Education of Red Men in Indian schools shows progress
The annual report by Commissioner W A Jones highlights steady gains in Indian education. There are 147 boarding and 147 day schools serving 28 052 pupils, with 89 percent of graduates reported in good physical condition. Reservation schools show the largest gains and compulsory attendance is urged.
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WasHindTon
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
W. A. Jones
Jones
Indian Office
Congress
Oklahoma
Dredge For Gold Expedition Reaches Port Townstonp
A belated Alaska expedition from the Columbia river arrives led by E. S. Lucas as president of the Missouri and Alaska Mining and Dredging Company. A steam dredger was built for Yukon dredging but delays postponed departure. Plans shift from St Michaels to the Stickeen river due to season.
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Port Townstonp
Alaska
Columbia River
Yukon
St. Louis
Missouri and Alaska Mining and Dredging Company
Lucas
Columbia
St. Michaels
Stickeen River
Estimate of Wheat Crop for New South Wales
The New South Wales chamber of commerce estimates the incoming season will yield 15,000,000 bushels of wheat. Ten million bushels are needed for home use, leaving 5,000,000 bushels for export. The New Zealand premier cites apathy of cash and commercial men as a reason New Zealand may not attend the Paris exposition. Davis Has a Close Call in Wiilouarra.
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Vancouver
B. C
New South Wales Chamber of Commerce
New Zealand
Cas
Altgeld in Iowa Promotes Fusion Ticket Speech
Former Illinois governor John P Altgeld campaigned for the Democratic fusion ticket in Des Moines and Denison. He defended free silver arguments by arguing currency effects on prices, while critics called his points illogical and urged readers to vote against his stance.
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Illinois
Parsons
Spies
Democratic State Central Committee
John P. Altgeld
Des Moines
Altgeld
Haymarket
Tilineis
Democratic Central Committee
China
Iowa
Illinois Free Silver
Iowna
Postmaster General Smith at Topeka speaks on policy
Postmaster General Smith arrived from Omaha and addressed a large crowd at Hamilton hall with his wife and private secretary present. He delivered an eloquent defense of the current administration's policy. Larrabee buys Summit View farm in Doves Ill for 915,000. Governor Larrabee expands Webster county holdings to 1,279 acres of improved farms.
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Topeka
Torrxa
Smith
Omaha
Hamilton Hall
Larrabee
Summit View
Ill
Colby Brothers
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Webster County
Cargo of Gold Dust Arrives with Dawson Passengers
Cargo from Dawson aboard the Amur reports about 300 pounds of gold dust collected at Skagua Alaska. The Al Ki broke down at Juneau, its passengers ferried to the City of Topeka. Archis Walter L. Rich and Penelope sailing from Bering Sea bring small catches.
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Victoria
B. C
Amur
Skagua
Alaska
Dawson
al Ki
Juneau
Topeka
Archis
Walter L. Rich
Penelope
Bering Sea
Steamship line to link Puget Sound with Sydney via Honolulu
An announced steamship line will connect Puget Sound with Sydney Nova Scotia via Honolulu. The first steamer Garonne will depart December 1, followed by a second vessel a month later. The line will operate with the Great Northern railway.
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Steamship Line
Statrie, Wash
Puget Sound
Sydney
N.S. W
Honolulu
Garonne
the Sound
Great Northern Railway
Bryan Men Discharged From Third Nebraska Regiment
A War Department action grants about 15 discharge requests from the Third Nebraska Regiment for men wishing to return home. Nearly 100 seek discharge. approval depends on brigade and corps commanders. Governor of Nebraska yet to decide on regimental muster out. Colonel Bryan seeks leave extension may apply to brigade commander, not the War Department, for up to 80 days. Surgeon’s disability proof needed for longer extensions.
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Wasuinaron
Bryan
Third Nebraska
Secretary of War
War Department
Nebraska
Philippines
Jacksonville
Fla
Rar Department
General Wheeler testifies before War Investigating Committee
General Joseph Wheeler testified before the War Investigation Commission in Washington detailing his Cuba to Santiago journey from June 14 to 21, his reconnoissance efforts with Cuban troops, and the San Juan river crossing. He praised regular troops and General Shafter for supplying the expedition, noting limited shortages and no tents for seven days.
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War Investigating Committee
Washington
War Investigation Commission
Joseph Wheeler
Dodge
General Wheeler
Major Mills
Beaver
Wheeler
Tampa
Cuba
Shaffer
Jaguaracita
Castillo
la Quasama
Santiago
el Caney
San Juan
Shafter
Orders for Lee's corps to move to Savannah
General orders from corps headquarters direct the Seventh army corps to depart Jacksonville for Savannah as soon as provisions are ready. Regiments listed in order include Ninth Milinois, Second South Carolina, Fourth Diviois, First Texas, Second Louisiana, Third Nebraska, One Hundred and Sixty-first Indiana, Second Illinois, First North Carolina, Forty ninth Iowa, Fourth Virginia and Sixth Missouri.
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Cubs
Jacksonville
Fla
Seventh Army Corps
Quartermaster’s Department
South Carolina
Texas
Louisiana
Nebraska
Bryan
Indiana
Lea
Seventh Corps
Cuba
Admiral Miller Back from Trial Cruise in Hawaii
Admiral Miller returns aboard his flagship Philadelphia after signaling no issues in Hawaii. A fire outbreak in the bunkers was contained during a trial cruise out of Honolulu. Also noted: German exports to the U.S. rise in Q3, a Jacksonville hospital train heads north, Calcutta reports plague-free status, and a large Atlantic City fire destroys 20 buildings.
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Miller
San Francisco
United States
Hawaian Islands
Philadelphia
Honolulu
Porter Returns Home on Mission from President
New York dispatch reports Hon. Robert P. Porter aboard the Ward liner Saratoean recounting travel to Havana and Onda to collect economic data for the president. He cites plans to shape tariff policy for Congress and notes Cuba's need for cattle imports to enable planting this year. He argues for reciprocity and cautions on Spanish tariffs, while praising Cuban guards and lawfulness. The Cuban junta voices worry over food shortages and the impact of reconcentration policies. Smallpox cases rise among American troops in Manila, with several deaths and typhoid also increasing. In Jacksonville, orders urge the Seventh corps to mobilize for Savannah and transport to Qua.
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New York
Ward Line
Saratoen
Heyvuna
Hou
Robert P. Porter
Porter
Onda
Congress
Cuba
Fres
Matanzas
Santiago
Havana
United States
Custom House
Weyler
Manila
H. M. Powers
California
Harry Wheeler
Oregon
Henry Culver
Fourteenth Infantry
Joseph Daly
George Cooty
Frank Warwick
Minnesota
Roach
Tondo
Jacksonville
Fla
Seventh Corps
Savannah
Qua
Fire at Han Kow Manages Mass Loss Near Shanghai
Shanghai dispatch reports a fire in Han Kow destroying over a square mile of the city including government buildings and a temple. It is feared that about 1,000 lives were lost in the blaze at the treaty port on the Yangtze Kiang, a major commercial center with a population around eight million.
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Sandwich Islands
United States
Ripley & McCann
Bath House
Atlantic City
Tennessee
South Carolina
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Han Kow
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