weather. p to
which the Oman r.n,i.d ,h., .b. h.a h.., In
,h,. ~ s,sn ~, '.p.u u' nSu o.sa W
to it.
".uox Inn, mr.. vo, ,o,n. n y. &, w,.,tn,
ton ? the President asked.
| "'I have not determined upon the length of
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", s'A'' 'u' VIII uouo''oss 10 hero 'ono en'o
yet
The Pres;dc,4 rrp:.S-. ssat he wa. glad she
was not SssnT AWAY Immediately Tie then
asked her As to tho condition of the people in
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p'osperous uhaer tho present torin OF govern
prosperous: in fact. many OF them are in wan,
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Mi' rsmer sai' sueh state OF analrs never
existed during monarchicat form Of govern
| m,nt
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| his interest In the Hawaiian people and said
| that tb.y war. dulv vr.,.ful In him for With
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| otA"hg the treaty OF ANNEXATION sent 10 the
Senate by President Harrison. Annexation 1,
| not at Ali accountable to th. native., thu oueen
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| sooeu. Inc PRESIDENT SAID ne WAS giad the
people. and particularly the Y ueen. are pleased
| a, his s,tion raxa arsi,y ths annsxation treaty.
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her h'ghness SPOKE OF tho valuable services
| OF the lAto Minister Willis. and extended to this
| p,.,,a.n, b.r ,h.nr. IN, h.,In, AN, .o .hi. .
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representsaye 10 t8,uime Inc nsnaa IT. SieveIano
nsr and spoke OF his eno,ts 10 behalf OF peace
| snd trsnQutlliy on the sinnds IL Was svidenl
| from nls tone tnhs ne wiz hot spRo,ut hsvo'
| cersor 70 the late Mihhtor, ont VIII leave the