The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-02-07
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-The Times Bismarck
special says: A private telegram from re-
liable source at Tongue river post reports
Gen. Miles preparing to move against Sitting
Bull about the 10th of February, with force
of eight companies of cavalry and six or
| eight companies of infantry and all obtaina-
BILE Crow Indians This seems to favor the
idea which was believed ridiculous in official
circles in Washington and Chicago, that Sit
ting Bull has really crossed into the United
| States.
Fort RANDALL, Feb. Eight hundred
Red Cloud Indians have left the agency,
going north. The Indians assert that all the
| fighting Indians at that agency will cut loose
early in the spring and follow the general
northwest trail. Spotted Tail Indians are
secretly buying fat ponies and making other
| suspicious moves.
OMAHA Feb 4.-Information is received
at military headquarters that the superin-
tendent of the mounted recruit service has
| been orded to forward to San Francisco $50
recruits, 100 being for the LIST cavalry, and
| $50 for the sixth cavalry. A dispatch to-day
states that so more lodges of agency Indians
have left the new agencies on the Missouri,
intending to 20 on the war path. This makes
500 lodges that have left altogether. Mill
tary officers here predict another Indian war,
and that it will commence early in the spring.
| They expect that serious depredations will
be committed on the northern and northwest
ern borders of Nebraska.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The bill reported
to-day by Representative Rice from the COM
mittee on Pacific Railroads, extends for ten
years the time for completion of the Northern
Pacific railroad. Itprovides for the construc-
| ton of not less than 100 miles a year, and
| that the main line between Portland and
point as far east as Umatilla, Oregon shall
| be located and constructed ON the south side
| # the Columbia river. Actual settlers on
surveyed lands within the limits of the rail-
road grant are secured in their rights by pay
| ing 81 so per acre. Pre-emptors of home
steads are also protected. The company is
authorized to issue bonds and secure the same
by mortgage ON the whole or any part of its
i road and property The bill does not ex-
tend the time to build branch line through
! Washington Territory-from the mouth of
Snake river to Puget Sound-but only gives
the company land earned by it ON the thirty
one miles already built.
| The bill agreed upon by the House commit
tee on Pacific railroads for the benefit of the
Northern Pacific railroad, extends the time
for its completion ten Years. and reduces the
| ",
away such portion of land as was heretofore
embraced in the appropriation for the con-
struction of the road from Pen dOreille to
| Puget Sound.
| Morrison and Luttrell will probaly sign a
minority report declaring against the passage
of the bill tor extending the time of building
the Northern Pacific railroad.
VIENNA, Feb. 4-The situation is still re-
! ~ bas nj red
that Russia is concentrating troops in the in
terror OF Roumania, and l20. 900 men will be
massed toward the west and north, evidently
! for defense against Austria.
Most OF the powers accepted the invitation
to participate III the conference Russia con-
sented to at the outset in principle, but has
not yet formally accepted.
BERLIN, Feb 5.-The situation is still con-
sidered critical. The Cars address to his
troops at st. Petersburg on Sunday, and the
calling out OF forty new battalions, have fur
Their checked public confidence in an early re-
establishment of peace.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 4.-The Car yes
terday, after inspection, addressed the troops
as follows: Il congratulate you upon an
armistice, the satisfactory conditions of which
are due to our brave troops, who proved that
for them nothing is impossible of accomplish
ment. We are still, however, far from the
end, and must continue to hold ourselves pre-
pared until We obtain durable peace worthy
of Russia.
LONDON, Feb. 5.-A st. Petersburg dis.
patch says the cessation of hostilities has pro-
duced more anxiety than rejoicing
New YORK, Feb. Capt. Tinklepaugh,
long known to California travellers as steam.
| or commander hetween har, and Aspinwa11
died recently from pneumonia, aged IS.