The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-26
SUcAUNYY CASE SETTLED
Compti BoWlsr's Decision ReYsrsed
Ghs Supreme Court.
SEyIEF CAPT. WIBORG AFFIRMED.
6suiIf another Members of the Horsa
Expe, Not Proved-An Import
ant on In Regard to Draw back
sion Of the Tariff Law.

wASTTON. May 25.-The decision
OF the .me Court on the sugar boun-
ty cas,s rendered to-day. II was
very h, The Court simply held that
1t was equitable consideration for
which less had authority TO provide.
This res the ruling OF Comptroller of
TreasupwIcr. and requires payment
Of the,ty provided for by the last
Congre
lie HORsA CASE.
The ieme Court of the United
states ~, in an opinion read by
Chief j. Fuller, decided the cases OF
wiborg.l. VS.. the United States. in
,olvine Horsa Cuban expedition, al
firming Judgment OF the District
Court tnnsylvania. sentencing Cap
tain " 10 imprisonment and fine ior
engagir the expedition. ana fevers-
ing il sPetersen and Johansen' mates
OF the Al. The Chief Justice said that
the arr1d men carried by the Horsa
constitl "A military expedition "i'nlh
the me-. of the neutrality laws. In
MISUNDERSTANDING the body need not
D., -srro come within the intent OF
th,*laad although the statute was a
neual ,said Justice Fuller, II was 10
receive onabie construction. the same
as that.u TO other statutes governing
IoD.stffairs All the elements OF
milita~pediiion were present on the
Uorsa e Chief Justice said that the
e,ideusd not tend to show that the
males such knowledge Of the err
rana ~ Horsa at the time the vessei
left plelphia TO warrant judgment
acafnstsm and il was reversed WIN
;nstruc. 10 give them new triai.
Nr 10 Harlan dissented from the
iudgmes 10 the defendant Wiborg.
A ems case of much importance
was drd in the Supreme Court OF
the In States to-day. the opinion pe-
INC repv Mr. Justice White, the ei-
feet oficb will be to protect the treas
urv atxt the withdrawal or n con-
siderafum. Charles X. Allen, owner
Of fhetmcr Humboldt engaged In me
coastw trade on the Pacific. sued ihe
I'nitedltes to recover Si. claimed 10
be duen as drawback on bitumumous
coal iu-ted by him and used on the
Hnmb under the provision os the
tariff ,of 1893. The government con-
tended1at the drawback provision
pleado, Mr.. Allen was repealed oy lhe
act cf0 uhe Mckinley law, put ti'e
Circait,urt ard Court Of Appeals 1or
the nj, circuit district decided against
th. Uti States. This was reversed py
the Si,me Court Of the United Sta'es
and tl,ase remanded with instructions
- ren6iudement for the United STATES
LEGAL BOND ISSUE.
An IL growing out Of the illegal re-
f.,,u, .Sttf. 'SJHas l'e |- - HVrNe'
former, reasurcr Of -hisiana. was set
lied b,e Supreme court OF the uhiled
statesl-day Justice White delivering
the opDn. Walter Richards. In feD-
raarv. -. sold 10 Victor ana Auoiph
Never.lirtcen of these reiSsued pohos
and N, the discovery that they "eIe
illegaljissued. Meyers brought suit -
recoverom Richards the amount PAD
Cor th with interest. $S,3s3.75. The
Circnifourt Of the Eastern district OF
rouista gave Judgment for Richards
on th,round that ne could not De h'lu
,'n, V,i Eurke's misdoings That
,ndcrrt was reversed by the Supreme
Court the United States. Justice Nhlte
annouing that the transaction was
goveri bv the law of Louisiana which
hold . sellers TO a warranty OF the
bopds The case was remanded with
inst r,ions TO the court below to give
the s,ers judgment for the amount OF
their lain.
Theupeme Court OF the United States
,dio,ied sine die to-day leaving the
smallt docket on record since 1876.