The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-26
GRIP IN WASHINGTON.
cam. Michigan People Attacked
00"' by the Disease.
.,v 1erR IMPROVING SLOWLY.

nd
ios - s.a.rers- Thompson's Candida
:. for Collector OF tho for' Oh De',o
- Brewer aud President mohiniey-
-nr,a.lon for Seed Distribution
,,',,,rgton. JAN Ex-senator McMil-
"a'" O. RESPONSIBLE for the candi-
az ~ W. G. Thompson for the coiiec-
' aas Of the port OF Detroit. That Is
local office. Every man In Michi-
NV :. interested in II. Senator Bur-
eAN n.s never written an endorsement
:, thompson; and the congressman
- been backward about It. the ract
:" that although Mr.. Thompson is an
o. business man, he Is not popular
~,tn newspaper men. nor with iarse
,'.,ort NJ the best people in Detroit,
"a throughout the state.
senator McMillan's private secretary
csorl,e Moore. spent three days In De-
'",, or week and while there he told
0r,s.,onson all about the protests which
80 heen filed against him. or course
.rv,Iine emanating from his enc
.,,ss has been laid before the president
ana the whole case is thoroughly un-
sors,ood in the white house and In the
treasury department.
AIger Rapidly Improving.
An GOOD Michigan people, regardless
=, nolltical affiliations. Will be glad 10
,.ow that General Alger is slowly i'm
~-o,,ire and that his physicians hope
o. his complete restoration to health
tier a brief period OF rest and recuper-
alton. A..
The neculiar disease known as the
.rr,n" has been very prevalent here
NJ winter. This is what first attacked
General Alger, and from II came the In
caring cold and fever. But many
o,hers have similarly suffered. General
snoldine. the assistant secretary OF the
.rsasury' one of Michigan's best men.
h.s heen attacked with It; but he has
recovered. Congressman Mesick anu
sheldon have also been In bed with II.
hut are again attending to business.
although Mr.. Mesick was greatly weak
ened by the attack.
n Is rumored here that ex-Congress-
man Ed Allen. OF Ypsilanti, has de-
clared himself supporter OF Governor
pineree. Mr.. Allen practically left the
Republican party at the st. Louis con-
vention. when he advocated free silver
coinage He afterwards made speech
AT home. defending his position. But
he voted for Mckinley and his old
friends in the Michigan delegation dc
mot believe that he is very ardent
supporter Of Governor Pingree.
Entered Congress with Mckinley.
Ex-Congressman Mark Brewer, who
was recently appointed civil service
commissioner. as mark or personal re-
gard on the part OF President Mckin'
lev. today said: IT entered congress:
with Mckinley and when seats were
drawn in the house Of representatives
Mckinley and I were located side by
side. Our personal acquaintance rapid
ly ripened into friendship. Ex-Con
gresham Jonas MCGOWAN. Of our state
also drew a seat beside Mckinley; 81
we had between us the man who was Z
become president, although Of cours'
we didn't recognize presidential timbe
In him at once. This was In the forty
seventh congress. Two years later. II
the forty-eighth congress, McKinle.
drew seat right In front Of the on
assigned to me; 30 we were close to
gether for two years more"
Senator Mcmillan believes that hi
bill making an appropriation OF $4,000
for new war vessel on the great lake
viii soon be passed by the senate.
has been favorably reported from tn
committee on naval Affairs. and has
good place on the calendar.
Did Not Support Cleveland.
II is expected that the Cuban questio
will come up In the house OF represen
tatives, in committee Of the whole, an
Congressman william Alden Smith wi
make a speech on the subject. He Is
member OF the committee on foreign al
fairs, and every member OF that com
mittee is ready to discuss the matter.
It Is understood that Mr.. Smith wi
defend the course Of President McKir
ley, for it's conservatism. 1t will be n
membered, however, that Mr.. Smith di
not support President Cleveland, whe
he pursued q course almost identic'
with that which has been followed b
Mckinley.
The house of representatives has al
propriated $4,000 for seed distrib,
tous HIS Will tnhOic tnC roCStctoAy
agriculture to establish a seed divisio
and employ about nifty women. III
may be appointed without civil servi'
examinations. The Michigan col
gressmen expect to be deluged with al
plications for work, as soon as this IA
Is known, and they will not thank Il
correspondent for publishing the fac
Congressman Sheldon has received
letter from constituent sayin
Please send me obituary addresses d
Hvered about dead congressman.
Ike to read about dead congressman
From a lady in the same distri
comes letter saying: Johns infiuen
can't be got with Is cents worth
garden seeds. Send me q box
crooked hairpins, and I'll look aft
him, and see that he votes for you.
,--.e s..-e HIS WIFE
New Cruiser for the Lakes.
1T makes no difference to me how
10 accomplished" said Consressm
Boutell. $50 long as a new cruiser
put upon the great lakes to replace {
obsolete Michigan. Consequently 1t
matter of pride ~ well as pleasu
that this subject IL now under cons
Grafton IN, ty,a v,oyo1 n offa commit