Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-19
FREIGHT ON SUNDAY
Georgia Railroads Must Confne Their
Trains to Passengers That Day.
Separate Coaches for Whites and
Blacks I'm LOuisiana-Other SUI
preme Court Decisions.

In Remington against Georgia, Justice
Harlan delivered the opinion of the United
States Supreme Court yesterday. The case
involved the consututionality of state law
prohibiting running freight cars Sunday.
The law was held valid.
In Plessy against Ferguson, the Louisi-
ara law requiring railroad companies to
supply separate coaches for white and col
cred persons was held constitutional, JUS
tice Harlan dissenting.
In the case Of the Singer sewing machine
trade mark case, from the circuit court for
the northern district of Illinois. which was
against Singer, was decided for the COM
pany.
This case involved a conflict between the
singer Manufacturing Company and the
June Manufacturing Company. The ac-
ton was begun by the Sill ger company to
restrain the June company from making
sewing machines and lateling them with
the name Singer" The court held the
right to use a name on articles manufac-
tured expired with the patents, but others
In using name as in this case must show
the source of manufacture.
In Martha Barnitz against Beverly from
the supreme court Of Kan sas, the decision
OF That court was reversed. This decision
involves the constituttonality of the mort
gage redemption law Of Kansas of 1893, and
Is far-reaching in effect.
The Horsa Case.
The cese of the alleged fflibusters OF
the steamer Horsa, Wiborg, Petersen and
Johansen, was submitted to tine Supreme
Court for its decision without arguments.
The case had been set for hearing today,
but Mr.. w. Hallet Phillips, the attorney
for the plaintiffs, stated to the court that
the lateneSs of the session and the I'M
portance Of an early decision has impelled
IN. .he attorney General to agree TO submit
the case on the printed briefs.
In United States against Laws II was
de:iEed that chemists do not fall within
IN, Ass of persons to whom the law pro-
hlbitiHes contracts for labor to be perform
ed IN this country applies 1t was based
Upon the employment of German named
Ie!iger to come to this country to act as
a chemist on Louisiana sugar plantation.
In Bacon ct al. against Texas, the de-
acres of land in that state, which Bacon
and his associates claimed to have pur-
chased.
In Murray. alias GREASY Jim," upon
error from the Louisiana supreme court
the latter court was sustained. Murray is
a negro, who was found guilty of murder
and sentenced to death. but made applica-
ton for transfer of the case to the
united states circuit court on the ground
that persons of his own race were ex-
GUIDED from the jury by which he was
tried The supreme court holds Murray
was not deprived of any rights guaranteed
ny tAG CONSTITUTION the United
States
In Hilborn against the United States. the
court affirmed the decision OF the Court
OF Claims, involving the right of HiIborn
as as district attorney for the district of Cal
norma 10 appropriate to his use fees col
lected under the Chinese exclusion laws.
The court held he must account for such
collections.
State Boundaries.
In the boundary dispute between Iowa
h.
Tor the commissioners to make their re-
port until July l.
The court overruled the exceptions Of
kentucky to the finding of the commission
er3 appointed to fix the boundary between
that state ami Indiana at the mouth ot
the Green river and entered an order fix
ing the boundary in accordance with the
| innings Of the commission.
In Mrs. Eugene Kalinski VS.. the Sill
| preme Lodge of the knights Of Pythias 1,
was held that Mrs. KaIinski was entitled
| 10 recover the amount of her husband
| iiisui ance IN that order, Notwithstanding
ne tailed to pay his dues, when he hao
paid his assessments on account of his in.
surance.
In Wong, Wing and three other China.
n.en vs.. the Z. 8. the Judgment of the
| circuit court for the eastern district al
| Michigan was reversed. The Chinamer
| were sentenced to imprisonment at hard
labor In the Detroit house OF correction
INC Siiol &c VI uelflS uIlldW'ulIy the
United States The question was whether
Congress can promote exclusion of Chinese
by Imprisonment at hard labor without
trial by jury. The court holds there mus
| be judicial trial to establish the guilt OF
the accused.
In the Illinois Central Railroad Co. VS.
Illinois. involving the right 10 compel tn,
railroad company to run all of its train.
into Cairo, county seat, under a state
| law. decision was rendered in favor OF
| the railroad company.
| The motion to advance large number OF
cases from the private land court filed
| by the solicitor general, was denied.
| Winchester and Potomac Case.
The court reversed the decision of tn,
| Court Of Claims in United States vs. tn,
Winchester and Potomac railroad. Tht
| Court of Claims had decided the RAILROAD
company was entitled to collect from tn,
| United States for old iron sold by the gov
eminent. The road was seized by tn,
Union forces during the war, and when i
| was repaired the iron taken up was solS
| by the government.
The case of Cornell vs.. Hetty Green in
| volving lands in Chicago, was dismissed fo
want of jurisdiction.
The appeal of George p. Webster ant
| William A. Brady vs.. Augustin Daily wa
! dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Web
| ster and Brady had been enjoined from
| using the railroad scene" in their play o
| After Dark" because it was an imitation
of a scene in Days play Under the Gas