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Newspaper
Evening Bulletin
Location
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1898
Page
4
In a Saturday 1898 note the Australia returns to regulation amid talk of misgivings about McKinley Republicans and Roosevelt's campaign. General Shafter nears New York and may receive bouquets of cabbage and brick dust. A City of Columbus call from Honolulu voyage sparks plans for Hilo money from 17 passengers.
A fragmentary note states the torpedo destroyer Farragut has an accident and hints at a remaining clue from Union Iron Works, noting only one clue has been revealed thus far.
The report notes Rue aia and Great Britain nearing an informal understanding while Chon faces severe threats, with the large nations avoiding direct clash by targeting the smaller party. The account suggests power dynamics and protective postures without specifying precise events or outcomes.
The ad attacks party discipline versus local autonomy, arguing Republicans must oppose centralized government in the territory. It notes majorities in Congress have not decided the territory's fate and warns against outsiders pressuring within party ranks for broader support, contrasting local interests with national factions.
The piece criticizes Mugwumps and praises reform efforts under Governor Pingree while opposing McKinley’s stance on Hawaii statehood. It argues for a robust Republican effort in Hawaii to secure liberal territorial government by American methods and questions the Advertiser’s courage to state the desired territorial form.
The Newlands resolution states Hawaii transferred absolute fee and ownership of public buildings, ports, harbors, military equipment and all other public property to the United States. It places Hawaiian territory governance in President McKinley’s hands. The clash shows executive authority and military influence, with Washington asserting absolute control of the Executive building and related property as American, not Hawaiian.
In Hawaii, agitation for annexation unsettles residents while two Honolulu leaders seek district or colonial governance. The article argues against statehood due to mixed population, urging unity to block measures and favor territorial self government for local areas.
In Hawaii a debate arises over adopting a district or colonial form of government, with residents urging municipal and county autonomy free from Honolulu. Across the nation, President McKinley is cited as planning an investigation into army mismanagement amid widespread calls for probes into war conduct. A Cabinet official confirms the President will initiate inquiries into alleged mismanagement.
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