Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-13
NEBRASKA In SUPREME COURT
Cases of Importance in Which the People
Here Are Interested.
MAXIMUM FREIGHT RATE MATTER LEADS
Great Controversy to lie RcarEued M
the Present sitting of the Judges
Omaha Vfnduct Case on
the Docket.

WASHINGTON, oct. Especial Tele-
gram)-Six hundred and twelve cases are
down for hearing before the supreme court
of the United States which began the Oc-
tober term this morning. This number is
decided decrease from recent years, and
indicates that the court, as at present con-
stituted, is a working body, only one mem
Der of which is allowed any sort OF liberty
in consideration of cases, the venerable
Stephen j. Field, who will be so years
old on November 4. having been born in
1916 He was appointed to his present po-
sition by President Lincoln in 1868.
On the docket as issued this morning Ne
braska is not without representation, the
cases of most general interest to the people
of the state being the maximum rate, which
the court desires to have argued ever
again, not being entirely satisfied with the
presentation OF the figures as introduced in
Judge Woolworth's brief and not met in
| Attorney General Churchills or John L.
Webstor's printed arguments. The Mis-
souri, Pacific Railway against the State
| Board of Transportation, commenced in 1890.
Is also down for hearing and is first on the
docket. The Western Union Telegraph
company, paintir in error, against d.
Kemp, appeal from the Nebraska supreme
court, also commands attention. The case
/ bl llt fllEBbTdlU q Mallory construction
company against Mary Fitzgerald. admin
| istratriN OF the John Fitzgerald estate is
far down on the list and will not be reached
for some time
Omaha is vitaly interested in the appeal
| taken by the Burlington against the opinion
of the state supreme court compelling that
company to repair the vaduct over its
| tracks.
c. f. Magoon of Lincoln came in this
morning to present to the supreme court
= a ~ ma mi hn slaHn %
Cheney against Bilby, appeal from the
| Eighth circuit.
AFTER ANOTHER EXTENSION.
| Ex-senator Paddock arrived in Washing
! ton last night from Nebraska He Is here
| for the purpose OF seeing II another cxten-
| sion OF time OF payment for the Otoe and
Missouri lands in Nebraska and Kansas can
not he secured. Mr.. Paddock had a con-
| ference with Secretary Francis today, dur
| ing which the entire matter was discussed
at some length for the benefit OF the new
secretary. No definite action was taken in
the matter, but the representative of the
| settlers is sanguine that the secretary will
consent to having another proposition laid
| before tho Indians for action. II will be re-
called that the Indians consented to allow
| the settlers a rebate of ten years interest
J from the total amount due for the lands
| on condition that settlement was made in
I full within ninety days after notice from
| the secretary of the interior OF the deter
I HlHallOH ol tne lnuldnS. lneSe notices
| were all distributed to the settlers by about
| the middle Of August and the ninety days
will expire some time next month. II will
| require that length OF time to submit a
new proposition to the Indians and Mr..
| Paddock hopes to have the machinery set
| in motion within day or two
| Speaking politically, Senator Paddock said
that while the fight in Nebraska was a hard
one he thought the state vote would be
| given to Mr. Mckinley in which case he
| kinks the republicans Of that state will be
more entitled to credit than any other body
| " republicans in the country. The ex-sen-
ator is accompanied by S. C. Smith of
Beatrice.
Silas c. Sweet of Des Moinos was today
admitted to practice before the supreme
| court
Foreign agents of the Agricultural de
partment confirm the reports from European
centers of a shortage in the wheat crop of
! Russia and India. Similar advices were
| received today by the State department con-
frmatory of the Agricultural department ad-
| vices, with the additional information that
| Argentina is situated likewise.
| A pOstoliice has been established at Moore,
| Albany county, Wyo., with Edwin Moore as
| postmaster.