Long died in 1878, the unfortunate controversy in which the four claimants already mentioned participated being not yet concluded.
So it is, perhaps, not strange that so soon as it was definitely recommended for purposes of surgical anaesthesia, a number of claimants for the honor of its discovery should quickly arise.
Rival claimants for the Spanish crown after Charles II, the elder brother of each having resigned his pretensions.
Twelve claimants for the vacant throne at once arose, all so distant that it was a nice matter to weigh their several rights, since the very nearest were descendants of Henry, son of St. David, five generations back.
Many claimants became alarmed, and did just what the companies desired,--they abandoned their claims to their oppressors, and the companies made large gains.
Claimants are becoming alarmed at the action of the department, and are leaving their lands, choosing to lose their claims and the years of toil expended upon them, rather than defend against these companies, backed by the department.
A war upon pre-emption and homestead claimants was begun, and the representation to the department that a claimant had abandoned his claim was sure to pass the title to one hundred and sixty acres to the company.
The acts granting lands to railroad companies made no provision for the selection by them of lands held by pre-emption or homestead claimants at the time the lines of their roads were fixed, and subsequently abandoned.
No one, save where two or more pre-emption claimants were contending for the same tract, could interfere; nor is there any provision of statute by which railroad companies can call in question the pre-emption or homestead right.
But the claimants were not yet entirely in the power of their oppressors, and resort is again had to the department, and the settlers are placed entirely at the mercy of these monopolies.
If these claimants could be forced from their lands, some millions of acres would be thus seized by, and allowed to, the railroad companies.
If the court had been employed as the attorneys of the parties seeking to collect the tax, no more ingenious or partisan argument could have been made for the claimants than is presented in this opinion.
Nor do we believe that the interior department of the government can legally authorize these companies to become claimants for lands held by settlers under act of congress.
A papal court of arbitration at Rome to which both claimants had agreed to submit, was on the point of giving its decision unequivocally in favour of the Hohenstaufen, when the murder of Philip by Otto of Wittelsbach, in A.
The election of a new king resulted in twoclaimants taking possession of the field; Ferdinand of Austria secured a footing in the western, and the Woiwode John Zapolya in the eastern provinces.
Because, by Jove, there have not been any applicants or claimants for Hugo Paisley's money.
A very craftily worded document calculated to arouse the dilatory claimants to prompt action.
Three claimants were on the field—Ladislaus Jagello, William of Austria, and Ladislaus, the son of Charles the Little.
He entered upon the contest with the Neapolitan Anjous, who, being the descendants in the female line of the Árpáds, were the most pressing and determined claimants to the throne.
He felt assured that Congress would respond favorably to his recommendation, and that with the individual claimants satisfied our Government could afford to wait the course of events.
It is to be hoped that this commission will afford the claimants a complete remedy for their injuries.
If we refer the original of this festival to the eleventh century, two occasions present themselves as claimants for the honour.
The only claimants who really had a shadow of right may be reduced to three.
If Sir Lambert was to be believed, what King Edward would undoubtedly do was to foment civil war in Scotland, until all the rival male claimants had destroyed each other.
The claimants were then called upon, and each endeavoured to maintain his own right.
On that day it again met; and theclaimants were invited to present their petitions.
In June, 1292, the commissioners assembled, the king and all the claimants being present.
Skippy bided his opportunity until the third two-step had begun and the claimants for the favorite's hand were congregating.
Not only were the claimants to her affections completely distanced, but Miss Dolly, for a time, adopted an attitude of respect and deference towards him, which had formerly been totally lacking.
It was a very questionable measure, inasmuch as the parties claiming title under the State could only be relieved by recognizing her illegal acts as valid, and at the expense of claimants under the laws of the United States.
In case of any conflict between claimants it was to be determined by the "local courts," without any right of appeal to the local land offices, the General Land Office, or to the Federal courts.
He commenced by arming himself for the chronic battle of all heads of departments with the claimants of patronage.
The Republican contestants in Florida had already yielded to a decision of the Supreme Court of the State, but in South Carolina and Louisiana the Republican claimants held on until the orders to withdraw the troops were given in April, 1877.
The Democratic claimants then took undisputed possession of the executive and legislative departments of these States.
There were now two claimants for executive authority, and no power at hand to decide between them.
As claimants of the soil by virtue of prior occupancy, it was important that the title they asserted to these their hunting grounds should at an early moment be peaceably and formally extinguished.
It became the instrument of revolt; it bartered the Empire, and supported or assassinated adventitious claimants for the throne at its wild caprice.
Nevertheless, since of the women of princely houses are born possible claimantsto thrones.
It was necessary therefore to bribe the two rival claimants to a waiver of their claims; and Lewis after some hesitation yielded to the counsels of his Ministers, and consented to waive his son's claims for such a bribe.
If there are several claimants for stock, as sometimes happens, the corporation should file a bill of interpleader, as it is called, against the several claimants, asking the court to determine which one is rightfully entitled.
This brilliant and popular man, this charming and gifted fellow, had felt such a generous desire to assist the claimants that he had gone South in the interest of their fortunes.
The entire inexperience of the claimants was an obstacle in their path, but Judge Rutherford, though not greatly wiser than themselves, had means of gaining information which would be of value.
There had been endless talk of the villanous tendencies of Government officials, and of the tricks played whose end was to defraud honest and long-suffering claimants of their rights.
I am going to see the claimants and hear all the arguments they can bring forward," was Mrs. Meredith's conclusion.
The Spanish claimants of the remaining thirty-nine sold them to a certain Mr. Wilde, who gave bond to transport them out of the country.
The Spanish claimants were, it was alleged with much probability, but representatives of Americans.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "claimants" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
