The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08
I'm Defending the Suit for $2,0O0.O00
Brought by the Cramps Against
the Government.
SCHEME INVOLVING MILLIONS
PLANS OF THE REORGANIZERs OF
THE UNION PACIFIC ROAD.
Secretary wilson's Efforts in Behalf
Proposed Seal Conference.


Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Oct. There is some
talk of the employment of ex-Secretary
Herbert as special counsel to assist Attorney
General McKenna to defend the govern
ment in the suit for damages brought for
the Cramp ship-buildng concern for dam
ages amounting to $200O.009 alleged to be
due on account Of changes in the construc-
ton of war ships. Attorney General Nc
Kenna does not say that he is going to ask
the assistance of Mr.. Herbert, but he adj
mits that he is giving the matter considera-
ton. The proposition to employ Mr.. Her.
bert as special counsel in this case has given
rise to considerable gossip, because of the
fact that he was supposed to be already on
the legal staff of the ship-Duilding concern
named. 1t is not known where the sugges-
ton came from looking to Mr.. Herbert's
retention as legal adviser of the Depart
ment of Justice in this particular matter
anu It is understood that Judge McKenna
is Withholding his decision until he can be
satisfied that he will be doing the proper
thing for the government in calling in the
distinguished services of Mr. Cleveand's
secretary of the navy:
In looking about for an explanation of the
decrease in our exports Of butter Secretary
Wilson, of the Department of Agriculture
has discovered that one cause lies in the
failure of steamship companies to make
prompt shipment of butter when unloaded
at their New York docks The practice has
always been for the steamship companies to
let butter kick around for days and weeks
before loading on vessels to it's fatal
deterioration in quality. Thus in the course
of time, through no fault of dairymen or
railroads, foreigners learned to regard all
American butter as inferior, if not posi-
lively worthless and an enormous loss of
business resulted. Secretary Wilson is NOV
ing to remedy the evil by inducing steam
ship concerns to provide better storage
facilities for butter shipped to them for
foreign market and to be more prompt in
its handling 1t viii not be Secretary Will
sons fault IL the American dairy interests
do not find an immensely enlarged foreign
outlet for their productions. He is going
about the matter IN practical way
The Union Pacific reorganization will be
upon a $500 100000 basis. The bonded in
debtedness and the amount paid to the gov
eminent will approximate $125,OOO.OOO, and
after that come the stockholders who will
be let in for something. Then will arise the
necessity for providing capital for the ac-
QUESTION of the several branches and feed
which originally formed the Union Pa
cific system of eight thousand miles, and
then last. but not least, the promoters and
reorEanizers must be provided for. Prac-
tically all of the lines embraced in the
old system will be joined to the new. The
dismembered arms and legs will be rean-
nexed.
Assistant Secretary of War Meikeljohn
who has been discharging the duties of sec
rotary for three months, is going on a vaca-
ton jaunt. He is soon to start in q special
car on a tour of inspection of army posts
throughout the vast territory lying west of
the Mississippi.