The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-07-10
Attorney for Government Ar
rives in Topeka.
Here to Advise Receiver Bradley
of First National.
THINGS QUIET DOWN.
Business Is Resuming Its Nor
NAL Functions Once More.
Vice President ROssington Goes
to Excelsior Springs.

There is a dead calm in affairs in
connection with the bankruptcy of c.
J. Devlin and business is resuming its
normal level Routine matters are
engrossing the attention of those who
are connected with the business of at
tempting to straighten out the tangle.
Cyrus Leland. one of the receivers
appointed by Judge Pollock, said this
afternoon: There is nothing new. We
have taken care of the miners and the
pay roll of the mines in the southern
Kansas field and presume we will
have to borrow money to meet the
pay roll of the miners in the Illinois
district. We want to keep from Dor
rowing any additional funds if we can.
don't know how much money will
be needed to take care of the Illinois
pay roll. After that we expect that
the mines will take care of them
selves"
F. S. Oldham, attorney from Wash
1ngton, D. c.. who was sent here by the
government to advise Receiver Brad
ley of the First National bank, arrived
at shortly before noon today and inn
mediately went to the bank. AS he
had not acquainted himself with any
of the particulars of the questions
which have arisen he was unable to
express any opinion.
It will never kneel in the same
church in which Mr.. Devlin kneelS,
was the declaration of an excited but
devout Catholic woman as she told of
her savings of $500, all she had, in
the First National bank A great
number of the adherents of the Cath
Ollie faith were depositors in the First
National. c. J. Devlin, who was
Catholic and prominent as a member
of the Church of the Assumption, car
ried with him the implicit faith and
confidence of a great number of the
adherents of that church in the city.
In consequence great number of the
members of the church had accounts
with the First National including the
priests and sisters as well as the laity.
The Commercial club had all of its
available funds on deposit at the bank,
amounting to some $500. and they
very gladly donated their rooms to the
men working up the meeting of the
depositors which will be held there
this evening at O'Clock.
Some one circulated rumor to the
effect that the Y. NJ. c. A. had $4,000
of their building fund tied up by the
failure. Secretary George Lerrigo met
the question of the $4,000 with
smile on his face. 'T am glad said he,
ito deny that report. We had a
something like 1900 or $500. We
have made it the custom to collect
only so much of the fund as we were
in actual need of and on that account
we have not pressed the matter of col
1ections. AS far as 1 can find out it
looks as If the failure will not affect
us seriously, as it has not touched
very many of our subscribers
Mr.. w. H. Rossington, vice president
of the First National has gone to Ex-
celsior Springs for stay of several
days in an attempt to shake of some of
the worry and trouble which has been
incident to the closing up of the bank.
Mr.. RosSington has been in direct
charge of the affairs of the bank up to
the appointment of a temporary receiY-
er and during the illness of Cashier
Hawley. The duties and worries weigh
ed heavily on Mr.. Rossington and he
felt the imperative need of a change and
a rest.
Though the doors are locked and the
shades drawn the interior of the bank
is as busy a scene as it was during the
most active periods of it's history. It
will take months to close up the differ
ent accounts and place the books in
counts kept at the bank and all the old
headquarters of Mr.. Devlin at the south
nue. the receivers have opened up their
which was at work during the days pre-
vious to the crash have returned to
work and are under the direction of Mr..