Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-09-17
THE COMMISSIONERS
HAVE FOUND A NAME
Hawaiian Islands viii Be Known
as the Territory of
Hawaii"
la TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT
Will form a Model for the GoVeril.
ment to Be Established In
Puerto Rico.
CLASH OVER THE BARRACKS
Hawaiian Government Claims That
Militia Barracks DO Net Be-
long TO the Military
ARM.
TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT
CLASH OVER THE BARRACKS

San Francisco, Sept. 12.-AThe steam
sr Coptic, from Yokohama and Hong
Kong, via Honolulu, brings the follow
ing advices to the Associated Press
the latter city under date of Septem-
Der 3:
1t will be the Territory Of Hawaii"
That is the name which the annexation
committee has decided TO recommend
% congress. The form of government
Will be modelled on that of existing ter
ritories. Local self governments will
DC given through the extension of the
municipal idea. The islands will be
divided into municipal districts having
control, under restrictions and limita-
ions, of purely local affairs.
Hawaii may be divided into two dis
riots and Molokai, Lenai and Niyhan
may be attached to some other mu-
nicipal district. The question OF terri
!orial legislature has not been fully
settled. There Will probably be one,
but with limited powers. All the at
tributes of sovereignty, howevep will
De exercised by the national govern
ment of the United States. The peo-
ole of Hawaii will be called on to con
slider themselves Americans, looking
TO the national government as the
SQUIRE of national power.
Itis pretty clear from what has been
said by members of the committee
from time to time that in framing u
torn Nof government for these islands
hey have also been charged by the adj
ministGation at Washington with
| fnFg,in.s N t,,n1nl xy1i,1, an,, Ia, oInN4,1
TO Puerto Rico and other new pos
sessions the war has brought the
United States.
The committee is trying. to so shape
is work as no be able to conclude its
abors September 20.
There is u clash here between Col
onel Barber and the Hawaiian gov
srnmcnt over military quarters. The
Hawaiian government, as is known, at
the end of August withdrew its gar
rison of troops from the executive
building and grounds. 1t was deemed
that with the presence of United
States troops at Honolulu there was no
more need of troops to guard the pub
lie buildings. The paid militia simply
went out of existence. In the mean
time the Hawaiian government had
informed the United States represen-
~tatives that after August 81 it would
not be responsible for the official mill
tary courtesies Of this port. 1t is now
an American. The United States mill
tary authorities then signifed their
intention of occupying the late Ha-
waiian military headq uarters, includ-
ing the mems barracks, under the ex-
ecutive building, and the officers quar-
tiers in the bungalow. To this the
Hawaiians objected. 1t was claimed
that the buildings and grounds va
rated by the military Y public civil
in their character, and their purpose
entirely related to the administration
Of the Hawaiian affairs.
The Philadelphia will be sent back
to San Francisco very soon, as Admiral
Miller, having completed the mission
on which he was sent by the United
States government, is anxious to re-
turn.
Various officers of the Philadelphia
are so sure that their ship will return
to this port after landing Admiral Mil
Ter in San Francisco that they are
making arrangements here for that
purpose. 1t is supposed the Philadel-
phia is the only ship available for duty
here.
The transport Scandal arrived from
san Francisco this morning.