The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-05-27
BARDEN'S SIDE WINS 1T
The Mineral Land Question Decided In
PaQor Of The People.
FIELD GAVE THE OPINION
The United States Supreme Court
Rendered a Decision That is OF
Great Importance to These
Metal Producing States.


BUTTE, May 26.-There was rejoicing on
every hand when the news was received
in Butte this afternoon that decision had
been rendered by the supreme court of
the United States In favor OF the people
and against the Northern Pacific Railroad
company in the famous mineral-land test
case. In spite OF the long and tedious de-
lays. and matters of other great impor-
lance TO detract from public interest. the
people have not lost sight Of the question
which means SO much for Montana and
Is second only TO the silver question. Sev-
eral telegrams were received from Wash
ihgton this afternoon confirming the good
news. The latest telegram was from So
iicitor General Maxwell, and copies were
received both by Judge Dixon and Mineral
Commissioners Irwin. II was rs follows:
The supreme court to-day. by Justice Field,
.o'eIsea Iuoginen' IN 'he haruen case, anu re-
rsr pra,sr s ssirss .Ua cr,s , S'asan,sd ,ae "s1'
'rha Rardan c,sa ,hioh hooan. an
uidslv celebrated w.. commsnc.d in the
Uni,oa S,.,.s o,.o,,,, .o,,,, c. Nan,.n.
an San, Isao hv ,ha Nor,hern pscia, rail.
road s.a,n.t Richard p Rar,len and
o,bsrs 4, y.. an .o,;on IN .i,c,n,.n, h,,
tba comn,ny 90 rooovar nossss.ion ~
csr,ain i.nds in an odd nnr,hersd .sc,ion
near Ua,an. vhi,h R,-Jan .na o,hsr.
cl. .;msa : ,,,;nar.l ,ands m,dar c.r,ain
ouar,, location. n,,da In Isas' Tha rail.
road nsonI. In their con,nI.in, a., on,
ali ,ha;r tI,la and Tho d;scoysrv ~ tho
ouart, iodas NTH svarv,hing necs.s,rv 20
m.La on, ,h.;r c,sa ~ on ,boir con.
s,ruc,ion 90 tho ,.w ,hav wero anti,,sd ,o
the land Rsrdan and others dsmurred 10
the comn,.in,
Ths ohisc, a, ho,h aida. MA. "a bava nj,
the fact. annear IN ,b. nl.,d,n.s and
make a t.s, rass On The Iaw Tn. raiIro,d
connnanv oiai,,sa ,h., nnda- ,h. aran, -
then hv concrs.s in 1854 sI, md in odd
.sc,ion. u.,,hin On. aran, No, tnowr "a h.,
r,in.r.i a, an. ,i,na - ,hs Air, ~ ,hs
man ~ IN. daani,a linz 81 an. raiIro.d
thror.h Non,.na which y.. In 1890
na.,ad 4, IN. ,.iIro.d conn,nv ,ndsr the
ar.n, .I,hou,h sn.h I.nds ,,,;,h, s,h.o-
ouen,lv ha fonnd 40 ha valn.hls Tor min.
sral
Rardan N nj con,.,d.d that anu land.
fo,,na m he n,inerai hsfora na,sn,. ;.susd
tn hA Al
fron, ,hs c,.nt THIS was tha noint In IN.
"a se and ma . heid 10 ha nroneriv ,aised bv
tba dsn,,,rror
tn. c.sa r.. ord.r.d =, ,h. do,,urr.r
hofor. ,h. Iats Toran,o Sawv.r - tho
Irni,od S,.,es circ,i, cou,. Tor hi. ci,cui,
All Judna Knoa,ia. - ,hs Tn,,ad S,.,o,
circn;s co,,,t for Mon,ana Jndsa Sawvsr
overr,,,e,, the d.r,rrer thu. decidino in
favor ~ tha ra;lro,d comnany Jndo.
Knou,ro. ,;.sar,od oxrross;n, nj. oni,ion
in S,vor - ,ha n,rdan .,d. Tho op,nion
~ Ir,,,. S,wyor ho h.,no .;rc,i, ;rd.o
covarrsd in ,b. ..so and the don,,,rrer
MS. ovsrr,i.d Tha I. wyer. v.ro Akin.
.on 4 Nf;,,.r Mccn,.heon a McJn,vrs for
R.rdsn .nd cnIlsn q Sondsr. . nd SbsIdon
6FM Ar nnd,ev for ,bs r,,lrood cornany
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sunren,a .our, ~ ,ha JT,i,.d St.,os ana
,hs .mnr.n,o conr, an annlic.,,on =, ,hs
rai,road comnsnv sdvanced ,he c..a ,or
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Rr;ass 49,. t,i.a on An. n.r, ~ IN. corr.
NAM hv J,nn. NcN,mcht counsel Tor On.
Nor,h.rr p.c;t,c .nJ A i C.r,,nd Tor.
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a, Al hy w w t,iro, NJ this ci,,, Too,.
g WaII,,a ~ U.Ion, NJ " Morr;. ~
wa.h;nn,.n .nd hy A,,orn.v Cano,.I
Mniar ns ,he IIni,od STATE. and SoIicitor
GensraI Shield. tn. case was argued
oraIIv hv A,tornev General Miller Solici.
tor C.ns..I Shiaid. and N Norri. Tor
Ra rdsn I'D no NoNan,b, and CarIan
for An. r,;Iro,d
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Of ,ha On a. hsfora n fuIl b.nch owing ~
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'o ~ , 4.
hi'cr 'no suit nso oeo" eo"i'iiene'u III
,he circuit court, on account Oh 'nc vas.
Importance OF the matter to the people OF
Montana, the Montana legislature passed
an act creating the Office Of mineral land