Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-01

Taylor issued three orders to-day in the
Iron Hall receivership suit. The first
gave the receiver authority to open all
mail addressed to the order or the
orders officials or clerks, and to receive
express matter forwarded to the order.
THE second order is for the benefit Of
members, and says: 1T is hereby
ordered that all and singular Of the
active branches and members of the Iron
Hall at the date of the filing Of the com
plain therein, to wit, on July goth, 1899,
who have paid their assessments and
liabilities to the supreme sitting up to
and including assessment No. $50, or
who shall have paid said assessment and
other liabilities, it any, to their several
branches on or before October 1st, 1899,
and which branches through their
proper officers shall fully account for
and pay over the same TO the said re-
ceiver and also account with OF pay
over to the said receiver all the reserve
funds and accumulations thereto, or, in
case said reserve funds have heretofore
been invested, then assign the securities
to said receiver on or before October LIST,
1892, shall be entitled to share in the
funds now or hereafter coming into the
hands of said receiver for distribution.
The receiver shall forward copy of
this order to each branch by mail"
AN ORDER TO THE SUPREME SITTING.
The third order is directed to the SUI
preme sitting of the order, and directs
that MI money due or owing to the order
by the branches for the use or benefit of
the order belonging to the supreme
sitting be paid over TO the receiver, and
orders further that the Iron Hall, by its
officers, assign all sums due or owing to
the order from the Mutual Bank of
Philadelphia, or held by A. Il. Stock
we'll, assignee, or the New Jersey Trust
Company of Camden, N. j., or any
other person or corporation, 10 the re-
ceiyer at once.
Nothing really definite or accurate
was drawn Out during the receivership
suit as to the assets of the Iron Hall.
The vast sum placed in charge Of the
Mutual Bank of Philadelphia, or rather
donated to it, is, so far as has been de-
veloped, wholly unavailable; but it is
not improbable that some of this amount
will be rescued from the ruins. 1t is,
therefore, impossible at present to state
with any precision just what the MEM
bers will realize on the assessments they
have paid in,
POWERS OF THE RECEIVER.
The order Of court appointing the re-
ceiver and defining his powers was that
he shall receive, take and hold, under
the order and direction of the court, all
property, real, personal and mixed, Of
any and every kind, together with all
moneys, bonds, bills, notes, checks,
claims, debts and effects of every kind,
6nt ,,,,t IN wit etntn 4,
is to have full power to receive, demand
and collect in his name, as receiver, from
the defendant and all its officers, agents,
branches, bankers and all other persons,
all the realty, goods, chattes, money,
bills, notes, drafts, chooses in action,
claims, dues, demands, rights, credits,
effects, books and papers, and things OF
every description belonging to the de.
iendant He was also empowered to
sue in his own name, as receiver, any
and all persons or corporations, within
ior without this state, who neglect or re-
fuse to pay or turn over TO him the
property as aforesaid mentioned.
ORDER TO IRON HALL OFFICIALS.
The Iron Hall, its officers, agents
servants and employees, both within and
without the state, including those Of the
subordinate branches, were each and
all ordered and directed and required to
deliver to the receiver all property
money, stocks, claims, notes, securities
and assets of every kind whatsoever be.
longing to the Iron Hall and to pay oyel
to him, on personal or written demand
by him or his agent, all property, money
and things aforesaid, without regard t.
whether the same belongs to or is held
or invested for the use and benefit of thu
reserve fund of the Iron Hall, as sci
forth in its constitution and laws, ol
any other fund or trust, If, on demand
any such person or branch shall REFUSE
to obey and comply with this or any
other provision Of this order and decree
then the receiver is to report the matter
ut once to the court, when such further
order will be made as the court shall il
such case deem meet.
THE MATTER OF CLAIMS.
lss4 All persons having claims against tht
x defendant, other than claims arisin.
Supon the certificates of tho defendant
y must file with the receiver, a verified
itemized account thereof AS to thu
claims of holders of certificates, due o.
not due, the court reserves all actor
and Judgment thereon until further ant
Better advised as to the rights and equi
hes of the holders thereof The instruc
Hons to the receiver are yoluminous, bu
the foregoing summary gives the essen
tial points.
FROM THE GENERAL BODY
fa NEW HAVEN, Conn, Aug. 24.-Th
q local lodge of the Order of Iron Hal
has practically withdrawn from tn
general body. There are 1866 members
And at meeting just held it was decide,
not to remit $1,000 Of assessment nov
due. The money in the treasury Will b
divided pro rata among the members il
good standing.
'f DOZEN MORE DETROIT SUITS.
f DETROIT, Men, Aug. 24.-Ilenry NJ
Cheeyer this afternoon began eight NOR
# suits against local branches of the lrol
Hall. The bill i'll each case asks for til
appointment of a receiver, for an injunc
ton restraining the officers from llsin
the money on hand, and eventually 70
= q division of the money among til
n members in proportion to the amour
each has paid in.
II Mr.. Cheever says that he will at one
begin suits against four other Detroi
branches, and when this is done all til
branches will have been served alike
IRON HALL. MONEY LOST IN WHEAT.
BALTIMORE, MD, Aug. 24.-There ar
5000 members Of Iron Hall in Maryland
and the officers, who have been beseige
by certificate holders to-day, talk q
forming new organization on the pla
of the Iron Hall, to which certificates q
the latter will be transferred. The Mary
land receivers will DrOtect the funds q