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Show ANOTHER DECISION IN PORTLAND SCRAP OMAHA, Neb., April 9. A special to tho Beo from Des Moines says: "The decision of the District court at Council Bluffs, in tho case of James Doyle against James F. Burns, president of tho Portland Mining company of Cripple Crip-ple Croek, Colo., was today reversed by the Iowa Supremo court. Tho decree of tho lower court gavo Doylo $449,992, together with $SOO0 Interest and $5000 costs. Tho case became famous by a suit filod, hi which Doylo claimed nearly near-ly $LO00,0Q0 in payment for his interests in tho Bobtail, Tidal Wave and Devil's Own claims, which form part of the Portland company's properties. Tho suit was instituted In 1S9S, and' Judgment was rendered for $717,000, Burns permitting per-mitting the suit to go by default. This , Judgment was later pat aside on showing show-ing made by Mr. Burns after Doylo had spent aix months in Jail for contempt con-tempt of court, which had ordered him to discontinue proceedings in Iowa, but which Doyle refused to do. Tho trial at Council Bluffs was mado famous because be-cause of each side using a corps of de-teotives de-teotives to watch witnesses summoned.' to testify in the case. Tho veredict reached in that trial was the ono which was today reversed by tho Supremo court. i |