THE

FEDERAL REPORTER.

VOLUME 123.

CASES ARGUED AND DETERMINED

IN THE

CIRCUIT COURTS OF APPEALS AND CIRCUIT
AND DISTRICT COURTS OF THE

UNITED STATES.

PERMANENT EDITION.

AUGUST-SEEMBER, 1903.

A TABLE OF STATUTES CONSTRUED IS GIVEN

IN THE INDEX.

ST. PAUL:
WEST PUBLISHING CO.

1903.

COPYRIGHT, 1903,

BY

WEST PUBLISHING COMPANY.

FEDERAL REPORTER, VOLUME 123.

JUDGES

OF THE

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

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..Littleton, N. H.

Hon. EDGAR ALDRICH, District Judge, New Hampshire..
Hon. FRANCIS C. LOWELL, District Judge, Massachusetts.........................
..Boston, Mass.
Hon. ARTHUR L. BROWN, District Judge, Rhode Island.

.Providence, R. L

SECOND CIRCUIT,

...Washington, D. C. ..Albany, N. Y. .....................................................................................New York, N. Y. .............................................................................New Haven, Conn. ....Utica, N. Y. ............................................New York, N. Y. ....Hartford, Conn.

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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. GEORGE C. HOLT, District Judge, S. D. New York
Hon. JAMES P. PLATT, District Judge, Connecticut
Hon. GEORGE W. RAY, District Judge, N. D. New York
Hon. GEORGE B. ADAMS, District Judge, S. D. New York
Hon. EDWARD B. THOMAS, District Judge, E. D. New York. ....29
Hon. HOYT H. WHEELER, District Judge, Vermont..
Hon. JOHN R. HAZEL, District Judge, W. D. New York. .....

.......New York, N. Y. Liberty St., New York.

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

THIRD CIRCUIT.

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.Washington, D. C.

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.Pittsburgh, Pa. .Philadelphia, Pa. Wilmington, Del.

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Hon. HENRY B. BROWN, Circuit 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.................. .Wilmington, Del.
Hon. ANDREW KIRKPATRICK, District Judge, New Jersey.
..Newark, N. J.
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..........Pittsburgh, Pa.
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123 F.

FOURTH CIRCUIT.

Hon. MELVILLE W. FULLER, Circuit Justice..........
Hon. NATHAN GOFF, Circuit Judge.....

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

Hon. CHARLES H. SIMONTON, Circuit Judge...... .............................................................................Charleston, S. C. Hon. THOMAS J. MORRIS, District Judge, Maryland..... ..............................................................Baltimore, Md. Hon. THOMAS R. PURNELL, District Judge, E. D. North Carolina..........................Raleigh, N. C. Hon. JAMES E. BOYD, District Judge, W. D. North Carolina...........Greensboro, N. C. 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.......... ..Lynchburg, 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.

Hon. EDWARD D. WHITE, Circuit Justice........
Hon. DON A. PARDEE, Circuit Judge...

Hon. A. P. McCORMICK, Circuit Judge............
Hon. DAVID D. SHELBY, Circuit Judge

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.......................... Washington, D. C. .............................New Orleans, La. ...Dallas, Tex. .................Huntsville, Ala. Alabama...Montgomery, Ala.

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....Mobile, Ala. ...Pensacola, Fla. .Jacksonville, Fla. ...Atlanta, Ga. ...Macon, Ga. .New Orleans, La. .Shreveport, La. ....Kosciusko, Miss. ..Sherman, Tex. .Ft. Worth, Tex. ....Austin, Tex.

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

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SIXTH CIRCUIT.

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.Washington, D. C.

............................................Kalamazoo, Mich. .............................Nashville, Tenn.

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..Ironton, Ohio.

.Covington, Ky.

Hon. JOHN M. HARLAN, Circuit Justice......
Hon. HENRY F. SEVERENS, Circuit Judge.
Hon. HORACE H. LURTON, Circuit Judge........
Hon. JOHN K. RICHARDS, 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. Ohlo
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..

.Louisville, Ky. ....Detroit, Mich. ........Grand Rapids, Mich. .......Cleveland, Ohio.

SEVENTH CIRCUIT.

Hon. WILLIAM R. DAY, Circuit Justice...................................

.Cleveland, Ohio. ..Cincinnati, Ohio.

..Memphis, Tenn.

..Washington, D. C.

Milwaukee, Wis.

.Chicago, Ill.

..Indianapolis, Ind.

Chicago, Ill.

Hon. JAMES G. JENKINS, Circuit Judge...
Hon. PETER S. GROSSCUP, Circuit Judge
Hon. FRANCIS E. BAKER, Circuit Judge

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Hon. CHRISTIAN C. KOHLSAAT, District Judge, N. D. Illinois.
Hon. ALBERT B. ANDERSON, District Judge

.....Indianapolis, Ind.

Hon. J. OTIS HUMPHREY, District Judge, S. D. Illinois.................................................... ..Springfield, Ill. Hon. WILLIAM H. SEAMAN, District Judge, E. D. Wisconsin.............. ..Sheboygan, Wis. Hon. ROMANZO BUNN, District Judge, W. D. Wisconsin......................Madison, Wis.

EIGHTH CIRCUIT.

Hon. DAVID J. BREWER, Circuit Justice..

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.Washington, D. C.

..........................Leavenworth, Kan. ...St. Paul, Minn.

.St. Louis, Mo. .Cheyenne, Wyo.

Hon. WILLIAM C. HOOK, Circuit Judge ...............................................
Hon. WALTER H. SANBORN, Circuit Judge.. .......................................................
Hon. AMOS M. THAYER, Circuit Judge...
Hon. WILLIS VAN DEVANTER, Circuit Judge
Hon. JACOB TRIEBER, District Judge, E. D. Arkansas.................................................... .Little Rock, Ark.
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.

? District Judge, Kansas....

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.Ft. Smith, Ark. ...Denver, Colo. .Dubuque, Iowa.

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.....St. Louis, Mo. Kansas City, Mo. ..Omaha, Neb. .Fargo, N. D. ..Sioux Falls, S. D.

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Hon. WM. LOCHREN, District Judge, Minnesota......................................................................... .Minneapolis, Minn.
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......................................................Salt Lake City, Utah.
Hon. JOHN A. RINER, District Judge, Wyoming........

NINTH CIRCUIT.

Hon. JOSEPH_MCKENNA, Circuit Justice..
Hon. WM. W. MORROW, Circuit Judge...........
Hon. WILLIAM B. GILBERT, Circuit Judge.
Hon. ERSKINE M. ROSS, Circuit Judge...

............................Cheyenne, Wyo.

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..Helena, Mont.

.Los Angeles, Cal. Hon. JOHN J. DE HAVEN, District Judge, N. D. California. .San Francisco, Cal. Hon. OLIN WELLBORN, District Judge, S. D. California..................Los Angeles, Cal. Hon. HIRAM KNOWLES, District Judge, Montana. Hon. CORNELIUS H. HANFORD, District Judge, Washington................ ..Seattle, Wash. Hon. THOMAS P. HAWLEY, District Judge, Nevada.... .................................................Carson City, Nev. Hon. CHARLES B. BELLINGER, District Judge, Oregon... Hon. JAMES H. BEATTY, District Judge, Idaho....

....Portland, Or. .Boise City, Idaho.