The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-09-26
DRAP|NG At THE CAPITOL
FIFTEEN HUNDRED YARDS OF
CREPE USED.
Courts and Grand Jury Have Adjourn
ed for the Week-Governor Will Issue
a Proclamation for Saturday.

About 1,500 yards of crepe are being
used in decorating the Capitol build
ing. 1t is intended to make a consid-
cradle display of black on the makai
side and Eva end, as well as through
out the interior. The back and the
Waikiki end of the building will not be
so literally decorated.
The work is In charge of G. w. r.
King, of the auditors office, and street
numberer A. b. Murphy, VINO have
four men employed now. On the front
of the building half circles and circles
of back, with streamers along the la
nais, are being placed. The pillars are
all being draped with black and the
entrances will also be well decorated
over each Of the office doors in the
building black is being placed, so that
the structure will have an air of
mourning throughout, inside and out.
At the Judicia~v building, the United
States court, Judge Estee's chambers
and the offices of the court and United
States Marshal are all in visible
mourning. Behind the judges seat is
| a picture of the late President, heavily
draped and black covers the wall up
to the roof. The doors and windows
are partly covered with black. The
| court remains closed until Monday.
Upstairs Bailiff Ney of the Grand
Jury did some good decorating in Judge
Gears court and chambers, using black
| crepe and draped pictures of William
! Mckinley. The other offices in the
building had crepe above their doors.
Throughout the city there are evil
dences of the deep feeling which the
death of President Mckinley has Great
! ed Flags are still at half mast on al
the public and many of the private
| buildings. Pictures of Mckinley drap.
ed in black are in many of the store
windows.
Governor Dole is waiting for official
| advices regarding the death of Presi-
dent Mckinley, before making any pro-
clamation of a day of mourning. 1t is
/ expected that the steamer Doric this
afternoon will bring such advices and
sne may also bring some instructions
! for the Territorial officials in the mat
ter.
! This morning the governor received
a letter from Chairman Irwin of the
, citizens committee in charge of the
memorial services to be held at Hawai-
ahao church on Saturday morning, ask
ing that the services of the govern
ment band be rendered, and that the
government take such other steps as
, were deemed proper to cooperate with
the people in the meeting. The COVER
nor replied that the services of the
band would be offered, and that the
government would do all possible to
cooperate with the meeting.
1t is understood that proclamation
will probably be issued this afternoon
making Saturday a memorial day, and
ordering all government offices closed
on that day.
The First Circuit Courts this morn
ing adjourned until Monday morning
When the news of McKinley's death
were received on Tuesday afternoon
both Gear and Little adjourned for the
rest of that day and Wednesday. This
morning the courts were therefore call
ed in session. Judge Gear summoned
Prince David, foreman of the Grand
Jury and told him that the court was
about to adjourn for the rest of the
week, and that the jury should do like
wise.
AS Estee had already adjourned for
the week there were no courts in ses-
sion and the judiciary building was
very quiet. The Court of Fire Claims
remained in session, in the Capitol
building. The Executive Council and
the government offices generally are
open.