The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-05-20
HERO FROM MICHIGAN.
Captain CridIey, the Commander
Of the Olympia.
IDEA OF CONGRESSMAN CORLIss

Intends to Get a List of the Michigan Men
Who Were with Dewey at the Battle of
Manila and Have 1t Preserved In the
Archives of the Michigan Historical So
ciety-Senator Burrows Busy and In
huential These DAYS.
Washington, May 17.-Every hero of
| the battle of Manila will occupy pin
| nacle at home, as did the members Of
| the old guard in France, after the bat
| tie of Waterloo.
The Michigan senators and repre-
sentatives are proud of Captain Grid
| ley, and whenever conversation reverts
| 10 the heroic achievement of our fleet
they proudly interject: zone of our
Michigan boys was there. in command
of sthe Olympia" And then they
descant upon the heroism of the entire
affair." always claiming, however, a
lions share of the glory for the Olympia
and her Michigan sailor hero command
! er, Captain Charles V. Gridley.
Il am trying to get a list Of the
Michigan men among the enlisted sail
ors and marines of the Asiatic fleet"
says Congressman Corliss. Il want to
get the official list from the navy de-
partment, in order that l may have 1t
framed for preservation in the archives
Of the Michigan Historical association.
understand that there were Michigan
men on nearly every one of the vessels
Of that fleet. That being the case their
names should be inscribed upon per-
manent roll of honor for future genera
tions of our Michigan people to see and
for the children to read about"
Legislatures Should Act.
Captain Gridley deserves the thanks
Of the state" says Congressman Ham,
ilton. THE congress has passed a
vote of thanks to Commodore Dewey,
and 1 think that the legislatures Of the
various states ought to adopt resolu-
tions thanking their heroes for their
participation in the grandest naval bat
tie ever fought. The battles of former
days were skirmishes as compared with
that terrific combat so far from home,
with modern floating engines Of war
fare"
Congressman William Alden Smith
will not go to the war as he had in
tended to do. He took the gold pen
which was used by the speaker, the
vice president and the president in
signing the joint resolutions declaring
war with Spain, and with that pen point
he wrote a letter to the presi-
dent rendering his services in any capac-
ity no matter how humble. The presi-
dent replied, saying: II am exceeding
ly gratifed with the tender of your
services, but think that you can best
serve your country at present in the
house Of representatives. The young
men Of the country are now offering
their services in far greater numbers
than the emergency requires"
Burrows Busy Man.
Senator Burrows, as a member Of the
committee on finance Of the senate has
been a busy man, and an influential
man, during the consideration of the
war tariff bill In the committee. His
long services In the house of representa-
tives as a tariff reformer and high pro-
tectionist gave him such prominence
that the senators look upon him as an
authority on such matters, and hence
he has been consulted on every schedule
Of the new bill. That he has been able
to render valuable service Is apparent,
but 1t has taken so much of his time and
strength the work has been very ex-
hausting.
Congressman Lacey Of Iowa recently
declared on the floor of the house Of
representatives that the celebrated reb-
ell general, Forrest, could neither read
nor write. This called forth a storm Of
protests from ex-Confederate congress-
men, but the story was refuted entirely
by General Spaulding of Michigan. who
said:
IT had command in the vicinity Of
Forrest at one time and captured some
of his official dispatches. One of these
dispatches, written by Forrest himself,
shows that Forrest was a splendid
scholar. 1t read something like this:
I hav bin vary short NV pervizhuns,
but buckley hav just kaptured a drov
NV hogs" General Spaulding added:
mo ignorant man could have written
such plain dispatch as that"
Growing I'm Number.
1.-The officeseekers are growing in
number" says Senator Mcmillan. THE
men who wanted office at the beginning
of the administration desired to be min
listers, consul generals, and consuls.
They wanted good civilian offices. But
nowadays the young men are predom-
mating, and they are seeking commits
warlike spirit is exceedingly commend
able, but 1t Is strange how the prospect
Of q commission increases the depth
and strength Of patriotic purposes.
One Of the Detroit newspaper corre-
spondents has undertaken the little
task Of defeating Senator Burrows for
reelection. 1t Is a singular fact that
Burrows never was a good man to give
news to the correspondents, and many
a time they have denounced him for
his indifference. This seems strange to
the writer who has always found Bur-
rows one of the best and most open
sources Of information concerning Mich
fgan men and current events
In pursuance of his determination to
down Burrows" the correspondent has
recently sent his paper stories concern
ing the lordly indifference Of Burrows
to callers from Michigan, and some of
these stories are founded on fact. 1t
is a weakness of the man from Kala-
mazoo that he does not easily remem-
Der Names, although he remembers
faces very clearly. Many public man
has suffered from this weakness. Prob
ably Blaine was the only man in a