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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-02-01

S.SJ
Cash received as first
payments policies
issued during the year.. 256.5O
Cash received from as
sessments during the
year Observation-Disclosures. $500
Cash received as Dor
rOWed money during
the year........ 725.0O
Cash received from all
other sources. viz. .. 5921O
Total amount of cash re-
ceived during the year. :>259 60
Total cash. including bal
ance on hand from pre-
vlOus year.............. 5000 IA
Paid losses incurred dur
ing the year. Sl27l2o
Paid commissions. rs ~
Paid salaries of officers
etc. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OR ~
All other expenditures.
viz: Printing. $l5.25;
Interest. s24.sS Bor-
rowed Money, $725. Co., r51A
Total amount of dis
bursements during the
year NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. oo,- :.
Balance cash on hand at
end OF year......... eo,z .-
Total assets of the COM
pany. including bal
ance cash on hand 90, ~
No. of
Policies. Amt
Policies in force Dec 81
OF previous year... 2S9 Gro ar, m
Policies issued during
the year. lib 1ee,es5 90
r. Total ::.:.:...... -: 4o2 s6125a9.oo
Deduct policies expired
and ceased to be in force
during the year 80 o-o- M
Policies and amount in
force at end of year.
viz: Dec. 81. 1897 RIO exc, .,o M
Losses incurred during
1he yeaf.......... .... 1o-, ~,
secretary. of the above insur%nco ~. N: Grue
dnay fW1rm, dePose and say that tie
affairs and condition Of said exhibit OF the
3lst day OF December. 1897. On the :
LARS ARYpE :se,S:
O. N. GRUE. S'oens-
Subscribed and sworn before me c tS's r.,
A:G. MARDIN.
kandiyohi Co., MIN.
STATE OF M1NNEsorA
Department of Insnra,o.
n dnis Is TO certify that the Dovre .nA
Mamre Mutual Fire Insu RI nee ASs,n;..11nu
n Inc county ofkandiyohj. Ia the Stat. 81
state a ent III Of the Legslature s. Ills
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-02-01
ANNUAL REPORT

OF the Dovre and Mamre Township
Mutual Insurance Company, of the
County of Kandiyohi, made to the
Insurance Commissioner. for the
year ending December 81, 1897.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-02-01

Organized Feb. 1. 1884,
Commenced Business April, 1881.
Lars ArnesOn, President.
o. N Grue. Secretary
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-02-01

Balance cash on hand
bank Dec. 81 of previous
Cash received as first
payments on policies
issued during the year..
Cash received from as
sessments during the
year
Cash received as bOr-
rowed money during
the year........ ........
Cash received from all
other sources. viz.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-29
COLORED TROOPS,
VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS ARE READY IF THE GOVERNOR WILL LET
 THEM IN.
Gov. Jones's Peculiar Attitude In
 Not Enlisting Them For Cuba.

Pine Bluff, Ark, May 28, 1898. Hon. J. W. Adams, Elitor of the
 Pine Bluff Graphic.
 Dear Sir:-Please allow me space in your valuable paper to say a few words in behalf of my race in Jeffer- son county in regard to your com ment upon the address delivered by Bishop W B Derrick in this city, this week, wherein be said that the coored man should fight for his country in this grsas contest be tween the United States and the Kingdom of Spain. You said in your issue of May the 26th, 1898, that it was quite surprising to you how few of the colored citizens had responded to the Presidents call for volunteers to go to Cuba. In reply to that l w.l say, dear editor. that the colored men have been knocking at governor Jones door fer admission into the volunteer army ever since the first call was made by President Mckinley. | wrote to the governor of this state in the month of February 1898, ask ing the governor to authorize me to raise a colored company of volun- teers for the purpose Of going to the front in case of.war with Spain. I knew that I could raise a good company here in Pine Bluff, having served five years in the state guards of Tennessee and having been al
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-29

captain of a company for three years myself hereby give you a copy of that letter which was pub lished in the Arkansas Gazette, which you can readily see that we have been willing to fight for our country in her greatest trials if we have an opportunity to do so.
 The Gazette said; "Governor Jones, as Commanderin-ch of the State Guards and reserve militia continues tc receive patriotic offers of services from tbe people of Ar. kansas in the event of war with Spain. One of the latest tender is contained in letter from F. B. Anthony, of Pine Bluff as follows"
 Il write you this letter to make one request of you as the war. clouds are approaching from all reports that we are able to receive. If it will be necessary, 1 will raise a com. pany of colored volun teers and ten- der them to you in case that war is declared against Spain. We being citizens of this country we should be as willing as all American citizens to protect her in c4se that our coun try needs our assistance. If you think that you will need any of your coiored citizens to respond to your call for volunteers, you will do me a favor by informing me th areof. and will assure yon that old Jefferson county will send to the front a com pany of colored troops as brave as ever marched upon the battlefield. Hoping that you will give me a re- ply to this letter and if you need a company give me the proper au- thority to raise one and I will do it.
 Here is copy of telegram sent to the secretary of war by J. H. Sykes, a prominent colored man of Little Rock:
 T most respectfully represent that have organized company of one hundred ablebodied men in the city of Little Rock, which I will sup p.ement by nine hundred nore from the state of Arkansas. On April
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-29
NEWS FROM DEWEY.
A Message Received at the War Department
 From the Hero of Manila.


 WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The following report has been received at the War Department from Dewey:
 HONG KONG.-May 25.-There change n the stua- on The blockade effective and impossible for the people Manila buy provisions except rice Capt Grdley of the Olympia has been condemned by the medical surgeon home Lambeon has been appointed the of the Olympia. Signed, DEWEY
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-29
Long Distant Telephone.

25, in company with ]. D. Bush, re celver of the United States monies at this place, we called upon the Hon. Dan w. Joaes, Governor of Arkansas, and rendered the serv- ices of these men to enlist in the cause of our country in the present. conflict with Spain and Der allies. We feel that we are truly American citizens, and whenever the dignity and honor of our country is assailed it is our bounden duty to do battle for the cause. At the interview referred to l was given to under- stand that coored men would not be acceptable; Tn fact not wanted. I appeal to you in behalf of the thousands of brave colored men in this state, and ask your instrue~ tiors and assistance that ye may en list in our eountry's cause. # necessary send us q recruiting officer to b. located in Little Rock until we have been organized and have been mustered into service
 We are ready and only await yoA instructions.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-29
COTTON BELT ITEMS
, HATCH OF BREEZY MEL AyGE FROM A BUSY
 BEE HIVE OF
 INDUSTRY.
interesting Personals Of Rail
 road Men

Wednesday evening, en route to st Louis. Mo-, in his special car,
 erbe Texas Ranger"
 Mr. George Klein, formerly night
 ticket clerk at the Cotton Belt de-
 not. has accepted a similar position
 in Greeuville, Texas, with this
 company.
 Five hundred Palace stock cars,
 which have been ordered by this
 company from the St. Louis Car
 Foundry Co.,, are daily arriving
 and are being sent immediately
 south for loading cattle to ship
 north.
 The entire Cotton Belt shops are
 being white washed and repainted.
 Chief Dispatcher Day Mills is
 again on duty, we are glad to state, after weeks illness.
 4 small room near the machine shops has been erected, for the pur- pose of checking in the employees with the Bunty Time Recorder.
 Mr. J. A. Fisher, car master, was in the city last week.
 Ghas. Bradberry, machinist of Houston, Texas, has accepted position at the shops.
 Heavy iron things have been laid along the tracks north of the shops, where the track was recently wash ed away, but is how safe and out of reach of high water.
 ?. A. Bluerock, timer at the shops, is again on duty, after a se- were spell of sickness.
 Capt, s. F. Hilzheim, Trayelizg Ticket Agent tor the Cotton Belt, was in the city last week, visiting relatives.
 MT, Will Duff. an em. Joyce of the rip track, will on next Tuesday wed Mss Annie Leveritte in Texarkana.
 MT. Johnie Hope, an expert boil CT maker, is dangerously i'll at his home on East Sixth avenue.
 The z. L. & s. W. narrow guage engine is in the back shops under going repairs.
 The brass foundry at the shops is very busy turning out brass nate- rial for the company.
 MT. Richard Davies, night dis patcfer, has been taking few days rest
 Engine No. 112, which is now in the machine shops undergoing re- Dairs, has now lovely walnut cab, nlch was added to t5f engine to 0eautify it's appearance.
 MT. Elmer Richards, train mas- fer, has returned from a business rip south.
 Messrs. R. c. Wolf, E. W. Word nan, W. o. Boone and Roy Woods ttended the picnic at Big Lake ast week.
 on today, at high noon, Mir. ienry Marks, an employe of the 'oston Belt, and Miss Estella Han- eflck will be married in Little lock. A large number of the Cot on Belt boys leave this morning to ttend the wedding. A reception Ill be spread to his many friends ere tonight.
 MT. G. A. Brewer of the tin and opper shops, has for the past three avs been very i'll at his home on ast Sixth street.
 A number of box cars were turn l out of the car shops last week. Several of the shop boys attended le picnic that was given at Big axe by the A. o. U. W. Lodge of lttle Rock, and report having Id an elegant time. A brand new coach was turned It from the paint department 'lday, bearing the name of Pine uff and Arkansas River Ky Co. lls IS the first coach that has been rned out for this road, and this mpany is now pushing several ore to the front for this road, and ey will be in operation by the st of June.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-29
BOTTLED IN SANTIAGO,
Schley Said to Have Additional Assurances
 That Cervera is at Santiago.

scrippsM telegram
 NEW YORK May 28 9 p. mA late edition of the Journal received from Commodore Schy off Santiago he additional through the insurgents indicating that Cevera safely bottled up Santiago harbor
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-29
ARMS FOR INSURGENTS Schleyis Successful in Landing the Expedition
 at Cienfaegos.
scripps-McRae League Telegram.

KEY WEST May 28.-Ater demoishing small Cenuegos last Tuesday Schy delivered Insurgents rounds of ammunition and large supply of provisions It est mated that the landing the Spanards killed Americans did lose
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-29
AFTER THE EAGLE.
Three Spanish Warships Said to Have Been
 Watching the American Gunboat.
scripps-Mc Rae

NEW YORK May 28, (o p. m) 1.-The World has a London dispatch which says reported Kingston Jamac that three warshp supposed Spanish sighted off Porto An tonic and 1t feared they laying for the American gunboa Eagle nowgn that port
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-05-29


 Dear editor What more could we have done in the premises ta have shown our patriotism for our country. The colored Knights Of Pythias of this city offered theis- whole uniform raak to the g0yeruss ment, if needed The colored men from the states of Kentucky, Ten- nesee, Georgia aud Alabama offered their services. Gov. Atkinson, of. Georgia, rendered to the Secretary of War, one regiment of colored troops which was a part, of thes Georgia state militia, and he evena sent his military secretary to secz General Brooks, stationed at Chat@' sanooga, Tenn, about allowing these eolored troops to go in with the white militia from his states& With these facts before you, you can readily see that 1t is not out fault, but tte fault lies some whera else.
 l was present at the court hous6 in this city when you delivered an able address to the young whit0s men of this city and county upon their duty to their government, ana impressed upon them the importancI of their spending to the President call for volunteers to fight again* Spain. l was highly pleased wit your address, but you never men tionel in your plea for recruits tba the colored men should respo6df' the call. If we are given chanea to fight in this con test, will a sure ycu that when the war is oyb we will have won some Of the falnf of soldiers In every national wal that this country has been eagage in we have always done some the brave des ds of the conflict. N are wiling to go 10 Cuba and figlr the Spaniards ia the behalf Of of country, and ry and see if ths cour try will not produce anotbh Maceo. Yours Truly,
 r B ANrHosY
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-07-07

tains and plateaus msJes IL endurabI
TO Europeans. The tofal area Of land is
81, 600 square miles ard the population
some 5000. 900. The fora ia wonderful
ly profuse. comprising teak, sandal and
oamphor trees, palms, tea, vast varie-
~ Of spices and perfume bearing fow-
ers, rice and the famous MANILA hemp.
The fauna shows 10 dangerous beasts Of
prey save the crocodile. There are bnf-
faloes, pigs, aBtelOpes, monkeys and
lemugs galore. As for tho people, they
ore as much mixed as those Of Spain
itself kegritos were probably autOch.
thonous. Then Polynesians came IN,
and then Malays. Chinese also came in
great numbers, and Of late years tho
japanese have been fiocking, with in
tent, II may we'll be, to possess the IS
land when the Spanish are expelled.
The Spanish population is very small
Industry and commerce arc considera.
BILE. There are steamship lines, rail
roads, teiegraphs and cables, and q for
eign trade Of $50, 0O0, 600 a year. Manilla
Is a splendid city, set on the margin Of
ono Of the finest barbors IN tho world.
II has an ancient fortress, fine churches,
gay parade. busy streets and canals,
parks and palaces, hotels and theaters.
Tho inhabitants arc an amiablo aud
handsome race.
Fortified Cities Of spain.
The fortified cities Of Spain on the
north and northwest coast are santoua,
Santander, Coruna, Ferrol and Vigo;
on tho Atlantic, between tho Portu.
suese frontier and tho strait Of Cibral-
sar, there are Palos, San Luoar. naar
the mouth Of the Guadalquiver river;
Cadiz and Tarifa In the Mediterranean
arc Malaga. Cartagena, Barcelona. Pal.
amos. Tarragona. Almeria and Alicante.
Barcelona, Cariagena and Almeria were
formerly looked upon as the most for
midahlo fortrosees on the Meditmra
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cry OF the new world 2, 600 tons Of gold
and 1000 tons of silver crossed the
ocean to be squaudered i'm Spain. Penni-
less noblemen borrowed money TO nay
their passage TO America and returned
miilionaires. Common soldiers came
back TO the mother country with process
sions or slaves. certain Spanish SOL
der was married In Barcelona to the
daughter OF a nobleman and celebrated
the occasion by giving away h, aims
5000. 600 in gold and silver. Another
returned Spaniard stood at a window
In his house ut Madrid and threw into
the street, handful ut time, two bar
rels of silver coins for the fun of seeing
tho rabble scramble for the money. Ma
ito al extravaganza kept pace with in.
dividual profigaoy. aud legitimate bust.
ness was lost sight of in speculation
Spain ruled the most Of the world and
spubbed the rest Of it. Upon her strength
was founded the national pride which
proved her national weakness.
How Rain Came.
At ber zonith Spain seemed 10 possess
fnvincible power. Only one nation dared
TO challangs it. That nation was Eng.
land. Spain argosies were successfully
attacked in the south seas. Then came
the destruction Of the great armada.
The charm was broken. Spain started
on the downward path and never stop
ped. Foes developed without aud with
In. Under Ferdinand aud Isabella be-
gan the ruin Of tho country which their
successors have completed. They drove
the Jews and the Moors out of Spain.
1t Is that fact In Spanish history which
accounts for the nations decadnnce
The jew and the Moor were traders and
artisans. They constituted the middle
class, and they were the people which
the fanaticism Of Isabella aud the dark
zeal OF Torquemada banished from
Spanish soil. When they were gone, the
fires Of the inquisition were lighted for
the thinkers. and free thought was al.
lowed no foothold under the cross of
CASTLE. When the philosopher, the
soientist, the inventor, bad gone, there
remained only the soldier and the peas
ant From the days of Ferdinand to the
days OF Weyler IL has been the policy Of
Spain to terrorize her subjects into sub
mission by torture aud bntcbery. From
first to last this policy has been fail.
uFe.
Early In the sixteenth century the
Netherlands revolted and formed the
United Provinces. The sturdy Dutch
men destroyed what remnants remained
OF tho Spanish navy, and in 1913, at
Rocroy. the Spanish infantry, hitherto
inyincible, was beaten and forever
broken. Portugal and her vast posses
sions In three continents were lost in
1910. Naples revolted In 1913 under
Masaniello. He was assassinated by
bravos in the hire of Spain, and after 9
long struggle the rebellion was SOP
pressed. But Spain's hold ON the two
sicilies, once loosened, was never so
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safely be done at Caracas, the Gran
Reunion Americana. Into this Bolivar
and San Martin were initiated. For
some years Miranda made occasional
but futile attempts at revolution, in one
of which be engaged the interest Of the
great Dundonald. Nothing of impor.
tance was achieved, however, until April
10, 1910, when Caracas openly rose
against its Spanish governor, Miranda
and Bolivar heading tho revolt. Two
years Of conflict followed. not promising
for the insurgents. Then came an earth
quake. 1t destroyed Caracas, killing
number OF people. The suporstitious
troops Of the insurgents thought It was
an omen, threw down their arms, de.
serted or surrendered, aud the rebellion
was st an end. Miranda WAS captured.
taken 70 Spain and died IN prison--mur.
dered, it may bs surnIised. Bolivar
escaped into the neighboring province
Of New Granada.
In October, 1912 Bolivar ro-entered
Venezuela with 800 men, declaring war
70 tho knife against Spain. Victory fol-
lowed victory. In August, 1918, he 70.
entered Caracas in triumph. Then came
reversos, and he bad 70 fee to Jamaica.
For some years more the struggle went
on, until 1921, when New Granada aud
Venezuela were united o. an independ.
ent republic under the name Of Colon
bio, tho last Of tho Spanish troops being
driven out In 1924. Ecuador was added
TO the republic IN 1922 Peru formed
another state in 1926 under the name
Of Bolivia, Peru itself--and Chile also,
thanks to tho ReDiusof Dundonald--be.
coming independent in 1924. Mexico
threw on the yoke Of Spain in 1921, and
Standardization including all Central
America--in 1892. Nor did tho prov.
inces ON the Plata river lag behind.
Paraguay, ipdeod. was first Of al to win
her independence, IN 1914. Urogoay fol.
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lowed In the ssnie year, and the Arsen-
tine confederation. after ten years war.
in 1924. Brazil had bcon iust to Spain
In the secession OF Portugal. and Florida
was eeded to the United States In 1919.
Nothing Was now left to Spain in tlo
western hemisphere except Cuba and
Puerto Rico.
Hebciiious Remnants OF an Empire.
Beyond tho rear end of the spanish
peninsnla, a few islands adjoining her
shores and n penal colony in Africa in
which political prisoners are starved
and tortured Spain has nothing left hut
Cuba aud the Philippines. aud both arc
in revolt. Columbus declared Cuba to
be tho most beautiful land over beheld
by human eyes" Her psacsable natives
the Spanish exterminRted with every
horror OF torture. Since thore was no
gold IN the island Cuba was neglected
and ignored for many years. But tho
Spanish colonized IL and ultimately
found that its sugar plantations aud to-
bacco fields were moro profitable than
gold mines. For two centuries IL has
proved the most valuable of all Spain's
possessions. Cuba finally grew tired of
being plundered by Spain. and rebellion
after rebellion arose. only to be ruth
lessly suppressed. Then came tho IA.
NOUS ten years war and finally the
present formidable insurreotion. The
smaller island Of Puerto Rico, which.
with Cuba, makes up tho remnant OF
Spaiu's empire in America, commands
but slight attention. Its history has
been colorless, its individuality not sig
nificant. IL hangs upon the fate of Cuba.
The Philippines form an important
link In the great volcanic mountain
range lying off the Asian COAST Kam-
chatka, tho Kuriles. Japan, Formosa,
the Philippines. Borneo. Java. There
are two large islands. Luzon aud Min
danaho. seven others OF considerable
size. and uncounted hundreds Of smaller
ones down to the merest dots of verdur-
ous rock on the sea. They are all made
of volcanic rock and coral and abound
In valuable minerals. The climate is
tropical, but the height of tho noun
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able advocates. Be tho cause what IL
may. the fact IN apparent that the great.
est nation of the ffteenth century is
among the least of the nineteenth The
twentieth century may find her nothing
but n memory.
Spain has had much architecture
some art and little literature. Trio Al.
hambra, the Escurinl and tho .Alcaznr
are maryels Of beauty and grandeur. In
% book conspicuous for friendliness to
Spain Mr.. Chntfleld- Taylor says that
Seapiards are probably less understood
in America than any people in Europe.
In fact. the popular conception Of the
Spnniard is Of sinister Hcoundrel,
wrapped in n cloak. who smokes ciga-
rettes and commits dark deeds---a sort
OF comic opera villain, whose passion
Is cruelty. Tbisabsurdity is fully equal.
ed by tho Spanish impressions of Amer.
icans--or "los Yankees, us thoy call
us. They look upon us AZ a species of
plutooratsc barbarians whose sole merit
lies In our dollars, whose manners arc
boorish and whose governments Is the
most corrupt and most oycrbearing In
the world. 1t is not always pleasant to
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-07-07

province at the time Spain ruled Portu-
gal. The total dominion of Charles at
its zenith was about 1900, 900 square
miles. double that of the car of Russia
and infinitely greater than that. Of any
other monarch in history. Nor was
Spain great In size and strength alono.
She was rioh beyond computation. Be-
sides the boundless resources Of the
Spanish peninsula, which the Roth
schilds consider superior security for
enormous loans, the wealth of Germany,
Austria and the Netherlands was at the
disposal OF Spain.
All this, however, was as nothing TO
tho gold and silver that poured In from
America. The native monarcbs Of Mex
loo. Central America and Peru yielded
up their treasures at the command OF
Spanish adventures, and the mines,
worked by Indian slaves. produced tho
precious metals ia quantities that das-
zled the world aud intoxicated the
Spaniards. IL is estimated that during
The century which followed the discov-