&T1 ' r ,- jyti . . A Great Thanksgiving Number Jif r'-. .!3V tV-iT Dr TalaaMt anih rui r a niniwsw 4 -;J5 ;x n Mrs. Htrriton, ofTHEPiTTSBUBQ Dispatcd will be Issued next Sunday, - Everyone should read its 20 pages, filled with news and first-class literary matter. iat7: , '- " The First Lady of the. Land, contribute to tha ' -Thanksgiving i of. THE DiWAICS, -which will be IdCll-" - wet Sunday. i i. - . i-- 11 x THREE OlMSl FOKTY-irOTJETH YEAR. PITTSBURG, FRIDAY, ffpyEMBER 22, 1889. tare Mpatf m l-SIlpw F- r II FIB W Failure of the Lawrence Bank Leads to a Big iron Works Suspension. PRESIDENT YOUNG'S PLEA. He Says a Bnn on the Bank "Was Supplemented by His Indiscretion. ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. Some Very Vagne Statements, and a Little Confidencee in Re sumption Yet MR. LONG GOES FOR MR. YOUNG, AUeging- That $100,000 Judgment Note Was Sprung to His Enin With out Warrant. 'SAD FOE DEPOSITORS AND WOEKMEN The failure of the Lawrence Bank, at the Forks of the Boad, was announced yester day afternoon. On its heels comes the con tingent suspension of Long & Co., proprietors of the Yulcan Iron "Works at Chartiers. President Young, of the bank, says Long & Co.'s failure to meet a 100,000 judgment note in his favor was the cause, in part, of the bank's failure. Mr. Long, of the iron 'firm, says the unwarranted springing of that judgment note, deposited as collateral security only, is the cause of his own finan cial ruin. Hundreds of workmen and a number of poor depositors are sadly affected. Like a crack of thunder from a clear sky was the annonhcement yesterday afternoon that the Lawrence Bank was unable to lift its checks in the Clearing House, notice having been received through the Union "National Bank that the Lawrence had noti fied it to return all its checks (the "Lawrences doing its clearing business through the'.TJnion National). The checks in question amounted to about $11,000. ' The announcement, as stated, created con sterjSation among those directly interested, from the fact that, though a rumor of failure had been spread some three weeks ago, it was strenuously denied, and that a reward was offered for the apprehension of the in stigator of the rumor as a malicious falsifier. Subsequent admissions were made by the President of the Lawrence Bank, W. "W. Young, though some of the directors and other officials persisted in asserting their belief that all would eventually come out all right. Solvency Problematical. Belief in all claims of solvency were EbaKen by the announcement that J. "W. Hall, Esq., attorney for Long & Co., of the "Vulcan Iron "Works. Chartiers station, yes terday confessed judgments on behalf of the firm to the Lawrence Bank to the amount of 5300,000. The judg ments were confessed in favor of "W. "W. Young, President of the bank, and are on bonds, or promissory notes, to the amount of $100,000 each. One of the notes is dated October 28, payable in 30 days, and another October 5, payable in 60 days. The third contained a clause stating when it became due, if there was a failure to pay, the others would become due also, notwithstanding the conditions. An execution was issued on one of the judgments for $100,000. The members of the firm of Long & Co. are T. D. Long, E. L. Maxwell and D. L. Browne. The President Explains. The residence of President Young was visited last night He was found in com pany with a number of people whose names ie refused to give, stating that they were friends who had come to offer assistance. Mr. Young was much agitated, and for a time resented questioning, stating that lie was entitled to some considera tion and commiseration, as the strain on him bad been terrible for a long time past and he must be allowed some sleep, or he would brake down. By dint of persistent questioning, and explana tion that the gravity of the situation was such that depositors ought to be acquainted with the state of affairs, he finally consented to answer some questions as follows: He said that the hank hau been forced to suspend on account of the run on it, which bad been kept up until it was impossible longer to satisfy demands. They Refnsed Deposits. JHe said between $0,000 and $7,000 in de posits had been refused yesterday. Furthe r, be said he had not been interested in any Lead Trust and that the bank had not lost thereby. He said a few cheeks had been cashed after the bank's checks had been thrown out by the Clearing House, but said that it was done without premeditation. Said be: "I have put all my money into the bank to save it; all my property, and money ad vanced by my friends in hopes of saving it; and the gentlemen in the room I have left are friends who have come to offer assist ance. Long & Co.'s failure had something to do with it, but not materially so. There is no dishonesty connected with the failure, so far as I know. The directors will meet to-morrow (Friday) afternoon. The assets are between $700,000 and $800,000, and we have jid out $253,000 since the run on us began. "Whether we will succeed in ar ranging matters I cannot say. His Own Indiscretion. "The trouble arose from my own indis cretion. It is just as if you borrowed $10,000 from me and could not repay, and 1 lent j on more and more from time to time, in hope that you would recover. You fail, and my money is gone. You see my condition; and I think vou will allow that I am entitled to some commiseration, as one of the chief sufferers." The assistant cashier, Mr. George A. Moke, said that depositors would come out all right, that the trouble was simply that the persistent run bad exhausted their power to get currency, just as a man pushed for one-tenth of what he was worth would go to the wall if he could not lay his hand on the small amount he owed. He said the stock holders wen liable to doublcrthe amount of stock owned by them. The Principals Left. Mr. Bobert McKee, teller, said that after 2 o'clock P. M. the principal officers of the bank pave up the ship and left the sub officials. to run it as best they could. He thought the outlook cerulean-hued. Director Ahlborn, of the Keystone Axle Company, seemed to think there was no doubt the bank would open this morning and do business as usual, but he evidently did not know what President Young did, I flit I Pi H Sbi a, " m SSWSL """"I" n '- mm ' IiAWBENCE BANK, AT and it is said he. knew nothing later than developed several days ago. ' Nothing short of a trip along Butler street will give the reader an idea of the gloom the trouble has cast over that part of the city. The following was picked up at random: Mr. Charles F. Hilger said he had $2,800 on deposit On 'Wednesday he went to the bank and' had some notion of withdrawing his money, but every thing appeared all right so far as he could learn from appearances and was paid $40 interest so be concluded to allow his cash to remain, although he might have gotten it Mr. Hilger has had rough sled ding this year, but he did not appear to be 'cast 'dd'wn by the last blow and was as cheer ful as usual. Lots of Depositors Affected. An avalanche of names of unfortunates was picked up within less than a square, and tbey were largely of people who can ill afford their loss, if it be one, as there ap pears to be too much cause to doubt James Ward had $2,000 on deposit; John Fay, $5,000; Michael Flannigan, $15,000; Wainwright's Brewing Company $40,000 of firm money beside individual deposits; Bichardson & Zacharias, $5,000; Lawrence Hoffman, barber and emergency messenger of the bank, $700, and a host of mill workers sums of comparatively small amount, bnt of immense importance to poor people. It was stated that Thomas Maroney, an ex-saloon keeper, and a man named Lotton were on the verge of distrac tion on account of their losses. '"Among the heavy losers are the family of John Zimmer. They are well-to-do iron rollers 'and it is said had about $35,000 on deposit The members of the family make large wages, Senntor TJpperman Drew Oat. Senator TJpperman seemed to think the bank would come out all right but he hadn't heard the despairing cry of Fresdent Young. Mr. TJpperman lately drew ont $12,000, but he said he had not done it through fear of failure, but to pay on the property he had bonght Dr. H. H. Clark had $70,000 or $80,000 on deposit some time ago, but he stated that he had withdrawn it and invested in traction railway .stock. He, too, thonght the bank all right He had been informed that the First National Bank had been made acquainted with the state of affairs, and had put up $300,000 to tide the flounder ing bank over the shoals, but Senator TJpperman said the above statement had not been made by a reliable person. Rumors About Steel Princes. It was said that Carnegie, Phipps & Co. had made their usual weekly deposit of $50,000 or $60,000 for payment of hands, bnt this was subsequently denied, and another statement substituted that oi late they had been depositing in down-town banks. The Knights of the Mystic Chain had $2,000 on deposit. Senator TJpperman and Bobert "Warren were discussing the situation, and as a foundation for the belief that the bank was solvent they referred to the late election of directors, at which time a rosy statement was made. A dividend of 3 per cent on the earnings of the last six months was declared, and the statement showed a surplus of $50,000. This, added to the double stock liability, $100,000, would give assets in ad dition to deposits of $210,000. Mr. Keating 'a Opinion. Mr. A. F. Keating and other financiers were of the opinion that the bank must be solvent, stating that there were very few institutions in the country that could stand such a strain as had been put on the Law rence Bank during the last month, bnt it is a sorrowful duty to add that the President who is supposed to 'know, does not share in the sanguine hopes of some of his friends. It was a noticeable fact -that surprise played no small part among the Lawrence ville residents in their discussion of the sit-' nation. WBEKE IS CASHIER HOECE? Repented Visits to His Ilonsc Fnll to Reach Him or Show Where Ho Is. Since yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock, when Cashier John Hoerr left the minnr officials to run the bank to the closing hour, 3 o'clock, he has not been seen by any one. jCisit after visit paid to his home on Charlotte street, Lawrenceville, failed to develori his whereabouts. Finally a't 130 o'clock Dispatch representative, who had driven out from the city to the house, succeeded in attracting the attention of Mrs. Hoerr, who raised a second-story window and inquired in a soft and pleasing voice what the business or the visitor was. "Has your husband returned home yet?" "No, sir. He has not been home since yesterday morning, when he went to the bank. He has not sent mo any word. I havi learned that there is trouble at the bank through friends. My god! I am nearly crazy with suspense." The troubled lady burst into tears. It was an embarrassing moment "The news paper man had not the heart to give voice to the suspicions which were bound to struggle for utterance. Finally he asked: "You think Mr. Hoerrf will return shortly, do you not?" "I.cannot understand his being away so long. I knew he felt uneasy in his mind when he went to the bank, but I noticed nothing unusual in his leave-taking. The news patherer was baffled. He badei her good night, and drove home. It was noticed that Mrs. Hoerr was fully- attired, and seemed to be awaiting her hus- band's return. POKKS OF THE BOAD. BOUBLTEUINOUS. LONG SATS THE BANK WRECKED THE VULCAN IKON WORKS. A Judgment Nolo Tor 8100,000, Merely Fat TJp as Security for Running Loans From tbe Bnnk Dnraoalnc Effect of Trying to Bolster TJp With It-Tho Mills Will Shut Down. James D. Long, of the firm of Long & Co., proprietors of the Vulcan Iron Works, was seen at.his home on Forbes street by a Dispatch reporter early this morning, and in a brief interview put an entirely different color to the- bank failure, saying it had rained him, and .not vice versa. "So Mr. Young says our firm has been partly responsible for the Lawrence Bank's failure, does be?"' said Mr. Long, after hav ing been informed of what the bank Presi dent and others had told earlier in the even ing. "That is about right," replied the re porter. On tbe Other Foot. "Well," continued Mr. Long, "instead of our ruining the bank, the bank has ruined us, for it amounts to the same thing. About a year ago we gave to Mr. Young a judgment note for $100,000 to secure us credit on running loans at the bank. The note was filed with Mr. Young's papers, and was never intended to be entered for collection, and I was greatlv sur prised (o learn that he had resorted to this apparently final attempt to bolster up his. bank." Rnia In Any Event. "What effect will Mr. Young's action have on the future of your firm ?" "It wijl ruin us, in any event Even if payment is not pressed, it will ruin onr credit and if it is it may compel us to shut down." "Did yon get any notice thatthe note was to be executed against you?" "None whatever. When therumor about the bank's bad condition gained circula tion, a few weeks ago, I went to Mr. Young and attempted to have the cote lifted. He prevailed upon me to let it alone, assuring me that the bank was all right and that I need not be alarmed." Hard to Tell of tbo Outcome. "How about your financial condition? Will you be able to meet all liabilties?" "I think our assets will cover our liabili ties; but I cannot tell, as it is not my busi ness to attend the financial end of onr milL" " What have you to say in answer to Mr. Young's allegation that your firm is partly to blame for the bank failure ? " Utterly Nonplussed. " I don't care to say anything. I cannot understand Mr. Young's motive for saying so. Neither can I under stand why he placed us nnder such an embarrassment without letting us know. I knew nothing about the note having been entered until late to-night There must be some mistake, however, about the amount of the note, as it could only be $200,000. The note was for $100,000, and the bonds wpuld make it good for double that amount, or $200,000. We did not con fess judgment at all." The Outside Effect. Several iron men were seen at the city clubs and elsewhere, and although with re markable unanimity they declined to allow the use of their names, they were of the opinion that the probable inability of Long-& Co. to meet their finan cial engagements, as indicated by the con fession of judgment to the. extent of $300, 000 in favor of tbe Lawrence Bank, would cause a brief local flurry in the iron market. Others were, however, of the opinion that not even such contingency should be entertained. Hnrd to Understand. One prominent maa stated that during' the whole existence of Long -5 Co. the firm's name had been synonymous with all that was gilt-edged, and many people were un able to understand any difficulties when the iron market was so firm, prices ruling fair and demand right up to the output of every concern in Western Pennsylvania. Labor matters were also quiet, and the general Verdict was that the matter was inexplicable. Generally Successful. One of those seen said: "I suppose you know thatXoug & Co. operate a large roll ing mill on First avenue, near the Pan handle crossing. A portion of the mill was destroyed several years ,ago and has not been rebuilt. So far as I know, however, the First avenue property was a financial success." , HUMBLE HOMES IN GLOOM. Artisans, Laborers, Grlpmeo, Secret Soci eties and all Industrial Classes Af fected Allocations That Repre sentations of Solidity Were Mnds to Retain Deposits Hono Bxpressed,How ever, by Many People. Director Samuel McMahon was seen at his home on Forty-fourth street He said 'he had not.heard of the affair, nor had any intimation that anything was wrong until he received a notice to attend the meeting of the directors to-day. He was not pre pared to make a statement as to what he thought the future of the bank will be. He knew that the bank carried a large number of interest-bearing accounts, and the deposi tors got scared some time ago at rumors of ' the bank's failure, and had given notice that they wanted their money. This caused an extraordinary run and, no doubt, helped to close the doors. "I cannot understand, said he, "why they should have called in checks amountingto only $11,000, when we always kept $50,000 or $00,000 on deposit at the Union National Bank. Our total de posit amounted to $900,000." Mr. Mc Mahon said he had an account with the bank, but he refused to say how much. Wild Rumors Afloat. It was reported throughout Lawrence ville last night that Dr. H. H. Clark had drawn $80,000 out of the bank, within the last six weeks. He denied this story, say ing that he never had such an amount in the bank. He was a depositor, and made a de posit of $100 on Wednesday. He would not say what amount of money he has in the bank, bnt it is understood it is pretty 'large. Z. Wainwright & Co. have over $40,000 in the bank. This is the amount the firm has on deposit The individual members of the firm have accounts ranging from $3,000 to $8,000. They said that they had often heard the rumors regarding the solvency of the bank, but following close on the heels of each report came emphatio denials frosa officials, and the Wainwrights kept up their faith in the institution. Velte & McDonald, the engine builders, ofPeun avenue, have been heavy deposit ors. At present they have less than $2,000 on deposit John McDonald, a member of the firm, stated last night that he thought the bank would "pall' tbronrh all rieht. He assigns the present-trouble to tbe interest- oearine; accounts, wnicn are.oeingcaileaior. by the depositors. When the bank can realize on some ot their assets, and get in some of the money they .have loaned ont Mr. McDonald thinks they will be able to resume business again. Another Heavy Depositor. It is understood that Seaman, Sleeth & Black, of the Phoenix Boll Works, are also heavy depositors. A call was made at Mr. Seaman's home on Forty-fourth street, but he was away. Mrs. Seaman stated that she knew the firm had a very large amount of money in the bank, but can't tell just how much. He has an individnal account amounting to over $3,000. George Tees, the drnggistat Thirty-fourth street, was inclined to discredit the rumor ot the bank's failure. He is a depositor, and has no fear of the bank being in an un healthful condition. Several of the Lawrenceville police have deposits ranging in amounts from $300 to $1,500. It is said that Lieutenant Palmer has $8,0Q0 in the bank. He could not be seen last night. Grlpmen's Money Tied Up. The Lawrenceville Assembly of Con ductors and Gripmeu have $2,600 in the bank. A conductor on. the Butler street line stated last night that it had been the intention to draw the money out at the time the other rumors about the bank were afloat, bnt they were indnced to let the de posit remain by the emphatic statement of the officials that the bank was all right Probably no class ot people in Lawrence ville will be affected more by the bank's failure than the working people. Many of the depositors in fact, more than half of them were of this class, who had deposits ranging in amounts from $100 up to $1,000. One laborer at Z. Wainwright & Co.'s brewery had $900 in the bank. Every Cent Involved. Several laborers in that section of the city are reported to have every cent they own in the bank, and many homes were darkened by the announcement of the state of affairs. The trouble of the institution was the sub ject of conversation in all quarters. The industrial people gathered in small crowds on the street corners and discussed the situation. Wherever two or three of them met, the almost universal question was "How much do you lose?" even before much thought was given to the other side of the discussion, "Will you lose anything?" B03HE STREET GOSSIP. Losers and Lucky Ones President Tonne's Property Sold. Henry Ahlborn, a director of the bank, was confident that they would reopen. He said that the run had been severe on ac count of the recent rumors, but he had no fears. He has a large deposit in the bank himself. L. Hoffman, the proprietor of a barber shop underneath the bank, and who has been connected with the bank for 18 years as an emergenoy messenger, said that it had been the custom of Carnegie, Phipps & Co. to present a check for $50,000 or $60, 000 every Wednesday to the bank, but that last Wednesday the bank tnrned the check away. " D. O. Keyser, of the firm of Alex Black &Co.. coal merchants, stated that they deposited with the bank, but had had no fears of it. Yesterday afternoon he de posited the money'intended to pay off their men on Saturday. When he heard the re ports afterward he questioned the teller. The latter told him that all deposits received after 2 o'clock yesterday had been put in envelopes and tbe name of the depositor put on them. Mr- Keyser said that if that was the case he had better take his envelope along home with him. His suggestion was not accorded with. Among other depositors were: John Fav, $5,000; Michael Flannigan. $15,000; H. H. rlar, 51,500; itaiph Richardson, $5,000; George Hoffman, stockdealer.all his money; JjTimothy Barrett, $3,600; Peliee Officer Pat-. rick McNamara, $2,000; his sister-in-law, $700(jecent deposit) Among those who had been fortunate was Henry Weaver who said his $4,0004 was at lengtJVdrawn out after much persuasion and threeAteeks of delays. Eobert & Myers said that three months" since they bought the property of W. W. Young, President of the bank; which he now occupies, for $50,000. Mr. Yilung purchased it three vears ago from'jhe Batcheldr estate for $35,000, pay ing $3,000 cash and giving a mortgage for $30,000. It is claimed that $6,000 or $7,000 of cash deposihnrere refused yesterday by the bank. IllE, WINTER GOT EXCITED. A Depositor's Cariosity and a Director Who . Didn't Direct. 'Wtopr & Dillenbach, owners of the larga abb'atolr at Herr's Island, are among the large depositors at the bank. It could not be learned last evening to what extent they will be affected, but it will run up into thousands. Mr. Winter was seated in the .""Hotel Duquesne cafe about 6 o'clock when a friend remarked: "Did you heariSbout the Lawrence Bank going up?" Mr.Tlnter excitedly jumped to his feet, glanced at the newspaper his friend was reading, and then made a beeline in search of sane of the directors, leaving his supper untaxed. He found Mr. James B. Youug, a director, who boards at the hotel, but the latter could give him but scanty informa tion, j- ,r MrtflfcB. Young, President of the Ohio;Vnriey QasCompany, and one of the directors oi the bank, was seen in his room at tho Hotel Duquesne. Mr. Young is one of the oldest persons connected with the bank, and up until within a few years ago he'was the leading spirit To the reporto rial Inquiry he said : "I really do not know anything about the difficulty. The first I heard of it was when lone of the depositors called on me and waniea an explanation, x coma ten mm nothing, and am entirely 'gnorant of what caused the trouble. For the past two years I have not token a very active interest in the management of the bank. I was'a director who did not direct The'rea Bon I am on the board now is because the stockholders did not wish to change the ticket, at the last election. The directors have been holding their meetings at night and I have not attended one for two years. My physician will not permit me to go out at night on account of my illness, and this is the main reason why I nave not been at the meetings." THE LEGAL STEP TAKEN. What a Routine Report Prcsenti Abont Those Notos. Among the assets of the bank are the judgments presented against Long & Co., the Chartiers iron merchants, in favor of the bank for $300,000 yesterday. The confession of judgment was placed on file in the Pro thonotary's office at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, by J. W. Hall, attorney for the firm The judgments were on three bonds or promissory notes for $100,000 each. The first one contained the proviso that in case the firm, could not meet it, or anyone else should sue them for judgment, the other notes would at once become due, not withstanding the provisions contained in them. The last two notes have not yet become due, though judgment has been confessed on .them in pursuance of the clause in the first one. Of the last two, one is dated October 28, 1889, at 30 days and the other October 5, at 60 days. On the first note for $100,000 an execution was issued and placed in the hands of tbe Sheriff for a levy, The confession of judgment was joined iu by all 'the members of the firm of Long & Co., T. D. Long, E. L. Mabcwell and'D. S. Browne. Xbpth.eprywaa ad vanned by several that theTallure of the bank WaSinduced'b'y the ' large amount of the bank s funds in the hands of Long & Co., which' they were un able to recover.' The plant of the firm, it is said, is fully worth the amount ot the judgments if otherwise unencumbered. SOMETHING ABOUT THE PLANT. lions fc Co. Employ $250,000 and Three Hundred and Fifty 'Men. The Vulcan Forge and Iron Works, of which Long & Co. are proprietors, comprise three departments the mill, forge depart ments and machine shop. Over 350 men are employed. In the mill department are operated 20 puddling furnaces, 1 scrap ana 3 neatmg lurnaces and 3 trains of rolls. There are 4 ham mers in the forge department and tbe ma chine shop attachment is an extensive one. The capital invested in the plant is $250, 000. The firm has always done a good busi ness, and enjoyed the best of credit in the citv and elsewhere. The mill has been running double turn for many months with a large amount of orders ahead. PAK-AMERICAN TROUBLE; Delegnte Henderson Offers a Resolution Which Causes a Disturbance Tho New Republic tho Bono or Contention. Washington, November 21. In the Pan-American Congress to-day Delegate Henderson, of the United States, offered the following resolution: Resolved. That this Congress welcome tho United States of Brazil Into the sisterhood of American Republics. , Delegate Hortado, of Colombia, said that this might be construed as a recognition of the new Government, and it was not proper for the delegates to do this in the absence of instructions from their own Governments, and especially as there was no official notice of the change. Therefore, he moved that the resolution be tabled. Delegates Castil lanos (Salvador) and Niu (Uruguay) sup ported Senor Hortado's motion. Delegates Romero and Carnegie seconded the motion to table, as it was apparent that the resolu tion could not be adopted unanimously. Delegate Henderson said that he was sorry to place any of the representatives of other governments in an awkward position, but so far as he was concerned, he should hail with equal pleasure the' announcement that Spain or England or other monarchy had adopted republican institutions. Con tinuing, Mr.. Henderson said that to him all places were proper and at all times con venient for the enunciation of his desire to see all countries republics. He was sorry that any of his friends felt that their posi tion was such that they could not give the resolution nnanimous approval. He understood the Brazilian people wished unanimously for a republican form of gov ernment, and' having created a republic the conference should welcome them. He cared not where the republican standard was raised. If this great change had been ac complished in Brazil without bloodshed, and her representatives were here, why wait for the announcement that the republic had been formally recognized by the other Gov ernments? The delegates were here not as ministers to the United States, and why should they delay giving encouragement to this great revolution which- ended forever all idea of monarchist government on American soil. After a prolonged debate a vote was taken upon the motion to table General Hender son's resolution, and it prevailed only two nations, Venezuela and Uruguay, voting in the negative. Time Asked by the Nicely Boys. 'SPECIAL TELKOBAM TO THS DX8FATCB?. Habbisbubo, November 21. Ex-Congressmen Koontz and Caffrotb, and ex-Deputy Attorney-General Gilbert appeared be fore Governor Beaver to-day, and asked him to delay the signing of tbe. death war rants of Joseph and David Nicely, tbe Somerset county murderers.. The Governor will probably grant the request DEEP IN DISGKACE. The Headsof Several Wealthy Phila delphians Bowed to the Dust. ARREST OP CHARLES B. WIGTOff, Charged With Obtaining $6,000 on a Re issued and Once Paid Note. THE DEEXELS PROSECUTING THE OABE. Other Forgeries Feared and Ball In a Large Amount is Demanded. The Secretary-Treasurer of the Glamorgan Iron Company, oi Philadelphia, the scion of a wealthy family, was yesterday held in $15,000 bail to answer to tbechargeof forgery. He is accused of r'eissuing.a note that had been paid, and of obtaining $6,000 on it from a Philadelphia bank. A millionaire son-in-law of A. J. Drexel is the prose cutor. ISPZCXir, TBLEOBAM TO TUX DISFATCn.l Philadelphia, November 21. Charles B. Wigton, Secretary-Treasurer of the Clamorgan Iron Company, and the scion of a very wealthy family, was arrested to-day, on the charge of forgery. Tbe specific charge on which the arrest was made was that Wigton reissued, a note that had been paid, and on it obtained $6,000 from .the Commonwealth National Bank, but it is understood that-the forgeries amount-to over f50,000. Some of the richest men in Pennsylvania are directly interested in the case. The prosecutor is Major John K. Fell, of the firm of Aaron Pardee Ss Co., coal and iron operators, with a city office at 237 South Fourth street John B. Fell is a million aire and the son of the late Gillingham Dell, and a son-in-law of A. J, Drexel. Major Fell made the charge as a member of the firm of Pardee & Co., whose indorse ment of the note, together with that of James Long, the manufacturer, was, it is alleged, fraudulently used. SUSPICIOUS PAPEB. The date of the note had been altered and this aroused suspicion, and Major Fell was communicated with. The reissued note was for $10,000, payable to the order of E. B. Wigton, and was indorsed by him, and bore also the indorsement of A. Pardee & Co. and James Long. It bore date October 25, 1889, and was made payable in fire months thereafter. "Jfaior Fell at once' consulted with the bank officials, and it was decided to swear ont a warrant for the junior Wigton's ar rest Mr. Fell thereupon proceeded to Magistrate Durham's office, and made affi davit to tbe charges as already enumerated. The warrant was placed in the bands of a Pinkerton detective, who arrested Mr. Wigton at bis desk. Wigton asked that his counsel. George M. Dallas, be notified, which was done. At' the Magistrate's of fice John O. Bullitt was on hand to repre sent A. Pardee & Co., and D. W. Sellers looked after the interest of the bank. Mr. Dallas asked for a postponement saying he had been called to act in the .case at the eleventh hour. BAII, FIXED ASD GIVEir. By mutual agreement between the lawyers no evidence was heard. Mr. Bullitt Ad dressed the magistrate, asking that the bail be fixed at $20,000 or $25,000. in view of the factJtbitLQtkeiforgeriearaigbt hav,e beea ,'comuiiitdMrvJallas thought, the amount excessive, ana me ruagisiraie compromisea by making the bqnd',$15000, and fixing next Tuesday ,at noon as the time for a hearing. Security was entered, by Frank H. Wigton, a brother, who swore that he was Worth $100,000 clear of all debts. When it became known among iron and coal operators that the Secretary-Treasurer of the Glamorgan company was under bail to answer for forgery, there was great sur- Erise. The defendant was alwavs held In igh esteem, and the charge shocked his friends. He is a tall, handsome man, 30 years old, and bas a wife and tno children. He lives in fine style at 429 North Thirty third street His father is wealthy. He took the situation coolly and affably declined to talk abont the case. One of the lawyers in the case said the prosecution would press the charge vigor ously. It was learned that a thorough in vestigation will be made to discover other forgeries, if they exist STANLEY'S MABOH. The Bold Explorer Has Made Geographical Discoveries of Great Value An Ex tension to Victoria Myunza . Now on the Coast. London, November 21. The British Consul at Zanzibar telegraphs to the foreign office as follows: "Stanley arrived at Mpwapwa on the fifty-fifth day after his departure from the Victoria Nyanzaand the one hundred and eighty-eighth .day after leaving the Albert Nyanza." In addition to the names already telegraphed, Stanley haswithhim Hofmann, Emin's daughter and Fathers Grault and Schinze, of the Algerian mission. Stanley left -Mpwapwa on thel2tb, travel ing along the coast by way of Kemba and WmemL Stanley made an unexpected dis covery of real value in finding an extension of the Victoria Nyanza toward the south west. The utmost southerly reach of the extension is sooth latitude 2U 48'. This brings the Victoria Nyanza within 155 miles plLake Tanganyika. The area of the extension is 26,900 square .miles. According to further advices received by the Foreign Office, Stanley has with him 750 persons, of whom 290 are Emin's follow ers. There are also 60 children in the nartr. Stanlev lost only 18 men during the march", from the Victoria Nyanza. He had- four days' fighting near Usukama. The expedition is expected to arrive at Baga moyo in a fortnight NOT GETTING ALL THE EARTH. Only 936,000 in Salaries so Var Given to Colored Bcpublicnns This Year. rVEOM X BTXTT COBBESr-oSrDSST4 Washington, November 21. As the aggregate salaries of all the offices that have been bestowed on .colored men by this ad ministration is only about $36,000, the leaders of the colored people seem to be de termined to assert their proprietorship of the office ot Recorder of Deeds of the Dis trict, which has been held by colored people for about ten years. The first colored in cumbent was. Frederick Douglass. Presi dent Cleveland appointed Matthews to suc ceed him, but the Senate refused tor confirm, and after Matthews had field the office as long as he could with out confirmation, the President nominated Trotter, the present Becorder. Mr. Trotter's tenure has been good for a much longer period than is satisfactory to the very ag gressive and intense colored Republicans of the city, and it now appears as though he will speedily be succeeded by ex-Senator B. K. Bruce, of Mississipj, wo is practi cally a resident of the district, a gentleman of fine abilities and irreproachable charac ter and very popular with the best element ol his race. Many of the rank and file of the colored voters do not like him because, aa they say, he belongs to the "kid glove negroes, but Ills appointment would give saUswtWa to' citizens of all colors whose geed' opiates is worth ImtIssT. LiesrarK." ALL EYES OH THEM. Extraordinary Vigilance Observed os the s Part of Pre tenants SIg-nl8cantHeo-latloni Passed by the Baptists on Tbeater-Golns and Optra SIdsIdc". v' ITBOM A 8TATT COBBMrOJTnETT.J "Washington, November 2L The re cent imposing dedication of the Divinity School building of the new Catholic Uni versity seems to be having a curious effect In every part of the country. The fact that the ceremony was attended by the Presi dent and Secretary of State has brought alarm to many Protestants, and sermons without numoer have been preached de scriptive of the growing power oi a church, one of whose cardinal principles is the dom ination of the civil by tbe religious, or the secular by the sectarian power. From incidents that have occurred during the sittings of the Baptist Council here this week, it is evident that Protestants gener ally are watching closely the movements of the Catholics at the Capital, and that it is the impression that it is a fixed purpose of that sect to take every means to retain tbe place it already has gained as. the leading religious influence at the National Capital, and to increase that influence with all its cunning and power. The Baptist Council has not openly criticised the President and Secretary Blaine for their nresence at the .dedication, but it has snubbed them indi rectly in many ways for (bat, and went so far in another direction aa to denounce theater going and opera singing the day fol lowing the announcements ot the presence of the Prtsidental party at the opera and of the singing of Emma Juch, the prima donna, last Sunday, in what is known as the Presi dent's church. All of these snubs are said to have been inspired by the University affair. The crowning t result, hovrever, of the newly aroused spirit of antagonism toward the Catholics is a proposition to devote $5,000,000 of the fnnds of the ehurch to the erection of a great Baptist University, and information has been received here that the leading minds of other church organiza tions favor the construction of universities in the interest of other Protestant sects. The prospect is, therefore, that beside the great National University which is in con templation, the day is not distant when all the great sects will have each, their univer sity at the National Capital, to counteract as far as possible,, the influence of tbe old and influential Jesuit University of Georgetown and the new University which the Catholic Church has announced its in tention to foster and build up as the great Catholic educational institution of the Western Hemisphere. LlGHTNEB. LAWLESS TEXAN8 Interfere With tho Officers at the Federal Government Witnesses Are Mobbed, Two of These Being; Killed State Officials Coaeerned. Washington, November 2L Attorney General Miller has received a long report from Mr. Eugene Marshall, United States Attorney for the Northern district of Texas, in regard to the difficulty of administering the Federal laws in that community in con sequence of a feeling of hostility on the part of certain State officials toward the Federal officers, s f According to the District Attorney the trouble arose from the steps taken by Fed eral officers for the protection of the four Marlowe brothers, who were held as Gov ernment witnesses in several pending suits. A portion of the community became exas perated at these men, he says, and attempted to 'wreak, summary vengeance Upoh them. They were confined lathe jail at Graham, -aadas jttutt VaildiBg waot regarded, secure, ' 'it was tho'nghr best to take them to a safer place- Guards were provided and they started, away from Graham, but had not proceeded far when they were attacked by a mob a"hd a ' fierce fight ensued. Two of the Marlowes were killed at the first onslaught The other two wrested weapons from their assail ants, with which they ampatated the feet of their dead brothers, to. whom tbey were" manacled, and then fled to a neighboring farmhouse, where they held the mob at bay until assistance arrived. Three of the mob were killed and a number wounded. Among those who have since been indicted for complicity in this attack on Government prisoners, the District' Attorney says, are two constables, the Sheriff, a deputy sheriff, the County Attorney and the son of a County Judge. A MISTERI PARTLY. S0LYED. The Heraalas of a Man Foaad la a New York Canal Identified by His Soa-In-Iiaw. rsrrciAi. txxeqkax to thx dispatch, i PobiJebvjs, N. T., November 2L Coroner B. 8. Marsh, of this place, was noti fied a few days ago that the body of a stranger had been found in the Delaware and Hudson canal, three miles west ot here. xne remains were those ot a man or respect able appearance, well clothed, and abont 65 years old- In tie pockets were found $43 75 in gold and silver. There was no clew to the identity, excentthatin the Dockets was the stub of a draft on the National Bank of Minneapolis, and the hat bore tbe trade mark of a dealer of that city. Coroner Marsh communicated with the Minneapolis bank, with the result that A. Fredericks, of that city, a son-in-law of the deceased, came on here to-day and took the' body back .to that place. Tbe remains were those of Lewis G. Bof ferding, a large property owner in Minne apolis, who started about, October 25 for a visit to Germany. When he left home he was in vigorous health of body and mind. How much money he took with hint is un known, and the causes which induced him to get off the train here and wander along the banks of the' canal to the place where his body was discovered are a profound mystery. TANNER AND DUDLEY. These Somewhat Noted InHvldaI Have Formed a Pension PartaersM?. Washington, November 21. James W. Tanner and Colonel W. W.Dudley, both ex-Commissioners of Pensions, have formed a copartnership here in the pension and claims business. It Is authoritatively stated that General Alger did not, as er roneously reported at the time, advise Mr. Tanner to resign his office as Commissioner of Pensions, ana that ne general Alger J would look ont for his business future. General Alger, however, has informed Mr. Tanner that he is ready and willing to Tender him whatever financial aid he may require in establishing himself in his new business. ' SOME UNINVITED GUESTS Appropriate the Wedding Freseata ana a Qsanlby of Cash. ISRCTAT. TJXIQRAJITOTHX DtSFATCH, Fbanbxin, Pa., November 21. Hiss Cora Maloney, daughter of Hon. George Maloney, and Mr. R. W. Stewart, a banker of Bangor, Me., were married at St John's Church last evening. While the ceremony was being performed at the church some sneak thieves, who were evidently familiar with the premises, entered the residence of the bride s parents aad stole 1009 belonging to the bride, several hundred de-llan belong ing to the wedding guests and a number of wedding presents. .A Xe-Rated Ptssleser Fires'. Washington, November 21. The Sec retary of the Interior has reqaeeted and re-' ceived the resignation of H. A. Phillips,. Chief of the Middle Divisioa ia tie Peastoa Offiee. - Mr. Phillips is one eC tbe re-rated panrioBBTs whose eases wen rsewtiy ot knlMl kv m Beswtary, MIST FIELD, . m es of NaturakGas ellevernon Pocket ; District. -! A- WELLS OF BIG PRESSURE " ricKieKjr intheB And Others in Their Very Shadow S That Are Merely Dry Holes. ; f t, ; AN AEBA OP 0YEB 26,000 ACfira ;t. The Belleveraon cas field li - affording . an expensive conundrum to projectdm.Tet, paradoxical aa it may seem ia a field where.' , . ... 6W- .. Wi .C ., .UUOT . J...-- f. at all more than make tip for the almost in comparably larger number that yieldnotlt ing. Think of a single well suDDlvins say-'- eral large towns with all their domestic ' r-i -.t-.s t.. .. &&: luei, jenjaij euougu uj spare ior iuuaijh dozen great factories beside. That's'the' - kind of a gusher Bellevernon's field -yi el diS" m The chapter devoted to a review of thu d-raSJ trict is most readable. . ".r What is called the Belleyernoa natural gas field has the general characteristics of the two other Washington county gas dis-' tricts, vii,, the Hickory and Canousburg. say "what is called tbe Belleveraon field". because Belleveraon is not really in it tol any extent, and it Is sub-divided into t Maple Creek, the Ginger Hill and the Coalg Center fields. Colonel Chill Hauard.-a the Monongahela City Republican, pratesto very vigorously that there is no Belleveraeif gas field, and that It ought to be e3e4tVj Monongahela City field; while & CoalCeM ter writer insists that it should be called MMl Coal Center field. To all natural gas op ators who do not live In any of thenV divisions named, it is known by tie bm 5 . . ... ... -. the Belleveraon field, and will coauaae tev be so known, in suite of the amuiinr ItiSsM 71M.:a - .a -. .1.a lm t m M-mArJ9i''M' jc.uiuca a mi hum wc a ui a u.ca.yt ,v ; The name was given to the district ;b-vi cause the Belleveraon Company was ao fif Ana tn MmmrniM AiMntHnn. w. was an entirely new, problematical and,' possibly, risky territory. S. F Jpaes,?UH! banker, of Bellevernon, is the presideatr COMPANIES, nr THE H. ijA After the first successful well ws'mc down in the Maple Creek field by tha-BeU? vernon Company, the BelleverojrMt Monongahela City Light and Heat-CiS? pany, composed of local capitalists: tfce Monongahela Natural Gas OmpaayA0M posea principally oi rmsoarg uren,andthe Coal Ceater Comp-ayv ToraesU Tae-old lfge.nmyssnsy s tha PHBdelDUa. 4he People's. tWl Insr and the West Ylrzinia Na4ff6sl Companies also secured leaw-Ia'tii'iy tory. in aaoiuou, mere nas pe. -work done by private firms in drilling, i blrbr Jones Ss Laughlins, owners;' of i American Iron Works; and by the.CiM negies. sj The Bellevernon field runs for dirt of about seven miles along the fifth clinal, with an average width of about ihtym miles, or .about 21 square miles, with tJ southwest crosscut giving about 20 sqasw miles more or tern tory, maung is ai field of about 26,240 acres. Thousands ef acres are already leased, there beiafrte fact but litle land that gives any proBsk whatever that has not been, secured by w or other of the companies. The Bellevernon field was notdeeaMcS worthy of note when Prof. L C White! made his map of theuaturalgasanUdliili In' 1886 (mention of which maphaealre-iyj been made in foregoing- articles oft-Ml Series). The Bellevernon people, aad Mr.. Jones especially, felt that TTTKBB MIGHT BE OAS $:) in the territory, and they accordlnglyia dnced Professor White to maee a speMi survey of it This result of the survey wSj the. formation of the Bellevernon Coap-aj and the beginning of a test welL The first well found was, of light preseirSS It was found' in the first gas send. This :' indicated that other ventures might prove 1 more profitable, and operations were. tinned, especially In the Maple Creek d at-j trict In the entire district 23 wells have 1 completed, of which six were dry, not IwKl ducing any gas, even when through the lstj sand. The Bellevernon Company 'driUjlS six, of which two were dry; the BeUweeetl and Mononirahela City Light- aad- Hsari Company drilled four, of which one Is dryTJ and one ( the Croll well), inside the borowritl limits, is of lightfpressure; the Philadelphia ,3 Company has complete- nine wells, t-fee of which are dry. The Mooza-hes: natural lias -ompany nas compiewa,if(,. veils, with one of them drr. ; "bZ There is much additional drilling bow gL ing on in the field. The Mono-a-fceM Natural Gas Company is putting dew-Xi5j less than 10 wells In the Maple creek, Glsiirj Hill and Coal Center fields; tbe P-0M uhia Comnanr ia Buttinz down several. ones; the Bellevernon Company is dril on the Carson farm, in the MapM field: the Carnesries are nnttine in two on the Bedd and Moffit farms, and Jo-w'JK Laughlins are puttins; down two weOs oa.t-ai Bichey and Pepper farms, about X -t-aseeall oi -ou center, auis consulates sioea THE PBESENT CONDITIOX of the territory In -the way of develop There may be some wells completed steeellj gathered the forezolne Information, a . or three new wells may have been started ateaej then, because it is an entirely new fleMl there cannot have been any material o M While, as I nave said, the BeHeTeraoa nas tne general cnaracieruucs oi m- Washineton eonnty districts. It pri more difficulties in drilling than does evM'MksV Hickory or the Canonsbnrg Held. Thiwtik ami netter unaerstooa wnen iraa. ns i aid ahont tha clav strata in WsfihiM county Is recalled, and the necessity for Hsar at least a lO-lncn hole, in order 10 go set -aesEi ss Is require-to get a paying gas veU. TkeWI lnterf erins clay strata appear to DeweeMiM tha Bellavemon Bld. however, thaa their Hat in tno omer aeiss, it tne ex nwn-uu-y smmmm of -fishing" Jobs can be taken as a OJllirisa. xne Aienevernon uomp-ny -as o two wells becanse of loss of tools aad c of the bole. It now bas anew rigaa Carsoa farm, because a weBwblc-lHM &rienthnf ROO fftet nad to DO Abuuh account of loss of tools and snbseaneM In of the hole. The Monongahela Nairn i sjjH. i Company has had one of the meat MatMMtal fishing jobs ia ainirer.mii weu,s4.ii sliced oa record. It has ia it two MM of 1 two fees of andllne,a b!lr. d !; up with -clay. It was doww 1JM tm,- Joaes A LanoaUas welL oa tfee TEehswis I VvWW'WWWiw (ftw aVK -5j i - .V.XAu.f