The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-01-07

mates OF each at the close ofthe fiscal yea
June 30. lS9S:
Normal No In
! Institutions Capacity. mates
/ Michigan asylum. Kalamazoo. 1925 1275
Eastern Mich. asylum. Pontiac. SIG l.05I
/ Northern asylum. Traverse City. go 1909
/ Upper peninsula hospital. New
/ perry ...-..........s.......... go "a
| Asylum dangerous and criminal
insane, lonia ......,............. $50 go
/ Home for feeble-minded. L,apeer. 200 20i
\ State public school. Coldwater.. 225 159
| Industrial home, girls. Adrian. 2s4 300
Industrial school, boys. Lansing. 300 bS2
/ School for the deaf, Flint. ........ MS 396
School for the blind. lansing. l25 100
| state prison, jackson, ............ sSs Ms
State house OF correction, lonia. h24 10
| Upper pen. prison, Marquette. 3lz 200
| In addition to the above insane patients
| there are 362 al the Wayne county asylum
and ten at ST. Josephs retreat. Dearborn.
who are state and county charges.
Michigan I'm the War.
There is nothing in the history Of Michi-
\ gan that adds more lusteT TO her name than
the conduct OF her sons during the late war.
! When the call for troops was issued by
| the president OF the United States there
| came from the college. the office. the work
| shops and the farms brave, patriotic ear
nest men. willing and anxious 10 partici-
| pate In the dangers OF war I'm their coun.
| try's behalf Men OF all professions and
trades Wed with each other 10 be first in
| tho field. and this. too. knowing that thou
sands must meet their death from fever and
disease under the tropical sun OF the Their
| Spanish possessions.
on the cath OF April 1898, general order
was issued. directing the Michigan national
| guard to mobilize at Island Lake on April
| g. and on the night OF that day there were
| IN camp at Island Lake nearly 1900 men.
| with practically no equipment and with lit
| tie II any appreciation OF the numerous
| duties they would be called upon to per-
4 4 n nrlar IN III them for active nartigi-
patton In the war that had then been de-
| clared
In this connection attention should be
| called 10 the promptness and enthusiasm
| with which the national guard of Michigan
responded 70 my call.
Many Michigan men sacrificed positions
worth several thousand dollars TO accept
service under the government at Si3 per
| month. The poor widow who parted with
| her only son is deserving OF vastly more
credit than the man OF wealth who, through
| influence. secured for his son an officers
commission
After cessation OF hostilities and after
| the government had made an order provid-
ing that the soldiers should be paid only so
| days while on furlough, | appealed TO those
in authority TO modify This order and to
/ permit the pay TO continue until the men
| were mustered out, and succeeded In hav-
| ing the order SO modified. for which We are
| largely indebted TO Secretary Alger, who
gave my request the promptest attention.
| This permitted the men 10 draw from 30
ta 30 days extra pay, amounting To many
1 thousand dollars TO Michigan troops.
| would recommend that the state make
| an appropriation for the benefit OF the
/ soldiers OF the late war sufficient TO bring
each mans pay mp TO one dollar per day
while In active service.
| The total number OF Michigan troops
mustered In the ave regiments was cen
and the total number or deaths about 80
i would not feel. however, that | hal
done Justice TO one OF Michigan's honored
sens did ] fail IN this connection To call 70
/ your attention the service OF Gen. IL. A. AL
| ger, secretary OF war. Through his effort
1 and influence l have been able to do much
/ for Michigan soldiers that could not havo
| been accomplished without his cooperation.
! | feel that the people OF Michigan and OF
the entire country have reason TO con-
| graduate themselves because the position
| OF secretary OF war was held by one who
| is not only a courageous. honorable soldier.
/ but humane, earnest man. who never per-
| mitted red tape and antiquated regulations
/ 10 stand In the way OF doing what con-
science and humanity dictated.
Michigan Naval Reserve.
Before closing my remarks ON the part
| Michigan took In the war with Spain
wish to publicly congratulate the state
on. the character and efficiency OF It's naval
| militia as shown by their gallant conduct
| during the entire period OF the hostilities.
| Before the first call for volunteers was
made on the 23d OF April the governor re-
/ ceived "A telegram from the navy depart
ment asking for complement of 1855 men
and nine officers for service on board the
| United States ship Yosemite. Additional
men were called for. and according TO Of
/ fetal reports II officers and 20 men OF the
naval militia Of Michigan were regularly
enlisted In the navy. IL was the Yosemite.
manned by Michigan men. which conveyed
the transport Panther 10 Guantanamo and
| covered the first successful landing OF
/ American troops on Cuban soil. Single
! handed. the Yosemite maintained of San
| Juan for several weeks one OF the closest
and most effective blockades OF the entire
| war.
| A. governor OF Michigan | congratulate
the state on the showing made by It's naval
militia, and I congratulate the men upon
the records they made.
Fire warden.
This state in common with neighborlng
| states has suffered severe losses from for
est fires The legislature should enact
law creating the Office OF fire warden, which
| official, with the assistance Of deputies.
will be able 20 stop forest fires In their
| inception. The fire warden should have
power Co summon a posse TO assist him.
Such an official could undoubtedly save
thousands OF dollars OF property as well as
| many lives.
The law should also contain provision
compelling lumbcrmen TO make such dis
| pcsal OF their slashngs as will remove the
danger OF FIRE from them.
women on Advisory Hon rds.
| earnestly recommend that such icgisla-
ton be enacted as may be necessary re-
curing the appointment OF at least one
woman on the advisory board and OF at
least ono woman physician upon the stan
OF each state institution. charitable or cor
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