The times., 1897-12-08
ROBINSON & CHERRY CO.,
Twelfth and F SIS. N. W.
LOYAL TO LILIUOKALANl
MOnarehistS From the Hawaiian
Islands Visit the Capitol.
They VIII Use Their Influence 20
Restore the Deposea Queen and
Prevent Annexation.

ExQueen LiliuoS alani of Hawaii has
become the central figure in a lobby which
proposes to 10 diplomatic aud missionary
WORK with Congress The personnel OF the
lobby il witli one exception OF native ila-
waiiaB stock.
As stated briefly yesterday in The
Evening Times d delegation Of IIawaiians
arrived in this city on Monday night ard
established headquarters at the Ebbitt
House. The visitors are Col. ]olm Rich
ardsun. }. K Kaulia, william Aud, a
Scotch merchant and David halauolla-
lani. They are Eere ia the interest of
the former Queen. From talE MI
one of the delegates vest eTday it is in
ferred that all the rival royal Interests
have been merged.
Col. Richa rdSlnis an intelligent man, and
is evidently much in earnest. lie is from
theislandof Maui, while the other delegates
are rrt n. Hawaii proper.
II was learned from Col. Richardson that
the roy3l marty is kept alive by the Llaiii-
f.na nee of two societies which are ca.led
patriotic. One or these is the Kalai ANA
and tile other the Aloha Alma. These
societies claim t. represent a populate a
numbering $4,000.
The public has hea I'd or these two soc.e-
ties before. Early during the present Adj
minisration permission was obtained FOR
two represents tives of the eX-queen 20
make a statement before Secretary sher-
man, one OF these represent atives being
Nr. Helleluie, the confidential agent .idl
present secretary or theex-qaeen. Mr.. Sher
man vas told OF the strength of these
societies and or their political purposes
II was said al the time that they Were
PREPARED 10 rally 10 the support 4 the
dethToned monarch.
About a IuoIilh ago Robert Wilcox the
so-Calied reyolutionary leader OF tie Ha-
waiians. sent a letter 10 4 friend in this
city which con tanned several complex
statements and 81 least one absurd propo-
Etion. The communication WAS in tended
Il is hclieNed, for tfe oonsump ptiOn of the
State Department. Wllcoxs, atedthatt there
were two Jews OF the restoration enter
tamed in Hawai by The 70 yalists. Cnewas
that the British influence was al work for
the elevation OF tie Princess Kaiu!ani. aud
the othel was that certain Americans were
negotiating with a view OF ma Sing the
Princess EliZaEeth the occupant OF the
throne. both propositions carried - riders
that the ministers OF the Dole government
sboulG serve AZ cabinet officers Of whatever
monarch was pUt IN possess sion OF the cr) wi
There was a conference yesterday morn
ing at the EbbHt House, in the ex-q,Iean's 5
apartments, at which Were present tie
ez-queen and her secretary, Mr. Hell a!uie,
and the Hawaiian delegates.
After the meeting Col. Richardson. in
a talk with Tie Times. said that il was
too early yet 10 state what would be 'lone
except IN the most general terms.
lie was asked what were the facts in
the reported machinations having for their
object the placing on the throne Of either
Kaiulani or Elizabeth. lie said that such
& cps were not contemplated by those lie
represented. As to Kaiulani, he ssid that
she would Lot stand in the way OF LiIiuo-
kalani, fOT Kaiula nj is the Ioeica and blood
successor u Liliuokalani, should the later
DC put l@ck on the throne.
il las been stated at the Ebbitt House
for soH-t days past Uhat the ex-Quean has
been tcE encouraged by the publicly ex-
pressed opposition of some members IF
both House ana Senate 10 the annexation
OF h waii.
Col. Richardson and his friends visited
the Capitol yesterday. The Foreign ReIa
tions Committee will not meet until to-
day, when II is expected Col. Richardson
viii have an opportunity OF seeing some
Of its members.