The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-27
IS FRIENDLY TO CUBA.
Misleading Publication Concern.
ing Senator Burrows.
SECRETARY ALGER HASA DOUBLE.

/
mer-Congressmen shower and Smith
Working for "a Place for Capt. Dinsmore.
| Washington, July 27.-Harry Smith,
| formerly Of Kalamazoo, who was kept
| in the position of journal clerk Of the
house of representatives for many years
| by Congressman Burrows, and who re-
warded the kindness Of his friend by an
endeavor three years ago to defeat him
when he was candidate for the senate,
| still cherishes malice Of the most viru-
| lent sort, and attacks the junior senator
| from Michigan on every occasion and
| in every conceivable manner.
| Mr.. Smith recently secured the pub
| lication of an interview in Washington
| paper in which he said: You see, Sen
| ator Burrows is what politicians call
a smooth citizen. He has large and
| enthusiastic constituency clamoring for
| the extension of aid to Cubans. At the
| same time the senator does not want to
| antagonize the administration in it's Gu
ban policy until he can secure a few
more offices for his constituents"
| AS matter of fact, there is no better
friend Of the struggling Cubans In either
house Of congress today than Senator
Burrows He was reported to have pre-
| pared speech In opposition to the bel
| ligerency resolution, but 1t may be
| stated positively that he made no such
| preparation, but on the contrary, was
| inclined to speak in behalf of the resolu
| ton, but the measure passed the senate
| without the need of urgent debate be-
| cause a large majority of the senator's
were in favor Of it.
| Criticised by Republican Senator'S.
Senator Burrows has been severely
| criticised by some of the Republican
senator's because, as member or the
conference committee, he did not stand
firmly for the senate rate of 81 per 1000
on white pine. They say that the will
of the senate should always be main
tanned by its conferrees; whereas, Sem
ator Burrows expressed and voted his
own individual convictions on the lum-
Der schedule. Senator Burrows says:
II stood with the senate conferrees all
along the line. In framing the bill In
the senate and completing it in confer
ence each senator, of course, looked out
for his own people. l must confess that
1 have been as true to the interests Of
my people in Michigan as Senator Jones
was true to his people in Nevada, or
Senator Allison to his people in Iowa.
That is all there is Of these rumors.
No tariff bill was every passed that
pleased everybody"
| When Thomas w. Palmer was a
member of the United States senate for
Michigan he built and resided in a splen-
did mansion on X street opposite Nc
| Pherson square in the most fashionable
| part of the city. For several years
after his retirement from the senate the
fol h.,,t "a
years ago, however, an experienced
J housekeeper rented the Palmer man.
sion and fitted 1t up as a seclusive and
reclusive hgh-priced boarding house.
During the past month a duplicate Of
the Palmer mansion has been built ad-
joining It. The two fronts are exactly
alike and the new building is so ar
ranged as to give thirty-five more rooms
to the boarding house. II is popularity
known in fashionable circles as the
Palmer house.
General Ayers Double.
/ General Alger finds that ne has a
double in Washington. one morning
recently an army officer called upon the
secretary Of war and began to state a
proposition to him when General Alger
remarked: II know nothing about this
subject and must have the official pa
pers before / reach any conclusion"
The army officer expressed some sur
prise, saying: why, 1 showed these
papers to you in your public office yes
terday morning, and you expressed
qualification at receiving information on
the subject
General Alger assured the army Off
Ger that he had never heard anything
on the subject at all, and that before
he would take the matter up for consid-
Grafton he must receive the official pa
pers from army headquarters.
Just at this juncture Congressman La
cey of Iowa entered the office Of the
secretary of war, when the army officer,
with an exclamation of surprise turned
to the secretary Of war and said: This
Is the gentleman to whom / showed the
papers yesterday. and ! supposed that
was conversng with the secretary of
| war"
Congressman Lacey smiled as he said:
II presumed that you were showing me
the papers yesterday for my own in
formation and had no idea that you sup
| posed me to be the secretary of war"
General Alger was laughing very
heartily as he arose and said to the
army officer: Look at the difference
|
least six inches shorter than i am, but
must confess that we look very much
alike. hope, however. that Major La
cey will not assume the authority OF
acting secretary Of war at any time be-
cause of his resemblance to me-"
Does Not Expect Vacation.
Hon. o. l.. Spalding, assistant secre-
tary of the treasury, today said Il
do not believe that / will be able to go
to my home in Michigan this summer.
The work of the treasury department at
the beginning CT an administration is
always unusually heavy and 1t Is not
probable that 1 can get vacation, GER
tainly not until some time in the fall"
n. N. Pickard of Lansing got posi-
ton in the government printing office a
few months ago under the civil service
rules Mr.. Pickard was working on an
expensive printing press when the ma
chine was badly damaged and Pickard
was discharged. He resented this ac-
ton, however. and his claim that he was
not to blame is sustained by his chief.
Congressman Samuel w. Smith says:
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