The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-20
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ARE THE BEST.

~. ana IL has been estimated that what
"stn the Improved elevators, plumbing
nxsures. machinery and the likes, the ma
teriai Of this kind would fetch $50 90 TO
s's.oee. even II the building were torn
down. The ground on which the building
stands occupies two entire blocks in one
OF the most desirable and commanding
portions OF the city. and experts I'm real
estate have figured the site as worth all
the way from 5000 10 3la00Oo. with .
constantly enhancing value.
Fer months past the prospective sale OF
the big hotel property has excited more
or less interest. 1t was postponed half
dozen times. Finally Il was set for last
Saturday. and in accordance with that
order 1t was auctioned OF. the highest
bidder being Julius A s,rsfton. to whom
the whole property was knocked down for
tl7.ssD.
From the moment the sale was made.
just . week at;o today. 1t was an assured
fact tina. somebody would rise up and
protest against 1t. That somebody has ap-
peared In the person Of II. A. Cooper,
who. through his attorneys, Humphries.
Humphrey & Edsen, yesterday filed In the
superior court vigorous bill Of objec-
tons. In which he not only asks the court
70 refuse to confirm the sale, but charges
conspiracy.
Mr.. coopers claims In the property are
the result OF labor performed by him In
the construction OF the property. He il
Tot man Of ample means. and he claims
that his poverty prevents his coping In
a financial way with bankers and Capital
lists HIS objections In brief are as fol-
lows:
That the Denny hotel property is res-
sonabiy worth the sum OF S2500n. as
shown By the decree OF the court aud Its
nndings in the case of +. 3. Potvin ct al
W.. the Denny Hotel Company ct al
That Cooper's own claim, amounting to
u.Sss-l0. has been duly allowed by thu
court and Is of the first rank among tho
preferred claims.
That Dexter Horton IL Co., bankers,
have claim. as shown BY the decree. in
the sum Of $Ss. 100. Hutting Bros, "a. 4s5. ";
Fabian s. Potvin, SIS, ss3.7s Ssratton,
Lewis & Gilman. James j. Easley, Wiley
4 Bostwtck and George f. De Steiglier,
ali Tor legal services, $40. CO., and that there
are various other claims against the prop
erfy. amounting to large sums. all duly
allowed In the decree of the court
That the claimants above mentioned
conspired together to have the property
bought by Stratton for the sum bid with
the understanding that IL was afterward
TO be transferred to Dexter Horton & Co,
who were to pay of the lawyers and a
certain proportion of the other claims.
Potvin. the objections say, was to receive
Tor his entire claim the sum Of 81 600.
Further than this. the objector says he
Is unable TO give the terms of the con
spiracs. as IL was Intended 10 be "se-
cret combination" and the ohiector was
not In the combination. He charges that
the few other bids that were made were
shams. the understanding having been
reached beforehand that IL was TO go to
Stratton at the figures quoted
This conspiracy, he claims he will he
able 10 prove to the satisfaction of the
court.