Edward Douglass White

“ In addition the plaintiff was ordered within six days to file an amended complaint 'showing whether the plaintiff is an alien or a citizen of the United States, and if a citizen, whether native born or naturalized, and the date and place of such naturalization, if any.' The amended complaint was filed, showing the plaintiff to be an alien, and subsequently on the hearing on the motion to quash the summons an affidavit for the purpose of supporting the jurisdiction was filed on behalf of the plaintiff. ”

“ Alleging himself to be a citizen of New York and a resident in the eastern district, the plaintiff in error sued below to recover from the defendant in error the amount of damages alleged to have been by him suffered as the result of an explosion of dynamite while he, the plaintiff, was engaged as a servant of the defendant in working in a coal mine belonging to and operated by it near Shamokin, Pennsylvania. ”

“ Ct. Rep. 559; Wabash Western R. Co. v. Brow, 164 U.S. 271, 41 L. ed. 431, 17 Sup. Ct. Rep. 126; St. Louis Southwestern R. Co. v. Alexander, 227 U.S. 218, 57 L. ed. 486, 33 Sup. Ct. Rep. 245, Ann. Cas. ”