The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-02
Our New York Letter
"Loretto" Describes
the War Situation
in New York.
Patriotic Spirit Very Strong



fight for Uncle sam.
Although -visaged war Is now
reality between this country and SPAN,
here in the metropolis OF our great land.
there is scarcely ripple OF excitement.
I he stranger within our gates would not
know that anything unusual Ia in pro-
gress unless he should happen in the Vi
cinity OF the newspaper offices. Here the
crowds around the war bulletins furnish
the only evidence to the casual observer
thar anything out of the ordinary is oc-
curing.
All day long the ever-changing crowds
gaze at the bulletins for the most part
silently. There are always sprinkling
OF women who read the news with ear
nest, unsmiling faces. In Ne" sDaper
Row the crowds are large and several
policemen are busy keeping the sidewalks
and crossings clear. The people are not
disturbed as long as they do not inter-
fere with ordinary traffic.
The Journal bulletin consists OF huge
blackboard, each.end az well as the cen
ter being adorned with pictures in col
ored chalks OF naval battles or single
warships, and very well drawn they are.
In the two blank spaces two men write
the news as 1t comes in.
The war fever seems to have taken
possession OF the college students and we
hear OF volunteers from all our finest In
stitutions OF learning. The Normal Col
lege boys here are all eager to enlist and
the girl students have promised to kiss
them goodby. Woman lovely woman
is always ready to immediate herself on
the altar Of duty.
And that reminds the writerthatshehea d
OF one chance for some patriotic women
to doubly serve her country. Apostoffice
inspector when asked by friend OF your
correspondent il he interd to enlist, re-
piled, "Yes, on one condition and that Is
that nurse 10 sent along. And l don't
mean nurse for everybody, either. l
want one all to myself" So a woman
with the good OF her country at heart,
can not only give her services as nurse,
but by so doing can swell the ranks oil
Uncle Sam by one able bodied recruit.
There is but one draw back. An ulti
matum has gone forth from the 'powers
that be" that no volunteer nurses will be
recognized. This is severe blow to pa
triotic wonderland the fiction writer's.
VIII At field OF romance is closed to tire
novelist by such cold-blooded decree.
What No gallant officer falling in love
with his gentle sweet.faced nurse? No
fiery Don. his soul filled with hatred for
Americans, nursed back to lie by one OF
the hated race, only to lose his heart and
be vanquished asecond time? Perish the
thought. Still, there Is one ray OF hope.
II woman nurses are needed the Red Cross
will be called upon to furnish them. and
just now the Red Cross is something OF a
fad with our young, society women.
One way in which New York 10 demops
strating her patriotism, is in an unusual
display OF the national colors. All the
public and business buildings and many
private houses have fluog Old Glory to
the breeze. A pretty sight 1t makes for
we have certainly the most beautiful flag
10 the world. The Cuban flag with it's
blue aud white stripes and single white
star set In a red field, 10 displayed by
many business houses side by side with
our own stars and stripes. They blend
we'll.
Anything suggesting the Spanish col
ors must be kept out OF sight these days.
In the grocery department Of one OF our
largest stores, the coffee booth was
draped and festooned In red and yellow
long before the destruction Of the Maine.
and attracted no particular attention.
The coIors were not In honor OF Spain,
but merely decoration.
However. after our gallant sailors we're
sent to the bottom Of Havana harbor by
Spanish treachery. that particular CON-
bination OF colors became 30 obnoxious
to the patriotic customers OF the afore-
said store, that many complaints were
made. The yellow was removed and
now the booth is gay with red white
and blue.
cit is an ill-wind that blows nobody
good" While business is had with al.
most every body at the present time, at
least the newspapers and the faklrs are
making money. The "yellow journals"
issue an extra about every three min
utes." Fortunately for the impecunious,
each edition is ike It's predecessor except
the outside page, and on that the latest
item OF news 10 printed in glaring head
lines. the letters being anywhere from
two to four inches long, 80 that "he who
runs may read"-and save his pennies
The fakirs. as the street peddlsB are
called, are reapiDg rich harvest from