HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. ARTICLE V. 1. The sender will, at the time of mailing the package, receive a receipt of mailing from the post-office where the package is mailed on a form like Model I annexed hereto. 2. The sender of a package may have the same registered by paying the registration fee required for registered articles in the country of origin. 3. An acknowledgment of the delivery of a registered article shall be retured to the sender when requested, but either country may require of the sender prepayment of a fee therefor not exceeding five cents. 4. The addressees of registered articles shall be advised of the arrival of a package addressed to them, by a notice from the post office of destination. ARTICLE VI. 1. The sender of each package shall make a customs declaration, pasted upon or attached to the package, upon a special form provided for the purpose (see Model 2 annexed hereto) giving a general description of the parcel, an accurate statement of the contents and value, date of mailing, and the sender's signature and place of residence, and place of address. 2. The packages in question shall be subject in the country of destination to all customs duties and all customs regulations in force in that country for the protection of its customs revenues; and the customs duties properly chargeable thereon shall be collected on delivery, in accordance with the customs regulations of the country of destination. ARTICLE VII. Each country shall retain to its own use the whole of the postages, registration, and delivery fees it collects on said packages; consequently, this convention will give rise to no separate accounts between the two countries. ARTICLE VIII. 1. The packages shall be considered as a component part of the mails exchanged direct between the United States of America and the Hawaiian Kingdom, to be despatched by the country of origin to the other at its cost and by such means as it provides, in boxes prepared expressly for the purpose, or ordinary mail sacks, to be marked "Parcels post," and to be securely sealed with wax or otherwise, as may be mutually provided by regulations hereunder. 2. Each country shall return to the despatching office by next mail all bags, boxes, or sacks used in the exchange of parcels. 3. Although articles admitted under this convention will be transmitted as aforesaid between the exchange offices, they should be so carefully packed as to be safely transmitted in the open mails of either country, both in going to the exchange office in the country of origin and to the office of address in the country of destination. 4. Each despatch of a parcel post mail must be accompanied by a descriptive list in duplicate of all the packages sent, showing distinctly the list number of each parcel, the name of the sender, the 175 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. name of the addressee, with address of destination, and must be enclosed in one of the boxes or sacks of such despatch under the form of Model 3, annexed hereto. ARTICLE IX. Exchanges of mails under this convention from any place in either country to any place in the other shall be effected through the post-offices of both countries already designated as exchange post-offices, or through such others as may be hereafter agreed upon, under such regulations relative to the details of the exchanges, as may be mutually determined to be essential to the security and expedition of the mails and the protection of the customs revenues. ARTICLE X. 1. As soon as the mail shall have reached the exchange office of destination that office shall check the contents of the mails. 2. In the event of the parcel bill not having been received a substitute should at once be prepared. 3. Any errors in the entries on the parcel bill which may be discovered shall, after verification by a second officer, be corrected and noted for report to the despatching office on a form, "verification certificate," which shall be sent in the special envelope. 4. If a parcel advised on the bill be not received, after the non-receipt has been verified by a second officer, the entry on the bill should be canceled and the fact reported at once. 5. Should a parcel be received in a damaged or imperfect condition full particulars shall be reported on the same form. 6. If no verification certificate or note of error be received a parcel mail shall be considered as duly delivered, having been found on examination correct in all respects. ARTICLE XI. If a package can not be delivered as addressed, or is refused, the sender will be communicated with through the central administration of the office of destination as to the manner in which he desires the package to be disposed of, and if no reply is received from him within a period of three months from the date of the notice, the package may be sold for the benefit of whom it may concern. An order for redirection or reforwarding must be accompanied by the amount due for postage necessary for the return of the article to the office or origin, at the ordinary parcel rates. When the contents of a parcel which can not be delivered are liable to deterioration or corruption, they may be destroyed at once, if necessary, or if expedient, sold, without previous notice or judicial formality, for the benefit of the right person, the particulars of each sale being noticed by one post-office to the other. ARTICLE XII. The Post-Office Department of either of the contracting countries will not be responsible for the loss or damage of any package, and no indemnity can consequently be claimed by the sender or addressee in either country. 176 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. ARTICLE XIII. The Postmaster-General of the United States of America and the postmaster-general of the Hawaiian Kingdom shall have authority to jointly make such further regulations of order and detail as may be found necessary to carry out the present convention from time to time; and may be agreement prescribe conditions for the admission to the mails of any of the articles prohibited by Article II of this convention. ARTICLE XIV. This Convention shall be ratified by the contracting countries in accordance with their respective laws, and its ratifications shall be exchanged at the City of Washington as early as possible. Once ratified, and its ratifications exchanged, it shall take effect, and operations thereunder shall begin on the 1st day of March, 1889, and shall continue in force until terminated by mutual agreement, but may be annulled at the desire of either Department upon six months previous notice given to the other. Done in duplicate, and signed at Washington the 19th day of December, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight. [SEAL.] DON. M. DICKINSON, Postmaster-General of the United States of America. [SEAL.] H. A. P. CARTER, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Hawaiian Kingdom. The foregoing Parcels Post Convention between the United States of America and the Hawaiian Kingdom has been negotiated and concluded with my advice and consent, and is hereby approved and ratified. In testimony whereof I have caused the Great Seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed. [SEAL.] GROVER CLEVELAND. By the President: T. F. BAYARD, Secretary of State. WASHINGTON, D. C., January 29, 1889. The foregoing Parcels Post Convention between the Hawaiian Kingdom and the United States of America has been negotiated and concluded with my advice and consent, and is hereby approved and ratified. In testimony whereof I have caused the Great Seal of the Hawaiian kingdom to be hereunto affixed. [SEAL.] KALAKAUA, REX. By the King: JONA. AUSTIN, Minister of Foreign Affairs. HONOLULU, January 10, 1889. 177 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. FORM NO. 1. Parcel post. A parcel addressed as under has been posted here this day. Office stamp. This certificate is given to inform the sender of the posting of a parcel, and does not indicate that any liability in respect of such parcel attaches to the Postmaster-General. FORM NO. 2. Parcel post between the United States and Hawaii. Date. Place to which FORM OF CUSTOMS DECLARATION. the parcel is Stamp. addressed. Description of parcel; [State Total whether box, CONTENTS. Value. Percent. customs basket, bag, charges. etc.] $ $ Total. $ $ Date of posting..................................,18.....; signature and address of sender{...................................................... For use of post-office only, and to be filled up at the office of exchange{...................................................... Parcel Bill No.................................; No. of rates prepaid......................................; Entry No................................... F R 94---APP II--------12 178 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. FORM NO. 3. Date stamp of Date stamp of the United Parcels from the United States for Hawaii. the Hawaiian States post- post-office. office. Parcel Bill No.................., dated.......................18..; by "S.S..................." *Sheet No........ Entry No. Origin of parcel. Name of addressee. Address of parcel. Remarks. When more than one sheet is required for the entry of the parcels sent by the mail, it will be sufficient if the undermentioned particulars are entered on the last sheet of the parcel bill. lbs. *Total number of parcels sent by the mail *Total weight of mail....................................................... to Hawaii............................................................. *Number of boxes or other receptacles *Deduct weight of receptacles...................................... forming the mail................................... _____________ Signature of dispatching officer at the United Net weight of parcels........................................ States post-office............................................ Signature of receiving officer at Hawaiian post-office. .............................................................................................. Mr. Merrill to Mr. Blaine. No. 255.] LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES, Honolulu, August 1, 1889. SIR: I have the honor to inclose a very full account, from the "Bulletin" of Honolulu, of an attempt made on the 30th ultimo, by about 100 half-castes and natives, under the leadership of Robert W. Wilcox and Robert Boyd, two half-caste Hawaiians, to overthrow the present Government of Hawaii and depose the King. This is supposed to be their purpose, although their exact intention is not yet fully known. About 6 o'clock a. m. a message from the King informed me that an armed party, led by Mr. Wilcox, was in possession of the palace 179 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. grounds, and soon thereafter it was learned that insurgents were in charge of the building containing the Government offices. As soon as possible I had communication with Commander Woodward of the U. S. S. Adams, and at once all necessary preparations were made to land a force, if found necessary for protection of the people and property interests. Soon thereafter I met His Majesty's minister of foreign affairs, who informed me that a cabinet council would be held forthwith. Soon after the news of the affair became generally known, the British, Portuguese, and French commissioners called at the legation, and while comparing information regarding the situation, Mr. Damon, the newly appointed minister of finance, arrived and stated that it was the desire of His Majesty's ministers to meet the foreign representatives at once. It was deemed advisable to comply with this request without delay. On meeting the ministers they stated that they desired to fully inform us of their contemplated action in the present emergency, and that they had determined to occupy the tops of the buildings commanding a view of the palace grounds, with sharpshooters, for the purpose of preventing the use of the cannon which were known to be in the possession of the insurgents inside the walls inclosing the palace grounds, gradually surround and finally dislodge them with other forces. After learning the intention of the Government to operate at once with an armed force, I suggested the propriety of Mr. Damon, one of the members of the cabinet who speaks the native language, endeavoring to communicate with Mr. Wilcox, the leader of the insurgents, and ascertain, if possible, the cause of his action and what his demands were, if any; then if Mr. Damon failed, that the representatives of foreign powers endeavor to obtain an interview with Wilcox, and by their good offices effect a peaceful settlement if possible. This was cordially agreed to by all and the representatives withdrew with the understanding that Mr. Damon would inform us of the result of his mission. In about one-half hour Mr. Damon reported to me at the legation that Mr. Wilcox refused to receive any communication from him whatever, and that while he was seeking to communicate with him firing commenced; he deemed it not only imprudent, but suicidal for any one to attempt to approach the palace grounds on a peace mission. At this juncture, as the report of small arms and cannon came from the palace grounds and immediate vicinity quite rapidly, and as many with alarm were coming to the legation, I at once requested Commander Woodward to send to the legation a body of marines, which request he promptly complied with. The appearance of the marines on the streets and at the legation had a very favorable effect on the populace. Soon the report of the large guns ceased by reason of the inability of the insurgents to operate them in the presence of the fire of the sharpshooters on the tops of the surrounding buildings. The "bungalow" mentioned in the newspaper account and into which the insurgents retreated is a frame building situated in the corner of the palace grounds sometimes used by the King as a dwelling and for offices. The palace square comprises about 4 acres, situate two blocks from the central business part of the city, and is entirely inclosed by a concrete wall about 8 feet high, while the King's palace is situated in the center of the square.