The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-21
SITUATION in HAWAII
AMERICAN SOLDIERS RAIDING GAR
DENs AND FRUIT FARMS.
Interview with Senator Morgan ON
the Future of the IsIands-Return
of General Merriam.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20.-The steamer
Australia arrived in port to-day from Ha-
wall. General Merriam, commander of the
department of California, who has been in
Honolulu, was one of the passengers. He
was accompanied on the voyage by Lieu
tenants Graves and Bennett of his staff.
Everything was quiet in Honolulu when the
steamer left. The people were jubiant over
the annexation and were Interesting them
selves 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 on the 18th inst, and the Scandal,
with troops and treasure, was to leave on
Tuesday, the 18th. The Australia brought
up five sick soldiers Among them were
1ieutenants Wallace and Tenny, of the
First New York Volunteers. and three pri-
Yates from the Minnesota, North Dakota
and Montana Regiments. Lieutenant Hunt,
of the Fourteenth Regular Infantry, was
also a passenger. He was taken i'll in Homo
lulu with typhoid fever. and after he was
convalescent, was granted a sick leave.
The correspondent of the Associated Press
at Honolulu. under date of Sept r. says:
The American soldiers in Honolulu are
causing the people of this once peaceful
community much worry. Acts of vandalism
are becoming frequent and General King
has issued orders for court of inquiry to
investigate alleged lawless acts committed
by soldiers and to assess the amount of
damage caused. Chinese fruitgroWers and
vegetable gardeners have been favorite VIC
Tins of the soldiers, and their gardens have
been raded and destroyed The Hawaiian
commission is holding daily sessions, but
nothing is given out for publication. The
commission will probably not leave for San
Francisco before Sept. 20.
Senator Morgan, in an interview, is
quoted as saying: i have always been in
favor of state government for Hawaii
and am so still. Speaking for myself. how
tvei. and no Tor tie commission, l am in
clined to think that you will have only
territorial government at present You
nave not asked for state government and
doubt very much # the commission H9 VIII
you will have your own Legislature, of
which you will elect the members The
3dent Mckinley will be Governor and sec
rotary; a United States district attorney,
attorney general, but who only acts in
cases in which the United States is inter-
ested, and a United States marshal, who
performs the same duties as your present
marshal. but only in United States BUSH
ness. The United States will, of course,
sake 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 before, IT and with the in
crease of population and business that must
come from annexation and all that is i'm
piled by it, the road to statehood cannot be
long one. The opening OF the Nicaragua
canal, an enterprise which must be carried
10 contamination in very short period.
win still further advance the prosperity of
the island
A mass meeting of natives will be held
this evening when resolutions asking for
the restoration of Liliuokalani will be
adopted.
The Planters Association has presented
memorial to the commission asking for an
extension of time that they may be in
position to regulate new labor conditions.
The chamber of commerce, in a memorial
asks for territorial form of government.
while the bar association wants the judicial
system OF the islands TO remain unchanged.
Senator Cullom has announced that the
land laws of the United States do not APP
ply 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 hereto
Antoine Rosa. the well-known Hawaiian
lawyer and ex-attorney general, died Sept.
7, aged forty-three years
Princess Kaiulani's reception in honor of
the American Hawaiian commission given
at Ainahau, on the eth, was a brilliant
eral King and staff, Colonel Barber and
stan. government officials army and navy
officers ex-Queen Liliuokalani and several
hundred prominent society people of the
city attended.
committee from the annexation club
waited on Senator Morgan at the residence
of S. NJ. Ballou on Saturday evening. to
receive from the senator large photograph
Of congressman Frank G. Newlands, who
introduced the annexation resolution in the
House at Washington
The Hawaiian archipelago is now the mill
Atary district of Hawaii, department of
California. An order creating this district
%ated Sept. 4. has just been promulga ted
b. Major General Merriam. The order has
no significance as to the civil government
10 re ADOPTED here and outside its military
application. no further significance than an
osher indication that the islands are mart
81 the territory of the United States and
are being treated in exactly the same way
thai ali other territory OF the republic is.