BIOGRAPHY LATE
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(By the Associated Press)
With the death of Queen Liliuoka
tani has passed the last vestige of i
royalty in the Hawaiian ILslands.
The eighth and last monarch to hold
sway over the insular group, she
reigned For only two years and that
brief flicker of sovereignty was ex
tinguished more than twenty years
ago in a revolution which led to the
annexation of the islands by the Unit
ed States. But notwithstanding her
effacemont from public affairs. Queen
Liliuokalani never abandoned her re
gal pose nor lost the affection for
her former subjects, and continued
to her death a most interesting per
sonality.
sue was born Sept 2, 1838 in Hon
olulu. Her name was Lydia Kamaka
eha. In her memoirs. “Hawaii's His
tory by Hawaii's Queen", she traced
her ancestry back to the foundation
of the Kamehamecha dynasty and
claimed relationship to the royal fam
ily of the five sovereigns of that
name.
Liliuokalani ascendede the throne
of Hawaii on January 29. 1891, immed
iately following the receipt of news
from San Francisco that her brother,
King Kalakuaa, had died there in the
Palace hotel nine days previously.
Kalakaua in November of the pro
ceeding year had taken a trip to Cal
ifornia as the guest of Rear Admiral
Brown on the United States Cruiser
Charleston in order to recruit his
failing health, but he failed rapidly.
There was at that time no trans
pacific cable, so the news of the
King’s death reached Honolulu on the
same ship with his body. Preparations
had been made to receive the return
ing monarch in elaborate style, but
as the Charleston approached the har- j
or, she displayed the royal mourning j
signal, and the Queen knew before
the vessel docked that she was the
new ruler of the Islands.
Kalakaua had been extremely re
actionary in all h's tendencies as ru
ler of Hawaii, and his sister, was ev
en more inclined towerd absolutism.
In 1880 Kalakaua accompanied by a
numerouse retinue of Hawaiians and
Americans, went on his famous trip
around the world, and during his ab
sence, about a year, his sister had rul
ed as regent of the Kingdom.
In 1887 the Queen herself visited
foreign countries. She went to Lon
don to participate in the golden jubi
lee celebration of Queen Victoria. It
was always afterwards her boast that
she was kissed and embraced by the
Queen of England.
It was at this period that a coterie
of white men, most of whom had been
born in Hawaii, organized a league to
restore and maintain a constisutional
government. This league, becoming
secretly powerful, made a demonstra
tion which thoroughly frightened King
Kalakaua, who agreed to a new con
stitution along the lines demanded.
This was known as the constitution of
1887. It was signed twenty days be
fore Liliuokalani's return from Lan
don. She was greatly incensed when
she learned of it, and referred to it
then and after as the “bayonet Con
stitution."
Following Kalakaua’s death, Liliuo
kalani began her reign with renewed
determination to abolish restrictions
on the power of the throne. Her first
move was to appoint a new cabinet
with the members of which she made
the condition that she could appoint
all officers. Immediate dissatisfac
tion on the part of the white residents
was caused by the manner in whioh
this power was used.
One thing that lead directly to the
downfall of the monarchy, was the
passage of an act granting a fran
chise to establish a lottery, and of
another act licensing the sale of the
drug opium. Later the Queen caused
to be drawn up a new coaatituUoa, in
secret, striking out the rights of the
non-Hawaiian residents of the Islands.
By this document Borne of the prin
cipal checks upon the power of the
crown were to be removed, the exis
ting guarantees of the indepedence
of the suprem« court were to be eli
minated and only native Hawaaiau
subjects were to be allowed to vote.
The Queen's bold attempt to de
prive the white subjects of any voice
in the affairs of the government led
to prompt retaliatory measures.
The business men of the community
named a “Committe of Safety" which
proceeded immediately with the form
ation of a provisional government and
the reorganization of the volunteer
military companies which had been
disbanded in 1880. The committe of
Safety called a mass meeting for the
afternoon of January 15. This meet
ing disregarded a statement by the
Queen that thenceforth changes in
the constitution would be sought
“only by methods provided in the
constitution itself", ratified by the ac
tion of the committee and authorized
it to take all necessary steps to carry
its objects into effect.
The United States Cruiser Boston
was in the harbor, having arrived
two days before. At the request of
the United States minister ,1. L,. Ste
vens, this vessel landed a force of ma
rines on the evening of the Sixtenth,
avowedly to protect the lives of Amer
ican citizens and to guard their pro
perty in case of rioting or incendiar
ism.
The next day, January 17. the or
ganization of the Provisional govern
ment was completed, with Sanford B.
Dole at its head and as the president
of the executive council and minister
of foreign affairs. That same after
noon the two councils took possesion
of the government building and the
reign of the famous Queen was at an
end.
Ou January 16. 1895. just two years
after being deposed, Liliuokalani was
arrested on the charge of being a par
ticipant in a plot to overturn the ex
isting government and resume her
sovereignty. Eight days later she for
mally renounced all claim to the
throne. After nine months confinement j
in her former palace, she and 48 oth
ers were pardoned, and when, on Aug.
12, 1898, Hawaii became a territory of
the United States, she declared her1
fealty to the country that had adopt
ed her.
The later years of her life, the for
mer Queen remained quietly at home.
She had ceased to reign as a sover
eign monarch, but she still reigned as
Queen in the hearts of her people.
She was a composer of hundreds of
Hawaiian songs, some of which be
came popular in the United States.
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Report of the financial condition of
(The Branch)
BANK OF ALASKA
located at Cordova. Territory of Alas
ka. at the close of business on the
fifth day of November, 1917.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts .. ..$49,814.02
Overdrafts . Nona
Bonds. Warrants and other
Securities . 300.00
Banking House. Furniture &
Fixtures . 13,409.27
Other Real Estate Owned None
Due from Banks . 19,911.49
Checks on other banks and
other cash Items . 7.249.92
Exchange for clearing House None
Cash on hand . 28,838.11
Expenses in excess of earn
earnings . 7,658.44
Expenses incurred In estab
lishing Cordova Branch
$6,521.23.
Excess of expense in oper
ation since opening. Aug
ust. 20, 1917. $1,137.21.
Total .$117,981.25
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in ... $ 25.000.00
Surplus Fund . 5,000.00
Undivided profits less ex
penses paid . None
Due to banks, deposits
(Branches) . 21.675.01
Dividends unpaid . None
Deposits . 63,966.00
Certified Checks . 2.339.44
Cashier's Checks . .80
Notes and bills re-dis
counted . None
Bills payable (including
certificates of deposit) for
money borrowed . None
Total .$117,981.25
United States of America, Territory
of Alaska.Judicial
Division. SS.
I. B. R. Colkett. Assistant Cashier
of the above named bank, do solemn
ly swear that the foregoing state
ment is true to the best of my knowl
edge and belief.
B. R. COLKETT.
Assistant Cashier
(Correct Attest)
ANDREW STEVENSON
W. R. HILLERY —A
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn before me on
this 13th day of November. 1917,
GEORGE KENNEDY.
Notary Public for the Terri
tory of Alaska. My Commis
sion expires Aug. 21, 1920.
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United States Land Office, Juneau,
Alaska.
August 25. 1917.
Notice is hereby given that Nels
Hawkinson, of Cordova, Alaska, has
filed application under the provisions
of Sections 2305-2306. K. S., as as
signee of Joel W. Hevern, to make
entry of the lands embraced in U. S.
surveys 1216 and 1217. situate on the
north shore of Miles Glacier Lake and
on the west side of the Copper River
& Northwestern Railway at Mile 50,
Lat. 60 degrees 41 minutes 24 seconds
N., Longitude 144 degrees 45 minutes
W., and latitude 60 degrees 42 minutes
00 seconds N’„ Longitude 144 degrees
45 minutes W., and more particularly
described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at M. C. No. 1 on Miles
Glacier Lake, whence U. S. L. M. SAH
NH bears S. 38 degrees 05 minutes
W. 4.41 chs, thence W to Cor. No. 2
6.18 chs. thence S. 28.97 chs to Cor.
No. 3, M. C. on Miles Glacier Lake,
thence meandering N. 56 degrees 30
minutes E.. 6.93 chs; No. 27 degrees
ai) minutes E., 4.72 chs; N. 5 degrees
53 minutes E... 5.12 chs; N. 8 degrees
21 minutes W., 16.05 chs., to M. C.
No. 1, the place of beginning, contain
ing an area of 19 84 acres. Mag. Var.
29 degrees 15 minutes E.. and known
as U. S. Survey 1216.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, whence U. S.
L. M. SA1I-NH bears S. 2 degrees 31
minutes W. 36.14 chs., thence N. 15.08
chs. to Co. No. 2. thence W. 4.82 chs.
to Cor. No. 3, thence S. 15.08 chs. to
Cor. No. 4. thence E. 4.82 chs. to Cor.
No. 1, the place of beginning, contain
ing an area of 7.27 acres, Mag. Var.
29 degrees 45 minutes E., and known
as U. S. Survey 1217.
C. B. WALKER,
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