United States Series.

THE

FEDERAL REPORTER.

VOLUME 115.

CASES ARGUED AND DETERMINED

IN THE

CIRCUIT COURTS OF APPEALS AND CIRCUIT

AND DISTRICT COURTS OF THE

UNITED STATES.

PERMANENT EDITION.

JUNE-AUGUST, 1902.

A TABLE OF STATUTES CONSTRUED IS GIVEN

IN THE INDEX.

ST. PAUL:

WEST PUBLISHING CO.

FEDERAL REPORTER, VOLUME 115.

JUDGES

OF THE

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURTS OF APPEALS AND THE CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT COURTS.

FIRST CIRCUIT.

Hon. HORACE GRAY, Circuit Justice...
Hon. LE BARON B. COLT, Circuit Judge..

Hon. WILLIAM L. PUTNAM, Circuit Judge..

Hon. NATHAN WEBB, District Judge, Maine 1.

Hon. CLARENCE HALE, District Judge, Maine 2.

Hon. EDGAR ALDRICH, District Judge, New Hampshire.....

Hon. FRANCIS C. LOWELL, District Judge, Massachusetts.......
Hon. ARTHUR L. BROWN, District Judge, Rhode Island.

SECOND CIRCUIT.

Hon. RUFUS W. PECKHAM, Circuit Justice.......

Hon. WILLIAM J. WALLACE, Circuit Judge...
Hon. E. HENRY LACOMBE, Circuit Judge....
Hon. WILLIAM K. TOWNSEND, Circuit Judge

Hon. ALFRED C. COXE, Circuit Judge ..

Hon. JAMES P. PLATT. District Judge, Connecticut 3.
Hon. ALFRED C. COXE. District Judge, N. D. New York'.
Hon. GEORGE B. ADAMS, District Judge, S. D. New York

Washington, D. C. ....Albany, N. Y.

........New York, N. Y. .New Haven, Conn. .Utica, N. Y. .Hartford, Conn. ...Utica, N. Y. .New York, N. Y.

Hon. EDWARD B. THOMAS, District Judge, E. D. New York. .29 Liberty St., New York.
Hon. HOYT H. WHEELER. District Judge, Vermont.....
Hon. JOIN R. HAZEL, District Judge, W. D. New York............

..Brattleboro, Vt. ....Buffalo, N. Y.

THIRD CIRCUIT.

........

.Washington, D. C.

.Pittsburgh, Pa. ..Philadelphia, Pa.

Hon. GEORGE SHIRAS, Jr., Circult Justice..
Hon. MARCUS W. ACHESON, Circuit Judge.
Hon. GEORGE M. DALLAS, Circuit Judge..
Hon. GEORGE GRAY, Circuit Judge
Hon. EDWARD G. BRADFORD, District Judge, Delaware..................
Hon. ANDREW KIRKPATRICK, District Judge, New Jersey.
Hon. JOHN B. MCPHERSON, District Judge. E. D. Pennsylvania......Philadelphia, Pa.
Hon. ROBERT WODROW ARCHBALD, District Judge, M. D. Pennsylvania..Scranton, Pa.
Hon. JOSEPH BUFFINGTON, District Judge, W. D. Pennsylvania..

1 Resigned June 30, 1902.

2 Appointed to succeed Nathan Webb.

Appointed District Judge March 23, 1902.

Appointed additional Circuit Judge, June 3, 1902.

FOURTH CIRCUIT.

Hon. MELVILLE W. FULLER, Circuit Justice..

Hon. NATHAN GOFF, Circuit Judge..

Hon. CHARLES H. SIMONTON, Circuit Judge.....
Hon. THOMAS J. MORRIS, District Judge, Maryland..

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.Washington, D. C. ..Clarksburg, W. Va. ..Charleston, S. C.

Baltimore, Md. ..Raleigh, N. C. Greensboro, N. C.

Hon. THOMAS R. PURNELL, District Judge, E. D. North Carolina.
Hon. JAMES E. BOYD, District Judge, W. D. North Carolina.
Hon. WILLIAM H. BRAWLEY, District Judge, E. and W. D. South Car..Charleston, S. C.
Hon. EDMUND WADDILL, Jr., District Judge, E. D. Virginia................
..Richmond, Va.
Hon. HENRY CLAY MCDOWELL, District Judge, W. D. Virginia.......Bigstone Gap, Va.
Hon. JOHN J. JACKSON, District Judge, N. D. West Virginia........Parkersburg, W. Va.
Hon. BENJAMIN F. KELLER, District Judge, S. D. West Virginia......Branwell, W. Va.

FIFTH CIRCUIT.

Washington, D. C. .........New Orleans, La.

...Dallas, Tex. ......Huntsville, Ala. Alabama...Montgomery, Ala.

Hon. EDWARD D. WHITE, Circuit Justice.
Hon. DON A. PARDEE, Circuit Judge..
Hon. A. P. McCORMICK, Circuit Judge....
Hon. DAVID D. SHELBY, Circuit Judge
Hon. THOMAS GOODE JONES, District Judge, M. and N. D.
Hon. HARRY T. TOULMIN, District Judge, S. D. Alabama..
Hon. CHARLES SWAYNE, District Judge, N. D. Florida.
Hon. JAMES W. LOCKE, District Judge, S. D. Florida..
Hon. WILLIAM T. NEWMAN, District Judge, N. D. Georgia..
Hon. EMORY SPEER, District Judge, S. D. Georgia..
Hon. CHARLES PARLANGE, District Judge, E. D. Louisiana.............New Orleans, La.
Hon. ALECK BOARMAN, District Judge, W. D. Louisiana.
Hon. HENRY C. NILES, District Judge, N. and S. D. Mississippi.

Hon. DAVID E. BRYANT, District Judge, E. D. Texas.

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Hon. EDWARD R. MEEK, District Judge, N. D. Texas.
Hon. THOMAS S. MAXEY, District Judge, W. D. Texas.
Hon. WALTER T. BURNS, District Judge, S. D. Texas..

SIXTH CIRCUIT.

.....

...Mobile, Ala. .Pensacola, Fla. .Jacksonville, Fla.

...Atlanta, Ga. .Macon, Ga.

..Shreveport, La. .Kosciusko, Miss.

Sherman, Tex. .Ft. Worth, Tex. ...Austin, Tex. .Houston, Tex.

.Washington, D. C. .Kalamazoo, Mich. .Nashville, Tenn. ..Canton, Ohio. ..Covington, Ky. ..Louisville, Ky. .......Detroit, Mich. ........Grand Rapids, Mich.

Hon. JOHN M. HARLAN, Circuit Justice....
Hon. HENRY F. SEVERENS, Circuit Judge.
Hon. HORACE H. LURTON, Circuit Judge...
Hon. WILLIAM R. DAY, Circuit Judge.
Hon. ANDREW M. J. COCHRAN, District Judge, E. D. Kentucky.
Hon. WALTER EVANS, District Judge, W. D. Kentucky...
Hon. HENRY H. SWAN, District Judge, E. D. Michigan.....
Hon. GEORGE P. WANTY, District Judge, W. D. Michigan.
Hon. AUGUSTUS J. RICKS, District Judge, N. D. Ohio...
Hon. FRANCIS J. WING, District Judge, N. D. Ohio
Hon. ALBERT C. THOMPSON, District Judge, S. D. Ohio
Hon. CHARLES D. CLARK, District Judge, E. and M. D. Tennessee....Chattanooga, Tenn.
Hon. ELI S. HAMMOND, District Judge, W. D. Tennessee.........

..Cleveland, Ohio. .Cleveland, Ohio. ....Cincinnati, Ohio.

..Memphis, Tenn.

SEVENTH CIRCUIT.

Hon. HENRY B. BROWN, Circuit Justice.
Hon. JAMES G. JENKINS, Circuit Judge..
Hon. PETER S. GROSSCUP, Circuit Judge
Hon. FRANCIS E. BAKER, Circuit Judge

Hon. CHRISTIAN C. KOHLSAAT, District Judge, N. D. Illinois.

Hon. WILLIAM J. ALLEN, District Judge, S. D. Illinois".
Hon. J. OTIS HUMPHREY, District Judge, S. D. Illinois..
Hon. JOHN H. BAKER, District Judge, Indiana.

Hon. WILLIAM H. SEAMAN, District Judge, E. D. Wisconsin.
Hon. ROMANZO BUNN, District Judge, W. D. Wisconsin........

EIGHTH CIRCUIT.

Hon. DAVID J. BREWER, Circuit Justice..
Hon. HENRY C. CALDWELL, Circuit Judge.
Hon. WALTER H. SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
Hon. AMOS M. THAYER, Circuit Judge..

Hon. JACOB TRIEBER, District Judge, E. D. Arkansas..
Hon. JOHN H. ROGERS, District Judge, W. D. Arkansas.
Hon. MOSES HALLETT, District Judge, Colorado.
Hon. OLIVER P. SHIRAS, District Judge, N. D. Iowa..
Hon. SMITH MCPHERSON, District Judge, S. D. Iowa.
Hon. WILLIAM C. HOOK, District Judge, Kansas
Hon. WM. LOCHREN, District Judge, Minnesota...
Hon. ELMER B. ADAMS, District Judge, E. D. Missouri..
Hon. JOHN F. PHILIPS, District Judge, W. D. Missouri.
Hon. W. H. MUNGER, District Judge, Nebraska..
Hon. CHARLES F. AMIDON, District Judge, North Dakota.
Hon. JOHN E. CARLAND, District Judge, South Dakota..
Hon. JOHN A. MARSHALL, District Judge, Utah..
Hon. JOHN A. RINER, District Judge, Wyoming.

Washington, D. C. ....Little Rock, Ark. ........St. Paul, Minn. .......St. Louis, Mo. ..Little Rock, Ark. .......Ft. Smith, Ark. ..Denver, Colo. ..........Dubuque, Iowa. ....... Red Oak, Iowa. .........Leavenworth, Kan.

.Minneapolis, Minn. .......St. Louis, Mo. Kansas City, Mo. ..Omaha, Neb. ..Fargo, N. D.

....Sioux Falls, S. D. ....Salt Lake City, Utah. ......Cheyenne, Wyo.

NINTH CIRCUIT.

Washington, D. C.

.......San Francisco, Cal.

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.Portland, Or.

....Los Angeles, Cal. .San Francisco, Cal. .........Los Angeles, Cal. .Helena, Mont.

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Hon. JOHN J. DE HAVEN, District Judge, N. D. California..
Hon. OLIN WELLBORN, District Judge, S. D. California.
Hon. HIRAM KNOWLES, District Judge, Montana..
Hon. CORNELIUS H. HANFORD, District Judge, Washington................Seattle, Wash.
Hon. THOMAS P. HAWLEY, District Judge, Nevada..
Ho. CHARLES B. BELLINGER, District Judge, Oregon...

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Carson City, Nev.
..Portland, Or.

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Hor. JAMES H. BEATTY, District Judge Idaho..... ......................Boise City, Idaho.