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Opinion of the Court.

case), and because it denied the equal protection of the laws in contravention of the Fourteenth Amendment, although no definite issue in either respect was tendered throughout the proceedings unless the mention of the Constitution of the United States on the motion to set aside may be so regarded. We do not think that was sufficient.

Writ of error dismissed.

Decisions announced without Opinions.

DECISIONS ANNOUNCED WITHOUT
WITHOUT OPINIONS
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No. 149. PATTON v. TEXAS & PACIFIC RAILWAY Co. Error to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Argued January 13, 1897. Decided March 8, 1897. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction because the judgment is not final. Mr. Millard Patterson and Mr. Leigh Clark for plaintiff in error. Mr. D. D. Duncan, Mr. John F. Dillon and Mr. W. S. Pierce for defendant in error.

No. 626. SMITH, SECRETARY, &c. v. RAYNOLDS. Appeal from the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. Argued March 10, 1897. Decided March 15, 1897. Per Curiam. Decree reversed on the authority of Warner Valley Stock Co. v. Smith, 165 U. S. 28, each party to pay their own costs in this court, and cause remanded to the said Court of Appeals with directions to reverse the decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia and remand the cause to that court with directions to dismiss the bill, with costs, for want of proper parties. Mr. Attorney General and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Whitney for appellants. Mr. Alphonso Hart for appellee.

No. 345. BAKER V. BRICKELL. Error to the Supreme Court of the State of California. Submitted March 8, 1897. Decided March 15, 1897. Per Curiam. Dismissed for the want of jurisdiction on the authority of San Francisco v. Itsell, 133 U. S. 65; Bacon v. Texas, 163 U. S. 207, and cases cited. Mr. S. W. Holladay and Mr. E. Burke Holladay for motion to dismiss. Mr. Charles N. Fox opposing.

Decisions announced without Opinions.

No. 346. WHEELAN, ADMINISTRATOR, V. BRICKELL. Error to the Supreme Court of the State of California. Submitted March 8, 1897. Decided March 15, 1897. Per Curiam. Dismissed for the want of jurisdiction on the authority of Califor nia v. Holladay, 159 U. S. 415; Bacon v. Texas, 163 U. S. 207, and cases cited. Mr. S. W. Holladay and Mr. E. Burke Holladay for motion to dismiss. Mr. Charles N. Fox opposing.

No. 681. BROOKLYN & NEW YORK FERRY Co. v. MACMAHON, ADMINISTRATRIX. Error to the Supreme Court of the State of New York. Submitted March 8, 1897. Decided March 15, 1897. Per Curiam. Dismissed for the want of jurisdiction on the authority of Missouri v. Andriano, 138 U. S. 496. Mr. Charles J. Patterson for motions to dismiss or affirm. James Troy and Mr. George Bethune Adams opposing.

Mr.

No. 537. GoODSELL V. DELTA & PINE LAND CO. Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Mississippi. Submitted March 15, 1897. Decided March 22, 1897. Per Curiam. Dismissed for the want of jurisdiction on the authority of Bacon v. Texas, 163 U. S. 207; Railway Co. v. Chicago, 164 U. S. 454; Missouri v. Andriano, 138 U. S. 496; Railroad Co. v. Plainview, 143 U. S. 371; Evers v. Watson, 156 U. S. 527, and other cases. Mr. Frank Johnston for motion to dismiss. Mr. T. B. Catron opposing.

No. 228. AMERICAN HARROW Co. v. SHAFFER, COMMISSIONER, &c. Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Virginia. Argued March 23 and 24, 1897. Decided March 29, 1897. Per Curiam. Dismissed for the want of jurisdiction. Mr. F. S. Blair for appellant. Mr. R. Taylor Scott for appellees.

No. 245. PARSONS v. STATE OF MISSOURI. Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri. Submitted March 29,

1897.

Decisions announced without Opinions.

Decided April 5, 1897. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed with costs on the authority of Emert v. Missouri, 156 U. S. 296. Mr. John E. Craig for plaintiff in error. brief filed for defendant in error.

No

No. 672. OMAHA & COUNCIL BLUFFS RAILWAY & BRIDGE CO. OF NEBRASKA v. SMITH. Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Iowa. Submitted April 5, 1897. Decided April 12, 1897. Per Curiam. Dismissed for the want of jurisdiction. Mr. Winfield S. Strawn for motion to dismiss. Mr. John N. Baldwin opposing.

No. 720. MURPHY v. COLORADO PAVING Co. Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Colorado. Submitted April 12, 1897. Decided April 19, 1897. Per Curiam. Dismissed for the want of jurisdiction on the authority of Smith v. McKay, 161 U. S. 355; Carey v. Railway Co., 161 U. S. 115 (see Colorado Paving Co. v. Murphy, 78 Fed. Rep. 28). Mr. C. S. Thomas and Mr. W. H. Bryant for appellant. Mr. James H. Brown for appellee.

No. 613. AGRICULTURAL DITCH Co. v. FARMERS' INDEPENDENT DITCH CO. Error to the Supreme Court of the State of Colorado. Submitted April 26, 1897. Decided April 30, 1897. Per Curiam. Dismissed for the want of jurisdiction for the want of a final judgment. Mr. C. S. Thomas and Mr. W. H. Bryant for motion to dismiss. No brief filed in opposition.

Decisions on Petitions for Writs of Certiorari.

No. 696. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD Co. v. DAVIDSON. Seventh Circuit. Denied March 8, 1897. Mr. James Fentress and Mr. William E. Mason for petitioner. Mr. Edward Ryan Woodle opposing.

Decisions announced without Opinions.

No. 703. RYAN v. STAPLES. Eighth Circuit. Denied March 8, 1897. Mr. C. S. Thomas and Mr. W. H. Bryant for petitioner. Mr. Hugh Butler opposing.

No. 698. ST. LOUIS CAR COUPLER Co. v. SHICKLE, HARRISON & HOWARD IRON Co. Eighth Circuit. Denied March 8, 1897. Mr. Frederic D. McKenney and Mr. Chester H. Krum for petitioner. Mr. George H. Knight and Mr. Melville Church opposing.

No. 724. UNITED STATES v. BUFFALO NATURAL GAS FUEL CO. Second Circuit. Granted March 15, 1897. Mr. Attorney General, Mr. Solicitor General and Mr. Assistant Attorney General Whitney for petitioners. Mr. Herbert P. Bissell opposing.

No. 728. MISSOURI, KANSAS & TEXAS TRUST Co. v. KRUMSEIG. Eighth Circuit. Granted March 15, 1897. Mr. William C. White for petitioner. Mr. Page Morris opposing.

Nos. 747 and 748. GREEN v. FARMERS' LOAN & TRUST CO. Fifth Circuit. Denied March 22, 1897. Mr. Charles W. Ogden for petitioner.

No. 750. REPUBLICAN MINING Co. v. TYLER MINING Co. Ninth Circuit. Denied March 29, 1897. Mr. W. B. Heyburn for petitioner.

Denied March

No. 755. Russ v. TELFENER. Fifth Circuit. 29, 1897. Mr. Joseph Wheeler and Mr. Clarence H. Miller for petitioner. Mr. J. L. Peeler opposing.

No. 754. VON SCHMIDT V. BOWERS. Ninth Circuit. Denied April 5, 1897. Mr. M. A. Wheaton and Mr. F. J. Kierce for petitioner. Mr. John H. Miller opposing.

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