The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-04-14
REGRET IN LONDON
News of Kaiulani's Death
Received in that City.
Her Education In England-Her
Oueenly Dignity Made Many
Friends While Abroad.
Standard (London).

from Honolulu were received at San
Francisco yesterday, stating that Pr1n-
cess Kaiulani, who had been suffering
from rheumatism of the heart, died
on the 9Th instant
Her Royal Highness, who was the
daughter Of the late Princess Iikelike,
sister of King Kalakaua, by her mar
riage with Mr.. Archibald Cleghorn,
Scotch gentleman who had for many
years been resident at Honolulu, was
born on October 16, 1875, and upon the
death of her uncle and the accession to
the throne of Queen Liliuokalani, she
became the heiress apparent. By the
time, however that she had got we'll
which had long been somewhat unset
tied, became critical. Professional agi-
tators were at work stirring up dis
content among the people, and the par
ty which desired annexation to the
United States, in order TO obtain a bet
ter market for the sugar which is so
extensively grown in the islands, be-
came very active. In 1892, scheme
for the annexation of Hawaii was fully
discussed in the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee of the House of Representatives
at Washington, in which it was point
ed out that so important a sCrateglcal
point as Honolulu ought to be under
the United States flag. On January
30, 1898, the agitation eliminated in
revolution with the result that
Queen Liliuokalani and her govern
ional Executive and President were ap-
pointed The immediate cause of the
rising was the Queens attempt to pro-
mitigate a new Constitution under
Ifranchised. The United States Minis
ter recognized the de facto govern
ment, and Commissioners were sent
to Washington to ask for annexation;
who was then within a week or two of
completing his term of office, sent a
message to the Senate, urging that the
islands should be annexed.
Meanwhile-in 1SS9-Princess Kaiu-
Ilani came to England to complete her
education, and she resided in this
lcountry until comparatively recently.
She was placed under the guardian
ship of the late Mr.. Theo. H. Davies,
of Southport, who was formerly Brit
ish vice-consul at Honolulu, and by
him was sent to a well-known school
in Northamptonshire. There the Prin-
tie from that of an ordinary English
school girl of good birth. With Mr..
Davies's family at Southport, she was
on terms of the greatest intimacy and
affection, and she thoroughly enjoyed
her stay in England residence
which was prolonged for some time
after her education was completed.
Her studies were those of other young
most her native tongue, and her apti-
tude and readiness in acquiring the
accomplishments of an English lady
were from the first remarkable. Early
ton to this pleasant and peaceful life.
When the bill was introduced into the
American Senate it was determined
that the young lady should herself
land and the American people in be-
half OF her right of succession to the
throne OF her predecessors, not, per-
haps, without some hope that her at
tractiye presence and pleasing person
atty would help to plead her cause.
by her Guardian and his
family, she arrived in New York on
the 1st Of March, and in the course of
the following three weeks she visited
Boston, Philadelphia and ultimately
An appeal to the Amer
lean people was issued in her name,
and the whole of the time during her
visit was devoted to urging her claims.
In the United States. as in England,
the Princess made the happiest i'm
preston upon all with whom she came
in contact. At fist there was some
disposition TO regard Mr.. Davies him
self with distrust, and journals of the
more outspoIen character did not hes
itate to suggest that he was, in some
underlined way, British emissary-
This suspicion, however, died out be-
fore the young Iady's own assurances
that he accompanied her solely in the
of guardian. The Princess
was the more anxious to obtain recog-
year attained her majority One OF
the last acts of the Hawaiian Legisla-
ture before the revolution was TO vote