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integrity of Beecher before Woodruff
published her scandal, Tilton said: 20,
yes, l gave her my opinion of him very
freely" 1t has also come to light that
Tilton did his best to induce Beecher to
preside over the Woodruff woman 5
meeting, and used as the inducement the
necessity of conciliating Mrs. Woodruff.
who he said, was in possession OF dam
aging rumors concerning him, and would
possibly use them against him. He told
Beecher that he had better look out or
Woodhull would injure him. With
reference to but one action in presiding
over that meeting, Tilton says
that he reached the hall only ten
minutes before the meeting commenced;
Woodruff was indignant because there
was not man who dared to Introduce
her, and Tilton said he dared do it and
would do it. He said he did not know
what her utterances would be, although
he might have known, as the proofs of
her address were in his office; he had not
read them. The most extreme things
she said, however, were not in her manu-
script, but were what she calls "ebulli-
tionS of the moment"
The following question was put to Ill
ton by Mr.. Tracy: .
Mr.. Tilton, have You any evidence of
Mr.. Beecher's adultery except what you
say your wife told You?
Titon-I haze none tChaterer.
1t also appears that one of Mr.. Beech
ers letters, from which Mr.. Tilton cx-
tracts a few lines of doubtful meaning,
is over column long TiltOn has twice
promised to produce it but has not yet
done so. He may produce it this after
noon, when his cross-examination Will be
resumed. The Committee want to know
what is in the whole letter. 1t is fair to
presume that Tilton has taken from 1t
only such parts u suit his purposes.
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ST. LOUIS.
Suit Against the keOkuk Packet "a

Suit Against the NeoH"N u "s = W.
ST. LOUIS, July 25.-James Gran,
James q. Bennett and Robert II. Mar
shall. members of the firm of Graf, Ben
nett i Co., Pittsburgh, entered suit to-day
in the Circuit Court, against the directors
of the Keokuk Packet Co, alleging Ill the
petition gross negligence and malfeaSancr
in the management of the affairs OF the
company, wasting its substance, de-
preciating the value Of its property
iraudulently selling the keokuk North
rrn line. for sum less than its value,
and especially for illegally and fraud
ulcntly selling some 1900 shares OF stock
in the Keokuk Northern line to WIN; r.
Davidson for $60,S00 sum much less
than its real value which sale was made
for the personal benefit of the directors.
The plaintiffs ask decree OF the court
recurring the defendant to make good the
asset, nf the Kcokuk Packet Co, satisfy
their claims thereon, and pay them Snch
damages rs the court may deem just M"
proper.
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HrusseIs Congress.

\ Berlin letter "n the approaching
Bru,-"l, Cougr"--, -p"akIng "f th" cur
rent German view of th" conference,
.ny. a number of little circumstance.
throw light uu th" subject, and tn" iirst
h. well known Ia b" th" relations b"tw""u
the German and Russian chancellor.
The personal and political intimacy be-
tween Prince Bismarck and Primo" GOrt-
.rhakptf l. one oi ia" mot .triklng, not
Ia .ay portrntinus, facts in th" European
uDlitic. of to-day II j. common 10
speak Of the friendship Of two en-
pcrurs ~ th" basi, Of u harmony "i policy
l..tw"cn tw" "mpIrcs, and zine" this
fricnd-hp fall in with th" purP"s". "i
the chancellor. /. 0f CDurs" au important
fact. but the .nyrrcigns are minor
pieces. Aitcr all, they are th" pawns
! Of the Game. The .ignIhc"nt
! rtrt l.. The fortune. "f th" Empir" ar"
| now at the mercy Df two pJt"ntnt"s,
and ambition. politician. lD view 81
| thi. .,ato nf thing., II seems morally lm-
/ pD-.iblo that Primo" GortcbakO1 could
have planned the Bru'."I.
/ Congress without the c"ns"nt 81
. hi, German cDlIraguo. u would indeed
have been mprudcnt to hay" done -.
/ The Congrc.. under drtinctiy" and "H-
elusive power of Russia would have been
| iupDtent. From the start Franc" and
England would have controlled II com
plrtcly and N" reserve which thes" states
now show prove at least that they detect
, combination. more Dr les sDlid, Of th"
three great eastern power. The" ar"
the p0wcr. which support th" largest
standing armies. and they are interested
in adding to the value Of their hrmie. By
paralizing all other combatant. Only
one must scrutinizr very closely all the hu-
mans enterpri.r. which Prince GortschOg
aud Prince Bismarck undertake.
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CHICAGO.
Lake shore and Michigan Southern
Railroad Affairs.

CuICAGO. July 2j.-At the meeting
of the Executive Committee Of the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad
to-day statement Of the business done
in the past six months was made. The
earnings were SO GA ,S24; operating ex-
pcnscs, $500 993, and the balance of
over 1000, 900 was partly used to pay
interest, leases and discounts on bonds
sold, leaving on the capital stock little
over three per cent. The committee
thought it inexpedient to declare dlvl-
dend for the past six months, and voted
that the three per cent.
should be used as follows: For
construction and employment, $500, ,435;
for paying of the floating debt, 5000, 800;
operating expenses reported to be G6 per
cent. of the gross earnings, against 40 per
cent. of the corresponding period of 1873.
The following, among other resolu-
tionS were adopted:
Resolre,l, That in view of the improve
mcntS in the companys affairs, as shown
bv the statement Of its floating debt,
which is now reduced to about 81, ,0O0, ,OOO
and in view of the fact that the company
has definitely decided not to engage in
any new enterprises involving the divi-
sion of its net earnings, it seems to
this committee that it will not
be necessary hereafter to pass the
payment of the dividend.
Foreign Insurance Cases.
The agents of the foreign insurance
companies to-day received instructions by
cable, directing them what course to pur-
sue in Chicago. The Scottish CONNER
cial has decided to withdraw, and its
agent has been instructed to take no more
risks. The London Assurance, North
British, Commercial, Union, Queen,
Lancashire and Imperial, all English
companies, have instructed their agents
to raise the rates 30 per cent. The Liver
pool, London and Globe has not sent
any orders To its agcutS.
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which is the only virtue he possessed.
Thank God, said Tilton, don't belong
TO the priesthood or church; man of
religious sympathies who thoroughly
hates and despises religious creeds; don't
believe in one Of the thirty-nine articles;
nor in either of the catechisms; nor in
this binding injunction of the scriptures;
nor in the divinity of Christ in the sense
in which it is held. Witness continued
that
His wife Grieved Over This
with tears, and found what was wanting
in him in Beecher, who took ad-
vantage of il, and ought to spend the rest
Of his life in the penitcntiary and an
guiSh. She regarded Beecher almost rs
Jesus Christ himself Tilton did not
think that thoughts of passion and of
criminality were in her breast. They
were in Beechcrs. She thought only Vt
love and reverence. The money dispute
with Bowen was next alluded 10, and
during the testimony he said: The m, r,
| qnrrelled with Bcecher the better
Bowen liked it. Ii rs result Of the con-
troversy Bcechcr should be dead, Bowen
would not BE- one of the mournerS.
but one that would upliit the horn OF
gladncSS. He never wanted peace with
BccChcr. he alwayS.wantel war. lie Is
an enemy of Mr. BecChcr and would re-
ioicc in his GoNnfall. The l,tt e begin
ming: Il am determined to make no
more restraint. Thcodorcs tcmpcra-
mcnt, &c, is in Moulton's possession
Tilton's letter 10 complaining friend
was written to nobody but ~ public
card was one of number ot in
genious subtcrfugcS, but did not
amount to anything. He wrote, thinking
% Would Please Elizabeth.
Its effects were to prrpctuatc the scandals
Q.-Thc scandal would have died out
long ago, would il mott IL has only
been kept alive by your writings Al
have acted like fool, admit.
Mr.. Tracey We all conccdr that, and
do not need L. call lHny witnesses 10 prove
II.
Q-Iou have quoted letters of your
wife TO prov" what your home VA, in
1868 10 through 1869 Al quoted
them to show what it was previous Ia her
surrender 10 him.
Q-Ynu have said there were
acts of criminality first at Beech
rrS house, and second at your own
house; de- you pretend to have person
al knowledge Of these acts A.-Only
the knowledge Of Mr.. Tilton's CON
frssion. was absent at the time.
The remainder of the testimony related
to the attempt which failed t. prevail
on Mr. Bccchcr to preside
nj the Woodruff meeting nj Stcinwny
Hall and Tiltnns association with th"
variou, women named, all being omitted
except those named Il. r"form"rs and
women of public reputation, the purpos"
of the committc" being to show that ia"
peace of Tilton', household WAS DESTROYED
bv hi own acts. The letter. which TIL
ton quoted from were, hc said, IN III"
hands nf Moult"n.
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OMAHA.
News liens.

OMAHA. July 25.-An investigation
in the case of Paul Nelson, supposed t"
have been poisoned by his son-ln-laW,
JryeloueS the fact that Nelson committed
suicide by hanging, and the suspicious
actions Of Peterson were caused ny MS
dislike to have the circumstance known
He was released.
Mrs. Welch. II lady SiNty-tive or srv-
cnty years of age, committed suicide 'hlS
morning by hanging.
There is nothing new from the Indian
country. .u..
The postoffice investigation has fully
cleared Mr.. Charles Furay, special agent
of all charges. -
The infant son of Gen. George ~
Rugglrs died to-day.
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GER Y.

BEELrS, July 2j.-Thc North German
Ga5etb .ay. the German squadron now
If Rye, England, ha, been ordered 10
cruise N the northern cDast OfSpain, and
that these order. were given in con-"-
quence of the shooting of Capt, Schmidt
aud other German subject by the
CarlisC.
General Won yaigts Rh"tz will rep
resent Gernanyin the Bru''els Congre'': =:
He will be assisted by General fIlrr, 81
the Bsvarian army. General |aigt'
Rbetz leave. for Brussels to-day.
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OHIO.
damage 70 Railroad by Storm.

WELLsvILLE July 2j.-About thirty
feet of the c. X p. Railroad track WAS
washed out by the bursting of rain
cloud, % miles east Of this place ye>ter-
dav. The east bound express train is de-
tanned. 4 train with workmen has
passed to repair the damages. The sn1-
ious passengers are waiting their progress
The west bound train is expected here
about noon.
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SPORTING NEWS.
Cleveland Races.

CLEVELAND, July 25.-Thc Cleveland
Club offers special premium Of $1,000
to Goldsmith Maid, or any other horse
that will beat Maids record, of 2:l6, ut
the coming meeting Of the Club, to be
held at Cleveland, July 2Sth To @lst.
The entries are now all in and number
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Minister Jay.
SAN FRANCISCO.
Another Accident.

SAN Francisco, July PA dispatch
lust received from Elko, says report "t
accident to the western tram on the \. ~
PR. R. near Humbrcdt Wells, was
caus ed by water spout washing away
the track was without foundation. Section
foreman, was run over and lost both legs
The track was 50 badly injured that
trains could not get past to-day. No
further news from the Eureka disaster.
Damage and Loss of Life by Flood.
A dispatch from Eureka, Nevada,
oiycs the particulars of the storm ycStcr-
day. 1t had been raining with great Vi
olcnce early in the morning TIL noon,
when the cloud burst on the lofty range
of mountains to the east and vast volumes
of water rllShe down the canon, where
the town was situated. The eastern part
of the town was flooded in ten minutes
by fearful rush of water with constant
lv increasing violence, depth and impct-
uosity. The people i'll this portion Of the
place were completely hemmed in and
every moment houses were swept from
their foundations and carried away with
their occupants. Ropes were procured
line formed aud brave men thus pro
tccted, dashed into the torrent and saved
many lives. Only few women and
children were lost. The body of one wo-
man. Mrs. Macy, was recovered. Rodgcr
Rohinett, a reporter Of the N"tim"l Is
among the drowned. The Sentinel Office
was swept away. The bodies ar" being
brought to the Court House as soon AS
recovered Three Cinnamon w"r" lost,
thirty houses were swept away, and all
that part of the town devoted to dance
houses and other places of amusement is
gone. The flood lasted about half an
hour. The total loss Of life is not vet
known, but it is believed will reach 70
or 30. The weather is still threatening.
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All bids at par ana uP"aIuH io' P
cent loan have been accepted, except on
large loans to which negotiations are
pending. All other bids have been re-
jected.
power Of Territorial GOvernOrs.u
Upon the question submitted by Gov.
McGook, whether rs Governor OF Colo
RADIO he possessed power to remove or
suSpcnd territorial officers for cause or
under anv circumstances. Acting Al
torncy-General Philips has decided that
the Governor of territory can remove
only such officers as have been duly ap-
pointed by the Governor to hoid AT
pleasure. He has no power I" remove
officers appointed during pleasure by
others, unless the organic law Of the ter
ritory expressly authorizes him to-
Counterfeit.
A dangerous counterfeit has appeared
on the five dollar note of the traders
National bank Of Chicago. The IrcaSu-
ry Department offers one-halt per cent
premium for the return OF the genuine
five dollar notes.
Amount Due Clerks oil bOara Oi r"o-
lie Works.
The aggregate amount due the clerks
of IN. lute Board of Public Works, in
cluding the engineers department ana
employees under the superintendent ol the
property, is Sl25,393.
Taxation Of ID. q d. X. X.
Statements were recently sent by the
C,II.rtor of Taxes to the officers of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, showing
the amounts assessed upon their property!
and they have been returned I" the Com
ulissioners, with letter stating that
under their charter the property of the
company is exempt from local taNat'oh'
Applications for Office.
There have been about one thousand
applications for office under the District
Commissioner.
Return Of commissioners.
II is expected that Commissioners Den
uisun ,uI Kctchum will return Tuesday
next. The former has been III ONO and
the latter in New York on private bu>I-
ness.
Minister Jay.
WAsH1yGToN, July 26.-John JAY,
Minister to Austria, who recently re-
turned to Vienna, is not expected t"
much longer occupy that position, his
family desiring him to resign.
The National Executive Committee OF
the Union League of America will meet
at Philadelphia on Thursday, the 10th
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THE WEATHER.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WAsHINGTON. July %, sP. NJ.
PROBABILITIES.

PROBA lLIIikS.
For the New England and Middle
States increasing cloudinesS with rain.
southeast to southwest winds, slight
changes in the temperature and station
ary or falling barometer. For the
South Atlantic States partly cloudy
weather and light rain near the coast,
with northeast to southeast winds, no de-
c:ded change in temperature and station
arv or rising barometer. For the Gulf
States clear or fair weather in The in
terror and light rain near the Eastern
Gulf Coast, south or west winds, continued
high temperature and slight changes in
the barometer. For Tennessee and the
Ohio Valley clear or fair weather. south
west to northwest winds, falling tempera-
ture and rising barometer. For the
Lower Lake region partly cloudy wealth
er and rain, southwest to northwest
winds. followed by lower temperature
and rising barometer For the Upper
Lake Region and the Northwest partly
cloudy weather, northerly winds, shifting
to easterly or southerlv, slight changes
in the temperature and rising barometer
followed BY falling barometer IN the
Upper Mississippi Valley.
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OCEAN STEAMERS.

New YORK. July 25.-The steamship
P Calsnd arrived from Rotterdam to-
day.
The steamships City of Richmond and
Wyoming. from Liverpool, arrived to-
dav.
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INDIANA.
Oil Vein struck.

FORT WAYNE, July PA workman
while digging we'll for b. Feathcrshill
at New Haven, Ind, yesterday, struck II
yein OF oil at the depth Of eight feet.
The fluid burns freely, and emits a light
fully equal to most coal oil Further de-
velGpments are awaited with considerable
interest.
The races on the fair ground course
were postponed tin Monday at , o'clock
on account of the heavy rain this morn
iuU
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Arrest Of Primers.

Three printers members Of the Typo
graphical Union, but not of tn" old
Gazette force, were arrested tonight for
poisoning the coffee that made thr new
Gazette printers sick last Thursday night.
Croton oil was the drug used.
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Heavy Rains.
ARK kANSAS.
brooks and Baxter.

LITTLE Rock, July 25.-BroOks' side
closed their examination of witnesses be-
for" the Congressional Investigating
Committee this morning, and this after
noon the Baxter side commenced intro
during their testimony
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NEW YORK STATE.
Pire.

SEwBuEG, July 2G.-A fire destroyed
the pattern shop and machine hop, sud
damaged the machine shop Of the Wright
Engine Work, in this city. The build
ing, fixture. and tOos were owned by
Homer Ramsdell. whose lozs j. $4,000.
Wright x 10. Io-e $4,000. The los.e'
are covered by insurance.
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NEW JERSEY.
he Presidents Movements

Lone BRANCH, July 25-President
Grant, accompanied by his wife and son.
Gen. Babcock, and Attorney-General
Williams left this morning for Atlantic
CITY.
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CINCINNATI.
Another Suicide.

CINCISSATI. July 2j.-An Eaq'Gr'r
Paris, Kentucky special, reports that D..
a. Brent, much respected young man,
committed suicide last night. on return
ing from ball by shooting himself with
al pisto; cause unknown.
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From our reports this morning the
,,r,,n.hiIjtirs are that the weather to-day
,,1, b, fair. with southwest to
,b,ye.t winds. and falling temperature.
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UTAH.
Rrirham's Divorce suit.

SALT LAKE, July 25.-ln the suit for
divorce from Brigham Young by lis
wife. Anna Eliza. Demurrer Of De
fendant 10 the jurisdiction Of the Court
was ovcrrulrd. and thirty days given to
answer the suit OF tn" city against Gen
Morrow for furcibly releasing the
prisoner from the city Jail, on refusal OF
The authorities to deliver him, was also
continued for thirty days.
Heavy Rains.
There have been very heavy rams
throughout the valleys and mountains
during the past week.
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Independent candidates-this potato
bug OF the political potato field win soon
begin to appear. How to kill them?
Vote straight tickets.-Randolph Enter
prise.
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Congressional Announcement.

PAKKEIrsBCEG, June ., 1894
To ihs Wheeling Regt1fer:
At the urgent solieItion Of many friends,
1 announce myself a candidate for Con-
gress In the Fist District.
jell - W. hohsoh'
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Archbishop McCloskey and Bishop
Bacon sailed Saturday for Rome.
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VOL. IL.
at'heeliug Rr9ister.

Coin closed in New York Saturday
., lOqI
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The Beecher InvestigatiOn-Lett
from Mr.. Sage.

The Tribans furnishes cross cXami-
nation of Mr.. Tilton before the Bcecchcr
investigation committee. 1t is prctaced
bv the following letter from Mr.. Sage;
Mr.. rs direct testimony having been
published without the knowledge or con-
sent of the committee of investigation,
and fragmcntary and inaccurate reports
of his testimony under cross examination
having been published by means I'M
known to the committee and without its
consent: whereby it is said that Mr.. 7.
feels an injury has been done him; it is
believed that in fairness to all parties that
the whole of Mr.. rs testimony should b"
made public ut once. 5. w. SAGE.
Chairman.
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German AHairs--Hrus.eis Congress

4 special from Berlin say. II = re-
ported that the German Government =
making strenuous "ndcnvor 10 stop th"
supple. Of weapon. and ammunition 10
the Cnrl.t, and hn. called th" attention
If the Ncr.nillr- Government to th" -ub-
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PurIointnx Cashier.
Bank Statement.

Loans, decrease 81, 900; specie, de-
crease, SlO8,6OO legal tenders, increase
81, 1861, 100; deposits, increase $l,329, 700;
circulation, increase SAC, 100; reserve, in
crease S420075.
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The Great Scandal.


The committee of Plymouth Church
making an investigation into the great
scandal, was not in session to-day. An
endeavor to interview Beechcr this morn
ing resulted in obtaining from him the
declaration that the charges were absolute
" false, and that he would in good time
make that apparent. He added that ne
was entitled to the right accorded to an
ordinary criminal at least, the right OF
being heard before being condemned.
Mr.. Tracy, the council conducting the
case before the committee in the interest
of Mr. Beechcr, said Mr.. BeecherS fault
was venial, and the stupidity that induc-
concealment was daMnablc.
General Butler says that he has no con-
nection with the case; is not counsel for
Mr.. Tilton or Mr.. Moulton, but
cant speak of the future of Mr.. TiIton ;
statement. The General says: IL think
it most unfortunate thing that II should
ever have been made public. l advised
very strongly against its being given to
the world. 1t is miserable business.
Mrs. Tilton says of the production OF
her statement denying the allegations OF
her husband, that she closcted herself at
ten o'clock at night, and spent until
three o'clock the next morning in pre-
pairing the document. She after
wards read it to Mr.. Ovcrington,
and the only alterations not made by
herself were some grammatical changes
and alterations of punctuation. Being
asked if she intended to occupy the old
home in Livingstone street, Mrs. TIlt"n
replied that there were SO many melan-
cholv associations connected with the
place, that she breads the effect they
might produce on her mind and heart.
She expressed her entire confidence IN Il
favorable result Of the present invcstiga-
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NEW YORK.
Hebeas Corpus Dismissed.

NEW YORK, July 25.-The hebaes cor
pus case of Mollie Halbrask has been dis
missed and she now awaits the warrant
ofGovernor Dix to be returned to Chicago.
PurIOintng Cashier.
Adolph Beal, cashier Of Hymann, Bro.
& Co., clothiers, 426 Broadway, has been
arrested charged with purloining the
goods of his employers. The firm esti-
mate their loss at between $1,000 and
$4,000.