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Show It was especially stipulated that ph was to have tho right to run a blockade, block-ade, if necessary. She carried false papers clearing her for Mojl, Japan, ami it was because of these papers that the Maritime Insurance company refused to pay the loss when, after Lho vessel had fallen into the hands of the Japanese admiralty courts, she was abandoned by the insurance company com-pany t the insurers. The total insurance insur-ance of $175,000 was divided between several companies. The court held that when the insurance in-surance company consented to tho in-portion in-portion of the blockade clause, It lacil-ly lacil-ly consented to the vessel adopting any means of disguise necessary lo accomplish her purpopc. ECHO OF BLOCKADE RUNNING IN LATE. WAR San Francisco. Cal , Feb. 8 An echo of the exciting days of blockade runuing during the Ru.-.so-Japanese war was awakened yesterday when the United States . -circuit court of appeals confirmed a judgment of $15.-noo $15.-noo against tho Maritime Insurance company. Limited, of London, which was one of lho Insurers of the steamship steam-ship M. S. Dollar, captured and sold tij a prize by the Japanese while It was attempting to run Into Vladivostok Vladivos-tok with a contraband cargo. Tho vessel was insured , hero by the M. S. Dollar StenraBhip company to make a voyage to Vladivostok and |