The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-13
w ashingtons
Indian
schools.

Continual HlTG1 o.
them 10 see that they are properly con-
Quoted and to make reports Of his ohsar-
walton 10 the interior department at Wash
ington.
There is really only one Indian school
an w aShington that IS worthy of the
name sad he yesterday afternoon. 1t
+ the school at Tacoma for the Payallup
Indians. where there are some 30 puptis.
Bnt there are no ether schools OF !u.-
portance- There are some day schools
and Others managed by RELIGIOUS organ
izafaohs which receive aid from the govern
ment
Why. there are not more than half the
andian cn1.dren OF the state AT school.
4hefe Is no room for them for We have
not the butldinss nor the money With
which TO erect them The school room OF
ne State should be doubled. but do not
see much chance for ffnproy ement now
There are. / believe about 2no Indian
children Of school age IN this state OF
which / should say that lao are grow
ing up 10 ignorance The state has re-
congress that we could Not afford 70 put
up school buildings. Last year there vas
$3.50 appropriated. all III which was used
had 20 30 without. The state needs sluq go
per year for this purpose 10 pat IL in
good shape and 10 keep il there.
The senator's and representatives from
W Washington have 10 a large extent over
looked the appropriations for indian
sehoos. 1ney have secured very small
amounts, While other states. some OF
much less Importance have received ana
continue 10 receive, large appropriations
ARENA, which has had only a delegate
in congress. and he a Democrat, receives
Slooou per year for lts Indian schoo, at
Phoenix its one delegate is q hustler.
They are making an effort 10 secure q
boarding school at Cnehal.s" continued
Mr. Bauer. but do not think Il viii
Re successful. The citizens os the town
have gotten up a petition which they have
asked Senator Wilson 10 present 10 the
authorities at Washington. The custom
or the department has however been
10 baEd up one good school a; a time. Il
does not believe that such small boarding
schools as this one al Chehaiis would
necessarily be. should BE- encourag ed.
There IS much 10 be done at the Tacoma
school TO place II on a hi~her literary and
industrial plane which shosGd be finished
before other schools Ike 1t are attempted"
There are about 5fss9 school children in
the i've states which Mr.. Bauer covers.
In order TO watch the schools some fifty
in all which these children attend, he
travels about the Northwest continually
He Will remain here a few days, writ
Ing his reports before proceeding with
his inspection.
Perry iIinkle. ore OF the members of the
firm OF OBrien Hinke. the pioneer
Iatkers al Skagway. arrived in the city
yesterday morning from The North. He
came down on The Cottage city. but left
his partner have done most OF the pack
Ing over the trails fer the mounted police
nd since last September they have taken
over TO Lake Bennett over 10 tons Of sup
pes. In speaking of the feeling at Skag-
way over the alien law, and the probable
cedng of Skagway and pyea 10
the Canadian government Ar, Hin
ing the fact that the alien law Is going 10
do a good deal Of damage TO the business
enterprises OF the North. Many engaged
IN business at Skagway have been hold
ing on until spring. hoping 10 10 good bus
mess during the rush into Attn and Daw-
SON. The Passing ot me alien law put
quietus 10 many projects.
Those prominent in commercial circles
at Skagway have not worried very fuuc1
ever the proposition q giving Skagway
and Dyoa IN the Canadians. The United
STATES would be exceedingly foolish 70 do
So and that Is the universal opinion. Just
before I left Skagway 70 come down o0e
o. the men in nv employ said miners H.
censes were being issued a. Log Cabin 10
those who we're going into Attn
Wy;he DENLY. a son Of ex-Nin!sier %
China Charles Denly. ard wno Is nos one
- TEE Philippine commissioners, ulin-
ing expert % Juneau. came down on the
Cottage City 20 buy machinery for the de-
Hal0pra@nt % rich quarts mine forty
mites south OF Juneau. Tbs mine IL own
eJ by New York capitalists. Mr.. DeBAy
VIII while here erdezvoF 10 locate ard visit
fte father before the latter sails 20 Join his
fellow members q the Philippine commits
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