The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-13
THREEN. P. RECEIVERS
BnrIeigh to Be One, With Pri-
mary Jurisdiction Here.
s,oELow NAMED FOR ST. PAUL.
GALLOWAY for New York Harmonious
Adjustment Grows Out of Port
land Conference.

Tacoma, Nov. a-speeial.-iRecclycr An
drew p Burlelzh. accompanied ~ s-4aa
w Petit. counsel for Rrsyton ives, *
Senator John G. spooner, Of the Nor1asfi.
Pacific counsel. and W. A Ln9cr"ooDs 81
New York, arrived here OF a special tran
from Portland al s:45 o'clock. Judge Han
fsrd was a guest on Sir. Burleigh's car
The nriya;e car OF President Rolst0n, az
4he Farmers Loan & Trust Company, VINO
was accompanied by Herbert Turner. chief
counsel was attached 70 the train. u, Il
Peck, general counsel OF the Atcn1sor, To-
peka tx Santa Fe, and Receiver w. u ~
jer. of the Washington & Columbia River
RAILWAY, were also guests OF Mr.. Burleigh.
The party OF officials had returned from
the conference al Portland with Judge ca
bert of the ninth circuit, over the North
ern Pacific rece.vership. While ali the
members OF the party we're retlcenf ana
refused % give out the results OF the con
ference Il was learned that President Rol-
ston takes East with him a definite plan
for a harmonious settlement Of the con-
sroversy, which, II accepted by the Judges
sn Montana. North Dakota, Minnesota and
Wisconsin, win be the final outcome OF the
litigation over the receivershsp.
This plan includes the recognition or
Judge Hanford's court as that Of primary
Jurisdiction. A. least three receivers nave
been agreed upon, although the plan may
be modified so as % include four, The
three selected are conceded 20 be Burieiga,
frank G. Bigelow and Robert &. Galloway.
the first ar this end OF the road. the second
al st. Paul and the third at New York. II
carried out, this arrangement means the
retirement OF Receivers McHenry, and Of
Mills and Bonner Of Montana.
Judge Hanford would not discuss these
details. but said:
1.-THE details OF what was done at Port
land today cannot. for many reasons. he
made public However / can say this:
These people, namely. the representative
Of the Adams committee. the Farmers
Loan and Trust Company and the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company have come
out from the East with their desires for
mulated In a request which they intend 10
present ~ all the Federal courts having
Jurisdiction over the Northern Pacific
property. II Is their intention 70 start
here and present this request 10 the courts
from here 10 the East. The nature Of the
request will not be made public until IL is
finally presented 20 the court az New
York. Today these gentlemen had con-
sultation with Judge Gilbert and myself
a. Portland and presented the request
They are now on their way East 10 pre-
sent II 10 the other judges
Mr.. Burleleh intimated that some plan
for an adjustment OF the difficulty had
been agreed on. but said that the matter
would be made known inside Of a week or
ten DAYS. As yet the particulars Of the
conference were confidential among coun-
eel. From others In the party, however.
the above facts were learned.
IL was evident that Mr. Burleieh and all
In the party were extremely pleased with
the results OF the conference.
Mr. Burieigh left the party here. going
10 Seattle and the special after a half
hours stop. started East. 1t being the In
tention 10 run through TO ST Paul IN forty
eight hours. Judge Hanford VIII leave
the train At Pasco. going 10 Walla Walla
General Manager G. w. Dickinson. accom-
panied by Charles s. Reeves. went with
tho Rolston special.
While crossing the Columbia river on the
transfer boat Mr.. Spoonor fell from a
car step. his abdomen striking a project
ing rod. He suffered great pain and il
was feared he, was injured internally A
surgeon was In waiting here. and on the
arrival OF the train found tho injury not
necessarily serious. Mr. SpooDer win bc
compelled 10 remain quiet for several
days He remarked loosely: "The wind
was Knocked completely out or me- and
when the wind is knocked completely out
~ an ex-United States senator he has
been hit heavy blow"