The herald., 1898-09-21
WANT PAY FOR FOOD DFuRNIsHEn
TO SOLDIERS
COMMISSIONERS ARE BUSY
Morgan Inclines to the Belief That
State Government Will Not Be
Recommended
Associated Press Special Wire.

HONOLULU, Sept. 12, via San Fran
cisco, Sept. 20.-The American soldiers ir
Honolulu are causing the good people oi
this peaceful community much worry
Acts OF vandalism are becoming frequent
and Gen. King has Issued orders for @
court Of inquiry to investigate alleged law
less acts committed by soldiers and te
assess the amount of damage caused
Chinese fruit growers and vegetable gar
deners have been the favorite victims OF
the soldiers, and their gardens have beer
raided and destroyed.
The Hawaiian archipelago Is now the
military district Of Hawaii in the Depart
ment Of California. An order creating this
district. dated September 4. has just beer
promulgated by MaJor-General Merriam
The Hawaiian Commission has been hold
ing daily sessions. but nothing has beer
given out for publication.
The commission will probably not leave
for San Francisco before September 23
Senator Morgan in an interview is quoted
as saying:
II have always been in favor of a State
government for Hawaii and am so still. In
speaking for myself, however, and not for
the commission. I am inclined to think
that you will have only a territorial gov
ernment at present. You have not asked
for State government and / doubt very
much II the commission will recommend
one. AS the territory of Hawaii you will
have your own Legislature, of which you
will elect the members. The territorial
officers to be appointed by President Nc
kinley will be Governor and Secretary,
the three District Judges, who will COM
pose your Supreme Court, a United States
District Attorney, whose duties are SINH
lar to those of your Attorney General,
but who only acts in cases in which the
United States Is interested, and a United
States Marshal, who performs the same
duties as your present Marshal, but only
in United States business. The United
States will, of course, take charge of the
Custom House and postal department but
In all other matters you will be your own
masters. You will make your own laws,
subject to the approval of Congress. The
Territory OF Hawaii has great future be-
fore It, and with the increase of popula-
tion and business that must come from
and all that is implied by It.,
the road to Statehood cannot be long
y H.,
an enterprise which must be carried to con-
in very short period. will still
further advance the prosperity of the ISL
ands."
mass meeting Of natives will be held
this evening" when resolutions asking for
the restoration Of Liluokalani will be
adopted.
The Planters Association has presented
to the commission asking for an
extension Of time that they may be in a
position to face new labor conditions.
The Chamber of Commerce in a memoir
lal asks for a Territorial form of govern
ment. while the Bar Association wants the
judicial system Of the islands to remain
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
and processes Of the court will run as
heretofore.
Antoine Rosa, the well-known Hawaiian
lawyer, ex-Attorney-General and ex-Cir-
cult Judge. died September Q, aged 43 years.
Princess Kaiulanrs reception in honor
Of the American-Hawaiian commission
party, given at Ainaha, on the 7th, was a
brilliant success. Gen. Merriam and staff,
Admiral Miller and staff, Gen. King and
staff, Col. Barber and staff government
army and navy officers, ex-Queen
and several hundred promi-
1ent society people Of the city, attended.
A committee from the Annexation Club
waited on Senator Morgan at the residence
of s. NJ. Ballou on Saturday evening to
'eceive from the Senator a large photo
graph Of Congressman Frank g. New
ands, who introduced the annexation res
,lution in the House at Washington.
Home From Hawaii
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 2o.-The steam
er Australia arrived in port early this
morning from Hawaii
General Merriam, commander OF the De-
,artment of California, who has been in
was one of the passengers. He
vas accompanied on the voyage by Lieu
enants Graves and Bennett of his staff.
Everything was quiet In Honolulu when
RI steamer left. The people were jubilant
,ver annexation and are interesting them
elves in all efforts to make the government
Il tine Islands similar to that of the United
States. The officers of the Australia say
hat the Arizona, with troops for Manila,
a,led on the 11th instant. and the Scandia,
v.th troops and treasure, was to leave on
tuesday, the 18th.
The Australia brought up about five sick
oldtors. Among them were Lieutenants
Wallace and Teney of the First New York
volur teers and three privates from the
Montana. New York and Minnesota regi-
nents. Lieutenant Hunt OF the Fourteenth
sgular infantry was also passenger. He
vas taken i'll in Honolulu with typhoid fe-
'er and after he was convalescent was
granted a sick leave.
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