Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-09-16
NEW island POSgF|I
10 Be Designated 90 I,
Territory Of Hawaii
THE COMMISSIONS prc,,.
The Form of Government ,o, -,
Decided Upon by the Gu e ''''
committee-The Pacific o.1,s s''''

San Francisco, Sept. la.-Th. ..
eI Ooptlo arrived from YoAobsns'' s'
Hong Kong via Honolulu nsll an
the following advices from W. Uills
city under date of September :. '1'
The territory of Hawaii"
name which the annexation COM,
has decided to recommend 'ulla ~ aa
Thus will be preserved in tbe W Uvll1 UUlgs|
nomenclature from the UpitpJ pi's4 !.
the distinctive origin of this na,, T !, ~
United States. The history and and y,
ton of the islands and the ss'oOi''' oO
that new residents here want tO,'',
will go on in unbroken union WHY
name. The form Of governmsN' ""t
be modelled on that Of existina
tories. There will be no fur,ts.
parture from this form than loos
ditions and national political con,i'
ations make necessary. 1t ia % no,S
that in working out the details tbs M +
OF government will not approrim,'|
closely to that of state Qoyernmsn.
the ordinary form OF territorial co,,|
ment does. But the ultimate mss,
lty OF statehood will not be barrod
Still, there will be no Djstria
Columbia or Alaska form of govern"
proposed. Local self-government !,
be given through the extension NJ
municipal idea. The islands will
divided into municipal districts, ba,|
control. under restrictions, Of Du|
local affairs. Honolulu, for inst,,
will be a municipal district, embnl|
the whole of the island Of Oahu.
waii may be divided into two disr
and Molokai. Maui and Nithau m,r|
attached to some other municipal
trict.
The question of q territorial lei
ture has not been fully settled. nj
will probably be one, but with lpi|
powers, All the attributes Of sol
eighty, however, will be exercset
the national government Of the Ur|
States. The people OF Hawaii vil|
called on to consider themselves Au|
leans, looking to the national gov.
ment as a source of national power
internal affairs they will have The
portunity of exercising the high su
ute of American citizenship, local l
government.
The form of government the cOnu|
sion will recommend will be one cl
lated to do away with tbe assOciat
OF national independence and to uG|
associations and a feeling of uniOnV
the United States. 1t is pretty ID
from what has been said by memhl
the commission from time to ID
that in framing form Of gOyeInH
for these islands they have also
charged by the administration at W
ington with forming a model which
be adapted to Porto Rico and other
possessions the war has brought
United States.
The Pacific cable may go ard
Honolulu. A shorter route by va
Alaska has been figured on. Gen
A. s. Hartwell said this morning
"By the last mail | reCeiveds
communications from the comp
concerning the cable. General Sctq|
ser writes me that his company
noyed at the delay required By
clause in the Hawaiian contract VI
gives the secretary OF state six nV
in which to signify his approval
approval of the contract. Hes
that he has had some correspona'|
with Secretary Day on the matter
has asked him to come to q final
clusion at as early a date as conVen
IF the company shall not avalll
Of the Hawaiian contract, 1t COM
plates adopting the shorter A
route General Schiymser vrlIs
that a cable, with a landing in Alf|
thence to Japan, connecting wlu
established lines to China, ManlH
Australia could be built for les
s5, 900, 900, as against 81, ,OOO'w|
the Hawaiian islands"
1t is the present calculation 70
the United States ship Phllaue
back to San Francisco very %
Admiral Miller, having complete.
mission on which he was sent
United States government, IS su
lied to return. The transport 81
arrived from San Francisco this
ing.