The true northerner., 1898-08-03
lIIUlIlUdN MEN lin WAN
They Are Doing the Business in
This Conflict


Secretary of War Aaser Working six
teen Hours Day in His OniciaI Ca
pacity-The GRAND Nava. Victories Won
by Admiral Dewey aud schiey.
Washington, Aug. 2.-The Michigan
men are doing the business in this war.
General Alger for his efforts to give
Michigan her share of prominence in
every branch of the puDiic service
With a Michigan man occupying the
Office OF the secretary of war in the
person OF General Alger. our state
naturally assumes a prom. nence i'm the
war such as il has not obtained since
Zach Chandler, as secre airy of the in
terror, was the star member of the cab
met OF President Grant
While we understand current events,
we also understand their hlstorica. g
nificance. Upon the pages of history
forever and forever will be written the
fact that a Michigan man, General
Shafter, led the first United States
army Of INVASION after a brief siege, a
brilliant battle hnd heroic diplomacy.
captured the city Of Santiago, thereby
ternational law to calm occupation OF
the island of Cuba and to set UP there
on government under the American
tag.
Duffield Will Soon Ise Home.
Erigadier General Duflie d, command
ing the Michigan troops befCre Santi-
ago, escaped the bullets of the enemy
but was stricken down with yellow fe-
yer. Reports from the front have
strongly indicated that this veteran of
the civil war was st.ll phys cally strong
enough to resist the fever ravGges and
recover his health. lie will soon be at
home.
Major George H. Hopkins, military
aide To the secretary of war, was pass
ing through Lafayette square. across
the street from the White House. this
morning, and when the writer, passing
the statue Of General Jackson, met with
him, he said: II think the people of
Michigan ought to know the amount of
work which is being done by General
Alger In the c,nduct OF this war HIS
vast business interests are left entirely
TO others, and all of his waking hours
and all Of his energies are devoted to
his official duties. He is as earnestly
and dtlSently enEa ed in the prosecu-
ton OF this war as any soldier on the
Battlefield, and if he were ten years
younger | believe he would be inclined
TO resign his cabinet Office for the pur-
pose OF going into actual battle. HIS
health, which was feeble last winter
is entirely restored ahd he is not work
ing less than sixteen hours every day
H. his official capacity as secretary of
war
Transportation for Troops
Another Michigan man whose name
should be recorded in history for his
public services, is Colonel hecker of
Detroit, who has accomplished so much
Tor the government in securing the
transportation facl es for our troops.
lie mas saved the so,einment millions
or dollars 10y making contracts with
railroads ana ocean lines. Ii was un- |
DER ms supervision that contracts were |
mace Tor carrying our troops from Tam |
pa 10 Santiago. 1t was Colonel Hecker |
VINO made the arrangements for the |
transfer OF our Spanish prisoners from |
Santiago to Spain. Colonel Hecker |
went 10 New York and there met Senor |
Ceballos, who represents the spanish |
Transatlantic Steamship company. and |
made arrangements with h.m tor the
transfer of the Spanish soldiers i'm
spanish ships. the expenses OF trans
'ortation beng, of course, paid by the
government of the United States. In
his way the Spanish ships have been
allowed to enter Santiago harbor. now
4 port of this country After the
prisoners We're taken aboard they were
)n ships of their own country and arr
being subsisted by the Spanish com
pany, anG on arrival at Spanish port
Or ports. will be subject to the police
md quarantine regulations Of the,r own
.ountry 1t is altogether unlikely that
he prisoners will be landed at Cadiz.
rs the advertisement asking for pro-
losals for carrying the men Indicated
night he the case, but that some other
port or ports will he designated by
spain.
To Avoid Dangers.
The uestion depends in a large meas
ire on the location Of the government
as it is generally expected
h9t the 81 anish government will wan.
% keep the men in quarantine for
'ertalL length Of time to avoid any
hangers which might arrive-f from their
lavirg Leen encamped i'm localities in
'r near which yellow fever has been
aging.
EX~Copgressman Sam Stephenson of
he Upper Peninsula is likely To become
candidate for the senate. He recent
y wrote letter to a personal friend.
aging: There's a chance for an hon
st man this year because the other
elbows are killing each other off. Ju-
us is far ahead Schuy is busy all
he time pushing him Jack is gather
ng up votes in the west. ping is
washing around making every oppo.
ent uncomfortable | think this is q
ood year for an honest mar 70 have
chance"
Inasmuch as Sam Stephenson is the
My truly honest man of his acauaint I
nee, II is fair TO infer that Sam will
ome siGshin around Lansing next
inter wearing that big $4,000 Masonic !
n.ble'n under the lapel Of his coat. but ,
citing IL be seen where il will do no ,
arm.
Reads the Michigan Papers
There is an old fellow here from An |
i'm county who has become a resident :
Washington after holding office for {
lany ve9ls. He will Drobahv pc,,or q