The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-28
JUDGE JENKINS FIRM.
Refused to Listen to All Over
lures for a Long
Delay.
MORE COMPLICATIONS AHEAD.
An Injunction Restraining the Great
Northern Road on a Consoli-
dalton Plan.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. 26.-Judge
Jenkins accepted the designations of the
receivers of the Northern Pacific Rail-
road late this afternoon and will appoint
their successors tomorrow morning.
When court convened in the afternoon the
courtroom was crowded with attorneys.
Attorney Turner opened by referring to
the short time in which the attorneys had
to prepare for the proceedings. AS re-
suit of hurried consultations, however, it
was decided to ask that the designations be
not accepted, or if accepted that the res1g-
nations do not take effect until another set
can be appointed. Owing to the peculiar
complications it would require a consid-
erable time before new set of receivers
could be agreed upon agreeable to both
parties Mr.. Turner stated that he be-
lieved an amicable agreement could be
reached which would avert the calamity
which would follow the appointment of
several sets of receivers along the line.
Judge Jenkins wished to know what they
expected to gain by consultation OF the
Judges. Mr.. Flanders replied that he
thought they might agree upon set of
receivers that would be agreeable to all of
them. This raised the point as to which
of the courts would have primary juris-
diction. Mr.. Flanders thought the Judges
could settle this matter among themselves.
1t would not be the first time that consulta-
ton of this kind had been held by the
Judges of different Jurisdictions on ques-
tions like this one.
Mr.. Beaman, representing the general
reorganization committee, said the inter-
ests had been in consultation in a room at
the hotel trying to settle this matter. 1--WE
have not eaten anything" said Mr.. Bea-
man, 1--WE were unable to agree and we
agreed to go to Judge Jenkins and say,
said he hoped the court would appoint the
receivers without listening to any one.
Mr.. Spooner said that now, on the eve of
bountiful harvest, for the Northern Pa
cific TO be in the hands of conflicting
management was thing to be avoided,
and it was in the hope of avoiding this
that the receivers had resigned.
The Judge then rendered the decision as
given above. Z.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Sept. 27.-In the Dis
trict court here to-day it was agreed to
ask all Federal Courts in this jurisdiction
to defer action regarding the Northern
Pacific receivers muddle until plan can
be agreed upon to present to the Judges
along the line who would be called upon
to confirm appointments. This is with
the idea of preventing the appointment of
several sets of receivers.
Attorney-General Childs filed motion
for writ of injunction restraining the
Great Northern Railway Company from
proceeding with the Northern Pacific con-
solidation scheme until such time as the
suit now pending in the State courts can be
determined. The time set for hearing the
application for the injunction is Saturday,
October 5.
The motion of the Attorney General will
come as a complete surprise to the Great
Northern people, who have supposed that
the case would be allowed to come up in
regular order, and that pending It's hear
ing they would be at liberty to proceed
with their plans for consolidation.
The Attorney-General, however, does
not want the States case to be handi-
capped in any way, and is not sure but 1t
might be handicapped if the road is
1iAo"So ~ Piooeeu Will ltS planS III aQ-
vance Of the settling of the controversy.
If the road should be prompt in fling an
answer to the Attorney Generals COM
plant probably the application for an in
junction would not have been made, but
no answer has been filed so far, nor notice
given when it will be filed. Mr. Childs
thinks that the motion, if granted, will
amply protect the State, and that follow
ing it the road may take all the time it