Opinion of the Court. of the constitutionality of the act of Congress was not passed on by the court below, we have refrained from any discussion of that subject. The Circuit Court of Appeals was right, and its decree is Affirmed. Decisions announced without Opinions. DECISIONS ANNOUNCED WITHOUT OPINIONS DURING THE TIME COVERED BY THIS VOLUME. No. 10. WATSON v. RHODE ISLAND. Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Rhode Island. Argued for the plaintiff in error October 9, 1900. Decided October 15, 1900. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed, with costs, on the authority of Murphy v. Massachusetts, 177 U. S. 155; Caldwell v. Texas, 137 U. S. 692. Mr. David A. Gourick for plaintiff in error. No counsel appeared for defendant in error. No. 41. GOULD v. HUGHES. On writ of certiorari to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Argued October 10 and 11, 1900. Decided October 22, 1900. Decree affirmed, with costs, by a divided court, and cause remanded to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Mr. Henry R. Edmunds and Mr. Eugene P. Carver for petitioners. Mr. Horace L. Cheyney and Mr. John F. Lewis for respondents. No. 55. ARCHER V. BALTIMORE BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION. Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of West Virginia. Argued and submitted October 30, 1900. Decided November 5, 1900. Per Curiam. Decree affirmed, with costs, on the authority of Forsythe v. Hammond, 166 U. S. 517; Central Trust Company v. Seasongood, 130 U.S. 491; Remington Paper Company v. Watson, 173 U. S. 451; Maxwell v. Dow, 176 U. S. 581, and cases cited. Mr. V. B. Archer for appellants. Mr. William Hepburn Russell, Mr. William Beverly Winslow and Mr. Fielder C. Slingluff for appellees. No. 57. DAY v. CONLEY & MOTAGUE, KEEPERS OF THE STATE PRISON OF THE STATE OF MONTANA. Appeal from the Circuit Decisions announced without Opinions. Court of the United States for the State of Montana. Argued and submitted October 31, 1900. Decided November 5, 1900. Per Curiam. Final order affirmed, with costs, on the authority of Markuson v. Boucher, 175 U. S. 184; Brown v. New Jersey, 175 U. S. 172-175; Tinsley v. Anderson, 171 U. S. 101; In re Eckart, 166 U. S. 481; Bergemann v. Backer, 157 U. S. 655; In re Wilson, 140 U. S. 575; and see State v. Brantley, 20 Montana, 173; State v. Clancy, 20 Montana, 498. Mr. Chapin Brown and Mr. James W. Forbis for appellant. Mr. C. B. Nolan for appellees. No. 233. DAUGHERTY v. HOOD. Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Nebraska. Motions to dismiss or affirm submitted October 29, 1900. Decided November 5, 1900. Per Curiam. Writ of error dismissed for the want of jurisdiction on the authority of Colvin v. Jacksonville, 158 U. S. 456; Robinson v. Caldwell, 165 U. S. 359. Mr. C. S. Montgomery for motions to dismiss or affirm. Mr. Joel W. West opposing. No. 61. MCGILVRAY V. KNOTT. Error to the Supreme Court of the State of California. Argued November 1 and 2, 1900. Decided November 12, 1900. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed, with costs, on the authority of Whitcomb v. Smithson, 175 U.S. 635. Mr. Jackson H. Ralston and Mr. C. H. Wilson for the plaintiff in error. No counsel appeared for the defendant in error. No. 75. STEVENS v. STATE OF OHIO. Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Ohio. Submitted November 7, 1900. Decided November 12, 1900. Per Curiam. Final order affirmed, with costs, on the authority of Pepke v. Cronan, 155 U. S. 100; New York v. Eno, 155 U. S. 89, and cases cited; Baker v. Grice, 169 U. S. 284. Mr. J. Bernard Handlan for appellant. Mr. Addison C. Lewis for appellee. Decisions announced without Opinions. No. 124. HART v. STATE OF UTAH. Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Utah. Motions to dismiss or affirm. Submitted November 5, 1900. Decided November 12, 1900. Per Curiam. Writ of error dismissed for the want of jurisdiction on the authority of Lony v. Converse, 91 U. S. 105; Ludeling v. Chaffe, 143 U. S. 301; In re Converse, 137 U. S. 624. Mr. Alexander C. Bishop for motions to dismiss or affirm. Mr. Orlando W. Powers opposing. No. 107. BALTIMORE, CHESAPEAKE AND ATLANTIC RAILWAY COMPANY . MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF OCEAN CITY. Error to the Court of Appeals of the State of Maryland. Argued November 14, 1900. Decided November 19, 1900. Per Curiam. Writ of error dismissed for the want of jurisdiction on the authority of Lehigh Water Company v. Easton, 121 U. S. 388; Central Land Company v. Laidley, 159 U. S. 103; Oxley Stave Company v. Butler County, 166 U. S. 648; Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company v. Louisville, 166 U. S. 709; Ansbro v. United States, 159 U. S. 695; Powell v. Brunswick County, 150 U. S. 433. Mr. Nicholas P. Bond for the plaintiff in error. Mr. James E. Ellegood for the defendants in error. No. 111. SCHUYLER NATIONAL BANK v. GADSDEN. Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Nebraska. Argued November 15, 1900. Decided November 19, 1900. Per Curiam. Writ of error dismissed for the want of jurisdiction on the authority of Rutherford v. Fisher, 4 Dall. 22; Winn v. Jackson, 12 Wheat. 135; Bostwick v. Brinkerhoff, 106 U. S. 3; Johnson v. Keith, 117 U. S. 199. Mr. C. J. Phelps for the plaintiffs in error. George and Mattie N. Thrush, two of the defendants in error, filed a brief in propria persona. No. 53. CALIFORNIA REDWOOD COMPANY v. JOHNSON, and No. 54. SAME v. MAHAN. Appeals from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Submitted Octo Decisions announced without Opinions. ber 30, 1900. Decided December 10, 1900. Per Curiam. Decrees affirmed, with costs, on the authority of Hawley v. Diller, 178 U. S. 476, and causes remanded to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of California. Mr. Charles Page for the appellants. Mr. Barclay Henley for the appellees. No. 98. NIVER v. FIELDS. Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of South Carolina. Submitted November 13, 1900. Decided December 17, 1900. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed, with costs, on the authority of Malony v. Adsit, 175 U. S. 281. Mr. Leroy F. Youmans and Mr. W. S. Monteith for the plaintiff in error. Mr. Attorney General, Mr. Solicitor General and Mr. Robert A. Howard for the defendant in error. Decisions on Petitions for Writs of Certiorari. No. 293. REED, ADMINISTRATOR, v. STANLEY, TRUSTEE. Ninth Circuit. Denied October 15, 1900. (The Chief Justice took no part in the consideration and disposition of this application.) Mr. A. B. Browne and Mr. Alex. Britton for petitioners. Mr. Thomas H. Hubbard, Mr. E. S. Pillsbury and Mr. Wm. A. Maury opposing. No. 188. SAUNDERS V. PECK. Seventh Circuit. Denied October 15, 1900. Mr. W. A. Foster for petitioner. Mr. A. M. Pence opposing. No. 285. WOODWORTH V. NUTE. First Circuit. Denied October 15, 1900. Mr. Frederic Dodge for petitioner. Mr. Eugene P. Carver and Mr. E. E. Blodgett opposing. First Circuit. No. 292. MASTERS, CLAIMANT, v. SARGENT. Denied October 15, 1900. Mr. Frederic Cunningham and Mr. Lewis S. Dabney for petitioner: Mr. Eugene P. Carver opposing. |