The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-07
THE NEW RECEIVERS
Announcement May Be Made by
Judge Lacombe Today.
WITH JUDGE JENKINS CONSENT
Hugh Wallace and Chauncey w GriSss
Seeking the Fourth PIace-Inftuen-
tial Connections In the East.

Tacoma. Feb. 6-Spec5al.--Tn well post
ed railroad circles n this city. an order
from the circuit court Is expected sona0r-
row which VIII settle the matter OF the
Northern Pacific rece.vership for long
tine 10 come That an order similar % that
recommended by the four supreme court
justices last week and which was contained
n the Associated Press dispatches. has not
been entered already has caused consider
able surprise among the officials Of he
company n this city. Those who have
watched the case closely during all lis
phases believe that the first announcement
OF the number and personnel OF the uni
form recesvershsp will Re made today by
Judge I4acombe. In the circuit court for
New York
For several DAYS past there has been a
great deal OF gossip on the streets con-
cerning the personnel of the new receiver
ship. and two new names have been msn-
toned as possibilities. not 10 say proha-
bilities- These are Col chauncey W.
Gr,ggs and Hugh c. Wallace. both Of this
city. IL Is no secret here that the names
OF both gentlemen have been presented 10
the supreme court justices who heard the
arguments al Washington City. and mat
the friends OF each. both in Tacoma and N
Washington City and New York have been
actively engaged in their interests.
Some OF Mr.. Wallaces friends here are
Quite juhAant tonight. and seem TO regard
his appointment as very likely TO be made
wr. Wallace is a son-in-law OF Chief Justice
Melville e. Fuller. OF the United States SUI
preme court, and Is also close personal
friend of Justice stephen j. Field, who is
presiding Justice for this circuit. and whose
request would likely be needed by Circuit
Judge jenkins az we'll as the judges in the
ether circuits. A friend of Mr.. Wallace
said to the Post-Intelligencer correspond
ent tonight that there are ties OF close
personal friendship between Justice Field
and Judge Jenkins. which are likely 10
have an influence favcrable 10 Mr. wal
lace. The latter is the Democratic ma
ticnal committeeman from Washington.
and Is known TO stand we'll with President
Cleveland and the administration
Col Griggs wide business experience
his knowledge of affairs and well-knoNn
ability TO handle large interests, make MN
an altogether formidable and available
candidate. His merits have also been iaif.
before the supreme court justices, and
financial agencies in the East have inter
ceded for him.
At the headquarters building here all ef-
forts to secure information relative 10 the
new receiveTship have lately proven fruit
less. The officials have uniformly refused
to even hazard a guess as TO what was 10
be done. much less to express an opinion.
OF late there has been an oppressive ST.
lence about the big building. as II some
decisive action on the part of the courts
was momentarily expected. This has grown
deeper as the days passed. and no word
was received from the East. The silence
of the courts has seemed ominous. Tho
general impression has all along been that
Judge Jenkins would speedily announce
the appointment of Messrs. Bigelow, Nc
Henry and Galloway as the new receivers.
while those who thought the original pro-
gramrne of four receivers was TO be carried
out agreed that Mr.. Burleigh would be one
OF them. Today Ii was generally conceded
that the announcement would be made
from Judge Lacombe's court. and that the
action of the New York judge would be
entirely satisfactory TO Judge Jenkins