The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-09-07
CARTER TELLS
OF REVOLUTIONS
THE GOVERNOR ENTERTAINS
ABOUT HISTORIC TIMES.

At eleven o'clock the visiting editors
made call on Governor Carter, by ap-
pointment, and before they left the
Capitol building they were photograph
ed, in a group on the front steps of the
old Palace building, with Governor
Carter, Secretary Atkinson, and other
Honolulu men who were assisting in
escOrting them about the city.
The visitors walked from the Promo
tion rooms in the Young building to the
Capitol They went into the legisla-
tive hall, formerly the Throneroom, and
looked at the pictures, and then went
up stairs and into the Executive cham
bers, where Carter and Atkinson were
both on hand to receive them. The
governor received each guest with a
handshake and a cordial word. The
secretary was also at hand with his
usual genial greetings.
The governor entertained the visitors
with a short talk on the capitol and its
history. The room in which he spoke
was the former bedchamber of royalty,
and the journalists showed much IN
terest when he told them Of it's former
use, and also how the other buildings,
now government offices, were used in
| the days when the building was a
palace instead of being a capitol
"The building and grounds have been
| commented on as famous for many re-
volutions remarkable for their blood
! lessness," was one of the executives s
remarks 1--WE have had many revo-
| hut civ a T,lN
| bloodless. There was much shooting,
and you can see in this building marks
of the bullets but the number of lives
| lost was very small" Continuing, the
governor told an amusing story of the
! bungalow surrender and how a sheet
was used as a white flag. A question
from one of the visitors regarding the
age of the building brought forth
reply that all appreciated.
''It was built in the early eighties,
said the governor "and there was plenty
of graft in connection with it's con-
struction. It is therefore a thoroughly
American and up-to-date building. You
will observe an outer structure. Thai
was made because it was found after
the building was erected that the
foundation was no good, and it was
necessary to construct a new founda-
tion with the walls standing. Perhaps
it doesn't compare with the New YorE
State Capitol in these respects, but II
is up to date in American graft"
From the executive chambers the
journalists went to the new archives
building, after having their picture
taken in a group. Secretary Lydeckel
had gathered together some of the more
interesting exhibits in his collection
and both Carter and Atkinson assisted
in showing them to the guests. Let
ers penned by the great explorer Van
couver in the days when he gave ma
tive chiefs documents attesting thei
good character, so that other captains
calling here might rely on them anC
other similar documents, formed par
of an interesting exhibit for the visit
ors. There was also a goodly collec
tion of the huge seals which were at
tached to the old Hawaiian treaties
These and some of the aged writer
documents of great historical interest
made an exhibit which the Californian
much enjoyed seeing.
After the Archive building session
the Moana was the place to be visited
and all started for the beach, wher
arrangements had been made to re
ceive them.