, 1898-09-21
HAWAII HAPPENINGS
AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN HONOLU-
LU CHARGED WITH COMMIT
TING DEPREDATIONS.
Senator Morgan Talks on the Probable
Outcome of the Deliberations OF the
Hawaiian Commission-Territorial
Government Will Likely be Recon-
mended.

Honolulu, Sept. ~, via San Francis
co, Sept. 2O.-The American soldiers in
Honolulu are causing the good people
of this once peaceful community much
worry. Acts of vandalism are becom-
ing frequent and General King has is
sued orders for a court of inquiry to in
vestigate alleged lawless acts commit
ted by soldiers and to assess the amount
of damage caused. Chinese fruit grow
ers and vegetable gardeners have been
~favorite victims of the soldiers and
their gardens have been raided and
destroyed.
The Hawaiian archipelago is now the
military district of Hawaii, department
of California. An order creating this
been promulgated by Major General
Merriam. The order has no sig
nificance as to the civil government to
be adopted here, and outside of its mill
tary application no further significance
than another indication that the islands
are actually annexed and are a part OF
the territory of the United States and
are being treated in exactly the same
way that all other territory of the re-
public is.
The Hawaiian commission is holding
daily sessions. but nothing is given out
for publication.
The commission will probably not
leave for San Francisco before Septem-
Der 90. Senator Morgan, in an inter-
view, is quoted as saying:
Il have always been in favor of a
state government for Hawaii, and am
so still. Speaking for myself, however,
and not for the commission. | am in
clined to think that you will have only
a territorial government at present.
You have not asked for state govern
ment, and | doubt very much if the
commission will recommend one. As
the territory of Hawaii you will have
your W legislature, of which you will
elect the members.
The territorial officers to be ap-
pointed by President Mckinley will be
a governor and secretary, the three dis
trict judges who compose your supreme
court, a United States district attorney,
whose duties are similar to those Of
your attorney general, but who only
acts in cases in which the United
States is interested, and a United
States marshal, who performs the same
duties as your present marshal, but
only in United States business. The
United States will, of course, take
charge of the customs house and postal
department. but in all ether matters
you will be your own masters. You
will make your own laws, subject to
the approval of congress. The territory
of Hawaii has a great future before it,
and with the increase of population
and business that must come from an
nexation and all that is implied by it,
the road to statehood cannot be a long
one. The opening of the Nicaragua
canal, an enterprise which must be
carried to consummation in a very short
period, will still further advance the
prosperity of the islands,"
A mass meeting of natives will be
he'd this evenig, when resolution
asking for the restoration of Liliuoka-
lani as queen will be adopted.
The Planters association has pre-
sented a memorial to the commission
asking for an extension of time that
they may be in a position to regulate
new labor conditions.
The chamber of commerce in a me-
mortal asks for a territorial form of
government, while the bar association
wants the judicial system Of the ISL
ands to remain unchanged.
Senator Cullom has announced that
the land laws of the United States do
o apply to the public lands of Hawaii.
The local land laws remain in force.
Mr.. Dole, for the time being, still signs
as president of the Republic of Ha-
wall" and processes of court will run
as heretofore.