The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-04
WOULD GIVE TOPEKA
Direct Outlet to st. Louis and
One More Chicago Line.
Special Master Cornish Here
Today to Postpone
THE SALE OF THELINE
Mr.. Cornish to Get 100000
For the Omaha Sale.

VIM. D. Cornish, special master in
the Union Pacific cases, went through
the form of offering the Kansas divis-
ion of the Union Pacific for sale at II
o'clock this morning. He really had no
intention of making the sale, but the
decree of the United States circuit
court required that the sale should be
opened and formally postponed.
Mr.. Cornish came to Topeka yester-
day in a private car. Accompanying
him is his wife and daughter and Pri-
vate Secretary H. B. Taylor. They take
their meals at the Throop but sleep in
the car.
1t was just II o'clock when Mr. Cor
nish stepped on the platform of the
Union Pacific depot. He is a tail man
ana wears side WhtSkerS in the English
fashion. Private Secretary Taylor
who was with him, carried small port
folio under his arm When A1r- Cornish
stopped, Mr.. Taylor opened the pOrtfol-
10 and handed it to the special master.
1t contained the printed decree for the
sale of the Kansas Pacific railroad Mr..
Cornish read the title to the case al
most under his breath. No one could
hear what ne said. Then he idly turn
ed over the leaves of the document and
said something about the matter con-
tanned herein" He then announced
that the sale had been postponed until
December Is in accordance with the de-
cree of the United States court.
the main line of the Union Pacific at
Omaha, and it was reported that he
received $780, 900 as commission for
making the sale. Private Secretary
Taylor said today that the allowance
for making the sale has not yet been
made, and that when it is, it will not
be based on per cent.
If Mr.. Cornish were allowed a per
cent on the amount for which the road
was sold, he would get over 81 000, 900. -
There is a report current in Topeka
that the Chicago & Alton is contem-
plating buying the Kansas Pacific
This is in line with the reports that the
reorganization committee has given
up buying the road.
No one in Topeka seems to know any
thing about the report The firm Of
RossingtOn, Smith & Dallas is the To-
peka representative Of the reOrganiza-
tion committee, but Mr.. Smith, who
has been looking after the work con-
nected with the Union Pacific, is not in
Topeka, and Mr.. Z. J. Dallas says that
he knows nothing about it.
N. H. LOOmis, one of the attorneys
for the railroad company. says that he
knows nothing about the report that
the Alton is contemplating the purchase
of the Kansas Pacific, or what decision
the reorganization committee has
reached with reference to the purchase
There is no doubt that the Alton
would like to own the Kansas Pacific
It would give that company a western
line, and would be feeder. The west
ern terminus is now Kansas City IL
the company could get a line to Den
yer, all in first class condition, it would
be reasonable to suppose that they
would take it at a reasonable price.
It is possible that there Will be an in
tereSting time next month when the
time comes for making the sale.
Mr.. Cornish will leave tomorrow for
SaIina. where he will go through the
formality of postponing the sale of the
Middle Division"