Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-06
BROWN To ARGUE TAX CASES
Attorney General Confident Of Securing a
Favorable Verdict for State
NUMstR OF OTHER CASES ON THE DOCKET
QuartermRster's Department Receives
AdVices Of the starting of Western
Troops TO Newport News for
Service in Cuba.
1 lfrom a stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON, oct. 5.-(Special Tele-
gram )-Attorney General Norris Brown ar
rived In Washington today to represent the
state Of Nebraska and the treasurers of the
several counties in suits brought by the
Union Pacific and Burlington railroads
against county treasurers having relation
to The collection of taxes against the RAIL
roads in the counties which have been
made parties to these suits. Mr. Brown
will file his BRIEF as attorney for the sew
eral county treasurers preparatory to the
hearing OF the cases, which have been set
| by special order OF the supreme court for
I Tuesday, October 8. Attorney Charles j.
Green, representing the Burlington system,
is expected to arrive in Washington to-
morrow and will file his brief at the same
time as Attorney General Brown. John n.
Baldwin, general counsel of the Union Pa
cific, is expected TO arrive in Washington
on Monday to participate in the argument
Of these cases, in which the entire stste
! Of Nebraska Is vitality interested. 1t was
stated tonight that it was the intention
/ of both Mr. Green and Mr.. Baldwin to
ask for a continuance of the cases on the
/ ground that there will be but eight jus
| tlces sitting, the president not having SEE
| lected a successor to Justice Brown
/ Attorney General Brown Is optimistic OF
/ the result before the supreme court and
stated i'm the clerks Office today that he
would be willing to give the railroad COM
panies three of the eight justices out
right and then beat the railroad companies
TO a standstill.
Speaking politically of the situation in
! Nebraska MIR. Brown said conditions were
wholly favorable to the election of the en-
tire republican ticket and a republican leg
islature.
/ Cases from Nebraska.
| The docket of the supreme court of the
! United States, which begins the October
term next Monday, shows the following
cases from Nebraska, docketed for argu
! ment during the coming term: Nichola.
Il V. Halter ct al. against the state of Ne
braska; William B. McHugh appeals fol
plaintiff in error and Attorney Genera
Norris Brown for the state; James Coffey
plaintiff in error against the county o
Harlan. G. C. Flansburg appearing TO
the plaintiff in error and j. W. Deweest
for Harlan county; Chicago. Burlington
& Quincy railway against +. c. Babcock
treasurer; Union Pacific railroad, appel
liant. against Robert o. Fink, treasurer
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy railroa'
against A. r. Carlson, treasurer, an'
Union Pacific railroad against Robert o
Fink, treasurer. These are the case
which are under special order for argu
ment on Tuesday next. In one of tn
Union Pacific cases, ]. N. Baldwin is in
dicated as attorney while in the othe
Union Pacific case the name OF Maxwell
Everts appears. Green & Breckenridg
are attorneys in the Chicago. Burlington
& Quincy cases, MIR, Green appearing 70
that company. Attorney General Norri
Brown appears for the treasurers and OF
behalf OF the state of Nebraska.
Other cases on the docket are Charlie
+. Yates and others against Jones' Ma
tional bank; same against Utica bank
same against Thomas Barley, and sam
against Bank of Staplehurst j. W
Deweese and Hallock F. Rose are counse
for Mr.. Yates. Hiram T. Chapman
plaintiff in error, against Elliott Chap
man. The Northern Assurance compan
of London. plsintiff in error, agains
Grandview Building association is a cas-
which was set for trial at the last teri
of court but which was not reached
Mr.. Breckenridge of Omaha appear
for the insurance company. The city O
Omaha and other appellants against tn
Omaha Water company is also set 70
argument, John L. Webster ppearing 70
the appellants.
, Confirmation of Drowning.
Confirmation of the drowning of Quar-
termaster Sergeant Morris G. Oberfelde
> and private, Roy A. Jordan. both of tn
, Twenty-second company coast artiller,
was received today from the commandin
, officer at Fort Baranacas. Fla. during tn
, recent hurricane and equinoctial storI
OF the South Atlantic coast The bodie
have not been recovered. The neares
relative of Jordan is given as Mrs Phi
lips, sister residing at Scotia, Neb
a Troops Enroute for Cuba.
According to advices received today
the quartermaster general two battalion
, eight companies of the Eleventh infantr
! with headquarters and band. left Fort |
, A. Russell. Wyo, today. Two squadron
q of the Eleventh cavalry, headquarters an
a band, stationed at Fort Des Moines 80
: onel Thomas commanding, also wei
scheduled TO leave today for the rendei
vous at Newport News.
The following transports left New Yor
! for Newport News to convey the troor
to Cuba: Monterey, Niagara, Seneo
( Antilla and Admiral Schley
Mrs. Elmer ]. Burkett and children hay
arrived in Washington for the winter, Il
children resuming their school duties ye
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