The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-17
ll shipping to Alaska Dealt
] Dsvsre Blow.
! <ssosy RULING REVOKED.
1 s,.e can No Lonxer he sent
/. "a rrbna American Cities to
5000 Ports ana shipped I'm
..,.A pettoms to Alaska-Cans-
\ 49,. WIN ne Practically Driven
! s = the Alaskan Trafic.

q Z ..~.f.Sent and concerted enort inc
q - - ~ ~ Seattle and San Francisco
~ sssvsiIed upon the United states
* lS ~ q Hsrs rfnnent to revoke an order
~ ~ sInce II went into effect jan
81 8 ~ heen source OF Irritating an
s.. 4 American shippers by reason OF
Nv ~ fhst II brought them into compete
4 IT, az british bottoms. which were per-
S.,s..s Il carry merchandise and other
q zss .1,st n bond from Seattle and other
II sscsn towns to Vancouver and thence
\ .,s6 ID Alaskan ports. notably Lynn
4 3.sseI noints. st. Michael and Cape Nome.
{2s YuIine. II IS claimed, II strictly en-
I - tliii att as AN almost insurmoun.a-
- torfier to British Canadian vessels de-
4 si'ouS d continuing In the Alaskan trade'
- Which there are not a few.
ne great Klondike rush OF lSst-s Wnicn
9 g several months attained proportions TAI
3 Sz..a me capacity Of the American
n n 49,. 0eet. rave rise to the order, 30 It
L =. .sssr,ed At all events the notification
q - - instructior.s came IN letter writ.
4 ~ Nm, washington under date OF Mo-
!: s. 800 3 ID collector Of Customs Heustis
T i;<n I. epauIding. assistant secretary of
treasury, as follows;
I'M -. s.,,fnr 10 the letter from this de-
II s;zaas ,sst dated the 10th Of May last. In
"a SIsS y was stated that you might con-
\ 5sSss - - 4 urecedent special instructions
z &sSa INV q, 1898. given regarding the is
u. 40 81 certificates OF exportation OF mer-
ssrSise from Seattle by rail to Vancouver,
4 s 4 a Is transported thence to points In
4<ss2sn the department has to state that
- Sarfher consideration 1t is not satisfied
| - ala Instructions should be treated as
( ! 2<eceSent for other similar or analogous
I I svcur attention is invited especially to
= oninion Of the attorney general OF the
\ 55s,fsd gtates embodied in the depart
s SsnfT decision Of october Is. 1850, OF
\ 7&lcA copy Is Enclosed herewith ZOE
i 1zS6v reference. Article 331. regulations
n II Appears to be based in part on
7i6 opinion, and Is considered to be still
n force Pierse.. notice also section S00s
Y M Revised Statutes.
me certificates OF expectation men
iilised ia the article cited should not be
25veu Or accepted by customs officers un.
r. the circumstances above mentioned"
Is HE opinion of the United States attOr-
~ general is given In the following LETT
3. written October 16, 1885, by the Hon.
s6Snlel Manning, secretary of the treas
NJ under President Cleveland, to the
tetfof Of customs at Duluth, Mimi:
*Refefring to previous correspondence.
- particularly to departments letter to
~ Of the 4th ultimo. and your reply
f<[eFsto Of the Sth OF the same month, In
sfljation 70 the shipment through Canada
4 merchandise passing between Ameri-
fqin p0rts, have to inform you that the
@l10Fney general has rendered an opin-
n at the request of this department on
1l1il points connected with such trans
isiion.
~ attorney general holds that in
go Nhare merchandise. the growth,
8atG 1stensibly exported to points in
Ean1eain foreign vessels. bur really ship
spe4 ~ one port In the United States
eupe1er BY routes part water and part
~ pAesfnR through Canadian sterri-
~ QQsn0t bpna hde expectations, and
~ IL certificates heretofore given at
3Qn port showing that merchandise SO
pped tn foreign vessels Is Of domestic
Vducton, and upon which certificates
Eee 0fry OF the merchandise Is made at
~ PAT OF arrival after the transit. cam
~ Be legally issued
ln this opinion / concur. and you will
i9cal shipping men are particularly elat-
IA because they say the revocation OF this
nnne VIII make II Improbable for British
4ese!l TO engage In the Cape Nome trade;
xsai i serves the Canadians as they claim
ME should be. because OF their unfair
y 4satment OF Americans in the matter OF
klondike. A local shipper said yes
Now we have an American Klondike.
~ ite business should be held and done
4 Mr as possible by Americans IN Amari-
Na bids The Canadians treated us very
9vve Americans from Atlin and in every
~ sought to haraes and d;scrimineta
5 tclinAf our peonle. They are simply get
ing what thew deserve"