The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-06
Last NIGHTS Dispatches.
The Ciphergrams.
The Evidence takes a Turn


follows:
COLUMBIA, Nov. 28.-Heprv Have
meyer, New York: Majority of board have
been secured; cost is $4,000, to be sent
as follows: One parcel of $65, 200, one of
$4,000 and ona of 1000, all to be $500
or ST. 900 bills Note to be deposited as
parties accept, and given up upon vote of
land OF Hampton. e, State of South
Carolina being given to Tilden's friends.
The three packs should be sent without
inscription and tonight, unless you should
receive telegram from me countermandiDg
Shall try to secure everything by the plan
of deposit. The friends of Chamberlain
and Bavaria are here in force, and fear
their money, and careful watching, and
| intimidation Of the board. For Gods
sake let it go if you can. Be safe in Flor
ida Or Africa Do this at once and have
cash ready to reach Baltimore Sunday
night. Telegraph decidedly whether it
will be done. (SigEed) W"
Weed said he could rot tell what parts
of this translation were correct, and what
were not. From his recollection of events
as they occurred he thought the transIa-
tion was substantially correct, though bis
memory was that the sum named was
100000 instead of $4,000. he thought
ore sentence should read, For Gods sake
let it go if you can be safe in Florida or
Africa" without any period after the word
can" His idea was that the thing should
not be done it it could be avoided He
was wholly unable to rec0iiect the mean
ing OF any particular word in the cipher,
as the meaning was purely arbitrary,
Chairman-Look 1T the telegram No
90 fro,,, RottIypora Yrudo~ Tota NJ Nou
1t reads: Have court hold on to electoral
vote until fixed or failure May be little
delay in that" Is that yours?
Wituess-lt puTp0rts to be mine, but
by no means conveys the idea | had in
tended.
Chairman-Here is another from Co
lumbia, dated November q. 1t is ad-
dressed to you at the Everett House. and
reads: Pope answered you last night;
send for it Barnums; we think Bath court
will close to morrow, and put Naples
majority in the house and probably ac
qulre Cuba elector iSignedl Spain.
Witness-I never received any such com
ever who Pope is.
Q.-Are any of Jour dispatches signed
NJ lead?
A.-Yes, sir: there IL one containing
forty words.
Witness then took the fle Of kilograms
. and by the direction of The Chairman plac
ed an envelope over each one be had sent
Chalrman-Look at No. II, dated Co
u lumbia, Nov. 10th. The translation reads
y Henry Havemeyer. New York; am conf
dent that Florida is the State where th
greatest exertions should be made. Hav
your man with full power. Chances ar
= y not one in twenty here, but am workin
~ for that ope Chamberlain, kellog an
Stearns are 10 close cummupication, an
in concert. The authority | telegraphe
for this morning all to be conditional o
10 success.
a Witness-I have to repeat what h av
ID already said; cannot recognize these de*
of patches as being a proper translation {
~ the Interpretation OF the htera! meaning
O-Did sou think they meant busine;
when they proposed to sell OUT?
Al certainly did. met Col. peitC
3 in Baltimore. He said the old man, whit
On | suppose was TildeD, had received tel
ed grams from Edward Cooper stating that
he could no. raise the money. There Wa
ed also, telegram from Tilden OF simi
character. This told Solomon, who can
an on to this city with me. On Wednesdi
the 22d, | think, Solomon SEPT a dispat'
or to the board. and in three or four hou
the returning board gave a decision Il
iTs other way. The substance of the TELEGRAM
!r. was the goods could not be delivered, al
on that the arrangement or bargain was Oft
ice Stenger-Had you any communicate
by on this subject with Tilden from the d
'an before election, either directly or Indirect
up to the time the South Carolina canva:
ing board met, or did you have any aite
A.-Yes, met him at the Evert
M House. He took me task ] cannot gi
w, you the exact words, but he took me ia
ON about the proposition, and stated that
never authorized any such proceeding, a
hip that while he lived he never would becol
wn President under such circumstances. L
vs. Democrats in South Carolina were pr
The and needed money for printing, procuri
witnesses, ETC., in legal proceedings. Th
asked him to get the National Commit
to help them, and he made an unsucces
aul effort in that direction. The despatch
cen sent to him from Columbia signed Pop
$50 asking for $5. 900 had no reference to {
ex- matter, and had no connection whate'
and with buying any member of the legisIatl
ver or any one else. He thought the $5,(
low was a mistake, as the sum was more lik
lear to have been 81 LOCO.
The last dispatch referred to by with
was translated as follows:
COLUMBIA, Nov. 20.-Smith Weed. c
for of King, Everett House, n. y; 81
Ouri SIS 900 Immediately to Haskell. (Feb
" ary.) Expect to get a majority OF
ost- House and Senate, but $1,000 can mi
ath- majority Democratic. This will ID
,per court all right Electoral canvass pt
nary poned Will remain 10 court and m
electoral vote Democratic"
-,- Weed said hetPope) never had anyth
to do with plot which the 7ri6rne ass
par ed was formed TO buy four members OF
rail, South Carolina Legislature for $50. 600,
!, by having thus obtained control of the 9
lied. government, to put the Hayes elector
ries Jail and lock them up in separate cells, U
the day for casting the electoral votes
--- passed. He never had any knowledg'
CO., any such plot.
sns- The following translation OF cir
200. despatch sent by him was then submitte
witness, the date and address being
same as those of the former despa
'sTeIegram received too late to answer
,sh;nj NIGHT Don't quite understand. Do
want me to go to the home OF Stea