Willmar tribune., 1899-06-28
blunders, the Sioux Falls Press has
gathered reports of the Dakota repi-


gathered reports of the Dakota regi-
ment's strength at certain recent Pc
riods, from letters received throughout
the state from men of the regiment.
They summarize as follows:
April 2-But 400 men able to be on
the firing line.
April 26-300 at the front now, the
rest killed, wounded, sick.
April 2I-Only about 20 men left to a
company.
April 29-Regiment now down to 4UO
men.
May 1-Started for Malolos with 60
men in our company. got there with but
33. Rest killed, wounded, prostrated
and missing.
Same date-Our whole battalion has
only 80 men fit for duty.
May 3-Chaplain's statement: .sThis
leaves our fighting strength only about
800 men,"
The regiment left Sioux Falls in May,
year ago, 1000 strong.
And these sacrifices have been made
for what? To subjugate people de-
manding and fighting for political lib
erty, as our forefathers fought against
wicked George III.
The latest report from National Chair
man Jones, now abroad, is that he is
fully recovering his health. Oh. he
won't do thing to Hanna next year.
Millions lay tributes of love and re-
spect on the bier of "Silver Dick" Bland
of Missouri. Congressman Bland, more
than any other public man, up to the
coming of w. j. Bryan, upheld and ad-
vanced silvers restoration. A member
of congress almost continuously for a
quarter of century, he ever stood in
protest against silver's debasement and
pointed out to the people the certain
ruin to follow. The nation has lost a
great man and the people fast friend.
During the past week Hennepin
county Democracy has completed the
preliminary steps of the organization
upon which such indefatigable workers
as William Banquet Baldwin have been
engaged. The plan is on the lines of
Ramsey county, the foundation being
laid in the primary election, by pre-.
cincts. Notwithstanding that the meet
ings occurred Monday night, in the
terrific storm, they were generally held
so that complete representation will be
had in the central body.
What are our Republican friends
press, party, leaders and laymen going
to do with the discovery made by the
supreme court that all the especial
legislation they have been passing fo7
several sessions back, under the guise o1
general legislation, is really special, an6
thus unconstitutional. This Republi
can bungling will probably require {
constitutional convention in the very
near future.
For Hennepin it may be said tha
the latest is that the Republicans will
attack the primary election law. The
fact is that the Republicans find that
the law which they passed gives then
the worst of it, hence they will try tx
get rid of it.
Add to the above the fact that tn,
rockribbed Republican "orgin," Th,
Tribune. is now daily denouncing Nc
Kinley's Philippine policy, and ais,
that the Nelson Republicans are "rear
ing mad" at the fight on Nelson, an.
the G.. O. P. in Hennepin may be sal,
to be in Your Uncle Loren Fletcher
''h-ll of a fix"
The Minnesota railroads have re
ceived more than 13,500,0 acres o
granted lands, state and national, tn
average selling price of which 10 year
ago was $4.98 per acre, making tn
value of such grants at that time $75,
900, 900. They have fought the paymen
of taxes on the most Of this to the ut
termost, and finally got the Republican
state senate to save them from an in
crease of per cent in their gross earn
| ings tax.
The premium list of the coming stat
fair is very greatly increased. and thi
and coming attractions warrant the ex
pectation of the largest fair ever held il
the state and probably in the entir
Northwest. The grounds even thi
early are being made ready, and Secre
tary Randall's men have about con
verted the beautiful buildings into on
vast white CITY,"
General c. Nc. c. Reeve in the 81
Paul Globe, takes fall out of warrio
Wheelock of the Pioneer Press. whic
thelatter will long rememb ber. Wheeloc
should have known that General Reev
always goes loaded.
Two-thirds of the people of Toled
cast their votes for Golden Rule Jone
for mayor, only to be characterized b
Mark Hanna. in an interview, as "rif1
raft, buns, idle fellows and other Dem
ocrats." Hanna has way of improv
ing the ''silly season" strictly original
And Hanna said in an interview, be
fore leaving for Europe. in defense G
| trusts, that Standard Oil has done tn
State of Ohio more good than any col
poration doing business within it's boz
ders. And yet Hanna's party is goin
to destroy trusts next year-with the as
sistance of Congressman Loren Fletcher
Will some one tell us where Noah is