The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-06-24
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June 23.-Ihe d
ciary committee this morning exaE.-
ined Thos. A. Scott. through Knott,
in relation to the telegraph. He testi-
fed that he sent a dispatch to- Josiah
p. Caldwell on the 3lst Of May,
thanking him for endorsing his evil
dence Before the Judiciary committee.
He knew nothing about the two meg
sages that were sent to Caldwell from
Philadelphia, excepting thai a young
mar who said his name was Reed,
representing himself as private secre-
tary to Caldwell, called upon witness
and showed him the copy of a dispatch
which he desired to send 10 Caldwell
which would cost about one hundred
dollars in gold, and asked witness to
aid him in sending it. Witness de-
clined to DO it and Reed said he would
cut down the dispatch and send IL
himself. The dispatch alluded to vas
similar to the one received by Knott
from Caldwell, but witness didn't
think it was the exact words. This
testimony is in harmony with the
statement contained in Reeds letter in
the New York Herald this morning.
Witness had never seen Reed before
that time, and only once since. Wit
ness was a little suspicious about the
dispatch which lie himself received
from Caldwell, and sent over To the
telegraph Office to have it verified, and
there learned that il was a genuine
dispatch, cabled from London. Wit
ness knew nothing of Reed or his
whereabouts except what elRads stated.
Witness identified his own signature
to the letter containing a statement of
the matter, which was read by Knott
on Wednesday last.
Reeds Statement.
New York, June 23.-James c. Reed
has written to tho Herald that he was
formerly confidential clerk to Josiah
Caldwell and wrote and sent the ia
nous Favo dispatch which was sen
fromPhiladelphia with the request that
it be forwarded to the chairman of the
House judiciary committee, on his
own responsibility. He first called
OIL Col. Scotland asked him to pay for it
out of his " pocket. He explains that
the word Favo is u key word used by
himself and Caldwell from motives of
economy, and its translation is Cald-
wells address in London AND Reeds
signature. The key word is oil a book
of the Western Union Co. Blaine
knew nothing of the dispatch until he
heard from Reed.
The .Silcer Bill.
The substitute reported from the
Senate finance committee for the So
called Randall silver bill passed by the
House on the 18th inst, consists of the
first two sections of the finance COM
mittee's pending bill and the last w
of the House bill. In brief it provides
for the coinage of silver dollars OF 412.S
grains of standard silver, and for is
suing them and subsidiary coins in
exchange for an annual amount of U.
s. notes to be permanently retired.
The silver bullion needed for this pur-
pose is to be purchased in amounts not
exceeding one million dollars at a time.
Trade dollars are to be abolished.
Investigating Pensions Matters.
The House committee on invalid
pensions began this morning an ex-
animation of the charges against ex-
Commissioner Van Arenam. Mr..
Travitt, chief. clerk of the pension
office during Van Arenam's commits
sionership, testified that he never knew
oil heard of any frauds while witness
was in office. Parker succeeded Van
Arenam as commissioner. Mr.. Van
Arenam read u statement setting forth
that when he took charge of the PEN
sion Office Hill, Van Motter and Chan
cy were attorneys for the Administered
ors of very many of the claimants. He
had no knowledge of fraudulent prac-
tices by them, but has learned since
these Investigations begun hat there
were Irregularities, but said any effort
to connect witness with any frauds
was unjust.
Minor Matters.
The President, accompanied by Gen.
Sherman and Secretary Cameron has
gone to Harrisburg on a brief visit.
Judge Burnham, Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury, has resigned. to take
effect July first.
Blaine No Better.
Blaine's condition is unimproved.
He has remained in bed during most
of the day. Although his physicians
advise his early departure from the
city, it has not yet been decided that
he is able to travel at present, nor
where IL would be best for him to 20.