Pierce, for appellant. Horace White, for respondents. PER CURIAM. Appeal dismissed, with costs. See 31 App. Div. 407, 52 N. Y. Supp. 1028. PARKER, C. J., and O'BRIEN, BARTLETT, HAIGHT, MARTIN, VANN, and LANDON, JJ., concur. PEOPLE, Respondent, v. ALLEN, Appellant. (Court of Appeals of New York. May 11, 1900.) Louis Lowenstein, for appellant. Charles E. Le Barbier, for the People. PER CURIAM. Judgment of conviction affirmed. See 47 App. Div. 625, 62 N. Y. Supp. 1143. PARKER, C. J., and O'BRIEN, BARTLETT, HAIGHT, VANN, and LANDON, JJ., concur. MARTIN, J., not voting. PEOPLE, Respondent, v. FOSTER, Appellant. (Court of Appeals of New York. Jan. 30, 1900.) Louis H. Reynolds, for appellant. Florence J. Sullivan, for respondent. PER CURIAM. Judgment of conviction affirmed. See 43 App. Div. 621, 60 N. Y. Supp. 1145. GRAY, O'BRIEN, BARTLETT, HAIGHT, and VANN, JJ., concur. PARKER, C. J., and MARTIN, J., not voting. PEOPLE, Respondent, v. HANNIGAN, Appellant. (Court of Appeals of New York. Nov. 21, 1899.) Jacob Rouss and Louis J. Grant, for appellant. Charles E. Le Barbier, for respondent. No opinion. Order affirmed, on opinion below. 42 App. Div. 617, 58 N. Y. Supp. 703. All concur. PEOPLE, Respondent, v. KENNEDY, Appellant. (Court of Appeals of New York. April 20, 1900.) Motion to dismiss an appeal from a judgment of the supreme court, New York county, rendered March 31, 1899, convicting the defendant of the crime of murder in the first degree. The motion was made upon the ground of laches on the part of the defendant and his attorney in prosecuting the appeal. Charles E. Le Barbier, for the motion. R. N. Moore, opposed. PER CURIAM. Motion denied, subject to the following conditions: Time to settle case is extended to and including Saturday, the 19th day of May, 1900, if stipulation is entered into by the parties to argue the case at the next June term. Original stipulation, when executed, to be filed with the clerk of this court. See 55 N. E. 1099. PEOPLE, Appellant, v. MERSHON, Respondent. (Court of Appeals of New York. March 27, 1900.) A. H. F. Seeger, for appellant. Hector M. Hitchings, for respondent. PER CURIAM. Appeal dismissed. See 43 App. Div. 541, 60 N. Y. Supp. 115. PARKER, C. J., and GRAY, BARTLETT, MARTIN, VANN, and WERNER, JJ., con cur. PEOPLE, Respondent, v. MORAN, Appellant. (Court of Appeals of New York. Feb. 6, 1900.) Rollin M. Morgan, for appellant. Alfred Lauterbach, for respondent. PER CURIAM. Judgment of conviction affirmed. See 43 App. Div. 155, 59 N. Y. Supp. 312. PARKER, C. J., and GRAY, BARTLETT, MARTIN, VANN, CULLEN, and WERNER, JJ., concur. PEOPLE ex rel. ALLEN, Appellant, v. YORK et al., Police Com'rs, Respondents. (Court of Appeals of New York. June 22, 1900.) Joseph Fitch, for appellant. John Whalen, Corp. Counsel (William J. Carr, of counsel), for respondents. PER CURIAM. Order affirmed, with costs, on opinion below. 48 App. Div. 611, 63 N. Y. Supp. 156. PARKER, C. J., and O'BRIEN, BARTLETT, HAIGHT, VANN, LANDON, and CULLEN, JJ., concur. PEOPLE ex rel. AMERICAN BANKNOTE CO., Appellant, v. MORGAN, Respondent. (Court of Appeals of New York. Jan. 23, 1900.) Isaac L. Miller, for appellant. John C. Davies, Atty. Gen. (John H. Coyne, of counsel), for respondent. PER CURIAM. Order affirmed, with costs, on the ground that the superintendent of public works had no power to make the contract_with the relator. 45 App. Div. 86, 60 N. Y. Supp. 1109. PARKER, C. J., and GRAY, BARTLETT, HAIGHT, MARTIN, and VANN, JJ., concur. O'BRIEN, J., dissents. PEOPLE ex rel. BRADY et al., Appellants, v. MAXWELL, Respondent. (Court of Appeals of New York. June 19, 1900.) George W. Titcomb, for appellants. John Whalen, Corp. Counsel (William J. Carr and Luke D. Stapleton, of counsel), for respondent. PER CURIAM. Order affirmed, with costs. See 50 App. Div. 538, 64 N. Y. Supp. 96. PARKER, C. J., and O'BRIEN, BARTLETT, HAIGHT, VANN, LANDON, and CULLEN, JJ., concur. PEOPLE ex rel. BRIGGS, Respondent, v. LYMAN, Excise Com'r, et al., Appellants. (Court of Appeals of New York. June 22, 1900.) N. N. Stranahan and P. W. Cullinan, for appellants. Alfred E. Smith, for respondent. PER CURIAM. Order affirmed, with costs. See 48 App. Div. 484, 62 N. Y. Supp. 902. PARKER, C. J., and O'BRIEN, BARTLETT, HAIGHT, VANN, LANDON, and CULLEN, JJ., concur. PEOPLE ex rel. BROOKS, Respondent, v. DILLON et al., Appellants. (Court of Appeals of New York. Jan. 23, 1900.) Michael J. Tier PEOPLE ex rel. COLONIAL TRUST CO., Appellant, v. MORGAN, Comptroller, Respondent. (Court of Appeals of New York. April 24, 1900.) Charles A. Collin and William F. Sheehan, for appellant. H. B. Coman and John C. Davies, for respondent. PER CURIAM. Order affirmed, with costs, on opinion below. 47 App. Div. 126, 62 N. Y. Supp. 191. PARKER, C. J., and O'BRIEN, BARTLETT, HAIGHT, and MARTIN, JJ., concur. PEOPLE ex rel. COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC CHARITIES, Respondents, v. MOFFETT, Appellant. (Court of Appeals of New York. May 8, 1900.) Howard A. Sperry, for appellant. John Whalen, Corp. Counsel (Adrian T. Kiernan and Theodore Connoly, of counsel), for respondents. PER CURIAM. Order affirmed. See 19 App. Div. 631, 45 N. Y. Supp. 1146. BARTLETT, HAIGHT, VANN, and LANDON, JJ., 'concur. MARTIN, J., dissents. O'BRIEN, J., not voting. PEOPLE ex rel. CORNELL STEAMBOAT CO., Respondent, v. DEDERICK, Appellant. (Court of Appeals of New York. Nov. 21, 1899.) Reargument ordered upon the question whether there is any authority in law for a deduction of the debts of a corporation in assessing its personal property for town, county, and municipal purposes. See 55 N. E. 927. PEOPLE ex rel. COVENEY, Respondent, v. KEARNY, Appellant. (Court of Appeals of New York. Jan. 23, 1900.) John Whalen, Corp. Counsel (Theodore Connoly and Terence Farley, of counsel), for appellant. James M. Hunt, for respondent. PER CURIAM. Order affirmed, with costs, on opinion below. 44 App. Div. 449, 61 N. Y. Supp. 41. PARKER, C. J., and GRAY, O'BRIEN, BARTLETT, HAIGHT, MARTIN, and VANN, JJ., concur. PEOPLE ex rel. FAHY, Appellant, v. YORK et al., Police Com'rs, Respondents. (Court of Appeals of New York. May 8, 1900.) Hyacinthe Ringrose, for appellant. John Whalen, Corp. Counsel (Theodore Connoly and Terence Farley, of counsel), for respondents. PER CURIAM. Order affirmed, with costs, on opinion below. 49 App. Div. 173, 63 N. Y. Supp. 36. PARKER, C. J., and O'BRIEN, BARTLETT, HAIGHT, MARTIN, and LANDON, JJ., concur. PEOPLE ex rel. GOODRICH, Appellant, v. SOUTHWORTH LIBRARY ASS'N, Respondent. (Court of Appeals of New York. June 19. 1900.) Monroe M. Sweetland, for appellant. Halliday & Denton, for respondent. 57 N.E.-71 PER CURIAM. Order affirmed, with costs. See 45 App. Div. 629, 61 N. Y. Supp. 1144. PARKER, C. J., and O'BRIEN, BARTLETT, HAIGHT, VANN, and CULLEN, JJ., concur. PEOPLE ex rel. GRANNIS et al., Respondents, v. ROBERTS, Comptroller, Appellant. (Court of Appeals of New York. June 19, 1900.) Motion for reargument denied, without costs. See 163 N. Y. 70, 57 N. E. 98. PEOPLE ex rel. HARTOUGH, Appellant, v. SCANNELL, Fire Com'r, Respondent. (Court of Appeals of New York. June 19, 1900.) Hugo Hirsh, for appellant. John Whalen, Corp. Counsel (William J. Carr, of counsel), for respondent. PER CURIAM. Judgment affirmed, with costs. See 48 App. Div. 445, 62 N. Y. Supp. 930. PARKER, C. J., and O'BRIEN, BARTLETT, HAIGHT, VANN, LANDON, and CULLEN, JJ., concur. PEOPLE ex rel. KOCH, Respondent, v. ODELL, Mayor. (Court of Appeals of New York. March 13, 1900.) C. L. Waring, for appellant. A. H. F. Seeger, for respondent. PER CURIAM. Order affirmed, with costs. See 44 App. Div. 630, 60 N. Y. Supp. 1145. PARKER, C. J., and O'BRIEN, BARTLETT, HAIGHT, MARTIN, VANN, and LANDON, JJ., concur. PEOPLE ex rel. LANG, Appellant, v. YORK et al., Police Com'rs, Respondents. (Court of Appeals of New York. May 1, 1900.) Philip Carpenter, for appellant. John Whalen, Corp. Counsel (Theodore Connoly and Terence Farley, of counsel), for respondents. PER CURIAM. Order affirmed, with costs, on the prevailing opinion below. 45 App. Div. 459, 61 N. Y. Supp. 547. PARKER, C. J., and O'BRIEN, BARTLETT, HAIGHT, MARTIN, VANN, and LANDON, JJ., concur. PEOPLE ex rel. LANGDON et al., Appellants, v. DALTON et al., Respondents. (Court of Appeals of New York. May 11, 1900.) George Wallace, for appellants. John Whalen, Corp. Counsel (William J. Carr, of counsel), for respondents. PER CURIAM. Order affirmed, with costs. See 49 App. Div. 71, 63 N. Y. Supp. 258. PARKER, C. J., and O'BRIEN, BARTLETT, HAIGHT, MARTIN, VANN, and LANDON, JJ., concur. PEOPLE ex rel. MADCHENHEIM-VEREIN, Respondent, v. MCDONOUGH, Secretary of State, Appellant. (Court of Appeals of New York. June 19, 1900.) Henry B. Coman, for appellant. Mornay Williams, for respondent. PER CURIAM. Order affirmed, with costs. See 47 App. Div. 629, 62 N. Y. Supp. 1145. PARKER, C. J., and O'BRIEN, BARTLETT, HAIGHT, VANN,, LANDON, and CULLEN, JJ., concur. PEOPLE ex rel. MALLON, Appellant, v. ROOSEVELT et al., Board of Police, Respondents. (Court of Appeals of New York. June 19, 1900.) Philip Carpenter, for appellant. John Whalen, Corp. Counsel (Theodore Connoly, of PER CURIAM. Appeal dismissed, with costs. PEOPLE ex rel. MEYERS. Respondent, Y. PER CURIAM. Order affirmed, with costs. PARKER, C. J., and GRAY, O'BRIEN, PEOPLE ex rel. NEW YORK CENT. & H. PER CURIAM. Order affirmed, with costs. PARKER, C. J., and O'BRIEN, BART- PEOPLE ex rel SMITH et al., Appellants, v. PER CURIAM. Order affirmed, with costs, PARKER, C. J., and O'BRIEN, BART- PEOPLE ex rel. SMITH, Appellant, v. PER CURIAM. Order affirmed, with costs, PARKER, C. J., and O'BRIEN, BART- PEOPLE ex rel. WARD, Appellant, PER CURIAM. Order affirmed, with costs. PARKER, C. J., and GRAY, O'BRIEN, PHILADELPHIA, R. & N. E. R. CO., Ap- PER CURIAM. Judgment affirmed, with PARKER, C. J., and GRAY, BARTLETT, PIEHL, Appellant, v. ALBANY RY., Re- PER CURIAM. Judgment affirmed, with PARKER, C. J., and O'BRIEN, BART- concur. In re PLUMMER. (Court of Appeals of New POHLE, Respondent, v. SECOND AVE. R. PER CURIAM. Order and judgment affirm- PARKER, C. J., and GRAY, BARTLETT, POST et al., Respondents, v. GREEN et al., PER CURIAM. Judgment affirmed, with PARKER, C. J., and GRAY, BARTLETT, PURDY, Respondent, v. ERIE R. CO., Appel- QUINN, Appellant, v. YORK et al., Police PER CURIAM. Order affirmed, with costs. PARKER, C. J., and O'BRIEN, BART- RANDALL et al. v. BANK OF AMERICA RANSCHT, Respondent, v. WRIGHT, Appel- PER CURIAM. Judgment affirmed, with PARKER, C. J., and GRAY, BARTLETT, RAY, Appellant, v. KEENE et al., Respond- ents. (Court of Appeals of New York. Nov. 21, 1899.) Abram I. Elkus and Edward C. James, be affirmed, with costs. See 17 App. Div. 257, 45 N. Y. Supp. 687. PARKER, C. J., and O'BRIEN, BART- RODGERS, Appellant, v. CLEMENT, Re- 901. RENNINGER, Appellant, v. NEW YORK PER CURIAM. Order affirmed, and judg- ment absolute ordered for defendant on the stipulation, with costs. See 11 App. Div. 565, 42 N. Y. Supp. 813. PARKER, C. J., and O'BRIEN, HAIGHT, concur. RICHARDS et al., Appellants, v. WASH- PER CURIAM. Judgment affirmed, with PARKER, C. J., and GRAY, O'BRIEN, ROCHESTER SAV. BANK, Respondent, PER CURIAM. Judgment affirmed, with PARKER, C. J., and GRAY, BARTLETT, ROCHESTER & H. V. R. CO., Respondent, PER CURIAM. The judgment should be so ROWE, Appellant, v. BROOKLYN LIFE ent. SIEFKE, Respondent, v. SIEFKE, Appel- lant. (Court of Appeals of New York. Jan. 16, 1900.) Motion to substitute Henry Siefke, executor, etc., of Henry Siefke, deceased, as appellant, and to prefer an appeal from a judgment of the appellate division of the su- preme court in the First judicial department, entered January 10, 1899 (36 App. Div. 632, 55 N. Y. Supp. 1148), which affirmed a judg- ment in favor of plaintiff, entered upon a ver- dict. The motion was made upon the ground that during the pendency of the appeal a party to the action has died, and the pendency of the appeal prevents the settlement of his es- SINTEFF, Respondent, V. PEOPLE'S Appellant, v. LESLIE et al., Respondents. (Court of Appeals of New York. Feb. 6, 1900.) Motion for reargument denied, with SKANEATELES WATERWORKS CO., SMITH, Respondent, v. CROCKER, Ap- PER CURIAM. Judgment affirmed, with PARKER, C. J., and GRAY, O'BRIEN, SMITH, Respondent, v. GRAY, Appellant. (Court of Appeals of New York. April 17, 1900.) Edmund Luis Mooney, for appellant. George W. Dease, for respondent. PER CURIAM. Judgment and order af- firmed, with costs. See 19 App. Div. 262, 46 GRAY, HAIGHT, LANDON, and WERN- SNELLING, Respondent, v. YETTER, Ap- pellant. (Court of Appeals of New York. June 22, 1900.) Frederick E. Anderson and John Ewen, for appellant. Robert L. Red- PER CURIAM. Appeal dismissed, without costs. See 25 App. Div. 590, 49 N. Y. Supp. PARKER, C. J., and GRAY, BARTLETT, In re SPAULDING'S ESTATE. (Court of Appeals of New York. June 22, 1900.) Percy S. Lansdowne and Timothy E. Ellsworth, for appellants. Adelbert Moot and Henry W. |