Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-30
OF NATIONAL INTEREST.
A Day OF Investigations in Warrington
Tho Keystone Bank Inquiry Continued
Tho Census Office to Come in for 1t

Tho Keystone Bank Inquiry Continued
Tho Census Office to Come in for 1t
Next.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-The keystone
National Bank investigation was continued
to-day, and Controller Lacey won't on with
his story. A letter from Examiner Drew,
received about February 20, 1891. was read.
In this letter Drew said he had further ex-
amined the banks affairs, and that it would
take long time to find out the methods by
which such o large abstraction of its funds
had been made without his knowledge. The
letter also stated that he Drew was be-
ginning to suspect President Marsh. 1t aD-
neared from the reports of Examiner Drew
that certain liabilities in the shape of Clear
ing House loan certificates, aggregating
about ssh, 600 were omitted in the report or
January "a, 1891. Liabilities ofthis nature were
included in reports of February 1G and sS.
although their aggregates were less than at
the date of the January report On March
Is Mr.. Lacey said President Marsh came to
there was q certain over-issue of 25, 900 shares
of the Keystone Bank in existence. Marsh
said that Mr.. Lucas, formerly President Of
the bank had been interested with Mr.. Wan.
amaker in deal with the Rea ding Railroad.
In order to supply, money Mr.. Lucas had
furnished the shares of stock to Mr.. Wanna
borrowed money to carry out Mr.. Lucas
part of the deal. Mr.. Marsh explained that
1t would not be well to attempt to resusci-
tate the bank while this was in existence. or
until some of it was retired. Mr.. Wana-
maker, MI. Marsh said, had refused to sur
render the stock, though the only reason
why he should do so was because he had
been q patron and friend of the bank.
MI. Marsh said that he had made an ar
rangement with Mr.. Wanamaker whereby
he was to surrender the stock; but Mr.. Wan
amaker had notified him (Marsh) that he
could not carry out the Arrangement. Marsh
therefore came to him (Mr. Lacey) He sug-
gested to MI. Marsh that he 60 to Mr.. Wana-
makers house and inform him as to the
LACEY went to Solicitor General Taft (who
was acting Attorney General) and told him
that Marsh was in Washington and could be
arrested before S he left the city Mr. Taft
gestion. Later In the evening he (Lacey)
again saw Marsh. who gave him to under
stand that Mr.. Wanamaker had not given
stock. This closed the interview. and the
next day the bank was closed. Adjourned.
THE Pension Office investigation was re-
sumed today very quietly after the stormy
close of the last meeting. Commissioner
Raum was not present, though 1t was un-
derstood he would again appear. ]. G.
reenwalt, the special examiner who made
the investigation which resulted in Com
missioner Raum's preferring the charges
against Representative Cooper, was asked
If he had furnished the s25 to Morgan which
Representative Cooper refused to accept
and returned. Greenwalt declined to an
swer, on the ground that in an interview
Mr.. Cooper had said he intended to prose-
cute in court the parties to the affair. Mr..
Cooper said he would, if necessary to get at
the whole truth of the matter, relieve the
witness himself of any fear. Mr.. Enioe
asked if the witness declined to answer on
him. The witness replied that he made
the Investigation as snbordt-
nate, and had instructions to do
anything he might think necessary to elicit
everything connected with the transaction.
The witness did not want to make a further
answer, because it might furnish Mr.. Cooper
cution of others. Finally. however, he ad-
mitted that he had furnished Morgan the s25
to send to Mr.. Cooper, in order to draw out
the Information he wanted. He had done
ments. General Raum had told witness he |
should not suffer pecun1ary loss through the
payment of money to get information. Wit
ness understood MI. Raum would reimburse
HIM out of his own pocket. II necessary, for |
witness knew 1t could not be paid from the
public funds. Witness was still out the s23.
Mr.. Cooper had declined to accept it; sup
posed Morgan still had it.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has writ
ten a letter to the Secretary of State COM
mending the action OF the United States |
Consul at Victoria, B. c., in refusing to verify
the passport issued by the Dominion Gov
ernment in the case of Moy Chung. former
resident of the United States who has re-
Gently been engaged in smuggling Chinese |
from canada The Secretary says: |
"In reply to requests which have been re- |
ceiyed from customs officers for instructions |
for their guidance in cases where applica- |
tions for admission to the United States |
have been made by Chinese persons holding |
papers issued by the Domin- |
ion Government, their attention has been |
called to the requirements of the exclusion |
act that Chinese not laborers shall present |
nm original entrance, the certificate provided |
for by said act, and to refuse admission to |
without reference to the question whether |
or not they are citizens OF any other coun-
try than China.
MIR. WILCOX, Chairman of the House
Census Committee, will call up in tue House
his resolution to investigate the Census
Ofice at the first opportunity. and If this
In u rule from the Rules Committee making |
1t O special order.
SECRETARY FOSTER has sent to the
House estimates for deficiency appropria-
lions aggregating $l91, ,052 on account of the
postal Service, submitted by the Sixth Audi
tor February IA, 1901, and not heretofore
to Congress.
The House to-day, on motion of Mr..
Broderick, Of Kansas, passed the Senate bill
authorizing the sale Of the charter rights OF
The Leavenworth and Platt Bridge Company
10 construct q bridge over the Missouri river
1t Leavenworth, Kan.