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previous administrations, covering every
President from Washington to Buchanan,
both inclusive.
LET THE BOOKS BE OPEN.
The Acting Secretary of the Treasury
having lent his signature to the. McPher-
son statement as correct and thus eerti-
ned to fragrant falsehood, a. is shown By
the reports Of the eomptroiling officers, the
law ofice-s and the Secretaries of the
Treasury, including such men as Salmon P.
Chase, William Pitt Fessenden, Hugh
AcCulloch and Lot NJ. Morrill,, it furnishes
another strong reason why the books Of the
Treasury should be opened for inspection
By new parties.
In this connection it would be we'll to
refer to the following fact:-Four years ago
Senator Davis, of West Virginia, when
chairman of the Committe on Appropria-
tions of the G. s. Senate overhauled
thoroughly the accounts If the Treasury
Department. He forced from unwilling
Witnesses, all of whom were officers of the
Treasury, the testimony that there were
l 800 Treasures on the Treasurer's book,
and millions of dollars entered SO as to
make the books balance without a single
item TO show when the entries were so
made or what had become of the money.
This extraordinary showing did not receive
proper attention at the time because We
we're in the midst of great prosperity.
MAGNITUDE OF THE THEFTs.
The magnitude of the amount stolen in
the twenty.three years of Republican adj
ministration can be estimated in the fol-
| lowing manner: II the amount stated
namely, $45, 527, 625.27-was invested
in standard silver dollars and stored in
the Treasury subject to the order of the star
| reuters and the other Republican thieves
who have taken it, calculating that one
thousand pounds would make fair load for
horse and cart, and that SIC, 900 weighs
one thousand pounds, it would take two
Thousand eight hundred and forty.fve
loads of SIC 900 each to haul it to Repub-
lican headquarters.
Estimating a cart and horse to be four
teen feet long, and allowing four feet be-
tween each cart, ifsplaced in single file this
Republican stealing would make process
sion nine miles and three-quarters long.
Estimating the procession would move
| at the rate of three miles an hour, it would
take Mr.. Elkins at Republican headquar-
tiers three hours and fifteen minutes to
review it, and the line would extend from
the battery in New York city to beyond
Harlem, and yet Senator Hawley said in
his Brooklyn speech that Stealing under
Republican administratio had been reduc-
ed to minimum"
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The Third Ward Democratic Club Of
vicksburg, at a recent meeting, resolved
that thereafter they viii resist arrest of
any white man or person by negro
policeman" As a result, the seven
negro members of the police force ten
dered their designations.
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We sometimes hear of persons, who,
while pretending to be for CLEVELAND,
seize every opportunity to decry his vir-
tues. Gentlemen, this is a free coun-
try, and if you do not like him you need
not take him. This is no time to halt
between two opinions. Make your
choice
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IT is said that an elaborate explana-
ton of BLAINE,s transactions with "My
Dear Mr.. FISHER is to be prepared by
eminent legal talent. We suppose that
it will be confidential communica-
ton endorsed. aBurn this.
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Public Speaking.

ROBERT POWELL, Democratic nominee for eiector
will be with f. BARKsDALE, nominee for Congress
At,
Stems Creek-Friday October 10, and
Nestville-Saturday, October IL.
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Public Speaking.

Hon. VAN II. MANNISG, Democratic NOMINEES
for EecteT, will address the people at the following
times and places:
Ashland, Saturday, October 4.
Ripley, Monday, October ..
New Albany, Tuesday, October :.
Oxford, Thursday, October 9.
Grenada, Friday, October 10.
Charleston, Saturday, October ID,
Sardis, Monday October IL.
Senatobia, Tuesday, October IA.
fernando, Wednesday, October l..
WinOna, Thursday, october 16.
Lexington, Friday, October IL.
YazoO City, Saturday, October IS.
SieksbuTg, Monday, October 20.
Natchez, wednesday, October %.
Fayette, Thursday, October %.
Pass Christian Saturday, October -
Scranton, Monday, October q.
Enterprise, Wednesday, October 30 -
Macon, Thursday, October so. ~
Columbus, Friday, October 81.
Aberdeen, saturday, November /.
At Grenada, Charleston, Sardis, Senatobia and
HERNANDEZ, there will be, on the days named above,
joint discussion between Col MANNING, and the
Hon. Ii. F. SIMRALL, Republican nominee for Elec-
for.
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PabIic Speaking.

J.wB BAILEY. Democratic nominee for Eleetor'
seventh District, viii address the people Of Kinds
county at.
Clinton, Saturday, October l.
Raymond, Monday, October s.
Utica, SATURDAY, October Is.
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TIE Times DemOcrat says that bets are
freely offered in New Orleans, with no
takers, that Ohio will go Democratic in
October.
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The Mechanics Lien Veto,

The question is often asked. Did
Governor Cleveland sign the bin giving
the laDorer the first lien on the build.
mgr Governor Cleveland vetoed a me-
chanles' lien bill, 1t was a local meas
uIe, applying only to Kings and Queens
counties, and was disapproved. as the
selg message shows, in the interest Of
MoLAlngmen themselves. The bin was
most clumsily drawn. Instead Of giy-
Ing me mechanic the first lien, as was
s LIZ 9stenslble object. it gave to all par
sles having claims, whether mechanics
- =, nqt, tne hrst lien, thus reducing me-
Stanlcs % 9 level with all claimants.
moreover, il repealed in distinct terms
number OF mechanics lien laws al
4teQy on the statute books. To mako
Y 2 law IN that form was to give me-
s.ieH1ce 2 doubtful advantage, while
incing many real and substantial
ges possessed by them under
tAe oid laws which 1t did away with.
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Blaine's Dishonesty.

If anything were needed to fasten on
Mr.. BLAINE a character for dishonesty
and corrupt dealing while in official life,
it is furnished in the new MULLIGAN
letters which have been given to the
public by Messrs- FISHER and Null
LIeAN.
1t will be remembered that Mr..
BLAINE obtained the first batch Of let
ters from MULLIGAE on his promise to
return them, but having gotten posses
sion of them he went before the House
Of Representatives, of which he
was then a member, and in the most
excited and dramatic manner pro
ceeded to read them and make
running comments on the statements
which they contained. 1t was then
believed that these letters made up the
series relating to his transactions in the
Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad
bonds, or, at least, that they included al
that was damaging 10 the character Of
SIR. BLAISE. Itnow turns out, however
that there were other, and, if anything
more damaging letters, which were no
embraced in the package which Mr.
BLAINE obtained from MULLIGAN b,
false promises, snd a portion of thes
(fOr there are still others), are now, TO
the first time, made public.
Of the new series, that which is tn
most damaging, is the draft of a lette
prepared by Mr.. BLAINE and sent t
Mr.. FISHER, to be by FISHER copied
signed and returned to Mr.. BLAINE
We print the draft and the letter &C
companying it.:
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Mn. SPEAKER CARLIsLR has been r,
nominated for Congress.
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HOW SUITS ARE BROUGHT.
These suits against defaulting public
officers are brought upon transcript Of
account made by the First Comptroller OF
the Treasury, who certifies to the settle
ment of the account and that the officer
has defaulted for the balance stated, and
the Comptroller, who is the final account
ing officer of the government, recommends
suit be entered against the defaulter to re-
cover the amount of the defalcation. The
Solicitor of the Treasury if he comedies
with the view of the Comptroller on the
expediency of bringing suit, forwards the
Comptroller n statement OF account or
transcript to the proper United States Dis
trict Attorney and directs him TO enter
suit to recover the amount stolen as ccrti-
fed by the Comptroller.
The statement of the amount Of defalca-
tions above given is shown to be
correct, as suits have been filed by the gov
eminent in the various United States
courts to recover that amount. In those
cases where, on grounds of personal or
political expediency, suits have not been
brought the names of the officers and the
amounts stolen cannot re ascertained from
any Official publication. The total loss to
the government for the three fiscal years
preceding June 80, 1888, as shown by the
certificates of the First Comptroller of the
Treasury, filed in the United States courts
and sued on by direction of the Solicitor
of the Treasury, the law officer of the gov
eminent in charge, is 81 ,569, 733 ~. From
which deduct collections, $751; 1888 so, leav-
ing total loss of 81 500, 800 81 to the
United States from the thefts of its dis
bursting officers for the time stated by
and Coon, instead of s., 1854 09,
as they certify.
ADDITIONAL LOSSES COMPROMISES.
five add to the amount certified by the
first Comptroller and Solicitor of the
Treasury as having been stolen-viz., ST..
$50, 800 q, the amount stated by Attorney
General Brewster as stolen by the star
reuters 100000, which is properly |
to the Arthur administration |
for its failure to collect it by an energetic |
prosecution; the steal of Burnside. dis |
bursting officer of the Post Office Depart |
ment in 1884, $85 5000; defalcatioE of Nor
gan, disbursing officer of the State Depart |
ment in 1884, $4,000; Navy Department /
Medical Bureau frauds in 1884, estimated |
It $500. 600; defalcation of United States
Marshal Hall, of Pittsburg, in 1884, and /
reported BY Attorney General to be $I53,-
100. we have the amount stolen under Ar
hur $500, 800 81, instead Of s., 634 90, as
tated by Secretary Mcpherson and certifi-
d as correct by Acting Secretary of the
treasury Coon.
The falsity OF this McPherson-Coon
statement is still further proven by the
GLOWING statement, the figures OF which
re taken from the annual reports Of the
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-24

BLAINE is no dead-head except when
he sends telegraph message. Then he
is d. H. by a large majority, as Sir
BARDwELL SLoTE would say.
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massachusetts. like New York. has
assoc g law compelling safety ear
,.f.sts % be pat 90 az cars owned
7. .H't companies within limited
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RreB1uent1aI ELECTORS
sTATE-AT-LARGE.
RoBT. POWELL, Of Madison.
VAN. II. MASSING, of Marshall
DISTRICT ELECTORS.
First District-W. b. WALKER.
Second District-Z. ". STEPHENS.
Third District-J. W. CUTRER.
Fourth District-CHAs. RICHARDSON.
Fifth District-G. A. WILSON.
Sixth District-THOs. X. STOcKDALE.
Seventh District. W. BAILEY.
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state Executive committee.

FoR STATE AT LARgE-Oliyer Clifton, Of Kinds
Chairman; james A. Barksdale Of YazOo; J. 4
Sessions OF Lincoln; =. A. Jonas, of Monroe; MEr
ray +. Smith, Of Warren.
Pirsf DiGiriei-N. NJ. Cox, Jas. T. Harrison.
iSeo0Hd Dfsfyici-C. i. HowTy, J. G. Kyle.
Third DisfTiet-F. W. Anderson, e.. L. Page.
Fourth DiSfrief-S. Il. Brown, J. H. Duke.
FIN DiSiFict-E. Watkins, G. N. Harris.
SiIfh DiSfrief-J. W. Lambert, NJ. NJ. Evans.
SeusHLh Disfrief-A.J MeIaurin, W. C. Wilkin
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LET TIE BOOKS BE OPEN.

previous administrations, covering every
President from Washington to Buchanan
both inclusive.
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HOW SUITS ARE BROUGHT.

Total loss to the govern
ment ...........p.$1,5 800, 800 2
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Amount of defalcations for the
year ending June 80, 1881,
upon which suit has been
entered by the United States
Attorney General to re-
cover. ..........................$ 4S8,477 81
Collected on the same by
suits 49,. ...........:. 1875 "a
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National Democratic Ticket
FOR PRESIDENT,
Presidential Electors.

FOR GREs5-sEyESTH DISTRICT,
E. BARKSDALE,
OF KINDS.
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Total loss on same ....,.."
Amount of defalcations dur
ing the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1882, upon which
suit has been entered to re-
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Total loss..................".S 647,9l1 2
Total amount of defalcations
during the three years pre-
ceding June 80, 1888, upon
which the United States has
sued to recover in the
United States Courts ........ 81 ,569,733 Z
Total amount of collections
on same .............~ 1898 81
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The following are the figures of the
Solicitor of the Treasury, taken from his
official printed reports:
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"AU TsTA, Me, Nov. SD.-MY DEAN
Mr.. FISHER: write Mr.. Caldwell this dav
earnestly asking him to release me from M
lery pressing and painful embarrassment
entailed upon me Py raising the money l
Is still due 10 me $50 900 land bonds ana he
LIST mortgage bonds $50, 900. l have already
made one proposition for settlement.
must have the matter settled in some way
and at once. Sincerely yours,
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There AAe t4 kalt dorm by Demos
eEeIac Nsc<s IaIy s. State 0Hs f'.S
ma John 4 Eefs1 knox It B
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=. 49,
Tor the amount. Upon my visiting the Of
Zee for the first time after you left the effv
Mr.. Pratt said be and Mr.. harrington gave
@ you Their individual bonds. and they kent
the money, and in order to obtain fhaf
money and get it out Of Mr.. Pratt's hands
obtained $4,000 land bonds, and took what
supposed TO be money: but IL was uof
there. Part OF 1t had been missapnIied III
o ON, matters; SIP 600 Of It I loaned M.
Little Rock without my knowIedge ar 30 co, -
sent and Pullman cars, etc, etc.
NOW, my dear sir, If this be a corront
STATEMENT, may not hope yon will relieve
me to the extent Of the S15,0O0e And Mn
Elsner VIII surely pay the other $1,000.
As wholly innocent third parfy doing
my pest 70 act as a sincere and steadfas7
friend % both Of you, ought not to Be Ieft
exposed to financial ruin and personal m.
imitation. Sincerely yours,
Josiah Caldwell, ESQ = y i0AsAiNk.
JosIAu CALDWELL, No. / Pr1mrpro,
sQUARE, BOSTON, April. 25 Is5I.-Tr ! =
lsHkR. 4 enclose letter from Blaine
forgot 70 speak 70 you about them when /
saw You fhls p. m / hope Won can heir
3, 1 would Il It were in my po1Ter
3 alI u, u AZ important man for US ia have
Ieel ali right towards ia. aud or,iv ,,,;ss
slAt was SO situated that could hein hin
ns,ssz - - sluAy y. CALDWELL.
1nls letter enclosed Mr.. Blaineis Iat
Ter 70 Caldwell Of April 81 1s7I ~
IoUsTA, M, II June. ls71. n =
-. - sIsItEH: tried very hard vestereis,
-l.a Gay before to see YOU am Ii, a re9s
.as..Allul anu embarrassing Situation pro1si,,s
~. ~ " Illy connection with the Fort SraitR
sn!eE prise have paid and caused e - Ky |
go INTO ~ treasury about $50 00o y az
'n as. Salg result to me IS the most ra,rs,,
- lea1lly Now. have 4 nrnneagf ~, ~
e you, which think "a Ys,s,sf ls9,,,i "
w s-lf gong as tar IS possibly oan -
ssSss running myself past All recover -
$3.50 ~, = yQu viii take up the SI00on ~
~. 49, paying me the cash fherefT .,s,t
~ ne the $45 200 of bonds. viii Is, e ~
q our matter stand pnfil ~, 80 -.
- 80 q eesn spondehoe On ne snh.
....1 t.s'ss n Confederation Of air. ms
. ~ friendship as well a n tisu ~
=, =. elset relations have held 81 thfs
s ,s.l z9l WA make an effort IS a. his MS
Y FISHER, u, "a. y Pa
5 t., -. HEpF. 81. is5I-7rv net
=. a y tho Greatest mes 7,....
s''4 eeto1 oN them Is fha f.|fs..'
..' .s.ls 4..N' should receive Whit f. |I'..
IIez 41|roI1|n4 f. 1r1t .,..
4 a. IrIn tie ..,'..
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1884-09-26
From Hon. John HALEY.
BOISE CRY, Sept. 70, 1883

BOISE CITY, sept. ~, 1864.
Hon. T. F. Singiser, Republican can
didate for Delegate in Congress;
Sir:--In answer to your open letter
of the 18th instant, addressed to me,
permit me to say that while know
full well your letter was written sfor
Buncombe," and as compaign doc
ument, vet | cheerfully and willingly
acsept your invitation to meet you in
joint discussion before the voters OF
Idaho Territory, upon ANY and ALL
questions in which the people OF Ida
no are interested-not only in Lemhl,
Custer and Alturas, but in every coun-
ty in the Territory. And inasmuch
as | have already outlined my cam
paign, and have some appointments
Already made, / hereby invite you to
accompany me in my canvass OF the
Territory and to discuss with me the
vital questions of the day, and especi-
ally those appertaining to the duties
Of Delegate in Congress.
/ expect to open the campaign on
or about the 25th instant, and from
there will 60 to Idaho county; thence
to Kootnai, Shoshone, Lemhi and
Custer, and then to Alturas, devoting
what time may be left to the other
portions of the Territory.
Should you not be able to accom-
pany me through the Northern coun-
ties, as ! have indicated, will advise
the chairman Of your Territorial Cen
trail Committee Of the date at which |
will speak at Salmon City, and will
be glad to meet you there, and will
proceed with you to Custer and Al
turas counties.
Ii you cannot meet me at Lewiston
on the date l have mentioned, advise
rne Of your time, and will wait a few
days for you, if necessary.
Should you accept my invitation
please telegraph me Immediately,
care HI. G. Branstetter, Boise City.
Respectfully,
! JOHN HALEY.
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Board of County Commissioners

OF Boise county, Idaho Territory, will
meet in regular session at the clerks office
In Idaho City, on
Monday. October I3, 1854.
All accounts or other matters coming
before said Board should be filed two daya
prior to that time.
All accounts and papers must be legally
verified to insure action thereon, and no
bill will be presented unless all the fees
are paid. TIM CARROLL,
Sept. 90, 1884. Clerk Board Co. Com.
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At recent execution in Japan it
took thirteen strokes of the sword to
decapitate the CRIMINAL. The edge
of the instrument had been purpose
ly dulled, in order to make the death
agony as great as possible.
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An Eastern merchant who never
advertised was found lying dead on
the counter in his store recently. 1t
is thought the body had lain there for
several days before being discover
ed-[Duluth Tribune.
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lions ana geuS icsS oniSo
man in the business.
The real and personal property as
sessment-roll Of Washoe county, New,
It is thought, will reach $14,ooo,ooo.
General Rosecrans says ne IS con-
fdent that California will elect Cleve-
land electors.
A ewburgh IN. Y. man has 200
different sort Of apples grated upon
one tree. One hundred and thirty
seven of them were bearing last week.
The amount Of money paid for
riding on railway cars in this country
during 1883 aggregated almost 81 for
each inhabitant.
eight hours labor, eight hours
sleep, eight hours play, and three
dollars day." is the motto OF the
Miners Amalgamated Association OF
Pennsylvania.
The cholera this year is not quite
so bad as It was in the Fourteenth
Century, when 100000 people died
of it. China lost 100000 and Eu-
rope ao,ooo,ooo.
1.-TWO Ideas Of Dude" is the title
Of an article in a contemporary. Isn't
this an extraordinary number OF ideas
for a dude?
A pear tree at'Drytown, California,
Amador county, has on it a quantity
Of ripe fruit as large as mans list;
also second crop about the size OF
mans thumb, and is also again in full
bloom.
The wife of Methodist preacher
in Georgia takes turn with him at
preaching. When his Pensioners
see the old gentleman digging worms
in the back yard they know it is his
day off.
r. Shaw, the colored orator, who is
supporting Cleveland, has issued Q
challenge to John F. Quarles, col
ored lawyer Of New York, who is {
Blaine man, to meet him on thu
stump
The spinning wheel and hand-loom
of less than century ago would re
quire 100000 persons to make the
cloth used by our people, which il
now manufactured by 100000 opera
tives.
The body of VIM. B. Goodwin, Sol
of j. nj. Goodwin, the well-knowI
travelling correspondent of the Sal
Lake Tribune, has been found half
mile north of the Warm Springs nea
Salt Lake, with bullet hole throug
the head He had been missing abou
five weeks. Whether he COMMITTEES
suicide or was murdered is unknown
Ben. Butler made speech tn
other day in Philadelphia in which h
said he did not want to be Presiden
and assigned as reason that h
would be talked to death. He merel
wanted to lay the foundation for
grand party that will sweep the Re
publican and Democratic parties OF
Of existence.
Grover Cleveland's record is suffel
ing terribly; he cannot stand tn
strain of Presidential campaign.
has been discovered that while sheri
of Erie county, New York, he charge
the County Commissioners for sc
days work in one year. This was a
most as strong charge as that whie
Marie Halpin has made.
DR.. Talmage has reopened his gun
on Mormonism, the great sin of IL
natlon- He reports a vast Morme
;ncrease In six months. and declar,
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NNarried:

In Boise City, September "a, 1884, at
the residence of Gen. L. F. Cartee, by Rev.
G. III. Davis, Charles II. Reed and Miss
Ella Cartee, second daughter of General
Cartee
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Notice to Creditors.

Notice to Creditors.
IN PROBATE COURT OF BOISE Co. I. T.
In the matter of The estate of George
Esmond, deceased.
An Office IS HEREBY GIVEN BY THE UNDER
~ signed Administrative of the above named
Estate, to the Creditors of, and all persons
having claims against said deceased, to exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers, within four
months after the first publication of this notice. to
the sal Administratrix at her Residence at below
Horseshoe Bend or to M. b. Moore Probate Judge,
at his office in Idaho City. Boise County, I. r.
TERRISSA ESMOND
Administrative.
Idaho City. Sep. 2. 1884.
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EST RAY.

Taken up on the Payette, near Banner,
light bay horse, about 7 years old, weight,
obout 1900, small white strip down the face.
Branded circle Z on left houleer, &c on
right hip. I hereby give notice to the
awner to prove property, pay charges and
take the horse. M. Gallegher.
Banner, Boise County, Idaho Aug. 12, wa.