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THE ARGUS DEMOCRAT

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YPSILANTI WEEKLY TIMES.

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FRIDAY JUNE 2, 1899

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The appropriations of the present legislature will be a million and a half dollars in excess of two years ago, which were the largest ever made. This is quite an additional burden of taxation but it is something the people apparently care little about. The governor openly boasts of the extravagance of his administration and asks, "what are you going to do about it?" the legislature goes right on piling up appropriations with little consideration except for the great corporations which the solons think should not be called upon to pay their just share.

The administration, in the campaign it is making in the Philippines seems to be making the same mistake that has been made so many times in our country in Indian warfare--conducting the war with inadequate forces. How many times in our Indian wars have small forces been sent against the savages only to be slaughtered after which larger forces had to be sent. On account of the inadequacy of our forces in the Philippines, much territory and many towns which have been captured must be immediately uncovered because of our inability to leave garrisons to hold them. The Filipinos immediately return and take possession and from these points of vantage continually harass our troops. It is said that our large total losses in many small encounters have been due to the smallness of our forces. It would seem in as much as we have got to put down the rebellion anyway that forces sufficient to do the job with dispatch should be sent. Such a policy would undoubtedly have a greater influence on the Filipinos to bring them to terms at once and it would allay criticism at home sure to follow from a long drawn out war.

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The action of the legislature in enacting the one-fourth of a mill bill for the support of the university is a piece of wisdom for which the legislature and the people of the whole state are to be congratulated. It will add to the income of the university $92,091.66, on the basis of what the university now receives from the one-sixth of a mill bill. the receipts this year from that were $184,183.33. the total income from the new measure should therefore be $276,274.99. This will put the university on easy street and enable it to make needed improvements and advance in its marvelous career of development and growth. for the enactment of this measure Hon. Chas. A. Ward, the senator from this district, deserves special commendation. To him more that to any other member is due he credit of putting the bill through. It is certainly a feather in his cap. He has given his best energies to the bill. He has worked for it in season and out of season. He has handled himself in his relations to the pet measure of other member in such a way as to hold their support for his most important bill. And what is best of all he has carried the matter to a successful issue. The Argus extends him its congratulations. He deserves a renomination on this accomplishment if he had not accomplished another thing. The alumni of the university did their share also. And their influence in the state is not small. they were thoroughly organized and did effective work for the bill. At last the legislature has done its duty by the university and everybody is pleased. the university is in every way worthy of what the legislature has done. the increased income is a necessity if the institution is to hold its rank and what citizen of the stat would be satisfied to have it fall back? The increased income will take care of its needs and the people may rest assured that every dollar will be economically and judiciously expended and made to go as far as possible.

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Tuesday marked the return of Memorial day. It is a beautiful custom we commemorate on the return of the 30th day of May in bedecking with flowers the graves of those who gave their lives to secure the blessing we now enjoy. And it loses none of its interest with the flight of time. In fact its associations become more hallowed as the events which called it into existence recede with the rolling years. There is a great lesson of patriotism in Memorial day. It fosters interest in the past history of our country and gives to the rising generation some idea of the sacrifices which have been made for the heritage of liberty and union which is now enjoyed. Memorial day this year is freighted with more interest than ever before, for it will be the first to witness the fulfillment of the prophetic utterance of the great commander, Gen. Grant. He said: "the war has made us a nation of great power and intelligence. We have little to do to preserve peace, happiness and prosperity at home, and the respect of other nations. Our experience ought to teach us the necessity of the; our power secures the latter. I feel we are on the eve of a new era. When there is to be great harmony between the federal and the confederate. I can not stay to be a living witness of this prophesy, but I feel it within that it is to be so. The universally kind feeling expressed for me at a time when it was supposed that each day would prove my last, seemed to me the beginning of the answer to "Let us have peace." the year just past has witnessed the complete fulfillment of this happy augury. The era of good feeling has set in. There is no longer any federal or confederate, no north, no south, but all are union men, with past animosities forgotten, glorying in a common inspiring history and eager to uphold the principles of which the starry banner is the emblem. the Spanish war in which confederates and federals fought side by side and the sons of northern commanders served under the leadership of ex-confederate commanders and vice versa, aided greatly to this end. This year on Memorial day, therefore, will be witnessed the strewing of flowers on the graves of the dead of all sections by the survivors of all sections. And side by side, with the gray haired veterans of the civil war with the trembling step, will march the younger veterans of the Spanish war all upon the one mission of doing honor to the memory of the patriot dead and showing to the world that the American republic, at least, is not ungrateful.

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From Friday's Daily Argus.

Six Bell telephones were put in at Saline this week.

The Dexter band plays in Saline on Memorial day.

The Students' Christian Association has exactly 650 members of whom 209 are women.

William D. Harris. '00 medic, died last evening of spinal meningitis. the remains were taken to his home in Kalamazoo this afternoon.

In the divorce case of Eva Gould vs. David H. Gould, Judge Kinne today granted a divorce. D. C. Griffin was the complainants solicitor.

The Saline Observer is informed that the electric line between Saline and Ypsilanti will be ready to operate within 30 days. the work of grading commenced in the village last Saturday.

Beginning next week, Nelson Parret will carry the mail between this place and Ypsilanti. He will complete Joseph Snover's contract, which ends the first of July. ---Belleville Enterprise.

William Robinson, of Ypsilanti, has filed a petition in bankruptcy in the United States district court. He places his liabilities at nearly $6,000, and has no assets, except such as are exempt fro execution.

Mrs. Elisabeth Bredder, daughter of Mrs. John P. Shaw, No. 821 Church St., died last evening of Brights disease, aged 53 years. The time of the funeral will be announced later. Mr. Bredder is expected home form N. Dakota tomorrow morning.

Stevens T. , son of John and Mary Lynch Smith, of 802 Kingsley st., died last evening of a stomach trouble aged 24 years, 4 months and 3 days. The funeral services will be held in St. Patrick's church, in Northfield, on Monday morning at 10 o'clock. the deceased was unmarried.

William McCready and Frank DeLay called on Justice Doty this morning and paid $3.45 a piece for the pleasure of riding a bicycle on the sidewalks. What was unusual about these cases was that neither of the gentlemen claimed they had not heard of the ordinance.

The Michigan Telephone Co. received a carload of hard drawn copper wire at this station for building long distance lines. the carload contained 30 tons of wire. Within a short time the Bell company will have nine circuits in operation between here and Detroit.

The 11 year old son of Mrs. Emma J. Vogel, 626 Hiscock st. had his leg broken last evening in a rather unusual way. He was either fighting or wrestling with another boy near Pardon's butcher shop on N. Main st. The boys say they were wrestling, but bystanders think the boys were louder than ordinary. After an apparent dispute on the corner they adjourned to the alley where they wrestled with result that the Vogel boy was thrown and his leg broken in two places. He was carried into the butcher shop and Dr. Spitzley, the city physician was called. He examined the leg and the boy was sent home.