Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-18
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missioner of Indian Affairs. 1t shows
that considerable advances have been
made during the year in the general
field of Indian education. The Indian
child is taught to speak English in
shorter time than formerly. The poll
cy of giving agriculture the foremost
place in Indian education has been
continued during the year, and the re-
suits obtained are satisfactory. Among
the evidences of the good results of
Indian education are the reports of the
careers of returned students, which
show that they are endeavoring to
overcome the environments of tepee
life and prove themselves worthy of
the education they have received. A
feature of the report is the evidence
it gives that the Indian is altering his
ways of living to meet the require
ments of an advancing civilization,
through the educational influence of
the schools upon the children, who are
being taught the white mans ways Of
living
Three new battleshipes were recent
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 is of sixteen thousand
tons displacement and the Nebraska
and the Georgia are little under tif-
teen thousand tons. Each of them
will carry four twelve-inch guns,
eight eight-inch and twelve siX-inch
guns, besides many small bore rapid
fire and automatic guns. The Con-
necticut is to make eighteen knots an
hour and the other two nineteen
knots. This speed is SO great that it
will be practically impossible for the
warships of any other nation to es-
cape them. Consequently these three
ships are potent peace arguments.
Postmaster General Payne was the
third Cabinet officer in twenty years
to die in Office. William Window died
suddenly while SECRETARY of the Treas
ury under President Harrison, and
Walter O. Gresham died while he was
Secretary of State under President
Cleveland. One has to go back only
few weeks more than twenty years
to reach the date when Charles J.
Folger, President Arthur's Secretary
of the Treasury, died. Daniel Man
ming, Cleveland's SECRETARY of the
Treasury, died few months after re-
signing from office on account of i'll
health; but he must not be included
in the list Of those who have died in
harness. Changes in the Cabinet are
so frequent that man in normal
health usually lives out the two or
age term of service.
While arbitration treaty negotia
tons 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. 1t is not
improbable that material amendments
will be made. Senator Morgan is ex-
pected to oppose it vigorously. Beliey-
ers in the Monroe doctrine will not per-
NIT any treaty to receive affirmative
action in the Senate that will weaken
the doctrine This government has
been party to a number of arbitra-
ton treaties, but each dealt with a
particular subject. This is the first
attempt to negotiate a general treaty,
with the single exception of that ne
gotiated with Great Britain by Secre-
tary Olney, which the Senate pigeon
holed
The Postoffice Department has been
advised by the Postoffice Department
of Canada that on account of the large
quantity of non-transmissabI mail
matter received at White Horse, Yu-
kon Territory, during the past winter
seasons, addressed to destinations
north Of White Horse, the Canadian
department has determined to return
to senders, through the dead letter Of
flee all non-transmissable matter that
may be received during the current
winter season. IneFo are IOfLy-nlne
postofices announced by the Postoffice
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 to public libra
ries, to newspaper publishers or to pri-
vate individuals.
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Hereafter no person suffering from
consumption will be employed in the
postoff1ce or other government posi-
tons from which they are likely to
spread the disease This decision has
been reached by the Civil Service Com
mission, and Commissioner Cooley has
sent out an order that in future all
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