The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-07

omitted this New Years. The city
fathers, however, finally put their heads
together and after considerable discus
sion decided thai a minute after twelve
strokes of the bell in Independence hall
had tolled out the last hour of 1899
the bell should be tolled 1875 times in
honor of the anniversary of the national
independence, and then nineteen strokes
rung for the new year, each stroke to
represent century.
Thus vexatious question which
bothered Philadelphians for over a week
was settled and they say all is very
serene In the Quaker City and the solu-
ton of the problem was eminently sat-
iSfactory.
Former Senator Quay's contest to Sc
cure term in the United States senate Is
causing considerable trouble in various
states. The latest information from Cali
1orn1a is to the effect that Gov. Gage, of
that state. proposes TO call the legislature
together in an extra session in order to
elect successor to Stephen NJ White.
A great deal Of interest has developed
IN the Golden State over the proposed
action of the chief executive. The San
FRANCISCO Examiner, considered to be the
leading newspaper on the West coast, Is
endeaVoring by every possible means to
prevent Gov. Gage from making this
move and has notified the people that
thousands of dollars Will be unnecessa-
rily expended in order to carry out the
plans OF the people allied to Dan"
Burns. who seeks to succeed the late SEN
ator from Los Angeles. The Examiner Is
using every effort to convince the people
that 1t Is not necessary for the California
state Legislature to be assembled In extra
session In order to choose a man to take
MT. Whites seat in the upper branch of
the national congress. This paper, as well
as the people of the Golden State. realize
that, In addition to the money expended
for the assembling Of the legislature
schemes detrimental to the West coast
are to be put forward and an attempt
made to enact them into laws.
All this is preliminary to the fact, plain
ly apparent since the adverse committee
vote, that former Senator Matthew Stan
ley Quay. Of Pennsylvania. is not to sue
coed in the fight he Is making to have the
senate ratify the appointment of himself
as member of the senate by grace of the
action of Gov. Stone, of the Keystone
state. Had 1T not been known that Mr.
Quay could not succeed Gov Gage, of
California would never have had in mind
to call together the legislature of that
state to select or elect a successor to Mr..
White
The Clark-Daly contest from Montana
has hampered Mr.. Quay in the effort he Is
making to reverse former decisions of the
senate. and the outcome points to an
honest, fair and judicial decision upon
the part of the majority, including as 1t
will Republicans, Democrats and Popu-
lists.
Miss Estelle Reel, superintendent of all
the Indian schools in the United States,
is making strong campaign for the
compulsory education of the Indian. Miss
Reel has some decided opinions on this>
phase Of Indian educational work, and
the same were embodied in her annual re-
port to the commissioner of Indian af-
fairs. In this connection 1t can be stated
that Miss Reel is now at work on bill
to be introduced in congress which will
compel every Indian child to attend
school. Industrial training is one of Miss
Reels hobbies. She says the Indian child
should be taught the useful trades so
that he can earn livelihood for himself
This statement was also contained in Miss
Reels report to the Indian commissioner.
The following has been received from
William HI. Smith, superintendent Indian
school at Fort Lapwai, Idaho:
9 VIII you allow me to express my graft
eation at the prospect of an appropriate
Your policy. when carried out, will prove
of the greatest value to pupils of these
SCHOOLS. industrial training mas not been
given Nthe place 1t should have; there is
usually plenty of work for pupils, but lit
tie training. Literary instruction, as gem
orally Given is on too high plane for In
dian children. 1t is afflicted with q
craze which has not entirely run it's
course in our public schools, the attempt
to embrace all knowledge in course of
study for children. harmful to any child,
and absolutely fatal to the Indian Indio-
maniacs may persuade themselves that an
Indian child has equal capacity with
white children If he can have the same in
struction; but it Is an error that will de-
feat the ends of the schools as long as it
prevails. The Indian mind Is the widest
element Of Indian nature, and 1t cannot
pc subdued except as 1t can assimilate
the educational diet placed before it.
In the matter of attendance 1t has been
my usual experience that the wishes of
the child determine whether he will or
will not attend school, so far as the In
dams decide at all. This rule holds
stronger among those Indians who have
been allotted and made citizens, with
considerable freedom of choice.
Very recently the correspondent of this
paper received by mail the following
card:
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