New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-25
A FAITHFUL COURTIER.
CAPTAIN PALMERS DEVOTION TO LII
IUOKALANI
CAREER OF THE MAN WHO HAS ATTACHED
HIMSELF TO TIE FORTUNES OF
MIGRATORY COURT.

MIGRATORY COURT
Among monarchical combinations or organiza-
lions not the least interesting group is that COM
posed of eX-Qu zen Lii Iokaani Of Hawaii and
her suite. That II is a of unattached roy
any does not deduct Il single jot from its pic;u-
resqueness That it is body with the ability to
govern ! ut guiitiess of a constituency do
main only adds quaint yes to the study OF
the migratory court At prest Mt the ex Queen is
staying CT the Mbemarle Hotel in this city. and
her plans are rather uncertain: in fact they have
been SO ever since she was induced to take up
her residence in prison against her will. After
her short sojourl the guest OF the Provisional
Government in Hawaii. she allowed to leave
the country ard the habit Of being uncertain
which she acquired when her throne pulled
from under her has chung to her ever since
When she arrived in this country the ex-Queen
Sought Gu; those who had supported her in her
claim for re statement. including the Chief FIX
CcutiNc, Ter Cheat ana Good Friend" who
rcih2rS tie best known CT al to whom she clung
for support. Another friend 10 whom she APP
realed was Captain julius i Palmer. of Boston.
who was more or ,.ss known as newspaper
correspondent who had written a great deal
about the situation in the Hawaiian lslanIs,
and who ha3 ben n s.an"h supporter of TIE ex-
CCec:.'s caiTs. ECre Ii:cs Il controversy. Some
say that The cX-OucCn sought cut Captain
Palmer n account IL the latter's unwaver.nS
support &C Ley fortunes. even after she had been
swept from her t!rcn,. others say that the
Queen has all the native loye for barbara SPIN
Cor AID pctmosGucress. ard that it was TO
crafty this tate tAat she &C ed Captain Palmer
10 her suite.
Whichever may lc the C2se-crd both sides
have amp'e premises toy arkumcnt Captain
Palmer joined Tie ox-CucCr's suite. ard is no in
considerable part Of it When Tribune re-
porter visited tie Albomarle TO secure an in
tervicw With Captain Palmer lie found the e.
Queens representative seated in his room.
carried II a picturesque oCtIt and iAlehly
studying The r:2z, Of figures upon modarh
typewriter Captain Pal ner il nothing If not
cordial ard is ~ inte:cstirG CcmpaLion and in
structive taiGer.
THE CAPTAINS ,iOL:I:tG ATTIRE.
lie wore velvet morning jacket lightly
caught at tn throat by single button; white
waistccat, Will heavy gold buttons in double
row; and six or a side a white shirt and low
collar 4 small white tie was worn around The
neck. but instead Cf being tied in front it was
buttoned ly a diamond button and the ends
Gcatod Oh gracefully He wore further pair
o. white duck trousers white hose deliberately
worked. and a pair OF slippers. huge nut
around it. was negIigenty brown down in one
CORNER If the room. When the Captain was
asked to tell lust how he came to cspouse the
cause Of the Queen r. did so succnctly and
carncetiv lie believes IN her cause just AS truly
es John Brown thought he lad a mission to
abolish slavery
In .Ee first place. Captain Palmer explained
that he lid never been resident of Hawai-.
He vert TO Honolulu in the days of the mon
orcbv and WIS engaged while there in business
or q oere-al merchant and met the Queen once
,non on official occasion. In 1893 he was sent
on, bv "Thc Boston Transcript as a special
corrcsocrGcnt lie was never Identified entirely
with ANY Ia3er. but has all his life been con-
,riI,u,or fl various publications. He received
no further Instructions than to write as an lhuc-
pordcnt crlcoker He sent number oil letters
and teleGrams, both sides receiving far play ana
these have since been gathered in DOCK. lie re-
turned in March. 1894, but before coming was
presented TO the Queen as correspondents ne
received more attention from the opponents vi
the Queen on this visit than from her Peol'e'
He had letters from John y. Stevens ana was
cordially Welcomed
Again in 1893 he went out as the correspondent
Of "Thc New-York Evening Post 1t was just
after the failure OF the Queens party to smusS'e
In AIMS on this occasion lac found the Queen
In ,,rie,- and was received in a cool manner
nv tha Provisional government as he hal
summed up the whole case in his articles, de-
nouucipg the enemies Of the Queen in strong
manner The officials OF the Provisional Govern
rrcnt formally and informally refused to allow
him TO see the Queen. More than that, they
threatened to arrest him under a local statute
proyiding for punishment for the publication OF
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