The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-09-26
CASES TO COME UP BEFORETHE
UNITED STATES SUPREME
COURT SOON.
THE FAMOUS GREER COUNTY
CASE IS ONE OF THEM.
The Court Will Convene October 1.-Two
More American Citizens Will Pre-
sent Claims Against Spain
for Harsh Treatment,

Washington, Sept. 22.-Ihe united
States supreme court will meet again on
Monday, October 4. On that day, after
assembling. the justices will call upon
the president. The business of the court
will commence on the 18th. The first
week will be devoted to miscellaneous
business. The important cases that were
proceeding at the last session were SIT
for hearing early and will be called Mon
day. October 81. Among them are the
following:
The United States, appellant, VS.. Ben
iamin Hester, involving the price of des-
ert lands. The superior court held thar
1.25 per acre was the price under act
of March 3, 1887, but tho government
exacted $3.50 per acre, because the land
was within a railroad Lana grant. The
case will have an important bearing on
all desert land entries inside of railroad
grants.
The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago aud
st. Louis Railroad COMPANY VS.. W. L.
Brown, relating to the responsibility of
an employe while the employe was acting
under instructions from foreman and
had an opportunity to know the danger
incurred.
The United States VS.. the State of
Texas, is the we'll known Greer county
case, and involves the question of the
title of lots of land in Greer county.
Santiago Ainsa, administrator of the
will of Frank Ely, VS.. the United States.
An appeal from the court of private
land claims on the part of the claimants
of Las Nogales De Elias, Mexican land
grant, embracing 29,S99 acres. Many
other cases before the court of private
land claims depends upon the decision in
this case.
William Trega VS.. the board of direc-
tors of the Modesto IrriG ntion district,
from the supreme court Of California,
relating to irrigation comp and test
ing the legality of the Wright irrigation
law and confirmation act OF the California
legislature. The federal questions in
volved are that the defendant was denied
due process of law" and that the judg-
ment of the courts amounts to taxing
private property for private purposes.
Much property is involved In the case.
Benjamin III. johnson, Alvin @. Leigh
ton and Samuel Marks vs.. the United
States, three cases, involving the act Of
March 3, 1891, for the adjudication Of
Indian depreciation claims, The court OF
claims decided against the claimants and
they appealed.
About 900 cases have been filed and
many will establish precedeuts.
One of the important cases which viii
be called early in the term is the case "r
Lawrence p. Miller VS.. w. Brigg Greene,
known as the South Carolina registration
case. In this Chief Justice Fuller sat nS
a circuit judge, and upon request Asso
ciate Justice Harlan allowed an appeal
to be taken from the decision Of the
court.
Among some of the important cases
which have been filed sine the adjourn
ment, and which will probably receive
attention during the coming term are the
following:
The Western Union Telegraph COM
ny VS.. the State of North Carolina; the
United States VS.. Elverton r. Chapman,
one of the sugar witnesses; the North
ern Pacific railroad VS.. Narcisse Percer;
the Central Railroad company of Geor-
gia and II. M. Conner and r. Somers, re-
ceivers of the same, VS.. William Wright,
comptroller general of the State of Geor-
gia; the United States VS.. the Oregon
and California and the California and
Oregon Railroad company; the United
States VS.. Union Pacific Railway compa-
ny and Henry Gay, NJ. J. Wellington
and VIM. Hoard the United States VS..
the Union Pacific and VIM. NJ. Dalrym-
pie.