The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-15

On the face Of tho Columbia National
banks official statement. coupled with the
statement Of Cashier Petera, Boggs could
not have had one-quarter as much money
on deposit subject to check a. he reported
to the city council. Peters says the Col
umbia's individual deposits range FROM
si25, 900 to $175.o0O. The bank reported
$4,000 of demand deposits. and TAX
ing the lowest aggregate of individual
deposits subject to check, viz: SIS. COO.
and deducting IL from the total reported
on deposit. there Is only $4,000 left for
the city's total cash deposit. If not then
Peters and the general understanding
among the bankers are wrong. because
Peters states and IL 10 generally under
stood that the Columbia carries consider
ahle more than sos, 600 in individual de-
posits subject to check. II Boggs bad
SOL, 900 in cash on deposit on the last
day Of February. and the total de-
posits subject to check were $4,000,
then the banks individual deposits. out
side of the city, would be only ssa, COO
That 10 absurd. Again. 30 far this year
Boegs has checked something like So. otU
or $4,000 out Of the Columbia, therefore
he could not have drawn on other banks
to any great extent to meet the demands.
SO favorable a statement as the bank
prints will not permit IL to suffer a. one
of Treasurer Boggs' chief repositories, not
withstapding the publication Of such an
item ~ the following from the Tacoma
Mus Of yesterday:
Some other hitherto re-
spectacle citizens. chiefly oiiiesholders.
IN whom the Iat0a nni its friends arc
particularly interested. will he lucky. IN
deed. II they escape from their present
predsesment without looking ont from be-
hind the bars. The .nsn who boasts that
he can afford to spend So, 900 to elect his
successor is enc of these hitherto re-
srectshles. So IL Frank MeCain. so /.
sx-Superinsendent Lloyd. So is Ell Chief
Ewickey. The list of hitherto respceta.
bies IL growing larger every day"
The Moves and the LEDGER helped, accord.
ing To their strength, to bunko the city out
of 100000 on the water steal and only
such pointed jab as this from the Morn
tag Iaion would have reused the Doodle
sheet:
The Meas enows 50 much. wouldaf 10
he kind enough ~ tell the pnh.lc-So TAR
IL NAV he able to reach with It's
abridged irculs.scn--why IL was 80 long
mum about the water proposition and
then suddenly became SO yoelfcrOus ear
nest. a. xioUs scileisous snd In = hurry
about the purchasing 81 the water plsut'"
The Meas saws .he Neruise i'ai5a Is
owned by CITY Treasurer Boggs. and IL. Of
course, refers II Mr.. Bosgs disrespc,fagy
when the iaioa has the temeriiy to
cali attention - It's top on the
water swindle. Indeed, this sor. TO-
gethcr with that az she Le3seT. Was 81
abrupt that thinking rcople though, il
vsrv strange, tc saw shs least. Both papers
published false statements ani decer,lvs
statements Tor the " alter sSinalcrs. They
we're paid Tor pabIisAsas tAeas fa,ss and
deceptive statements.
Returning IL Mr.. norgs saA rs alleged
deposits; His chief depository aid not
on the s>th aaY 81 February last have
within s. eao 90 the smouat II the
alleged city deposit oa hand; and
the Colnmh.A National hank Is no
deubs The secuseSt ef al the
city treasarer's depositcfles wherein ~.
has any large amount There IS not the
lpAs, aoae& that hy AptH IL shra thls
ard ether banks viii have - fnske "a A.
counting 10 the eliy. s. all re ready -
tgrs over every cent ~StsA she elgy tee&s-
urer alleges ne has deposited tAsfe!H. IL
is csll,ne in leans RAPIDLY nos. aad In 8
couple 90 weeks IL ~UI have Mr.. Nesgs'
monsy ready. plus aay warrants BE has
theresa IS cash.
Mes; IF :hs active cssh, not DENNY
essa. Ct the city sEessurcF's otsscs =
handed ~ ghe Co,umtsss National /; AS
never refused 60 ray sssA en amp and every
es@sa4 ssaas npsa - Even dEsans tie