Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-28
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
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seIf-Dcfence-Tnx on Railways.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. May H.
The cruiser Ranger LETT Panama yester-
day under orders from the Navy Depart
ment for GuayaQuil, to take care OF
Americans and their property during
the revolution, which has reached Sc
rious stage.
BY an opinion OF the Supreme Court
to-day the city OF Jacksonville. Fla, viii
be allowed to sell It's Issue Of over Si0vo,-
COO of city bonds. The opinion was based
on a second attempt to enjoin the sale
Of the bonds through a bill for an in
junction filed with the Circuit Court for
the Southern District OF Florida by John
IL. Colyin. OF Chicago Mr.. Colvin owns
property In Jacksonville, and he made
the claim that the election held in Octo-
Der, 1893, was invalid. because citizens
qualified 20 vote az the general election
OF the previous year were the only ones
permitted to vote The Supreme Court
afirms the decision OF the Circuit Court.
dsmissng the case on the ground OF
want Of Jurisdiction. because COlvln's
taxes would not be increased beyond SID,
while the jurisdictiOnal amount was 5000.
Babe Beard and neighbor named WIN
Jones lived In the Indian Territory. They
had quarrel over COW one day, and
Jones came over on Boards premises
with o threatening look in his eyes. and
hand in his hip-pocket Beard. fol-
lowing .the custom OF the country under
the circumstances. waived preliminaries
| and fired on Jones, who was killed. Beard
was tried before Judge Parker The lat
ter In instructing the jury, told them
that Beard should have done everything
10 keep out OF Jones's way, In order to
avoid trouble. But, in its opinion to-day
rendered by Justice Harlan, the Supreme
Court held that II man can defend him
self, Il is not necessary for him 20 get
out Of another mans way on his own
premises, when the latter Is making n
hostile demonstration. The opinion OF the
lower court Is reversed and the case re-
manded for n new trial.
The Supreme Court to-day upheld the
Pennsylvania State tax upon the gross
receipts Of railroads The case came 10
the Supreme Court on a writ Of error
from the Supreme Court OF Pennsylvania.
The complainant was the New York.
Lake Erie and Western Railroad CONF
pany which claimed that, as almost all the
business done over the road by the lessee
| party was interstate commerce, IL was not
| competent for the State 10 tax the tolls
received by the company which owned the
road. In the opinion rendered the court
! holds that the fact that the same corpora
| ton which owns the track In Pennsyl-
vania owns likewise a track in New
| York does not deprive such company
| Of the right 90 receive tolls for the use
| Of that part Of its road that Hes in Penn
| sylyan!a, nor the State OF It's right 20
tax such portion Of the tolls, and that
| this Is what the court below decided.
| II. therefore. concludes that the Federal
! questions involved IN the case were
| properly decided BY the Pennsylvania
| court, and the judgment was accordingly
affirmed. The opinion was rendered by
/ Justice Shiras.
A motion. made by James c. Carter. OF
| New York. for an application OF habeas
corpus in behalf Of W. T. Farmhouse OF
New Orleans, In order 70 test the con-
stitutlonallty Of the amendments 10 the
anti-lottery law passed by the last Con-
| gress, met with an untimely fate at the
hands of the Supreme Court. One OF the
provisions of the law makes II a punish
able offence for any person 70 convey
| from one State OF the Union TO another
any advertisement. ticket. or other device
Of a lottery company Mr. Farmhouse
was arrested for violating this provision
| In having a lottery-ticket on his person
! while travelling fiom New Orleans
through the State Of Mississippi 10 Mobile
I Mr.. Carter, in prese his petition. told
the Supreme Court that be had no case
az law II the act were constitutional
and he had applied FOR the writ merely
to test this. Chief-Justice Fuller. in
rendering the decision OF the court. merely
said that the application was denied
and did not go into any discussion o.
| the matter