Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-21
WORRY IN HAWAII
It is Being Caused BY the
American Soldier,
| MANY ACTS OF VANDALISM,
Chinese Fruit Growers and Vegetable
Gardeners FaYOrte Victims.
| GOVERNMENT OF THE ISLANDS.
| This Matter Now Being Considered
Meeting Now I'm Favor of Restora-
tion of Ex-cueen LiI-Kauiianf Re-
ceptiOn a Grent Success.
GOVERNMENT OF THE ISLANDS

Correspondence of the Associated Press)
HONOLULU, September 18th, via SAN
FRANCISCO, September 2O.-The Ameri-
can soldiers in Honolulu are causing the
good people of this once peaceful COM
munity much worry. Acts of vandalism
are becoming frequent and General King
has issued orders for a court Of inquiry,
to investigate alleged lawless acts COM
mitted by soldiers, and to assess the
amount of damage caused. Chinese fruit
growers and vegetable gardeners have
been favorite victims of the soldiers, and
their gardens have been raided and de-
stroyed.
The Hawaiian commission is holding
daily sessions, but nothing is given out
for publication.
The commission will probably not leave
for San Francisco before September 25d.
QUESTION OF GOVERNMENT.
Senator Morgan, in an interview, is
quoted as saying:
81 have always been in 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 terri
torial government at present. You have
not asked for State government, and 1
doubt very much If the commission will
recommend one You will make your
own laws, subject to the approval Of Con-
gress.
"The Territory of Hawaii has a 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 can
not be a long one. The opening of the
Nicaragua canal, an enterprise which
must be carried to consummatiOn In a
very short period, will still further ad-
vance the prosperity OF the islands"
FOR RESTORATION OF LII.
A mass-meeting Of natives will be held
this evening when resolutions asking for
the restoration Of Liliuokalani will be
adopted.
The Chamber Of Commerce I'm a memo
rial asks for a territorial form OF gov
ernment, 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 United States do not
apply TO the public lands of Hawaii. The
local land laws remain in force.
Mr. Dole, for the time being, still signs
as president of the Republic of Hawaii"
and processes Of court will run as here
tofore.
KAIULANIS RECEPTION.
Princess Kaiulanis reception in honor
of the American Hawaiian Commission,
given at Ainabau on the 7th, was brill
liant success General Merriam and
staff. General King and stan. Colonel
Barber and staff. government officials,
army and navy officers, ex-Queen Liliuo-
kalani and several hundred prominent
society people of the city attended.
The Hawaiian archipelago is now the
military district of Hawaii Department
of California. An order creating this
district. dated September 4th, has just
been promulgated by MajOr-General Msr-
riam. The order has no significance as
10 the civil government to be adopted
here. and outside its military applca-
tio1, no further significance than an indi-
cation that the islands are a part OF the
territory of the United States, and are
being treated in exactly the same way
as all other territory Of the republic 49,