The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-06-25
MICHIGAN'S MEMBERS
Of Congress Have All Returned
to Washington.
BRUCKER FEELS MUCH RELIEVED.

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Not Go to Turkey-The Mount, Pleasant
| Indian school-L'Anse Business Men
File a Protest-Trouble over the Name
of an Upper Peninsula Postoffice.
washington. June 22.-Congressman
| Brucker of Saginaw is greatly relieved.
He has been occupying position of re-
sponslbility during the past two weeks
which has made him nervous and anx-
ious. All of the other Michigan con-
gressmen have been out of the city, and
Mr.. Brucker has been obliged to look
after the interests of the entire state
during that time. But the other con-
gressmen have all returned-all Of them
except Sheldon. The Smiths came early
last week, both of them, William Alden
and Samuel W.. ready for work. and
inclined to remain here until the conclu-
sion of the term.
Blair Incident Recalled.
Although President Angel of Ann Ar
Dor university Is at last relieved Of anx-
iety, and the sublime porte has given
intimation Of his acceptability, DR.. An
CELL was wise to cancel his engagement
to sail for Europe on June IL. When
q government indicates that proposed
minister will be persona non grata,
which means person not welcome,
that nc LITIGATION Is seldom withdrawn.
It will be remembered that President
Harrison appointed and commissioned
ex-senator Blair of New Hampshire to
be minister to China, and while the ex-
serator was on his way to Pelxin the
Chinese minister in Washington in
formed the secretaryof state that Mr..
Pair would be unwelcome because Of
certain anti-Chinese speeches which he
had delivered in the senate The sec
rotary Of state telegraphed to Mr.. Blair
to return to Washington, and he did so.
An effort was made to convince the Chi
x1ese government that Mr.. Blair was
good man and not inimical to Chinese
interests, but without avail. Mr.. Blair
never went to China.
Thus 1t seemed to be in the case Of
Dr. Angel. The Turkish government
had conceived the idea that DR.. Angel
was religious enthusiast an anti-Turk-
ism enthusiast. and that his presence in
Constantinople would stimulate the Ar
menians to oppose the Turkish govern
ment, and 1t was difficult to remove
that impression. Nevertheless, the off,
Gals of the state department had all
along expressed the belief that the OBJ
lection would be overcome by ample ex-
plantations.
Wrote n Strong Letter.
Senator Mcmillan has accomplished
good thing for the Mount Pleasant In
dian school. The senator wrote a let
ter to the secretary of the interior, and
a strong letter, too, stating that the $50
Indian children sheltered at Mount
Pleasant are expected to become farm
ers and take lands in severalty when
they become Of age, but they are being
taught farming by a blacksmith from
Ohio who learned all he knew about
farming on the bleak hillsides Of Col
orado. The senator further stated that
the predecessor OF the present teacher
OF farming had been a dealer in specta-
Giles and eyeglasses. He asked that some
man with at least five years experience
in farming in Michigan be detailed to
instruct the Indian children in agricul-
tural pursuits.
Secretary Of the Interior Bliss replied
to the letter Of the senator saying he has
ordered the transfer of the blacksmith
to some other point in the Indian serv-
ice and that he will send to Mount Pleas
ant a practical farmer to fill the posi-
ton. The secretary also said that he
would sustain Superintendent Spencer
In his disciplinary efforts. The secretary
says that the record of the clerk at the
school is excellent, and that he will not
be changed.
Senator Mcmillan is not an extreme
partisan, nor Is he much given to cpl
grams, but he recently sent telegram
to citizens Of Bedding, in reply to their
petition for the early passage Of the
tariff bill, which reads like an emana-
ton from an extreme partisan. The tel
egram read: Republicans In senate
standing together solidly. making no
speeches. but voting for interests Of
American laborers and products; are
pressing Democrats as hard and as sue
cessfully as Grant pressed the enemy in
the Wilderness. Appomatox Is in sight"
Protest Against the Duty.
The Business Mems association Of
L'Anse has sent to the Michigan sena-
tors protest against the proposed duty
on hides, as being against the public in
terest. The adoption of the proposed
duty would ruin L'Anse by closing the
large tanneries there. Another tannery
Is about to be started, but operations
are suspended because Of the pending
tariff bill. Both senator's have promised
to pay heed to the petition, and endeav-
or to secure adequate protection for the
tanneries of L'Anse and Of the entire
country.
Congressman Sam Smith was today
Informed by the postmaster gen.
eral that no appointments will be made
to any postmasterships until the present
incumbents shall have served their full
terms OF four years each. Removals
will not be made, even when the terms
OF incumbents expire on or before July
10. IT. has been rumored that changes
would be made In such offices, in order
that the new postmasters might begin
business with the new fiscal year on the
LIST Of July. The postmaster general says
that he has no such intention.
Trouble Over a Name.
Congressman Shower has returned to
Washington and has come into COLI
sion with the postmaster general over
the establishment of n new postoffica at