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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1891. General Wagner before the council comby the supre mittee of Philadelphia. Nettleton said law is un THE BANK SCANDALS I never backed Nelson F. Evans or any other against a O. RETURN OF LAUGHTON. person as a candidate for the receivership of the WAS today suspended Keystone bank. After the bank had Dealers' Asso all stands wb been closed some days, and when the comptroller of the currency, who had little acquaintto close up a Assistant Secretary of the Treasance in Philadelphi. was considering several under pain o The Violinist Emerges From names for the receivership, I suggested Evans open on Sun ury Nettleton Smirched. the Conconully Hills. and recommended that the comptroller makeinQuite a few quiries in Philadelphia as to his fitness, which wardly at the be proceeded to do. I had not a suspicion compelling t HE OWED THE SPRING GARDEN. of any financial weakness nor complication on say they are will close als the part of Evans or of the Spring Garden bank WANTS HIS MINING BILLS PAID. until the announcement of the failure of the pose a picnic Restaurant bank. Evans had no knowledge that his name ICES. Endeavored to Have a Friend Made would be mentioned for the Keystone receiverafternoon by ers' Associat ship until some time after it was done. I sugA Cowlitz County Logger Fatally Receiver of the Keystone. gested his name simply because I had known Sunday. uded him long and believed him in every way fit. I Impaled by a Splinter. DICE have borrowed no money from the Spring Garden bank, but it is probable there are certain acNotorious 8 Examiner Drew Prefers the Chargecommodation notes on which I am responsible. the If so I simply among the losers by the bank's Death of Dick Gerdes, Leader of the Wanamaker's Skirts Clear-Another PORTLAND, failure, which I regret. Portland Democracy-Fatal Accident Pal of Bardsley's Arrested-Deficit Richard Ger BROKEN Bow, Neb., June 12.-The Centhis evening in State Funds Growing. in the Big Bend-Decision Against tral National bank closed its doors this debility, aged Agricultural College Commissioners. morning on an order from the comptroller a prominent of the currency. The bank examiner has municipal pc elected to th taken charge. The crop failure last year present term fact PHILADELPHIA, June 12.-National Bank and poor investments led to the failure, As the electic OLYMPIA, June 12.-[Special.]-LieutenExaminer Drew was seen tonight in rebut it is believed that the depositors will ant-Governor Laughton arrived this evennotice requir gard to the statement attributed to him by be paid in full and that the stockholders to be appoint ing, and tomorrow a meeting of the minGeneral Wagner this afternoon, that Netwill lose but little. The bank officials exGerdes was ing bureau will be held, and a test case will pect to reopen soon. ticton was a large borrower of the Spring resident of be made as to the position of the state auGarden bank. When first asked if he had Oregon and 1 NEW York, June 12.-The London and ditor in refusing to honor vouchIt is stated th made such a statement to Wagner, Drew Liverpool Clothing Company, 86 and 88 San Francisc ers of the surveyors and geologist in S, said it was absolutely false. Drew afterBowery, and Mack & Co., clothing, 467 cause of deat charge of the geological survey. Connected ward withdrew his denial and qualified it Broadway, failed today. Both concerns a long siege of with the lieutenant governor's return apby saying he had no recollection of having are owned by the same parties, Isadore pears to be a little friction, or at least an Rosenheim and Isaac S. Mack. The firm said anything on the subject, but still it IMPAI assertion of authority, between himself was possible Wagner's memory was better claimed to have a capital of $100,000, and and Governor Ferry as to who has the Horrible I than his. Drew was then asked if it was was carrying a large stock. Mack does power to call a meeting of the mining so that General Nettleton was a qorrower not think the liabilities will exceed $250,KELSO, Jun bureau. The bureau consists of the govof the bank, but refused to answer, saying 000 to $275,000. He could not give any dent, resulti ernor, lieutenant governor and state he was not allowed to answer a question detinite idea of the assets as yet. camp, six m treasurer. The lieutenant governor was like that. Drew was very averse to saying The World prints this dispatch from timber-faller elected president and the state treasurer Philadelphia: The details of the conferanything whatever, intimating that Netwhich, before secretary, consequently a majority of the sapling. The tleton was the proper person to see on ence that occurred on the Saturday night board can call a meeting at any time. back with g the subject, and not he. before President Marsh's flight would cast In the latter part of May Governor Ferry which penetr Another arrest was made this afternoon more light upon the mystery that envelcalled a meeting for June 16, and Lieutenman, going n in connection with the treasury scandal. opes the affairs of the Keystone bank than stick being fe rich ant-Governor Laughton was notified. On anything yet brought out. A large sum H. H. Yard, a former partner of President hours. This Wednesday evening Lieutenant-Governor of money was offered to Marsh and LawLucas, deceased, of the Keystone bank, in have occurred Laughton wired Secretary Lindsley to call ylish seaside speculations, was captured in Trenrence to leave the country. The sum a meeting for the 13th; that he would start Sumas ton, N. where he is being held to await mentioned to your correspondont by his immediately for home. From the lieutenSUMAS, Jun informant is $20,000 each and an assurance requisition papers. Yard was a real estate in S William Dev ant-governor's action it is evidently promoter and closely connected with Presof one week's start on the way to liberty. butcher busin his intention to assert his authority President Marsh sailed for the Barbadoes ident Marsh, of the Keystone bank. He and were arre as president of the mining bureau. left the city a few days after Marsh disapon the following Wednesday, under an asof a telegram Mr. Lindsley will probably remain neutral sumed name. Lawrence, the assistant ing money un peared. The warrant upon which Yard and view the situation from a comfortable home yestero was arrested was issued on a charge of cashier, declined peremptorily. He seat on the fence. It matters but little to preliminary € said that whatever he had done had conspiracy with ex-Treasurer Bardsley him whether they meet or how often, but tice Van Val re. been at the direct command of in stealing city and state taxes. missed after I he will not permit himself to be the cause Lucas and Marsh, and that he had never The alleged conspiracy between Bardshearing. Att of any disagreement between Laughton ley and Yard was discovered profited to the extent of one penny by the of Seattle, w and the governor. falsification of the books of the bank. He debts of Wol by experts Wednesday. On that night a The object of the meeting is to audit the citizens of B warrant was sworn out by Expert Acis already under large bail, which was vouchers of those employed by the geologlosers by the countant Faunce. Yard was finally traced furnished by his father-in-law, and he did ical survey and present them to the audto Trenton this afternoon, after a long not contemplate leaving his bondsmen in He Th itor for payment. The auditor, it is underthe lurch. He has decided to face the chase. Yard was given a hearing on the VANCOUVER stood, will refuse to honor them, on the music and give the committee all the affidavit charging him with conspiracy to ward Payson, ground that the appropriation was illegal, serious diffic misuse public funds and, released on $10,information in his power. John Bardley but the preliminaries will be carried a sum of mon 000 pending requisition proceedings was present at that very important interout and the matter then turned ably languish against him. The public money used by view, and he importuned Marsh and Lawover to the supreme court for decision. It out on a jam Bardsley in conjunction with Yard rence to go away until he could "arrange will take but a short time to gain this inpounded with amounts to $200,000. matters. Bardley never appears as having formation and set matters right. At the plate glas United States District Attorney Reed contemplated flight, but fully expected to drug store. 1 present nearly $2,000 remains unpaid, have the bank reorganized and to come appeared before the investigating commitpassing the n and for which vouchers have been out after entanglement safely. glass front of tee of the council today and made a perdrawn up. Those in the field have
