The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-05
QUEEN HOME
Arrived at Midnight on
City of Picking.
Robert Wilcox and Many Other Ka-
maainas Return to Hawaii
Mel From Abroad.

EN-oueen Liliuokalani returned TO Ha-
wall nei on the City of Picking from San
Francisco late last night. Robert Wilcox
accompanied her with others, as did also
her physician, DR.. English.
The cx-Queen kept her stateroom most
of the passage down and was seen very
little by her fellow passengers. She is
not feeling very well, but is beyond all
things glad to be back in Honolulu.
1t was midnight when the City of Pc
king locked at the Waikiki end of the
Pacific Mail wharf Shortly afterwards
The Queen left the vessel leaning the
arm of Prince David KaWananakoa, and
was driven away in a carriage.
There was no demonstration whatever.
Very few natives were on the wharf ex-
cept the dock laborers, who We're eating
their midnight lunch. They were in
formed that Liliuokalani had arrived, but
did not seem to realize the fact, expect
ing her as they did. on the Australia.
The Hon. Samuel Parker was nearest
to the gangway of any when the passen-
gers began to come ashore and greeted
mis- returning daughter, who was one of
the first off the boat
Robert Wilcox, when interviewed
aboard the steamer, said:
Il tell you what, I'm awfully glad to
get back to Honolulu; there's no place
nike home after all, and six months is a
Americans are most deeply interested
III Hawaiian affairs and with the provid-
ing of a Territorial form of government
for Hawaii, the Republicans or Demo-
Gratis parties had nothing to do, it
seems TO me; it was purely a matter OF
providing the best possible form of gov
eminent for the Islands, without any
reference to party politics like the
Americans for that
Il know nothing of any further ap-
pointments; / expect you will get all that
on the Australia, for the Cabinet was
considering the subject when we left San
Francisco.
What am l going to do in politics
down here? Well, I'll have to look over
what has already been done, first. But
| don't see what we have to do with the
Republican or Democratic parties IL
these Islands. We are hardly a Terri
| cory yet and know nothing of Mainland
! politics. l am for home rule, myself
| believe in home rule; in an independent
party. / think We ought to establish .
party to study the interests of the Isl
I ands alone. These Islands are "A very
small part of the great America. ",
can represent ourselves better by a HON.
| party than through Mainland politics.
! About the Queen? She is not feelina
| at all well. | guess she is very glad tC
| be home at last; l know the Hawaiian:
| viii be glad to have her. She is painful
! ly troubled with cancer. That is man,
| doctors have called it cancer, though
| some have said that it is not | dom
| know. | am not doctor. She has KEEP
below most of the time during the voy
| age.
AT the next session of Congress l an
| sure that some provision will be mad
| for the Queen. 1t is the sentiment of tn
American people that she be suitabl!
provided for. l think possibly that
lump sum Will be decided upon, possibl
| a quarter of a million dollars
Bob WILCOX was very much please
when informed of the names of the dele
a
vention in Philadelphia, and immediate
ly published the news among his friend
aboard. Mr. wilcox is accompanied b.
his father, w. f. Wilcox