Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-09
/. Agent Beutner 10 making . good
record in his Office.

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protection of the people, comes Insur-
ance Commissioner O'Shaughnessey,
with raid on bogus and other un-
worthy insurance schemes. One of
these, the Farmers and Merchants Pro-
tective Union of Glenwood, formerly
the Commercial Life, struggling along
with twelve live policies, was found to
have collected some $4,000, of which all
but about 1000 went for ''expenses''
and commissions. Connected with the
concern is the celebrated Realty Rev
enue Company, which recently sued
Farm, Stock and Home for SO, 1000
libel. Through Commissioner O'Shaugh.
Messy, the attorney general is expected
to commence suit against the insurance
company for violation of state laws.
The other concern has species of crop
insurance, but claims to be doing no
business in Minnesota. It was recently
barred from North Dakota.
Now hear the G.. O. P. press roar at
the Injury to the Insurance business"
as it howled at the refusal of Examiner
Pope to permit rotten banks to continue
to absorb the good money of depositors.
Minnesota's Democratic National
Committeeman, Hon. Thomas D.
o. Brien, in an interview in the St.
Paul Globe, sees in the stand taken by
Senator Burroughs, criticising the Phil.
ippine policy of the administration,
foreshadowing Of feature of the COM
ing presidential campaign, when the
test will be applied as to responsibility
for the sad business into which tho ma
ton has been brought under Mckinley.
1t appears to Mr.. O'Brien that while no
true Democrat has changed his mind
on the issues of 1896, still it may very
easily happen that the people may be
concerned still more, at the moment,
with other questions. This will come,
as he suggests, in holding the Repub-
ican administration to strict accoun.
liability. This would also apply to the
trusts as we'll. Mr.. O'Brien confirms
the belief now fast becoming general,
that the administration has no inten-
ton of stopping short of the absolute
ownership of the entire Philippine
archipelago, regardless Of the extent to
which the subjugation of the present
owners outrages our boosted American
principles.
Among the weeks echoes of gold
standard prosperity are fifth boost for
lumber, by the combine, continued ad-
vance of all trust controlled merchan-
disc, further drop in wheat. cotton,
corn, oats, potatoes; continued strikes.
those beautiful Republican evidences of
the happiness of the people, government
troops still administering local govern
ment in Idaho, as state troops continue
to edify the people of Cleveland, while
in that city the boycott RACES, and dis
contented labor continues to send cable
grams to Boss Hanna in his Partisan re-
treat. AS a mere incident the Chicago
railroad lines have met and increased
the eastbound rates on wheat, corn,
oats, etc., by way of emphasizing the
continued fall in those and other pro-
ducts of the soil. In the Philippines,
where nothing but the land stage Of
water and lack of soldiers hinders
progress of our war of foreign conquest.
the said stage was only four feet or so
on the level. though more rain was
falling.
But let no one be discouraged. For
Alger is out and the emperor" is re-
cuperating his "nerve" with the Sc
ductive game of euchre at Lake Cham
plain.
Wonder if while emperor" Nc
Kipley is playing euchre at Plattsburg,
it ever flashes across his Hannaize;l
thinking apparatus that it was at
Plattsburg in 1912 that some of our
forefathers gave British soldiers an ex-
hibition Of our faith that government
derives its just powers from the consent
of the governed"
The revenue stamp has come to stay.
Without it we must necessarily be de-
prived Of the misleading bulletins from
Otis. and to fail of receiving these
would indeed be hardship. They
constitute an expensive luxury to be
sure-some 5000 or $500 bulletin-but
just think of what they give US in re-
turn for our money!. Glorious accounts
of wonderful battles without material
results! Confirmation from day to day
of the rumor that Manila is still ours,
Estimates as to the strength of the ma
tives sufficiently low to furnish surprise
at the ginger they put into the fight on
the following day! Casualty lists, long
and interesting! Other reports, decep-
tive, perhaps, as the bulletins sent out
on the night of election, but for all that
exciting and full of cheer to the blinded
advocates of benevolent and Chris
tianizing expansionl Let us not COM
plain, therefore, if the end of the rev.
enue stamp is not yet in sight. We
must have news though we have to go
to the trouble of making it.
Twelve hundred men walking the
streets Of Anderson, Ind, are trust in
cident of the closing Of four of the large
nail mills. Eight hundred Of the 1900
had wages reduced from 10 to as much
as AZ per cent during the past year.
When they struck, the trust yielded,
but the men are waiting the time of
resuming work, until they get ready.
when they get ready" That is the
way the retail merchants are treated by
the combines, in filling their orders.
They must put up the cash on the spot
when ordering. and the trust delivers
when they ''get ready" How do you
like it, Mr.. Shoe dealer, MI. Dry Goods
merchants m, e'aa .taa:. Mr.: Fdware man. and