The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-22

crime charged against him was committed
in the Western district the indictment was
found In the Eastern district. Barrett was
charged with conspiracy. The opinion OF
the court below, which was adverse to Bar
rett. was affirmed
In the case OF the Richmond & Allegheny
Railroad Company VS.. the r. A. Patterson
Company the Supreme Court. In an opinion
handed down by Justice White. held to be
valid tho Virginia state law holding a COM
mon carrier responsible for freight, even
when shipped beyond its own lines. when
It accepted the freight without securing a
waiver from the shipper. The law was at
tackled on the ground that II was antago-
nistic TO the interstate-commerce law, but
the justice said it was merely state regu-
lation, and a proper one.
The decision of the United States Court OF
Private Land Claims in the case of John
States, involving claim 70 a large tract
OF land in southern New Mexico. was af-
hrmed IN an opinion OF the United States
Brewer. The land in question covered a
part of the land embraced in the Bracito
grant and in the. Dona Ana Bend and
Mes lila colonies. and the grant under which
the claim was made was claimed TO have
been made in 1928 In that year the Town
one John Heath, or Juan Gid, and he took
a company of Americans to that section to
occupy the land. But the provincial author
tiles refused to ratify the grant, compelling
Gid and his followers to leave the country.
The grant was outside the limits OF III
Paso, and the court holds that the Town
ma has no claim.
Justice Brewer rendered an opinion to-
day in the case OF d. p. Gay and others vs.
the commissioners of Gay county, Oklaho-
ma, holding the validity of the law OF that
Territory extending the tax system of the
Territory so as to include personal property
held on Indian reservations within the Ter
ritory, and thus sustaining the Supreme
Court of the Territory, from whose decision
the case was appealed.
An opinion was delivered by the court In
the case OF the United States VS.. Alexander
Murphy & Co. The case Involved the con-
struction of the tariff act of 1890 in relation
to worsteds Murphy & Co. imported GER
tain merchandise, consisting of womens
worsteds. The collector classified it and as
sessed 1t for duty under Paragraph $50 OF
that law, the rate being II cents per YARD
and so per cent. ad valOrem. The importers
protested, claiming the merchandise 10 be
dutiable at the rate of 40 or so per cent.
ad valorem, according TO value, under Para
graph 2H, The importers protested, ana
test. The Circuit Court reversed this ver-
dict, and was sustained by the Circuit Court
OF Appeals for the Second circuit Thus
both courts decided in favor of the import
ers for the lower rate To-days decision
reversed the courts and sustained the Board
of Appraisers, making worsteds dutable at
the higher rate. The effect of the opinion
covering dress goods composed wholly or
in part of wool, worsted, the hair OF the
camel" etc.
In making the new allotment of justices
to the various circuits, the chief justice to-
day assigned Associate Justice McKenna to
the Ninth circuit. He succeeds Justice
Field in this circuit.