The Wahpeton times., 1888-12-13

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are sent to tho Indian schools at Caratele I'D
kind people asked permission to send two teaehs
era to these Indians for the purpose Of iustruct-
Ing the adults, well Is such children ~ should
granted. accommodations were provided for the
teachers. aud some portions Of the buildings at
the barracks were made available for school pur-
commenced. and and the teachers engaged sre paid psii
am not q ali In sympathy with those benevolent
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the reservation. Their removal was an absolute
necessity II the lives and property Of citlzens
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distance from some Of their repeated and cruel
murders and cutraees is sttll necessary: Il u
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savages returned to their old haunts. They
arc in their present location ~ the result
of the bsss s5 judgement Of those having ofiicial
means lacking In kind consideration for the In.
dtans: number Of these prisoners have for
fsited their lives to outraged law and humanity.
and caunot be trusted. This is true not only Of
those who, ON the war path. have heretofore
pts.. eeea .etna.iy gutlsy Of murder but Of theif
upon their reservation. furnished aid and COM
fort to those absent with bloody INTENT The
prisoners should be treated kindly and kept in
reservation. aud they should be subjected to
Efforts calculated to lead to their improvement
and TO the softening OF their savage and cruel
should be persistently resisted The secretary.
in his report, gives . graphic history Of these
Indians and recites with painful vividness their
sas ahaa o
will allow the survival of desire e. Of the return return
OF these prisoners to their reservation upon sem
timental or other grounds.
THE NAVY.
The report Of the secretary Of the navy DEM
onstrates very intelligent management In that
important department, and discloses the most
satisfactory progress in the work of reconstruct
of hs g OF
Charleston, Baltimore. Yorktown, Vesuvius and
the Petrol have in that time been launched and
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Francisco, the Newark, The Bennington, the
Concord and the Herreshon torpedo boat are all
under contract for delivery to the department.
made and being made gives good ground for the
expectation that these eleven vessels will be In
corporated as part Of the American navy within
Notwithstanding the large expenditures for new
conetructton and the additional labor involved
the total ordinary or current expenditure Of the
department for the three years ending June 80.
1883, are less by more than 20 per cent than
such expendttures for the three years ending
June SO. 1854. The various steps which have
been taken to improve the business methods Of
the business department are reviewed by the SEQ
retsry: The purchasing Of supplies has been
consolidated and placed under responsible bu-
reau head. This has resulted in the curtailment
OF open purchases, which in the years lS84.s5
amounted to over SO per cent Of the purchases
Of the department, to less than IL per cent, so
that at the present time about 90 per cent Of the
total departmental Purchases are made by con-
on that account exceed an average Of 81 900 600
annually. it is evident that an important i'm
provement In the system has been inaugursted
ana substantial economies introduced.