St. Paul daily globe., 1886-02-25
TO RING UP THE BELL.
The Great Test Telephone Suit to Come
to Trial in the Course of a Week or
Ten Days.
Solicitor General Goode Asserts That no
Place for Trial Has Yet Been
Selected.
The House Passes the Idaho ran lian
die Annexation Bill and the dail-
Gallon Bill.
An Increase of S625, ,59S over Last
Year In the Postal Appropriation
Eli.
The Fest Telephone Suit.

Special to the OloDe.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 24.-Solicitor Cen
eral Goode, who is to represent the depart
mem Of Justice in the suit against the Bell
Telephone company in place Of Attorney
General Garland said tonight that the bill
in equity would probably not be ready for a
week or ten days.
We are busy in preparing it, he said. 1T
has to be drafted with great care, and re-
uuires much time and consideration. Mr..
Thurman has had to inform himself all about
the case, and Mr.. Lowery of New York, also
of special counsel, has been kept at home on
account Of illness.
The solicitor general was asked if he was
III daily consultation with the special coun-
sci for the government, and he replied il
the affirmative.
''Will the congressional investigation into
the Pan-Eectrc company have any effect ON
the suitY" was asked
Not as far as the bringing of the suit is
concerned" y" he replied. 1--WE intend to pro-
ceed right along. l hope. for one, that the
proposed investigation viii be thorough and
complete one. ! am perfectly willing TO nave
all my connection with the suit inquired
into
HAS any city been agreed upon in which
the suit is to be tricdI'
mo. not as yet. / have seen several places
mentioned in the papers, but they are merely
RneSSeS. ] 90 not lnlnk the place VIII NC
selected until we are ready to begin the suit.
We will have 1auother consultation with spe-
cial counsel tomorrow, but am certain tina
there will be nothing to give to the press for
at least u week.
THE OPPONENTS
of the Bell Telephone company are not
united as to the place where they want the
great telephone suit brought. and for that
matter, except as 10 the common hostility
OF the Bell Telephone company by the op-
ponents Of that company, are not united on
anything. Prof. Grays syndicate, which
NAV ultimately prove an important factor
in this litigation, which has more money
behind it than is represented by the
various combinations which have united TO
urge the government to bring the suit, pre-
fers Washington city. The National I'M
proved Telephone company, or the Van
BenthuySen syndicate, prefers Southern
or Western circuit. The Electric.
which occupies so much space in the public
press, appears to be the most incorpOreal
of the companies represented here. 1t
did not technically appear before the sec
retary of the interior, having, as was
understood at the time purposely
kept in the background, and it did
not make application to the attorney gen
eral that the suit should be brought. AT
least that IS what the representatives OF Ine
National Improved company say. The lat
ter claims that these movements have all
been inspired by themselves, and they effect
to regard the Pan-Electric company as
something very inconsequential. Neither
has the Gray syndicate, so far as has been
learned made any formal application to
have the suit brought. This combination.
just at present, occupies the position Of an
observer.