Show sinrMR MR SCHIFF RETICENT Head of Harman Syndicate Refused I to Answer Questions New York March 24he hearing In t the null commenced by Peter Power In tho United States court for tho district dis-trict Mlnnesota for the purpose of determining the standing before tho l law of tho purchase and holding of Northern Pacific and Great Northern stock by the Northern Securities company com-pany was continued hero this afternoon 1 after-noon before Richard A Mabey a special spe-cial examiner Jacob H Schlff of the firm of Kuhn Loeb Co was the first witness Ho lrl L was questioned by A M Boutclle of I i Minneapolis of counsel for Peter Power Pow-er Mr Schlfl und he was n member of tho board of directors of the Northern l North-ern Pacific since the latter part of 1897 and had been elected a director pf the Chicago Burlington Quincy railroad during BtrJnfl Is also a director oft of-t the Northern Securities company Up Ir to 1901 ho was n director In the Great Northern He did not remember how I rnuch stock he had in the Great Northern North-ern he had not held any of It since E the summer of last year He was one of 0 number of financiers who In 1896 I purchased 52COOOOOO worth of Northern I North-ern Pacific common at the time of the reorganization of that road Vms Mr Hill In that deal was I asked Mr Hill can tell you replied Mr Schlff The witness said he had purchased 20000 shares of Burlington stock in 1S01 1S01For whom didyou act In purchasing II that stock I decline to answer Harriman In Did you net for the Hlrrlman toronLs7 I 1 decline to answer I decline to t answer any questions concerning tho business of Kuhn Locb Co unless fxwnpoUed to do so was the reply of Mr Schlff He said the slot wag not purchased for the purpose of securing the control of tho Burlington for tho Union PI clfic He also declined to answer a question as to whether he had acted for any railroad Interests In making tho purchase 0 Burlington stock He said ho had no previous knowledge l of the efforts of tha Northern Pacific and thi Great Northern to get hold of the Burlington |