The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-08-11
WASHINGTON.
Destitalion Among the Poor.


WASHINGTON, Aug 10.-The Central council
and committee of safety of the Labor League
in this district presented a resolution to the
commissioners of the district to-day, setting
forth the utter restitution prevalent among the
white and colored workiDgmen, the lawful and
orderly manner in which they conducted them
selves during the recent strike, and earnestly
requesting the commissioners to raise a LOAF of
$3.50, 900 Immediately and set two thousand
men to work at once on public improvements
The league further pledge themselves to use
their influence with Congress to pay the loan
and deficiency with interest The commission
ers will give the subject prompt attention.
Sitting Bull Wants TO Surrender.
Secretary Mills of Canada states that Sitting
Bull wishes to surrender to the United States
and return to the agency, if he can retain his
arms and ponies and go UNPUBLISHED. He has
not been prosperous in hunting this summer
and will be unable to subsist during winter.
Schurz demands an unconditional surrender. If
the cabinet consent a commission will be sent
to Sitting Bull. Gen. Sherman writes favoring
cooperation with Canada to secure Sitting
Bulls return. He and Gen. Terry favor send
ing commission to treat with the Sioux.
Cabinet Meeting.
The Cabinet was In session to-day about two
hours, and after some discussion. determined
that commission of three be appointed to act
in connection with similar commission on the
part of the Canadian authorities and arrange
for the return of Sitting Bull and his followers
to the territory of the United States Messrs.
Schurz and McCrary have asconference in
day or two.i regard ito the personnel of the
commission, one member of which will be an
army officer selected by the Secretary of War,
another person representing the Indian De-
partment selected by tie. Secretary of the
Interior, and the third member to be selected
after conference with the President
The Cabiet also discussed the question of the
pending danger to the inhabitants in the
vicinity of Puget Sound on account of
the threatened Indian outbreak, and it was
could send man-of-war to that place from
San Francisco for the purpose of protecting
white people there. He accordingly tele-
graphed to San Francisco to have the Lacka-
wanna prepared for that service. She will
leave for her destination in two or three days.
Before the adjournment of the Cabinet final
arrangements were made for the visit of the
PRESIDENT, Secretary McCrary, Attorney Gen
eral Devens and Postmaster General Key to
Bennington.
Programme for the Presidents Trip.
The following is a programme of the visit of
the President and members of the Cabinet, ex-
cept Secretarys Sherman and Schurz, to the
East: They will leave Washington on next
Tuesday, reaching Bennington, VT, Wednes.
day morning, remaining there till Thursday
evening. They will then go to 3rattleboro and
return to Windsor Friday morning, remaining
there with Secretary Evarts over Sunday.
Monday morning the party will be taken in
charge by committee of the New Hampshire
legislature. The party will be taken to the
foot of the White Mountains, and on Tuesday
to the summit of Mt. Washington and return.
Wednesday they pass down through New
Hampshire by the lakes, reaching Concord in
the afternoon, spending some time there.
Thursday morning they will make short stay
at Manchester, and in the afternoon at Nashua.
They leave New Hampshire for Washington by
way of New York city either Thursday night
or Friday morning, so as to reach this city Sat.
urday.
SchurZ's Expenses.
Mr.. Mccormick, Secretary of the National
Republican Committee, says that Schurz paid
his own expenses, ETC., in last years campaign,
although the committee desired to pay them.