The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-06
9TH At WASHINGTON.
i. !. One Of the 0uietest Days in
u" All the Year.
.ucu,c,y SOLDIERS OFF FOR CUBA

Made-ITtSiushs
:, same Unjust Criticisms.
,.sh,neton. July 5.--The quietest
=. all the year in the national oapi-
~, &c the Fourth of July. You would
sunnose that this city would be ablaze
,.s enthusiasm, fireworks, and fire.
.o,0r hut such is not the case. We
- M narades, no combinations OF
".o,eties for fireworks, and every indi-
..,aual celebrates in his own way for
,ho benefit Of the children.
rho Michigan soldiers are where the
on,o NJ Michigan, and where the
r,chipan soldiers themselves. desire
that they should be-with the army at
,h0 front. Ten days ago / went across
ana Potomac river, over the Virginia
s,ns on an electric car, to Camp Alger
% see the boys off. and to bid them
! ,ood-by and Godspeed. They were
,oodv 10 GO forward, and firmer BODY
If mon never went to meet the enemies
:, Tho nation. AS General Sherman
said of his veterans in 1865 at the grand
review: mo soldiers on earth have
better legs, better arms, better lungs,
lIvers and kidneys, and better hearts
Than these hardy fellow under my COM
mand.
Line Up Like Veterans.
Rrigadier General Duffield of Detroit
hooked proud Of his men, and he might
well have quoted General Sherman's
40 hio faa1inoG
When the order was given the men
lined up like veterans, and they left
eamp with the stride and swing of hap
ny fellows Good soldiers always tire
Of camp life. Good soldiers are always
glad when they receive the order "fall
in" with the understanding that they
are going to seek the enemy. That the
Michigan men are good soldiers was
manifested in every happy face. The
boys knew that marching orders" were
preliminary to fighting orders, and that
they would soon be where the fighting
Is done.
Michigan's soldier-statesman,. Secre-
tary of War Alger, saw the boys off,
and he witnessed their departure with
papable pride. He went forth as a
Michigan soldier once himself, and he
would be seeking a place at the front
! right now but for the fact that the
country requires his services at the ma
tional capital, where his experience, sa-
eacity, and energy enables him to rem
DIR services of incalculable value.
Secretary of War Alger has been
greatly incensed with General Miles.
ard fallod hin, IN aoeoHpt Iofora prao
itent Mckinley on account of rumored
expressions indicating insubodination.
The report which came to Secretary
Alger was that when General Miles was
at Tampa hurrying off the troops, he
remarked: What does a money-mak-
Ing millionaire lumberman know about
warp
Got Hopping Mad.
When this was repeated to the Mich
igan man he got hopping mad, and sent
for General Miles at once: The general
denied the story, but still Alger went
10 the president with 1t, and there again
General Miles denied the story. New
ertheless, Secretary Alger is hot about
H. and still believes that Miles said 1t.
he is willing to admit that he is o
millionaire lumberman, but he claims
also to know something about war.
Senator Mcmillan has been opposed
10 hawaiian annexation, although he
mas been willing to vote for ii as a war
measure of the administration. He was
never classed with the opponents of
annexation, but he has never consid-
ered II a wise policy to make those
leDr0nC dc % -
'he territory Of this country.
senator Burrows has favored annex
auon all the time, and has openly
worked for the proposition. He SAYS
'nat those who oppose the annexation
Vi the Hawaiian islands do not look
very tar into the future. He saws:
Inc day is already dawning when this
"auoh must step forth into the arena
=, progress-a giant whom all other ma
sons VIII respect, if not fear. The
uawn is upon us, and yet many men cry
lor the darkness and selfishness of the
pas' century. No man liveth unto him.
NO nation liveth unto itself"
Absent congressman.
congressman Todd has been excused
run attendance upon the sessions of
ae muse OF representatives on account
~. niportant business, and he has been
D0en. now for fully two weeks. There
&c, ra'e oeen III congressman absent on
~, .ne same plea. What business is more
~ than the business they were
e'ected to perform?
,Sohgressman Corliss Of Detroit is a
ems. man His absence is not only ex-
,ae but necessary. All of his col
=. e's sue, Know that aud the people ought
" Know IL, too.
CONGRESSMAN Shower will not give INV
nus, 20 Italian grinders. There
an nus. pe thousand of them in this city.
IN ney have regular beats over which
HE uaily travel. The dirty, disreputa-
brrsss leasy-looking greasers gather in
raw , ,S Oh nickels and dimes, and
e h,e mem. They are withdrawn from
b ansH when they fall into the
sra "us OF the Italians. Congressman
mon er not only will not give them auv
HE y out he drives them awav from
whenever they come around.
co,. war Makes Extra Work.
m, onei Alex Grant Of Monroe. assist
ssrrs superintendent of the railway mail
wav says: The work of the rail-
don,,. nai service has been almost
bsca v,eu by this war. This ia not only
6cis, Sc" OF the increased number of Of
ipcraa e',ers handled. but because of the
'"creased numhar - ., s"o