The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-21
ADYICES FROM HONOLULU
4 CTS OF VANDALISM CHARGED TO
 AMERICAN SOLDIERS.
General King Issues Orders for Court of Inquiry-Hawaiian Commission Meets Daily-Nattves to Adopt Resolutions lani-The Archipelago Now In the Military Department of California.

Asking for Restoration of LtliOul&a-
 lani-The Archipelago Now In the
 Military Department of California.
 Honolulu, Sept. 13 (via San Francis co, Sept. 20.)-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 court of inquiry to in vestigate alleged lawless acts commit ted by soldiers and to assess the amount of damage caused. Chinese fruit growers and vegetable gardeners have been favorite victims of the sol diers and their gardens have been raid ed and destroyed.
 The Hawaiian commission is holding daily sessions. The commission prob ably will not leave for San Francisco before September 22 Senator Morgan in an interview is quoted as saying: T have always been in favor of state government for Hawaii and am so still. Speaking for myself, however, and not for the commission, I am inclined to think that you will have only a territo- rial government at present. You have not asked for a state government and doubt very much if the commission will recommend one. The territory of Ha- waii has a great future 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, an en- terprise which must be carried to con- summation in a very short period, will still further advance the prosperity of the islands"
 A mass meeting of natives will be held this evening, when resolutions ask ing for the restoration of Lilioukalani will be adopted. The Planters associa tion has presented memorial to the commission asking for an extension of time that they may be in position to regulate new labor conditions. The Chamber of Commerce in memorial asks for a territorial form of govern ment, while the Bar association wants the judicial system of the islands to re- main unchanged. Senator Cullom has announced that the land laws of the Unted States do not apply to the public lands of Hawaii. The local land laws remain in force. MT. Dole for the time being still signs as president of the republic of Hawaii and processes of court will run as heretofore.
 Princess Kaulanis reception in honor of the Hawaiian commission given at Ainahau, on the seventh, was a brilliant success. General King and staff, Colonel Barbour and staff, gov ernment officials, army and navy off, cials. ex-Queen Lilioukalani and several hundred prominent society people of the city attended. committee from the Annexation club waited on Senator | Morgan at the residence of s. M. Bal lou on Sunday to receive large photo graph of Congressman Frank G. New lands, who introduced the annexation resolution in the house at Washington. The Hawaiian archipelago is now the military district of Hawaii, department of California. An order creating this district dated September has just been promulgated by Major General Mer riam The order has no significance as to the civil government to be adopted | here.