The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-12
TWO NEW HANDB00kS
OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS oS HAWAII
AND ALASKA
Bureau of American Republics Gives
I~~fuI lnformHtfon-TheM Mystery
of How section - Got Into the
Tariff BIfI-A Hard mt for Nc
E~nna To Craek-Tbe Dyea and
ska~usy sab-Ports--W as hfngton
Pensions md Patents.


and political have gtveu 10 the Hawaiian
Republic and to the territory Of Alaska
oss Induced the bsreau % American Re
utiics 70 compile for publication. n me
form Of a Handbook - the latest data and
information relating 20 those countries
obiainable from official sources. These
works which are now ready for d.sfrtoa-
ton. are in 2 neat and attractive foFn'
and each contains an elaborate map, COM
piled BY the United States coaS and geo
6ssse survey.
The Handbook Of Hawaii II a p1hlica-
flou OF 49, pages, and treats in detail and
fully II the natural resources, industries
and commerce Of these islands con-
else ard interesting historical sketch OF
the islands frorn the date OF their discoT-
cry by thar intrepid English navigator.
capt. Cook. In the early days OF the year
f7ss. 10 the present time, Is given. The
story Il told Of the enforced cession OF the
.srotIp 10 Great Britain IN ls4s. and OF the
restoration Of Hawaiian sovereignty few
months later. II appears also that in 1873 a
French naval force was landed and occu-
pied the oalstom house at Honolulu. and
other government buildings. This act 81
the French naval commander was dis
ayowed by mis- government and the hos
tile force promptly withdrawn
The treaty OF friendship. commerce and
navigation negotiated by Commodore
Thomas Ap Catesby Jones. Of the United
States navy. with the government OF the
Hawaiian islands then known as the
Sandwich islands,. December g. 1926. IL
given Ia full The treaty antidates by ten
years the flrst made by Great Britain. Fol-
lowing are given the various treaties with
he United States. and an exhibit Of the
eSTlasaeseiaf relations with the islands all
showing the manifest destiny OF the Ha-
waIian islands to become an integral part
OF the United States.
Tie handbook Of Alaska IS OF 100 pages,
aud Ike that Of Hawaii. contains a chart
Showing its geographical position. IL
treats Of the area, population. climate ana
r sources Of that far-of territory. The
feature Of the work IS OF course. that
which brought It in.o existence-the dis
covery and description OF the gold fields
of the klondike region. IL appears that
this uttie-known country has an area of
81 go square miles. wiki sea coast OF
100 miles. exceeding that OF the balance
Of the United States nearly two and half
times The territory was acquired by pur-
chase from Russia March 30, 1851 and the
limits OF the possession were stated in the
treaty Of that date. Question has, how
ever arisen between the government OF
the United States and that of Canada as 10
the boundary line. and the matter is now
IN course of amicstble adjustment between
the two governments. The subject Of the
fur seal and other fisheries Is given extend
sd notice. ard much diplomatic correspon-
dence ef the ever vexed ques ion of the seal
fisheries is introduced.
According 20 Prof. Spur. OF the United
States geological survey. the first discov-
cry of gold in the Yukon district was made
tn iSSs. and on the same authority the
gold-producing belt extends IN an east and
west direction several hundred miles. The
handbook contains the fun text OF the
United States mining laws which apply 20
Alaska. Reference IS made at some length
20 the present mail and transportation IA
ciliues. and also 20 The projected railway
10 the gold fields. Both handbooks are
sold BY the bureau at = cents each.
Section = Of the new Dingley tariff law
IL A very brief and harmless looking para
graph bat nothing IN the whole btu has
Stirred up such 4 hornets nest IN the
United States since the passage OF the act.
Senator Chandler promptly designated il
- "A legislative trick. and Senator Frye,
as chairman of the committee on COM
'rerce replied that Il was not connlved at
BY any Of the members OF the conference
committee, who were all gentlemen and
above suspicion This moved Mr.. Chaud-
Ter to remark that Senator Frye Was a
Eood witness 10 prove what be had at first
serted in the hili fraudnlently when the
chairman himself confessed that he did
not know anything about & being there.
IN order 30 fully understand why this
paragraph IN the tariff biz has created
such a row eli over thc country it Is well
60 reproduce its text IN full II Is AS fol
laws.
sec = That a discriminating duty of
}8 per cent al valarem I'm addition 10 tire
al ffssrs fs
Iec'ed aud paid on ali gods. wares OF
merchandise when shah be imported iu
vesseis nos ~ the United States or which
ScinE the production or manufacture oi
any fcreiga country NOS contiguous Go the
Dai,ea States, shall come into the United
States from such contiguous country: but
this 3isctin8lua tiag duty shall not Apply
$50 goods wares or merchandise which
sbsn he imported In vessels NOT ~ tAs
United States. entitled al the time Of such
icaor alton by treaty or convention 81
tc mt Ted ga the ports 81 The United
States ca payment % the same duties 81.
eEAl hen Bee payable on goods. wares and
more aBa0lss imported I'm vessyIs q ths
lni1ed States nor 20 such foreign pro-
directs cr manufactures - sFau hr i'm
parted FROM such Contiguous countries II
Tho usual course Of strictly retail trade"
Auy lawyer Let alone private citizen
reading ihis over win aee NJ 4 glance wha
mas he attorney general has 10 crack
Ard be Is tais cracking that Jhc importer
an over the tniJcd S.ases. uore especial,
;u New England and or the Pacific coss
contiguous 90 British Coiunuia are valt
lnE for. II are attorney general doesn
crack g. to Suit them. Chem ghey viii ap
Teai 10 tine supreme count 70 the Uuise>
States
Attorney General McKenua states TIA
there Is no truth iR the report that Iresi