199 U. S. Opinions Per Curiam, Etc. OPINIONS PER CURIAM, ETC., FROM OCTOBER 9, TO DECEMBER 11, 1905. No. Original. Ex parte: IN THE MATTER OF LEONIDAS M. LAWSON ET AL. Submitted October 10, 1905. Decided October 16, 1905. Motion for leave to file petition for a writ of mandamus denied. Mr. Charles C. Dey, Mr. Ogden Hiles and Mr. Charles J. Hughes, Jr., for the petitioners. No. 259. SAMUEL W. WATKINS, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK OF DENVER. In error to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Motions to dismiss or affirm submitted October 10, 1905. Petition for certiorari and to postpone motions to hearing on merits submitted October 10, 1905. Decided October 16, 1905. Per Curiam. Dismissed for the want of jurisdiction. Ex parte Jones, 164 U. S. 691; Press Publishing Company v. Monroe, 164 U. S. 105; Arbuckle v. Blackburn, 191 U. S. 405; Spencer v. Duplan Silk Company, 191 U. S. 526; Wabash Railroad Company v. Flannigan, 192 U. S. 29. Petition for writ of certiorari denied. Mr. George H. Noyes for plaintiff Mr. T. J. O'Donnell and Mr. R. T. McNeal for defendant in error. No. 163. E. A. WIMBISH, SUPERINTENDENT, ETC., APPELLANT, v. HENRY JAMISON. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Georgia. Argued October 12, 1905. Decided October 16, 1905. Per Curiam. Final order reversed with costs, and cause remanded with a direction to quash the writ and dismiss the petition. Minnesota v. Brundage, 180 U. S. 499; Davis v. Burke, 179 U. S. 399; New York v. Eno, 155 U. S. 89; Pepke Opinions Per Curiam, Etc. 199 U. S. v. Cronan, 155 U. S. 100. Mr. Minter Wimberly for appellant. Mr. Alexander Akerman for appellee. No. 3. THE CEDAR RAPIDS WATER COMPANY, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, V. THE CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS ET AL. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Iowa. Argued October 17, 1905. Decided October 23, 1905. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Kimball v. Kimball, 174 U. S. 158; Mills v. Green, 159 U. S. 651; California v. San Pablo and Tulare Railroad Company, 149 U. S. 308; Little v. Bowers, 134 U. S. 547. Mr. Charles A. Clark for plaintiff in error. Mr. John N. Hughes for defendants in error. No. 15. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS EX REL. FRANK O. ANDERSON, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. WILLIAM VREDENBURGH, INSURANCE SUPERINTENDENT, ETC. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois. Submitted for 'defendant in error October 19, 1905. Decided October 23, 1905. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Schlosser v. Hemphill, 198 U. S. 173. Mr. George W. Wall · for defendant in error. No brief filed for plaintiff in error. No. 16. THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. WILLIAM VREDENBURGH, INSURANCE SUPERINTENDENT, ETC. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Illinois. Submitted for defendant in error October 19, 1905. Decided October 23, 1905. Per Curiam. Dismissed for want of jurisdiction. Schlosser v. Hemphill, 198 U. S. 173. Mr. George W. Wall for defendant in error. No brief filed for plaintiff in error. No. 17. NICHOLAS BOWDEN, EXECUTOR, ETC., ET AL., APPELLANTS, V. THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO. Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the North 199 U. S. Opinions Per Curiam, Etc. ern District of California. Argued October 19, 1905. Decided October 23, 1905. Per Curiam. Decree affirmed with costs. Hoadly v. San Francisco, 124 U. S. 639, 645; S. C., 94 U. S. 4; S C., 50 California, 265, 273; S. C., 70 California, 320; Townsend v. Greeley, 5 Wall. 326; Grisar v. McDowell, 6 Wall. 363, 379; Halladay v. San Francisco, 124 California, 352; Board of Education v. Martin, 92 California, 209; Trenouth v. San Francisco, 100 U. S. 251. Mr. E. B. Holladay and Mr. S. W. Holladay for appellants. Mr. W. I. Brobeck and Mr. Percy V. Long for appellees. Nos. 250, 251 and 252. GEORGE E. GREEN, APPELLANT, v. CLINTON D. MACDOUGALL, UNITED STATES MARSHAL, ETC. Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of New York. Argued October 16, 1905. Decided October 23, 1905. Per Curiam. Final orders affirmed with costs. Beavers v. Henkel, 194 U. S. 73; Benson v. Henkel, 198 U. S. 1; Hyde v. Shine, 199 U. S. 63, 84; Greene v. Henkel, 183 U. S. 249. Mr. John G. Johnson for appellant. Mr. Assistant Attorney General Purdy and Mr. Solicitor General Hoyt for the appellee. No. 296. FARMERS' LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. CITY OF SIOUX FALLS ET AL. Appeal from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Motions to dismiss or affirm submitted October 16, 1905. Petition for writ of certiorari submitted October 16, 1905. Decided October 23, 1905. Per Curiam. Dismissed for the want of jurisdiction. Arbuckle v. Blackburn, 191 U. S. 405; Newburyport Water Company v. Newburyport, 193 U. S. 561; Underground Railroad v. New York, 193 U. S. 416; Skaneateles Water Works Company v. Skaneateles, 184 U. S. 354; McCain v. Des Moines, 174 U. S. 168. Petition for writ of certiorari denied. Mr. D. T. Watson, Mr. Bartlett Tripp, Mr. Park Davis and Mr. Charles O. Bailey for appellants. Mr. Hosmer H. Keith and Mr. R. H. Warren for appellees. Opinions Per Curiam, Etc. 199 U.S. No. 26. JOHN J. DELAHANTY, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. WILLIAM T. PITKIN ET AL. In error to the Supreme Court of Errors of the State of Connecticut. Argued October 27, 1905. Decided October 30, 1905. Per Curiam. Dismissed for the want of jurisdiction. Giles v. Teasley, 193 U. S. 146; Remington Paper Company v. Watson, 173 U. S. 443; Smalley v. Laugenour, 196 U. S. 93; Wabash Railroad Company v. Flannigan, 192 U. S. 29. Case below, 76 Connecticut, 412. Mr. Lewis E. Stanton and Mr. Sidney E. Clarke for plaintiff in error. Mr. Charles E. Perkins and Mr. Wm. Waldo Hyde for defendants in error. No. 36. EDWARD WHITE, APPELLANT, v. AUGUSTA PATTEN GLOVER ET AL. Appeal from the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia. Argued November 1, 1905. Decided November 6, 1905. Per Curiam. Decree affirmed with costs. Case below, 23 App. D. C. 389. Mr. E. F. Colladay, Mr. L. T. Michener, Mr. Chester H. Krum and Mr. Clayton E. Emig for appellant. Mr. Corcoran Thom and Mr. Henry P. Blair for appellees. No. 38. HARRY J. CANTWELL ET AL., PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. THE STATE OF MISSOURI. In error to the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri. Argued November 2 and 3, 1905. Decided November 6, 1905. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed with costs. Holden v. Hardy, 169 U. S. 366; Jacobson v. Massachusetts, 197 U. S. 11; Jackson v. Lamphire, 3 Pet. 280. Case below, State v. Cantwell, 179 Missouri, 245. Mr. Harry J. Cantwell pro se. Mr. North T. Gentry, Mr. John H. Murphy and Mr. Herbert S. Hadley for defendant in error. No. 42. ALLISON D. GIBBS, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. ROBERT S. MCDOUGALL. In error to the Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands. Submitted for plaintiff in error November 6, Opinions Per Curiam, Etc. 199 U.S. 1905. Decided November 13, 1905. Per Curiam. Dismissed for the want of jurisdiction. Schlosser v. Hemphill, 198 U. S. 173. Mr. Jno. F. Shafroth for plaintiff in error. No appearance for defendant in error. No. 43. THE CITIZENS' NATIONAL BANK ET AL., PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, USE, ETC., OF BOYLE COUNTY. In error to the Court of Appeals of the State of Kentucky. Argument for plaintiffs in error commenced November 6, 1905. The court declined to hear further argument November 7, 1905. Decided November 13, 1905. Per Curiam. Dismissed for the want of jurisdiction. Schlosser v. Hemphill, 198 U. S. 173. Mr. Robert T. Quisenberry for plaintiffs in error. Mr. John W. Yerkes for defendant in error. No. 115. THOMAS R. SHAW, RECEIVER, ETC., PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, V. NATIONAL GERMAN-AMERICAN BANK OF ST. PAUL, MINN. In error to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Submitted November 10, 1905. Decided November 13, 1905. Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed with costs. California Bank v. Kennedy, 167 U. S. 362; Concord First Bank v. Hawkins, 174 U. S. 364; Scott v. Deweese, 181 U. S. 202; Matteson v. Dent, 176 U. S. 521. Case remanded to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Minnesota. Mr. Guy C. H. Corliss for plaintiff in error. Mr. J. W. Lusk for defendant in error. No. 14, Original. Ex parte: IN THE MATTER OF WILLIAM W. BIERCE, LIMITED, PETITIONER. Submitted November 27, 1905. Decided December 4, 1905. Per Curiam. Leave to file petition for writs of mandamus or certiorari granted, and on consideration thereof and of the record presented therewith it is ordered that an appeal be, and it is hereby, allowed, |