Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-12
queen Ill IS DEAD
At HOME IN Hawaii
Head of Royal House OF Sandwich
Islands Had Been Ill for
Months.
HUSBAND WAS AN AMERICAN
Was Well Known in United States
Because OF Frequent Attempts to
Regain Throne Lost When Hawaii
Became Republic.
IBy Associated Press. I

tBy Associated Prcss.J
HONOLULU, November 11.-Quecn
Lilluokalanl OF Hawaii died this morn
Ing. Her death had been expected for
several days.
The former Queen had been in bad
health for many months A week ago
she began to fail rapidly. and last
Thursday physicians announced that
tho end was near.
Preparations have been made for the
body to lie in state. with "a territorial
guard of honor
Social events planned for the United
States congressional party visiting
here probably will be Cancelled
Liliuokalani enjoyed only brief
flicker OF sovereignty in the far-oT
Sandwich Islands and that was cx-
tinguished more than twenty years ago.
but this stout and dusky Queen of that
little mid-Pacifc monarchy was for
years conspicuous, If not an impor-
tant. figure in the Hawaii chapter OF
American history.
During the administrations OF Glove
land and Mckinley she besieged the
United States with protests against
the alleged robbery of therapeutics in
dependence Her repeated visits to
Washington made her known there
quite as much as in Honolulu AS
Queen Lii" never abandoning her
regal pose. she became the butt of car
tooniSts and photographers. At the
same time. she was generally ac-
knowledged to be a remarkable woman.
She was descendant Of a long line
OF native chiefs from whom the
n .F
had passed through many centuries.
She was born in 1888 near the volcano
crater called Punch Bowl Hill. known
TO all voyagers at this crossroads OF
the Pacific as forming the picturesque
background of Honolulu.
EMBRACED CHRISTIANITY
AND MARRIED AMERICAN
She was given away in infancy by
her parents to another chieftain, a
swapping custom observed to cement
the ties between the different chiefs.
and by her foster parents was placed
In the royal school. where she was
educated by missionary teachers. She
embraced Christianity. and learned
English we'll. Over the school fence
she fell in love with John Dominis, son
of an American sea captain. whom she
later married. Her brother became
king-king Kalakua-in 1874. and
named her az heir apparent She i'm
mcdiately assumed her royal place,
touring the islands to announce herself
TO her people, receiving. as she has
said. such an ovation as only Hawaiians
know how to give.
She twice became regent during her
brothers absence, once when he toured
the world. and once on visit to tho
United States. In 1887. when she and
the Queen represented Hawaii ut
Queen Fictoria's Jubilee in London: she
relates how she was kissed and en-
oraccd by Victoria. and everywhere re-
ceivcd with unusual attention
Upon her return she found her
brother in difficulties. The foreign
eelment, or missionary party" as she
alleged, had undermined him, and
forced upon him "a constitution which
virtually stripped him of royal power.
Upon his death. which occurred sud-
| denly in San Francisco in 1891, she
succeeded TO the throne. only to be
the victim. as she alleged, OF new con-
spiracies on the part of the foreign
element to control affairs On the
other hand. the Queen was charged
with plots to rc-establish an absolute
monarchy. She proposed n new constf-
tuition. which she declared was backed
by the petition OF majority of her
people. seeking to restore royal pre-
negatives. and DISTINGUISHING the for
eigncrs. 1t was a signal for revolt in
1873. Men from the L. s. S. Boston,
which had unexpectedly arrived, land
cd at the request of the United States
Minister j. L. Stevens to protect Amcri-
can property. \ committee of safety
and a provisional government succeed
ed. a treaty for annexation to the
United States was negotiated. Just at
the close of the Harrison administra-
ton. but it was withdrawn by Presi-
dent Cleveland. He dispatched James
II. Blount. of Georgia, as special
commissioner to investigate conditions
at Hawaii. Bloun:. who, by reason OF
his credentials. soon became known as
Paramount Blount" sustained the
queen and pulled down the American
flag that had been hoisted over the
government buildings. but the provi-
sional authorities refused to bulge
The United States declared against any
further Intervention, and, meanwhile,
there grew up the republic OF Hawaii,
with S. q. Dole as president Liliuo-
kalani. accused of treason against the
republic by approving of a royaljst re-
volt, was arrested and imprisoned for
nine months in her former palace Her
formal abdication of the throne was
signed on January %, 1895.
In 1898 the Hawaiian republic ne
| gotiated another treaty for annsNation
to the United States which was rati
ned after a prolonged controversy. and
signed by Mckinley on the 7th OF
| July.