Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-19
A CH|CAGO'S FAVOR
Decision of MisSouri'S Famous
Case Against Illinois.
DISPOSITION OF SEWAGE
Denied That the Mississippi River
Has Been Contaminated.
TIMBER CUTTING IN MONTANA
Decision in Case of Assignees of the
Late Marcus Daly-Kentucky In
surance Gases Dismissed.

The famous case OF the state or Missouri
vs.. the state OF Illinois. involving the RICH,
OF the city of Chicago To divert its sewage
| INTO the Mississippi river through the Chi
cago sanitary canal and the Illinois river
was decided today by the Supreme Court OF
| the United States ia favor OF Illinois. Jus
tee Holmes delivered the opinion OF the
court. which was that Missouri did not
prove its case There was no dissent
This case has long been in controversy
between the states and grew out of the COM
plant made by the people OF Missouri ana
especially of ST. Louis, against the turning
| OF the sewage from the city Of Chicago
INTO the Mississippi river. through the canal,
the Desplalnes river and the Illinois river
The suit originated In the Supreme Court
I because it involved a controversy between
states.
The complaint was made by Missouri ard
/ in its bill it charged that the diversion of
the sewage was calculated to have an In
furious effect on the health of the people
OF the towns on the Missouri side below
the mouth of the Illinois river The declar-
! alton was made that 800 tons of poisonous
unhealtEiul and nt xtous matters were dis
charged daily through this channel into the
MISSISSIPPI with the result that the waters
OF that stream would be poisoned and poll
luted and rendered wholly unfit for domes-
/ tic and drinking purposes, also that it would
render entirely worthless the water works
systems of St Louis and other towns and
cities below the mouth of the Illinois on
the Missouri side. \ perpetual Injunction
was asked.
In its answer Illinois nedied the conten-
ton of its sister state. alleging that with
30q.o0o cubic feet of pure water from Lake
Michigan being turned into the channel
every minute the waters OF the Mississippi
would be vastly improved not wit hstauding
the presence of the sewage matter at the
mead of the drainage system.
The case has been before the court for
several years. Much time was consumed
IN taking testimony and with one excep-
ton the record is the most voluminous ever
filed.
Timber Cutting in Montana.
The court TODAY decided the case of the
United States Us. the Bitter Root Develop
ment Company and other assiguees OF the
late Marcus Daily Of Montana. involving
the charge of uniawfuny cutting S2.GO90o0
worth Of timber on the public lands of that
state against the government bat IL was
stated by Justice Peckham. who delivered
eminent had secured new evidence the de-
cision is without prejudice.
Kentucky Insurance Cases.
The court today dismissed the cases Of
the state Of Kentucy VS.. the Security
Mutual Life Insurance Company Of B.ng-
hamton, N y. and the Travellers Iusur-
ance Company Of Connecticut involving
the Kentucky state law invaHIsting BUSH
ness licenses granted 10 foreign Insurance
companies which remove 10 federal courts
suits brought against them in the state
courts Tie decision was based on the
ground that the licenses have now expired,
thus rendering the cases moot questions.
The opinion was handed down by Justice
Peckh3m