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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-12-26

Christmas proper has come and gone,
for while the official celebration is to
be held today, it is safe to say that
ninety-nine people out of a hundred
held yesterday, the proper day, as the
holiday of the year.
And a merry Christmas it was indeed
i'm Honolulu The mirth and jolity
really began on Saturday evening when
every downtown street was jammed
with holiday shoppers, young and old,
who tramped up and down, in and out
of shops looking for Just such articles
as they thought might bring pleasure
to friends or relatives. People of all
degrees of wealth jostled elbows.
There was the man of means paying all
sorts of prices for elaborate mechanical
toys for his youngsters and beside him
would be a hard working man who
could just find enough to buy some
cheap little doll for the baby at home
Both met on a common ground for
once, for costliness has nothing what
ever to do with the value of presents
in the far-seeing eyes of childhood. AS
the closing hour began to come along
the clerks in the different shops were
hard put to it to keep the customers
moving and the merry clang of the
cash register sounded like a continu-
Gus obligato. There was joy among
the sales people when the order to close
came and all went home at last thor
Oughly satisfied that they had done a
good days work indeed.
Meanwhile the crowd that had made
| it's purchases earlier in the week saw
| fit to enjoy itself in many pleasant
ways. There was a jolly dance at the
Hawaiian where hundreds of guests
and friends kept the gayety up until
midnight brought Sunday and over at
| the Young a Christmas tree of huge
proportions was raised in the Longing
room. Where all the people came from
was the mystery for while the streets
We're crowded, the different social func-
lions were well patronized and it was
at the same time a poor family indeed
which did not have some sort of a func-
ton at home. Not the least busy men
down town, it may be remarked, were
the suave and white aproned ones who
preside where there are polished mir
rors, cut glass decanters and their ac-
| cessories.
Then at the homes all over the city,
when the children had been put to bed
with the most mendacious assurances
of what Santa Claus would or would
not bring them if they did not go to
sleep at once, the fun of Christmas tree
decorating was begun and lights twin
| killed. in hundreds of houses at an I'M
wonted hour.
And then Christmas morning! There
was no trouble in getting the young
sters up yesterday. Most of the grown
ups would have been glad to have had
the extra forty winks which are snatch
ed on Sunday but what mortal could
| have slept through the din of toy
drums and trumpets. 1t was Sunday,
it is true, but it was also Christmas
and the big holiday had undoubted
| precedence.
There was no ice or snow to be sure
and to the people used to northern
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-12-26
CHRISTMAS CHEER
IN HONOLULU

Gladstone CENTRAL
DoMIN1oNs-TH SHOPPING AND
NOISE OF SATURDAY EvENING-THE FESTIVITIES AND FAM
GATHERINGs-THE RELIGIOUS
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BANKERS
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Transact business in all departments
81 Banking.
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Exchange bought and sold.
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CORRESPONDENTS: The Bank Of Call.
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Drafts and cable transfers on China
and japan through the Hongkong q
Shanghai Banking Corporation ana
Chartered Bank Of India, Australia
and China.
Agents for the lie of Travellers
Checks of the American Express Com
pany.
Interest allowed on term deposits at
the following rates per annum, VIZ;
Seven days notice at per cent.
Three months, at 9 per cent
Six months at 81 per cent.
Twelve months, at per cent.
TRUST DEPARTMENT.
Act as Trustees under mortgages.
Manage estates (real and ersonal)
Collect rents and dividends.
Valuable Papers, Wills, Bonds, Etc.
received for safe-keeping.
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Auditors for Corporations and Pri-
vate Firms.
Books examined and reported on.
Statements of A prepared.
Trustees on Bankrupt or Insolven'
Estates.
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Deposits received and interest allow
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ance with Rules and Regulations
copies Of VIII CHI may be obtained on
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-12-26
What To
Give Men
For
christmas

We cordially invite the ladies espe-
cia,ly to visit this store during the few
remaining days It'll Christmas. IN
less you have seen our Christmas dis
play you have missed the richest and
finest show in town.
Perhaps we can help you solve some
of the Christmas gift perplexities.
There isn't much outside the useful TO
give man-because only the useful
appeals to him. At 4east come here,
then think it over. We have thousands
of useful things.
UMBRELLAS, SUIT CASES,
BATH ROBES, DRESSING GOWNS,
STEAMER RUGS, SILK SUSPEND
ERS, NECKWEAR AND MUF-
FLERS, BELTS, PANAMA HATS,
FANCY HOSE, SILK BANDANAS.
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BANKERS

HONOLULU, u. 1.
San Francisco Agents-The Nevada
National Bank of San Francisco.
DRAW EXCHANGE ON
SAN FRANCISCO-The Nevada Ma
tional Ba k of San Francisco.
= ONDON-Union of London & Smith
Bank, Ltd.
NEW YORK-American Exchange Ma
tional Bank.
CHICAGO-Corn Exchange National
Bank.
PARIS-Credit Lyonnais.
BERLIN-Dresdner Bank.
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Corporation.
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Bank of New Zealand, and Bank OF
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of British North America.
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AND EXCHANGE BUSINESS.
Deposits Received. Loans dade on
Approved Security. Commercial and
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change Bought and Sold.
COLLECTION PROMPTLY AZ
COUNTED FOR.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-12-26
THE ADMIRAL
BARS HAMPAGNE
AT DEDICATION HALL.
YEARS DAY EVENING MEDALS
BACK-sNIPLE BUT IMPRESSIVE CERE-
MONIES THE DAY

HILO, Dec. 2O.-There will be no
champagne wasted in the dedication of
Mooheau Hall on New Years Day. Ad-
miral Beckley has so expressed himself
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-12-26
-. YOKONTIAO,
,tractor for Stone and Cement work
Crushed
ROCK

pr 8, No. 2, cubic yard, si,7oi
NJ cubic yard $1,9Oi No. 4, / cubic
No, - 40 az Delivered TO any part OF
Sbs w. city. white anG black sand, foun-
Sat,ons eurbing and coral stones bal
Sast Tor ships and fire wood always on
G taSe Emma all corner heFetania
1 Nuuanu street, Phone Blue lsll
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-12-26
nAD COMnINATION.

Keepers of mad houses say that love
and religion make the worst comblua-
ton.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-12-26
STEAMERS TO DEPART.

Scaling at Manila.
U. S. A. Transports will leave San
Francisco and Manila, and will arrive
from same ports at irregular intervals.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-10
Craven COuntys Call. The TeetotaIers.

Especial TO News and Observer
New Bern, N. c., April 9.-Mr w. r.
Bryan, Jr.. Chairman of the Democratic
Executive Committee of Craven county,
issued a call today for the committee to
meet IN this city on the 10th of April,
to transact business that may come be
fore said committee and appoint date for
County Convention.
The Boar of Aldermen OF the city of
New Bern met last night in a called meet
ing to transact their regular business. A
petition was presented to the board by
Mr.. A. ID. Ward, who represents the tenn
perance cause. asking the board TO cali
for an election by the city for SALOONS or
no saloons The petition was accepted
and referred to a committee composed of
Messrs. c. j. McSorly, f. w. Watson and
l. 5. Wood, to investigate and report to
the board, if sufficient amount of quail
lied voters signed the PETITION, If so
then the election will be called.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-10
THE STATEMED|CAL
SOCIETY
Biggest Meeting in His
tory Here Next Month
---Program.

The annual meeting of the State Medical
Society will take place in LIS city May
oath. 25th and 2Gth, and it will be the
biggest meeting in the history of the Sc
ciety. The sessions will be &c
Scrate Chamber in the State Capitol.
The program as officially arranged will
include an address of welcome on behalf
of the State by Governor Aycock at the
orening session on Tuesday, May 9th,
az noon; on behalf of the city by Mr.. Ed.
Chambers Smith, and the response by Dr.
y. NJ. Parrott, of Kinston. The regular
sessions will then begin and continue un-
til Thursday night, May Goth. The local
committee OF arrangements as prov .ded
TO- the entertainment Of the visitors e
popular lecture in Metropolitan Hall on
the night CT May 25th by DR.. Charles
Baskerville, OF the University. His sub
ject will be ''Thorium and Its Uses" Fol
lowing this there will be reception at
the Capital Club. given i'll honor of the
visiting physicians.
This is the first meeting under the
new plan of organization, and the attend
ancc is expected to be larger than at any
other previous meeting. Many have esti-
mated that six hundred physicians will
be here during the meeting. Reduced rates
will b. given on the railroads and the
hotel accommodations will be ample
The present officers of the society are
President DR.. II. B. Weaver. o. Asheville
Secretary, DR.. J. Howell Way. OF Waynes-
VILE Treasurer, Dr. G. T. Skies, OF Girls
som. The local committee OF arrangements
comprises the following: DR.. II. A. Roys-
ter, chairman; DR.. II. Mex. Tucker, DR..
A. T. Gotten, DR.. Joseph Graham, Dr..
T. NJ. Jordan, DR.. J. W. MCGEE, Jr., and
DR.. r. S. McGeachy
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-10
BETTER HELL ITSELF
So Declared One OF the Blood Grim.
soned Letters on Which His Head
Feli---Loss of Position it is Believed.
Drove Him lnsane---The SWooninq
Wife Borne From the Terrible Scene.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
Greensboro. n. c., April 81 Stanly
Parker. aged IS, OF Danville, Va, billing
clerk for several years for the yard
master OF the Southern aRilway there.
blew his brains out with a pistol at I
O'Clock tonight, in the office OF Clegg s
IIotel here, dying an hour later His
body will be sent to aDnvillc on the mid
night train
Parker was married on Wednesday at
Pelham, n. c., to lady from Roanoke.
1t is said that upon his return TO Dan
vile that night, he got notice of dis
charge from his position
With his bride he came to Greensboro
yesterday, putting up at the Allen house,
announcing that he was on bridal trip
to Atlanta.
He spent last night and today here,
ara about O'Clock went into the office
of Cleggs Hotel, called for stationery
ard was busily engaged writing letters.
An acquaintance, seeing him at the
to him. AS this person turned away, : ar
ker remarked:
Il am just low finishing my last let
ter. wait over there in the corner few
moments
Five minutes afterwards occupants of
the office We're startled at pistol shot
in the room. When the smoke cleared
away. Parker's head was seen lying on
the desk, with bullet hole Tough the
temple. and blood oozng out OF his
mouth and the wound. He had placed
the muzzle at the right temple, and the
tall had p,oughed clear through, just
failing to come through the .elt temple,
but forming a lump of pushedout skin.
When he was raised UP, it was found
that his head had fallen on four letters,
he had just completed. sealed and a0-
dressed but with no stamps. One was
addressed to his wife, one to Mr. Phoenix
of Danville, one to Richard Stone, OF
o. Roanoke.
MIS-. Parker was Immediately sum
mcned from the Allen House, and upon
entering the office where her husband
of day lay dying. she swoCncd away and
had to be taken to the ladies department
OF the hotel and put to bed.
The body of the dying man was taken
TO his room at the Allen House and gasp
ing for breath for an hour, he expired
without showing signs of consciousness
o. pain.
The letter to his wife and bride ex-
pressed the deepest regret for the necas-
sity OF the rash act, but he said he was
in 20 much trouble ne preferred death
and enjoined her to Apply to his peo
Pie, who would care for her. One. other
letter, which was opened showed that
the man was insane from desperation ct
his condition, stating that he had much
rather be in hell than TO live longer like
ne would have to-
The desperate deed, in Il crowded hotel
office just ct the supper hour created
intense excitement, and it was with din
cultJ policemen could keep back the
crowd that thronged the entrance.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-10
Loads aD0 North @ap00Hma Daily Pa@ps Both

He lad just discovered that while he was
"a man of consequence in Spodunk -Four
Corners, in Washington he was cipher
with the rim OFF. He had found that he
could not get his bills through unless he
obeycd orders, that he couldn't even make
a speech without somebody's permission.
ana that the only thing he could do was
tc make speeches at the Tantalus Club,
send out garden seed and documents
Il kr,ow how you feel" said Speaker
Cannon, to whom he had been relating
his troubles. 'Thirty-two years ago, when
filst came to Congress, l was standing
in the aisle one day looking, | suppose,
pretty disconsolate. l had just tried to
get permission to make a speech. and il
had been refused for the tenth time
Representative Frye. of Maine, who is
now President of the Senate, came along
behind me and put his hand on my should
er.
u know what you are thinking of. ;
said Frye.
II don't think you do, unloss you're
mind reader / said
Yes, | do, said Frye. You arc think.
ING whether you will resign your place
and go home this evening or tomorrow
morning
You're right said l, but how did you
guess it,?
~ felt that way myself in my first
Congress, said Frye. and my mirror then
looked like your face now
so cheer up concluded Uncle Joe. -"
shaking hands with the worried junior
and starting up the street.
Asked by the Brooklyn Eagle as TO the
platform and candidate for this year, Rep
Continued on Page Eleven.)
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Johnson in the guard house. and the ne
gro thereupon swore vengeance. on the
evening of the tragedy he was one OF a
party who were making night hideous
with boisterous ribaldry. The chiat com
manded them to keep quiet. when a negro
named Evans turned upon him with i nee
oaths. The officer instantly arrested him.
Both Evans and Johnson then attacked
HIM with knives. infiicting dangerous
wounds. The shooting of Johnson follow
ed. Evans escaping. He was afterwards
captured, however, and is now IN Jail.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-10
ISABELLA IS DEAD
The Grandmother of AL
phMso and Ex-Queen
of Spain.
(By the Associated Press

Paris, April 9.-Ex-Queen Isabella of
Spain, grandmother of King Alfonso, died
here at 9:45 O'Clock this morning of i'm
fiuenZa with complications The Ameri-
can Embassy which is opposite the Palace
Castillo on the Avenue Kleber, the late
Queens residence, was early informed
OF the Queens death and Ambassador
Porter was among the first to call and
sign the palace register.
The Infantas Isabella, Eulaiie and
Marie, daughters of the late Queen were
a the bedside when she died
The Queen had been afflicted with the
grippe for two months, which gradually
affected the lungs. Last night she be-
came unconscious and the death agony
began at seven o'clock this morning. The
three Infantas and Prince Ferdinand OF
Bevaria, husband of the infant Marie
were summoned to the bedside but the
dying Queen did not recognize them.
The papal nuncio was summoned to
administer the last sacraments but owing
20 his absence from Paris. the last rites
OF the church were administered by the
wear of the church of ST. Pierre. The
QUEENS death followed shortly afterward
Prince Ferdinand Immediately tele-
graphed tn. news to the King of Spain,
to Foreign Minister Delcasse and to all
the European sovereigns.
II is understood that King Alfonso will
rot come TO France for the funeral. as
he did not come for the funeral of his
grandfather, King Francis, who died in
April, 1902.
Thr deceased Queen had been one of
the conspicuous figures of Paris since she
left Spain After her abdication, In 1870,
she continued to live with qucenly mag
rifcence here, giving largely to charitable
and religious works
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-10
LAID GENTLY TO REST.
The Last Sad Rites at Mrs. Joel D.
Whitaker's Funeral.

Solemn yet sweet in their gentleness
were the services which marked the last
tribute OF love and respect paid to the
mortal remains of the late Mrs. Joel ID.
Whitaker, Jr formerly Miss Lula Haw-
kins, Of Ridgeway.
The funeral was conducted yesterday af-
ternoon at halfpast four o'clock from
Christ Church and many were the friends
of the deceased and the bereaved family
present. Cut off in the early bloom of
young womanhood, she is taken from a
loving husband from deeply attached
kindred and from a host of friends. whose
affection was feebly shown in the profus-
ION OF the most exquisite floral remem-
brances which covered the casket and
which now rest upon that spot in the quiet
bosom OF the earth where she is at rest.
The impressive services was conducted
by Rev NJ. NJ. Marshall, the Rector of
Christ Church. and following the service
there, In which tender hymns had been
sung, the remains were borne to lakewood
Cemetery, where the irterment took place
The funeral cortege was long one and the
pall-bearerS were: esSrs. O. NJ Gardner,
]. w. Harden, Paul Faison, Fred Lamb,
William Little, Victor Boyden, Henry
Patterson and Edgar HAYWOOD.
Many relatives and friends We're here
from distance to attend the funeral.
Among those were: Mr.. John Horton, of
Roanoke; Mr.. James Broddie. of Iiender-
son; DR.. and Mrs. A. s. Pendleton, of
Henderson; Mrs. V. E. Pendleton, of
Warrenton; Mrs. Peter Arlington, of
Durham; Mr.. K. ]. Davis, of Goldsboro
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin 4. Holt. of Burling-
ton: DR. T. w. Davis. of Mayodan: MIR.
w. X. Davis, of Marion, s. c.; Mr. Kim
brough Jones, OF Durham: Mr.. T. w.
Beckett, of Louisburg. Mr.. William Bail
ey, of Louisburg. and Miss Lucy Eridgers,
of Durham.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-10
CatIett is Acquitted.
(By the Associated Press. J

Knoxville. Tenn, April 9.-Robert Cat
lett, 4 wealthy farmer of Sewer county
who has been tried five times on the
chrage OF being an accessory in the
Whaley murder in January. 1896. for which
two men already have been executed, was
acquitted today at Louden. Tenn
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-10
Twenty Years for Fire-Bug.
lBy the Associated Press

Preston, Ga, April 9-Tkenty years at
hard labor in the penitentiarv was the
sentence imposed upon Hcnru Morgan
convicted of having burned the business
portion of the town few weeks ago. I'm
medlately after the imposition of the SEN
tence today the trial of Sidney Harrell.
indicted upon the same charge as Morgan.
was commenced. but continuance was
granted when one of his attorneys became
I'll. Both prisoners. under $4,000 bonds
were taken to Americas for safe keeping.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-10
CLIFF CURTIS ACQUITTED.
Charged With Sending Obscene Mat
ter Through the Mails.
Especial to News and Observer. ,


Greensboro, n. c., April 9.-I.ast night
In United States Court the jury returned
its verdict in the case against Cliff Cur
tus. OF Winston, for sending obscene Ian.
guage through the mails. Curtis was ae-
quilted The verdict was something of
q surprise as there were many Who hav-
ing heard evidence looked for a convic-
ton. The defendant was ably defended by
Capt. r. Il. Glenn. The specific lamare
against him was that Re appended to a
letter an acquaintance of his wrote a
young lady a vulgar and indescent mes
sage. -
Captain Morris K. Barroll. United
States Artillery Corps, visited tie local
recruiting station yesterday and enlisted
Rol ert FL. Hunnicutt Of Lynchburg, for
the light infantry.
Isaac Worth Clegg, aged two years, the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-10
Mrs. Susan Ivy Dead.
Special to News and observer.l

LAGRANGE. n. c., April o.-Mrs. Susan
Ivy died at the home of her step-son
Mr. Charles Ivy, in the Bucklesburg sec
uon. yesterday. She was about seventy.
She, was one of a large family noted for
longevity, two brothers, George and Joshua
Daily having died within the past year.
Both were over eighty. One sister sur
wives her. Mrs. Ivys demise was hasten
ed by an accident by which limb was
broken several months ago.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-10
]. ]. Britt is Ahead.
Especial to News and 0bserver.)

IspCcIaI % News anu OUatIFtIJ
Asheville, N. c.. April 9.--The Repub-
lcan County Convention was held here
today to select delegates to the State
and Congressional Conventions. OF the
thirty-ive delegates to the Congressional
Convention seventeen are instructed for
J. Britt for Congress. twelve for Judge
Ewart and six for Thomas Settle.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-10
HAND OF SUICIDE
WIDOWS A BRIDE
81 Am on My Bridal Tour" He Said Shortly Be-
fore the Commission of the
Deed.

bright and interesting yong son of Mr..
and Mrs L.. L. Clegg. died here this NOM
ing of pneumonia and very great sym
pathy is felt for their bereaved parents.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-10
Officer Desperate Fight With Negroes
Especial 10 News anI o~sc;vcro

Especial 10 News ani U"sc;vcr)
'lkeviile, n. e.. April 9.I1 desperate
encounter with two negroes here, Chief
OF ohce Albritton, after peias cut in the
IL : and throa-, snot and instantly SillSt
o'r G. the negroes named Needham .iChn-
.Gn
Some time previously the officer had put
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-10

New Bern, n. c., April 9.-Both RAY.
mond Miller and George Manly were ar.
rested as result of the shooting here YES.
terday: as reported in the News and oh
server OF this date. The parties, who aro
negroes, are held under 800 bonds.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-10

Sanford, \. c., April 9-Lonzie Gil.
more, having robbed the home of NJ. T
f. Bowers and knowing that officers vare
on his tran. attempted to escape be the
A. Z. L. train but was brought to - sto,
10y bullet in his hip and is now in iail