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Show Tl. I'.clH, nan I ,,, WASitihoTO-r, March fl Heconii Atilaiant roilmnaterdintrnl Hell waaa.Uiias tu tho faitK i.oncornlnB iiorip iteuconilictUtvvieri thu pon-Watir.eiiiral pon-Watir.eiiiral end the l'aclflo Mall t-oniwtny, u to whether or not thu latlerplioiildtrealvcnul dellvtr mall at )in IIIiro, t al,, In ursuantc la Ha contract iramlly tmtreJ Intoiindir act of March ft, 1S0I. Hell mid Hunt Ind b en no Irlctloit or tjvin mliumkr-alandliigUtwrenlhu mliumkr-alandliigUtwrenlhu atcaimhiii com. any and Ilia diptrtn ut on the tub. rct. llekiuw there waa an Inirrts-alnn Inirrts-alnn revalllnic aiuonr; aomv cllluina of Hill Ween 'hat, heraum of rlor r-rtnerminta r-rtnerminta with tho Hou'hern 1'tclllo ItaUroail ci mpaii) and the l'aclllo Cwtrtiniiiiliiicjnifkiiy, the l'aclMu Mall com; any InUnd to avoid, If ptelblc, iiiilriar any in nxircrfioiRht ImiliiMHiUtwtenrtaii Dleiroand tmrls outhoflt. Ilelltxpewi.il the Ulhf that tho steamship rohit-iny had no tiirh Inleiition, amltxptu ed and ile find t fully tarry out Its contract with Hie rivtrnmenl, luth In kttcr an 1 In spirit. Hell was ntkitl 'vhetber ItVoull m dremol a violation of the roulrait If the vetaellof Iheoiiiiitany should no. t;o up to the Ksn Dlei duok hut dellr-traud dellr-traud recelvu nialle by neaua of it lighter. In reply he tall that the spirit if thu act uultrwlilih thu ih.ii-IraLta ih.ii-IraLta woru made und ultedly otrrha wlllt It thu obligation I.. Minnie commerce, com-merce, nud (hla Inclu U all hupliiiaa Incidental to a rteani 1 lp llnu rtinnltii for freight and p.tMeiii.11., and there foru thu comiitny's veaatls u ouM t et x i-ctcil to (jo to tho v. tiatl an 1 regtit ir ly rrttlvo fielghl ail lativugera. Hie failures todulhh, IMIsnld, V.OUIJ Le follnwt.l ly dtduullolis untl fltiee, and, If It appeara tht thetti tulilt.loua nr failurta werei wilful, btt did n t btllevo that thu iiontniaiter.gttiiial uould hoettale to anuul the cohtrncl. Hell, ho ever, iltslrwl It distinctly tiudrrttood that tint compaDy list L In no way ludlcalttl noturpost or ihelru other than to carry out lut contract In Icttor du J ii ldt. |
