New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-15
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HE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.
CHINESE MERCHANTS CASE DEcIDED-0-N'
pUTLLR WIS AZ AprEAL.

| A CHINESE MERCHANTS CASE DEC!DED-0HN'
! BUTLER WINS Az APPEAL.
| Washington. March I4-Lou ow Bew can remain IN
the United states The supreme Court % ruled o'''l
in an opinion rendered by chief Justice Fuller W",'
directed that The judgment q Tie Circuit Court ioi 'ar
Nolthegn District Of California, affirmed ny lAe "c""
created Circuit Court OF Appeals for the Paonc o'"'
cycu,t. ordering that Lon CIV Bew be depor'od rom
the United states and returned TO China be reversed
Lou Ow Bew Il Chinese merchant. who had I've" -
| Portland Orc for seventeen year. prior 10 l-'o nc
! was engaged in the Wholesale and Importing D"''-
ness and under the firm name OF Hop ChouS co I''
built ND large business and was worth about St"''"
| In september. $50 he left the United state ".'
| porarily on visit to relatives in China. BEFORE &C.
par,urr be secured satisfactory evidence OF h' ''"
| A. a merchant. lie returned to the United 9'"e' 81"
August 1891 The Collector Of Customs az Fan fIa'
cisco acknowledged the ,ufclcncy OF the evidence Ne
had secured 10 show that be was merchant doh"'eu
I'm This country but refused permit him to remain
here on the sole ground that he had iailed 70 secure
the oerthcation Of Identification required Nv INC H'N"
section of the Chinese Restriction act 10 D" "Dheu '
Ne Chinese Government by merchants ana Others '"''e
n the United States The United states courts In Call
foAla Affirming the legality OF the coHeo'oTs a'u""
Lon Ow Dew brought the matter here on haoeas cor
pus proceeding.
The court says It Is OF opinion that 1t was non II
tended that commercial domiciic should be foie'h Nv
temporary absence at the dOmicle Of oTign nor tHt
resident merchants soud be subjected TO los, OF is
guaranteed by treaty If they failed TO produce rom ie
domcile Of origin that evidence which residence IN the
domcilc Of choice may have rendered 1t dihcut Il not
impossible 10 obtain. As Lon Ow Bow is unhwinly
restrained OF hs liberty The court directed Tie lower
court to reverse its judgment and discharge him from
custody.
General benjamin +. Butler today won TIE appeal
which he took from the decision Of the Circuit Court Of
I.,af., e4vfss Cf
chsetts affirming judgment for $4,000 and interest
from 1879 obtained against him IN one Of the MasSa-
chusetts courts by the National Home for Disabled
Volunteer soldiers General Butler while treasurer OF
the National Home. advanced $4,000 to General W. r.
Ton. in charge Of the home at Togus Me. Ia lie
used in beginning work at shocmaking. It IS alleged
that Butler had failed to account for the repayment Of
the money. Judgment given against him. The
ground of the appeal and Of the acton ot The court
to-day was that the case not fully tried and That
an opportunity had not been afforded General Butler
70 show certain material matters connected with the
suit. Justice Harlan rendered the opinion OF the
court reversing the Judgment Of the lower court and
ordering a new trial. Justice Brown dssenied. and
Chief Justice Fuller and Justice Gray took part in
the decision Of the
Among the other business transacted by the court
the following
No. 146-Otto Hcintzc ct al plaintiffs in error agt.
Charles f. Miller G; AL. executors. etc. Judgment
verseu WIN costs ana cause Nnahdcd WIN an Hsiuc-
ton 10 grant trial
No. 147-Adolph Iiebenroth ct al. plaintiffs in error.
agt. William II. Robertson, late Collector etc. Judg-
men reversed, with costs. and cause rmandcd with an
Instruction to grant trial.
No. 148-Andrew Wesley Kent. executor. etc, ap-
pellant, agt. the Lake superior ship Canal and Iron
Company ct al Decree affirmed. with costs
No. o7l-lliiam Barney, hate Collector etc. plaintiff
In error. agt. stephen W. Waterbury ct al Dismissed
with costs.
NO.. OBJ and I47-Edward H. Horncr appellant.
agt. the United states et al. Mandates granted.
No. 211-inm Barney. late Collector ETC.. plaintiff
IN error. ag stephen W. Waterbury CT al. Mandate
granted.
No. 1,330-Albcrt II. Gaspcll palrnf in error, agt.
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. submitted
pursuant 20 the twenty third rule
No. 2O2-Samue II. nissan ct al. plaintiffs IN
error. versus Henry J. Anderson, receiver, etc.
Argument rQntinued.
The day call for Tuesday. March 10, Will be rs
follows Nos. LAS. 2l1. PIG. GIG land 2171, 21O,
l,34O land 1,4l6l 100. $50. 81 and 1oG.