The herald., 1897-05-25
Over News Received From
Washington
THE BLYTHE CASE DECIDED
THE DAUGHTERS TITLE NOW
UNDISPUTED
Anxiety Of Ohice-Seekers Somewhat
Relieved by the Ruling in the
Parsons Case -
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated TreSS special wire.
WASHINGTON, May 24-In the su-
preme Court today the case of Blythe
VS.. Hinckley, involving the estate of the
late Millionaire Blythe of California,
was dismissed for want of Jurisdiction.
The effect is to leave the property in the
possession of Mrs. Hinckley, daughter
of the millionaire.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24.-The de-
court was received by Mrs Hinckley Of
this city today with undisguised satis-
faction, as it virtually settles her title
to the Blythe estate forever. The ap-
peal taken to the supreme court by the
Kentucky Blythes from this state
was their last effort to secure their all
lged rights as against Mrs. Hinckley,
who, being an alien, had no legal right
to inherit property In this country, ac-
cording to the construction Of the law
CT Inheritance. tl
NATIONAL BANK LAW.
WASHINGTON, May 24.-The ques-
ton whether the statutes relating TO
national banks. prohibiting them from
Rol CudSlA6 VI SuOSCIlDlu6 " StOCk ia
another corporation, can be urged by the
banks to defeat an attempt to enforce
against them liability of stockholders,
was passed on by ths Supreme Court
today in the case of the California Ma
t.onal Bank, plaintiff in error. VS.. Nat
Kennedy. 1t was held that the Califor-
MIA National Bank Of San Diego held 800
shares of stock of the California Saw
ings Bank. the former having suspend
ed November 12, 1891, and the latter De-
cember 20, 1891. The Superior Court Of
San Diego county held the National
bank was responsible to the creditors Of
the savings bank to the amount Of $1S,-
5o7, the former making the defense in
dicated above. The Federal court holds
national bank has no right to deal in
stocks.- although it-may accept them Is
securities and it may plead its want Of
power as a defense in a case like the
one in question. The transactions il
stock of the savings bank is held to have
been void and the judgment of the SUI
preme Court of California against the
national bank is reversed.
THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
WASHINGTON. May 24-The SUI
preme Court today affirmed the decis-
ion of the Court of Private Land Claims
in the case of the Chama Spanish, Land
Grant, involving the title to 427, ,763 acres
in Rio Ariba county, N. M. The decision
of the Court of. Private Lands was IA
vorable to the contention of the govern
ment and is sustained.
The Supreme Court refused to reverse
the decision of the United States Cir
cult Court of Appeals for the Eighth
circuit in the case of Daniel H. CAM
field VS.. United States ct al. which charg-
ed them with enclosing in fence 20, 600,
acres of the public domain of Colorado.
They were ordered to remove the fence,
but refused to obey the order. The tract
is materially reduced by the decision.
HATED TO LET GO
WASHINGTON, May 24.-Justice
Peckham today handed down an opin.
ion in the case of L. e. Parsons. late dis
trict attorney for the northern district
of Alabama. The determination of this
case has been looked forward to with
interest because of it's possible effect
upon the removal Of officeholders incl
dent to the change of administration.
Parsons was removed from the office of
United States district attorney in Ala
bama in 1S93 having been appointed in
1890. He wrote letter to the president
refusing to surrender the place on the
ground that as he had been appointed
for term of four years. the president
had no right to remove him before the
expiration of that time. He has fought
the case through the various federal
courts on this theory, losing in the lower
courts, as he did today in the supreme
court,