The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-10-13
WASHINGTON.
The Surrendered Neg Percaa.


WASHINGTON Oct. 12.-The disposition of
the Nez Perces Indians uuder Chief Joseph,
who surrendered to Gen. Miles, has been the
subject of correspondence between the War and
Interior Departments. and the matter will be
further considered and determined by the Cab
met. The general practice of the government
heretofore has been to assign captured Indians
to such of the reservations as might have been
selected for them with only two exceptions,
one being the case of the captured Modoes,
where several were hanged, and the other me M
bers of the tribe scattered among other Indians
so as to break the tribal relations of the band
The other exception was in the case of the cap
tured Arapahoes. Kiowas and COMMANDERS, who
are now confined at ST. Marion, Fla.
Cabinet Meeting.
The Cabinet session today was devoted main
ly to the consideration and final determination
of estimates to be transmitted to Congress with
the Presidents message next week, of amounts
OF the deficiency appropriations that will be re-
quired for the support of the various branches
of the public service during the current fiscal
year. 1t 10 understood the message is confined
almost ii not entirely, to a statement of these
amounts and the causes OF the deficiencies. In
addition to the amounts required for the army,
there will be about 100000 estimated for the
navy, and $255, 900 for expenditure under the
Department of Justice. There will also be
sundry small items for official postage stamps
and for temporary repairs of patent Office. No
action was taken by the Cabinet in regard to
the captured Nez Perces Indians.
Gen. Harlan to be Appointed Supreme
Judge.
1t is generally believed tonight that the ap-
pointment of Gen. John M. Harlan of Ken
lucky. to the vacancy of the Supreme Court
has finally been agreed upon, and his name will
be sent to the Senate next week.
The English Mission NOT Offered to Rris-
A despatch from Louisville says ex-Secretary
Bristow says the position of Minister to Eng
land has not been rendered him, and until it is
he will not think of accepting or declining it,
Brutal Assault ON Ex-secretary Delano.
Columbus Delano was assaulted today by
Judge Wright of Indiana and beaten with a
cane. The difficulty occurred on 18th street
just opposite the Treasury Department. the
ex-Secretary being in company with w. 81.
Smith, farme-ly Solicitor of the Interior De-
partment. Judge Wright stopped the ex-sec-
Rotary with the remark, "You id falsifer,
you wouldn't be believed under oath; every
body knows it and you know it; you cheated
me out of $4,000" He then aimed blow
with his walking stick at Delano, which took
effect upon his shoulder, and second one
struck him on the head. Persons passing by
interfered and prevented further trouble
Delano was taken to drug store where his
wound was dressed. He was not seriously
hurt, but is very nervous. Judge Wright pro-
ceeded on his way down the street. Near VIII
liard's Hotel he met Senator Mcdonald, to
whom he said, 81 found the id rascal and
beat him and would be beating him now if they
hadn't stopped me- The trouble between
Wright and Delano grew out of an old feud
which began when Delano was Secretary of
the Interior and Wright agent of the Cherokee
Indians. The Judge always blamed Delano
for mis- Indictment on charge of fraud in the
courts of St. Louis, some two years ago in con-
nection with his actions as Indian agent, when
the judge was acunitted