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The state herald., 1898-12-16
GENERAL GARCIA DEAD,
Tho Cuban Patriot succumbs to Pncu
monin Rt Washington.


Washington. Dec. 12.-Gencral Calix-
to Garcia. the distinguished Cuban
warrior and leader. and the head OF
the commission elected by the Cuban
Assembly To visit this country, died
here yesterday morning shortly after
10 o'clock at the Hotel Raleigh. where
the commission has It's headquarters.
The sudden change from the warm
climate Of Cuba with the hardshIps he
had there endured 10 the wintery
weather of New York and Washing
ton, Is responsible for the pneumonia
which resulted In his demise.
lie contracted slight cold in New
York, which did not assume an alarm
Ing stage until the early part of last
week. on Tuesday night General
Garcia, In company with the other
members Of the commission. attended
a dinner given In his honor 10y General
Miles, and II was n result Of the cN-
pusure there which eliminated In his
death. During the twelve hours or
more preceding dissolution. General
Garcia was unconscious most Of the
time. At intervals he recognized one
or more of those about him. In his
dying moments, as all through his busy
and active life, his thoughts were for
his beloved country and It's people. aud
among his last words were irrational
muticrlngs In which he gave orders to
his son. who Is on his stan. for the bat.
Tie which he supposed was To occur 10.
morrow and In which he understood
there were only ioo Spanlards 10 com.
hat. Just before hc died he embraced
his son.
As soon as ih" death became known
number 0f visitors, including many
public men, came to the hotel 10 aN-
press their coincidence. President Me.
klnley manifested his sympathy by
sending suitably worded letter. aud
Vice President Hobart sent his card.
Among those who called were Scnn.
tors Foraker Money, Proctor aud
Chandler and Major Generals Lnwton
| and Wheeler,
The state herald., 1898-12-16
MAY READ BIBLE TEXTS,
Michigan Supreme Court sustains n schoo
Hoard.

Lansing, Mich. Dee 12.-Thc Supreme
Court has just disposed of some uniis,i-
ally important cases, some OF which the
Justices have been considering since
last January. Probably the most i'm
portant of these cases was that of Con-
rad Pfciifer vs. the Board Of Educa-
ton Of fetroii. In which the Wayne
Circuit Court granted an order COM
pclling the board 10 discontinue the use
OF II book known as Readings From
the Bible" In the public schools In an
opinion written by Justice Hooker and
concurred In by all the Justices except
Justice Moore. who wrote very
lengthy dissenting opinion. the court re-
vcrsed this order. declaring that the
use of such u book Is not unconstltu.
| tional
The answer OF the board showed that
tlle Dook Is made mp principally Of
moral preccpts. affirming and emphn.
sizing the moral prccepts laid down In
thc ten commandments. and that while
some Of the passages relate TO the pow
cr goodness ana mercy Of Almighty
God, the book Is made up almost entire.
ly OF extracts from the Bible. II was
shown TINT no teacher " allowed 10
comment upon anything In the book:
tiint tie book IN used simply ms n sun.
Elemental text book on reading. aud
that pupils In the grammar grades are
not required 10 listen 10 the readings.
which take places NJ the close of the
daily sessions, but are excused there.
from on application of the parents OF
guardians.
! The conclusion of the court, after n
review of the authorities aud laws re.
f"rrcd 10, Is that the term religious
teacher" when used In our constliu.
ton. Is synonymous with teacher
and. therefore. the reading Of extracts
from the Bible In the manner Indicated
nbovc. without comment. Is not ylo.
ln'ion ot amy constitutional provision.
The court says II Il unable To see why
eNiiucts from the Bible should bc pro.
scrihcd when The youths are taught no
better authenticated statements OF pro.
fnne history.
The state herald., 1898-12-16
MISS REELS REPORT.
As the superintendent of Indian Education
She Urges Industrial Teaching.

Washington, Dec. 13.-Miss Reel, SUI
perintendent of Indian schools, In her
annual report makes n strong plea for
the industrial feature of educational
work among the Indians.
Miss Reel. who as formerly Indian
commissioner, as well as superintend-
ent of public instruction for the state
of Wyoming, is the first woman who has
been at the head of the government In
dian school service. In her report she
says:
"The government has upon its va
rious reservations about $50 day and
boarding schools, In which there are
over 1000 teachers employed. For
these teachers several institutes were
held last summer and fall In some of
the western states. the majority OF
which the superintendent conducted,
inaugurating a number of innovations,
chief among which are the requiring of
actual work to be done In the teaching
or sewing, cooking, housework, etc.
Garments We're made by the teachers,
and matrons and nurses We're shown
how to take the ration list provided by
the government and prepare n whole
some and varied bill of fare for every
day In the week; n physicians confer
ence was held and nurses instructed
how to use small remedies. Manual
training was also strongly empha-
sized
''Thc government has not as vet
adopted compulsory measures for the
education of the Indian children, and
the fact is that the dark skinned sons
of the forests do not take to education
very readily. Some reservations with
hold the ratiOns until the parents place
their children in the schools and, so
strong is the opposition to this, in
many cases, they have held out against
1t until their families We're on the verge
of starvation. But this feeling is not
general, and during the past year the
attendance percentage was very fair
In the reservation schools the work is
divided between the hours of study
and industrial duties.
THE girls are taught, aside from the
common school branches, to become
good housekeepers. and the boys farm
Ing and the ordinary industrial arts.
Besides these reservation schools others
teach the higher branches of the sci
entiiic trades. These schools have
graduated Il large number OF their pu-
pills, of whom but comparatively few
have returned to their old manner of
living. while the great majority are
making good citizens. There Is still.
however, room for Improvement. and
the aims of the young Indian must be
made higher; he must he brought into
touch and kept in contact with our civ
ilization. Where tribes Of Indians have
been surrounded by good class of
white settlers the debasing effects of
camp life have been ended
The state herald., 1898-12-16
FROM NEW york 70 MANILA.
so,disrs VIII Be Sent BY Way of the Sue,
Canal.

New York, Dec. 10.-A dispatch to
the Tribune from Washington says:
The next regiment to, start for Ma
nila will embark at New York about
the end of this month and will go
through the Suez canal.
The expedition will consist of three
regiments Of regular infantry, dlstrib-
uted between two of the largest con-
verted transports owned by the gov
ernment, with perhaps convoy of
two warships. Arrangements are now
being made for this expedition by Ad-
jutant General Corbin as rapidly as
possible, in view of It's great import
ance, especially as 1t involves cooper
alton by the State and Navy Depart
ment authorities. as well as those of
the War Department
The decision to use New York as the
point of embarkation, instead of San
Francisco, whence all the earlier forces
started for the Philippines, was reach
ed by General Corbin after n careful
review OF number of considerations,
chief among which was the urgency
for haste. The early completion of the
treaty Of peace with Spain renders in
dispensable Il prompt increase of the
American forces not only Mt Manila.
but to provide additional garrisons for
important centers in the archipelago,
which will Immediately fall under
American dominion with Its accom-
panying responsibility for the security
of life and property.
At the present time the government
is wholly without available transports
In the Pacific ocean to meet the emer-
gency.
The dispatch of two vessels from the
Atlantic, 1t is believed will therefore
be particularly advantageous for the
double purpose of bringing home from
Manila such volunteers as can soon be
spared, and increasing the transport
fleet in the Pacific The three regi.
ments of regulars have not been Sc.
lected. but as none but those now in
New York state and other Atlantic
garrisons can well be spared, the con.
clusion was forced upon the authori-
ties that economy as well as rapidity
of action required them TO be sent by
way of the Mediterranean instead of
journeying across the continent and
then undertaking the trying and mo.
notonous voyage on the Pacific With
no haven of rest after leaving Ha-
wall
The state herald., 1898-12-16
is SIGNED AT LAST.
TREATY OF PEACE FINISHED.
Signed at Paris Saturday Night and Tied
with American and Spanish Colors.

| Paris, Dec. 1.-THE treaty OF peace
was signed at $40 last evening.
The signing of the treaty last night
would have afforded subject for
great historical painting. The group,
! gathered about the table in the stately
chamber of the foreign office, was i'm
prcssive in itself, while the fact that
! the sense of the momcntousness of the
| issues which the act decided was
deeply felt by all the participants gave
| an impressive and solemn tone to the
| scene.
Around the great mahogany table sat
| the ten arbiters of the destiny of an old
| and young nation. Ranged about and
behind them were numerous attaches
| of the American Commission. The jets
from the crystal chandeliers above the
heads of those present magnitied the
brilliant green and scarlet of the up
holstcrings in their gaudiness.
There was a contrast between the
ack-clothed arbitcrs and the scenery.
TO the Americans, 1t was happy end.
ing of the epilogue of war; for the
Spaniards, ii was plainly bitter trag-
cdy, none the less painful be-
cause long foresccn. They sat silent
ly. ms though almost crushed. and none
could withhold sympathy for Senor
Montcro Rios, the president of the
Spanish Commission, who, coming from
his bed, was bundled in Il great over
coat. though logs We're burning In the
fireplace near by.
The spirits of the two bodies We're
symbolizcd by the clothes worn by the
members of the commissions, for the
Americans were attired in evening
dress for the dinner given them imme-
diatcly after the meeting by the Dec
de Lombat. and the Spannrds wore
black frOck coats.
Both copies of the treaty We're rfed
with the Spanish and American colors.
When the seals We're prepared to be
affixed attendants were sent scurrying
for ribbons of the French tri-color,
with which the documents We're
sealed, as n compliment to the French
hosts of the commissions.
Many officials interestedly watched
every detail of the proceedings.
The last seal being impressed, the
commissioners arose and. without form
ality. each member shook the hands of
all his antagonists and exchanged as
surances of sincere personal esteem.
nt SI'ililtTus illtTWiTu commenced
acridly upon what they termed the bad
taste of the Americans in mastering a
crowd of attaches to gloat over the
consummation of their downfall and
then scramble for relics.
The signing was finished at SIJ. Al
that time the door of the chamber
opened and Senor Villaurutia appeared
and exclaimed to a group of corrcspon-
dents who We're waiting in the corridor:
"Cest iini"
The treaty. as signed. consists of sew
entecn articles. 1t having been found
advisable TO sub-divide two or three of
the articles in the draft agreed upon
mt the last meeting.
The commissioners of the two ma
tions wrote their signatures on two
copies Of the treaty, one copy being for
the archives.
The document was prepared by Sec
retary Moore In behalf of the United
States Commission and by Senor VII
laurutia FOR Spain. on account Of the
continued Illness of Senor Ojedo.
The state herald., 1898-12-16
Aid to trrtan.

Chicago, Dee, lO.=A special from
Moscow to the Record says;
Admiral Skrydl0n has tclcgrnphod
the Car thnt 2r,vD rublcs tsi5o.oD
Of the Imperial fund placed ut his dis.
posnl Inns been distributed IN relief Of
needy crcinns.
General kosinndn. until last ycnr IN
command of the troops gnrrlsoned In
Moscow and nIdc'dc.cnmpgcissnl Ia
the Emperor. died to-day.
II II 10y no mems certain tint the
Amccr OF Afghnnlsinn N silii alive.
According 10 ndViccs received here hr
has been seriously sick. but the nature
nf his Illness Inns been concealed, aud
every effort Inns been mpde 10 kc.p
even the fact that he IL not In usual
health from being mad" public.
Count Wl"lopolslSl has lust been sen
icnced 10 two years confinement In n
fortress for killing Baron wydzgn IN
n duel.
The state herald., 1898-12-16
WI i,n,, n,rri. In rnn,.

Washington. Dee. i'l.=1hr funeral of
Grnrtnl unrcin, The cuban commander.
win h. held tomorrow morning NJ ~.
i'ninck'H church IN this city The rclr.
hrnniH " the innHs nni the honorary
pail bearers hnr" not yet been srieciei
bni win be announced later, Tho body
win be placed IN u metallic raHkoi nnd
deposited IN u vault NJ Arlington pond'
inR iiH renewal IN tuhn, The date NJ
removal hnA not yet been ilxcd hut this
government viii plnr" u wntship ~ thu
disposal NJ the tuhnns Tor this purpose
This nrinnHrmrn, IL siid Ia b. IN ne
rntdnnrr with tho wishes ~ General
Gnrrln's family aud hls comrn,lrs.in
arms,
The Dolphin win ic designated Il,
the navy m the vessel W carry ihr -
Trains NJ ,irnrini ,ihn'in ~ tnln. XII,
is now laying NJ NJ" Washington nav,
yhtls. nnd lmVinH been ilii"d Tor ilit
accommodation NJ The President I,
well suited fnr pivlrc of this chnrde
irf.
The state herald., 1898-12-16
Soldier. sho, e, nu.,.,,,,..

Huntsville. Ala. Dee. ~. Henry j.
Nrillrnn. cook. nnd Gcorg" W. Rrycf.
~. both of Company q. First Florida,
were Killed last night
Ncilirnn nnd Beverley were on bad
terms and had n light In cnmp. NELL.
gan drew u knife nnd stabbed beverley
who pulled out n pistol and told him Ia
stand hnck. NelllRnn's brother, II. r.
NeiliRnn. serlnH Beverley with u pistol
IN his hnnd. killed him with Spring
field rifle.
i,ry"rlcy's brother. hoy. emerged
from his tent ~ this time aud saw M,
fall. Thinking h. hnd been killed 10y
Cook N"llignn. h. shot the cook dead
Private Porter Wcisnnni. Troop H.
Tenth cavalry, wnH found with a terri
bile bullet wound In the throat. M
West ilolmcs street lie spok" only II
few words after h" was found. N,
stated h. had been held M by iw,
white soldiers mud shot.
The state herald., 1898-12-16
A GREAT BICYCLE RACE.
G. W. Miller Makes u New Record of 900
Miles In SIr nnys

1 y
Miles In Six Days.
New York, Dec. 11.-Charles w. Mil
Ter of Chicago, last years six-day
champion, won the great race at Madi-
son Square Garden again this year
beating the worlds record, his own, by
n miles, and leading the next man Ia
him, Frank Waller of Boston, by ~
miles.
Thirty-two men started when the pis-
tol sounded a few minutes after mid
night, Monday morning last, and
twelve finished. One by one, twenty
of the men have been counted ont,
either by themselves on account of
their lack of staying power. or by the
physicians in attendance. Miller. how
ever, and Waller and Pierce. the three
men who have been always in the lead,
have gone steadily along in the heart
breaking race. ana of all those who
finished they Were by far the freshest.
Indeed. Miller was In such good con.
dition this afternoon that he was able
to appear TO advantage In wedding
ceremony which was performed by
one OF the city's aldermen, leading
Miss Gencvievc Hanson of Chicago To
'ii' lHilh'N lN'u illiT III 'lt ElTutl,
amid the loud cheering and bolsicrous
good wishes OF 1000 or 10000 people.
who had gathered TO witness the ccre-
mony.
Frank Waller of Boston finished sec.
ond In the great race Tonight, cover
Ing 1,9sI miles TO the 2.IO1 Travelled by
Miller and surprising Millcr's last
years record by nearly two mllcs
OF all the foreigners, the only one to
finish WAS Julius. and he was 50 far
behind all the others who finished that
this did not count.
He was last, and Teddy Hale. the
lrlshman, who in 1896 won the cham.
pionship, was next 10 last, having Just
managed 10 get over the 1900 miles
by winning the slx.day race. Miller
gets from the management Si.50o. and
for breaking the worlds record he
gets the sum of 500 additional. aud
for his public marriage this afternoon
he Is Slld 10 have got The sum of $500.
Miller Is also said To have received q
wedding present Of 500 from M,
wheel firm for whom he rides. Waller
gets $1,000 for riding second and thr
Others get indefinite sums. ranging
from SIl M.
The state herald., 1898-12-16
DEBEouE LION HUNT ENDED.
Two Lave Cubs Captured WIN ns Placed
In Denver IN, p.tL


In beaver city Park.
Dohequc. Colo, Dee. iO.-The hunt
for lions has ended Five dead lions
and Two live cubs were brought IN the
last day, with one camp In hear frnm.
The other game is numerous aud
comes from every camp
The two live culs brought In wprp
captured after the mother had been
killed by \. X. Larimcr. When the
mother found that she was chased hy
the dogs she hid the cubs In the brush
and made fight for her life. The
dogs soon got the trail Of the cubs
They took TO the trees aud were clp,
turcd 10y means Of lnrlat In the
hands OF a cowboy. The cubs Nyrr,
ratified on this afternoon. Judge Iiea,
mnn OF Denver Won the eats nnd in,
night W. y. Bailey wired io Mayor Ne
Murray that u, g. iicnman. W g.
Chontc and T.. Gilbert hnd sent hy cN
press the two cubs, gift To the eli,
of Denver. The cubs nrc To h. PLACED
In the city park,
tn" directors Of the association hell
meeting tonight nnd appointed 4
committee Ia drlt n new game Law fni
III" Legislature 10 pass this winter
The next hunt viii be- held nj cnt
bondnlr.
Gerald Hughes has jnsi arrived from
Klmbnll creek with the most sinr,y,
lion that has been taken IN the hunt
II measures seven feet two inches. 4
VIII h" inkcn to Denver aud exhibit.
nj III" bnno a 60, store.
The state herald., 1898-12-16
PARIS AGAIN AoiTATEp.
Jew Halter. stirring up Trouble over
Dreyfua

Paris, Dee. i3.-Pnrls IL again In "A
turmoil over the brcyfus case. The
runors of the early return of the prls,
onrr of DEVILS island aud of the ~.
lease Of Colonel rlclunr, have nd,lcl
fresh fuel 10 the iinmcs. The friends
OF The army nnd nnil.S.miics have
combined forces aud several rcmnrk.
able demonstrations have already ink.
"n plncc nnd others OF more serious
character are expected.
The government ~ exhibiting consld.
cfnbir stamina and seems disposed 10
support the court OF rnssntlon.
Public opinion Inns undergone nm.
ierinl change of late. and the anti.
Drcyfuslnns 10 longer represent the
majority Of the popuincr. SIN the IN.
nniirs nrr sufficiently gir9ng to cause
great anxiety. ~ their lenders ARE
known 10 be bold aud un-crupulous
men.
4 large number N soldiers Inv. been
brought Ia the city to reinforce The
r"Rulnr garrison. hut ~ military men
nrc almost nnnnlmuuzly opposed Ia ~,
vision. the loyalty of the army Is opc,
tu qu.tiion
The dlsria"rful scenes IN The Clam.
her of Deputies to-day nrc probably
only the prelude 10 more violent dem.
Onsirnilons by the nRitnlors
The state herald., 1898-12-16
r,,nrnl.r at.hn.r. n.t.,,.n.

Chicago. Dee. ia=1hc ordinance ~.
tending the franchises ~ the Chicago
street rnr companies for MY years
cnnr III IN the city Council tonight
aud wnH referred tn the council com.
mltior 0n railroads, On NIL votes touch,
Ing tile ordinance the ffiends ~ the
measure were siruns minority. nnh
unless they can muster much Htrniut
strength there ~ nn probability that
they viii ever he allie To rnsH II over
the veto ~ Mayor Harrison.
The state herald., 1898-12-16
MAXWELL GRANT TROUBLES.
rauattsrs Burn Hay stack. of Those wbo
iiuy TILE.

Trinidad. Colo, Dee. I0-Thc trou'
ble between the Maxwell Land Grant
Company and the settlers on the grant
In the Stonewall country, which has
been On since the grant title was con.
iirmed. has broken out again.
Recently two of the settlers. named
Bonncit aud Fisher. obtained title
from The grant 10y purchase and sur,
vcyors went out the first OF the week
To establish the lines. "Wednesday nigh,
the hay On the ranches OF Bonnet.
Fisher and cor,Ioya was destroyed 10y
flfc. A great many OF the settlers are
silll keeping M the fight against the
company. md II Is supposed that the
hny was burned 10 inlImidnic others
from recognizing the title Of the com,
pnny.
4 resident Of the valley. who WINS
In the city to-day, said: "Thc mrmor.
able troubles Of the summer OF KS
have been revived. The burning Of the
hay on Wednesday night wns the first
number In the opening Of the ball"
The state herald., 1898-12-16
BRYAN TO RETIRE.
Has Resigned as Colonel OF His Nebrask,
ReHlmanf

Regiment.
Savannah, Ga, Dec. 11.--Colonel Will
liam j. Bryan, colonel of the Third
Nebraska regiment, has either for
warded his resignation to Washington
or is about to do so. OF this there
seems to be no doubt.
To-day he called on General Lee,
commander of the Seventh corps.
and General Keifcr, commander of the
First division of the corps of which
Colonel Bryans regiment is part, and
is understood to have announced his
intention of quitting the service. Gen
cral Lee is to sail for Cuba on the
transport Panama tomorrow, and Col
Onel Bryan Is believed to have hast
ened his decision in order that he
might acQuaint his corps commander
with his intention prior to his depart
ure for the island. Neither of the COM
manding generals would discuss the
matter.
Savannah, Ga, Dec. 12.-General
Keifer, who is in command of the rc-
naming troops of the Seventh army
corps since General Lees departure
for Cuba, tonight, confirmed the rum-
or of Colonel w. j. Bryan's resigna-
tion of his command. Both General
Lee and General Kcifer endeavored 10
induce Colonel Bryan to go to Cuba,
but We're unsuccessful.
Lieutenant Colonel VifIuain HSllhe
Third Nebraska regiment, who will
succeed Colonel Bryan upon the lat
ter's resignation, received notice TO
day from the Chinese legation at
Washington that the emperor of China
had conferred upon him the decora
tion of the Order of the Double Dragon
in recognition of his services TO the
Chinese residents of the Republic of
Columbia when he was United States
consul at Panama.
Lieutenant Nifquain is graduate of
the Royal Military Academy of Brus-
sells and served in the service of the
present King of Belgium. He served
throughout the civil war in the Union
army and was breveted brigadicr gen
eral by Abraham Lincoln.
The state herald., 1898-12-16
cnicAoo,s noopLeRs.
citizen. stirred up Against tn. Hoard Ut
Aldermen.

Chicago. Dcc. io.-DcmocrniS. i,e
publlcnns aud citizens. Irrespective Of
party. assembled In mass meeting IN
various wards Of the city tonight nn,l
declared themselves unnlirrnbly OF.
posed To nny street railway legislation
under the Allen law. Acting under
this law. II IL proposed IN the city
council 10 extend the street railway
franchises iifiy ycnrs.
Prominent speakers were IN attend
nnce NJ NIL Of the meetings. The ward
machinery Of the Democratic party
took NJ the cnus'. Just ~ the cxrcn.
tive commliic" ~ the Republican pnr.
~ had u few days previous.
Chicago hns never witnessed such q
spectacle before. nnd u IL doubtful II
amy other city hnE.
Mayor Harrison rnllrd FOR vnlun.
ircrs to-day Ia help him win the ngh,
nHnlnsi The tifiyyrnr franchise ordl.
name" On The proposition. "No frnn.
chiar extension ordinance of nny kind
until the Allen law Is repealed"