New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-12

HONOLULU, Nov. 11.-Queen LII
uokalani. OF Hawaii. died this morning
Her death had been expected for sew
eral days. The former Queen had been
in bad health for many months. A
week ago she began to fail rapidly. ana
physicians announced last Thursday
that the end was near
Preparations have been made for the
body 70 lie in state, with territorial
guard of honor.
Formal announcement of the Queens
death was made by Curtis /. LauKea'
Secretary of the territory and ar
nouncement was made 10 the people py
the tol.ing Of bells and the haf-i1aai-
ing of flags. Her old subjects, ah0' :.
the natives, including chiefs OF the Ola
regime, Immediately gathered to mourn
I The funeral Is to take place noA,
Sunday. Meanwhile the body will he,
in state in the Kauaiahao Church unit.
next Saturday, when 1t will be removed
10 the throne room of the palace, where
the funeral services will be held As
it will be the funeral OF the last
native monarch in Hawaii, all the .pomp,
of the Old days %ill be revived ana
ancient customs observed.
Queen Lii" they used TO call her.
more in fippancy than actual disre-
spect; and also Mrs. Dominis," name
to which she was entitled. Liliuoka-
Iani, or Lilly of Heaven was the
name bestowed at her birth, while
LYDIA was her baptismal name. Her
parents were mobiles, of the royal caste,
to whom she was born in 1888; but IN
accordance with an island custom she
WAS not brought up by them, but IN in
fancy was adopted by another noble
family. the Chieftain Paki and HIS
wife Kouia, whose name she took ana
whose heir she became. II was, indeed,
through Kouia that she received her
title TO the throne, that lady having
been a direct descendant, the grand
daughter. Of Kamehameha !, while
Liliuokalani's own parents came Of a
collateral line.
We'd to a Yankee
Soon after leaving school she was be-
trothed TO Prince William Lunalilo,
the next heir 70 the throne, who be-
came King in 1874. That engagement
was, however, q formal affair, in which
her affections were not concerned, and
it was presently broken off, long be-
fore the prince succeeded 20 the throne.
Her sister, Berenice Paki, had married
wealthy American banker, Mr:
Bishop, and that circumstance moved
Liliuokalani TO recall memories OF the
little Yankee lad whom she had known
at school. Him she met again, IN lotZ'
at her sisters home, and found him
now General John Owen Dominls, OF
the Hawaiian army. and their reunion
soon ripened into courtship and mar
,iage. Under King Kamehameha '
General Dominis became Governor OF
Oahu.
Upon the death of Kamehameha V, in
1877. Liliuokalani's brother, David
Kalakaua. was elected King, and under
his partly benign and partly prohigate
rule Hawaii was endowed with IA par
ticularly liberal constitution and init
mate relations with the United States
were established. These things were
disliked and disapproged by Liliuoka-
lani. who was a thorough conservative,
but her opposition was unavaiiing,
especially since her husband was one
Of their strongest and most efficient
advocates. in 1877 the Kings younger
brother and heir presumptlye, William
Pitt Leleiokohu, died, and Liliuokalani
was officially designated in his place as
heir 20 the throne, and she succeeded
to the royal dignity in January, 1891,
when her brother died during his sec
ond visit to the United States.
Liliuokalani took, of course, an oath