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THE INDIANS.
cheyennes 10th TO Give up Their



KANSAS CITY, No., July 22'-A despatch
from Fort Reno says that Gen. Sheridan has
given the Indians all the opportunity they
wanted for talking, but in turn has given no
sign himself Of his intentions or instructions.
The Indians still oppose the proposition to
disarm them, maintaining that there would
be long delays in getting their pay for their
arms from the government. The General will
not make his talk to them until the enroll
ment is completed.
The Times Fort Reno special says that the
enrolment of Indians hegan yesterday fore
noon. AS appointed the Arapahoes number
$1,000 instead of $4,000, and the Cheyennes
will not show over 1000 people. The Indians
offered to give up all their arms and horses
to all their commissioners, who refused them
because, as they received their money, they
would go to Caldwell and buy more
Agent Dyer has rendered his resignation.
claiming that he has not had proper support
from the government in inforcing law and
order among the refractory Indians. Should
his resignation be accepted and a new agent
appointed it is uncertain whether the In
dlans would be obedient to his orders or
not.
The troops are being gradually withdrawn
from Fort Reno to their proper stations.
Company | of the 9TH cavalry has gone to
Fort Supply, and A of the oath infantry to
temporary duty at the Cantonment. Others
Will start in day or two.
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Transportation of Foreign Mails.

Villas to-day said he had no intention of reeonsid-
ering his decision against distributing the $780,
600 appropriated by Congress for the Transports
to the threatened termination of the Australian
service by the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. at the
expiration Of the contract term October next
he said that while he was disposed to favor Amer
lean steamship lines where he could consistently,
the department would have no difficulty in for
warding the Australian mails on a schedule as
would be more frequent and cheaper. At present
the Australian mails leave San Francisco once a
month"; and letters written just after the depart
ure of steamer lie in the post office nearly a
month, while by the Suez service the letters could
be sent at short intervals and would reach their
destination in less time than at present.
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REGINA July 22.-Riel's counsel yesterday
made application for an adjournment of the trial
in order to get necessary witnesses and docu-
ments for evidence in the defence. They COM
planned that they had been prevented from con-
yersng with the witnesses for the Crown, some
who were likely to be called, being also witnesses
for the defence. They wanted safe conduct for
an order from the court to the department Officers
at OTTAWA to produce certain documents now in
their custody relating to the rebellion The cOun-
sci for the Crown replied that the court would aid
IN obtaining the witnesses desired by the defence,
ana tnat the Crown would bear the expense OF
bringing them to Regina, but guaranty of safe
cohduGt TO Dumont and Dumois could not be CIV
en-. Inc production of the documents asked for
was also denied on the ground that it would dis
terest OF the State. Finally an adjournment of
one week was agreed on and the trial will pro-
ceed next Tuesday.
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INDIANS RIGHTS.
Meeting of the Association at New
port, r. l.

NEWPORT, r. l., July 22.-There was an i'm
regular residents at the Casino Theatre to-day to
hear Gen. Armstrong and others discuss the great
indian question under the auspices of the New
1t. Rey. Henry G. Potter, assistant bishop OF
New York presided and upon the platform were
Marquand, vice president Ahr Arthur B. hEsmrg Emmgons S
secretary, and Rev. j. J. Emerson, Rev r. b.
Peet and Rev. Warren Randolph, D. D.. of the
letter of regret was read from United States Sen
ator Chace of Rhode Island who was unable to be
present. and also one from Senator Dawes of
Massachusetts. General Armstrong of Hampton
Va, delivered an address of some length in which
he reviewed the condition of wrongs of the Indi-
ans and referred to the governments part of the
ter delivered brief but eloquent address in
which he spoke of the 0dious and awful pages Of
the daily press of the present day in giving the
story of occurrences.
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CONGRATULATIONS.
Mr.. Blaine's Letter to Mr.. Wise of
Virginia.

Mr.. John S. Wise, the Republican nomi-
neefor Governor of Virginia, received the
following letter from Hon. James G. Blaine:
AUGUSTA, July II, 1886
My Dear Mr.. Wise:
Pray accept my most earnest and cordial con-
gratuations on your nomination as the Republican
candidate for Governor of Virginia. Aside from
your eminent fitness politically, and your COM
plete fitness intellectually for the important can
vass thus developed upon you, l confess that
there are some personal features connected with
your candidacy which deeply enlist my interest
When entered Washington college, Gin my ma
tive county in Pennsylvania" the fame of your
father, who belonged to the preceding generation,
was still fresh and still honored as one of the
most ardent students who had ever left our alma
mater. At the same time, and for many preced
ing years, your maternal grandfather, John Ser
geant, was the Pennsylvania honored before all
others by the Wings Of that State-clar1Da ct ve1l
erdb5le qloD,en. Many formed of assumed aristoc-
racy are justly condemned and even divided in a
popular government but an aristocracy of talent
Is one that can be indefinitely multiplied with
safety to the republic. If Virgnians retain their
traditional respect for good blood and brains,
they can demonstrate it by giving their ballots for
John Sergeant Wise. Your canvass will, | am
sure be brilliant, and believe it will be victo-
rious. Faithfully, your friend
JAMES G. BLAINE
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GENERAL NEWS.

There was practically no gambling in Chi
ccago little after midnight Tuesday night
The chief of police had ordered all the houses
to be closed, and there is no doubt that there
came nearer being no gambling at the time
mentioned than at any former period for
years.
ported in New York city yesterday
Two men were killed by the blowing up of
a powder mill at Spring Grove Pa, yester-
day.
Judge 7. Lyle Dickey of Illinois, VINO has
been Ill at Atlantic City, N. j., for the past
six weeks, died there last night
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DEALING our DESTRUCTION.
Terrific Rain and Wind Storm in the
Catawissa Valley, Pa.
Damage to Crops Alone Estimated
at $4,000.

SHENANDOAH, July 22-One of the most
terrific and destructive rain and wind storms
ever witnessed in this section passed over
the Catawissa valley yesterday afternoon,
dealing out destruction tc farm houses and
preceded by a yiolenthurricane which up
rooted trees and blew down fences and barns
in its path. Corns, oats and wheat crops
especially suffered and the damage to crops
alone in the valley is estimated at $4,000.
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Maine Rivers and Aarbors.

WASHINGTON, July 22.-Colonel Blunt, in
charge of the improvements of the rivers and
harbors in Maine and New Hampshire, has
made his annual report to the Chief Of
Engineers. The following shows the amount
of money available, the amount required fol
completing existing projects, and amounts
that can proftably be expended in the dis
trict during the fiscal year ending June 80
1887
River or Next
Harbor Available. Required. Year
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THE MARY CELESTE.
Testimony of the Man at the Wheel
When the Brig Struck.

Boston, July 22-In the case of the
United States VS.. Gilman Parker ct ais,
charged with wrecking the brig Mary
brig, testified today that he was at the wheel
January Sd when Rachelore reef was sighted
directly ahead. He changed the brig S
course, but by the captains orders he chang
ed it back again, and the boat ran directly
upon the reef. After this the captain told
the crew to bring up the boxes of dry goods
and shoes and to help themselves. BY the
captains direction the mast was cut away,
although this was apparently needless Next
morning the crew left the brig in the boats
landed at Port au Prince, and the next day
they went back to brig and removed portions
of the cargo. The men were then paid off
and returned to Boston,
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Made a RavIng Maniac.

LANCASTER, N. H, July 22.-Asa j. King
of this town, brother-in-law of Oscar
Stanley of Jefferson, the principal sufferer
raying maniac and was today conveyed to
the insane asylum at Concord He first ex-
hibited symptoms of insanity about two
weeks ago and was being cared for at his
fathers, home, half mile from Stanley's,
that the excitement at the accident tended to
aggravate the malady.
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Massachusetts Republicans.

BosToN, July 22--At a meeting Of the
Republican State Central Committee today
it was decided that the delegations to the
be formed upon the basis of the vote for
Blaine and Logan Hon. George f. Hoar
was chosen to preside at the next Republican
State convention, and Henry Cabot Lodge
was chosen chairman of the committee on
resolutions.
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A Sensation in London Social circles

LONDON, July 22.-Somewhat of sensa-
tion has been created in aristocratic circles
by report of a fstic encounter between
Lord Lonsdale and Sir George Chetwynd.
The fight took place in a well-known fash
ionable resort in Rotten Row and lasted 10
minutes and number of members of the no
bility and other gentlemen witnessed the
contest. The trouble between the two men
grew out of attentions each was paying Mrs.
LangtrY.
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PREsUMpsooTs IL, YARMoUrHs 5

The Presumpscots defeated the Yarmouths in
the second league game with that club at Cum
berland Mills yesterday. The principal features
of the game were the fine fielding of the home
club; Weeman and Frye's brilliant plays in the
out field and Moses fine stop of a hot grounder
This is two of the three games won from the Var
mouths by the Presumpscots, and is the first
league game lost by the Yarmouths. This is eight
consecutive games wonsby the Presumpscots. Fol-
lowing is the score:
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drowned Sunday by the capsizing of boat
was rescued this morning and sent to the de-
ceased's home in Richmond.
Woman's State Relief Corps.
GARDINER, July 22.-The third annual
meeting of the Woman's Relief Corps COM
menced with Heath Corps, No. ., of this
city today, and will continue through Thurs
day. Headquarters are established at the
Evans Hotel, where a meeting of the officers
and directors was called at 10 a. M, Mrs.
Whitman Sawyer in the chair. Reports from
the different officers were presented and
approved.
The Corps met in convention in G. A. r.
Hall at 4 p. M, the whole number of dele
gates present being 76, and representing 81
corps. Reports of the doings of last year
were read and approved, and the meeting
then adjourned to a. m. tomorrow at the
same place.
A reception was rendered the visiting dele
gates and members by Heath Post, No. 6, at
G. A. r. Hall this evening.
Maine Dental Association.
BRUNSWICK, July 22.-At the second day S
session of the Maine Dental Association DIR.
P. NJ. Spear Of Brunswick and DR.. r. B.
Records of Auburn were elected members
and the annual address was delivered by
President Curtis. DR.. Atkinson spoke on
the Method of Treatment of Diseases of
the Gums, and DR.. j. l.. Williams of Rich
mond on Crowns Bridge Work"
At the afternoon session officers were
elected as follows:
Presdent-Emery Bailey, Lewiston.
Vice President-D. w. Fellows, Portland.
Secretary-O. B. Brown, Portland.
Treasurer-E. Roberts
Librarian-J. w. Curtis.
The next meeting will be held at Lewiston,
Remarks on the Effects of Artificial Den
lures On the Tissues of the Mouth" were
made by DR.. E. G. Bryant of Lewiston, Dr.
VIM. Ill. Atkinson of New York, and DR.. II
z. Merriman of Salem, Mass.
News From the Capital.
AUGUSTA, July 22.-The following nom.
nations have been made by the Governor;
justices of the Peace and Quorum Kittredge X
thompson, Trenton; Seth Webb, Oceanville
MI; vernon; Lorenzo Clay, Gardiner.
lrldi JuStlceS-Andrew j. Kimball Mercer
Isaac Hutchins, Wellington.
kDealMus Justice-C. L. Meservy, Rockland.
Notary fublic-Orrin S. Fogg, Portland.
freventlon of Cruelty to AnimalS-L eander p
Prentiss, lewiston
Ihere VIII be special session of the Gov.
ernor and Council, Friday at 4 o'clock p. m.
1or the purpose of acting ON the nomination
OF Municipal Judge for Gardiner, and minol
nominations, as above.
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Railway Minor Notes

The first locomotive, with fat cars, passed
over the new iron bridge at st. John Mon
day afternoon. This gives the Maine Cen
tral connection through to Halifax.
A cable despatch to the Toronto Globe
says: "The issue of $4,000, 600 of per cent.
first mortgage bonds of the Canadian Pacific
Railroad Company by the Barings promises
to be q success, The minimum price of the
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BASE BALL.
PoRTLANDs, o, LAwRENcEs, 3.

PoRTLANDs, o, LAwRENcEs, 8.
Two hundred people witnessed the Portands
defeat the Lawrences in Lawrence yesterday af-
ternoon. Fish was batted heavily while Dugan
was effective. The fielding of both sides was
loose at intervals. Wheelock, the Portland's
catcher, injured his hand in the sixth inning and
retired. Blakeley was substituted, going to right
field and Hanna behind the bat. The score:
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WASHINGTON.
Minor Matters.

Inc delegation appointed at the recent
Grand Army convention held in Portland,
calied . on on the President today to protest
public offices by the administration.
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THE MAINE STATE PRESS,
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, July %.
The indications for New England today are
generally fair weather, variable winds, and
slight changes in the temperature.
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FOREIGN.
An Alarming Increase of Cholera in
Spain.
2,327 New Cases and e7i Deaths
Yesterday.

DUBLIN, July % Sir Charles Gavan Duff
fy has written an open letter. three columns
long to the Earl of Caravan, Lord Lieuten-
ant. The letter is one of congratulation to
the yiceroy for his adoption Of an admirable
and upright-policy towards the Queens sub
jpnts in Ireland
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Alarming Increase Of Cholera.

MADRID, July 22.-There is an alarming
increase f cholera in towns around this city
Forty new. cases and seven deaths were re-
ported yesterday. Two hundred cases were
reported at Saragossa. Cholera has APP
peared at Alleiros in Portugal.
Incomplete returns of the progress of the
cholera in Spain yesterday show total of
1852 new cases and 6S5 deaths. These in
clude ID new cases and 9 deaths in the city of
Madrid As new cases and 10 deaths in the
province of Madrid; 1853 new cases and 98
deaths in the city of Saragossa and 40 new
cases and 143 deaths in the province of Sara
gossa; 10 new cases and deaths in the city
of Segovia, and 36 cases and 26 deaths in the
province of Segovia 3 new cases and deaths
in the city of Murcia and 230 new cases and
60 deaths in the province of Murcia. Cases
have appeared in Huesca and Caceras.
Revised returns place the total number of
new cases of cholera in Spain yesterday at
2.327 and of deaths at OIL
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Body Recovered.

BATH, July 22.-The body of the negro
drowned Sunday by the capsizing of boat
was rescued this morning and sent to the de-
ceased's home in Richmond.
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MAINE.

G. LIEBMANN,
Sergeant Signal Corps, U. S. A.
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LAWRENCEs
Totals. s.............34 3 6 "a 10 Is
Innings. s.......1 2 8 4 8 G z o.
Portlands.. 20 o % 2x 8
Lawrences. ........2 0 Q 0 0 0 / 0 O 3

Earned runs-POrtands 3. Two base hits
Weidel 2. Passed ballS-Burns 3, Wheeloek L,
Hanna l. First base on balls--by Dugan 3. First
base on errors-Lawrences z, Portlands 8. Struck
out-by Fish A. Dugan 3. Double plays-Fulmer
and Benners. Umpire-Quinn of Cambridge.
Time-2 hours minutes.
STANDING OF THE EASTERN n. e. LEAGUE.
The following is the standing of the clubs in the
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Foreign Notes.

The French Chamber Of Deputies yester-
day, by a vote of 253 to 200, rejected motion
made by Lyons Deputy to admit Ger
man, English, and Swiss cottons free of
duty in order to encourage the mixed silk
and cotton manufacture. The Rouen man.
ufacturers protested that itwould injure their
cotton trade.
A letter from Askabad, dated July 4, says
that the garrison there consists of 1000 foot
and 1000 horse with ample ammunition and
provisions. The Tekke Turcomans are un-
armed and appear to be dissatisfied with Rus
sian rule
A syndicate of financiers has negotiated a
loan Of 95O0,000 through London firm, on
securities offered recently by the Munster
band to the Bank of Ireland.
The Porte has sanctioned the Egyptian
loan.
Major Greenfell has telegraphed to Assam
an that messengers from Gabra report that
the El Mahdi died of small pox on July
29th
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METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
rherno' ter Wiu

(July %, 1885, IL P. NJ
Observations taken at the same moment of time
at all statinns
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The Lauderdale Peerage case.

LONDON, July 22-The Lauderdale peer
age case has been decided by the House Of
Lords in favor of Major Maitland. There
were two claimants to the peerage,-Major
Maitland contended that he was the heir of
the fourth son of the sixth earl of Lauder
dale, who married Mary MacAdam in New
York in 1772, two days before his death.
Mary MacAdam had borne three sons to
this fourth son of the sixth earl The
petitioner held that his marriage legitimat-
lied the offspring. Sir James Maitland,
descendant Of the fifth son of the sixth Earl
of Lauderdale, contested the claim of Major
Maitland. In the hearing before the House
of Lords, United States Minister Phelps,
Senator Edmunds and Messrs Fowler, Ste
phen Nash and Clarence Cary gave testimo-
ny concerning the law of marriage as it ex-
listed in the American colonies in 1772.
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AT PHILADELPHIA
AT NEW YORK.
n n

Innings 2 3 4 6 Z
New Yorks. ........0 0 0 2 II
Detroits. ......,.......o 2-2
Base ;hits-New Yorks ii, Detroits 8. Errors
New Yorks 5, Detrots 3.
At Newburyport- 10, Haver-
hills &
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LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-, July %, 1886.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-12

ents. Mr.. Charles Williams, has startled the
English public by exposing the incompetence
and lethargy of Sir Charles Wilson, upon whom
the command OF the Metemneh column devoived
after General Stewart was wounded. lt Is an
Indictment az terrible In its incisive force as
il is logical in form and studiously moderate
in statement. Without attempting to defend
the Government from the charge OF delaying
until the mi dde or the end of August prepare
tions for an expedition that ought to have been
made as early as May, the critic succeeds in
proving that Gordon's death is directly trace
able to the hesitation and dawdling of General
Stewards successor. The facts may be briefly
recited On January 81 the flying column was
securely ntrenched on the Nile and two Of
GOrdon's steamers were ready for the voyage to
KhartOum, having been repaired by the naval
engineers. 1t was not unil January 81 that
Sir Charles Wilson embarked, and not until
the next morning that he actually started. III
he had set ont on the Dist, as ne was advised
to do by GOtdon's Admiral, he would have
reached KhartOum on the evening of the lth
oil the morning of the 25th. Gordon was killed
on the Goth, or forty eight hours before Sir
Charles Wilson sighted the city.
On this statement of facts it is impossible to
avoid the conclusion that Gordon would have
been rescued if Sir Charles Wilson had fol-
lowed Lord Wolselcy's positive Instructions
and proceeded to KhartOum Immediately upon
the arrival of the column at Gubat. Criminal
as the Governments delays in organizing the
expedition had BEEN there was still time to save
the heroic soldier. -Four precious days were
spent in dawdling and hesitation "a incOmpre
hcnsible at the time as they proved fatal in the
end. As Sir Charles Wilson had been in charge
of the Intelligence Department of the expedi-
ton, and had himself made through secret
service of spies the appointment which he had
been ordered to keep without a moments delay,
he must have known how desperate was the
chance of saving Gordon and aycrtng the fall
of Khartoum. The only defence which can be
offered is that by army seniority the command
OF the column had devolved upon him at
critical juncture. But this did not relieve him
from the responsibility of sending Lord
Charles Beresford If he did not feel ut liberty to
90 himself The structures of Mr.. Williams
cover other incidents in the campaign and leave
Sir Charles Wilson in most uncnyiable posi-
ton before the English public. BY fatal
caprice of military etiquette the command had
fallen tc an officer possessed OF little military
experience, whose habits and training fitted
him for diplomacy alone. Lord W0lseley can
not escape censnre for neglecting to provide tor
the contingency Of the succession to the COM
mand. But when all is said, the fact remains
that by his want of nerve in hanging about
Gubat for four days Sir Charles Wilson squan-
dcred Gordons last chance of life.