The record-union., 1898-09-10
For Our New Acquisitions In the Sandwich
Islands.
The Form Of Government to be
Modelled on That Of Existing
Territories The Commission
Trying to Shape Its Work So as
to be Able to Conclude Its La
bors by the Twentieth Instant.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 9.-The
steamer Coptic, from Yokohama, Hong
kong and Honolulu, brings the follow
ing to the Associated Press from Homo
lulu under date of September Sd:
It will be the Territory of Hawaii"
That is the name which the annexation
commission has decided to recommend
to Congress. Thus viii. be preserved
in the political nomenclature of the
United States the distinctive origin Of
this part of the United States.
The form of the government will be
modelled on that of existing Territories.
There will be no more further Depart
ures from this form than local condi-
tons and national political considera-
tons make necessary. Local self-gov-
eminent will be given through the ex-
tension of the municipal idea. The ISL
ands will be divided into municipal
districts, having come under restric-
tons and limitations Of purely local
affairs. Honolulu, for instance, will be
municipal district, embracing the
whole of the island of Oahu.
Hawaii may be divided into districts,
and Molokai, Lanai and Niihau may
be attached to some other municipal
district
1t is pretty clear from what has been
said by members of the commission
from time to time that in framing a
form Of government for these Islands
they have also been charged by the
Administration at Washington with
forming a model which can be adapted
to Porto Rico and other new posses
sions the war has brought the United
States.
The commission is trying to so shape
it's work as to be able to conclude its
labors September 10th.
The Commissioners visited Pearl Har-
Dor on the 1st. Miller. who Is thor
oughly informed as to Pearl Harbor
from a naval point of view, pointed out
the advantages which originally in
duced the United States to secure con-
cessions there for naval station. Pro-
fessor Alexander. who is thoroughly
conversant with it from the point Of
view of geodetic survey, pointed out
the geological structure and the i'm
provements that will be needed to make
it the ideal naval rendezvous.
The Pacific cable may not go around
Honolulu. A shorter route by way Of
Alaska has been figured on. Owing to
the delay in the approval of the fran
chise, the company threatens to drop
the Hawaiian Islands from it's calcula-
tons, and lay the cable by way Of
Alaska 1t is said that a cable can
be laid to touch at Australia, the Phil
ippines and terminating at China for
1900, 900; whereas if the cable touches
at Honolulu an additional expense Of
81 100000 will be incurred. Nothing
has been decided one way or the other,
but an effort is being made to have the
franchise approved by Secretary Day
without further delay. 1
The Hawaiian Government has OBJ
jected to the signified intention of the
American forces now here to occupy
the quarters vacated by the Hawaiian
military, on the ground that the build
ings are of civil character. The mat
ter is being discussed, and will doubt
less be settled satisfactorily to both
parties.
Y Uchida, the Japanese Consul Of
Honolulu. arrived by the Coptic last
night. He is accredited as Minister
pro tenn. to the Republic of Hawaii,
although the arrangements have been
made for the proper acknowledgment
of his credentials at Washington.
The transport Scandia arrived from
San Francisco this morning.
Newlands Renominated for Con-