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Gabriel Dumont Let Tree.Tho secretary of war has directed that an order boissued to Lieut Col. Copjiinger.'in com-mandatFort A**sw*aboine,tliat GabrielDtunont, Riel’s lieu'vnaut, should be released from arrest. No demand was niado to our govern* j inent that Imnumt should bu extradited bv the Canadian authorities. Mr, Bayard said that Dumont’s easu bad come before the state de-, jmrtmeut in uo form, but ili.it lie should say I that be ought to !*• given bis libertv so long as I tlio United States had no claim against him.Gen. 11. C. Drum sent the following telegram ; to Cieu. Schofield- Replying to your te.egram | of this date, reporting the arrest on American territon of Oa »riel Dumont and Michael Du-, mais, Canadian insurgents who belonged to Kiel’s insurrectionary force, tlie aetrttary of war instructs m* to say that the military forces , have no authority to ’arrest or detain thorn.They must therefore bo released from military • arrest.
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Little Falls Transcript
Little Falls, Minnesota, US
Fri, Jun 05, 1885
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