The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-11
COMPROMISE REACHED.
.~ru,sarros ov TIE CONTROVERSY AT
SPOKANE FALLS.
=. Interesting Interview With james
ueSaught ON Various Pebble Top
scs-His view Of yiias's Deefsisa--
The Joint Lease

Mr. James Mcknight, formerly one Of
Sesstle's attorneys and now general eosasei
a. the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
,~ay with headquarters al S. Paul arrived
80 yesterday. To PosT-IsTzLLtsEscEg
,vporter Mr. Mcknight said.
II came west in the private ear, the Min
resaska. on pleasure and business con
hired, aud va. rnpanied By Governor
1. X. Church. Judges Mcconnell and spea.
eer Of Dakota aud Colonel > n. Ha~efI.
general counsel Of the Chicago. e. Paul,
Minneapolis 4 Omaha railroad. these
gentlemen wen, on 10 Victoria hut will re.
furu tomorrow afternoon and remain ayer
here sniil Tuesday, 10 the meantime VISIT
fng the snoqHalmie fails. ] leave with
them In my car osi TUESDAY for Portland
We will go up tue Columbia AMI frosn
there 10 the Yellowstone Park
sgrRETAgY Villas KgcKsT DgcIEes.
"whas view does the railroad company
take Of the recent decision by Secretary
Villas In the Gsiifoed Miller easer''
sThat decision affects only persons st
Ting between the dates u the Withdrawal
for the general route and the date of the
fling Of the fDap Of definite route. and
the number Of persons affected Is roInpArA-
tiyely smaii. On the Caz ade branch. a.
actually constructed, no nap IF general
flied. ! do not think there viii - more
than 5 600 acres Of iaHd affected by thai de
ciSion. | have advised the Bringing 81
suit ~ eteeiment In the GuIifofti- Miller
case, 10 determine in the eonfts TIE status
OF his title. We tried similar ease IN
Minnesota, which has been decided since
I siarted west in favor Of the company.
The court held that The se9ecfioa Of the
land under the direcf40gss prescribed BY
The secretary 81 the interior. vested III the
81 ~ n. ff.nt as.
the court granted perpetual Injunction.
e1i0ing the register aud receiver from
allowing or receiving the rling " the pre-
emption claimant, and enjcsued the claim
ant from going on the land"
THE sfoKAsg FALLs sATrEa sETTLEp.
"Haye the Northern Pacific aud Seattle, |
Lake shore & Eastern Railway ean- /
usslies settled their difference a, spokane
Esils9'
"yes, the matter has been amicably al 1
listed. Mr. Buckley, Mr.. MOkr aud mYself 4
met at Tacoma Thursday eyening and /
szreed upon a basis for the settlement of 4
the suits commenced. and the controversy
q. Spokane Fails u at an end. Judge Burke +
and J. H. Mitchell, attorneys for the re-. 4
speetlye companies viii draw a contract to i
conform 20 the agreement m ade between
m a,,.. a,at agreement win be signed on !.
Monday"
THE Joisr LEASE.
The press dispatches from New York 4
no cate that the Joint lease between the /
...orthern Pacific and o. X. & n. Company 1
will soon he fixed up, 10 you know any
thing about that natter e
II used 10 think knew something about /
that lease business but have come Ia the 4
conclusion that know nothing"
''sone Of the Oregon papers ridicule the I
idea that the iuiuneti'n gotten out In New
fa...a II l.
strain the o. Il. & n. co. from buiiding
further branch lines. Is binding on the I
company on this coast. whatdo you think 4
about it,
AN Injunction granted by United 1
States court anywhere Ia the United States, 4
after proper service. Is binding on the par 4
Ties anywhere in the United states on /
that theory the Northern Pacific Railroad I
Company was compelled 10 carry Wells, /
Faro 4 Co : express from Puget sound 10
It Paul. We refused to comply with the /
order In Montana and Dakota, and Judge 4
Roger : Gfccnt. who made the order, i
Issued writ for the arrest of Mr.. Buckley. /
and he was arrested for contempt ri court.
bat afterwards he was discharged because
the express company had mol complied
with the laws OF Montana, and have no
doubt that President smith or the other Of
fcers Of the company are subject - arres,
for contempt of court II they violate that
order after notice has been served on them.
The Northern Pacific did not obtain the
order. u was obtained by one Of the direc-
tors Of their own executive board"
THE WORK TO PROCEED
Mr. n. II. Gilman. vice president. aud
Mr.. Paul F. Mohr chief engineer OF the
Seattle, Lake Shore 4 Eastern railroad, re
turned from Spokane Fails yesterday Mr..
Mohr said ~ @ reporter regarding the iiii
CATION between his company and the
Northern Pacific. ION my arrival At Taco
ma on our return had conference with
the attorney and superintendent Of tho
Northern Pacific, aud we came 20 an annie
able understanding. and all suits com
mcnced by both companies will be dis
missed We vii bridge the spokane river.
aud our road viii also be connected with
the Northern by spur al that city"