Show liSLE OF PINES SNOT S-NOT AMERICAN Supreme Court Hands Down Opinion Which Sets the latter at Rest Case Originated In Connection With the Importation of a Few Boxes of Cigars Isle an Integral Part of Cuba Washington That the Isle of Pines Is not American territory has been officially and judicially decided by the supreme court of the United States The decision was rein red In the case of Edward J Pearcy vs Nevada N Stranahan collector of the port of New York and the opinion of tend court was announced by Chief Jus tlco Fuller who said that up to thuj Paris treaty the Isle of Pines had been considered as an Integral part of Cuba and that it could not be held to be covered by article two of that treaty which included only Islands In the vicinity of Porto Rico The case originated In connection with the Importation of a few boxes of cigars by Penrcy In September 1903 but Its hearing flY the court was from time to time passed In the hope I that the status of the island might I bo definitely decided by legislation or diplomacy The cigars were made In the Isle of Pines of tobacco grown there and when they arrived Pear cy refused to pay duty on the ground that they were of domestic origin The collector thereupon seized them and Pearcy appealed to the United States circuit court where he secured no lellof as that court sustained a demurrer de-murrer filed by the government and dismissed the appeal |