Show SANTA fr FE receivership judge myers proposes to have mr johnson operate the road topeka Top ekit kan nov C G the bond ot of Clu chaales tiles F r johnson Jo linson who nho has been appointed receiver of the atchison Atch lson topeka santa fe railway property in kansas lias has been fixed at tho th e court appointing the receiver orders him to enter into art an agreement N n tit the officials of the railroad c company to operate its line within five fi N c days and it if at the expiration 0 of that t 11 a time the company has failed to ell enter ter into such u c it agreement the receiver Is directed t to take tull full chaice of od the rolling stock and operate the line it Is estimated that tile the company owns worth 0 of propel ty in kansas the suit covers the entire main line it Is understood the companas comp anys arst move vc bill III be to auk ask that the cabo s be transferred to the united states court tile the general solicitor ot of the santo santa fe fa in kansas refuses refuge at present to talk about the case this Is the first lerat case ever filed in kansas under the alien J land 1 I 1 law and its result iiii W be watched with gibat pi eat interest by capitalists ita lists and big cor corporations bolls lolls receiver lle celver johnron linson Jo Is the republican state late sena tor elect of 0 jefferson and douglas count counties les and Is a prominent business man of oskaloosa judge louis myers 11 who appointed the re receiver celver was elected judge four years ago on oil the demo cralle cr al I 1 c P populist ticket and re rc elected elf acted last tuesday by tile the heretofore lie he has made no decisions of a noteworthy character A A itura solicitor lor for of 01 the santa ie fe railway si 93 stem in an interview ter vieve regarding the said the commencement of 0 the suit ll 11 rift nut rl a surprise to us its although bough the fact that a receiver was appointed by judge jude myers without notice to any party in interest la a surprise although this suit is brought ostensibly in the name of 0 tile the state under tinder what Is known as tile the allen alien und land law passed lit in 1891 it Is really for the purpose of 0 forcing payment of a private claim A man named mable liable has bas a claim ot of or tor for injuries received in illinois a against the old atchison Atch lson topeka santa fe railroad company and has been seeking to compel the present company to pay tile the claim the attorney lor for this claimant sir mr hurd asserts js Is practically tile the instigator of 0 the s suit u t continuing he says 1 I do not apprehend the company will be put to any serious inconvenience or expense by this litigation not nor will mr keeler be able to collect ills claim any n sooner booner because of 0 it SURPRISED TUU COMPANY Y new york nov ii victor general counsel of the atchison atchason Atch lson road says of 0 the action of judge myers at oskaloosa kan yesterday in placing the alie road and equipment of 0 the atcha son topeka santa lc fe l c load in ilk that state in the hands ot of a receiver ahe action arilon of the kansas court in placing aso miles of 0 our line under its judg diction by appointing a receiver comes to us its aa a great surp ise ilse we do not understand it and cannot see how tile law touching kansas lands applies to the atchison atchason Atch lson railway company compan Y it Is not quite clear why such summary action should lie be taken without plying giving us some borne fort bort of notice As it la Is we have been apprised of the courts action tt 0 n only through dispatches the ills court has cl evidently dently exercised its ito powers by appointing a receiver for our kansas line ou on the application of a county attorney this might have been dono done after allis three months i notice to enable us to meet any issue that might havo have been advanced but we have no bellet belief that tile the appointment will 1111 stand we WB will light fight it out and our general solicitor has left chicago lor for topeka to resist the courts action under the appointment of a receiver the company will continue to operate the hie road and the system will no not it be impaired tit in any particular As to the motives that brought about the receivership I 1 have nothing to say chairman aldace F IV walker alker ot of the atchison Atch laon road said the action ot of judge siebers tra in appointing a re receiver elvar for our road in kansas hareas Is ba based med on legal ireal technicality it Is 14 giving us no concern here and the stockholders need nave have no apprehension as the companes comp anys s interests are fully protected |