Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-05-31
NOTES AND COMMENTS
a GREATER AMERICAN HOLIDAY

NOTES AND COMMENTS
a GREATER AMERICAN HOLIDAY.
St. Paul Pioneer Press:
Port Tampa, Fla, May 24.-The
greatest day in the history of Port
Tampa, that of the celebration of
Queen Victoria's eightieth birthday,
opened bright and warm. AS the sun
appeared on the horizon salutes we're
fired from the British and American
war vessels lying in the harbor, and
the events crowded rapidly upon each
other. The shipping in the harbor
was gay with it's dressing of flags and
pennants, and throughout the town
was a liberal display of flags, bunt.
ing and floral decorations. The flags
Of the two nations taking part in the
ceremonies-the British and American
were hoated from every point of
vantage, and among them conspicu
ously shown were many German flags.
The most striking feature of the deco
rations was triumphal arch display
ing the British lion and the American
eagle. In one paw the lion grasped
an American flag, and in one claw the
eagle waved the British colors, the
entire arch being twined with Ameri-
can, British and German flags.
Two hundred marines from the In
trepid and PEARL the two British
cruisers sent to take part in the cele-
bration, arrived at s O'Clock in the
morning and were escorted up to the
dock by the Port Tampa division Of
the Florida naval reserves, the Eng
lishmen playing the American nation
al airs and the Americans responding
with the British anthems. Arms were
presented as they passed through the
arch. The shipping in the harbor
rent the air with it's steam whistles
and guns and the spectators cheered
| themselves hoarse. The most dra-
matte incident of the day was the un-
yelling of a large portrait of Queen
Victoria. The portrait, draped with
the flags of the two countries, stood
upon the balcony of the inn, and be-
fore it stood a crowd of expectant
| watchers. At noon precisely in the
capital at Albany, N. Y, Gov. Roose-
welt touched an electric button, the
covering fell from the portrait, and
the marines, English and Americans,
standing on either side of the portrait,
clasped their hands in token of amity
between the two great nations. The
people cheered, and away off in the
harbOr was heard the heavy guns fir
ing the queens salute.
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A REPUBLICAN EDITORS VIEWS.
VIM. G. Akers, who was the editor
of the Edgerton Enterprise before en-
listing in the Thirteenth Minnesota,
in a recent letter to his father, writes
as follows:
"Well, Malolos is captured and ap-
parently the war is no nearer ended
than it was after the first fight. I am
inclined to believe the United States
has a bigger job on it's hands than it
did with Spain, because the insurgents
can get back into the mountains and
live on rice and make raids on our
positions.
1 do not see how the boys are going
to stand it, because there are not over
500 men on duty now in our regiment
It looks now as if we would serve our
full two years fighting for the noble?
cause of civilizing the Fi|ipinos.
The recent actions of our congress-
men and senators makes me believe
more than ever that the Filipinos are
capable Of governing themselves.
Il want to get back to the states be-
| fore the election of 1900 in order to
cast my vote against the republican
party. Neither am [ a worshipper Of
Dewey and should he be nominated
for president on any ticket I should
never vote for him.
~ guess our government has paid
$40, 000,0 600 for war which will cost it
twice that amount before it is ended
besides the lives of it's sons who vol
unteered to fight against the oppressor
Of these people. OF course the life of
volunteer is not considered worth
much. If a regular gets killed another
man must be found to take his place,
but volunteer is simply buried and
forgotten.''.