Show THE SUPREME no federal jurisdiction over the crow reserve in montana washington noy 30 the supreme of the united slates reconvened today and disposed of thirty eight cases the most important aside from the chapman case was that of the appeal of the missouri pacific railway company from the supreme court of nebraska directing the railroad company at the request of the detate board of transportation to permit a party of farmers to erect a grain elevator on ita right of way and itself to construct a switch thereto the case was docketed in the supreme court of the united states oct 3 1890 and was at aliu last term disposing of the case the opinion said it was not ft question affecting aratea of transportation not an order compelling the railroad company to erect an elevator nor a matter affective affect ine equal lights of access to the property from the outside but a demand simply tor the convenience veni ence of tue petitioners petition ers they being fermil led to build the elevator on the property of the railroad company this the court arc unanimously of the opinion is the taking of private property private use without the due process of law and therefore fn violation of the plain terms of the constitution the judgment of the state court was refereed reve reed and the remanded with instructions to proceed in conformity with the opinion in the case of pleasant draper ve the united states it was decided that the words in the act admitting montana to the union and said indian lands shall remain ander the absolute jurisdiction and control ol 01 congress of the united states do not yive to the courts of the united states jurisdiction over offences committed on said indian lauds draper was convicted in the federal court of murder committed on the crow I 1 reservation and will now go back to the bbate court trial |