The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-04

GAN FRANCISCO, MarSa a.--cOmp-
bell r. Berry, assistant treasurer ofthc
tinted states. stationed in this city
started ont on quest II day or two
aeo for S9,6O59lO os. but 50 far no has
failed to make the collection,
Under instructions from the secre-
tary OF the treasury, bearing date OF
February j., Assistant Treasurer
Kerry was instructed to demand OF
isaac L. ReQua, president Of the Cen.
,r1l Pacific railway company, and of
no treasurer OF that company the sum
mentioned. In order that the govern
msnts case might not be r1Ssjudiced In
mo future by failure TO formally de-
mand the exact sum claimed TO DO due
from the railroad company.
The government did not expect the
demand to be met and was not disap-
raln(ed. Within a few days the rail-
way company through Its resident a.
,orncys, will make Detailed reply 10
the government, setting forth che on.
acts aud counter claims which It will
he contended moro than balances the
amount OF the demand. 1t will be
maintained on behalf Of the road that
il has many judgments which affect
eypry department of the government,
and that Lhe aggregate of these claims
moro than counterbalanco the demand
Of the United States.
The demand Is the result OF tho sale
during last month, OF block OF 20
mortgage bonds OF the railway COM
many, held by the government Us Sc
TurIty for subsidy bonds, An act OF
congress, passed in 1878, preScrtbes pro-
ccdure where the bonds were sold. and
bv It's terms implies that n specific
demand Is requisite TO the govern
meats role Of angel" 10 the railway
corporation.
When sold tho railway bonds did not
Yield the amount OF the bonds Issued
nv the government. The deficit Is the
amount for which the demand in QueS-
ton was made. The sum claimed by
the government includes interest mo-
uey and It Is said that the railway
company will base its resistance to the
demand upon the acts Of changes reg
ulatinG tho relations of the government
and the railway and providing that no
interest shall be deemed to be due UNI
Ill the entire Indebtedness Is determ-
Incd and adjusted
President Isaac L. Requa OF the Cen
trail Pacific. was ut his Piedmont home
last night. His own knowledge OF the
eNluILEuA was AIGNhENs hGt s-hSNs Ah't7
much as only a formal request for the
enormous sum involved In the matter
had been received by him and filed for
consideration when tho ouicialS OF the
road should assemble.
II was notified on Saturday last" he
said, by the assistant treasurer
ia San Francisco. that my road would
he expected TO pay over nearly $4,000
900. cannot say the demand was I'M
expected and ut the same timo can
not say that II was looked for. When
! received the notification simply
placed II in shape to be considered
when we next gather as officers OF the
road TO handle our regular business
and 1 passed the Information. OF
course, to those best entitled to know
OF it. am compelled to deny YOU any
detailed explanations OF what We may
do In the matter. but only for the rea-
son that /. myself. am not aware OF
the course we shall pursue.
There is no telling what will be
done. but 1t IS safe to presume that
the road will accept the situation as 1t
now stands and by no means Rntago-
nize the government. have absolute
~ no views to express IN the matter
md know that no one else connected
with the road could tell any more.
am soFry that there IL nothing to be
said In our behalf. but such - the case
and will be so until the read regularly
considers the sub-treasurer's demands,
We have been doing nothing in Wash
inEton IN the matter. and are not pre-
pared to OFFER any criticism Just at this
moment"