The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-15
|GER'S ACTIVE WORK
II. aooroaches to Washington
thoroughly Mined.
RIG CITIES IN NO DANGER.

.,ser. Realizing That War with
:. inevitable. Has Made Proper
49,. In the Rivers and Harbors or
.,,.n,lo Coast-Every Michigan Man
. At the secretary Of War and His
|,,ution to Duty.
| ,ur,on March 15.-General AL
~ make a great secretary of war.
W" oo,,zed the situation from the
D'. "A has made preparations for
aa,ct During his protracted i'll
Lont in constant communica-
18th his department. Ever since
nottleship Maine was accidental
..Ovad in the harbor of Havana,
q semi-barbarous race maintains
.'u,,ed government, General Alger
",rn that the war was inevitable.
nv managed the disposition of our
,ortiacations with consummate
and with patriotic determination
ACE warm welcome to foreign foes.
~ the old officials OF the war de-
ont has said to the writer: I'VE
IL, one monitor at Norfolk and
cast defenses at Hampton Roads
Incomplete. Any fleet which might
I that point could destroy Norfolk
,,more and Washington; at least,
think so. But, under General AL
dIrection. the approaches to those
IS have been so thoroughly mined
tornedoed that no fleet could pass
in safety. We could touch but
an shore and blow them all up
70 they knew what was happening
them. Their great guns would be
less.
Potomac River Mined.
Dat ~ one single vessel should pass
submarine mines and come steam
m the Potomac to destroy Wash
on she would be destroyed. General
Or has had the Potomac river mined
that no vessel could come up the
mel and get within forty miles Of
rational capital. In New York and
b. harbors General Alger has caused
tection to be made in a systematic
scientific manner"
eperal Alger conferred honor upon
state as we'll as upon his country
inc the civil war, and he is now
king every Michigan man proud OF
BY his splendid attention to the
es of great national Importance
ch have been intrusted to his care
President Mckinley. He will make
reat secretary of war, and every day
ngs us closer TO the time when his
kices will be most demanded and
appreciated.
Was IA High Honor.
lillian Alden Smith of Grand Rap
is one Of the youngest members of
house of representatives. and 1t
high honor which was conferred
n him when he was signaled out for
Iinvitation to go on a special mission
Cuba, with three distinguished Unit
States senator's, and with the famous
rnalist- statesman, Amos j. Cum
bgs. But Mr.. Smith has attended
his duties as a member of the COM
tee on foreign affairs, and hence
has attracted national attention.
9th of our senator's and all of our
resentatives have recently been re-
ling big patches of resolutions and
tions in favor Of the passage of the
-scalpers' bill. These come from
order Of railroad conductors and
r friends. Recently the mails were
dened with petitions from hundreds
good men opposing the passage of
bill. So, either way our public men
they are bound to make enemies
this bill.
eghing must have been good re-
lily in the vicinity Of Muskegon and
pr Lake, and the folks must have
having a nice. neighborly time OF
With the thermometer slanting to-
IDS zero one would think that soul
ing was work enough, but some OF
good preacher friends have mani
ly left off soul saving for. a season
gone to running the federal gov
ment between billiards..
Utilized the Meetings.
is evident from the petitions re-
ly received by Congressman Bishop
the church, Sunday school, an6
yer meetings have been utilized fol
ing petitions. Revs. George Crook
". HAST, NJ. j. w. Jones, j. p. Con.
II. j. Leighton, Carrie Lathwell
ira v. Sanders, Jennie Norconk
Me Severson, Charles Oils, and j
ger have Illuminated petitions
INST cigarette laws. against use OF
OF IN government buildings, agains,
i'ery In the District of Columbia
against lots of other things in the
rict OF Columbia; things which are
at Bear Lake and Muskegon the
around. Mr.. Bishop has filed al
'nese with the proper committee
now the reverend gentlemen may
enat they have done their duty by
district of Columbia, and they may
saving souls, If they can, in Man.
ahu Muskegon counties. Mean.
'ne federal government will run
somehow. People who petition
essmen to look after the moral:
ne District of Columbia might a.
petition them to make the Klon
warm or sheol cold.
Hamilton Strikes n snag.
"sressman Hamilton has struck 8
anu ne realizes 1t, too. His bill
Jung Tor an additional pension raic
"e treasury has been pigeon-holed
- not good year for bills which
n'o the treasury. The writer hal
sOinewhat of pension crank him
vut htteen years of experienc,
nave revealed so much that (,
as to cause distrust of ever,
"n OIL. Thousands of deserving
e not on the pension roll, ant
" thousands of undeserving mel
~ sne roll. For example, men VIII,