Show HARRIMAN REFUSED TO ANSWER when asked f he was trying to gain control of northern pacific replied that he want to answer question new york oct 5 B II 11 harriman and jacob II 11 appeared as witnesses buforo a referee today in the euit of J J occary of chicago against a new york broker tor losses in dealings in northern in may 1901 sir harriman said he could not remember how much northern pacina tock he had about may 9 1901 ho refu sedo reply to questions as whether to onn otho haacon cerald in any way in trying to gain control of tha northern pacific why wont you answer these questions he was asked 1 I dont want to replied mr harriman mr harraman Harrl man said he was present at the conference with mr steele mr and others on may 31 when it was decided to allow mr morgan to name a new board of directors for the northern pacific lie said this conference was held for the purpose of allaying apprehension concerning the affairs of the road he refused to answer questions as to whether or not he sold northern pacific stack to the northern securities company he bald that at the present time he was a director in tho northern pacific but be did not remember whether he was one of the directors named by mr morgan in may 1901 mr harriman said that he and those associated with him BO far as he knew had no real dealings in northern pacific stock on the three or four days preceding may ath mr said that prior to may ath the firm of kahn loeb co had purchased northern pacific stock but declined to say how much northern pacific stock bis firm bought because he said that Is the private business of the firm and concerns nobody ele mr declined to say whether or not the firm of kuhn loeb co bad sold its northern pacific fic stock to the northern securities company at the time of the formation of that company he said he thought his firm would have been willing to pay mors that a share tor northern pacific stock on may ath it there had been any for sale there was no agreement agre erent between kuhn loeb co and J P morgan co to allow shorts to settle at a share said mr kuhn loeb co bad merely notified morgan co that in order to ease the condition of affairs in northern pacific stock they were going to allow shorts to settle at as that was thought to be a fair price for the stock QUEER phenomenon kingston island of st vincent oct 5 A peculiar phenomenon a dust cloud overshadowed the island october 3 for a whole day it was accompanied by intense heat giving the impression that the volcano on this island was erupting no datona tlona were beard an investigation has been made by a party which ascended the mountain they report that there are no indications of an eruption |