The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-04-08
LATE TELEaRAMS.


Cuic9. March 20..-Tho following nd
ditionaliairests were made by thpI Citi-
zens. coinmittee of Forty ln$tSnight:
Norton White. Ben SYiIb j. o. Swain.
w. G. Roberts, J. II. ShuhIeton, John
st: Clair. and Michael Clinton. Fur
ther developments nnd more arrests are
expected. All who join the committee
inre obliged TO sigma pledge Tint theY
belong to no nnti-Chinese society.
WAsHISoToN, March 29.--Sccretary
McCrcnry says that il the length OF tho
extra session lepepds on n. satisfactory,
settlement OF the Southern question it
will be very short. for by June, Southern
matters will be in shape to satisfy
every reasonal.lc man.
There was great difficulty i'll securing
the Louisiana Commission, which will
leave for Louisiana on Monday. The
PresidtEHc will prepare 'aHlcttcr Of IN.
struction, defining the purpose of the
appointment and the extent to which
the Commission is togo. .ThGConmis-
sion does not please Packarl's friends,
and to-day Nichols telcgraphcd to %
friend here to ppJvent the Commission
by all means.
. An Inter- Ocean Washington special
says: Fernando Wool ii snid To huye
III his poss"s4iqn;am ngyelnent signed
by thirty-iive Democrats, who pledged
themselves to.voto for Hayes. III, case
the election WIS thrown into the House.
"a Republican Representative also had a
copy Of this document aud gave 1T 10
lngcrsoll, ;. who made 1t the basis of what
,was considered hyperbOlical statement
i'll his New York speech. Wood origi-
mated anu manipulated the alnir. He
was dlwnys opposed to rilden.
! WAsHIsGroS,J March, 2).,-The fol.
lowing letter passed from Lamar to
Ellis prior Ia the writing Of the Mat.
thcYs. and Foster letter:
WAsnINGToX, Feb. &c. :,
Ny Dear E5hS;a ] have Just learned
from unqucst;onaLlc authority { which
'I'Shf'gise If you 'Tisi' IL that Foster
,snid To gentleman, who il my infor.
mant, relative to the speech he made
to'day-tyhich 30 significantly. bnt lin.
directly hints ut Hayes Southern policy
-7lhat he m'.lc il, after consulting Mr..
Matthews. Mr.. Hayes brothrt t-in.law.
and that Nr. Matthews told hAn. and
urged him to say .sqqqrcly, that Hayes
would have nothing 10 DO or say to
Packard. Foster said he would do
so, but he was afraid To kc so much
OIL himself us to say that, bnt Matthews
reiterated his desire that Foster should
say so promptly, nm1 further said: "If
4 were to speak l shoulL say il, ibrea,i5r
u IL the truth" Foster further suid he
did not sec the mod" by which Hayes
could accoinpliHh the. practical rocog-
milton Of Nichols rs Governor. NV
Informant replied: "I.ct him nsk Mich
oils this. III i Withdraw the troops and
gurbonts. will you assure me thai you
will not establish your government by
bloodshcd and by bloody rGt9liytiun2'"
nid;if Nichols makes that pledge, let
Hayes withdraw them now.
Ellis, this il tho first thing I have
ever heard ias coming ifton, IInycs.
directly or Indirectly, that is worth
netting upon by any Southern mnn.
Wo don't want Offices. but we do want
!" get 6iFSthtu jGmI people irco from
the carpct-bng governments. Ought
you not II an available opportunity
ofrcrsto serve your people, to srring
forward at once and SEQ il you can not
free your StatG2 - .'rn-....
1 think you, ,s)iotli'dt9ondo sec Mr..
Stanley Matthews and nsk HIM il Gov
etrnor. Hayes %ilI give hrm so,no :nFspr.
nnco that ho will not maintain Packard
IN his domination Of your people.
."3g .rIr.rIour friend, ,aa ll-,n.
j.. q. G. LAMAR.
WAsnIHGToS. Mnr. 3O.-Gcncral liar.
Ian and Govnrnor lInwicy iinnv6' Spcmi n
considerable part OF tho day in learning
from the President hia views concern.
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