New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-10
HOW IVES WON HIS VICTORY
PRESIDENT OF THE NORTHERN PACIFIC
TALKS OF HIS TRIP TO SEATTLE

RE ,E,vERs PAYNE ROUSE AND oAl>hs Nh"H
srMNARII.y orsrED TX JUDGE HAN
roRp-J j. HILLS PLAN In
COUNTERS OPPOSITION.
grayton Ives president OF the Northern fac".
Railroad Company, has returned 10 'he Guy anu
Was seen last evening at his home. No ~ East
Thirty-fourth-st, by reporter Tor the tribune.
Air Ives has within a few weeks made Nauoha'
,enutation as a most resourceful fghteT his cose
study OF even the legal aspects OF me Nor'"ei -
Pacific Railroad problem and his mastery pursuit
81 what he has Openly characterized as 'he "ieen
ers'' of the railroad property are now having '"e'
effect in Wall Street where II Is generaiiy acNho" :
edged that Mr.. Ives has routed the Nhiaro anu
Cromwellian forces foot. horse and dragons
Mr. Ives left this city for Seattle on september %
last and arrived there on Tuesday. OCTOBER l. Inc
hearing in his suit for the removal OF Henry !.
PAYNE r. i Cakes and H. G. Rouse as receivers Vi
the Northern Pacific appointed by Judge Jeh Sto
.. the Eastern District or Wisconsin came up oeio'
,Judee Hanforl on october p at 10 a. m q, TINS MI
Ives said:
when the hearing came on. Judge Hanfori asked
Mr. Bum the counsel OF the receivers, II ue! WIZ
prepared 10 file an accounting in accordance WIN
the order OF the court. Mr.. Bum saiu ''d' NV
were not Judge Hanford asked him II the receivers
xoo,oa ~ ale the accounting and 10 this Mr.. Bum
rep;ied that he believed that he was authorized 10
rsy that they would not
oUsTED THE RECEIVERS.
.erne-eupon Judge Hanford removed Messrs.
Payne Oakos ard Rouse as receivers ana appolh'e~'
Andrew T. Burlegh soc receiver or the Northern
Pacific Railroad. the action 70 take eject hs'a"te'
as Judge Hanford hmse.f expressed H. lie 'heh eA'
pressed the hope that the appointment "o"'u oe
ony temporary and that the Judges would be a1le 70
roach - harmonious agreement over the difficulties
then existing.
THE whole proceeding did not last over Ten
minutes \ recess taken until .. n 10 eiapie
counsel prepare an order for the judge 10 sign
and after recess the Necessary orders were SuD'''
and were signed by Judge Hanford. Mr. Burieigh
meanwhile had ned the necessary bonds lie -
we.-known lawyer Of Seattle 1t is not true tha' lie
Was the manager OF the Western division OF the
road
The merits Of the case in my suit as presi-
of the road against the receivers were 10.
gone into by Judge Hanford. That phase "
the matter viii come up in time. Then We 'h"''
endeavor find out. II possible. what sums o,
money the receivers have pad out ior so.a az r
legal expenses. Within little owe, TWO y Ian
these legal expenses have amounted 10 more ma,
10000 have st from source which ( Woni
probably be surprise 10 William Nelson TOM On
well that even Judge Jenk ns has declared ina!
there Is one lawyer for Messrs. Payne. Rouse and
oakes as receivers VINO VIII h@Xe 10 go certainly
received With The u;mos, cord.aity by the people
end of The route is The justice of our having de-
manded accounting o. The receivers. ana II
men should receive upward Of S52Vc.1n In htt
over two years, and then when required to SUP
nit statement of their accounts. 10 refuse 70
submit il, and should be removed rather than 40
THEIR WOE NOT OVER
1T must be understood that Payne. Rouse and
Cakes removed by Judge Hanford solely on
that ground and that our charges have never YET
been heard. Judge Hanford has granted an order
directing Payne Rouse and Cakes TO appear before
him on October q. and show, cause WY they
should not he adjudgcd guilty OF contempt OF court
in not appearing before him directed ana NJ
ing their account The end f0T Them H. rot yet.
II is pretty well understood that there is no
foundation for the stories set aftoai within the
last weeks that i. j. Hi"s plan Of bringing in
the Great Northern Railroad in;O q Northern Pa
cifc reorganiZat scheme Is merely due 10 the
activity Of Geographic Instruments and not TO
other actual Happenings. MI IN j. reported hav-
ing his hands iGll in managing INDIGNANT holders
OF securities or The Manitoba Railroad, who hold
that their stock would be wiped out IN the Hill
plan: for 1t is held thai the lease OF the Enc would
thereby be Viiiatei
or the precise situation and outlook. however
Mr. Ives had merely This to say: Matters are now
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