The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-02-01

pseh,s papers moro closely than In Gus
iomary. for they all want to be well
posted on the status of the senatorial
fight. which IL growing very warm.
some Valuable Information.
Major General Nelson A. Miles. senior
major general commanding the army
OF the United States. recently appeared
before the house committee on appro-
priations, and gave to that committee
some valuable information which ought
to be given To the country at large.
General Miles said that the coast de-
lenses OF this country are in deplor-
able condition, because We have not
guns enough nor Notifications enough
to supply such guns as are now In posi-
ton. He said that the big rihed can
non on Fortress Monroe, Fort Wash
ington, and Fort Foote are as harmless
as so many popguns would be. Any
unarmored cruiser OF Spain. Italy or
any other foreign power. could steam
past these empty guns. ascend the Po'
tomac river. and with shot and shell
destroy the capitol building in which
there has been recently so much blood
thirsty talk of war with Spain on ac-
count of Cuba.
General Miles, in response to inquir-
les by members of the committee. said
that. while he as heartily sympathizes
with the suffering Cubans as any man
In this country he also sympathizes
with the people of this republic TOO
much TO lead them into war which
would most likely prove disastrous. and
bring great suffering to our great toll
ing masses. He said that because OF
the condition of our coast defenses.
more than for any other reason, Presi-
dent Mckinley has pursued conserva-
tive course, for which he has been UNI
duly criticised.
Forty Millions for Coast Defenses.
The general commanding our army
further stated that $40000,00O have al
ready been expended in coast defenses
for this country; but that there must
yet be expended $40,000,000 or more In
order to make our country secure from
danger of attack. He said that, count
ing the Canadian, Mexican and Gulf
boundaries of this republic, as well as
the Atlantic and Pacific coast boundar-
les, we have nearly 10000 miles or
boundary to defend, and that Is equiva-
lent to more than one-third Of the dis
lance around the world.
Until the boundary lines and sea
coast defenses of our country are
placed in condition for actual hostiii-
ties. IL would be foolish, because dan
gerous, for this country to run any risk
of warlike demonstration from any ma
ton. Therefore II was that President
Mckinley in his annual message stated
| that he would take no action in Cuban
affairs which would not meet with the
| approval Of the whole civilized world.
Some of the most persistent lighting
| characters in the house of representa-
! tives. who want to engage at once In
war with Spain, have recently been IN
| formed at the war department, and at
| their Washington residences, by Gen.
! eral Miles, that IL we should have war
with any country before adequate pro-
vision is made for our coast defenses.
| we would be beaten, Inundated and
possibly partitioned, as the great en-
pire of China was. after going unpre-
| pared into war with Japan. we
| might find the Spaniards to be some
| thing like the japanese, OF whom q
newspaper paragrapher said: They
| are only forty million people, but they
| fight like sixty"
| s.,, The Bankruptcy Bill.
Within a week II is anticipated that
the pending bankruptcy bill will be be-
fore the house for consideration. This
| mea sure is called the Henderson bill,
| for the reason that 1t has been formu'
| lated in the committee on judiciary. OF
| which committee Colonel Henderson OF
| Iowa is chairman. All bills of nationa
| Importance are given the name OF the
chairman of the committee In which
| they originate. Because OF their chair
| manships of the committee on ways anc
| means the tariff bills were named the
| Morrison bill, the Mills bill, the Nc
Kinley bill, and the Dingley bill. The
Henderson bankruptcy bill is a meas
ure in which all Of the people OF the
northwest are particularly Interested
| The forthcoming number OF monthly
publication called the Bankruptcy Mag
| azine will contain portrait or Colone
| Henderson with a sketch Of his life ovel
the signature Of the correspondent OF
this paper. In that sketch Colonel Hen
derson is characterized as "a complete
trinity of the politician, statesman, and
gentleman" and that is really fail
description of the Iowa congressman
who has done such excellent work II
the preparation Of measure which the
best lawyers in the national capital be
lieve will prove to be fair and equit'
able disposition of the rights OF the
debtor as we'll as the creditor In al
cases Of bankruptcy.
| President Dole of Hawaii
President Dole of the Republic OF Ha
wall came to Washington last week ant
performed mission Of great nationa
consequence. He announced upon hi!
arrival in San Francisco that he woult
go to Washington to visit President Nc
Kinley, but that he would take no par
in furthering the ratification OF thu
pending treaty of annexation. The dis
tinguished visitor has done precisely al
he announced he would do. Upon hi
arrival in Washington he was escorted
from the railroad depot to apartment
at the Arlington hotel. Very sool
thereafter the president Of the United
States called TO pay his respects to thu
president of Hawaii. The visit was boil
brief and formal. Afterwards Presiden
Dole went to the White House to pa!
his respects to the president Of thu