The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-14
RECEIVER 3URLEICH QUALITIES
Now Sole Receiver From Montana to the

Seattle Post-Intelligencer: AS pre-
dicted in the Post-Intelligencer OF yes
terday, Judge w. b. Gilbert handed
down decision yesterday morning at
Helena in the Northern Pacific receiv-
ership case. and early in the afternoon
Andrew Il. Burleigh of this city had
qualified in obedience to that decision
as sole receiver of the Northern Pacific
system as far east as the eastern line
of Montana. The announcement OF the
decision first reached Seattle yesterday
morning in the shape of the following
telegram from Helena: Judge Gilbert
to-day set aside the appointment OF
Messrs. Mills and Bonner as Northern
Pacific receivers for Montana, and ap-
pointed A. +. Burleigh sole receiver
for Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
Montana"
Shortly afterward Mr.. Burleigh re-
ceived a courteous telegram of con-
graduation from James ii. Mills, one
of the deposed Montana receivers.
which was followed by words of SINH
lar import from local railroad men.
and from other parts of the country as
far east as New York.
or all the men concerned in the vast
interests involved in Judge Gilbert's
decision yesterday. Mr.. Burleigh HIM
self was perhaps the least Hurried. As
he sat modestly In his quiet office in
the Burke building, one would not have
supposed to look at him that he was at
that moment the center of comment
throughout the industrial and CONNER
cial circles of the nation. The same
dignity and force of character which
he has displayed throughout the long
contest We're apparent as he received
one by one the numerous visitors that
thronged his ante-room. Meanwhile
he went straight ahead attending to
business. AS soon as authentic infor-
nation of the decision had been re-
ceived, he authorized the filing of his
bond for 100000 at Helena. and when
the bond had been approved by Judge
Gilbert, Mr.. Burleigh went before the
clerk of the United States court in this
city, and took his oath Of office. This
was done as quietly as If the matter
were of no great commercial import
ance, and only n few intimate friends
knew that Mr.. Burleigh had so prompt
ly entered upon the discharge of his
new duties.
THE decision Of course can but be
gratifying to me-" said Mr.. Burleigh TO
a Post-Intelligencer reporter yesterday
Apart from the question as to the way
in which IT affects the interests of the
road, 1t is pleasant to feel that one
has the confidence and Endorsement of
the courts and of those who have the
welfare of the road at heart You
know, of course, that / have already
been one of Their eceivers for Montana,
being associated in that capacity with
james III. Mills and T.. l.. Bonner My
association with both these gentlemen
has been entirely pleasant, and there
have been no personal disagreements
between us. Mr.. Mills l have known
personally and politically for years.
He is a fine man, an old resident of
Montana, and was at one time in the
newspaper business. Mr.. Bonner, who
is now in New York, is perhaps the
leading merchant in Montana. His
home is at Missoula, and he is a very
wealthy man.
For the present I cannot announce
any change of policy as a result of the
decision to-day. / do not care to dis
cuss the kilograms which were sent
out yesterday and last night from
Milwaukee,