Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-09-28
SOLDIERS CAUSING rRoUsLn
They WORRY the People OF Hono1olu
by Petty Acts Of DepfeAasaen.


by Petty Acts Of DepfeAasaen.
Honolulu, September L. via San
francisco, September 1.-THE Amer.
ican soldiers In Honolulu are causing
the good people of this once peaceful
community much worry. Acts of VAN
dalism are becoming frequent, and
General King has issued orders for Q
court OF inquiry to investigate alleged
aawless acts committed by soldiers
and TO assess the amount Of damage
caused. Chinese fruit growers and
vegeta bic gardeners have been favor
rte victims of the soldiers, and their
gardens have been raided or destroy
ed.
The Hawaiian commission Is hold
Ing daily sessions, but nothing ID
given out for publication. The COM
mission will probably not leave for
Sam Francisco before September %.
Senator Morgan, in an interview, il
quoted as saying: 81 have always
been en- favor of a state government
for Hawaii, and am so still. Speaking
for myself, however, and not for the
commission, am inclined to think
that you will have only territorial
government at present. You have not
asked for state government, and I
doubt very much if the commission
will recommend one. AS the territory
of Hawaii, you will have your own
legislature, of which you will elect
the members. The territorial officers
to be appointed by President McKin-
aey will be governor and secretary;
three district Judges, who will COM
pose your supreme court; a United
States district attorney, whose duties
are similar to those of your attorney
general, but who only acts in cases
i'm which the United States is inter-
ested, and 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
custom house and postal department..
but In all other matters you WIN pe
your own masters. You will make
your own laws, subject to the ap-
proual of congress"
"The territory of Hawaii has q
great future before it, and, with the
increase of population and business
that must come from annexation and
all that is implied by it, the road to
statehood cannot be a long one. The
opening of the Nicaragua canal, am
enterprise which must be carried to
consummation in a very short period,
will still further advance the prosper
ity of the islands,
A mass meeting of natives will be
held this evening, when resolutions
asking for the restoration of Ufliuo-
f1alaui be adopted.
The Planters Association has pre-
sented a memorial to the commission
asking for am extension of time, that
they may be in a. position to regulate
new labor conditions.
The chamber of commerce, in q me-
mortal, asks for a territorial form OF
government, while THE bar association
wants the judicial system of the
islands ito remain unchanged.
Senator Cullom has announced that
the hand laws of the United States do
not apply to the public lands of Ha-
wall. The local lands laws remain in
force.
Mr.. Dole, for the time being, still
signs as president of the republic OF
Hawaii" and processes of court will
rum as heretofore.
Antoine Rosa, THE we'll known Ha-
waiian lawyer and ex-attorney gem
eral, died September ., aged 43 years.
Princess Kafulani's reception in
honor of the American Hawaiian COM
mission, given at Ainairau on the 7th,
was brilliant success. General MeF-
riam and staff, General King and
staff, and Colonel Barber and staff,
government officials, army and navy
officers, eX-Queen Liliuokalani and
several hundred prominent society
people of the cfty attended.