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C. i'f.k^'.^\. jii:. if Dominion ok Canai>a, Province ok British Coi-umuia, To Wit: In the Matter of the si-izure liy the Uniteil States Qovei'iiiiient, ami the conilcinnation of the Steamship " Cuqiiitlniii " ami cargo. I, RoAlw Seahkook, of tlie City of Victoria, in tlie Province of Britisli Coluinl)ii», Do SoLEMSi-V Deci.aue hs follows : — 1. I uin the Vice-President of " U. P. Hitliet k Company, Limiteil," and have a pt>rsonal knowlcdi;e of the matters hereinafter referred to. 2. The said " R. P. Ilithet k Company, Limited," in the year lN!)l,and ilurln;^ the times n'fern'd to in the meinoi i d which has Iteen forwarded to His Excidieiicy the (Jovernor-tjciieral in tliis matter, a copy of which is marked Exliihit "A" to this declaration, were ami are htili, the mana^fers of the foilowin;^ schooners referred to in the said memorial, namely: the " Undiriiia," the " Hrendu," the " Maude S," the " Dora Sieward," the "Mascot," the ■' Carmolite," tlie " W. L. Rich," the "Sadie Turpei," and the " Annie C Moore " 8. The paper writiny the said " R. P. Rithet k Companj', Limited," and the sums set out In the saiil exhihit "(' ' are the reasonalile and pro|)er charj,'es for the same. 5. The paper writing; now produced and shewn to nic and muikeil .'xhiliit "D" to this declaration is a statement shewing; the lois causeil liy deterioration of the lur seal skins taken from the schooners " Undtrina," "Uremia" and "Maude S." at the time and in the manner set out in the said memorial, ami which were seized hy the United SVates authorities on board the steamer " (.\Hpiitlain " as aforesaid. 0, I have personal knowledi,'e of the fuct that tlu* averajje jirice of seal skins at the port of Victoria in the season of \S'.)2 was 91:1.00, ami that the skins taken from the schooners referred to in the last para^'ra|)h were sold hy " R. 1'. Rithet k Company, Limited," for the sum of 810.50 per skin. 7. Tho said " R. P. Ritliet k Company, Liiniteil," acted ao the disbur- sing agents for tho schooners represented liy tliem, and also for the owners of all the other schooners referreil to in the said memorial, in respect of the payments into the Bank of British C'olumltia for securing the bond referred to in the said memorial, the settlement with the char- terers and owners of the steamship " Coquitlam," and in the payment of all legal, and other charges and expenses, connected with the litigation referred to in the saiti memorial. 8. The usual and proper allowance to disbursing agents at tho port of Victoria under such circuinstaneos is a commission of five per cent, upon disbursements. 9. The paper writing now produced ami shewn to me and marked exhibit " B " is a statement which I have had pn-parod shewini,' the pay- ments made on account of the bond, freight for the " CiHiuitlam," intcre.st, and legal and other expenses connected with the matters set forth in the said memorial, together with interest on suid payments mid eommisMion as aforesaid, and legal expenses connected wilii the preparation of this claim. 10. I know of my own knowledge that all sums referred to in the said exhibit " H" as having lieuu piid, were actuilly ilisbur.sod by the said " R. R Rithet & Coiiipany, Limited," on their own behalf and as agents for the other owners at the times, and in the manner, specified in the .said exhibit " B." And I make this solemn declaration ci)nscientious!y beli(>ving it to be irue, and knowing that it is of tin' same foiei and effect us if made under oath, and by virtue of tho " Canada Evidence Act," IS9 J." Declared before me at the City of ] Victoria, British (Hilumbia, this liUli day of August, 18!KS. j R. Skauhook." " lilNDI.EV CkKASK," A Nulary l'iil)lic fur ihc I'iiivIikl' uf litiii-h Coliiiiiliiu, rvsiilin); nl llie Cily nr \'icliiria. / Ndlnrial I \ Seal ; y ^ww^^^ mf. MEMORIAL RESPECTING THE BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TUPPER, PETERS & POTTS, Solicitors for Thomas Earle and Others, BODWELL & DUFF. Solicitors for R. P. Rithet & Co. and Others, Victoria, B. C. . II '•V .%r ^ 1 vSraWinKi TWy^^'^T^^^ 7 DOMINION OF CANADA, PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA To His Excellency the Right Honourable Sir John Campbell Hamilton Gordon, Earl of Aber.'o :n, P. C, L. L. D., Ac, &c., Governor-Ceiieral of the Dominion of Canada : THE MEMORIAL <>f Tlionms rarl'.ol' Victoria, in the Province of British Colmiiliia, iiiein'ier of tlie Housi; of Commons of Ommla ; H. P. Ritliet & Co., Limiteil, of Vi.-ioria, afui-esaiil ; William Munsie, of Victoria, aforesaiil, merchant: UmU, (Joepel & Co., of Victoria, ftforesaiil, merchants; John L. Peiniy, of Victoria, aforesaid, mercliant ; Oeor<,'o Collins, of Victoria, Master Mariner; aiiil (Jereuo I. Kelley, of Victoria, Master Mariner. HUMBLY SHEWETH a8 follows: 1. Tlie said Thomas Earle, in tlie years lH!)I-2, was the nmna<;er of the followiii}^ British schooners, namely : the " Fawn " uml the " Walter A. Earle." 2. The said 11 P. Ilithet & Co., diiriii!.; the same period were the maniiijers of the followinij British sealiiii^ schooners, namely : the " Umlirina," " Brenda," " Maude S," "Dora Sieward," "Mascot," " Ciiruiolite," " W, L. Rich," " Sadie Turpel," ami " Annie C. Moore." .'{. Tlie suiil William Mniisie dnrinj; the said period was the manai,'er of the followinjj British senlin^' scliooriers, naiiiel\' : the " Vivu," "Mary Taylor." " Pioneer," and the " City of Sun I)ie;,'o." 4. The said Hall, (ioi'|)el and Conip.inj' during the same period were the managers of the following; British si'alin;^ schooners, nami'ly : the " Ocean Belle " and the " (jieneva." h. ('■' 5. The said John L. l^-nir .iiirin;,' tlu' same period was the manaj^ing director of the Pacific Sealinjj ('onijuniy, Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of British Colmnhia, and which eomiiany was the registered owner of the British .sealing schooner "Oscar & Hattie." mmtimBffVfr^f^r 2 6. The sail] Georjife Collins iliiritii; thu same period was the owner and nittTiHger of the British sealint; schooner " Sea Lion," and tile said Cerono I. Kellie was owner of the British sealinj; schooner " C. H. Ttipper." 7. Elach of the said schooners was titted out liy their respective manajjers in the winter of IM91--2 for seaiinj,' voyajjes in the Nortli Pacific Ocean, and proceeded on their vcjyajje in the usual manner, and were in the Nortli Pacific Ocean at the time of the seizure hereinafter mentioned. S. Your Memorialists were aware of the fact that the (iovernment of the United States had not forcilily asserti-d th.'ir allcir,.,! jurisdiction of the Behring Sea hy the seizure of any British vessels since the year l«Mi>, and at the time the schooners aliove named starteil on their voyages, namely, in January and early Fehruary, I8!)2, it was not known to, or anticipated by, Your Memorialists that sealing in Behring Sua woiiiil he prohibiteil hy Her Majesty's Government ilnring the season of I.Si)2. 9. On the litth day of March the Canadian ilnvernmerit causecl anote to be publisheil in the following form : — ' Ci-sTOMs Dept., OiTAWA, March I!), l.S!t2. "To Ct)LI,E('roU (IK CUSTOMS, Pout dk "I have the honor to liaml you herewith a copy of a telegraphic "despatch from Lord Knutsford, Colonial Secretary, London, to His "Kxcelleney the Ciovernor-General, Ottawa, bearing clute the ISth instant, " requesting that the proper port authority at all harbours on the Pacific "Coast be directed to iid'nrm owners of vessels clearing, or which have "cleared, this year for Behring Sea, that Her Majesty's (Jovernmetil ami "the United States Government have agreed to submit to arliitration the "question whether sealers have a right of the United States to seal in the " Behring Sea to the east of the Russian line; that both the (ioverniiients "have maoner» of its existence, and also for tlio purpose of carrying supplies to the said schooners to enahle them to linish their season's operations on theCoi)pt..r Islan.i sealing grcHuids, in tiic western portion of Hehring Sea— a voyage which wa"^ made necessary s.ilely l>y the prol.ihition ii'ore.said— and also for the purpose of unlaijing from the .said schooners, and omveying to Victoria, the fur-seal skins taken hy them in the i;arly part of tlie"s..fi.son, Your Memorialists, in May, 1S92, chartered the .steamer " Cocjuitlam," a British steamship, owned by the Union Steamship Company, of Vancouver, British Columbia, to proceed from Victoria and to meet the .said schooners in the North Pacific Ocean for the purposes aforesaid. 12. In pursuance of the said charter, the " Coquitlam " took on board supplies for such of the .said scliDonors as were not already fully outfitted, and proceedetl on her voyage. 13. On the 19th, lay of June, 1S92, the "Coquitlam," v.hile in the opensea, off Afognak Island, and outside of the territorial ,• aters of the United States, met the above named schooners, " Walt r A. Earic,' " Brcnda,""Umbrina,"" Maud S.," and "Sea Lion," and in pursuance of in.structions, duly notiHed them of the existence of the said iifidtM vivenUi., an.l also in pursuance of Ii.m- charter, at the said time and j)lace, receive.! from the said .sciiooners the following fur seal skins, which had been taken by them in the North Pacific Ocean during that season, ami prior to the 1 9th day of June aforesaid, namely, from the 'Walter A. Earle." 1,22.') skins; from the " Hrenda," 409 skins; from the " Umbrina," 700 .skin"s; from the " Maud S.," 759 skins ; and from the " Sea Lion," ()2i} .skins. The "Cofputlam" also, at the same time and place, transl'err.Ml to the scho itiers "Walter A. Rirle" and " S,>a Lion" certain supplies which she had on Iward to l)e deliver.;,! t,) them as a part of th,;ir ,)utfit f,)r the v.iyage to Cop|)er Lslan,!. Ik Afterwar,!s, .)n the 21st day of Jum-, at ,iifren iit points of the North I'aeific Ocan, varying from 2H t,. 40 niil,.s fn.in th,' M,.Mr,vst coast of Alaska, tlie " Cupiitbim " overtook tli.' seho.iiU'rs "Osear \' IIiitti,>," '■ Viva," an.l " I'^awn," an,l having noliticl them as aforesaiil, i.^liviTe,! to each of them certain stores which s\w lia.l on iHiar,! to complete their outfit m afon.said, an,l reiviv,.,! from the .sui.l schooners the fur .seal skins which thi'y ha,l tak.'ii in thi' N.irth I^ieific Oivan outside ,if Hehring S,.a • luring that s.as.in and pri,.r to the sai.l 21st ,lay of June. Th,> ski"is so tak.'n were the following : From tlio " Oscar & |[atti.'," 171 skins: fr.)m the " Viva," 1,1)5 ). skins ; and from the " !<'awn," 472 skins. 15. The " C.Hiuitlam " lln^n procee,!,-,] towards I'ort Etches, expecting tortnil the .)ther sealing .sd, .oner < in that vicinity. The water .if the "Coquitlam " liaving become salt, an.l tluuv being no .scho,)ners outsi.le, the captain sent a small boat in t,. ascertain if th.re was a rev.'nue euttiT i.. the harbour from which consent could Ye obtained to enter and procure fresh water ; there being no cutter, the captain on the forenoon of the 22nd June steamed into the \my, anchored, and was engaged in procuring fresh water, when the United States Cutter "Corwin" came in and seized the " Coquitlam." 16. At tlie time of iiur sai(] seizure, there were on board sai(i steamer " Coquithiiu " all tile ^uid seal skins, and also un.b.-iivered supplies for the following schooners, namely: the "Dora Sieward," the "Mascot" the "Cannolite," the " VV. L. Rich," the "Sadie Turpel," the "Annie C Moore" the "Mary Taylor," the "Pioneer," the " City of San Diego," the "Ocean Belle, the " C. H. Tupper," and the "Geneva," and certain other supplies not appro|>riated for any particular vessel, but taken up to supply to any schooner that might require them, and all the said seal skins and supplies were seized with the steamer. 17. Both Afognak Island and Port Etches are ren.ote and almost uninhabitatcd place.s, distant from Victoria above one thousan.l miles. 18. The "Coquitlam" was seized on the 22nd June, an.l was held under arrest until the I!)th September following, and did not reach Victoria untd the 2.Sth September, the seal skins were released at the same time and were carried to Victoria on the " Coquitlam." 19. The cause of seizure will fully appear by reference to the libel which IS set out at length in the documents to l>e sent in supplement of this Memorial, but stated shortly, the ground of seizure-whicb 1ms been since held to be entirely without justification-was that the transfer of supplies from the " Co(iuitlaiii " to the various .s( liooners, and the transfer of seal skins from the various schooners to the " Co(,uitlam," were breaches of the United States revenue laws, and rendered her liable to seizure. 20. The " Cnquitlam " was taken to Sitka and there libelled at the instance of the Government of the United States of America upon this charge in the District Court of the United States for the District of Alaska. 21. On the trial of the libel the " Coquitlam " and lu^r cargo, includ- ing the sea! skins and supplies, w.-iv condemned. An appeal wa^ taken to the United States (Circuit Court of Appeals fur tl,. ninth ei.euit, and the sai.i appeal was beard at the City of San Franeiseo, an-l judgment was given ivvei-sing the said condemnation upon the ground ' that the .said States authorities had no right whatever to make the seizure in question. 22. The judgment in the District Court at Sitka wa« given on the 18th day of September, l.s!)3, an.l the ju.lgment of the sai.l Circuit Court of Appeal was not delivered until the month of November, ISOO. ^ 23. Prompt repre.seiitiitiini.s wliu iiift.le to Hci- Majesty's Governnniit through the Governiiient of Caii.iua, with a view to hrin>,'iii<{ the matter iKjfore the Government of the United States, hut no action wastaixen pen.l- ing the continuanee of litigation in the courts of that country. 24. After the seizure and pending the determination of tlie said lihel Your Memorialists took steps to procure lionds for the release of the said seal .skins and the steamer " Co(|iiitIani," pending litigation, and also caused recognizances to be given to appearand defend the said proceedings, and in this manner they obtained posses.-ion of the said .seal skins, and the .said steamer, after a cousidenible delay, hut the stores for the various schooners aixne mentioned were never recovered and became a total loss to Your Memorialists, the particulai-s of the stores so lost by Your Memorialists will appear in a separate document. 25. Inasmuch as by the laws of the United States personal bomls of citizens of the United States were required bef,>re the said property could be released, Your Memorialists were compelled to and did place money in a bank in the United States, nan:ely, the Bank of British Columbia at Seattle, Washington, which bank tlien indemnified certain duly qualiHe.l persons against loss and who thereupon entered into the proper reeogniz- nnces in that behalf. The 1 1 reipiired was for a very large sum, namely, the sum of S(i+,O0O.0O, which was subsequently increased to tiie sum of «70,00().00, when it became neces.sary to prosecute the said appeal to the Circuit Court at Sai. Francisco, and Your Memorialists were compelled to pay from the time the bon.ls were given until after final JudgiMent, namely, from the loth day of August, i;-.92, until the 20tl> dayof January, isil?.' niterest at the rate of «% per cent, per annum. But your Memorialists were allowed by the said bank interest at the rate .it' four per cent, per annum on the moneys which they ha.l depositeii to secure the bank ag.iinst the [layment of said bond.s. 20. Your Memorialists were also compelled to pay, anil did pay, costs in and about defending the case at Silka and afterwards in prosecuting the appeal lief.ire the Circuit Court; ami also incurred other expenses^ The amount so paid for interest, costs and expenses was the sum uf 817,4-t2.2.'{, and which said sum was contriliuted by Your Memorialists, Thomas Karle, H. 1'. Ki(b,.t & Company, Limited, William Miltisie, George Collins, and .lolm L. l',.nny. Full particulars of these e.Kp-nsi's will be sent in supplement to this MeiiMirial. 27. The .si'izinv of the "("oquitlam " jirevented her from obtaining the full benefit ofher charter, and delayed her materially in that portion of her voyage which she did perform. In coiiseipience her owners claimed, and Your Memoriali.sls were compelled iiy process of law to pay, the sum of »l,42t).4i in e.Kce.ss of the si"n which it was eslimated the "Coquitlam" would have received if her voyag.; had not been interrupted. This said sum of !?I,426.4I should be added to the above .sum of SI7,442.2.'J, in estimating tiie expenses which Your Memorialists incurreil by reason of such .seizure. 6 28. When the " Coquitlain " arrived iit Victoria Your Memorialists discovered that the seal skins which had been transliipped as aforesaid were very much deteriorated l)y reason of the fact that tliey had not been properly cared for by the officials while in the possession of the United States Government. By reason of such deterioration Your Memorialists were compelled to sell at Victoria. B. C.and .so lost the Lon-loii prices, and realized for cho sai.l skins the .sum of SIO.50 only per skin, whereas the average price for seals sold in London that season was $i:3<30 per skin, and in some in.stances sales were made for the sum of SI 400 per skin. 29. The following schooners, the stores of which were seized on board the " Coquitlam," namely, the " Mary Taylor," the " Pioneer," the "Cityof San Diego," the "Ocean Belle," and the "Geneva," were in the midst of the sealing .season, the supplies which were .seized were ab.solutely neces.sary to enable them to proceed, it was impossible in that tar distant place to duplicate their orders or to obtain any supi)lies, and the said schooners were in con.sequence compelle-l to give up the voyages and to return to Victoria, greatly to the loss of their owners, who had" expended large sums of money in Htting them out. Your Memorialists, therefore, claim that they are entitled to compon.sation bastnl upon a reasonable com- putation as to the number of seals the schooners would have taken if the said voyages had not been interrupte•■■■' ■,;'•*",■' ..-.'■• -.-.^ ^^■'' 'f-^ 11 « ^■i « ' ' . •' B." Re Seizire of " Coquitlam." This is Exhibit " B" referred to in the lieclaration of Ronds Sealiruoit, taken before me at the City of Victoria, this l.'Hh day of Auf^ust, 1898. " LiNDI.EY OllEASE," Ndtiirv Public. Statement of E.xpeiiditiire for Interest on Bonds, Loi^.il Expenses, etc., in connection witli the seizure of the Steamer " Co(|uitliim." To Cash pjiiil Struve >V McMicken $ 500 oo " " A. L. Hclye.i 100 00 " '* !I. A. .\. Hastini;s, drafi iicci. 2129 326 64 21 IS 3.655 72 2073 " Telegrams *' Reporting and Innscribing evidence. Commissioner tak'ng evidence Use of lioanl of Trade room Helyea & ( Iregory, acct. to d.ite Hank li. C, Ti mos. interest from Aug. 15 to Mnr. 31. Senator .\llen"> expenses to Silka anci T'm Str. Coquitlam, freight !!odw\;ll & Irving, leg.1l expenses $ 450 00 Helyea \: Ciregory, '* 450 00 " " disbursements :^>2 67 $1,122 67 Less re^civeil from St. Ship Co S50 00 .Senator .Mien's expenses to .Sitku and T'm Hank of H. C, 3 mos. interest cm $64,.x)0 to June 30lh. Hughes, H. & Stedman, legal services, t'ms, etc Hank of H. C, 3 mos. interest to Sept. 30, on $64,000.. lielyea & Gregory, for remittance to Struve, A. II. & McMicken, for records, etc., re appeal at Alaska. , . , 7O0 14 5 So^ '7 30 2S 10 59 40 125 20 2030 312 23 52 00 20 CK) 492 05 J Soo 00 1933 296 57 501 20 1S7S iSo 44 2,316 66 ■ 1857 922 17 272 67, 416 20 IS4,S '47 43 320 uo 1S35 112 61 132 64 1747 44 56 320 CtO ■ .738 139 99 100 00 ! 1 894. Jan. 10 April 2 July 4 .Sc|.t. 15 Oct, 1 Dec. 20 " 31 " 31 1S95. Mar. 31 June 30 Sepi. 30 Dec. 31 1S96. J.in. 21 M.ir. 31 July 2 Sept. 30 Dec. 1 1 1897. J.in. 20 Feb. 22 To Cash paid Bank of I!. C, 3 nio,<^. interest on $64,000, to Dec. 31 .. 2 64,000,^(1 Mar. 31, ' " " 70,000, J 1894 3 " " 70,000, 1(1 June io. . .Struve, A. H. & .McM., e.\penses re appeal at S. I'sco. . Bank (if li. C, 3 mos. interest on $70,000 to .Sept. 30. . Struve, A. II. i\: .\IcM., expenses printing records, etc. . Bank of B. C, 3 nid-;. interest on $70,000, to Dec. 31 . . " " Telegrams for I S94 Bank (jf I!. C, 3 mos. interest on $7o,J98 9J 84 600 00 1318 151 66 350 00) 14 40 1 'i'-iT 91 24 .350 00 1217 81 69 350 00 1127 75 58 350 00 "34 69 40 350 00 A 5 00/ 942 64 13 1,000 00 921 176 63 350 00 S5:! 57 19 350 00 759 SO 94 350 00 669 44 90 350 00 577 38 73 77 7S 557 83.3 3.847 95 j 86/ 524 387 40 $28,848 22 .893. June 29 Oct. II KS9S. July 31 Cr. By Cash refunded (amount paid into Court) { „„„ ^,q, '''9 iil 89. 25 " Kstimated freight, 5,935 Skin^^ (a 150 *' iliilauce 18,868 64 $28,848 22 To llalancc . l8,So.S (,4 " Interest from date of payment to July list, i8i)8 SN.i;.mS J)r. ,, ,, . . J 1 J > J .15,11' 14 t'r. S.44J '4 Commission, disliursing including stationery, posliige, elc , $28,848.26, less $890.25 = $27,957.97 (a) 5%. " Legal expenses, drawing up claims, etc l.,397 90 250 00 1,857 >7S3 8,979 28 3.236 93 299 21 $3.5.36 14 $25,059 68 Vii T()K|,\, B. C, , July 31SI, i8i)8. " K. SKAHKtJOK. " 0." Re Se^xure of "Coquitlam." This is Exhibit "C" referred to in the declaration of Roads Seabrook. taicea before me at the city of Victoria, British Columbia, this 13tb day of August, 1898. "LivDi.EV Chease," Notary Public. Statement of the Supplies shipped l,y R P. Uithet & Co., L,l , on board Steamer "Coquitlam," 8th June, 1892, .seized by the United States Government. For .Schooner " Dora Siewaril " » ,^ ,.- $ 26 J6 ""*~'" i<,95 " "L^rmolilc" ^^jj^^ \V.illfr I,. Kich " ,jj ^^ " " !<»'lie Turpd" ,^^ ^j " " " .\iinie C. Moore " ^ ,,f 242 66 AM for Loss in conseiiuence of non-delivery, say 20" .- ,» '" • '/O 57 $ l,02J 45 Interest from Slh June, 1892, to Jist July, iSyS, 2243 'l^'V^ ® 7% 440 05 $ l,4(>j 50 Victoria, It. C, 3tsi July, kS9«. " K. .SEADUijoK." I^O "D." Re Seizure of "Coquitlam." This is Exhibit "D" referred to in the declamtion of Roads Seahrook, taken before me at tlio city of Victoria, British Columbia, this 13th day of Aujrust, 1898. " LiNDLEY Crease," Notai V Public. Statement of loss on skins on board Steamer " Coqnitlam," seized by the United States Government, in conse.iuence of whieh detention they became pinky and had to be sold in Victoria instead of London. .Schooner " Umbrin.i " , ,. 700 skins. "Uremia" 409 " "Miiiul S" ., .. 7()9 " 1,^84 skins. AvcMgc not price for Skins sold in London, 1S92 .Scas.in. ,$ 1 j 00 Sold in Viclnri.T for 10 ?o lS,S4 Skins or a .lifTerence of. $ j 50 per skin , $ 4,7,0 ex. Inleresi from (klol.er mil, i.S.)2, (dale of sale), 10 Iwly jisl, 1S9S, 2118 .l.ays '^'^ .,0., .0 $ 6,623 '6 Victoria, H. C, July .i'sl, 1X98. .. r. sKAHKOOK." RECAPITULATION. Undelivered Supplies Interest on same to luly iist, 1S98 Loss on Skins Interest on same to July ji>t, 1S9S. $ 25.959 6S 1,463 so 6,623 '(> Kxhiliit " H " "C" "D" Viz:— Interest, Cost and Expenses j 17,442 2? Additional Kreit;ht 1,42641 Intere.^t on aliove to July 31st, 1S98 5^^., , , Commission Ltgal Kx penses $ 34.046 34 '.397 90 250 00 — $ 25-959 6S 1,023 45 44" 05 1,463 50 4.710 00 l.9>3 16 6,623 16 $ 34.046 34 ViciOKIA, il. C, July 31SI, 1808. ' K. S1-: MiUOOK,