The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-04-14
OWNERSHIP OF NORTHERN PA.
ClFIC RAILWAY is OBJECT
OF PETITIONERS.


officials should not carry out a plan of
distribution of the assets of the recent
~ declared illegal Northern Securities
company, il manner alleged to be
inimicai to the interests of Hartman
and Pierce.
Inc attorneys representing the plain
tlffs were w. D. Guthrie, R. S. Lovett,
Judge J. M. Baldwin and Maxwell
Evarts.
The defendants were represented by
El1hu Root, former secretary of war,
John G. Johnson of Philadelphia,
FRANCIS Lynde. Stetson, George B.
Young, Frank B. Kellogg, C. A. Sever
ance, q. w. Bum and M. d. Grover.
Knox Files an Objection.
Besides this array of talent the
United States government was repre-
scented by District Attorney C. c.
Houpt, who presented an objection to
the Intervention under direction of At
torney General Knox.
This intervention surprised the Pc
titioners who were not aware of it
until after Mr.. Evarts had opened the
case for the plaintiffs, when Judge
:Sanborn apprised them of the fact and
had the objection read.
The objection of Mr.. Knox was based
upon the grounds that the case was
fully tried and final decree entered,
which was affirmed by the supreme
court, thus closing the case.
Attorney Guthrie, for the Harri-
mans, earnestly pleaded for an imme-
date hearing, saying the attorney
general had no right to say they should
not be heard.
Mr.. Evarts claimed that the plan of
distribution of Northern Securities
stock would continue the control of
the Great Northern and Northern Pa
cific roads in the hands of the Hill
Morgan interests, and would be a mer-
ger more complete than that recently
declared illegal, and would be detri-
mental to the interests of the petit
tlOners. Mr.. Evarts claimed the Har-
rimans
Put Into the Securities Company
q majority of the Northern Pacific
stock and were now about to be com
PEELED to take something they did net
put ina portion OF Great Northern
stock.
Elihu Root next spoke for over an
hour. He referred to the Harimans
as having no right to interfere with
the decree of the court He argued
that the court simply prohibited the
merger and instructed distribution OF
stock, but did not make any specific
instructions regarding it's distribution.
He asked the court to look at map
to see where the Harrimans now con-
trolled, and then said that by consent
ing to the Harrimans' plea the court
would put into the hands of the Union
Pacific absolute control of parallel and
competing lines; that the court should
not compel the vesting of control of
one line into that of another Compel
ing line
This would be prohibiting one con-
troll by compelling another, declared
Mr.. Root.
Mr.. Root went on to say that the
Northern Securities company was or
gained to prevent the Union Pacific
from gaining control of the Northern
Pacific.
Desires to Acquire Monopoly.
The Union Pacific had failed to date
in gaining the control and now asked
an order to insure the success. of it's
plan to restrain competition and &C.
quire monopoly of competing systems.
MIR. Root created a sensation in court
by stating that the Harr1mans entered
into an illegal compact in the organi-
Zation Of the Northern Securities COM
pany and now ask the court to give
them preference over other stockhold-
ers in withdrawing from the illegal
compact.
At the afternoon session Mr. Lovett
spoke for the Hartman interests,
claiming that the supreme court de-
cided the Securities company never
acquired legal title to it's stock, which
was now constructively in the custody
Of the court, and contending for the
right to file the Hartman petition.
Former Congressman James Hamil-
ton Lewis, representing the Continent
tai Trust company of New Jersey, fol-
lowed Mr.. Lovett, with an objection to
the petition, claiming the court had no
jurisdiction.
When court adjourned for the day
one hour and fifteen minutes only re-
manned for further argument.
NURSE MAKES FATAL ERROR.
Applies carbolic Acid to Body of a
Duluth Infant.
Duluth, April 13.-Mistaking bot!
tie of carbolic acid for one of sweet
oil, nurse named Mrs. Pease, en-
ployed by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hyatt
of this city, bandaged three-year-old
Infants stomach with cloth saturat-
ID with the poison from the effects of