Willmar tribune., 1900-05-16


ational success, 3 was General Olapp's
Ind others oratorical burdens. Well,
+ lel 4 a;e has been set and the united,
Y cto1isus forces will see that il is main.
tanned. ,:
5fl In this connection will kind readers
ecal that this Letter distinctly
md clearly predicted this success? Viii
:oppite readers make a note that the
same prediction is for overwhelming
state and national success in November:
We stop the press to announce that
Your Uncle Loren Fletcher has actully
made speech in congress, and that the
Capitol roof has not yet fallen in.
And speaking Of Twin City congress.
men, this St. Paul defeat is a tough one
Tor the prospects Of Congressman
And speaking Of six other Minnesota
congressman, it is not yet clear whether
they will be laid out by their own party
In defeat for denomination, or the pig.
sticking job be left to the reform forces
in November.
The weeks Philippine news summar.
ICES the capture by Funston of a srebel''
warehouse filed with the archives of
the Filipino republic before McKin.
ley's soldiers scattered its congress, and
the almost total annihilation of an
American outpost by bolo.armed "nig.
gers" The one calls for goppits rejoic.
ing, the other for prediction appeal
to ''stand by the president.
Speaking Of state action, how ap-
propriate that Nebraska Republicans
head their state ticket with a national
banker for governor. And quite as ap-
propriately is Corporation Senator
Thurston placed at the head Of the Nc
Kinley delegates. Yea, verify, the OK
knoweth his owner, and the ass his
masters crib
About all the significance we can see
in the Dewey Chicago affair is that his
ability to stand trip on the drainage
canal would indicate that he had the
endurance, at least, to run for president
on a G. 0. p. ticket.
While the True Americans have been
acquiring the Hoars, Boutwells, Carne.
gies, Schurz and Edmunds, whom have
the Republicans acquired?
Speaking Of the national situation,
those men of whom fortunately Mime.
sofa possesses but very few who are
so densely ignorant as to doubt Bryan q
denomination, should know that each
and every state convention, as fast as
held, endorses him. The list to date
stands:
Massachusetts, Nebraska, North Car.
olina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Ore.
gon, District of Columbia, Michigan,
Kentucky, Iowa, Ohio, Idaho and South
Dakota, by present action and state dec.
larations since the last election. In
every case, SO far, delegates have been
instructed for Bryan, and the Chicago
platform reaffirmed.
The Michigan Democratic state :on.
vention sends solid delegation to Kan.
sas City instructed for sBryan and
Towne. The resolution adopted re-
garding Mr.. Towne was in the follow,
ing handsome terms:
eve heartily approve of the nomination
of the Hon. Charles A. Towne to the vict
presidency and greet him as a native o1
this state, whose love of right and justice
rose superior to partisanship, whose bril-
liant ability, fearless courage and states
manship eminently fits him to be placed
by the side of our greater leader as john
standard bearer"
In state administration the wheels o1
good government and regard for the
peoples interests keep steadily turning
Public Examiner Pope has called the
banks for statement to the close of bust
ness April 80.
Superintendent Lewis is after set ot
scoundrels that have been working
school districts by sale of charts, or
which divide is said to be given tt
school officers when necessary. The
parties in the schemes will hear from
Professor Lewis vigorously.
The game and fish commission, by
Agent Beutner. is about closing spring
distribution of fish, and the streams Of
the Southeastern part of the state
which were long ago depopulated ot
the finny tribe will be generously re-
stocked, the streams from Lake City tt
Minneiska having received 8,000.0 .00(
trout. Those streams were in former
years alive with trout, and it is believed
that they will soon be as good fishing
there as in the early times. These
streams and the small inlets into Lake
Superior are the only waters of Mime
sofa where the gamey fish will thrive
The commission expect under the Wig
orous administration of Agent Beutner
to plant fully 50,000,000 of. wall.eyed
pike during the present season.
State Superintendent Lewis has issued
the biennial report Of the department.
highly complimentary notices of which
abound in our state press. The report
is pronounced the ablest issued from the
department in years. y
The trust wire and steel mills, shut
down, and their 10000 to $4,000 en-