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Fraudulent War Claims in Wis.
souri,.

Sr. Louis, June CIT will be rCCOl-
leCted that these dispatches announced
some weeks since, on the authority Of
special dispatches from Jefferson City TO
the Globe, that great fraud in the war
claims was being Ierpetratcd upon this
State and the United States. The whole
matter has now assumed definite and
official shape, and Adjutant General Geo.
G. Bingham will tomorrow lay before
the Constitutional Convention, in re.
SPONGE to Il resolution adopted by that
body, report Of his investigation Of the
affair.
A special to the Globe. Democrat tonight
says the report Of Adutant Bingham
shows that war claims certificates have
been audited aud issued 10 the amount Of
about $4,000 for military services al.
legged to have been rendered BY the 18th
Regiment Of enrolled Missouri militia,
organized in 81. Louis, although that reg.
iment was never in active service and nc.
COrdng to the rolls filed in the Adju.
tant Generals Office was never entitled to
any pay whatever, and these certificates
were issued against the rules and rCgula.
tions Of the pay department and in viO-
latiOn Of the laws relating to war claims.
That the slubh books from which the
certificates issued on account Of this
regiment were taken have disappeared
from the Adjutant Generals office, and
that the duplicate copies Of the muster
and pay rOllsof his regiment were fabri.
Gated, ~ the vouchers for the fraudulent
claims on which the issue Of these Ger.
tiliCates was based.
Gen. IIrighams investigation has only
extended as yet to the 18th regiment, but
he adds to lis report that the amount Of
claims audited and allowed and Certi.
Gates Of Indebtedness issued therefore by
the paymaslCr.Gencral Is $l,4li,625,
while the amount due enrolled militia
for services during the war, as appears Oh
the record Of unpaid claims, Is only
S3Gj,SG0, leaving balance Of over one
million dollars, which seem to he fraud.
ulcnt.
The dispatch further states that cS-
Gov. Woodson was expected IN Jefferson
City in few day To nssist in the further
exposure Of this alleged swindle. II also
states that efforts have been made to
hush this matter up, and TINT various in
tlnCements had been offered Gen. Bing.
ham by Interested parties to suppress
the investigation, but TINT gentleman has
paid no attention To them.
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New YoRK, June 5.-The General
Synod Of the Reformed Church reassem.
blcd this morning In Jersey City.
An overture suggesting the rOnsOldn.
tiOn Of Boards Of Churches, and decrease
in expenditures for benevolent objects Of
the Church, was adopted. II recommends
that II committee he appointed to make
full invcstignt ion nnd report to the next
General Synod
The Committee on Conference with
Churches Of other denominations made
very interesting reports, which were
adopted. The Conference Committees Of
the German Church and Reformed Church
in America met In Philadelphia and
spent two days discussing the question of
consolidation. While no definite plan
was arrived ai, the question was very far
advanced. The committee also reported
that II met with similar committee Of
the General Assembly Of the prcsbyte.
rian Church South, in New York, last
January, and agreed upon certain plans
Of CO.opcratiOn The Committee nlso
conferred with a committee from the
Presbyterian Church North, with the
same view to cooperation as with the
Presbyterian Church South. A continu.
anCC Of the committee was almost unNn.
imOusly resolved on for another year.
The Synod then nd diOurncd.
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Woman Suffrage Question 10 be
Submitted 10 u Vote Of the PCO.
nAln Ill AliEanuni

ST. LOUIS, June j.-The Committee on
Electors and Elections of the State Con.
stitutional Convention, in making their
report to the Convention, offered sun.
Elemental report recommending that the
question of woman suffrage be referred to
the committee on separate propositions
to be voted upon when the constitution is
submitted to the people. A lengthy de-
bate followed. A motion to table the
proposition failed, and after II became
evident TINT tho sense Of the Convention
was to deal with the question in such n
way Ns TO leave its supporters no excuse
to bring il up again, the recommendation
Of the committee was adopted, and pro.
vision for woman suffrage will be submit
ted to the people as separate PROPOSE.
finn
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AMERICAN JOCKEY cLuB.

New York, June j.--GOOd weather,
good track and good attendance contrib.
uted to make brilliant the opening day Of
the spring meeting OF the American Jock
ey Club, ,
The first race, for purse OF S40O,
three-luarter mile dash, was won by
Madge by two lengths; Mate second, In
spiration third, Carver fourth, Merrimac
fifth, and Searcher last, Spendthritt did
not run. Time-l;l7!. In the closing
pools on the race Searcher and Madge
sold even, with Mate next,
The second race, FOrdham handicap,
sweepstakes OF $50 each, half forfeit, with
$500 added, the second horse TO receive
5000 out Of the stakes, one mile and a
quarter, fiftty.three nominations, was
won by ldlewild, the iavorite, by two
lengths; Spendthrift second, PrCaknCss
third. Countess, KadiO, Usage, LeCapS,
Australian, Jose B, Carriboo, Survivor,
and Audubon also ran, Time-2;l2,
The third races was for the Withers
stake for three-ycar.Otds, 500 each, with
81 900 added, the second horse to receive
$500 ont Of the stake; one mile. ArislidGs
came in winner two lengths ahead OF
Rhadamanthus, with Ozark third, follow
ed by Chesapeake, Warwick, Bob WOolley,
Withers, Gladiateur, Battaligia flly,
Lord ZetIand, Ascension, Invoice, Dartag-
non, Matador and Joe Cerus,
In the pool sold just before the start,
McGrate's entries sold for $500, Ascen-
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Of Pennsylvania, would be appointed in
his place, Secretary DelanO says the
rumor has not the slightest foundation in
fact.
meeting OF the Mount Vernon La
dies Association yesterday instructions
were given for such repairs Of the Mount
Vernon estate as are absOlutel Y neces-
sary.
As the visit Of the Sioux Indians to
Washington to negotiate with the Gov
ernment for the REIMBURSEMENT Of their
possession Of the Black Hills has proved
a failure, and us the Indians left here
much dissatisfied, difficulties are appre.
hended between them and such whites as
may enter their country for the purpose
Of seeking gold. 1t is estimated by agents
that the Sioux can muster from 5000 to
5000 warriors, about half armed with
rifles and the remainder with bows and
arrows. The Government in the mean
time will endGavor to prevent adventures
from going to that country, still having
some hope through the medium OF COM
missions to effect treaty witt the Sioux.
The Treasury Department has instruct-
ed the Surveyor Of Customs at st. Louis
that the proper rates OF duty on wool and
Guipure lace are 80 cents per pound and
so per cent ad valorem respectively.
Secretary Bristow returned to Wash
ington last night.
There is report, not officially confirm
cd, that Quartermastcr General Meigs,
having been assigned to special dutywith
his bTevct rank Of Major General, will
be placed in command Of the Department
Of the South, with headquarters at Lou
isvillc, aud then Gen. Mcdowell will go
to Europe on leave Of absence, and on his
return will he placed on the retired list
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Projected Wnrcno using OF Grain.

NEW YORK, June G.-Thc articles OF
agreement between the New York Pro-
duce Exchange and Railroad Companies,
relating to the grading,consolidation and
delivery Of gram at New York by rail,
were Yesterday adopted by the managers
Of the Produce Exchange, Two Of the
articles will affect the owners and for.
wardcrs rs well as the railroad companies
nnd the Produce Exchange. They are as
follows:
First. The Railroad Companies, and
parties hereto, may put together In ware
houses, boats or any other reCeptacIcs
provided by themselves for that purpose,
grain Of the same grade without regard
to'Ownership, after the sane be inspected,
graded aud weighed in accordance with
the rules of the Produce Exchange as
herein set forth, but nothing herein con.
tanned shall be construed so as to deprive
owners Of The right Of preserving the
identity Of the grain consigned to this
market, II they shall so eIec: the subject
only to such conditions as may be made
between themselves and the railroad COM
panics for that purpose.
Second. All questions Of difference be.
tween the New York Produce Exchange
or any member thereof and railroad
companies or either Ofthem growing out
Of inspection and delivery Of grain shall
be settled by private arbitration com.
mittcc consisting Of three persons, one Of
whom shall he selected by the President Of
the New York Produce Exchange, subject
to the approval Of the committee on grain,
one by the railroad companies or com.
pany with which controversy may arise,
and these two select u third, and the de-
cision Of such committee shall be final.
In order to fulfill this agreement the
Produce Exchange has adopted new
set Of rules which will be in force after
hcing posted ten days.
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McelInr Of CnnnI nont Owncrs.

BUFFALO, n, " June G.-Three large
and enthusiastic meetings Of canal boat
owners was held yesterday for the pur-
pose Of raising rates Of freight. The
organization of a society to be known as
the "Independent FreightCarriers' Union"
was CONF pletcd, and committee appoint.
cd to draft bylaws for the government OF
said union. Articles Of agreement to the
following effect were adopted: The I'M
dersigned boat owners and masters here.
by agree not to load our boats at less than
8 cents on wheat and "A cents on corn,
from Buffalo to New York, with all other
freight in proportion; also, that all boats
now in port shall load in turn, MS they
arrive, provided they carry the amount OF
the order, but the boat giving away her
turn shall have the first order that
fits her. For the support OF the union
owners and masters are to he sub
iected to n small tax on the cargoes.
One hundred and twenty-five masters and
owners, representing 975 boats, signed the
agreement, and other names are being
added.
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4 Wan Arrested TOR kidnapping
Ills own children.

BALTIMORE, June b.-llenry $. SChrc;.
nct, Of Savannah, was arrested in this
city yesterday, on II n telegram from the
Chief Of Police OiSavnnnall, charged with
kidnapping his own children, aged four
and six years. After investigation, Sclrei-
ncr was released with the children. This
morning, on writ Of hdbeas corpus sued
out by counsel for the grandfather the
children were brought before Chief Jus
ticc Brown, who released them to the GUS
toby Of the father, who on leaving court
was again arrested on warrant issnCd by
a Justice Of the peace, charged with kid.
mapping his children, aud all were again
released Protected by city officials, Mr..
SchrCincr went to Locust Point and sailed
for Europe with his children. 1t seems
the randpNrcnts, who reside in Snvan-
nah, we're opposed to the father taking his
children with him to Europe.
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Tho thirnrn Nllisl,Y Cnscs.

CnIcAGo, June j.-ln the United States
District Court, in this city, before Judge
Dlohgctt, the question Of the right Of
the government to seize the books and
apcrs Of the persons, whose dis.
tiIlcrics hvc been seized on the charge
of,lefrauding the revenue, was argued
to-day The defendants were rep.
resented by Hon. Matt. Carpenter,
Sidney Smith, / aonnrd SWEET nnp Ed.
mnnd lusscn, and the prosecution by
District Attorney Writ, Dexter, and
others. The government claims that
these books and papers are part Of the
personal property Of the distiIlcrics, and
are therefore liable to seizure, and for
fcitnrc. The defense claimed, on the
other hand, that the books and papers
nrC private property, and exempt under
the law, they not being compelled to fur
nish evidence for their own conviction.
Mr.. Carpenter closed for the defense
this afternoon, when the Judge took the
matter under advisCmCht.
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Minor kilograms.

UTICA, N. Y, June CDR. Peters ex.
presses the belief that he has discovered
two planets, Friday morning, instead Of
one.
TOLEDO, o., June 6.-James Shea, q
tug engineer, Of this city, has fallen
heir to S3sO,0OO by the death Of a broth.
er in England.
VAN VERT, o., June 5.-ThiS morning
at nn early hour the store Of II. Bent,
at Wiltshire, fourteen miles south Of here,
was burglarized of$9OO. No clue to the
thieves.
NORTH LEwtsBUE1, O., June 5.-Hen.
ry Partridge, proprietor Of the Partridge
House, in this city, was found dead this
morning. 1t is supposed that he died Of
heart disease.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICn, June 6. Last
evening young son Of Mrs. McMann, q
widow lady, was kicked by a horse and
fatally in njured, his skull being badly
crushed, and died this evening.
ADA, o., June 5.-The grain warehouse
of Fricdly Brothers, DGnkirk, O., gave
way to-day because Of the excessive weight
Of the grain stored there. The damage
Is estimated at 500.
WApsAw. 1Sp. Tune IA we'll lpown
citizen iihIs COUNTY. named Wm Gr;fIith.
wns moving n heavy load Of goods IN a
wagon, lost evening, when Tho ShSSlof tbs
wagon came off, throwing him lo the
ground. striking his head With vrenI vio.
lence. causing his death this eysninv.
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sinrr ihronuh ;eoinmsy nj womST II ,bS
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tetutroJ a yerdict nj morSIsugLIS. ana
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job Pence, a farmer, for unknown fes.
Sons, cut his throat with razor, and died,
near New Paris, Ohio, Yesterday.
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The Cincinnati water WORKS IN.
VpStiRUtlOtI,

CINCINNATT, June 5.-ln the water
works investigation yesterday, Mayor
Johnston stated, with reference to The
charge of his borrowing 81 300 from the
works, that he did not consider that he
Ind borrowed n cent from the works. lie
explains lhnt while In Iis office one day,
j. II. OrCntcr, secretary Of the works,
came in and snid he understood the Mayor
was In need oi Sl,aOO to pny n security
debt, and he would bc pleased to nssis,
him. Witness accepted the offer, and had
no idcn but that the money belonged to
Mr.. urcutcr. When he learned that II
was part Of the water works fund he re.
turned II instantly.
IIy the explosion Of the boiler Of nm on.
ginc on the I. s, n q, u. II. last night, mn
engineer named Larkln and n fireman
named Ice wcrc mOrtNlly wounded. An
engineer named ROnNhNn was also &c.
vOrely injured.
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N~sIHE Huntington .Adwrti:er announces
a scheme that we should think the
Granger brethren would do well to fight
SHY Of. It Ia for the erection at that
point Of a mandatory for agricultural
implements under the auspices Of Oranges
and Grnngers in West Virginia, Ohio and
Kentucky. A meeting in furthcrance Of
this object was held nt Huntington on the
goth Of last month, and another meeting
with the same object in view Ia to he held
at Buffalo, Putnam county, on the 23l Of
this month. The proposed scheme is to
start n factory for the manufacture Of
ploughs, renperE, mowers, dtilla, fans, &c.
The idea Is that the Changers can man.
uinclure these implements cheaper than
they can buy them in large quantities al.
ready manufactured, which il doubtful.
Heretofore their programme has been to
confnc their operations to simple pur.
chases, and not to embark in outside bust.
ness, which was certainly safe policy.
Once they 60 into manufacturing there is
no telling what vici'sitNdes may bcfall
the Granger organization. Such a step
would he illcgitimatc, inasmnch As the
farming industry Of the country cannot
expect 10 monopolinc the manufacture Of
all articles used by farmers, Why not
manufacture thoir own clothes, shoes,
hats, saddles, brides, &c., as we'll Ns their
agricultural machinesl
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Annual Convention Of sweden.
bOrglanS.

New York, June 5.-At the annual
Convention to-day Of the Church OF New
Jerusalem in America (Swedenborgian)
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President-Rev. ChOun.
cey Silas, New York. Vice President
Hon. y. A. Plantz, Ohio. Secretaries
J. II. IIincklcy and j. A. Duscn. Treas.
urer-Nathan Hobart. Executive Com.
mittcc and Committee on Ecclesiastical
Anairs-Rev. Messrs. Il. 7. Walton,
Georgia; William B. Hayden, Maine; E.
G. Mitchell, Minnesota; ]. p. Stuart, Mis-.
souri; George sulce, Canada; Messrs. c.
Il. Prcntiss, Washington; H. NJ. pnlsifer,
Massachusetts,; S. ". Denny, Detroit; l..
s. Burnham, New York; Mrs. Williams,
Ohio; William Roberts, Philadelphia;
John Doughty, San Francisco; John Pit
cairn, Pittsburgh.
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Several MunifIccnt Bcuuests.

SAVANNAH, GA, June G.-The will OF
Miss Teliair, who died last week, aged
SO, daughter Of Ex-Governor Telfair,
was filed In the office Of the Probate
Court on Saturday, and contains several
munifiCent bequests TO various societies.
The Georgia Historical Society was be.
Qneuthed about $4,000; the Independ-
ent Presbyterian Church Of Savannah,
$4,000; Presbyterian Church, Augusta,
$4,000. The Hodgson Institution Of the
Telfairville Christian Church received an
endowment; also the Telfair Hospital for
Females, the Telfair Academy Of Art and
Science, and other societies. Numerous
personal legacies were made, including
handsome bequests 10 Colored family ser.
wants. The estate Is valued at over q
million dollars.
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AN OLD WHEELING LETTER.
From Genl. Lafayette 10 Hon.
Edward Everett.


WHEELING, May q, 1925.
Nv Dear Sir:-Your kind letter, in the
name Of the committee for the Bunker
Hill Monument, has lately reached me
on my rapid way to the celebration OF
the great Half-centennial anniversary day
Of the 18th June. must say that
whenever the kindness of my friends,
my own wishes, and love, a sense OF pro-
priety, in other respects, should have de-
taincd me in my progress through the
Southern and Western States, 1t has
supplied on all parts to expedite my
Journey, to have It remembered that !
had the honor to be invited to Boston as
representative OF the Revolutionary
army on that memorable occasion equally
interesting to the whole Confederate
Union. am proceeding, after visit to
Mr.. Gallahn, to Pittsburgh, Erie and
along the canal to Albany, in the hope
to be with you on the 10Th, but at least
early on the 10Th. | will write again rs
soon rs can ascertain the duration Of
my :trayeling days, but feel myself as
sured shall not miss one Of the highest
qualifications can ever enjoy, Present
my respect to the gentlemen Of the COM
mittee, remember me to your brothers
and all my friends and believe me most
ateCtiOnately yours, LAFAYETTE,
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FRANCE.

PARIS, June G.-The prize Of Paris was
won easily by SaluatOr, with Naugat
second and Pcrplexe third, None Of the
English horses, ClaremOnt, Camballo, or
Seymour were anywhere near at the
finish.
PARIS, June 6.-Charles Dc Remusat,
an eminent author and politician, Is
dead.
A committee Of the Assembly has de-
cided that the election TO the Assembly
Of NJ, Burgoing, a Bonapartist, in the
Department Of Nievrc, Is invalid.
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The Miners Isiot.

PornvtLLE, June b.-All is reported
quiet at MahanOy City and Shenandoah,
where the troops are stationed II is
thought that three more Of the raiders
have died Of wounds received in the skir-
mish below town on Thursday. The
troops are regarded with much disfNvor
by the mining population, Citizens and
business men arc petitioning that the
troops may bc retained at least two weeks.
Quiet prevailed in iisrCgion today. II
has l,cCn decided to keep the military at
Mnlinnoy City and Shenandoah for the
present
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DIsappolntcL Love and NuIClIe,

sr. ALnASs, W., June o. Clifton
8, Weeks this morning attempted to kill
Henry Greene, after setting fire to his
barn, and soon after shot himself dead
GrCcnC's wound is slight Disappointed
love and the belief that Greene influenced
the object Of his affections was the cause
Of tho tragedy,
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Man Killed In n Enioon.

AURORA, ISp., June CA difficulty
occurred last night between young man
named Frank RossRCld and n saloon
keeper named Ross. They had some
few words when Ross ordered ROssIicld
out Of the saloon, and upon his refusing
to 10 Ross drew q revolver and shot him
above the loft eye, killing him instantly.
Ross gave himself up, and was taken to
inil ni I.nMfcncChnrg.
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SPAIN.

MADRID, June 6.-General Jovellar,
formerly Captain General Of Cuba, has
been appointed in command Of the army
at Centre.
The rumOrs OF the coming marriage
Of King Alfonso with the German prin-
cess, and Countess Gergenti with q Ba-
varian prince, are .unfoundGd.