Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-06
UTES TO SEE The PRESIDENT
Chiefs to Visit the Great Father on Hi
Return from Panama
INDIANS TO BE TAKEN TO FORT MEADE
Hope is Expressed They Ultimately
VIII he Persuaded to Return i'm
Peace TO Their Reservation
In Utah.
From a star Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5-(special Tele-
gram.)A dispatch was received from Colo
mel Rodgers, in command of the cavalry
which rounded up the renegade White
River Utes in Wyoming, stating that he had
promised to use his good Offices to secure
several Of their head chiefs an interview
with President Roosevelt The president
received Indian Commissioner Leupp this
afternoon and the Ute situation was dis
cussed. The president expressed himself
as much gratifed over the outcome Of the
situation. Mr. Roosevelt said he would
receive these Indian chiefs so soon after
his return from Panama as may be con-
venient to all concerned and hear their
complaints
Colonel Rodgers will move the Utes to
Fort Meade, South Dakota, where they will
be held, comfortably housed and fed until
such time as the chiefs can confer with
the president, who will undoubtedly event.
ually persuade them to return to their
reservation.
Grand view Case Amrmed.
The supreme court today affirmed with
costs the case Of the Northern Assurance
company Of London agains, the Grand
| View Building association. coming upon ap-
peal from the supreme court Of Nebraska.
The case grew out OF a transaction oc-
curing between parties in Lincoln, Neb
| in 1896. The Northern Assurance company
issued to the Grand View Building associa-
tion a policy OF insurance running for two
years and indemnifying assured in the
sum Of $500 against loss or damage by fire
on certain household and kitchen furniture
located in certain building in Lincoln and
occupied as a boys military and boarding
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totally destroyed by fire. Some time after
the hre suit was begun in the United
States district court for Nebraska by the
building association agains. the London
company to recover on the policy. the court
adjudging the plaintiff to recover the sum
of $500 with interest at per cent The
defendant thereupon carried the case to
the United states circuit court of appeals
for the Eighth circuit. bwhere the judgment
/ OF the trial court was affirmed by a
! divided court Afterward, upon application
| OF the defendant, It was brought to the
| supreme court OF the United States on
| ceriorari, which resulted in a reversal
| or the judgment as rendered BY the trial
court and sustained by the circuit court
! or appeals. Some time after the building
association instituted the present suit in
the district court OF Lancaster county to
| reform the policy in controversy and To
! obtain judgment upon the reformed policy
for the sum Of $1,000 with interest The
supreme court OF Nebraska after due cop.
sideraton found for the Grandview Build.
ing association, in all amounting TO s.. 74O
Later the supreme court overruied a mo.
| ton for reheariug and entered the above
! Judgment wher the case was brought In
the suprems court for review. The de-
/ cision Of the supreme court of the United
States today aff1rms the judgment of the
court below. Charles J. Greene and
Ralph W. Breckinridga were attorneys for
the assurance company and Halleck f.
Rose of Lncolr represented the building
association.
Iowa Case Reversed.
Argument was had today IN the supreme
court in the case OF the Home Savings
Bank. plaintiff in error, against the CITY
Of Des Moines and the city council thereof
and at the same time there was heard the
cases Of the Des Moines Savings Bank
. against the city OF Des Moines and the
Peoples Savings Bank. the cases being
! identical, growing out OF the taxation OF
moneys and credits of these banks The
claim made by defendants in error was that
an assessment was made against the saw
ings banks upon the actual value of shares
Of stock of said banks in the hands of its
\ shareholders and that the savings banks
were primarily liable for the payment OF
the tax under the general laws OF Iowa
The district court sustained the assessment
made by the assessor whereupon the cases
were appealed to the supreme court OF
Iowa, which sustained the court below
The cases now come before the supreme
court of the United States on review.
Minor Matters at Capital.
Francis NJ. Farmhouse has been appointed
postmaster at Waterson. Ringgold county
Iowa, vice T. J. Hardin. resigned
Rural carriers appointed Nebraska, VOL
bach, route /, Michael C. Kinney carrier
Ed Hansen, substitute. Iowa, Akron, route
). Frank F.. Burke, carrier; Miller NJ. Han
sen. substitute. Bellevue route g. John T
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