New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-30
MORE PAy.ELECrRIC LITERATURE.

MORE PAN-ELECTRlC LITERAL IKE.
JOHNSTON AND HAkks> DEMUK TO ROGERS BILL
-GovERNMENr COUNSEL 70 FIGHT THEIR
BATTLES.
WAsHISGToN, Aug. 20 (SpeciaO.-Unlted
etates Of Railroads Joseph L. johnston
United States Senator IshAm g. Harris. president and
,,oe.presdent respectively OF the Pan Electric Tee-
phone Company, have filed demurrer To the
bal in equity brought In by j. Harris
Rogers to compel them TO surrender
their gift stock and the profits tey have received from
the sales of stock and licenses. The matters OF law or
equity to be argued support of the demurrer are set
fourth a. follows:
Iirst-That there Is no equity in the BILL
Second bill is uncertain. vague. ambiguous
md luaennite and Gets up equitable right of the
plaintin violated.
ghird-rae bill is multarious
TomM-It is defec tve parties defendant TO the
Irth-The plaintiff has adequate remedy al law for
aJ injuries WHOM has suffered under the allegations
In other words. these two Pan Electric defendants.
Instead OF answering Rogers's bill, resort to
dIatOry pleas. 1t is rather significant that
Chandler. VINO are also IN the service OF OF
Garland az special counsel in suit 20 break Town
the :" Bell monopoly for the purpose OF mahlns room
monopoly" In which detendants Garland, Harris and
John ton are interested 10 the tune OF hali
Surrender their stock of special OF
the have been retained to hgnt their legal
To iHsGSE correspondent tonight Dr. Rogers said;
"The defendant. .erm TO be afraid OF equity and they
plead sons should be brought Tor damages
st Gsrand's keeping Dis answer OhcK
ten aays a nsT thus ne S.y active by Harris and
both Indicate that there Is something rotten
the Government bang exertel indirectly through It's
attorneys to obstruct speedy hearing IN equity"
CRATER LAKE SOUNDED AND SURVEYED.
HE DEEPEST BODY OF PEEsH WAFER ~ THE
UNITED STATES.
WASHINGTON, Aug. pa party sent out by
the Geological Survey under the command of Captain
Clarence f. Dtton Of the Army, has succeeded in
ing complete OF Crater Lake, In Oregou body
OF water whose shores with tho possible exception VI
ore point the SOUTH have before been touched
by the feet OF white The party's boats
hauled 100 miles by mule teams dragged by detail OF
soldiers up clad sides or ridge which
rounds the Lake. and lowered by ropes from
the water 900 feet below. One hundred and Sky
.onndtpgs we're made the result OF which the gem
,ral Of the lake Two large Submerged
c,naer cones we're found, respectively 500 aud ZOO
,.s, h,gn the rest OF the being fat Captain
Dutton believes this to DO the deepest BODY Of fresh
water on tue continent The greatest depth attained by
Nh. sounding line zoos feet He writes TO Director
Powell:
c,dsd opluion IL has thnk. been formed In UGH
same way as the great oatderos oi the hawaiian
Islands. by tie melting OF the foundations OF the
gnai mountains blowing QUE Of the molten ma
teria IN tie form VI hight ounce and nue. ,uI~ ~ eau
no; formed by explosion, IKE hr"katos ana
nboro, for there Of the rsgments any
where In the country roundabout But tue puuice anu
eDanatcd from THIS crater are seen IN
vast quantities any within srsIus OF twenty TO
sxiy miles. ana IN quantities ample 10 NIL the whole
vasi twice Inc OF tue crater is wholly
eos-gscs have found at the extreme crest OF the
WaA tne western side splendid examples OF gIaclh
striaton while the old orsnes nsf mile To mile
below. That the OF the cdderd cannot great 10
eyideut from the Tact that tsOugh the walls are eruin
ing at q very rapid rate the iAlus has not only not
reached the water surface but the sounding
discloses little Of II a. the bottom.
LIEUTENANT SCHUEIZEs WORK IN SIBERIA
WASHINGTON, Aug 29.-The last number
received here to-day OF the Siberian G0sehe published
IN the City of romsk. Western Siberia gives the
following particulars OF Lieutenant schuezes journey
10 the mouth OF The Lena River with gfts and rewards
for the officials and aided the Survivors Of
the Arctic exploring steamer Jesnnettst
Lieutenant ecbuetze having discharged the duty laid
natives livi ng near the mouths OF iens and
the Oepek made journey eastward River
Ind lgirka order TO give reward to the ChuckcL
who OF the burning VI the Rogers,
then visited tho OF Vnisg Mr. Kocn Arofsk
formerly Isprsvnik at Koymsk TO whom Survivors
of the Jeann.tls we're also Indebted.
In the course OF his travels Lieutenant Schuetze made
An interesting collection, consisting OF specimens OF
Tongoose Dress weapons. domestic tools and utensils
Ard models OF vehicles and less Interesting will be
found his personal observations upon the natives who
i've along the northern banks OF the Lena and the
Arctic Ocean. -