Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-01


PnILGDKrRHKA, Juns o0-Ths hasiy
summoninR Of members of the Board
of DfFscteFs Of The ChesaDeake & Dela-
ware Canal Company e. a. early hoag
ehis afternoon oFeaisd stir Ia hnaDaiai
circles. and the rsport quickly dsB
abeut that heavy dalaieatlon had bean
discovered ID tha aoo0unka Of one cf
TIE ofheaFs. The Company i one Of
the oldest. and Was IN early times one
Of The weslthiesl ID the Middle States.
holding chaFtars from Pennsylvania
Delaware and Maryland. The ramor
that reached the street vas that the
Treasurer. J. A. Wilson. had dafaulsed
IA his accounts 10 the extent Of 3178. 900.
Iha facts, AZ subsequently, ascartained
more Accurately, utEs thar an over iasne
Of bonds 60 the amount Of 46ik. k.26Q
vas made under the thirty year mort
GAGE loan of the C0mpany e July,
ie5s. for g. 900. Ths loan maturss
tomorrow, and preparations having
been made for its extension tAo EetaFn
Of the bonds for ceEtiGcafion 81 the
ofiles today would have revealed tie
over issue. Treasurer Wilson did not
appear at the 0fiiea today. bui on bis
desk was q note containing q confession
Of g guilty knowledge of the fFaudu.
lent transaction. He lsft TIE city last
niRht. Il Il alleged, IN company with
Harry V. Leslie. q former Treasurer,
undsF whose administrasisn the over
issue vas mads.
J.A.L Wilson, TIE aooussd dsfanlisr,
Is about S. years ct ace, and for over
thirty years has been connected with
the Chesapeake q Delaware Canal Com
pany, having been its treasurer ainea
1883 when he suoosodsd HsnEy Y. Les
lie.
The letter lelt by Treasures Wilson on
hia desk. which was written closely and
10 some length on several snail shesta
Of note paper, was then read 10 the
board. Silence then fell over the room.
The defaulting Treasurer gives full
and melancholy account Of the over is
sns, which had remained sscret for %
long q time. He said the over issaa was
made When the loan Of 81 800 900 vas
irsl negotiated. At the time. Henry V.
Leslie. his own 0rst cousin, vas the
Treasurer. Mr.. Wilson, Who vas As
sistAnt Secretary and Treasurer az that
time, vas the only person outside Of Mr..
Leslie who had the guilty ka0WiodRe Of
the transaction.
The Oonpany makes tho following
statement; "Defalcations By the treas
uFoR OF this company having bees dis
covered this day, the interest loan dus
July LIST, 1886, will not be paid until
further notice and the extension Of tbs
loan cannot be covered as provided for.
Holders Of certificates Of the lean are
requested to produce them 81 onoe at
tbs ofkiOe Of the company for examina-
ti0n.
"By order Of the Board Of Directors.
~. E. GIILxNaaAN. President"
shora in MS Accounts.
IsoUsTTLLR, June 30.--A sensation
was created here By q Famor that Colo
mel h. N. Kelly, until recently United
States Pension Agent &C this point. was
short In his accounts 20 the Govern
meat. The rumor has been current fer
several days, bat last night the Courier
Journal received dispatch from Wash
inQton, saying on the authority Of Aud
itor Williams that when Colonel Kelly
vas succeeded By General Buell., on
February 18th, The settlement Of his 40
counts showed & credit 20 the Govern
msnt Of e5I. 800 In the New York sub
treasury. An inquiry, hoWeFeF, re-
Vealed the fact that only about &6 was
there due the GoveFnment from the
pension Office here. Colonel Kelly was
notified, and General Williams says he
turned over the f5i 900,
thus sQuaKinQ his accounts. General
Williams, Without explaining. said be
thoaght Kelly had been deceived and
L. - 4 4 - Cnaa -
Kelly states simply that bis accounts
have been examined and found 70 be
a1FFect and that be owes the Govern
ment nothing.
The Lake ahere Strike
CHICAGO, June 30.--The Lake Shore
Railroad is moving its trains today
again, under q strong armed guard.
shortly before ! O'Clock this afternoon,
The men guarding the train at the stock
yards we're attacked by the stock yards
employees, the latter throwing missiles,
and q Pinkerton man was seriously in
lured. The guard lsveled their RID q at
Ihe crowd bat did not Gre. Later the
srowd pushed a nat ear IN front Of
train and G PinkeEton man hred q shot
II tue crowd, bat no enc vas bit.
DlseussGon eT the Markets.
NKw YonK, June 30.-0oveEnm ents
aall and 4 lower for Il. Tue principal
slement affecting the stock market ~
present is undoubtedly the movement Of
geld out Of the ooantry. "Ball"
leaders have Of late preteaded 10 atsaeh
littls inpoFtanes 70 it, but ita effect is
seen II tue hardening Of the rate today
for msney. The movement ID In part
accounted for By the return Of high
Glass securities held in Europe till Of
late. The announcement came from
OnioAao todsy that the old tFipartita
lines had called q meeting for July Ssh
to bring about q settlement Of The diff
ferencss west Of Chicago, and at the
freight olfoes 10 this city Of the roads
Interested ID is said theFe has been no
change in the situation aud q settla-
manf is anxiously looked for, all agree
ina that low rates have brOazht no new
buaineas. Today's market was some
what fsEerish, being alternately hrmeR
and heavy, bat the geneFal tendeney
vas IN the direction OF lover prioea. In
early trading Paci6e Mail and Uni0n
Pasifc were oonspicaouaiy weak, upon
adyicss from Washington unfayorable
10 thoss properties. Ths former resov-
cred Qniekly. bat the latter vas slug
gish, Rot recovering its early los until
some TINA In the afternoon Basi
neas was fair for tie hr1t
hour. but later vas dull and tsAtursless
thruuehoui the entire day. AZ the open
ing pFiees we're nEn, being generally y
90 over she closing prices last night,
Whiie Paelao Mail was q eonaptea0os
exception. being down The general
market was nFm IN esrly dealings, and
advances Of small fFaetions we're estab-
lished. bat they we're Renerally Loss 10
TIE Aftenoon. when the entifa market
yialded slightly; but it beosme steady
and 90 closed. Changes fFem lass
nights pFiees are insiRnidaant.
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