The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-23
ORIENTAL MAIL SERVICE
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED nv
THE PosToFFIcE DEPARTMENT..
stations at SaEasnfSi, Taku and Tien
Tsin-W. a. Pickering Successful
in His Examination.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 22.-The Postofice
Department has practically completed ar
rangements for the handling of Oriental
mail from this country by the establish
ment of stations at Nagasaki, Japan, and
at Taku and Tien-Tsin, China The de-
partment has been notified that Henry
Robinson and c. NJ. Hunt. who were dis
PATCHED to China some weeks ago. have
established ar Office at Tien-Tsin, whence
all the mail for the army will be dis
tributed. The troops remaining on guard in
Peking will be served from the station and
other north China mail will be distributed
from Taku. the army cooperating with the
postoffice officials TO this end. Owing to
the rapid shifting Of troops back and forth
between this country. China and the Phil
ippines. it has been necessary to establish
a transfer station at Nagasaki, where an
expert of the department keeps track of
all the military organizations and re-
distributes their mail so as to reach them
with the least possible delay.
In addition TO these provisions for quick
service in the far East the department.
recently has dispatched w. III. Wanna
maker from the department here to estab-
llsh a preliminary inspecting and auditing
service for the money order department
IA Manila Mr.. Wannamaker is an expert
IN this branch of the service ard by his
inspection in Manila it will be possible TO
check any errors or discrepancies in the
noney-order service there fully two months
sooner than il the accounts had TO come
TO Washington for their first review.
XXX
In her annual report to the Indian
Bureau Miss Estelle Reel, general super
intendent OF Indian schools. advocates
more industrial training for the Indian.
Miss Reel believes in giving the Indian
child a thorough training in the funda-
mental English branches. but says that
theory of examining the pupil with mere
book knowledge has been and for genera
tons TO come will be failure. A course
In farming and such useful knowledge of
the trades as will enable him TO shoe his
cwn horse, mend his wagon, build his
house and do the general repair work about
farm is recommended for the boys as
well as the teaching of the home-making
duties of tire girls. The property ownership
plan has prominent place in Miss Reel
system of education. A strong plea is made
for compulsory education and the cultiva-
ton OF better crops and more acres of land
Is urged. Miss Reel reports increased en-
facilities for industrial work and gratifying
Improvement over previous years. Seven
teen of the twenty-six months Miss Reel
has been superintendent have been spent
IN the field.
Secretary Long to-day announced that
the following named young men will be
appointed second lieutenants in the United
States marine corps as a result of the re-
cent competitive examination for candi-
dates for such appointments: w. A. Pick
ering. of Indiana; William Bracket, of
Illinois; Chandler Campbell, of West Vir-
GINA; w. l.. Redles, of Pennsylvania; +. A.
Udell, of Washington; F. S. Wiltze. of New
York; a G. Rogers, Of Texas, and p. Nc
Cormick, corporal in the marine corps.
The signal office has received a report
from Lieut.. d. G. Burnell, who is construct
Ing the telephone line from Fort Valdez
70 Fort Egbert. He hopes to have the line
constructed and in use this winter. Fort
Valdez is on the open sea about hundred
miles north of Juneau and near the mouth
OF the Copper river, while Fort Egbert Is
boundary line. Lieutenant Burnell says
that anything in the way Of reading mat
ter that could be sent through the quarter
masters department. for the enlisted men
in Alaska would be most acceptable TO the
soldiers during the long winter that is be-
fore them.
prepared by the board Of construction pre-
scribing the features OF the three protected
cruisers authorized at the last session of
Congress. The three vessels are 10 be of
about 5000 tons displacement and are to
be the speediest in the navy, the minimum
reOufremonr being 2215 knots.