The true northerner., 1898-05-18
dERO FROM MICHIGAN.
Captain Oridley. the Commander
OF the Olympia.
IDEA OF CONGRESSMAN CORLISS.

"bo Were with Dewey at the Battle Of
Manila and Have II Preserved In the
Archives of the Michigan Historical So
iety-senator Burrows Busy and In
duential These DAYS
Washington, May l7.-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
20 the heroic achievement of our fleet
under command of Commodore Dewey.
they proudly lnterject: "One of our
Michigan boys was there. in command
of the Olympia" And then they
descant upon The heroism of the entire
affair. always claiming, however
lions share of the glory for the Olympia
and her Michigan sailor hero command
er. Captain Charles V. Gndley
Il am trying TO get a list OF the
Michigan men among the enlisted sail
ors and marines of the Asiatlc fleet"
says Congressman Corliss. Il want 10
get the Official list from the navy de-
partment, in order that l may have II
framed for preservation in the archives
u the Michigan Historical association
Tunderstand that there were Michigan
men on nearly every one of the vessels
or that fleet That being the case, their
names should be inscribed upon a per-
manent roll OF honor for future genera
tions Of our Michigan people TO. see and
for the children 10 read about"
Legislatures should Act.
Captain Gridley deserves the thanks
OF the state" says Congre ssman Ham
ilton. The congress has passed
vote of thanks TO Commodore Dewey,
and l think that the legislatures of the
various states ought 10 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 wal as he had in
tended 10 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: Il am exceeding
ly gratified with the tender Of your
services, but l 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 il 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 lIldl the ttitDIdltu ltU-
el 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:
Il 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 drov
NV hogs" General Spaulding added;
mo ignorant man could have written
such a plain dispatch as that"
Growing in Number.
THE officeseekers are growing in
number" says Senator Mcmillan. The
men who wanted office at the beginning
Of the administration desired 10 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
sons in the army or i'm the navy. The
warlike spirit is exceedingly commend
able, but IL is strange how the prospect
Of a 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 good man 20 give
news 10 the correspondents and many
a time they have denounced him for
his Indifference. This seems strange 20
the writer. who has always found Bur
rows one Of the best and most open
sources of Information concerning Mich
lgan men and current events.
In pursuance Of his determination 70
down Burrows the correspondent has
recently sent his paper stories concern
ing the lordly Indifference Of Burrows
20 callers from Michigan. and some OF
these stories are founded on fact. II
is a weakness Of the man from Kala-
mazoo that he does not easily remem-
Der names, although he remembers
faces very clearly. Many a public man
has suffered from this weakness. Prob
ably Blaine was the only man in a