Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 21, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1899 — ALASKA BOUNDARY FIXED. [ARTICLE]

ALASKA BOUNDARY FIXED.

Temporary Vexqd Question Is Now Made. The long-expected modus vivendl relative to toe vexed Alaska boundary queetion went into effect Friday. This result was brought about through the direct negotiation of Secretary of State Hay and Mr. Tower, the British charge, after several failures in the past through commissioners and ambassadors. The State Department is confident that it has conserved every American interest in the arrangement, without unjustly treating Canada. The divisional line on toe west pass by which toe Dalton trail is reached is placed twenty-two and one-fourth miles above Pyramid harbor, which is regarded under toe treaty as tidewater mark, so the Canadians are not allowed to reach any point on toe Lynn canal. Moreover, there is no permission given for a free port, or even for the transfer across American territory of Canadian goods, except miners’ belongings. These matters may figure later on when it comes to a permanent boundary line, but they are not touched upon in this modus.