The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-12
Queen Who Wrote Famous
'Aloha' Passes to Her Rest

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HONOLULU, Nov. 12.-The
splendor of the days when Hawaii
was ruled by queen will be re-
vived next Sunday when the body
OF Lydie Kamakaeha Liliuokalani.
last queen of Hawaii is laid in the
tomb. Her long fight for life end
ed at $3.50 Sunday morning at the
palace where she held court In
state during the days she was
ruler of the Sandwich islands.
For several days before her
death physicians and relatives had
abandoned hope. Prince Kalahi-
anaole, nephew of the former
queen. and now Hawaiian dele
gate in congress. was at her bed
side.
To Lie i'm State.
AS soon as the news spread
over the city, thru the tolling of
church bells. the U. 8. senator's
and congressman who arrived here
last week to investigate condi-
tions in the territory. sent a COM
mittee headed by Senator Ashurst
of Arizona, to convey a message
of coincidence to the family.
Arrangements were completed
today for transferring the remains
to Kawaiahao church where they
will remain for five days.
The day before the funeral the
body will be taken back to the
palace and lie In state in the
throne room where Liliuokalani's
former subjects will be permitted
to view it. Prince Kuhio and Col.
Iaunkea and some of the older
Kanaka chiefs who we're part of
the queens court In former days
will be in charge of the funeral.
Was 30 Years Old.
1t is expected that the ancient
rites of the Kanaka tribes will
feature the funeral services.
Liliuokalani was born In Homo
lulu on Sept. 2, 1898. Her life
has been marked with many tri-
umphs and many disappointments
Destiny forced her to ascend the
throne of the Hawaiians and later
compelled her to endure the loss
of her royal rank and witness the
occupation of her country by peo-
pie of another race.
She became queen when her
brother, King Kalakaua, dropped
dead in a San Francisco hotel in
1891.
In that same year her American
husband, John Owen Dominis,
governor of Oahu, died. She be-
gan her reign with all the pomp
and regal ceremony due a royal
person of Kamehameha.
Loses Crown.
Opposition to her rule was wag-
ed by the missionary party in the
islands. She fought fiercely 10
hold Hawaii for Hawaiians but
her fight was futile. Her abdica-
tion was forced In 1893 and the
islands declared republic. From
then on and during the admins
tration of President Cleveland she
tried to regain the crown. She
submitted when the United States
annexed the islands in 1898.
After the republic advocates
had won their victory, Liliuoka-
lani was placed in the prison room
of the Iolani palace. With the
threat of execution upon her she
wrote the famous Hawaiian song,
aloha Doe" or Farewell to YOU
now sung thruout the United
States as one of the most beautiful
of the quaint Hawaiian melodies.
| She was later freed and a SELL
tence of five years in prison and
a fine of $4,000 was never carried
out.
Visits Pele's Home.
After she realized that her
campaign to regain the crown was
useless, she began her life work
Of good among her people and
particularly among school chill
dren.
She also took up writing, COM
posing many of the Hawaiian folk
songs and melodies that are now
having their time of general pop
ularity. She wrote "Hawaii's
Story" in which she recounts tho
various incidents of her life.
At one time with her entour-
age she visited the home of Pele,
goddess Of fire, In the famous vol