The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-03-04
DECIDED THE sAYWARO CASE.

Uncle Sam Wins-Barbed-WireP Patents
That English Rector.
The Sayward case was decided in favor
of the United States. The Sayward was
seized fifty-nine miles from land in Behr-
ing sea while killing seals in violation Of
United States law. The vessel was con-
demned to be sold by the district court in
Alaska, and its owners, who really repre-
sented the British government, asked for
writ of prohibition to prevent the sale.
The United States claimed that the SUI
preme court did not have jurisdiction be-
cause the question was political one, but
on this point the court decided in favor of
the British contention. The writ of pro-
hibition was, however. denied.
Means Life imprisonment for Them.
Fielder and Schwab. the Chicago anar-
chists, must stay in prison for life, so says
the supreme court. The claim of the APP
pellants was that in deciding an appeal
the supreme court of Illinois had not
called the prisoners personally before it to
pass Judgment, they being at Chicago in
Jail at the time the decision against them
was rendered. The supreme court says
that the provision of law requiring the
prisoners to be in court personally when
original jurisdiction and the prisoners ap-
peal Is denied.
Barbed Wire Patents Valid.
The Washborn- Moen manufacturing
company gained voctory before the court
in cases sent from the northern Iowa cir
cult court which had decided against the
validity of patents on barbed wire for
fences held by the company. 1t was claim
ed that the patents contained no new
principle and were not novel. The supreme
court decides hatalthough something like,
these patents many have been used before
these had been failures, while the inven-
ton Of the Washborn-Moen patents had
made a success.
Clergymen Not Contract Laborers.
Some time ago the circuit court of New
York fined the vestry of Trinity church,
New York, and Rev. Mr.. Warren, an
English clergyman, 81, 900 for violating the
alien labor contract law, holding that
under that law Mr.. Warren was a laboIer
and the contract with him having been
made prior to his departure from England
it was in violation of that law. The
supreme court says that the decision may
be agreeable to the letter of the law, but
not to its spirit, and therefore the lower
courts judgment is reversed
The Michigan Railway Law.
A case involving the Michigan railway
law of 1889 regulating rates or railways
was decided in favor of the validity of the
law, the decision being based on the fact
apparently that the evidence for the rail
way company was not competent, as it re-
ferred entirely to freight rates, while those
We're not mentioned in the original case
The Boundary of n State.
In the case of Nebraska VS. Iowa, a
boundary case, u decision was rendered to
the effect that the center of the river chan
mel, when the river is the boundary, is the
line, and said line is subject to changes re-
sulting from the washing and wasting of
the banks.
WASHINGTON, March 2--The entire day
was consumed in the senate by further
discussion of the Idaho case, the advo-
Gates of the claims of the contestant,
Clagett, on both sides of chamber having
the floor George of Mississippi, who de-
sired to speak on the question, pleading
indisposition, the senate without action
on the case, adjourned.
The house devoted the day to the con-
sideration of the Indian appropriation bill,
which was finally passed, after occupying
the attention of the house for nearly ten
days. The reports on the bills to place
wool, cotton bagging and machinery
cotton ties and binding Irvine on the
free list were reported and the house
aiiourned