The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-09-27

a and bar OF Honolulu paid tribute
TO IN, memory of the martyred pres-t
dcnt In Judge Estee's court yesterday
morning. The simplicity and the stu
mess with which the solemn servlcesf
IL ere conducted intensified the sorrow5
felt by an present. and there were few
Indeed in the court room who were notk
affected by the remarks of the speakers
The appearance Of the court roomF
Twas appropriate for the occasion. OverE
the doors crepe was heavily draped, h
IwhiIe directly behind the bench wherer
1.-THE judges sat, black hangings com-p
!pletely excluded the light from the win
|dow. while from the center OF the dark
surface, an engraving of the dead presi-
dent stood out with almost life-like dis 4
,tinctness.
MOVES FOR ADJOURNMENT.
United States Attorney Dunno inn
3nediately after the court convened,
moved that an adjournment be takens
)until Monday morning out of respects
& to the late President Mckinley, He.
ssaid:
TT is with profound regret that l arise
to suggest to your Honor the death of
p the President of the United States. the
death of Mr.. Mckinley cannot be regard
led otherwise than as national calami-
Nty. The success of his long administra-
a ion of public affairs, the wisdom OF his
= policy which made for peace and pros
q perity, and his marked achievements
e 9th in peace and war, have concurred
"a O make him a notable figure In our his
9tory. Even the deplorable circumstances
%,f his untimely taking off have united
y 10 add his name to that class of our
d Presidents which, happily, contains but
u few; and yet, William Mckinley, when
II considered from any point of view,
e. stands well apd worthly with Lincoln
r. and GARFIELD / feel far too keenly the
4 loss which our country has sustained to
N say more than to move your Honor that
Hthe United States offices shall remain
n closed, and that after the bar shall
Ehave been heard, this Court stand ad-
y journed until next Monday morning
JUDGE LITTLE SPEAKS.
Judge Estee stated that he was pre-
pared to hear from members of the bar
Eand called first upon Judge Little for
an expression. Mr.. Little arose and
1with voice broken by sorrow moved the
adoption of Mr.. DUNES motion. He
Esaid:
May 1t please the Court:
1t is eminently proper that the Terri
torial judiciary should express to your
Honor, and through you, as the most dis
tinguished American citizen in this Ter
rtory, to the Attorney General Of the
United States, our full realization of the
awfulness of the act which has plunged
our great nation into n paroxysm of pro
found grief.
Not in words merely formal but witt
1the deepest sincerity, do We deprecat'
,&the fact, the manner and the circum
Sstances of the dastardly deed.
"a For the third time in our national his
Htory we are called upon to record tn
Meath CT a Chief Executive who has fall
$ Ven by the assassin's bullet, and the ma
Y ID ton is shocked and panied beyond meas
Hure at the apparent defect, the conspic
: Euous weakness of our modern civiliza
Ltion tc protect the lives of our most dis
y Htirguished citizens in the public service
az The time allotted us in this brief an
o Wparful hour will not admit of any ex
Intended remarks upon the life and char
C EaCt,r of President Mckinley. Suffice
: Ato say that he was a soldier who bravel
I Irousht that we might have one countr
e 2and one flag. AS a member Of the ma
@ional mouse his conspicuous attitude o
-Simportant legislation displayed the char
$ Ssacter of the typical American Statesman
e AS a brother of the orders of the TEN
: Sof truth ever burns, he was fit exem
3 DUPLICATION of the wisdom and prudenc
s Xof its beautiful lessons. AS a citizen, hi
= fife was spotless.
II As President of the United States, h
'r was gentle as woman in his contac
y with the people, be was conservative I
Hall things, yet positive and forceful 1
e the discharge of the duties of his grea
l. {ofiice. Well may 1t be said of him tina
n sduring his incumbency of the presider
a tai office he has helped to force tn
J. hards on the dial of time which mark
\ Sthe progress of civilization and prosper
d City under the Constitution, and the me
J. low. billowy, restless folds of our bea,
r, !. tful flag, full century ahead
''ee MKINLEY AND HAWAII-HATCI
n Mr.. +. NJ. Hatch was then called upc
& by the court and responded in part {
II follows:
ie IF the court please, this communit
'o one and all desires to express the mo
a sincere and deep regret at the death
- our beloved president. The very wa,
Y. &tonness of the crime adds to our no
ror and sorrow. In this time of peac
Wwhen the country was enjoying an u
XeXampled period Of prosperity, while t
= Hpresident was extending the right han
L.
er lin the manner that he was by an a
ey sarchist, seems almost impossible of b
mt alief 1t was horrible thing and
py Sseems incredible that such an eve
nS Scould have happened in the Unit
81 x States.
as q president Mckinley will go do,
ow < into history as one of the greatest pre-
m 3idents the nation has ever had.
IL gcareer was closely identified with I
ne &history of Hawaii, not only since t
"a tunion with the United States, but ma
kyears prior to that he was closely
IRE Ssympathy with the policy and the pc
tai pie of the Hawaiian Islands, and {
p sisted in formulating the legislation
r. these islands. AS the years go by, a
WI 4the evidence of material prosperity (
he flowing the raising of the flag becon
in more apparent, men will realize M