The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
:, Interest to the People OF
,r,rous on DECORATION DAY.

gressma" - named Finerty-Gener-
.,.sr. Family Made sman
congressman Brucker'
,or May Si.-"I look upon
D'ooratlon Day as one Oh me- ~ vearr
"a most glorious days IN .ne ),
'lu senator Burrows i thihh y -
Faiu 9, hing for the old soldiers TO speno
Franu ." ne dav in the year beside the
s.yes of their brave coinraoes,
uS,ndles anew their spirit Vi pa
co., and they impdrt that spirit 10
ahout them. / think IT Is sooo
Cor the young men and women
!, the present generation 10 DC -
',.ded on one day of each year Vi .ne
eroic sacrifices of the soldiers Vi 'ni'
n,,o Of a time when the DESTRUCTION
ep'S soderal Union was imminent. More
halieve that it makes better men
"a women of all of us on the prihcipie
"a down in scripture: 1t is better u
into the house of mourning than INTO
.So house of mirth; for the heart ~
made better thereby.
Buncoed Out of $40.
Congressman Corliss is too bright
20 no caught on a shell game, or 10
10 deceived with a gold brick; never
.so,oss he was recently an easy mark
Cor an Irishman named Finerty' VINO
lid him out of the house of represen-
.o,,vos and calmly talked him out OF
ak Finerty seems to have committed
% memory the city directory or Detroit
or at any rate he was able to mentioh
Tho leading business men of that town.
,ha street number Of their business
r,aces and offices, and also OF their res
;dorces He mentioned the name OF q
firm with which he had been last EN-
nIovad and stated that he had been
soutb for his health and had run snort
~ money enough to go back home. Con-
gressman Corliss had no idea that he
was bogus, and gave him the money re-
ouested. A letter sent to the hrm men
toned by Finerty ELECTED the response
that no man by the name of Finerty, or
If his description, had ever been en-
Moved there. Consequently congress
man Corlss is So poorer, and probably
SIS wiser.
There are no Michigan men in camp
near Washington, although 1t was orig
inally intended that one regimen
should be sent here. Their care about
10000 troops across the river, in sight o
the Washington monument and of the
Capitol. but not a Michigan soldier II
in that encampment.
Ayers Son in the Army.
General Ayers family is made small
or by the sending Of his son To the arm.
and by the recent wedding of his daugh
Ter. Nevertheless the Alger residenc
y is a charming place for social enter
tainments, and Washington society en-
joys the public receptions given there.
Congressman William Alden Smith
unfortunately placed in antagonist
with Speaker Reed on the matter c
Hawaiian annexation. President Nc
Kinley wants bill passed providin
for the annexation OF Hawaii, bu
Speaker Reed is opposed to annexation
Congressman Smith, as a member OF tn
committee on foreign affairs, Is expect
ed to coincide with the administrator
This will be passed if it ever comes
vote, but Speaker Reed will exert a
of the power of his office to kill it.
1t is rumored here that Congressma
Bruckner has fallen heir to a good
fortune from a relative recently d.
ceased in Europe. The amount is place
at something like $3.50, 900; ample toket
man comfortable for several year
even ~ ba rap,aipc In yoiitioc
Petitions from Churches.
Senator Mcmillan has recently fill
In the senate large patches of petition
from Methodist, Baptist, Congregatio
al, Presbyterian, United Brethren al
other churches from all over the sta
to prohibit the sale of liquor in COVER
ment buildings; in favor of anti-ciga
cite legislation, and in favor Of a Su
day rest law. These voluminous pc
lions come from Detroit, Pawpa
Adrian, Berrien Springs, Matherto
Battle Creek and many other poin
They represent the views of thousan
OF good men and women who want
make the world better by human leg
lation. The people should take 1t kin
iy when they are told by a correspor
ent who has witnessed compression
legislation for nearly a quarter of a &C
fury that all the petitions sent to &C
gress accomplish nothing. They 6
treated as so much waste paper. TIL
10 no harm, of course, but they also
no good If all Of these people w,
earnest enough to write individual /
ters TO their senator's and represten
yves they would receive respectful C
sderation and attention.
senator Mcmillan is endeavoring
secure from the state of Virginia a
eesslon to the District Of Columbia
ue large track Of land which forme
belonged to the area OF the natio
capital The matter recently recei,
considerable favorable. consideration
.he Virginia legislature, but final act
nas not been taken. If Senator \
Milian can accomplish this result fut
ssneraucns Will revere his memory.
congressman smith Unhappy.
congressman Sam Smith is unha,
vcause he cannot get more pensio
since the beginning Of the war "
spain the house of representatives
practically quit doing business. and
hsrsssge OF numerous private pens
eils has been stopped. AS a matte,
.ae' the condition Of the treasury d
hot warrant any dema nds ,nop a. M,