Evening star., 1898-09-10
TERRITORY OF HAWAII "
Name Accepted for the Islands by the An
nexation Commission.
The Form Of Government VIII BE
Modelled on That of Exist
ing Territories.

The steamer Coptic, from Yokohama and
Hong Kong, by way of Honolulu, yesterday
brought to San Francisco the following ad
vices to the Associated Press from the
latter place under date of September 3.
1t will be the Territory of Hawaii" That
is the name which the annexation COM
mission has decided to recommend to Con-
gress. The form of the government will
be modelled on that of existing territories
There will be no further departures from
this than local conditions and national po-
litical considerations make necessary. The
ultimate possibility Of statehood will not be
barred. There will be no District of Co
lumba or Alaska form of government pro-
posed.
Local self-government will be given
through the extension of the municipal
idea. The islands will be divided into mu-
nicipal districts. having control, under re-
strictions, of purely local affairs. Homo
lulu, for instance, will be a municipal dis
trict embracing the whole of the Island of
Oahu. Hawaii may be divided into two
districts, and Molokai, Lanai and Niyhau
may be attached to some other municipal
district.
Territorial Legislature.
The question of a territorial legislature
has been fully settled. There probably will
be one, but with limited powers. All the
attributes of sovereignty, however, will be
exercised by the government of the United
States. The people OF Hawaii will be called
on to consider themselves Americans look
ing to the national government a source
of power. In local affairs they Will nave
the opportunity of exercising the highest
attribute of American citizenship, local self
government The form of government the
commission will recommend will be cal
culated to do away with the associations
of national Importance which have grown
UP in the last eighty or ninety years, and
to create associations and the feeling OF
union with the United States Of America.
1t is pretty clear from what has been
said by members Of the commission that
in framing form Of government for the
islands they have also been charged by the
administration with forming a model which
can be adopted in Porto Rico and other
possessions the war has brought to
the United States.
The commission Is trying to shape its
work to be able to finish its labors
on September 20. The visiting members in
that will be able to return to the main
land by the steamer of September 23. This
will be in plenty of time for the prompt
presentation of the bill which will be draft
ed Immediately after the opening of Con-
greSS.
Pearl HarbOr.
The commissioners visited Pearl Harbor
On September l. Admiral Miller, who is
thoroughly informed to Pearl Harbor
from a naval point of view. pointed out the
advantages which originally induced the
United States to secure concessions there
for a naval station. Prof Alexander has
pointed out the geological structure and
the imprCvem that will be needed to
make it an ideal naval rendezvous.
The Pacific cable may go around Homo
lulu. shorter route by way Of Alaska
has been figured en-. Gen. A. 9. Hartwell
said today:
by the last mail 1 received a communi
cation from the company concerning the
cable. Gen. Scrymser writes me that his
company is annoyed at the delay required
by the clause in the Hawaiian contract
which gives the Secretary of State six
months in which to signify his approval or
disapproval of the contracts. He states
that he has had some correspondence with
Secretary Day on the matter, and has
asked him to come to final conclusion at
as early date as convenient. In the early
part of the year the Secretary had ex-
pressed his disapproval of any contract
being entered into at this end and it was
in consequence of his doing that the
condition was inserted in the Hawaiian
contract requiring the approval of the
Secretary of State. l am now informed
that the answer of Secretary Day has been
received. to the effect that. owing 20 his
elationship to Col. Spalding. he has taken
no part in the affair, and that he would
hand it over entirely to his assistant, Mr..
Moore. However, l have no doubt that
Secretary Day will not hesitate to Inform
the company of his intention on the con-
tracts.
IF the company shall not avail itself of
the Hawaiian contract it contemplates
adopting the shorter Alaska route. Gen
Scrymser writes me that a cable with a
landing in Alaska, thence to Japan. con-
Meeting with the established lines to China,
Manila and Australia, could be bull, for
less than s5,C00.000, as against S12 900
via the Hawaiian Islands,
Clash Over Quarters.
There is a clash here between Col BAR
ber and the Hawaiian government over
military quarters. The Hawaiian govern
n,ent as it is known, at the end of August
withdrew its garrison of troops from the
executive buildings and grounds. L was
deemed that with the presence of United
States troops at Honolulu there was no
more need of troops to guard the public
buildings. The paid militia Of Hawaii
simply went cut of existence. In the mean
time the Hawaiian government had In