The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-12-09

aside from the regular Masonic rtes.
The principal ceremonies will D. at
Mount Vernon and will include an I'D
dress at the old tomb by Senator Tel
Ter, representing the grand master OF
Masons of Colorado, Masonic ritea ut
the new tomb and addresses n ne
Mansion by President Mckinley ND
r. T. w. Duke, grand master OF NJ
sons Of Virginia
There will probably be a change
dispensation In the House when Cob
mel Henderson takes the chair, ana p
attempt will be made to make change
In the rules. Colonel Hepburn OF low
has always resisted the Reed depe-
tism and has continually kicted
against the pricks. He will undol6t-
eddy attempt to prevent the adoptan
Of the rules of the last House wfich
gave the speaker and the committee
on rules absolute control Of legislation.
Colonel Henderson IL very dinesent
man from Speaker Reed, and the ma
jority of the Republicans in the House
Mt this session Is SO small that the
speaker cannot afford to antagoN1e
any member Of his party, but the
great majority Of Republicans believe
the Reed rules are a practical proSec-
ton against bad Legislation and Will
resist any attempt to make change.
There Is certain to be fight, how
ever. and 1t will begin on the first dfy
of the session.
Admiral Dewey called at the navy a.
| partment to-day In response to q tele-
| gram from Secretary Long to discuss
the question of establishing a naval
station at Cavite or some other point
near Manila. Such station ts now In
operation at Cavite. but 1t Is foreseen
that the requirements Of the navy may
be much greater than those which ara
temporarily attended to Mt Cavite. The
admiral brought with him portions OF
his report of the Philippine commission,
This discusses the establishment of q
permanent naval station in the Philip
pines and regards Subig bay, about six
| ty miles from Manila, as preferable II
Cavite, as this has fine harbor of a
capable depth Of water and has many
natural advantages for making this
strong naval establishment. While Ad-
| miral Dewey's view will doubtless pre-
vail when a permanent station ID as-
tabllshed. this will he for congress to
deal with and the present purpose Is to
use the Cavite station for the current
work on the warshlps.
There is a decided modification in
the gossip resultant from the transfer
by Admiral Dewey to his wife Of the
property in Rhode Island avenue pre-
scented to him by popular subscription
and the incident, according to his
brother-in-law, John II. Mclean, 10
practically closed. Since the publica-
ton Of the statement by Admiral Dew
ey In defense of his action, the tide
has turned from criticism to sympa-
thy. People are beginning to realize
that after all the failure on the part
Of hero to came up to expectations
Of the public on matter Of purely
domestic concern is Insignificant com
pared with brilliant achievement Of
national and world Importance. Report
OF the threatened prostration Of tA8
admiral from the effects Of the recent
severe criticism, too, has won sympa-
thy. and the people here appear to b
Inclined to allow him to manage hia
own Affairs and disturb him NO fuItA-
er. He continues to receive maz5t.
tess Of sympathy auvf rrrendst1ip. 81
The secretary of war has decided in
favor Of Adjutant General Corbin apd
the War Department staff generally
against General Miles and Genial
Breckenridge In the matter of gens3al
order No. 143, which sought to give the
inspector generals DEPARTING mt embarked
powers. This order proposed to invSst
the inspector general with the rightito
inspect ali staff and army departments,
1t being urged mt the time that lad
such right been enforced during he
war with Spain there would have bseA
no scandals. There will shortly be
some interesting disclosures In reTatd
to the relations of General Miles to he
war department That officer is s3ll
ignored In all military matters, and tits
fact. with others Of equal seriousness.
will be divulged during the coming sts-
sion Of congress, either at the sessions
of the military comittee or by means Of
n special inquiry, which General Miles'
friends say he has been advised to AZ.
to the end that the duties and privileges
of the general commanding the army
may he fully defined and recognized.
According to the report Of the com.
missioner Of Indian affairs there are
%, 2O2 Indian children enrolled In the
schools provided for them by the gov
eminent, with an average daily at-
tendance Of 20,532 This shows an 10
crease In the enrolment of SIT and b
the average attendance of GOT during
the last year. There are several kinds
of schools among which these pupils
are scattered, the most of them being
maintained by the government upon
the Indian reservations. No religious
denominations receives financial as
sistance from the government nova
days except the Catholic church,
which has contracts amounting to
$116,862, and this is decrease from
$3.50. 215 In 1885. An annual appropri
alton of 1913. 400 is given to Lincoln IN
stitute and $4,000 to Hampton Insti-
tute. hut they are both undenomlna-
tional. The statistics presented by the
superintendent Of Indian schools show
great improvement In the education.
al facilities as well as the attendance.
Both have doubled during the last ten
years. Twenty years ago there were
only about 1900 Indian children In
school.
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