The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-23
COURT OF THE LAST GUESS
United States Supreme Court
Meets October 18th
MANY IMPORTANT MATTERS
Desert Land Entries Within the Limits
Of Railroad Grants
A Case Involving the Legality Of tho Wright
Irrieat Law Rights Of Sugar In.
vesti2ation Witnesses

Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 22.-The United
States supreme court will meet again on
Monday, October IA. On that day. after
assem- bling. the justices will call upon
the president. This business of the court
will commence on the 18th. The first
week will be devoted to miscellaneous
business. The important cases that we're
pending at the last session were set for
early hearing and will be called October
81. Among them are the following:
The United States, appellant. VS.. Ben
jamin Hesley. involving the price of des-
ert lands. The court of claims held that
$l.25 per acre was the price under the
the act of March 3, 1877. but the govern
meht exactsd $3.50 per acre because the
lands were within railroad land grant.
The case will have an important bearing
on all desert land entries inside of rail-
road land grants.
The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago &
St. Louis Railroad Company VS.. Willard
B. Brown. relating to the responsible.
ties of q corporation for an accident to
an employee while he was acting under
instructions from a foreman and had an
opportunity to know the danger he in
CURED.
The United States vs. the State of Texas
is the we'll known Greer county case and
involves the question OF title to the lands
Of Greer county.
Santiago Ainsa, administrator of the
will of Frank Ely vs.. the United States.
An appeal from the court of private lands
claims on the part of the claimants OF
Las Nogales de Elias. Mexican land
grant, EN- bracing 25. S99 acres.
Many other cases before the court of
private and claims depend upon the de-
clsion in this case.
. William Treaga vs.. the Board Of DlTec-
tors of Modesto Irrigation District, from
the supreme court OF California. relating
to lrrIgating corporations and testing
the legality of the Wright irrigation law
and confirmation act of thu California
legislature. The federal questions in
yolved are that the defendant was denied
'.due PROCESS of law" and equal protec-
tfon OF tho laws" ana that the judgment
OF the lower court amounts to taking pri-
vate property for private uses. Much
property is involved in the case.
The Flournoy Livestock company vs..
william Beck This is a uase where the
company filed bill in equity against
Ca plain Beck. U. S. A.. acting as agent
of the Omaha and Whine bagO Indian res
ervation in Neoraska, asking an injunc-
tion to prevent Beck from interfering
with the possession by the company and
it's lessees of certain reservation lands
which the company had obtained from
the Indians. The circuit court of appeals
decided against the Flournoy company.
BENJAMIN II. johnson, Alvin NJ. Leigh
ton and Samuel Marks vs. the United
States; three cases involving the act of
March s, 1891, for the adjudication of In
dian depredations claims. The court of
claims decided against the claimants and
they appealed. A bout IL, 900 cases have
been filed and parhaps most OF them de-
pend upon the principles, raised in these
cases before the supreme court.
The Steamship Delaware, Thomas
Thomas vs.. Charles Winuett and others,
involves construction OF the act OF Feb
ruary 13, 1898, relating to navigation of
vessels and bills OF lading. The act was
intended to protect ships and compel YES
sells transporting merchandise from the
United States to exercise due diligence to
make the vessel seaworthy and to be
properly manned and equipped. In
the present casa collision occurred while
the vessel was in charge OF duly IL
censed pilot. The question arises whether
the owners are not in such cases exempt
from any damage which may occur. MANY
awaiting decision in this case.
There nre also a large number OF criml-
nal cases in which Federal questions are
involved, set for the 2lst. number of
these ca ne from Indian Territory, which
always furnishes more than It's share
One of the impoI ,ant cases which will be
called early in the term is the case of
Lawrence Miller VS.. W. Briggs Green.
known ms the South Carolina registra-
tion case. In this Chief Justice Fuller
sat as q circuit Judge and upon request
Associate Justice Harlan allowed an APP
peal TO be made from the decision of this
court.
Among some of the important cases
which have been filed since adourn-
ment and which will probably receive at
ten.ion during the coming term are the
following:
The Western Union Telegraph COM
panv against the State of n North Carolina;
the Uniteo States against Elverton Chap
man. one of the sugar witnesses; the
Northern Pacific railroad against Narlsse
Perier; the Central Railroad company OF
Georgia and IL. NJ. Conner and r. NJ.
Somers. receivers of the same, against
william Wright. comptroller general of
the state of Georgia. the United States
against the Ore zon & California Railroad
company, the United States against the
Union Pacific Railroad company. the
Unitei States against the Union Pacific
and William Dalrymple. Charles ID. Long
against william Lochren, com missioner
of pensions.