The Mangrove Prize Money

These are appeals from a decree of the United States District Court distributing the proceeds of the Spanish steamer Panama, condemned by an earlier decree as prize of war. 176 U. S. 535. The District Court awarded the whole net proceeds to the officers and crew of the United States steamer Mangrove, on the ground that the Mangrove was the sole capturing vessel, that the prize was of superior or equal force, and that no other vessel was within signal distance. U. S. Rev. Stat. § 4630 (repealed by act of March 3, 1889, c. 413, § 13, 30 Stat. 1007), § 4632. The United States appeals, contending…