JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT DURING THE TIME OF THESE REPORTS. MELVILLE WESTON FULLER, CHIEF JUSTICE. DAVID JOSIAH BREWER, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE. GEORGE SHIRAS, JR., ASSOCIATE JUSTICE. EDWARD DOUGLASS WHITE, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE. JOSEPH MCKENNA, AssOCIATE JUSTICE. PHILANDER CHASE KNOX, ATTORNEY GENERAL.* JOHN MONTGOMERY WRIGHT, MARSHAL. iii * Mr. Knox was appointed Attorney General in the place of Mr. Griggs, who had resigned. His commission is dated April 5, 1901, and on the 9th of that month he took the oath of office. TABLE OF CONTENTS. TABLE OF CASES REPORTED. Adams, Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company v. |