The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-07-01
MICHIGAN SOLDIERS.
They Conduct Themselves Well
. at Camp AIger.
NO ARRESTS FOR DRUNKENNESS.


Behaved of All the Troops In Camp
Congressman william Alden Smiths
Speech I'm Favor of the Annexation of
Hawaii Received with Generous APP
pIause.
Washington. June EST have au-
thorized no interview concerning Gov
ernor Pingree." said Senator Burrows.
sit makes no difference to some report
ers whether a public man talks or not
They will quote him II he talks. and
they will quote him II he refuses to
talk. / read the alleged Pingree inter-
view in which it was said that the
people need other things more than they
need Burrows but I gave no inter-
view on the subject. don't believe that
some things quoted have ever been said
about me. and shall not give any in
terview abusing anybody. As men grow
elder they grow less quarrelsome. They
do not go hunting for trouble"
When the same matter was referred
to In Senator McMillan's committee
room, he said: THE best newspaper
stories are those which are simply
amusing. and this story is one Of that
character. Some Of the newspaper
writers Of this generation will make
names for themselves as great novel;
lists. They are certainly talented story
writers, and they soon tire Of facts.
Fiction Is more attractive"
II had no time for preparation" said
Congressman William Alden Smith,
concerning his Hawaiian annexation
speech. IT was required, as a member
OF the committee on foreign affairs, to
make speech In favor of the annexa-
tfon resolutions, and of course did my
best. prepared my argument as care
fully as the limited time permitted me
to prepare, but had no chance to write
out set speech and give 1t literary
finish. Therefore. spoke extempora-
neously." 4
Received with Generous Applause.
Nevertheless. the speech Of the Grand
Rapids man was well received. 1t was
delivered with dramatic effect, and was
received with generous applause. All
the Michigan congressman were in their
seats as interested auditors, and there
were fully 200 Michigan men and wom-
en- from the various executive Depart
nents sitting in the gallery and ap-
plauding the Michigan orator as he
took his stand in behalf of annexation
and spoke as an advocate of the war
plans of the administration.
Mr.. E. N. Dingley Of the Kalamazoo
Telegraph has struck a soft snap. He
II clerk Of the committee on ways and
means, draws salary Of So. 900 per an
mum, and does not have much to do.
HIS father, the eminent congressman
from Maine, being chairman Of the COM
mittee, appointed the son to the clerk
ship. The Michigan man has plenty Of
time to edit his newspaper from this
point. while he lives in the most beau
tiful city In America and soaks away
q goodly sum Of money for rainy day.
The Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth
Michigan volunteers have been ordered
to Florida. They will soon be on the
way to join the second army Of inva-
sion, and they will give good accounts
OF themselves. On last Sunday a num-
Der of the private soldiers were given
leave Of absence, and they roamed all
over the city. many Of them going to
the churches, and some of them to the
Sunday schools.
Soft and Sandy Beach.
There Is a swimming beach on our
bank of the Potomac river, and there
. great many of the boys go In bathing.
The beach Is soft and sandy. and per-
fectly clean, but about fifty feet from
shore there is "step-off" which is very
dangerous Private Ellis of the Thirty
third sank out of sight at this locality,
but fortunately several Of his compan-
ions saw him sinking, knew the danger,
and reached him in time to save him.
At the office Of the chief Of police /
learned this afternoon that mot a
Michigan soldier had been arrested
since the establishment of the camp.
We have arrested a number of plain
DRINKS from other regiments, but not
one man from Michigan. They are the
best behaved Of all the soldiers" This
speaks well for the boys. They are
certainly amenable to discipline. and
are proud OF their standing. They will
never disgrace the state in any manner.
Claims the Record.
Congressman Sam w. Smith still
claims the record as a pension-g etter.
and he In as hard at work as ever in
that line. He says: THE pension list
growing out Of the present war will not
be very large. We will at no time have
half million soldiers in the field. Be-
sides, we will not begin to feel the
burden Of pensions for this war. GER
tainly not for thirty years from now. as
the boys grow old. Then they will be
cared for literally"
Congressman Sheldon Of Houghton
did not accomplish much for rivers and
harbors. You will remember that or
ders for economy were issued away
last December, and Speaker Reed an
nounced that there should be no river
and harbor bill. Congressman Sheldon
kept plugging away. constantly urging
and begging that there should be a good
river and harbor bill; but he accom-
p1ished nothing. He seemed to be one
man against many men OF might. His
predecessor, Sam Stephenson, got liber-
81 river and harbor appropriations year
after year. Stephenson worked con-
Jointly with Senator Sawyer of wiscon-
Gin. and what they did to the treasury
was plenty.
To Permit Soldiers to Vote.
All of the Michigan congressman and
both OF the Michigan senators voted for
the bill making provisions for permit
ting the soldiers to vote In the field.