The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-06-27
NATIONAL NOTES..
The Cheyenne Outbreak is
Checked by the Presl-
dents Prompt Action.
Commodore sChIey's New Ord
nance school now Assured,
aud Opens in July.
DispOsing of the West Point
Graduating Class-Other
military Matters.
Kansas Greatly Alarmed over
ti,e Threatened Indian Out
break ON her BOrder.
WARRINGTON NEWS.
ron rmn RnpsKINs.

Washington, June Ex-senator In
gals to-day received n telegram from
The governor of Kansas saying an in-
cursion by the Cheyenncs similar to
that OF 1873 is apprehendcd,
and great uneaNness prevails.
The western part of Kansas
has been rapidly settled up this sea-
son and the new -coInmcrs are in
very defeDseless condition; Goo.
Martin therefore expressed an earn
est desire that the secretary of war
should station troops on the south
western border of the state TO guard
against any attack from tire Indians.
Secretary Endicott being out of the
city. senator Ingalls, called upon the
president with the telegram and was
assured that the matter has been sub
jecl of earnest consideration by the
president aud his cabinet aud that
active measures had been taken by
both the interior aud war departments
to prevent, II possible, any outbreak
of the Indians and to repress 1t
promptly should IL occur.
THE cHEyESNEs CHECKED.
General Augur has reported TO the
war department that he has sixteen
companies Uen of cavalry aud six of
niantry) ut Fort Reno, Indian Terri
tory. The last company arrived at
the Fort to-day. The general appre-
bends no immediate outbreak of the
Cheyenne Indians ms they have been
informed Of the proposed appoint
meut OF II commission TO investigate
their troubles, and express II willing
nnlc IN uwait Tho rngnlt
scHLEY's NEW NAVAL SCHOOL.
The school proposed by COmmo-
! dorc Schley Tor the instruction of sea-
men in the armament OF modern YES
sells, Will open at the
navy yard in Washington the
first of July aud class of
\ 20 sailors has been selected Commo-
dore Scliley hopes 10 open with n class
of 20 members ut Newport about
August first. The latter class will re-
ceive torpedo instructions for six
months and al the end of that period
IL will come 10 Washington and the
class here will 90 TO Newport, The
instruction ut the two points will con-
clude at the end of one year, when
new classes will be formed Only
sailors enlisted in-eouiinnous service
are admitted to The school.
These men" said Commodore
Schley to-day, "are TO go on vessel
AT the end of the years instructions
aud act US teachers of other men who
may be aboard. Our own sailors
have not kept pace with the advance
In gun machinery. The government
is TO blame for this, for, since the
war, no attempt nj improvement in
! guns have been made until within the
past year. Now we have no improved
guns, nor men TO handle them
aud they should be obtained
The ball ofthe time ofihe war, fired
, at modern vessel, Is like pea snap
ped Mt window pane. We expect To
secure new guns and will need men
/, to handle them
WEST POINT GRADUATES.
II is expected that the recent grad
uai es at the West Point Militar,
Academy will be assigned to the va
rious regiment, when Secretary En-
\. dicott returns to Washington, mex
: W., ok. There were thirty mine grad
/ uaies and, at the present time, Their
/, tcXisis 81 vacancies among the officer
of the army, Of which 10 are in III
N cavalry branch, Z in the artillery,
a in the infantry and in the enginee
a corps. After the assignment of tn
# West Point graduates, the non-con
"a missioned officers who have passed tn
"a examination by the boards convene
i blythe various departments, will b
|, assigned. Twelve men were ordere
4 before the examining boards, and
i, Is believed that six of them hay
4. successfully passed their examination
i. which will make total of 40 me
TO be assigned, leaving vacancies TO |
filled. The question has been raise
whether these vacancies will be ill,
n by civilians or allowed to remain III
no. large class of so al West Point, ne
nj year, but 1t is thought the preside
st will appoint civilians TO the position
N. and allow congress to provide for Il
he prospective graduates.
N. CONTESTED SEATS.
It's The clerk of the house OF represe
tatiyes says that from present indie
tions there will be fewer contest
elections before the new congr,
al than there has been before any CO
in gress for forty years; there will not
lrt more thanfo our and probably not mo
ug than three.
irt DIscHARoING EMPLOYEES.
ne The "butter house" force of sem
employees, consisting of three mess
gers at salaries Of 81 ,Il0 each, two !
use itors ut $500, and several laborers
500, win be dropped from the p