The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-11-17

Reel. has been submitted 20 the Com
missioner OF Indian Affairs. IL shows
that considerable advances have been
made during the year In the geness'
field OF Indian education. The Indiaa
child Is taught to speak English In a
shorter time han formerly. The poll
cy OF giving agriculture the foremost
place In Indian education has heen
continued during the year.. and thu re-
suits obtained are satisfactory. Among
the evidences Of the good results or
Indian education are the reports OF the
careers OF returned students. which
show that they are c~ndeavoring TO
overcome the environments Of iepcc
life and prove themselves worthy OF
the education they have received. A
feature OF the report Is the evidence
II gives that the Indian In altering his
ways OF living Ia meet the require
ments OF an advancing civilization.
through the educational influence OF
tho schools upon the children. who are
being taught the white mans ways OF
living. .
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AhItt INV bltbtnAAhlSH NeEt tttAt
ly launched within fifteen days OF one
another. namely, the Connecticut at
the Brooklyn Navy Yard; the Nebras-
ka In Washington and the Georgia In
Maine. These ships are OF the larg-
est and most powerful type yet con
structed for the American navy. The
Connecticut IL Of sixteen thousand
II fnnaf Afa.ala as.aF arl Ga, Nnl.~ata
and the Georgia are a little under NJ
teen thousand tons. Each Of them
will carry four t~weive-inch guns.
eight eight-lnch and twelve sixlnch
guns, besides many small bore rapid
fire and automatic Runs. The Con-
necticut Is to make eighteen knots an
hour and the other two nineteen
knots. This speed IN 50 great that it
will be practically impossible for thc
warships OF any other nation 10 es-
cape them. Consequently these three
ships are potent peace arguments.
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Postmaster General Payne was the
third Cabinet officer In twenty years
TO die I'm office. william Window died
suddenly while SECRETARY Of the Treas
ury under President Harrison. and
Walter Q. Gresham died while he was
Secretary OF State under President
Cleveland. One has 10 ~ back only
n few weeks more than twenty years
TO reach the date when Charles J.
F'olger. President Arthur's Secretary
OF the Treasury. died. Daniel Man
ming. Cleveland's SECRETARY OF the
Treasury. died a few months after re-
signing from office on account OF il
health; but he must not be included
In the list OF those who have died In
harness. Changes In the Cabinet are
40 frequent that a man in normal
health usually lives out the two or
three years which Is about the aver
aga term of service.
49,
While arbitration treaty negotla-
lions with the French government
meet with general approval. this par-
ticular treaty. and all others framed
after this model. will not receive the
ratification OF the Senate save after
the most careful scrutiny. IL IL not
improbable that material amendments
will he made. Senator Morgan Is ex-
pected tn oppose IL vigorously. Believ-
ers IN the Monroe doctrine will not per-
init any treaty To receive affirmative
action in the Senate that will weaken
the doctrine. This government has
been a party 10 a number OF arbitra-
ton treaties. but each dealt with "A
particular subject. This II the first
attempt To negotiate n general treaty.
with the single exception OF thar ne
gotiated with Great Britain by Sey.re-
tary Oiney, which the Senate pigeon
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The P~osioflicc Department has been
OF Canada that on account OF rhe large
quantity OF non-trnnSmissable mail
matter received at White Horse. yu-
kon Territory. during the past winter
seasons. addressed % destinations
north OF White Horse, the CanadiaT
department has determined TO return
10 senders. through the dead letter OF.
nee all non.transmissable matter that
may be- received during the current
i Wlntef SEASON. lueFt are IoFft"Nine
postofices announced by the Postonice
Department as places In the Yukon
Territory. north OF White Horse. the
mail for which will be- restricted to-
Letters. postcards and single wrapped
newspapers addressed 10 public libra
ries. 10 newspaper publishcp- ar 60 pri-
| vate individuals. NJ
Hereafter me- perSn suffering from .
| consumption will be- employed Ia the
| poSloffirc or other government posi-
| iiOus from which they are likely to-
| spread the disease. This decision has
beer reached by the Civil Service Com-
| mission. aud Commissioner Cooley has
sent out an order that In future all
| applicants must submit to u physical
examination.
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The Acting Secretary Of War sent
| to the Treasury Department $40 Ia cur
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