The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-25
THE s1LvE. SPECULATION.
ssfsahon Continued and Many Hold
ers and Sellers Saue5

WASHINGTON CRY, Jan. -Renresanta-
tive Dorsey, of Nebraska. testified bef.,ra
the silver pool investigation committee To-
Gay that he had no knowledge of any con
gresham, or any other government officer
oeing interested in the silver pool. or sill
yer purchase for speculation. Witness
never had invested directly or indirectly
IN SILVER bullion, or silver speculation
~ b. Parsons, Of BROOKLYN. was called
10 the stand. but before he tesaisiea Ste
yens, correspondent of the ii. Louis Globe
democrat, said he wished to Withdraw one
or TWO names. which he had given al the
request OF the committee from recollec-
Ton, They were those of Newlands and
PARSONS Since testifying he had received
from owensby letter dated az Chicago.
saying he was in error: that he showed
me letter TO Dockery, who suggested that
he hold it for a while.
Parsons, New York, agent for Wells.
Fargo d CO., said he knew nothing about
any silver speculation by government Of
ncers. Parsons said he knew Owensby. as
ne frequently came to the office of Wells.
Fargo q Co., where witness made his ac-
quaintance. He said 0wensby stated that
he had an interest in silver, ana had given
consideration to the information furn-
Ished. Owenshy said the cashier of New
York bank was his associate in the enter
prise
Afterwards Leech. mint director. sub
mitted a statement of the domestic supply
OF SILVER on December and January last.
On the former date the visible supply
Leech placed at IL scr, $50 ounces, the iarg-
est holding being by the Mercantile Safe
Deposit Company New York bank. and
Western renneries. He also submitted a
list Of concerns that since the last silver
act passed offered 10, 600 ounces of more of
silver 10 the government
Director Leech gave among the regular
sellers. the following: Consolidated Kan
sas City Smelling and Refining Company,
OF New York; Clark Dodge & Co, Handy
d Hartman, Zimmerman Forshay. Fourth
National bank, Boston and Colorado Smeli-
ing Company, of Denver; ]. d y. Selirman
Il Co., of New York; Nesslage. Colgate e.
Co, american Exchange National hank, of
New York, Bank of California, Nevada
bank, Anglo-California bank, selby STnelt-
ing and Lead Company and W Loaiza &
Co, all Of San Francisco; Wells, Fargo &
Co, New York; |. 4 :. Wormser, Herdel-
back, IckelheiIner & Co., and L. 4. Cole,
of New York
Leech gave an outline to the committee
Of the manner in which silver speculation
was carried on He said the deposit of
bullion and issue of certificates was largely
as matter of convenience TO Eastern re-
fners who did not want TO throw their
product on the market at inopportune
times. Like most of previous witnesses,
Leech had no knowledge of specializing by
persons connected with the government.
Chairman Dingley. for the benefit of
newspapers from which the people must
obtain their information Of the inyestiga-
ton, remarked that his attention had been
called 10 a publication charging that IN
some way the committee had managed TO
prevent the evidence which Senator Vest
gave, respecting Senator Cameron, from
from coming before the country until
after Cameron's reelection. and that the
committee knew what he would testify TO.
The fact was. the committe sent word to
Vest on Saturday TO appear. He replied
he could not leave the Senate. At the in
stance of Oates, who stated he had bust
ness in New York, an adjournment was
taken until Wednesday. Had the COM
mittee had any intimation of Vests testi-
mony il would have insisted upon his APP
pearing Saturday.
CHICAGO, Jan. al A. Ownesby, who Is
supposed 10 know something about the
silver pool, was found here today by
deputy sergeant-at-arms, and summoned
TO appear before the investigating com
mittee at Washington next Thursday.
Talking of the matter he said:
Ii I am permitted 10 tell all / know, some
thing interesting viii be forthcoming.