Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-01-06
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MADISON, Wis. special: AT the last
meeting Of the National Education Al.
ISOLATION committee Of ten leading
educators was appointed to consider
better instruction in grammar and high
schools. After . conference of six ses-
sions, extending over three days, the
committee has prepared q report The
leading recommendations are to the ef.
feet that historical instruction in Sec
ondary schools should be given during
. long period, reaching back into the
later years Of the primary schools. The
early instruction Is to be In biography,
and the course eliminates In = thorough
study OF some limited historical field.
Certain European states are selected to
be studied in the light Of general his
tory so that undue emphasis is not 10
be given to American history, but the
latter subject receives much attention
and instruction In civil government is
we'll provided for. Economic study Is
to be given In connection with history
and civil government. The report also
offers important suggestions as to the
best methods OF instruction aud the
most useful works for school libraries.
This conference Is like ten or y dozen
like meetings, each considering y diff
ferent branch OF education, which have
been In session at various points
throughout the country recently. Re.
ports from all will be concentrated In
the hands OF com mmittee which will is
sue . summary to the public.
LANDER, Wyo., special: There prom.
ises to be serious trouble among the
Indians who occupy the Shoshone Res
ervAtion near this city. Congress last
year appointed ission to treat
for part OF the reservation. An
agreement with the Shoshones and Ar
apahoes was reached by which one-half
of the land was TO be relinquished.
This was not approved at Washington
and now second commission is 10 be
sent out to treat with the Arapahoes
and Shoshones. 1t Is this that has
caused the trouble. The Arapahoes
now say they will cede no land. The
Shoshones say that the Arspahoes have
no land 10 cede. The latter were placed
on the Shoshone Reservation only by
permission Of Chief Washakie. They
were to be removed as soon as a rescr-
vation could be secured for them. Now
the Secretary of the Interior proposes
to recognize the Arapahoes as joint
owners, and the Arapahoes seem de-
termined to push their claims.
Although WashakIe Isl ssseighty past he is
strong enough TO lead his people on the
warpath, and he asserts that he will
not admit that the Arapahoes be recog-
nized in any treaty. Washakie would
not take arms against the whites. but
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surely attack the Arapahoes.
SAN FRANCISCO special: w. L..
Sachtleuen of Alton, Illinois, and
Thomas G. Allen OF Ferguson, Missouri
have arrived here after making tour
of the world on bicycles After gradu-
ating from Washington University. ST.
Louis, on June %, 1890, they sailed
from New York, landing in Liverpool
on July 4. There they purchased bi.
cvcles, and after making tour of the
British Isles proceeded on their trip
There route took them through the
towns OF Rouen, Paris, Chartres,
Poitiers, Bordeaux and MarseiIles.
France; the Riviera along the Mediter-
ranean. Genoa, Rome and Milan, Italy,
were visited. From Athens they went
to Constantinople, from whence they
invaded Asia. One of their exploits,
the scaling OF Mount Ararat was one
they have good reason to be proud of,
they being the firss and only Americans
to reach the top. They journeyed
through Turkey In Asia, Persia,
Turkostan. Russia and China. They
then took took passage for home. They
may complete the journey by wheeling
home through Southern California.
Sr. PAUL special: 1t has developed in
the last few, days that Methodists pro.
pose something unique in daily journal
ism. At . convention of the Epworth
League Of Northern Wisconsin of Hud
son, . resolution was passed recon-
mending that the Methodist Church Of
America begin the publication OF =
Daily Christian Advocate At Chicago,
the editorials to be of advanced liberal
religious thought. with sensational and
objectional news eliminated from the
news columns 1t Il estimated that
there are s, 600 members Of the Metho.
dist Church in America. and the pro-
moters OF the scheme say that the
daily could be started with 1000. 600
subscribers. The influence of the paper,
it is claimed, will be far reaching. Ep-
worth Leagues throughout the country,
1t Is understood, will pass similar reso-
lutions, and the new venture will be
launched in March or April
SACRAMENTO, Cal. special: AT
Brighton, six miles from here. Miss
Ayres, the Southern Pacific agent was
murdered, and the depot burned to the
ground. The building was discovered
in flames but could not be saved. In
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was found. with arms and legs burned
or 1t was plainly , murder. ss the
SIX ull was in pieces near the body and
. pistol only . few feet away. The
long, heavy iron poker used in the
waiting-room WAS close to the rem aims.
The detectives think she was murdered
with the poker by some one who pre-.
tended he wanted to send . dispatch
She lived alone and was known TO have
considerable money, but she always de.
ciared she wasn't afraid to live alone,
% she was armed. 1t is thought she
fired one shot ut her assxilant and was
then killed. She had been disappointed
in love, but was bright and energetic
and SO years old.
KANSAS CITY special: Farmers In the
Sni Hills in jackson County. Missouri.
, favorite stamping ground OF the
Quantrell gang during war times, have
gone daft on gold craze. -Four months
ago they began to develop long aban.
doned mine, but meeting with no sue.
cess. quit work. The searched was re-
sumed two weeks ago. and the miners
have been rewarded with quartz tina,
experts pronounce rich In gold. On.tht
strength OF this the mine is being
worked day and nightS and surprising
Developments are expected soon. II
consequence OF the excitement ever,
farmer is plying pick and shovel, ant
ridiculous prices are asked for land.
DExvER special: John Terrell, TIL
Methodist preacher who became motor
tous through his escApades on the turf