St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-10-08

Mills, an editor of Deer Lodge, and
E. L. Bonner, of the Missoula Mer-
camille company, as the new receiv-
ers, whose appointment leaves even
the attorneys for the receivers al
ready named completely in doubt
as to how the whole matter will end
MIR. .Burleigh has thus far refrained
| from expressing his opinion as to
how an understanding between the
| different receivers might be reached
which would save the property from
disruption Mr.. McEIenry has said
in answer to direct questions that
no policy had been decided upon, it
being understood that such a decis-
ion could hardly be reached pending
| the action of the Montana court.
Now that Judge Knowles has made
! his appointments, the matter, in
| stead Of becoming slightly straight
| ened out, is much further involved,
| as there are now four distinct sets
| of receivers, viz, the three original
receivers, Messrs. Payne, Oakes and
! Rouse, in New York and Idaho;
/ Messrs. Bigelow and McHenry, in
Minnesota and Wisconsin,; Mr.. Bur-
leigh, in Washington, and now Mr..
Burleigh with the two newly named
gentlemen in Montana The situa-
ton is palpably more difficult of ad-
! justment than at any time before, it
being intimated last night that but
| one more step, namely, the establish
ment of separate systems of account
! ing, stood between the road and it's
ultimate breaking up.
The statement received here that
Judge Hanford had issued an order
| declaring Messrs. Payne, Oakes and
! Rouse in contempt is thought to be
incorrect by those who have closely
followed the tide Of affairs.
Judge Knowles action in extend
! ing the jurisdiction of Mr.. Burleigh
and then appointing two new receiv-
ers for Montana does not of itself
| create any conflict of authority, but,
! following upon Judge Hanford's ac-
ton, only fortifies the latter's posi-
ton in opposition to the appointees
| OF Judge Jenkins. AS the case now
| stands, the road is very poorly di-
! vided between the receivers That
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tana is the money-earning portion,
| the section west of that having but
| little local business in comparison,
! and is maintained very largely by
| the surplus earnings of the eastern
| division. In the event of the estab-
! lishment of separte sections, each
standing upon its own bottom. the
western sections may not pay, which
will bring the courts into serious
trouble to operate them.
Inquiry at the Northern Pacific
general offices failed to elicit any
thing very definite, it being the con-
sensus Of opinion that matters were
pretty thoroughly snarled, and that
| the least said at this time the bet
ter. The action of Judge La Combe
of the federal court in New York,
in tying up quantity of the roads
! money and securities, has slightly
embarrassed Messrs Bigelow and
! McHenry. This comes of his refus-
ing to accept the resignation of the
three old receivers. Mr. McHenry
declined to add anything to what
he has already said, and it is not
uChHllSly hIlOWH WnSn MI. BlSGIOW
will be here from Milwaukee.
SENATOR THURSTONS IDEA.
Senator John NJ. Thurston, of
Omaha, is still at the Ryan, and had
the following to say last night anent
the newest developments in the re-
ceiVership case: "It seems to be
the policy of the judges of the fed
eral court to break away from the
doctrine of comfy. 1t is we'll under
stood that all these courts have equal
dignity, and equal jurisdiction, but
it has always been the unbroken
rule to recognize and be governed
by the action of the court which
first puts its hand on a big property
like the Northern Pacific railroad
Amy other procedure is less satis-
factory TO the public. is almost sure
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