Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events, Volume 12; Volume 27D. Appleton & Company, 1888 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... railroads of Eu- rope . The highest point is 7,000 feet above the sea . By means of the Quetta Railroad the In- dian Government is enabled to place all the supplies for an army of 100,000 men within one hundred miles of Candahar ...
... railroads of Eu- rope . The highest point is 7,000 feet above the sea . By means of the Quetta Railroad the In- dian Government is enabled to place all the supplies for an army of 100,000 men within one hundred miles of Candahar ...
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... Railroad to Candahar . The Council of the Empire appropriated the money for the extension of the railroad to Samarcand . Gen. Annenkoff went to Asia in July , 1887 , to prepare for the construction of the last part of the line , which ...
... Railroad to Candahar . The Council of the Empire appropriated the money for the extension of the railroad to Samarcand . Gen. Annenkoff went to Asia in July , 1887 , to prepare for the construction of the last part of the line , which ...
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... railroad from the Paraná river at a point op- 1888 . posite the city of Corrientes to Tartagal on the Bolivian frontier via Oran , the Government to guarantee 5 per cent . interest and make the company a land - grant of 360 square ...
... railroad from the Paraná river at a point op- 1888 . posite the city of Corrientes to Tartagal on the Bolivian frontier via Oran , the Government to guarantee 5 per cent . interest and make the company a land - grant of 360 square ...
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... railroad commission , a bill known as the Smith railroad bill , was adopted . The leading provisions of this are : That no railroad shall consolidate with , or lease or purchase , or in any way control , any other railroad owning or ...
... railroad commission , a bill known as the Smith railroad bill , was adopted . The leading provisions of this are : That no railroad shall consolidate with , or lease or purchase , or in any way control , any other railroad owning or ...
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... railroad mileage in 1885 was 1,063 miles of completed lines and 718 under con- struction . There were 1,063 miles of ... railroad , in which the Government had in- vested £ 9,484,654 . There were 558 miles more in course of construction ...
... railroad mileage in 1885 was 1,063 miles of completed lines and 718 under con- struction . There were 1,063 miles of ... railroad , in which the Government had in- vested £ 9,484,654 . There were 558 miles more in course of construction ...
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Page 173 - That the provisions of this act shall not apply to the transportation of passengers or property, or to the receiving, delivering, storage, or handling of property, wholly within one State, and not shipped to or from a foreign country from or to any State or Territory as aforesaid.
Page 200 - ... no civil suit shall be brought in any district court against any person by any original process or proceeding in any other district than that whereof he is an inhabitant; but where the jurisdiction is founded only on the fact that the action is between citizens of different states, suit shall be brought only in the district of the residence of either the plaintiff or the defendant.
Page 192 - ... no civil suit shall be brought before either of said courts against any person by any original process or proceeding in any other district than that whereof he is an inhabitant, but where the jurisdiction is founded only on the fact that the action is between citizens of different States, suit shall be brought only in the district of the residence of either the plaintiff or the defendant...
Page 189 - Concurrent with the Court of Claims, of all claims not exceeding ten thousand dollars founded upon the Constitution of the United States or any law of Congress, or upon any regulation of an Executive Department, or upon any contract, express or implied, with the Government of the United States...
Page 176 - That whenever an investigation shall be made by said Commission, it shall be its duty to make a report in writing in respect thereto, which shall include the findings of fact upon which the conclusions of the Commission are based...
Page 206 - ... benefit. A prevalent tendency to disregard the limited mission of this power and duty should, I think, be steadfastly resisted, to the end that the lesson should be constantly enforced that though the people support the Government, the Government should not support the people.
Page 175 - Any of the district courts of the United States within the jurisdiction of which such inquiry is carried on may, in case of contumacy or refusal...
Page 176 - ... that the lawful order or requirement of said Commission drawn in question has been violated or disobeyed, it shall be lawful for such court to issue a writ of injunction or other proper process, mandatory or otherwise, to restrain such common carrier from further continuing such violation or disobedience of such order or requirement of said Commission, and enjoining obedience to the same...
Page 200 - ... into the circuit court of the United States for the proper district, at any time before the trial thereof, when it shall be made to appear to said circuit court that, from prejudice or local influence, he will not be able to obtain justice in such state court...
Page 175 - Act, and shall keep itself informed as to the manner and method in which the same is conducted, and shall have the right to obtain from such common carriers full and complete information necessary to enable the Commission to perform the duties and carry out the objects for which it was created...