Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-14
Impending Indian Wars.

| TWO GOVERNORS REQUEST TROOPS.
The President has received requests from the
governors Of Colorado and New Mexico for ad-
ditional troops. They fear that there will be
some trouble with the Indians, If not immedi-
ately certainly as soon as the spring opens. For
| these reasons they want the troops In their bOr-
ders strongly a reinforced t,1 They have written
| the governor of Colorado, who seems to
anticipate a great deal OF trouble. The re-
guests for more troops are being considered,
supplied. The troops would naturally be
drawn from the west; But 1t appears that they
cannot be spared: The force In Texas has been
reduced by establishing stations to prevent
depredations In Indian Territory, selling upon
| the lands of the Indians To further weaken il,
would i be dangerous Indian Territory under
| the Presidents proclamation must be protected
| and none OF the troops can be spared from there
to protect Colorado and New Mexico. Fur
ther north I1 It's Il is the same: The troops
| on rhe Upper Missouri cannot be properly with
| drawn. Sitting Bulls Indians watch them
| carefully and know all their movements: Once
the way is open they would naturally make
The only way for Colorado and New Mexico to
be reinforced Is by picking up the garrisons here
a,, ana there herein In the east and sending them west.
| monstrates the fact that the number of soldiers
is too small for the territory that has to be COW
| cred, and consequently they are too widely
| scattered.
THE EDONNELLY-WAsHBURNE CAsE.-The SUBJ
committee Of the House elections committee
| met this morning to agree upon a report in the
| Donnelly Washburne (Minn.) case. They de-
c1ded to make no written report but that each
| member should verbally state his views at the
| meeting of the full committee on Tuesday next
The sub committee consists Of Representatives
Manning, Armf1eld, BelthoOver, Keifer and
Overton. The full committee will select one OF
their number to prepare report in accordance
with the views Of the majority as expressed by
thevo te to be taken on Tuesday. The statement
which has been published, that the committee
has already agreed upon report favoring the
sea seating OF MI & Donneily ~ is premature, although
vote It is stated upon authority that there will
be majority and minority report submitted to
the House and the presumption seems TO be well
founded that the majority report will favor Mr..
DonnelIy.
RESIGNED THE TREAsURERsHR.-On account
Of the political turn given to his connection
with the Irish relief fund by Mr.. Parnell, Mr..
George W. Riggs, of this city, declines to acs.
any longer as treasurer of that fund for this
locality, and he has written a letter to that.
effect to the committee.
THE PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED the bill auth
orizing the conversion of national gold banks.
TIE HARPER's FERRY SALE.-Assistant So
ncitor of the Treasury Robinson has gone to-
Harper's Ferry to make preliminary arrange
mens for the sale Of the & n9aca property a5
18th of May next.
DECISION ON A TWENTY PER CENT CLAM.-Mr.
Herr1ck formerly property clerk Of the Metro
politan Police force, has made application to
the Treasury department to have his claim for
twenty per cent additional pay as an employ6
OF the police force under the act OF 1851, re-
opened. First Comptroller Porter, to whom the
question was referred, has given an opinion
that under recent decision OF the Secretary OF
the Treasury the claim cannot be reopened;
and that IL 1t were, the employees of the police,
force are not entitled to the twenty per cent
additional pay provided for government en-.
pl0yes by the act of 1851.
1.-THE Troy On. " delegates to the republf-
can state convention are solid for Grant
"a Between acts In the Boston Theater q
man startled the audience with sneeze so loud
and vigorous that the house seemed to shake.
There was great applause, and cries OF 'Encoretn
but he simply bowed his Thanks