inth Judicial Circuit.-Mr. Justice McKenna. Districts of Northern California, Southern California, Oregon, Nevada, Montana, Washington, Idaho, and Circuit Judges.-William B. Gilbert, Portland, Oreg.; Frskine M. Ross, Los COURT OF CLAIMS. (Corner Pennsylvania avenue and Seventeenth street NW.) hief Justice Charles C. Nott, 826 Connecticut avenue. idge Lawrence Weldon, Hamilton House. udge John Davis, 1211 Connecticut avenue. udge Stanton J. Peelle, The Concord. udge Charles B. Howry, 1728 N street NW. Thief Clerk.-Archibald Hopkins, 1826 Massachusetts avenue NW. Bailiff.—Stark B. Taylor, 485 Ĥ street SW. This court was established by act of Congress, February 24, 1855 (10 Stat. L., 612). has general jurisdiction of all “claims founded upon the Constitution of the United tates or any law of Congress, except for pensions, or upon any regulation of an Executive Department, or upon any contract, expressed or implied, with the Governent of the United States, or for damages, liquidated or unliquidated, in cases not ounding in tort, in respect of which claims the party would be entitled to redress gainst the United States, either in a court of law, equity, or admiralty, if the United tates were suable, except claims growing out of the late civil war and commonly nown as war claims," and certain rejected claims. It has jurisdiction also of claims of like character which may be referred to it by ny Executive Department, involving disputed facts or controverted questions of law, here the amount in controversy exceeds $3,000, or where the decision will affect a lass of cases or furnish a precedent for the future action of any Executive Departent in the adjustment of a class of cases, or where any authority, right, privilege, or xemption is claimed or denied under the Constitution. In all the above-mentioned ases the court, when it finds for the claimant, may enter judgment against the nited States, payable out of the public Treasury. An appeal, only upon questions f law, lies to the Supreme Court on the part of the defendants in all cases, and on the art of the claimants when the amount in controversy exceeds $3,000. The findings f fact by the Court of Claims are final and not subject to review by the Supreme ourt. By the act of March 3, 1883, chapter 116 (22 Stat. L., 485, and 1 Supplement to .. Š., 2d ed., p. 403), called the "Bowman Act," the head of an Executive Depart ent may refer to the court any "claim or matter" pending in his Department volving controverted questions of fact or law. The court is required to find the cts and its conclusions of law and to report the same to the Department for its uidance and action. The same act authorizes either House of Congress or any of s committees to refer to the court any "claim or matter" involving the investigaon and determination of facts, the court to find the facts and report the same to ongress for such action thereon as may there be determined. This act is extended y act of March 2, 1887, chapter 359 (24 Stat. L., 505, and 1 Supplement to R. S., 2d 1., p. 559). There is a statute of limitations which prevents parties from bringing actions on eir own motion beyond six years after the cause of action accrued, but the Departents may refer claims at any time, if they were pending therein within the six ears. The only limitation under the Bowman Act is that the court shall have no risdiction of any claim barred before the passage of the act by any then existing rovision of law. By act of January 20, 1885 (23 Stat. L., 283, and I Supplement to R. S., 2d ed., 471), Congress gave to the court jurisdiction over "claims to indemnity upon the rench Government arising out of illegal captures, detentions, seizures, condemnaons, and confiscations prior to the ratification of the convention between the United tates and the French Republic concluded on the 30th day of September, 1800." he time of filing claims is limited to two years from the passage of the act, and all not presented within that time are forever barred. The court finds the facts law, and reports the same in each case to Congress. t of March 3, 1891, chapter 538 (26 Stat. L., 851, and Supplement to R. S., p. 913), the court is vested with jurisdiction of certain Indian depredation Secretary of the Navy has referred to the court, under the act of March 2, 1887 . L., 505), all cases growing out of claims for bounty for war vessels captured oyed by the United States Navy during the late war with Spain, involving a ration of every naval conflict that took place and the rights of all the officers n engaged. e are five judges, who sit together in the hearing of cases, the concurrence of f whom is necessary for the decision of any case. court sits at Washington, D. C., in the old Corcoran Art Building, Seventeenth insylvania avenue NW., on the first Monday in December each year, and connto the following summer and until all cases ready for trial are disposed of. may be commenced and entered at any time, whether the court be in session RT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. (In United States Court-House.) Justice.-Richard H. Alvey, 6 B street NE. ate Justices.-Martin F. Morris, 1314 Massachusetts avenue NW.; Seth Shep1447 Massachusetts avenue NW. -Robert Willett, 3014 P street NW. ant Clerk.-H. W. Hodges, 2208 Q street NW. UPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. (In United States Court-House.) Justice.-Edward F. Bingham, 1907 H street NW. iate Justices.-Alexander B. Hagner, 1818 H street NW.; Andrew C. Bradley, 3Q street NW.; Charles C. Cole, 1705 N street NW; Harry M. ClaLaugh, 1527 ode Island avenue NW.; Job Barnard, 1306 Rhode Island avenue NW. -John R. Young, 1522 R street NW. ed Justices.-Andrew Wylie, 1205 Fourteenth street NW.; Walter S. Cox, 1636 reet NW. UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. (In United States Court-House.) d States Attorney.-Thomas H. Anderson, The Portland. tant United States Attorneys.-H. T. Taggart, 3240 N street NW.; Thomas C. lor, 921 G street NW.; Ashley M. Gould, Takoma Park; A. R. Mullowny, I V street NW. UNITED STATES MARSHAL'S OFFICE. (In United States Court-House.) ed States Marshal.-Aulick Palmer, 1401 Staughton street NW. Office Deputy United States Marshal.-William B. Robison, 1520 U street NW. REGISTER OF WILLS' OFFICE. (In United States Court-House.) ster of Wills.-Louis Addison Dent, 1516 Ninth street NW. stant.-John R. Rouzer, 248 Third street NW. RECORDER'S OFFICE. (In United States Court-House.) rder of Deeds.-Henry P. Cheatham, 1300 Florida avenue NE. uty Recorder of Deeds.—George F. Schayer, 3435 Holmead avenue, Mt. Pleasant. EIGN EMBASSIES AND LEGATIONS TO THE UNITED STATES. [Those having ladies with them are marked with * for wife and 2 for daughter.] ARGENTINE REPUBLIC. (Office of the Legation, 1635 Connecticut avenue.) luardo Wilde, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, 1635 Con uis F. de Oliveira Cezar, Second Secretary, 1635 Connecticut avenue. Juan S. Attwell, Naval Attaché, 1728 I street. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. (Office of the Legation, 1304 Eighteenth street NW.) adislaus Hengelmüller von Hengervár, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister potentiary. A. Tarnowski, Secretary of Legation, 1304 Eighteenth street NW. BELGIUM. (Office of the Legation, 1109 Sixteenth street NW.) t G. de Lichtervelde, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. arles Wauters, Counselor of Legation. (Absent.) Baudouin de Lichtervelde, Secretary of Legation. BOLIVIA. Don Fernardo E. Guachalla, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotenThe Gordon. Don Alberto Gutierrez, Secretary, The Gordon. BRAZIL. (Office of the Legation, 2014 Columbia road NW.) J. F. de Assis-Brasil, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Reidner de Amaral, First Secretary of Legation. CHILE. (Office of the Legation, 1719 De Sales street NW.) Don Carlos Morla Vicuña, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten, 1333 Sixteenth street NW. or Don Eliodoro Infante, First Secretary, 1719 De Sales street NW. Don Enrique Balmaceda, Second Secretary, 1019 Connecticut avenue. · Don Anibal Cruz, Counselor, 1019 Connecticut avenue. CHINA. (Office of the Legation, 1764 Q street NW.) Vu Ting-fang, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, 1764 Q ཛ COLOMBIA. (Office of the Legation, Far Rockaway, N. Y.) Señor Dr. Luis Cuervo Márquez, Chargé d'Affaires, Far Rockaway, N. Y. COSTA RICA. (Office of the Legation, 2111 S street NW.) Señor Don Joaquin Bernardo Calvo, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, 2111 S street NW. DENMARK. (Office of the Legation, 1521 Twentieth street NW.) Mr. Constantin Brun, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. (Office of the Legation, 31-33 Broadway, New York City.) Señor Don Emilio C. Joubert, Chargé d'Affaires. Mr. Perry Allen, Counselor of Legation. ECUADOR. (Office of the Legation, care of Consul-General of Ecuador, 29 Broadway, New York City.) Señor Don Luis Felipe Carbo, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. (Absent.) Señor Don Luis Alberto Carbo. (Absent.) FRANCE. (Office of the Embassy, 1710 H street NW.) Mr. Jules Cambon, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. (Absent.) Mr. Eugene Thiébaut, First Secretary and Chargé d'Affaires. Capt. P. Vignal, Engineer Corps, Military Attaché, 2034 O street NW. Lieut. Commander de Faramond de Lafajole, Naval Attaché, 1034 Connecticut avenue. Mr. Olivier Taigny, Second Secretary. (Absent.) Mr. Antoine de Geofroy, Attaché. Mr. Jules Bœufvé, Chancellor and Attaché, 23 Lafayette Square. GERMANY. (Office of the Embassy, 1435 Massachusetts avenue NW.) Herr Von Holleben, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Count Quadt Wykradt Isny, Counselor of Legation, First Secretary of Embassy. Count von Hacke, Second Secretary. (Absent.) Lieut. Commander von Rebeur-Paschwitz, Naval Attaché. First Lieutenant Schroen, Military Attaché. Freiherr Beno von Herman, Expert of the Embassy for Agriculture and Forestry. (Absent.) GREAT BRITAIN. (Office of the Embassy, 1300 Connecticut avenue.) ??? The Right Honorable Lord Pauncefote, of Preston, G. C. B., G. C. M. G., Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Mr. Gerard A. Lowther, First Secretary. (Absent. ) Capt. Lewis Bayly, R. N., Naval Attaché. Lieut. Col. Gerald Charles Kitson, Military Attaché. Lieut. Col. Arthur Lee, R. A., Military Attaché, 2108 Sixteenth street NW. Sir Charles Eliot, K. C. M. G., C. B., Second Secretary. (Absent.) Mr. W. G. Max Müller, Second Secretary, 1122 Connecticut avenue NW. (Absent.) Mr. H. C. Norman, Third Secretary, 1310 Connecticut avenue. Mr. Dayrell E. M. Crackanthorpe, Third Secretary. GUATEMALA. (Office of the Legation, 1753 P street NW.) Señor Don Antonio Lazo Arriaga, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, 1753 P street NW. Dr. Joaquin Vela, jr., Secretary of Legation. (Absent.) |