The times., 1897-12-07
U. $. SUPREME COURT.
Record of the Business Transacted
There Yesterday.

hGcOru Oh tue buSlnCSS
There Yesterday.
In the Supreme Court or the United states
business was disposed of yesterday as fol
lows:
Present-The Chief Justice, Mr.. Justice
Harlan, MIR. Justice cray, MIR Justice
Brewer, Mr. Justice Brown, MT- Justice
sniras, Air. Justice White, ana Mr Justice
Peckhau.
Wiinaln s. Harbert, of Chicago, Ill;
William E. Harvey, OF Washington, ID. C.;
Jonn K. smith, OF Denver, Col; kObert V.
Crozier, of MOSCOW, Iaano; Everett T.
r-lienwood, oil Flagstaff, Arz.; Robert b.
Smith, of helena, Mont; Silas Hare, OF
Snerman, Texas, A. Leo Knott, OF Baltimore,
Md, and Frank II. Hitchcock, oil SouIervihe'
Mass, were admitted to practice
No. 137-The oregon Central and Eastern
Railway Company, Claimant, etc, ap-
peIant, Us. K j. Young ct al, and;
No. 13S-The oregon central ana Eastern
Railway Company, claimant, ETC., appel
liant, VS.. X j. YOungs, ct al; appeals from
the district court of the United states Tor
the district of Oregon; DEGREES, So lar as
they assume jurisdiction OF these Gases. ar
firmed with costs. Opinion by Mr.. Justice
Brown.
No. 97-ThOmas " Stewart, admins
traitor, ETC., plaintiff i'll error, vs.. The
Baltimore ana ONO RailIOad Company IN
error to tie court of appeals for the
District of Columbia; judgment reversed
with costs, and cause remanded TO sa Id
court of appeals with directions TO reverse
the Judgment OF the supreme Court OF the
District OF Columbia, ana Ia remand the
case to that court with directions to
grant a new trial. Opinion by Mr. Justice
Brewer.
No. so Guadalupe Thompson, admins
tratrix, etc, ct al, appellants, rs The
Maxwell Land Grant and Railway Com
at a From no gFvnr
OF the Territory of New Mexico; affirmed
with costs. Opinion by Mr. Justice
Brewer. Dissenting, Mr. Justice Shiras
and Mr.. Justice White.
No. 379 L. II. Hyer, petitioner. VS. Tie
Richmond Traction Company ct al, ON
writ of certiorari to the United states
circuit court of appeals from tie Fourth
circuit. Remanded to the circuit court
of the United 5 States for the Eastern district
OF Virginia, with directions to modify the
| decree herein so as TO make it one dis
missing tie bill without prejudice to
an action at law, the costs in this court
| to be paid by L. II. Hyer. Opinion by
| Mr.. Justice Brewer. Dissenting, Mr. jus
| tice Brown and Mr. Justice Peckham.
) The chieT justice announced the follow
| ing orders of the court.
No. 504-The Sioux City Terminal Rail
| road and Warehouse Company ct al, pc
| titioners, VS.. The Trust Company cf North
/ America. Petition for a writ Ct ceFtiorari
/ to the United states circuit court Ct ap-
| peals for the Eighth circuit granted.
No. 5O7 James Knott, petitioner, VS..
| Botany WOTsted Mills ct al. Petition Tor
| writ of certiOrari to the United States
| circuit court of appeals Ter the Second
circuit granted.
No. 514-S. W. Vance ct al, appellants,
| VS.. ". A. Yandercook Company, and
No. 515-S. W. Vance ct al, plaintiffs
i'll error, VS.. ". A. Vandercook Company.
Motion to advance granted and cases as
| signed for argument ON the 7th day Of
| March next, after tue cases already set
/ down for that date.
No. o1S-SUeN Nenson Burke ct al, Eeti-
| TONERS, vs. Walter Pierce ct al; petition
for a writ OF oertiorari 10 the United States
| circuit court OF appeals for the third cir
| cult denied.
No. 4b4-The Union Street Railwa Y Com
| pany OF Saginaw, Mich, plaintiff in error,
| VS.. Byron 4. Snow; in error TO re supreme
court of the State OF Michigan; dismissed
for want OF jurisdiction On the authority
| of Henderson Bridge Com panyV. Henderson
City, fl L. s., 67S; Leigh Water Com pany
| VS. Easton; 121 L. s.; 1851, Sioux City
Street Railway Company Us. Sioux City,
1875 L. s. 9oI; New Orleans City and Lake
air d Company Us. Louisiana, 81 L..
s. 2I9.
l-o-rlmma c. Moves, plaintiff in error,
l -. 1T Nti queen AAlUtHE NDii4 al y Oh
a certificate from the United States cir
cult court OF appeals fCr the ninth circuit;
question answered i'll tie negative en- the
authority Of Thorp VS.. Ronnifield decided
at this term, ana cases cited.
No, 176-Elias H. Parsons, plaintiff in
error, rs. Arthur Pratt, in error to the
supreme court Of the State of Utah; judg-
mentreyerssd with costs pursuant to stipula-
ton OF counsel on motion of Mr.. j. l.
Rawlins for the plaintiff in error, and
cause reinanded for further proceedings.
No. 192-Daniel Dull ct al. plaintiff il
error, VS.. John +. Blackman ct al; motions
to dismiss or affirm submitted by Mr.
Winfield ). Strawn I'm support of motions
and by. Mr. \. 6. Stafford and Mr. Isaac
n Flckinger i'll opposition thereto.
No. 292-Martin F. Morris ct al, ap-
peIlants, VS.. The United States; motion
to remit cost of supervising record herein
submitted by Mr. Calderon Carlisle for
the appaIIants
No. l52-The Houston and Texas Central
Railroad Company, piaintirf in error, VS.
Saltie Smith and her husband, James
Smith; in error TO the court OF civil ap
| pealS for the third supreme judicial district
| OF Texas; dismissed with costs per stipula-
ton.
No 142-A Howard Ritter, executor
plaintiff in error, VS.. the Mutual Life In
surance Company of New York: argument
Coheihueu ny VT. Johi VI JbHuSoh IOi
the defendant in errur, and concluded by
Mr. George Tucker Bispham for the
plaintiff in error.
No. 143-William W. Conde ct al. plain
tiffs in error, VS.. Anson E. York, ct al.
argued by Mr.. Eion r. Brown, for ths
plaintiffs in error, and by Mr. Henry
: Purcell for the defendants in error
No. 144-John T. Powers, plaintiff il
error, VS.. the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
way Company; argument commenced by
Mr. Lawrence Maxwell, jr., for the plain
: tiff in error.
Adjourned until today at 12 O'Clock
The day call for today viii be as follows
Nos. LA, las, l 46, Al, 151 tand 16Ol
1854, 400, 47o, 4SO, and loo.