The herald., 1898-10-08
NEWS FROM HONOLULU
BROUGHT BY THE TRANSPORT
VALENCIA
THE EX-QUEEN, LILIU0KALANI,
Thinks the United States Ought to
Pay for Her Lost Throne and
Crown Lands
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1.-THE United
States transport steamer Valencia arrived
here here this afternoon from Manila and
Honolulu. She was thirty-four days and
fourteen hours on the trip from Mania
and nine days from Honolulu. The Ha-
waiian correspondent of the Associated
Press sent the following aoVices uiioei
date of September 2S
HONOLULU, Sept est is learned on
good authority that ex-Queen LiliuokalaM
will leave for Washington about the mlduie
of November to press her claims against
congress for remuneration 1or the loss
of her throne and the revenue from the
crown lands, for which she feels that the
people of the United States owe her some
pecuniary compensation.
IJpon being questioned on the subject,
]. o. Carter said:
1.-THE queen has not mentioned the mat
ter to me Of late. At the time of her re-
turn to the islands, she was quoted as say
ing that she intended to return to Wash
ington in November, and believe we had
some talk about it. But nothing was de-
cided then, and as far as l know, nothing
Is settled now. I know she will not leave
for some weeks on account of some business
matters in which am assisting her. What
her plans are concerning her trip to Wash
irgton she has not mentioned to me yet,
but Of course, she may CO."
The U. S. S. Bennington arrived from
San Francisco yesterday eight days out.
The Bennington comes to relieve the Phil
adelphia, which Is already coaled and
ready to sail for the coast with Admiral
Miller, who is to be succeeded in the COM
mand Of the Pacific squadron by Commo-
dore Kautz. Admiral Miller and the flag
ship Philadelphia will sail on the 3Oth for
San Francisco.
At meeting of the cabinet, held on the
2Gth, the resignation of Henry Laws as
auditor general of Hawaii was formally
rendered and accepted, and H. G. AustiA,
the present tax assessor of the island of
Hawaii, was chosen to fill the vacancy.
The appointment is a presidential one and
subject to confirmation by the senate.
The change will take place on the first of
the month. =
Company 1 of the New York engineers
Is now in camp at Pearl City. They have
been ordered to make survey of the Pearl
harbor region, probably with view of Sc
curing data for fortifca ton and improve
ment plans. II
Now that the Hawaiian islands are under
the jurisdiction Of the United States, the
Chinese contract laborers are raising a
fund for the employment of attorneys to
free them from their contracts, 1nder the
law Of the United States. 1t is expected
that about $4,000 Will be raised for this
purpose.
Manila News
The transport Valencia LEFT Manila a
few days after the departure of the China
She reports that nothing of Importance
had happened in the Philippines up to the
time of her sailing. The hot and dry wealth
er was coming on, and some Of the army
doctors were apprehensive lest the health
Of the troops in Manila may not be so good
as during the previous rainy months. Sew
eral cases of pa1arial and typhoid fever
had developed. and the sickness was at
tributed to the bad water supply.
The volunteer troops stationed in the
Philippines are anxious to return home
now that the war is over.
The transport Ohio, which left Manila
on the same day as the Valencia, arrived
tonight. but. OWN gto quarantine regula-
tions, no mail letters will be landed until
morning.