Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21
TELEGR APHIC.
Threatened Indian Outbreak.

received from TOEC TettefLuau states
that the Indians attacked wood party
near there this morning. Twenty-Five
men have been sent to their relief. Gen.
Smith, at Fort Laramie, telegraphs that
he has just received information that
arms and ammunition are en- route to
the Agency, furnished by the Interior
Department. Capt. Eagan was ordered
out to intercept the train and bring the
arms and ammunition to the post. It
is estimated that there are about 5000
warriors-Sioux, Cheyennes and Ara
pahoes-who could be in the field on
call. If the whole of them are on the
war-path (Which the nature of their at.
tacks along the line from Fort Fetter-
man to Republican river would indicate)
to oppose them there are but three COM
panies of cavalry and nine OF infantry.
Celebration of Honest Abe's birthday.
BUFFALO, Feb. 12.-The anniversary
of Lincoln's birthday was celebrated by
exercises in the various public schools
this morning, and appropriate exercises
by citizens at st. James Hall this even
ing.
Fires.
ArcHlsoN, kas., Feb. 12.-The Cen
tral Block, containing four of the finest
stores in the city, was burned tonight.
Loss, SO 900; insurance $44 900.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 11.--Sixteen business
houses and the Ne,cs printing Offices, in
Trenton, Tenn. were burned last night.
Loss $50 900; insurance SIS, 900.
PROVIDENCE, r. l.. Feb. 13.--The low
er millsat Rocky Brook, South Kensing
ton, owned by Hierst, of Dundee, were
burned last night. Loss $40 900; i'll
sured for 81 900.
More Railroad Legislation.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14-kendall has
introduced bill compelling railroad
companies to receive patents for their
land grants, and thus put them in po-
sition to share local taxation. In case
of their failure to comply, their lands
are to revert to the general Government.
The bill is mainly intended to reach the
Central Pacific Railroad, for the benefit
of California and Nevada.
Defeat OF tho Modoc War Claims BIu.
The bill for ascertaining the losses
sustained by citizens of Southern Ore
gon and Northern California by Indian
depredations in 1872 and 1873, provoked
quite IN excited discussion, in which
Shanks defended the memory of Capt.
Jack and his Modocs, and stated as
fact that when Gen. Candy was holding
his conference with Capt. Jack, the mil
itary lines were being closed around the
Modocs. The bill was opposed by G.
f. Hoar as establishing a dangerous
precedent that the Government is re-
sponsible for the the reimbursement of
citizens damaged by war. Garfield said
if the bill passed, it would open the
sluices from the Treasury to claims from
Ohio and Indiana, arising out of Nor
gan's raid and invasion, and there
would not be cent left in the Treasury.
Finally, on motion of Garfield, the en-
acting clause was stricken from the bill,
in Committee of the Whole, by vote
of 10 to 6S, and the committee, there
fore, rose and reported action to the
House and it was concurred in-yeas
1O5, nays IS. So the bill was defeated.
Indian Inspector ken,ble and His Accus-
efS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Indian In
spector Kemble, who was confirmed by
the Senate last December, was hung up
by motion to reconsider, which was
rejected only yesterday. The long de-
lay in this final confirmation was caused
by parties whom Kemble had offended
by suspending Superintendent Milroy
and others in Washington Territory and
Oregon, on suspicion of fraud. The
same parties have been circulating i'm
putations against Kemble's official char
acter, in all of which they are sufficient
" answered by his confirmation.
General Mtlroy Restored to Office.
General r. Fl. Milroy, Superintend-
ent of Indian Affairs for Washington
Territory, who was suspended from
office in November last by Inspector
E. C. Kemble, has been fully exonerated
from all blame, and was restored to his
office to-day by order of the President.
Gen. Sheridan Preparing for Troubles
with the Sioux.
Gen. Sheridan telegraphed to Gen.
Sherman from New York yesterday that
official reports had been received by
him of the recent murders by Sioux
Indians, and that he would leave for
Chicago to-day to superintend any ac-
ton that might be necessary: Gen.
Sherman replied: Under call of the
Interior Department of to-day, sent to
your headquarters at Chicago, you will
be justified in collecting the most effec-
tive force possible, even if you draw
cavalry from Fort Riley by rail to Chey-
enne, to march to Red Cloud Agency,
striking every party of Indians that op.
pose. Every Indian who has marauded
south of North Platte should be de-
manded and held as an accomplice III
the murder of Lieut.. Robinson. Their
ponies must be very poor now, and
game meat scarce, so the occasion to
give the Sioux lesson so long merited