UNITED STATES, ex rel. CHARLES D. LONG, Plff. in Err., v. WILLIAM LOCHREN, Commissioner of Pensions. [No. 333.] In Error to the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. Messrs. Thos. S. Hopkins and Fred. A. Baker for plaintiff in error. The Attorney General, Solicitor General Conrad, and Assistant Attor ney General Whitney for defendant in error. October 26, 1896. Dismissed without costs to either party, on the authority of United States v. Boutwell, 84 U. S. 17 Wall. 604 [21: 721], and other cases. BOSTON SAFE DEPOSIT & TRUST COMPANY, Appt., v. SAMUEL W. GROOME et al. [No. 574.] Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Mr. Henry B. Tompkins for appellant. Mr. Willard Parker Butler for appellee. October 26, 1896. Denied. WILLIAM A. PHILLIPS, Plff in Err., o. Mr. S. 8. Burdett for plaintiff in error. Mr. John C. Fay for defendants in error. October 27, 1896. Dismissed with costs, on motion of counsel for the plaintiff in error. 166 U. S. U. S., Book 41. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Piff. | NOBLE L. MCGINNIS, for Himself, etc., Appt.. in Err., v. SAMUEL MACLAY et al. [No. 145.] In Error to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Messrs. James McNaught, F. M. Dudley, W. J. Curtis, and C. W. Bunn for plaintiff in error. No appearance for defendants in error. November 4, 1896. Dismissed with costs, on motion of counsel for the plaintiff in error. JAMES CARSON, Appt., v. HENRY BOHL, Agent of the Second National Bank of Xenia, Ohio. [No. 283.] Appeal from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Mr. John Little for appellant. No counsel for appellee. November 6, 1896. Dismissed with costs, on motion of counsel for the appellant. STATE OF WASHINGTON, Appt., . M. L. COOVERT. [Nos. 90-97 inclusive.] Appeals from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Washington. Mr. W. C. Jones for appellant. Messrs. J. H. Choate and C. E. S. Wood for appellee. November 9, 1896. Orders reversed with costs, and causes remanded with directions to discharge the writs and dismiss the petitions, on the authority of Ex parte Royall, 117 U. S. 241 [29: 868], and Whitten v. Tomlinson, 160 U. S. 231–242 [40: 406–412], and cases cited. v. UNITED STATES. [No. 652.] Appeal from the Court of Claims. November 16, 1896. Docketed and dismissed, on motion of Mr. Solicitor General Conrad for the appellee. UNITED STATES, Appt., . MITCHELL KING. [No. 109.] Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of South Carolina. The Assistant Attorney General Dodge for appellant. Mr. J. P. Kennedy Bryan for appellee. November 30, 1896. Dismissed on the authority of Chase v. United States, 155 U. S. 489 [39: 234]. JOSEPH E. DOHERTY, Plf. in Err., . CLARENCE M. KNOWLTON. [No. 663.] In Error to the Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine. November 30, 1896. Docketed and dismissed with costs, on motion of Mr. Ellis C. Johnson for the defendant in error. JACOB HENRY HENTZ et al., Appts., v. SAMUEL G. CORNWALL, Surviving Partner, etc. [No. 122:] Appeal from the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. Mr. James K. Redington for appellants. Mr. Edward H. Thomas for appellee. November 30, 1896. Dismissed with costs, on motion of Mr. Edward H. Thomas for the appellee. OREGON SHORT LINE & UTAH NORTHERN Messrs. Mr. Jno. F. Dillon for appellant. December 1, 1896. Dismissed without costs, per stipulation, and cause remanded for such further proceedings as may be necessary or proper to carry out the terms of the stipulation or otherwise to secure the rights of the parties. GULF, COLORADO, & SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY, Piff. in Err., v. A. B. ROFF. [No. 194.] In Error to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Messrs. A. G. Britton, A. B. Browne, and P. L. Soper for plaintiff in error. Messrs. C. L. Herbert and J. J. Weed for defendant in error. December 2, 1896. Dismissed with costs, per stipulation. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY, Messrs. Geo. H. Fearons, C. W. Wells, Wil lard Brown, and Lawrence Maxwell, Jr., for ap pellant. Mr. Wm. J. Hendrick for appellee. December 2, 1896. Dismissed with costs, per stipulation. CHARLES A. GREGORY, Appt., v. JOHN C. | WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY, KEMP VAN EE. [No. 591.] Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United LOUISVILLE TRUST COMPANY, Trustee, Appt., Messrs. Alex. Pope Humphrey, Geo. M. Davie, Denied. CHICAGO, ST. PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS, & OMAHA In Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Minnesota. Messrs. James H. Howe and Thomas Wilson for plaintiff in error. Messrs. J. L. Macdonald, W. A. Day, and W. P. Montague for defendant in error. December 7, 1896. Judgments affirmed with costs by a divided court. (Mr. Justice Field took no part in the consideration and decision of these cases.) JAMES DYER, Plff. in Err., v. UNITED STATES. [No. 429.] In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Arkansas. Messrs. Wm. M. Cravens, A. H. Garland, and R. C. Garland for plaintiff in error. Attorney General for defendant in error. The December 7, 1896. Judgment reversed upon confession of error by counsel for the defend ant in error, and cause remanded for further proceedings in conformity to law. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY, Appt., v. A. C. DAILY, Auditor, etc. [No. 448.] Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Indiana. Messrs. S. O. Pickens, Willard Brown, and C. W. Wells for appellant. Mr. Wm. A. Ketcham for appellee. December 7, 1896. Dismissed with costs, on motion of counsel for the appellant. TEXAS & PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Plf. Messrs. John F. Dillon, Winslow S. Pierce, and D. D. Duncan for plaintiff in error. No appearance for defendant in error. December 9, 1896. Dismissed with costs, on motion of Mr. John F. Dillon for the plaintiff in error. Appt., v. EBENEZER W. POE, Auditor of the Messrs. Lawrence Maxwell, Jr., Willard motion of Mr. Lawrence Maxwell, Jr., for the WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY, Messrs. Lawrence Maxwell, Jr., O. W. Wells, December 10, 1896. Dismissed with costs, on motion of Mr. Lawrence Maxwell, Jr., for the appellant. HENRY CRAEMER, Plff. in Err., v. STATE OF In Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Washington. Messrs. James B. Howe, Jas. Hamilton Lewis, and F. B. Crosthwaite for plaintiff in error. Messrs. A. W. Hastie and Jos. Shillington for defendant in error. December 14, 1896. Dismissed for the want of jurisdiction, on the authority of Spies v. Illinois, 123 U. 8. 131 [31: 80], and other cases. ADOLPH KRUG, Plff. in Err., v. STATE OF In Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Washington. Mr. James Hamilton Lewis for plaintiff in error. Messrs. A. W. Hastie and Jos. Shillington for defendant in error. December 14, 1896. Dismissed for the want of jurisdiction on the authority of Spies v. Illinois, 128 U. S. 131 [31: 80], and other cases. CHARLES W. NORDSTROM, Plff. in Err., v. of Washington. Mr. James Hamilton Lewis for plaintiff in the authority of Hurtado v. California, 110 U. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY, Piff. Messrs. J. Hubley Ashton and Geo. H. Fearons for plaintiff in error. No appearance for defendant in error. December 14, 1896. Dismissed with costs, on motion of Mr. J. Hubley Ashton for the plaintiff in error. GGORGE F. DEARBORN, Piff. in Err., v. PETER | HENRY B. KING et al., Appts., v. PORT ROYAL MORAN et al. [No. 82.] & AUGUSTA RAILWAY COMPANY et al. [No. 293.] In Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Washington. Messrs. Frederic D. McKenney and John P. Fay for plaintiff in error. No appearance for defendants in error. December 14, 1896. Dismissed with costs, on motion of Mr. Frederic D. McKenney for the plaintiff in error. CHICAGO, BURLINGTON, & QUINCY RAILROAD COMPANY, Piff. in Err., v. CHARLES L. JONES. [No. 150.] In Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois. Mr. John J. Herrick for plaintiff in error. Mr. J. B. Cessna for defendant in error. December 18, 1896. Dismissed with costs, on motion of counsel for the plaintiff in error. JOHN CHISHOLM et al., Appts., o WILLIAM V. ABBOTT et al. [No. 651.] Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Mr. John Lowell for appellants. No appearance for appellees. December 21, 1896. Denied. UNITED STATES, Plff. in Err., v. CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND, & PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY. [No. 69.1 In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois. Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of South Carolina. Mr. A. C. King for appellants. M. Smith for appellees. Mr. H. A. January 13, 1897. Dismissed, costs to be paid by the appellees, per stipulation. STATE OF SOUth Carolina, Appt., v. PORT ROYAL & AUGUSTA RAILWAY COMPANY. [No. 323.] States for the District of South Carolina. Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United Messrs. A. T. Smythe, Wm. A. Barber, and Alex. C. King for appellant. Mr. H. A. M. Smith for appellee. paid by the appellee, per stipulation. January 13, 1897. Dismissed, costs to be RELIANCE MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY (Limited), Appt., v. NEW YORK & CUBA MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY et al. [No. 684.] Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Mr. W. W. MacFarland for appellant. Mr. Harrington Putnam for appellees. January 18, 1897. Denied. JACOB YOES, Appt., v. UNITED STATES. [No. 553.] Appeal from the Court of Claims. Messrs. L. T. Michener and R. R. McMahon The Solicitor General Conrad for plaintiff in for appellant. The Attorney General for ap error. error. Mr. Robert Mather for defendant in pellee. December 21, 1896. Judgment affirmed by tion, on motion of Mr. Assistant Attorney Gen January 18, 1897. Dismissed, per stipula a divided court. eral Dodge for the appellee. CAPITAL BANK OF ST. PAUL, Piff. in Err., SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 26. [No. 204.] Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Messrs. Wm. M. Jones and C. F. Benjamin for plaintiff in error. Messrs. S. L. Glaspell and Wm. Small for defendant in error. January 25, 1897. Denied. CLEMENTINE ULMAN, etc., Plf. in Err., v. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE et al. [No. 174.] In Error to the Court of Appeals of the State of Maryland. Mr. M. R. Walter for plaintiff in error. Messrs. T. G. Hayes and Wm. S. Bryan, Jr., for defendants in error. January 25, 1897. Judgment affirmed with costs, on the authority of Spencer v. Merchant, 125 Ú. S. 345 [31: 763]. WILLIAM CAMPBELL et al., Appts., v. THOMAS DE Q. RICHARDSON et al. [No. 683.] Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Messrs. Wm. L. Pierce and Allen Webster for appellants. Messrs. W. C. Strawbridge, F. P. Fish, and J. G. Johnson for appellees. February 1, 1897. Denied. TACOMA. [No. 450.] SAFETY INSULATED WIRE & CABLE COMPANY, | JOHN C. STALLCUP, Piff. in Err., v. CITY OF Petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Mr. Wm. Pinkney Whyte for plaintiff in error. No appearance for defendant in error. February 1, 1897. Denied. HURLBUT LAND & CATTLE COMPANY, Appt., v. JOHN S. TRUSCOTT, County Treasurer, etc. [No. 512.] Appeal from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Mr. J. M. Wilson for appellant. Mr. J. W. Strevell for appellee. February 1, 1897. Dismissed for the want of jurisdiction, on the authority of Smith v. Adams, 130 U. S. 167 [32: 895]; McLish v. Roff, 141 U. S. 661 [35: 893]; Hume v. Bowie, 148 U. S. 245 [37: 438]; Gurnee v. Patrick County, 137 U. S. 141 [34: 6011; Bender v. Pennsylvania Co. 148 U. S. 502 [37: 537]. UNITED STATES, Appt., v. DESIDERIO GOMEZ et al. [No. 115.] Appeal from the Court of Private Land Claims. In Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Washington. Messrs. E. O. Wolcott and J. F. Shafroth for plaintiff in error. Messrs. C. C. Lancaster and B. 8. Grosscup for defendant in error. February 15, 1897. Dismissed for the want THOMAS C. CHAPPELL, Plff. in Err., v. MARY In Error to the Court of Appeals of the Mr. T. C. Chappell, p. p. Messrs. Samuel JOSEPH RAYMOND, Appt., v. JOHN LANGE. Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United The Attorney General for appellant. No ap- lant. Dismissed on motion of UNITED STATES, Appt., v. FRANK PEREW et al. [No. 116.] Appeal from the Court of Private Land Claims. The Attorney General for appellant. No appearance for appellees. February 1, 1897. Dismissed on motion of Mr. Solicitor General Conrad for the appellant. UNITED STATES, Appt., v. ANICETO MARTINEZ et al. [No. 132.] Appeal from the Court of Private Land Claims. The Attorney General for appellant. No appearance for appellees. February 1, 1897. Dismissed on motion of UNITED STATES, Appt., v. DONACIANO GU- Appeal from the Court of Private Land Claims. The Attorney General and Matt. G. Reynolds for appellant. No appearance for appellees. February 1, 1897. Dismissed on motion of Mr. Solicitor General Conrad for the appellant. UNITED STATES, Appt., v. JESUS ARMIJO Y Appeal from the Court of Private Land The Attorney General and Mr. Matt. G. Reynolds for appellant. Messrs. N. L. Jeffries and Geo. Hill Howard for appellee. February 1, 1897. Dismissed on motion of Mr. Solicitor General Conrad for the appellant. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In Error to the United States Circuit Court J. Curtis, and C. W. Bunn for plaintiff in er- ror. Mr. Thomas C. Bach for defendant in error. February 15, 1897. Dismissed with costs on E. J. AUGUSTIN, Plff. in Err., STATES. [No. 572.] 1. UNITED In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Charles F. Buck in behalf of counsel for the WILLIAM CUTAJAR, Appt., v. UNITED STATES Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United March 1, 1897. Dismissed on authority of HOWARD B. BULLARD, Piff. in Err., v. DES In Error to the Supreme Court of the State Mr. E. F. Bullard for plaintiff in error. March 1, 1897. Dismissed per stipulation. ANN |