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Show PROBING OP LADING FRAUDS IS PROD ABLE NEW CHILEANS. Aug. 1 Indications are that tho federal government will take up tho alleged bill of ladings frauds crowing out of the failure of 11 u cotton firm of Knight; Yancy it Co.. according accord-ing lo cotton mou who learned of the arrest this evening of Fred Scheucb in .Now Vork. Scheuch is a mem hor of the firm of Schouch & Co.. of Havre, l'rance. re-porlod re-porlod lo have lost heavily in the failure of Knight. Vaney & Co., of Alabama, and also to have been concerned In the failure of Steele. Mlllor & Co., of Mississippi. Mis-sissippi. Scheuch came to this country and on-gaged on-gaged counsol to protect tho interests of his firm. His detention Is believed here to be for tho purpose of holding him as a witness. |