The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-10
RECEIVER BrRLEIGu QUALITIES.
Now sole Receiver From Montana tn
the Coast.

As predicted in the Post-Iutelligencer
OF yesterday. Judge w. B. Gilbert handed
down a decision yesterday morning at
Helena in the Northern Pacific receiver
ship case. and early in the afternoon An-
drew r. Burleigh, OF this city. had quali%
fed IN obedience TO that decision as sole
receiver Of the Northern Pacific system
as far east as the eastern line of Mop-
tana The announcement OF the decision
first reached Seattle Yesterday morning
IN the shape Cf the following telegram
from Helena: Judge Gilbert today sSt
aside the appointment OF Messrs. Mills
and Bonner as Northern Pacific receivers
for Montana. ana appointed \. +. Bur-
leigh sole receiver for Oregon. Washing
ton Idaho and Montana"
Shortly afterward Mr, Burlegh receiy-
cd courteous telegram OF cOagcatula-
ton from james II. Mihs. one OF the de-
posed Montana receivers, which was fol-
lowed by words OF similar import from To-
cal railroad men. and from other parts
OF the country as FAR east as NeNE York.
OF all the mef concerned ~ the xast
interests involved iB Judge Gilnert's de-
eisiou Yesterday Mr. Burleigh himself
was perhaps the least Hurried. As ne sat
modestly IN his quiet office In tho Burke
huffdwE. one would not have supposed %
look at him that be was az that moment
the center OF comment throughout tho ir-
dustrlai and commercial circles Of The
nation The same dignity and force OF
character which he has displayed
throughput the long contest We're appa-
rent rs he received one by one the nSfn-
erous visitors that thr0ngei MS ante
room Meanwhile he went straight ahead
attending TO business Az soon as au-
thert!c information Of the decision had
b~eu received ne authorized Tire nllps bf
his bond for S-9.0o0 al Helena, ana when
the bond had been approved ~ Judge
Gilbert. Air Burleigh Went before ne
cgrrk Of the United States cOslrt Ia this
city a-ld took his oath of Office. THIS
was done az quietly as II the matter were
of no great CONNER rcial importance, ana
only a few intimate friends knew that
MIR Burleigh had so promptly entered up-
on the discharge " his new daties-
-''rhe decision az course can tolf irr grafl-
fving ia me- said Mr BurieSEh 10 POST
Inteliigencer reporter yesterday. Apart
from the qaestion a. 10 the way IN which
II Affects the interests Of the road, ~ IS
fIeaeauf to fee that one has the con
G7@nre and Enforcement of the courts and
OF those " no have the welfare % the road
at heart you know. cf course. tSat
have already been one of the receivers FOR
Montana, being associated ta that capacity
with Mr.. James ~ Milis and Air. +. l..
bonner aly association with both these
gentlemen has been entirely pleasant. and
there have been no personal disagree
rnents between us. Mr. Mills have known
personally and politically Tor years. He -
a tire man. an old resident of Montana,
AMI was az one time IN the newspaper bug
fnees SIR Bonner. who * now IN New
York. r. perhaps the leading merchant IN
Montana His home ls at Missoula. and
he II very Wealthy man.
For the present I cannot announee any
change Of policy as a result of the decis-
ion today. DO not care % discuHs TIE
tel~erafns which were sent our yesterday
and last night from Milwaukee"