The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-09
COUNT MIrkIEwITz AGAIN.
He Brings Suit Against Prominent
PhfladeiF \ hisn.

NEw YoEs. June H-TAroash the at
torseys Of Count Eugene he Nltkicystz. of
this rity and fhisa iclphia. complaint
Was filed to-day III the couyt Of coEaruaii
pleas Of fhiiadelphIs against whasson
Barker, the PHILADELPHIA capitalist to esisfi-
pei the specific performance Il agreements
af gigantic proportions, uader cancesSIotfs
by she Chinese gosernInent. 10 supply the
whole or Parts Of that territory cngered bs
treaties. vita telephone service. n rougs =
company with capital OF <6.Qc1.8c, alid
- form another sDgnpany with capital
OF teo.to1.esp, with gencrsl banking. raj
roaiing ami mining powers. aiso usiiser
concessions from the Chinese government.
rue complaint seis forth thai ur To March,
iss7. the plaintiff aud wns. 1. Paine. NJ
great trouble and expense, sucecssted ia
procnrug the support Sf the th!ness Iaiss-
tStet. Hocn chang Au agreement WIS
then made fha; company was 10 la.
formed "a supply the e1urire with a teie-
phone service. The plaintiff was 10 Easg
shree-iwcnfieths of the stock, the d.
fesldant iiiiFfeep-tweafleshs aoi paiar
four-twentiesh-. X was 10 hs called tie
american telephone. Rud Si.iro.ks stlssk
vas 10 fe husits3 fo Chimes Subscriptions
The remainder Of the stock was u be he.
by COMPANY capitalized with saD.9op tss
- De called the Oriental company. This
com ABS was % have the backing. RAJ
reading aud mining powers a1t cslultrs-
Siois. TIE grant wAS promised b. H.
igar thase, ON TIE promised .ascess ION.
Provisional certificates of sioe. wefe
issuesi over the signature oi The r!a!atsf
and donated 10 the Chinese officials. Heaa.
while an embassy wss seat 81 b. as<oeja
siaB, In y bfea va. Eny6y Make chang
10 see Barker and arrange matters. Ihs
complainant states taat taang was - zen
T. the eoani4s honse of Parker and isaasgsi
SurnriHonsty, ans that lae 0sigqus wss
t1af n new agreement was made where 3
ts1R s,faEutsff tx4S t.ft asa4 In ff,, r.ft a4Nf
between Bsrkef, Hsmi.iaH, DiNioa, II. t.
fling, r D. Sssp ey, Ezra Broau. Rotett
Gen enniag. wiiiiala Massey, ctarses
Potter. ir.. and George 7. Tyler sues ftp
ton ei $50 eos was raised 10 meet The <
psndifurc Of fhe t3insss enterprise. Barker
retres eating that he was the saic gfaaiee
Of ihesa concessions. An axrcsmenf was
tnen made Whereby Harksr was rnaie 20
u a das Ter Of his Interest III The Amefi
can aud Oriental c mpauies io- - per eeuf.
o. he par value. one fifta Of the pssscsesls
ses - fse paid to ihe treasurer
d. the latter company and the remainder
Was t. 80 Over to III owner. An s-sref.
meat wa< then a'sa masse to fora iae
Finance coinpaay of fcaisy isen.a with 3
capital of ! lalDeoa. al the stock 10 b
paid up. aud each si.ekholsier 10 he given
q part ~ the stock ~ the AfDsFIcsa Il s,gi
entail { mpaaF- Al of which agreements
barker fsiisd to fHlhEi, aeeorstins O. tisr
eatapla nj. sithocga pressed 20 do 50 bs
-. pa .nslf aai fAiae
Aft ouyh EAgker claims the eoa1isipns
were presented by tbs ylceroF. Il is eiaiH3ssa
fhsf barker represented usbere ise q la
dssre the 80 subscription. TIE plain
itff states that through faxker fai srs ls
carry Giss these agreements he nas n1t
lseesi shls 70 faifIii bis promises 10 tn Cal
nesse officials. sud sisfrsst has besa %
senaerei whiesa itnpesiis tbs w'sssls