The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-08

R. Peck this morning, as he was caught
on the fly between the lobby and the
dining room of the Throop hotel.
He continl led: Take all his immense
coal lands, his fine farming properties,
his real estate and other things. Look
at their value. Mr.. DevIin was a very
rich man. He was a remarkable busi-
ness man, one of the greatest in the
west. Pay out?-why of course he will
pay out All that is needed now is
management-good, sane, business
management"
Just then Clerk Ed Good stepped up
with a. telegram for Mr.. Peck. Where
is the boy that brought it," he asked.
Here" answered Good, producing the
messenger.
Here, my son. said Mr.. Peck pleas
antly to the youngster, handing him
quarter.
who's that fer?" questioned the
youngster.
For you,'' answered Mr.. Peck.
Big as harvest moons were the eyes
of the youth, as he vanished through
the door with glorious "whoopee:
Turning back to the subject of Mr..
Devlin, Mr.. Peck said: sI notice that q
voluntary petition of insolvency was
filed in the federal court. don't know
who advised it. Did Cliff Histed?' he
said quickly.
ct suppose so, at least that is the
general opinion, for Histed is Devlin's
personal attorney" was the response.
Mr.. Peck's tone of voice was rather
questioning concerning the filing OF the
bankrupt petition, but he softened
quickly and said: "Well, if Cliff did
advise it, I guess he knew what he
was about. He is a mighty shrewd
lawyer.
''Now if you say anything at all Of
my interview said Mr.. Peck, 'I wish
that you would mention particularly
that I know it to be a positive fact
that Mr.. Devlin's assets will almost
how rich he is. He is a very, very
dear friend of mine. 1 have known
him long while. I am going out to
see him this afternoon for while if
I am permitted. I am not here espe-
cially for this matter, and in fact not
here for anything in particular save
to see my friends. 1 am coming
through from Colorado and am going
on to Kansas City this afternoon at
o'clock
1t is not commonly known, but Mr..
Peck has stock in the Toluca mines.
He knows exactly whereof he speaks
and his statement that his knowledge
is positive concerning Mr.. Devln's as
sets, ought to have a decidedly quiet
ing effect on the strained conditions
which now exist.
Mr.. Peck stopped here on his way
back from Colorado Springs where he
delivered an address day before yes
terday to the Colorado State Bar as
sociation. ''I made a speech he said
laughing. in telling about it, mot an
address,
Mr.. Hurley Is Here.
General Manager j. E. Hurley of the
Santa Fe railroad, and Cyrus Leland,
the receivers appointed by Judge Pol
lock to take charge of the Devlin prop
critics, held a short preliminary con-
ference this morning to discuss ways
and means and to discuss the first
Mr.. Hurley reached Topeka early
this morning on a special train, maxi
ing quick trip from New Mexico,
where he had been on Santa Fe busi-
ness.
Mr. Hurley declined to make any
statement for publication at this time
in regard to the steps to be taken with
the Devlin properties. 'fIt is big
proposition" he said, land is one that
must require the greatest care and
caution upon the part of the receiv-
ers. We will not want to take hurried
action that will in any manner harm
the interests at stake and we shall
have to proceed carefully"
1t is important that the mines be
kept running for the double reason
that they are revenue producing and
every day will be piling up assets for
the creditors and for the other reason
that the Santa Fe railroad depends
upon the Devlin mines for the fuel
for the locomotives to haul the trains.
If the mines were shut down it would
shortly cripple the railroad in the run
ming of trains.
The salaries of the miners will be
paid as usual and consequently there
will be no shut down at the mines.
Queen Lost His Money.
J. H. Queen, a justice of the peace
who lives south of town, sold his farm
to c. J. Devlin for $500. Devlin
paid him by drawing on the First Ma
tional Queen, who is a cripple, pre-
sented the check for payment, before
the failure, and left the money on de-
posit in the First National, where it is
still tied up. Saturday of last week, a
short time before the bank was closed,
as usual, at noon Queen deposited $25,
which was about all the ready cash he
had. The bank closed a few minutes
afterward and was not reopened- 1t is
reported that Queen said that one OF
the directors told him since the failure
of the bank that had he known that
he, Queen, had his money still on de-
posit he would have told him to draw
| his money out.