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cludes graded schools where they exist, the
terms of which are nine or ten months. The
average in some counties reaches almost
seven months, while in others it is as low as
three months, the minimum allowed by law.
The average of the State this year has been
a. months; last year it was ~.
AVERAGE TEACHERS WAGES.
The total amount paid teachers of all pub
lie schools is $s75, 571.42.
The salaries of city superintendent and
of principals receiving 1000 or more, are
not included in the following average:
Average monthly wages of males .s37 So
Average monthly wages of females $500. % IL
These figures are small increase over
those of last year. IF we note that teachers
have to pay board out of the salaries produc-
ing those averages, 1t will appear that the
pecuniary inducements to teaching are not
large, especially for young men.
CURRENT SCHOOL FUND.
Amounts Appropriated to counties
in October, 1877. Sl46, 5S4 80
Amount appropriated to counties
in March, 1878 ............... 65,2s9 SO
10 this, county auditors have added in
their apportionments to districts:
From estrays. 642 IS
IRON INES 1856 Is
From liquor licenses. ............ 1881 IA
Total apportioned to schools. 219,323 80
The total cost of our public schools for
the year preceding that covered by this re-
port was S1,l8I.326.58. 1t will not vary
much from these figures the present year.
The report concludes by commencing the
entire system, with the noted exception, and
urges the legislature to deal with the subject
in the best intesfsts of the social and civil
welfare of the State.
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GENERAL CAPITAL NEWS.
Hagen and Stanley.
THE OLD FIGHT REoPENED.

LIE JILL S1I14 6EOECNEOs
Especial Telegram to the Globe
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-One of the old
bitter personal army fights will be revived
here this winter. It is the standing fued
between Col. D. Stanley and Gen. Hazen.
Hazen has good chance of being made
commissioner general if the new army bill
passes, and Stanley has reopened his fight
upon Hazan for the purpose of defeating, if
possible, his chance for an appointment. It
appears that this quarrel first began when
Hazen was in command at Fort Buford and
Stanley at Fort Smelling some years ago.
Both Stanley and Gen. Custer, who were
great friends. wrote and published glowing
accounts of the public lands through which
the
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
ran. Hazen denied these fattering accounts,
and asserted publicly that these lands were
barren. Custer denied this publication, and
then Hazen in reply accused Stanley of be-
ing in the pay of Northern Pacific rail
railroad. Then Stanley came back upon
Hazen, accusing him of cowardice at the bat
tie of Shiloh. This went on until Hazen was
appointed military attache at Vienna. Then
Stanley made.
FORMAL CHARGES AGAINST HAzEN,
but the President and secretary regarded
these charges as more spite work, and re-
fused to order a court martial upon so an
cient list of facts as charged by Stanley.
1t is said that Gen. Stanley caused to be
prepared in several foreign languages copies
of his charges against Hazen, and circulated
them among the officers in European
armies whom Hazen would be likely to
meet during his stay abroad When Gen.
Hazen returned to the United States two
months ago, he consulted naval lawyers and,
upon advice, determined to ask the Presi-
dent for
TRIAL By COURT MARTIAL.
upon Stanley's charges. A few weeks ago
Gen. Hazen and his father in law, Wash
McLiar, of Cincirnati, were in Washington,
called by the President in relation to the
matter. It is announced unoficially that
Mr.. Hayes will grant the request and order
the court-martial. When Gen. Hazen's trial
is entered he will
PREFER CHARGES AGAINST STANLEY,
and also institute against him civil suit for
SANDER. Gen. HAGEN is now in Cincinnati
writing report OF of his observation on the
Turco- Russian war. Gen. Stanley is chief
of the recruiting service, and his headquar-
tiers are in New York.
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Florida canvass--E cotton on GERS Indicted

Florida Canyass--E ection On GERS Indicted
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 22.-The State
canvassing board at Tallahassee, yesterday
completed the canvass and gave the certifi-
cate to Hull, Democrat. His majority is 10.
The result is arrived at by throwing out
Brevard county, which gave Democratic
majority, on the ground that the returns are
fraudulent, and Madison county, which gave
Republican majority, on the ground that
one precinct is not included IN the returns
from that county. The county canysssiug
board of Brevard county have been indicted
by the United States grand jury for Masking
fraudulent returns, and are in Jail here in
default of $4,000 all each.
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O,Leary and campana,s Match.

New York, Dec. PA large number of
persons assembled in Gilmore's garden, soon
after midnight, to witness the start of
O,Leary and Campana in their great six
day walking contest. O'Leary has the inner
and shorter track, and Campana has tue
outer. which is regarded as an advantage.
Promptly, at 1 o'clock this morning, both
men appeared on the track surrounded by
friends, and the start was given punciuallv.
Campana expects to run great number OF
miles with but short intervals of rest.
OLeary will keep along at his usual steady
gait.
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The Fisheries Treaty.
TERMINATION FAVORED.

Especial Telegram to the Globe.j
WAsHINToN, Dec. 22.-The attention of
the Senate soon after the recess will proba-
bly, be called to the fisheries question. There
is some ground to believe that the Senate
will adopt a resolution declaring that in its
opinion the fisheries and reciprocal trade
party of the Washington treaty should be
Immediately terminated. It will also be sug-
gested to the President at the same time
that he propose to Great Britain to terminate
the treaty by mutual consent, at once, with
out waiting for the expiration of the time
prescribed in the treaty.
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NATIONAL NOTES.
SUNDAY NEHs GATHERED FOE THE
"GLOBE.D

The Old Fight Reopened Between Gems.
Hazen and stanley-Two Court Martiais
and a CivilSuit the Probable Result Our
Own Ramsey Makes n Bold Strike for the
German Missfon--Suspicious Loss of
Treasure by the Ci,y's Financial Agent
Sick Congressmen-NIiscel Capital
News.
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After q Came of Cricket.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22-Horace A. Web
ster, secretary of the Occident cricket club.
and J. W. Buddom, Whetham, sail to- NOR
row on the City of Sidney for Australia.
Mr.. Webster goes to make arrangements
with Lord Harris gentleman team of English
cricketers, now playing in the colonies, for a
match in this city some time in May next.
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Aead ne says: In most of our cities it is
unWlse to make taxation depend on the con-
current action of two bodies, asa board Of
eoncatlon and city council, or to give
either power to override an estimate or de-
clslon of the other. Obstinate collisions are
apt to be the result. y X y There
are objections to referring the rate of taxa
ton to city council. The members of such
councils are elected by political parties, and
they may be very unfriendly to public
schools, and fail to represent the safest and
best type of educational views In the COM
munity.
There are many considerations in favor of
the Minneapolis plan of vesting the power of
taxation in the board of education.
TAXATION.
The subject of taxation for school pur-
poses is referred to in very extended manner.
He favors the allowance Of more extended
special taxation, and in referring to school
taxation in general he makes the exhibit that
the taxes are with difficulty collected, etc.
Inc election of county superintendent by
popular vote is approved.
SCHOOL LANDS.
The national grant of school lands is
100000 acres, and history of the means
oooPtCA W dSHulIo LuO llDefal OOQaL1On Is
recited, of this amount 1884, 1854 acres have
been sold for So, 128 ,9O738
Upon the subject of school revenues the
following words and figures are taken from
the report:
THE PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND.
This fund, which the constitution requires
to be forever preserved inviolate and undi-
consists first: of cash resulting
from the Is per cent. repaired to be paid on
the lands at the time of sale, together with
purchase money paid subsequently to the
time of the sale.
Second; of the unpaid principal on lands
sold. Alb, two thirds of the land sold re-
main unpaid for, and being held as security
oy the State and the rate of interest being
per cent, this is one of the safest and best
forms of investment.
Third; of money realized by sales of pine
timber on school sections. Cash resulting
rom this source is added to the permanent
.und. The amount so realized from the first
vas in 1877, 1919, 1865.
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CASUALTIES AND CRIMES.
An Illinois Dog Fight Ends in Murder
Neighborly Shooting in MissourI-Burp-
lars Burn Two Newspaper Ofices at Kan
sas City, Observation-Disclosures.


Neiahborly Shooting in Missouri-Burg-
lars Burn Two Newspaper Offices at Kan
sas City, Observation-Disclosures.
DIR. ANa1ER's DEATH.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 22.-The coroner rem
dsrsd verdict in the Rice-Angier shooting
case that the death of DR.. George w. Angler
was caused by pistol wound, fred by John
b. Rice. DR.. Angler made an ante mortem
statement to the effect that Bi % was Jealous
of him, on account of alleged intimacy be-
tween Angler and Rice's .,ife. Rice is in
Jail awaiting examination on the charge of
murder. Rice and Angler had been lifelong
friends, and the former claims the shooting
was entirely accidental.
SUPPOSED SUICIDE.
Walter Gibbons, aged 43, and for the past
twenty. six years foreman of Short & For
mans job printing house, has been missing
since Tuesday night. His watch and chain
and valuables were found in his room. and
the fact that Mr.. Gibbons had overtaxed
himself since the burning of Short Il For
mans establishment, indicates that in fit
OF mental alteration he ha suicided.
INcENDrARY NEWSPAPER FIRE.
ST.. Louis, Dec. pa Globe Democrat
special from Kansas City says the building
occupied by the Epening Mail and the
Commercial Indicator was nearly DESTROYED
by fire at o'clock this morning. Two safes
In the Mail Office were found to have been
tempered with, but failing to open them it is
believed burglars fred the building. Loss
about $4,000.
SENATOR MPHERsoN's RESIDENCE BURNED.
MEMO PARK, New Jersey, Dec. 22-The
fine residence of Senator Mcpherson burned
last night, the inmates barely escaping with
their lives. Loss $4,000; insurance I'M
known.
NElGHBoRLY SHOOTING.
Sr. LOUIS, Dec. pa dispatch from ST
Joseph, Mo-, says Michael Donohue shot and
killed Fred locke in the house of the latter
last evening. The latter owed the former
some money, which he refused to pay, and
accused Donohue Of stealing some monkey
wrenches from him, whereupon Donohue
drew revolver and shot him dead while sit
ting in chair.
FATAL RAILWAY COLLISION.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 22.-Information is
received of an accident Saturday morning on
the Jackson road, two miles this side of
Grand Junction. freight train ran into a
pas-car, injuring both engines, killing Pat
rick Doyle, engineer, and the porter, name
unknown.
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FATAL RAILWAY coLL1sros.
BOREAS' BLASTS.
The Atlantic Coast Swept by Destructive
Blasts--severe Weather on the Lower
Observation-Disclosures Closed at st.
Louis.
WEATHER TO-DAY.

WEATHER TO-DAY.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Indications for the
upper Mississippi and lower Missouri val
leys: Falling barometer, southerly winds,
warmer, partly cloudy weather and occasion
al snow. For the lake region, Ohio valley
and Tennessee: Rising, followed at western
stations by stationary barometer, northwest
and southwest winds, partly cloudy weather,
cooler weather and numerous light SHOWS in
the lake region.
WEATHER RRUPT1oNs.
BosroS, Dec 22.-The storm last night
was very severe along the coast and numer-
Gus disasters to shipping are reported.
MONTREAL, Dec. 22.-The heaviest snow
storm for years occurred last night. Nearly
three feet of snow covers the ground. All
trains due this morning were several hours
late.
ST. Louis, Dec. PA polar wave struck
this city about 10 o'clock last night which
lowered the temperature from "a to de-
grees above zero by O'Clock this morning,
when the mercury stood at the latter point.
The storm came from the northwest, and
the wind attained velocity of sixty miles
an hour during the night. Snow fell before
midnight, and with what was already on the
ground, it now lies about four inches deep.
During to-day the weather moderated good
deal, and while it is still cold, being several
degrees below freezing point, the tempera-
ture is much warmer than it was this morn
ing and the wind entirely subsidized.
ST. LoUIs. Dec. 22.-The river at this
point is full of heavy ice, and ferry boats
have been Obliged to suspend trips this after
noon. The channel will become so obstruct-
ed opposite and a few miles below the city
before morning that ice will gorge and COM
pletely suspend navigation.
HALAFAx, Dec. pa heavy southeast
gale this n-orning caused much damage to
shipping in the harbor.
QUEBEC, Dec. 22.-About three feet of
snow fell last night. Some streets are al
most impossible.
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PUBLIC TEACHING
ABSTRACT OF THE sUPERINTEND-
EN1'S REPORT.

comprehensive Review of the School Sys
Permanent School Fuuds-Additions to
school Property During the Year-The
University, Normal and Common Schools
Special School Codes-Recom menda-
lions, Etc, Etc.
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WADE HAMPTON.
Els Condition Improving Daily, and

Els Condition Improving Daily, and Re-
coyery Considered Certain.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec. 22.-The attending
physician states that Gov. Hampton has i'm
proved considerably since yesterday. The
condition of his wound is considered better
than at any time since amputation. The
danger of secondary hemorrhage is now
passed, and daily reports of his physician
are now more hopeful.
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Hot for Stizi,cnter.
lChaska Herald

The ST. Paul GLOBE is making it hot for
the prison officials. It commenced on the
asylum. and having punctured that institu.
ton, proposes to make it hot for the Still
water chaps.
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Passionate Res;pnad

New York, Dec. 22.-Rev. DR.. VIM. Ives
Bnddington has resigned the pastorate of the
Clinton Avenue Congregational church,
Brooklyn, on account of continued i'll health.
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THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
Bids Made for Con, plotting the Worzs to the
YelI0cstOne Rtuer.
New York SUM-
Especial Telegram to the Glohe.l

New York Sun
The widely published advertisement of the
Northern Pacific Railroad company calling
for proposals to build the Missouri division
OF its road. from the Missouri river to the
Yellowstone, distance of 2O5 miles, excited
great interest among professional contrac-
tors throughout the country. The bids were
advertised to be opened at the regular meet
ing of the company's directors on the 18th
of December.
The board met yesterday and forty-eight
bids were opened, and ordered to be ar
ranged and classified for comparison.
The following is list of the bidders.
Among tue names will be recognized many
of the best railroad builders in the United
States
P. Heating & Co.. Pittsburgh, Pa.
Geo. r. Chittenden, Chicago, Ill.
8. A. Harrison Co.. Milwaukee, Wis.
Macarthur Brothers, Chicago. Ill.
Langdon l. Co.. st. Paul, Mimi.
VIM. L. Patterson, Sterling, Ill.
De Graft d Co., st. Paul, MINI.
James Bellows & r. j. Campbell, Rochester.
N. Y.
Willis Phelps u Co., Springfield, Mass.
John A. Mclean & Co., Bismarck, Dakota
territory.
Samuel Walton, Cumberland, Nd
Henry, Reed q Sanger, Joliet, LII.
Reynolds, Saulspaugn 4 Co., Rock Island,
Ill.
G. G. Smith & Co., La Crosse, Wis
Wilson q Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
Harris Brothers & Co.. New York, N. Y.
r. r. Bridgens & Co.. jersey City, N. J.
Condor & Harris, JERSEY City. N. =,
T. G. Piatt, Skinner & Co., Owego N. Y.
Miller. Savage & Co., Lykens, Pa.
T. E. Canda & John Ross, New York, N. Y.
Van Duser Woods & Co.. Rochester, N. Y.
Drlesbach, Doty d Co., Somerville, N. j.
Donohoe & Shields. Pennington, n ).
Geo. w. Cram Norwalk, Conn
J. j. Newman u Co, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Lawrence De Wolf. Minneapolis, MINI.
Walker Il Clark. Peekskill, N Y.
Bassett q Lovejoy. Minneapolis. Mimi
Geo. A. Brackett & Co., Minneapolis, MINI.
j. R. Black & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
j. r. Price & Co., Oskalousa, Iowa
F. A. Page q Co., New York.
Samuel Mcdonald, Pelican Like MINI.
J. 81. Bewees Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Enstis q Day, Minneapolis. MINI.
j. Mclean & Co, New Tacoma, w. It.
Pattison & Lasseu Adrian, Mich.
VIM. Chandler, Minneapolis, MINI.
Henry Collins. Detroit, Mich.
Peterson d Anderson, st. Paul, MIN.
jerks Co., Minneapolis, MINI.
Daca, uaaley o. duptlll. Fargo, u. J..
Nelson McNiel. Eau Claire, Wis
Donald Stevenson, Mason u Co.. Bismarck
d. T..
Gillett, Fritz & Sherer. Hudson, Wis
There IS such great variety in the propo
sails as to the quantity of work bid for, the
kind and the price, some of the bids being
for q section or sections of twenty five miles
each, and some for the entire division, thai
at least two days must elapse before they
can be properly compared, and the directors
enabled fO axuard tho
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STURDY STUDENTS.
TEXT OF THE PETITION PRESENTED
THE cZIROWITCH.

A Telling Indictment of Russia's Educa-
tional Poiicy-Caucassian Military Dig
nitaries Killed by Russian Railway
Accident-Marriase of the Duke of Cum.
berIand and Princess Thyra-Miscellane.
Gus Old World News.
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SICK coNGRFssMEN.

Congressman Thornburg, of Tennessee,
has been sick for several days with symptoms
of pneumonia, but there has been no alarm
ing indications. Representative Riddell. of
the same State, has been very ill the past
week, and will leave for home in a day or
two.
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work, and urges adequate support for their
usefulness,

SCHOOL BOOKS.
Tho superintendent reports upon the mat
ter of schools as follows:
The legislature of last winter put q finan-
ciai bottom into the imperative textbook
law of the preceding year, and this Office has
furnished every possible facility for supply
ing the books to all who want them.
The State superintendent is authorized to
negotiate with the contractor for any books
nee led in the common schools in addition
to those mentioned in the law. Under this
provision he has arranged with the contractor
to furnish geography of Minnesota by Miss
E. A. Wheeler, formerly of the Winona nor
NAL school, at fifty cents, a series of writing
books by G.. G. Curtiss, of the Business COL
lege of Minneapolis, at nine cents each, and
higher reader at eighty-fve cents, by the
authors of other readers furnished under the
law.
While the act of 1877 had no fund out of
which to pay for books, about 200 districts
In thirteen different counties sent in orders.
1t has been so arranged that these are recog-
nized by the supplementary act and paid for
to the amount of about $4,000. These books
are not included in the following table.
Donations to the normal school at Winona
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The cash element in the school fund is in
vested In the best securities to be found
none yielding at present less than per cent
TABLE SHOWING INVESTMENT OF SCHOOL FUND
NOVEMBER /, 1873.
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SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

The number of special districts is not as
large by nine as appears in the report of last
year, aud an increase of six appears in
properly classified independent DISTRICTS:
Number of common school districts. S,742
Number last year Observation-Disclosures. .362S
Increase ..........; .................... ia
Special districts. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 20
Independent districts. Observation-Disclosures. 40
Total of districts. ,8ll
This large number, and the large annual
increase, are not com mendable features in our
school system, but indications of small and
feeble schools with basis of taxation too
narrow for adequate material support.
SCHOOL. HOUSES.
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When the number of log houses was first
reported in 1861, there were 235. The nun
Der increased until 1871, when it was 765.
Since that date there has been an annual de
Gre Sc, showing that better buildings are
taking the place of these primitive struc-
lures. But in some counties, as in Wright
and Stearns, where timber is plenty, the log
school houses are made very comfortable
and their number does not increase.
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State appropriations for current expenses:
Tha average annual appropriation for six
teen years has been $7642

For this year the enrolment in the normal
department is reported to be 247; enrolment
in the model department, 1854; graduates, 10.
Cost of the normal building at Mankato,
including heating apparatus and furnishing:
Donated by citizens, 1866 100
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Miscellaneous.
Western Associated Press. /

Western Associated Press
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.-Detectiyes are act
lively engaged in an endeayor to discover the
Whereabouts of between $4,000 and $l1,-
900 drawn from the treasury, yesterday. by
VIM. j. Brown, financial clerk of the city
postoffice, for the purpose of paying off en-
ployes, and, according to the report of that
officer, lost by him before be left the treasury
building.
GOOD FOR DEPosIToRs.
The assets of the German American bank,
recently suspended, will pay depositors So
per cent. The balance will be provided for
by stockholders.
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Total. MISUNDERSTANDING. $57. 81
The enrolment and graduates for 10

The enrolment and graduates for 1877
was, in the normal department, 246; model,
60; graduates, %.
About 800 districts have ordered directly
from the Contractor, or through some fifty
five agents in different parts of the State.
The table does not show books SO ordered,
but the omission does not materially affect
the average cost to district
1t was necessary to close this table the
18th of November: had it been held open
longer, its figures for the present calendar
year would have been somewhat increased.
Including the districts not reported in the
table, but estimated by the contractor, about
forty -four in hundred have taken more or
less of the books; the proportion ordering
through this office is thirty-two in hun
bred.
The average cost to district ordering is
$2761. Many of these districts have or
dered on the plan of introducing the State
books are needed. In many districts other
books introduced within two years, are still
retained and used with some of the State
books; 80 that the average cost to a district
as shown by the table, multiplied by the
number of districts contem plated in the
law, gives result, $1O4, 1924, far below
the cost of a full supply Of. books through
out the State.
REHABILITATION.
The following statistics are given in re-
gard to enrolment, number of school dis
tricts, and kindred matter Of importance:
ENROLMENT,
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AVERAGE LENGTH OF SCHOOLS.
This average as obtained in counties In