Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-01-30
WASHINGTON TOPICS.
TRYING TO UNRAvel THE CIPHER
DISPATCHES.
The New York Nominations West Virginia
Postmasters COnfmed-Sitting
Bull-Coin in the Treasury.
West Virginia Postmastsrs Confirmed

W AbHlNGTON, january zO,-DelOTe lHt
Potter Committee to-day, W. T. Me
Lehman, Assistant Chief of the Warrant
Division OF the Treasury Department
stated in consequence OF the letter from
Secretary Sherman, he attended in
the Morton Commission room, exam.
ined the Oregon cipher dispatches and
succeeded in deciphering them by the
dictionary key. The Commission was
not in session at the time he made the
examination, but other experts were at
work on the dispatches. Recess.
When the committee rcassembled
Gen. Brady resumed the stand and gave
to the chairman thetelegrams referred
TO in his testimony yesterday. Trans,
lated they read as follows:
TALLAHASSEE, December |.
To John Wing, Washington
Florida will 20 for Hayes.
lSigned. BRADY.
WAsmNGroN.
TO Gen. Brady, TdlIdhaSee, Fla,
In trouble. speak adyisedly. Have
no other fears.
Signed. JAS. y. IINER.
WAsHISGToN.
To Gen. Brady, TdHahdsSc.
Reliable information here SAYS the
Democrats claim two Of the Florida Re
turning Board. DO you believe?
ISigned.l WING.
TAILAHAssR.
John Wang, Washington:
We have no intimation OF trcachery
except on the part Of one OF our own
members. II We come Ia griei, IT'S
through him the New Yorker We are
advised he recommends contrary Ia
our interests. Ills many and mystcri.
Ous interviews arouse suspicion.
Signed BRADY.
Rv the Chairman-Whow was meant by
the New Yorker. A-ticncra Barlow,
Several other tclcgrams were read, but
were without significance. The last one
related To the conclusion Of the count,
and stated that tho State Ind gone for
Hayes.
The cross examination showed that
John Wing was ticticiors name Tor
Judge Tyncr The cipher used was ar
ranged before General Brady left Wash
ington. His cipher haO been destroyed,
and he presumed Tyncr had destroyed
his copy,
First Assistant Postmaster General
Tyner was sworn. lie had recently
been informed 10y General Brady that
the Committee were about 10 examine
into the cipher tclegrams, and he feared
that as they, or aportion ut them, had
once been in his possession, Il would
lead tO misconstruCtiOn and then mix
Brady in the affair. Tyner then de-
sired Ia say word regarding the testl-
muny of the Western Union officials,
Green, Carey and Grant. The testimony
oi (irccn Ia the effect that the tclcgramS
passed between himself and John w.
Foster concerning the sale Of certain
offices and between himself and Scrrc-
tary Chandler regarding tbe appoint
mcnt Oi Indian agents had no warrant
i'm their contents. The idea Of Carey
that the kilograms in question related Ia
a dirty piece Of political engineering was
entirely erroneous. He would verify
this statement by producing all the
telegrams sent by him bearing upon the
subject under investigation. Tyner
then related how he obtained posses
sion Of the telcgrams and said he was
now ready 20 produce them in their
entirety.
This was the extent Of the whole
cipher. The foregoing telegram meant
that the active members of the Green
back party had agreed Ia aid in arresting
the Greenback movement. Five thou
sand dollars would be necessary tO meet
their expenses in addition 70 the $1,000
promised Ivy Mccormick for general
campaign purposes, On the same date,
probably, there was telegram from
Foster, requesting the witness to leave
Washington 10 New York, and ON the
first of October he raceiyei the follow.
ing dispatch from Indianapolis Dis
patched you on Friday 10 ~
10 New York at once Have mo-
answer. 1t Is Oi the utmost Importance
that YOU should 90 tonight. The let
ters aud particulars await you there. II
is essential to success.
Signedl y. w FOSTER.
To this the following reply was sent.
WAsHIEGroS, b. {. Oct. !.
j. ". Fuasr, Ind,dndInIn
Your kilograms were all received
Early will positively leave New York
next TUESDAY, by that time ! hope "a
complete the other arrangement here
a. Il il half done now
ISignehl JAS. y. .TYNEK'
This referred to the $40, 100 promised by
the National Committee, and tn the tact
that the witness hoped to b. able tO Oh
tain the IS, 900, nne-halt of which he hac
already obtained for the special purPns,
mentioned. The $1,000 Was b. 60 Il
the Indiana Central Committee, AMI thi
g. 90 10 Mr. Poster, who was not Z
member Ot the committee That VA
the sI+cial arrangement
Mr. Mcmahon MIR. Foster vas sor
0f side committee 10 get round th'
GreenbaCk leadersg
Answer-Thu.e WhO might he induce,
to assist the Republican party.
The next Telegram Was dated Indian
aJolis. October 2d, to James " Tyner
and read a. follows send certain
direct 10 ne, telegraph when sent
J. W. Fo-rER.
To h. forwarded, il absent Chang Z
Republican Committee.
On the same date. telegram was re-
ceiyesl from Mr. Poster, which rea,
a. follows: The arrangement a
to smith Is ia satisfactory progress Al
our friends agree that IL would h. highl
desirable 10 DO what Brown askei Ia hi
visit to New York to he controlled h,
Us Only require early, and Ne person
! ally ple,lge CsTtAin--if certain Can u
/ provided through yOH or Oihers-a
once. This, you understand, i in 81
| ditiOn 81 all previously promised. "
/ all feel sure oi its success
The Interpretation Of this the Nitnes
said Was, that the arrangement iO seCur
/ the Greenhacksrs Eas IN a satistArt1T
urogress That kseing zsarured. Fu=teT