The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-21
HAWAIrS FUTURE.
Plan of Government VIII Probably
Resemble That Of Territories.

run OF government Will Probably
Resemble That Of Territories.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.
HONOLULU, Sept. IL. tvia San Francisco,
Sept. 2C.-The American soldiers in Honolulu
are causing the good people of this once
peaceful community much worry. Acts of
vandalism are becoming frequent and Gen
King has issued orders for court of inquiry
to investigate alleged lawless acts committed
by soldiers, and to assess the amount of dam
age caused.
The Hawaiian commission is holding daily
sessions, but nothing is given out for pub
lication. The commission will probably not
leave for San Francisco before Sept. %.
Senator Morgan, in an interview, Is quoted
as saying: L have always been In favor
of state government for Hawaii, and am
so still. Speaking for E.yself. however, and
not for the committee, I am inclined to think
you will have only territorial government
at present. You have not asked for state
government, and l doubt very much If the
ritory OF Hawaii you viii have your own
legislature, OF which you will elect the mem
bers; The territorial officers to be appointed
by President Mckinley will be a governor
and secretary, United States district attor-
ney, whose duties are similar to those of
your attorney general. but who only acts in
cases In which the United States is interested,
and United States marshal, who performs
tne ttne 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 ter
rltory or 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 State
hood cannot be long one. The opening Of
the Nicaragua canal, an enterprise which
must be carried to consummation in very
short period, Will still further advance the
prosperity of the islands,"
mass meeting OF -ls tives will be held
this evening, when resolutions asking for the
restoration of LiliuokalaTd will be adopted.
Antoine Rosa, the we'll known lawyer and
ex-attorney general, died Sept. 9, aged 49
years
Princess Kaiulanis reception, in honor of
the American-Hawai commission, given at
Anihau, on the 7th was a brilliant success
Gen. Merriam and staff, Gen. King and staff,
Col Barber and staff, government officials
army and navy officers, ex-Queen Liliuokalani
and several hundred prominent society people
of the city attended.
committee from the annexation club wait
ed on Senator Morgan, at the residence of
5. NJ. Ballou, on Sunday evening to receive
from the senator large photograph of Con-
gressman Frank G. Newlands, who introduced
the annexation resolution in the house at
Washington.
The Hawaiian archipelago is now the mill
tary district of Hawaii, department Of Cali
tornia. An order creating this district, dated
Sept. 4, has just been promulgated by Mai
Gen. Merriam. The order has no significance
as TO the civil government to be adopted here
ana outside its military application no fur
ther significance than an indication that the
Islands are a part of the territory of the
United States and are being treated in exact
ly the same way that all other territories of
the republic are.
Gen. Merriam leaves for San Francisco to-
day.