The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-02

Judge Foster Forblds Interferesce Wit
tho MetropolItan Life insurance Com
pany of New York, Pending the Hear
ing on the Application for an lnjunc
tion, June II Webb Criticises th'
Court Says That Company Isn't Coins
to do Any Business in Kansas-Cour
Proceedings In General.
Topeka, Kan, June Judge C. G.
! Foster. United States circuit judge, or
the motion of the Metropolitan Life In
surance company Of New York, issued
restraining order today against State
| Superintendent Of Insurance Webb Nc
Nall, prohibiting him, his agents and
employees from interfering with the
company in doing business n Kansas
until hearing of an application for in
| junction is held on June II. McNall ar
bitrarily revoked the license Of the
Metropolitan company on May 20 for re-
fusing to pay policy Of $500 which the
company claims to be fraudulent. The
attorneys Of the Metropolitan company
state that they VIII contest in every
court If necessary the authority Of Nc
Nall TO act as a collecting agency for
what they characterize as fraudulent
claims, believing that he has exceeded
his powers under the law.
In an interview this afternoon, Su-
perintendent McNall said that this is
the second time in ninety days that
Judge Foster has reversed the United
States supreme court, which holds that
such an injunction cannot lie. When
asked if ne would obey the order OF
Judge Foster, Mr.. McNall said:
Il mean 10 say that the company win
not do any business in Kansas"
John Dewitt Peltz of New York, gen.
eral counsel for the insurance company,
was in Topeka today and said he would
Immediately bring suit against McNall
for libel and $50 900 damages sustained
by the commissioners action in reyok-
ing the license and making allegations
against the company which, he alleges,
are wholly untrue.
TWO BIG DAMAGE SUITS.
San Francisco, June CLAUS Spreck-
els commenced suit today to recover
81 ,000,0 900 damages from William r.
Hearst, proprietor Of the Examiner, for
alleged libel. The libelous matter COM
planned Of was contained in an article
commenting upon the recent visit of John
e. Searles to this city, and the deal by
which the Salinas and Watsonville sugar
factories passed into the hands of a
combine.
Pittsburg, Pa, June f-Statements
placing damages at 100000 each have
been filed by State Senators William
Finn ard Chris Magee in their libel
suits aginst Hon. Richard Quay, son of
Senator NJ. s. Quay. This afternoon
counsel for Mr.. Quay filed pleas of not
guilty in each case.
SURVIVORS CLAIM DAMAGES.
Houghton, Mich, June 1.-Suit has
been begun by the widow of Peter Malm-
strom, a miner who was suffocated in the
great fire in the Osceo.a mine in 1895, for
$4,000 damages against the Osceola Con-
solidated Mining company. The suit is
brought through Attorney N. NJ. Riley
of Milwaukee, and is the first of series
of thirty, that many lives having been
lost at the time.
ANTITRUST CASE PUT OFF.
Albany, n. Y, June Referee Ward,
appointed to take testimony in the mat
ter of allegations against certain rail-
road officials under the new antitrust
laws, sat for few minutes today and
postponed the hearing until the
ninth day Of June in order to allow Judge
Chester - decide the question Of dismiss
sal of the orders asked by the counsel for
the presidents of the various railroads.
SUIT OVER A MINE.
Denver, Colo, June IAN application
was made in the district court today for
the appointment Of receiver for the
assick Mining company. 1t is in the suit
Of Alexander c. arclay against James
Staples. 1t is alleged that Staples, Ed
mund c. Bassick, whom Staples IS said to
and c. Spooner are about to
sell large low-grade dump of waste on
the property. valued at a great deal OF
money, and that they are about to re-
sumo operating the mine in a manner |
that would cause il to cave in. A re-
ceivership is sought pending the settle |
ment by the courts Of the question who |
is the owner Of the mine. 1t has been |
filed with water for twelve years.