Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-21
FROM HONOL ULU
General Merriam Returns to
San Francisco.
ALL QUIET IN HAWAII
Sanford h. Dole, for the Time Being. still
Reigns as President OF ,he Republic
Commission Holding
Daily Sessions. ....."..
DIV Teleyranhl


steamer Australia arrived in port today
from Hawaii. General Merriam. COM
mander of the department of Califur-
mia, who has been in Honolulu was one
OF the passengers. He was accompanied
on the voyage by L.ieutenants Graves
ana Hennet. Of his staff. Everything
was quiet in Honolulu when the steam
er left. The peopl" wer. iubilant over
the annexation and Were. interesting
themselves in an effort to make the
government of the islands similar to
that of the United States. The officers
OF the Australia say that the Arizona
with troops for Manila. sailed Septe,n-
Der II and the Scandal with troops ana
treasure. was to leave on Tuesday.
September H.
The Australia brought five sick
soldiers.
TO BE A TERRITORY.
Correspondence IF the Associated
9. Press.)
HONOLULU. Sept. 10, via San Fran
cisco. Sept. 20.-The American soldiers
in Honolulu are causing the good peo-
pie of this once peaceful community
much worry. Acts OF vandalism are
becoming frequent, and General King
mas issued orders for a court of in
curry to investigate alleged lawless acts
committed by soldiers and to assess the
amount of damage caused. Chinese
fruit growers and vegetable gardeners
have been favurte victims Of the SOL
diers and their gardens have been raid
ed and destroyed.
The Hawaiian commission is holding
daily commissions, but nothing is given
out for publication
The commission will probably not
leave for San Francisco before Septem-
Der 90
Senator Morgan, in an interview. is
quoted as saying: M.a"t"
State government for Hawaii and am
SO still. Speaking for myself. however
and not for the commission | am in
clined to think that you will have only
a territorial government at present
You have not asked for State govern
ment and doubt very much myself If
the commission will recommend one.
You will make your own laws sub
1ect to the approval of Congress. The
territory OF Hawaii has Il great future
before 1t. and with the increase of pop
ulation and business that must come
from annexation ana all that is i'm
piled by it. the road to Statehood can
not be a long one. The opening of tn,
Nicaragua canal, an enterprise which
must Ike carried to conSum:ltinn in a
very short period. will still further ad-
vance the prosperity of The islands,"
A mass meeting of natives will lac
held this evening. when resolutions
asking for the restoration of Liliuoka-
lani will be adopted.
The chamber of commerce, in II mem
orial. asks for a territorial form
of government. while the bar associa-
ton wants the judicial system of tn,
Islands to remain unchanged
Senator cullom has announced that
the land laws of the United States dt
not apply to the public lands Of
Hawaii. The local land laws remain In
force. Mr. Dole for the time being
still reigns as president Of the re-
public of Hawaii" and processes OF
court will run as heretofore.
Princess Kau!ani's reception in honor
OF the American Hawaiian commission
given nt Ainahau on the 7th. was Il
brilliant success. General Merriam anG
Barber and staff. government officials
army and navy officers. cN-Queen Lii
ioukalani and several hundred pro,ni.
nont society people Of the city, attend.
ed
The Hawaiian Archipelago is now tho
military district of Hawaii, dcpartmc
OF California. An order creating this
district, dated September 4. has just
been promulgated by Major Genera
Merriam. The order has no signifi-
canoe as to the civil government to b,
adopted here and outside its military
application no further Significance,
than an indication that the islands ;tr,
part of the territory of the United
States and are being treated in exactly
the same way as all other territory al
the republic is