New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-16

whether they are TO be really permanent or NOT
From the fact that move ike this is made 1t Is
safe 10 infer that are not 10 leave Washington
in the near future Further than that am NOT IN
a position to speak with authority Her Majesty
has not conaded any of her plans TO me, and she
has not let drop any hint as 10 the PROBABLE iengt
of her stay in Washington.
The ex-Queen's suite have been somewhat dis
trbed lately by rUmors 10 the effect that Plot was
on foot to assassinate her eX-lmperial Majesty Ill
order as the Royasts put It, to remove the most
powerfu obstacle in the way Of annexation. Late
Saturday afternoon Mr.. Palmer was called to the
lonrdstauce telephone in the hotel office 10 receive
an important communication. The possibilities OF
the telephone were put 10 a test for the message
was in the lwaian tongue. Now, Mr. Palmer
although he has been In the Hawaiian Islands on
several occasions. does not speak the language OF
the tribe and the best he could do was TO get the
sender 10 spell the words out for him slowly. while
he wrote them down
The message was not long one, only some thirty
or forty words in ali, but when the faithful secre-
tary placed II before the Hawaiian members oil
the suite II created considerations IL was 20 the
effect that certain emissaries OF the Doie Govern
ment were on their way to Washington with feI1
intent upon Mrs Dominis According to this mes
sage these villains reached San Francisco about
the :: me time as eXMinister Thurstcn
At first Mr. Palmer Was inclined 10 be alarmed
about the safety of mis- pdtoness bui AFTER sleeping
over il couple Of times ne was more ~ ease '"''
morning He said that there WAS no doubt ABOUT
the authenticity of the telephone message. for Mrs
Dominis knew the sender. He refused 10 say whence
1t came futher than 10 sly that II was NOT Ironi
New-York or Boston. II simply confirmed run n
contained I'm a number Of letters the party nave
recently received from Honolulu. ..o.,
Are you really apprehensive for her SAFETY
Mr. Palmer asked. . ,.,, .,
"Personally. / am not in the slightest alarmed:
he r.plied > think IL simply goes 70 snow Wnat
did NOT need demonstration, ard thdt ~ the oydly
and affection the Hawaiian people have Tor their
monarch While she l. away from them they are
naturally worried about her safety, precisely as It
mother worries about child who Is out OF her
sight They know what blessing nor assdssiha-
ZION would ne TO the syndicate when pretehus 70
r'n iI,v,au and they imagine all possible sorts or
rnisb1ps Tho gracious lady treats the Whole mater
IS "a thing of no importance. she Is not the sort
Of woman TO fearful of her personal saity. ne
b.st moot that she - alarmed l. IN" fact that
Yesterday she drove about the city Tor an hour III
an omen carriagc-a thing she would never nav
dore h4J she feared ssination. An attempt mas
49,, mode 10 connect these rumorS win a can L
,,,,d. uDon Secretary Thurber Saturday. and with
oir move from this hotel 10 the CAIRO In POM OF
(,ct ,bere (. no connection whatever The gracious
isdV has been Intending to move for SOM tln n
rast and this change has naturally nOthlhe 10, 90
with any telephone message | may nave received