Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-31
IN THE SUPREME COURT.
"p'hf"ns Rendered md HEARINGS
Given Yesterday Afternoon.

IN me United States Supreme Court vos-
IeraaS an opinion was handed down hy
justice Brown in The case Of tho appcal OF
the United States from the decision, az tb,.
court of private land claims in the case Of
the Cuyamungue land grant situated IN
Santa Fe county, New Mexico. Tn, Land
court decided that the title to the Grant
was properly held by Maria de Ia paz dc
Conway and associates. and declined 10
except the decree lands covered by patents
issued by Pueblo Indians. covering "A iarce
portion of the grant. The decision rem
dered yesterday holds that these lands
have been excepted, and accordingly re-
Nersed the decision of the lower cuurJ.
The court affirmed the opinion OF the
private land court IN the case of th, claims
OF the town of Real de Dalores del ORC to
land also located in New Mexico affirming
me decision OF the court of private claims.
In TINS case the Supreme Court found that
me lanu IN controversy was included in he
Gus nine grant and that the appellants
were without legal redress.
The court in an opinion by Justice GRAY
reversed the decision of the supreme court
OF Arizona. in case involving title to The
Sonoito grant in Arizona. This title was
at issue between Santiago Ainsa and the
New Mexico and Arizona Railroad Com
pany. The reversal was based upon the
ruling OF the court below that the case
would not be tried in the ordinary courts
The court dismissed the case of John H.
Scudder VS.. the controller of the city OF
New York, on the ground that no federal
question had been raised in the trial court
The case involved the right of city tax
money deposited in a New York bank by a
resident of New Jersey. but the decision
did not go to the merits of the case
In passing upon the case Of Jones vs.
Meehan, involving title to a small tract OF
land In Minnesota, the court passed upon
the question Of the right of the eldest son
of an Indian chief to inherit his fathers
property in the face Of opposition by other
descendants. The opinion was handed down
by Justice Gray, who held that the eldest
or a chief was entitled by all the laws.
usages and customs of the American In
dams to come into possession of the prop
erty and title of his father. The Interior
Department had proceeded upon the sup
position that the affairs of a deceased In
dian chief would be regulated according 20
the customs and laws of the white man in
this country, but yesterdays opinion is
calculated to work q reversal OF this &rac-
uce. The Indian whose title was the basis
of the controversy was Chief Moose Dung
OF the Chippewas.
The court yesterday heard argument in a
case involving the right of the board of
education Of Richmond county, Georgia to
establish high school for whites in Au-
gusta, without also establishing a nigh
school for coiored children. The case was
based upon the petition of a number OF
colored people of the county. who asked
that an order be issued either compelling
the board to give their children the advan-
tageS OF a public high school, or to compel
the board 10 refrain from carrying on white
high schools for the support of which the
petitioners are taxed. The case involves
the construction of the federal Constitution
and has attracted considerable attention.
Former United States Senator Edmunds
appeared for the colored people, and
Messrs. J. Ganahl and f. H. Miller for the
board of educa ton.