LILIUOKALANI SUCCUMBS AT
HER HOME AFTER HAVING EX
FERIENCED LONG ILLNESS.
EVENTFUL LIFE OF 78 YEARS.
Famous Woman Reigned Only Two
Years When She Was Dethroned
iii 1893 — Was Composer of Hun
dreds of Native Songs.
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 12.—
Former Queen Lilioukalani, of Ha
waii, aged 78 years, died at her home
here yesterday after a protracted ill
ness.
With the death of Queen Liliuoka
lani has passed the last vestige of roy
alty in the Hawaiian islands. The
eighth and last monarch to hold sway
over the entire insular group, she
reigned for only two years and that
briet flicker of sovereignty was ex
tinguished more than twenty years ,
ngo in a revolution which led to the
annexation of the islands to the Unit- 1
ed States. But notwithstanding her
effacement from public affairs, Queen j
Liliuokalani never abandoned her reg- j
ular pose nor lost the affection of her j.
former subjects, and continued to her
death a most interesting personality.
She was born September 2, 1838 in
Honolulu. Her name was Lydia Kama
kacha. In her memoirs, “Hawaii’s
History by Hawaii’s Queen,’’ she trac
ed her ancestry back to the_foundation
of the Kamehameha dynasty and
claimed relationship to the royal fam
ily of five sovereigns of that name.
Met Husband at School.
The young princess received her ed
ucation in the old Roval School. While
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attending this school Liliuokalani first,
met the boy who later became her hus-j
band, John 0. Dominis, son of an Am- '
erican sea captain. She was married j
to him September 16, 1862, and she j
and her husband moved to Washington
Place which Captain Dominis, her
father-in-law, had built as a private (
residence. Long after, when she was (
driven from the throne of Hawaii, she 1
retired again to this place, and it was j c
her home during the remainder of ; t
her life. John Dominis was later <
made governor of Oahu, which posi- j
tion he held until his death in 1891. j l
Liliuokalani ascended the throne of i
Hawaii January 29, 1891, immediate- j<
ly following the receipt of news from 1
San Francisco that her brother, King <
Kalakaua, had died there in the Pal- I
ace hotel nine days previously. Kala- t
kaua in November of the preceeding i
year had taken a trip to California as s
the guest of Rear Admiral Brown on .
the United States cruiser Charleston |s
in order to recruit his failing health, i
but he failed rapidly. (
Both Were Reactionary. '
kalakaua had been extremely reac- f
tionary in all tys tendencies as ruler, (
and his sister, was even more inclined (
toward absolutism. In 1880 Kalakaua 'c
acocmpanied by a numerous x-etinue of *
Hawaiians and Americans, went on his
famous trip around the world, and ;
during his absence of about a year, :
his sister had ruled as regent of the 1
kingdom. ^
In 1887 Liliuokalani herself visited
foreign countries. She went to Lon
don to pax-ticipate in the golden jubilee '
celebration of Queen Victoria. It was '
always afterwards her boast that she
was kissed and embraced by Britain’s
queen.
Following Ivalakaua’s death, Liliuo
kalani began her reign with renewed
determination to abolish l-estrictions
on the power of the crown.
The queen’s bold attempt in Janu
ary, 1893, to deprive the white resi
dents of any voice in the affairs of
government led to prompt retaliatory
measui’es.
The business men of the community
named a “Committee of Safety”
proceeded immediately with the for
mation of a provisional government.
The United States cruiser Boston
was in the harbor,' having arrived two
days before. At the request of Unit
ed States Minister J. L. Stevens, this
vessel landed a force of marines on the
evening of the sixteenth, avowedly to
protect the lives of American citizens
and to guard their property in case
of rioting or incendiarism.
Organization Completed.
January 17, 1893, the organization
of the provisional government was
completed, with Sanford B. Dole, at
its head as president of the executive
council and minister of foreign affairs.
Commissioners of the de facto gov
ernment were afterward favorably re
?eived in Washington by President
Harrison and a treaty of annexation
drawn up, and finally ratified. But one
of the first acts of President Cleveland
was to withdraw it and to despatch
Colonel H. Blount as his special com
missioner to investigate the situation.
Blount reported in favor of the re
storation of the monarchy.
President Wilson referred the whole
natter to congress, which repudiated
the Blount report and decided ad
versely to President Cleveland's
•ecommendation that Queen Liliuoka
ani be restored to her throne.
There was, however, no immediate
lope for annexation, so on July 4,
1894, the Republic of Hawaii was pi*o
laimed, with Sanford B. Dole as
) resident.
August 12, 1898, Hawaii became a
erritory of the United States and
Jliuokalani declared her fealty to
;he country that had adopted her.
The later years of her life, Liliuoka
ani remained quietly at home. She
lad ceased to reign as a sovereign
nonarch, but she still reigned as
]ueen in the hearts of her people, the
lative Hawaiians, who venerated her
ind paid her court as though she still
sat upon the throne. She was a com
poser of hundreds o Hawaiian songs,j
some of which became popular in the!
United States.
ROAD BUILDERS
frail Between Takotna ahd Anchor
age Is Somewhat Rough for Lack j
of Snow—All Roadhouses Open.
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Ray S. Giddings, foreman; John J. !
Jeskey, John Hixson and Robert |
iierke, members of a party of Alas
;a Road commission workers, who
luring the past summer have been in
he Takotna district, arrived here to- j
lay on their way to the outside.
They built seven miles of wagon
oad from Ophir to Takotna during
he summer and partly finished an ad- j
litional mile and a half between these
wo places. The party used a team 1
onsisting of nine dogs and were
hirty days on the trail from Takotna
o Anchorage. They reblazed the
rail, cut out a number of stumps and
pent much time in repairing bridges.
U Dalzell canyon the party con
ducted an emergency trail to be used
n the early spring and fall, as the
anyon at these times is frequently
mpassable. They report the trail in
'ood condition but somewhat rough
'wing to the scai’city of snow. While
n route here the party constructed
i bridge over Happy river, which ma
erially facilitates travel.
All the road houses are now open
tlong the trail and the party was
ible to stop in a road house every
light during the trip from the in- j
erior.
A. N. Anderson, Peter Emon and J.
Iryant, mining men from Ophir, join
id the road commission party at Ta
cotna and came through with them to
Anchorage.
Mail for the outside left Iditarod
November 5 and should pass*through
iere on its way to Seward about No
vember 20, said Mr. Giddings.
JAPAN LENDS TO CHINA.
TOKIO, Nov. 12.—The finance de
partment has announced the signing
of a loan to China of an amount
equivalent to $10,000,000. The money
is to be applied to the rehabilitation
of the Communications Bank of China*
Range Conditions Good.
EL PASO, Tex./ Nov. 12.—Range
conditions in the Panhandle of Texas
and in other cattle sections of the
southwest are said to be excellent and
winter feed expected plentiful, ac
cording to reports.
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ber. Mr. Laubner will spend the win
ter in southern California and will
return to Anchorage in the early1
spring.
W. G. Stoeser, the electrical con
tractor, has just completed the work
of wiring the post office and store
of Howard Wilmoth, of Wasilla. Mr.
Stoeser reports that Mr. Wilmoth has
installed a Delco system for use in
the postoffice and in the retail store
and that he has equipped the post of
fice with a number of excellent lock
boxes for the use and convenience of
the patrons of Uncle Sam. Electri
cian J. G. Young, representing the
Stoeser Electric company, spent a
week at the Wilmoth establishment
and says that the equipment installed
by Mr. Wilmoth is worthy of a town
three times the size of Wasilla.
Captain Nathan White, of the pow
er boat Brighton and one of the pio
neer skippers of the mosquito fleet,
will begin tomorrow a regular •sched
ule of sailings between here and SeU
dovia. If the captain is able to con
tinue the schedule it will mean that
Anchorage will be in close touch with
the steamers of the Admiral line dur
ing the coming winter. The Admiral
line boats touch at Seldovia through
out the year. Captain White expects
to make a trip a week from now on.
Dr. Oscar Ley, a veterinary sur
geon who has been staying at the
Richter house for the past week, left
on this morning’s train for the Wal
low creek country, where he, in com
pany with George Johnson, will
spend the winter Drosnectine- in the
hills. Dr. Ley has been employed
during the past summer by the Alas
kan Engineering commission in look
ing after the health of the hundreds
of horses used in the many branches
of the government service and after
spending the winter in the hills ex
pects to resume his work with the
commission in the early spring when
a number of the horses which have
been shipped to the outside to \yinter
will be returned to Anchorage fo^i the
summer’s work.
Eser Wikholm, the architect and
coal merchant, left this morning for
Houston, where he will spend the
next two days looking over the gov
ernment railroad. Later he will visit
the coal fields at Chickaloon. Mr.
Wikholm has for the past two years
interested himsel^in the coal depos
its along the shores of the Cook in
'et and for the past year has acted
as agent for the two coal concerns
shipping coal to the Anchorage mar
ket from Tyonic and Seldovia. Mr.
Wikholm believes that in the course
of the early spring the Chickaloon
fields will be producing an ample sup
ply of good fuel for Anchorage needs
and that a considerable quantity will
be available for export.
Kay fc>. uiddings, foreman for the
Alaska Road commission and who ar
rived yesterday from the Innoko coun
try, is a guest of the Anchorage.
Forty members of the Loyal League
met last night in Robarts’ hall for the
purpose of their weekly drill. Major
C. S. Sapp, of the Washington state
militia, was present and instructed the
members in the matter of drilling.
The first Liberty Bond of the sec
ond series has just been received by
Godfrey Mueller, employed by the
Alaskan Engineering commission as
accountant in the dock department.
The bond is for $100.00, is printed on
regular bank note paper with silk
thread and was sent to Mr. Mueller
by a bank at Portland, Oregon, of
which institution he purchased it
while in Portland.
William Gerig, superintendent of
harbor construction leaves this week
for Medford, Oregon, where he will
visit during the winter. Mr. Gerig will
return in March to take charge of the
dredging work on the harbor.
A baked bean banquet prepared anc
served by Mrs. O. L. Evans and Miss
Estelle Outland was enjoyed by mem
bers of the Alaska Labor Union at the
conclusion of the business session lasl
night. Songs and true tales of exper
iences in the north kept the crowd ir
the dining room of the Labor “Temple
until a late hour.
Isaac Keman, a former partner of
Roy Fairbanks of the Fairbanks Store
I
j arrived in Anchorage yesterday from
| the interior and is a guest of Roy's
; during his stay here.
Mrs. J. F. Coffey entertained a num -
j ber of ladies Tuesday atfernoon in her
apartments on Sixth street. After a
I very pleasant afternoon, dainty re
[ freshments were served by the hostess.
I William Porter, employed by the;
: Alaskan Engineering commission with
| headquarters at Potter Creek is in
! town for a short business trip and
| while here is a guest of the Wilson
i House.
James S. Compton came down from
| Indian River yesterday after having
spent the past three months in the
J hills in that section of the country. Mr.
| Compton is a guest of the Alaska
; House. „
Louis Jensen, at one time a part
j ner in the Ship Creek Meat Market
! and a well known miner in the interior
| of Alaska, is now connected with the
I Carstens Packing company in their re
tail market on Fourth avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Brailey left on
the morning train for Matanuska
where they will take over the active
| management of the Hotel Allan. While
! in Anchorage they were guests of the
Alaska House.
Anton Schmidt, a successful ranch
; er near Matanuska, came down yester
| day with a shipment of thirty-five j
tons of potatoes, which he intends sell- i
ing on the open market here. Mr. j
| Schmidt was very successful with his I
| rutabagas and turnips and says thal |
i there is no country in the world cap
able of producing larger or firmer
! rutabagas.
Vic Olson today began, his passen
! ger and freight service between here j
and Seward. He has a contract with
Baxter’s Cigar store for hauling pa
pers, magazines and general stock for
use in the store and expects to make
regular trips throughout the winter, j
The Anchorage Grill in the annex
of the Anchorage hotel opened to the
public last evening and the first din- j
ner in the handsome dining room was
served to sixty persons. The Grill is
under the personal direction of Mrs.
Campbell who formerly conducted the
Cozy Nook Inn so successfully. The
dining room is handsomely appointed,
the floors are oiled and the system |
of ceiling lighting adds greatly to the!
attractiveness of the room. By reason
of the central location of the Anchor
I age hotel it is expected that the grill
| will be liberally patronized through
out the winter.
James Hamilton, formerly located j
at Juneau, who has ben spending the |
past summer in the Broad Pass region j
arrived yesterday on his way to his |
| home in southeastern Alaska. Mr.
Hamilton will remain in Anchorage
: the rest of the week and while here is
staying at the Richter House.
Harry Donnelley, who arrived from
I the Iditarod country yesterday, over;
i the trail, is a guest of the Alaska
I !
[ House. Mr. Donnelley is a well known
i mining man from the interior and
mushed over the trail in fourteen
days. He expects to leave for Seward
within the next few days and will
there take a stean\pr for Seatle where
he will spend the remainder of the
winter. Mr. Donnelley will return to
the interior by the way of St. Michael
on the first sailing of the Victoria
next spring.
Beginning tomorrow trains will
leave Seward for Kern creek at 7 a.
m., and will leave thereafter each
Monday and Thursday. Returning to
Seward the train will leave Kern
creek at 7 a. m. on the same days.
Samuel Calvin, one of the pioneer
employes of the Alaskan Engineering
commission is in town, having com
0
pleted his work on the government
railroad and is making his home at the
Morrison hotel. Mr. Calvin expects to
negotiate a tie contract with the com
mission within the next few days and
will spend the remainder of the win
ter in getting out ties for the use of
the government railroad.
Nine Alaskans taken as slackers at
pier D, in Seattle the other night, as
they stepped from the steamer Spo
kane, were released the next day, after
explaining that they had no opportun
ity to register in the north or did not
know anything about the draft law.
They were registered and relased.
Peter Demich Is Accused of Selling
Intoxicants and Half Filled Bottle
and Silver Dollar Are Seized as
Evidence.
A bottle half filled with whisky and
one silver dollar constituted the spoil
taken last night by Deputy Marshal
Clarence W. Mossman from Peter De
mich, who is charged with the illicit
sale of whisky.
Demich is accused of having sold
the liquor in the Anchorage Cigar
store on east Fourtii ayenue. The
deputy marshal is declared to have
walked unceremoniously into the place
and to have caught Demich with a
bottle in one hand and the silver dollar
in the other and to have observed at
the same time a man walking away
smacking his lips.
Owing to the unexpected appear
ance of the deputy marshal it is be
lieved that the vendee of the liquor
was not inclined to wait for his
change. Hence the silver dollar,
whereas the current price of whisky
from bottles carried on the hip is 25
cents a drink.
BILLIARD CUE USED
TO WIN ARGUMENT
TUOMES SIKINAEFF IS ARREST
ED FOR HITTING JOHN
MAGOFF ON HEAD.
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In a quarrel about 11 o’clock last |
night in the Seattle Pool Room or.
Fourth avenue just east of € street,
John Magoff was badly injured by be-*
ing Struck on the head with a billiard
cue wielded by Tuomes Sikinaeff, who
is confined in jail charged with as
sault.
Several painful cuts v.-cv infli .*re 1
on Magoff’s head. He was treated j
by a physician at the jail. The hear-!
ing before Judge David on the charge j
of assault has not as yet been set. I
What has become of the old-fash- j
ioned man who used to strike his j
matches on his pants?
MACHINERY, WHICH RECENTLY
ARRIVED HERE, IS SUCCESS
FULLY INSTALLED.
ILLUMINATION OF STREETS.
Authorities Can Meet Demands of
Business Houses and Residences
and Are Taking Care of Applica
tions on File.
The electrical machinery recently
received from the states for the An
chorage light- and Dower plant, has
now been completely installed and is
working satisfactorily.
The new machinery has been given a
thorough trial with eminently satis
factory results. The streets will be
lighted from dark until dawn, and
business houses and residences may
have all the electric lights desired.
There are at the present time seven
ty-five applications for electric lights
coming from residences and mercan
tile establishments. Connections in ac
cordance with thees applications are
being made as rapidly as possible.
WILL FIGHT RELATIVES.
FORT LUPTON, Colo., Nov. 12.—
With twenty-eight relatives in the
Serman army, Paul Junge, of Colo
rado, will fight for America.
lh Sitka Hot Springs
These springs are five in
number and one of the old land
marks of Alaska. „:The Russians
. had a hospital there in 1841,
where they sent patients with
diseases of the skm and consti
tutional blood disorders.
The temperature averages
145 degrees Fahrenheit at the
Spring. The baths are effica
cious for rheumatism, stomach
and liver troubles, kidney and
bladder diseases, and for consti
tutional disorders.
These springs are in charge
of Dr. F. L. Goddard. The
terms for room, board, and
baths, $2 a day and up. Cabins,
$7.50 per month and up, includ
ing furnishings, except bed
ding. ADDRESS
F. L. GODDARD, M. D.,
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