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Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15

ton. The Porto Ricans welcomed with
open arms our army of invasion un-
der Gen. Miles. They accepted with
implicit ard pathetic faith that Off
GERS solemn pledge that they should
enjoy all the blessings of American
citizenship. They went around the
streets of their towns of Ponce, of
Guayama, of Arroyo, of Santa Ysabel,
with pride almost childi in it's in
genuousness, calling themselves
"Americanos." They celebrated in
their churches and cathedrals the
signing of the peace protocol of
August ~, 1898, which placed them
under the sovereignty of the Ameri-
can flag. And in return we have de-
MED to them their constitutional
rights as American citizens and have
levied infamous tribute upon them for
the further enrichment of our syndi-
Gates.
When the people OF the Philippines
were fighting against the tyranny of
Spain we hailed their every victory
over the Spanish arms as a victory of
patriots enlisted in holy war for
freedom. We treated them as allies
in our operations against Manila, and
we profited by, their military coopera-
ton with our forces at that time. But
tie moment the full temptation Of
fered by the, opportunity for the loot
ing of their country was realized by
us the Filipino soldiers ceased to be
patriots and became bandits, savage
Malays, cannibal head-hunters. Later,
when the recognized fact of our de-
termination to trick them out of the
freedom they had won from Spain be-
came apparent to them and forced
them to turn on US, we classed them
under the general name Of rebels. It
was as rebels that we began killing
them, and it is as rebels that we are
killing them to this day.
This is how President Mckinley s
administration has ''liberated" the
Filipinos and the Porto Ricans and the
Cubans. This is how the republican
party of to-day maintains itself as the
emancipation party, mot of profess
sion, but of performance" as Mr.. Nc
Kinley expresses it. For shame, Mr..
President, for shame! You would be
amazed and appalled, if you knew how
your hypocrisy angers the American
people. = St. Louis Republic.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15

The small dealer who was driven OUT
of business by the gobbling trusts, or
who is so squeezed by the rapacious
monstrosities that he makes but a
scanty living will tell you that he is
going to vote against Mckinley.
Ask any of the men who have been
thrown out of employment by the
trusts whom they are going to vote for.
Ask any of the men who ! re aware
that they are being bled by the trusts
whom they are going to vote tor.
They are going to- vote for Bryan.
They will tell you that they are very
sorry that they voted for Mckinley
four years ago.
The extraordinary growth and bold
ness of the trusts during the past four
years ago will make those I'M jured and
affected vote for relief. Thesf gigantic
combinations have gulped up the small
dealer; thrown vast numbets OF, peo'
pie out of employment, and the ma.
jority of them are bleeding the people.
Syracuse Telegram.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15
DENMARK.

Holger Drachmann, the poet, writes
about America; LET people say what
they please; It is healthy to be where
the whip of work is hung like present
from a sponsor above the baby in the
cradle. It is useful to be where all
children like to go to school and where
it is thought in the schools that man
was placed on earth to earn dollars.
Now is it unpleasant to be where one
may tell the president to his face that
he is scoundrel-provided he is one.
Holger Drachman is spending the
warm season in Jelo, near Moss, Nor
way. He is putting the finishing
touches to a new Icelandic Norwegian
drama, which is written partly in
prose, partly in poetry. One nationa.
theater of Kristiania will present the
play next fall.
About 400 dairies belong to a union
the aim of which is to agree on ma
tional trademark with which all Dan
ish butter sent abroad shall be labeled
The cruiser Valkyrien, commanded
by Prince Valdemar, has returned from
" " w 0a"AA aAN OeAO1 SONutGASS IL
eastern Asia. The greeting accorded
the commander and the crew upo1
their return was enthusiastic.
Prof. Johan Kjeldahl was drowned
while bathing at Thisvilde. He hae
been connected with the old Carlsbere
chemical and physiological laboratory
for 25 years, and his reputation as a
chemist was international.
A number of planters and merchant.
at st. Tomas, danish West Indies. re
Gently held mass meeting to discus.
the future prospects of the islands
and fifty prominent citizens signed {
petition in favor of having the islands
incorporated into the United States.
L. Hansen, the proprietor of Sten
bjerggaard, near Slangerup, invited .
number of friends to dinner. Mush
rooms constituted part of the menu
and everyone who tasted this became
violently sick. There were % person.
in the company, and two of them wer.
SO low the next day that their case.
were looked upon as very serious
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15
SWEDEN.

The king formally opened the Ves-
tergotland and Gothenburg railway
for public traffic July l6. using just
twelve words. Prayer was afterwards
offered by Bishop Keyser. The king
was enthusiastically cheered.
Borlngs for coal at West Broby have
given satisfactory results. At depth
of about $50 feet several strata of coal
were struck, two of them having a
thickness of twenty inches each. In
one stratum the coal was of the best
quality. <:. RI.
Some surprise has been expressed
because the conductors have been ex-
cepted from the general raise in wages
Of the employees on the government
railroads. -.
A new telephone line is in process of
construction between Stockholm and
Malmo. The last riksdag voted $780,
900 for this line. The wires are very
heavy and were made expressly for
long distance service. .. +, j.,
r. The Oscarshamn Whisky Distilling
company is making preparations for
establishing cooking school, which
will be controlled by the public school
board. - n = :.
A recruit at Skillingaryd wore full
beard, the magnificence of which made
him an object Of envy among his COM
rades. They tried in vain to coax him
to cut it off; but when they dubbed to
gether and raised SIS. he. cheerfully
took their monty and let them have
his beard. .'.
The postofice department has de-
cided to start new class October 1st
for the benefit Of young men who pro.
pose to serve in this department.
Prof. r. Kjellen has been selected TO
write . complete account Of the sUpsala
singers trip to Paris and publish II in
book form.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15

The king has dedicated the new san
itarium for consumptives at Halahult.
This institution is due to the gener.
osity of the king, being one of the
three sanitariums for consumptives to
which he devoted the $500, 900 which
he received as jubilee gift in 1897.
The grand lodge of the l. O. G. T. of
Sweden has taken steps to obtain per
mission for total abstainers in the
army to wear badges on their uni
forms. The same body is also endeav-
oring to keep all intoxicated persons
out of the railway trains.
Crown Princess Victoria returned to
Sweden July 30, coming by way of
Helsingborg.
Col. Gyllenram has bought an estate
close to Refvinge lake and donated it
to old soldiers, to be used by them as a
home.
The fifteenth annual conference of
the Blue Ribbon societies of Sweden
took place at Orebro. There were
about 100 delegates, representing $50
societies and membership of G7, 900.
The Paris exposition has been highly
detrimental to the tourist traffic in
Sweden. There was change for the
better, however, about the middle of
July, from $50 to 200 German and Eng
lish tourists arriving every day at
Trelleborg. But on the other hand.
the number of Scandinavians going
abroad has been very large. During
the month of July about so Scandina-
vians passed each way every day at
Trelleborg, most of them going to or
coming from Paris.
One of Andree's buoys, or capsules,
was found July near Lopstadum, Ice
land. Only the capsule itself was
found, the cover being lost. The find
was sent to Sweden by way of Copen-
hagen. It is supposed that the covers
had been kept in separate package
to save space in the balloon, and that
they were scattered without being put
together again.
The king has made the lord mayor
of London commander of the Royal or
der of the North Star.
A. Nordmark. Swedish-American
gold digger, claims that he has found
gold at Bergquara, and has emphasized
his belief by purchasing piece of
land at a stiff price.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15
The tendency of the repubica

: 7.--Ihe Cenuency OF tne repuUncan
party ever since the close of the war
of secession has been toward central
ization Of power in the general gov
sernment. It has made wide and COM
prehensive sweeps of authority and
practice from the fields of local and
state government, punching all in con-
gress and the executive. They are set
out with the idea of a strong national
government and have not in the least
sabated their doctrine. Now. the party
has come to imperialism. - Milwaukee,
Journal.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15

; There are shrewd rpublican
politicians who have long believed
that their party could never|again re-
elect the incumbent of the |presiden-
tial Office. Disaffection ifng from
the disposition Of our imnense and
growing patronage has comb to be a
great factor in campaigns. President
Mckinley has made very Exception
ally large number Of appointments,
and, in so doing, has left dfappoint.
ment in all directions. Thousands, il
not scores Of thousands. Who were
active party workers four Years ago
are either Indifferent or on lhe oppo-
site side this year ashinaon Post.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15
FINLAND.

Governor General Bobrikoff has or
ganized Russian benevolent society,
the chief aim of which is to furnish
books free of charge to Russian schools
in Finland. The pupils at such schools
may be aided in other ways, even to
the extent of being wholly supported
by the new society. The governor
general is evidently bent on under
mining the present school system of
Finland.
A. Frenckell has been authorized to
publish morning daily called Motifs
och Annonsbladet. The first number
appeared July s5, presumably at Hell
singfors,
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15

81 II suppose you have quite forgotten, Mr..
Jones, that you. owe me q sfver! ttNo,
haven't yet. Give me time and I will. -
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15

u The sponge, unlike men, generally swells
with pride when made to take water. -
2Norristown Herald. *55# sE5 ass
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15

Fortune sometimes favos the brave and
ssometimes shs leads them into trap.
Puck. ss
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15
Minnesota Crop Bulletin,

The harvest of wheat, barley and
oats has progressed rapidly, and in
the southern half of the state the cut
ting of all the grains, except fax, is
nearly finished. In parts of the Red
River Valley the wheat is hardly COM
ing up to expectations of ten days
ago, though the heads are every where
filled with grain of excellent quality,
and south of the Minnesota the
threshing returns are, so far, very sat-
isfactory. The oat crop is generally
poor, and many fields have been left
for the ripening of the stools which
began to grow early in July. Much
of the early flax is very good; some
of the late flax is good and some is
nearly worthless. Much of the bar
ley is discolored. Stacking has been
conducted with all possible speed dur
ing the dry weather, and some thresh-
ing from the shock has been done.
Forage crops are good.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15
Can Appropriate.

When the legislature meets in 1901,
it will be able once more to appro-
pirate moneys for necessary public
improvements in roads and bridges
out of the states internal improve
ment fund. The close of the states
fiscal year finds the treasurer with
cash on hand to the credit of the fund
sufficient to pay off all outstanding
appropriations, and still leave a bal
ance of $1,536.55 on hand. This has
not happened since 1897.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15
Histrionic Improbability.5 7

It was during the performance Of tQuo
vadis at Eureka, and Vinicins was begging
Petronius to forget his reproaches, saying,
HAh, how can you ever forgive me??''
ttVinici,ls, " replied Petroniua, with great
earnestness, thou art my only sisters dead
child. L. ..8s$& 81 sisS
Whereupon the audience, which was not
dead, but only bored, burst into huge laugh
ter.-Kansas City journal
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Tho State Fair.

The sale of privileges for the com.
ing state fair was conducted recent
ly at the administration building.
The dining privileges were all placed
in the hands of Minneapolis and St.
Paul churches. All of the outside re-
freshment privileges were sold, and
the sale, as whole, was the most suc-
cessful in the history of the fair. A
limited number of privileges still re-
main, and they will be disposed of be-
tween now and the opening day of the
fair.
The show privileges for the fair
have all been secured, and the man
agement ayers that none OF the feat
ures are Objectionable. Show privileges
were not sold to others than such as
the management felt assured were
proper. One of the interesting feat
ures of this department will be an
ostrich farm.
A catalogue of the Hereford cattle
to be sold at public auction at the
state fair Tuesday and Wednesday of
state fair week has been issued. The
catalogue gives full information in re-
gard to every animal, and copy may
be had upon applying to the secretary
at Hamline.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15

M Never marry but fdr love; but zee
that thou Jov'st what il lovely.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15
A Close Call.

An unknown laborer fell three
stories at the new Virginia apartment
house, Lyndale and Hennepin avenues,
Minneapolis, with a wheelbarrow full
of brick, and escaped injury. Just
how the accident occurred is not
known. The man was at first stunned
by the fall and the police were sum-
moned. Before they arrived, however,
he had recovered consciousness and
taken car for his home.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15
Genuine ptil'aIis'n,. Il j ! / ], ]

Genuine Optlmtsm. IA T58S
The Pessimist- That waiter sawfully slow
with those cheese sand Wiches.
The Optimist Oh, never mind. The longer
We wait the better grows the cheese. -lndi.
lnapolis Prexs.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15
Cost of Election.

The cost to the state for the COM
ing election will be about $4,000. Fifty
different blank forms are to be issued;
$4,000 copies of the election laws in
pamphlet form; over 100000 copies of
instruction to voters in different Ian
guages; $4,000 registers and poll lists;
10000 copies of the constitutional
amendment; 65O,OOO ballots; $4,000
tally sheets will be issued.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15

The Democratic state organization
was perfected at the stated meeting
called for Aug. 2, and under auspices
most promising for success. The new
plan of county Representations proved
all that has been expected. It was the
largest state committee ever organized
in the state by any party, and in ability
and especially in enthusiasm, will cnal.
lenge any like gathering. G.. SO
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15
News In Brief,

|
The state training school was the
fate of Richard Anklam, Is years old,
who was arrested Sunday, after being
found in grocery store, which he had
entered by opening the door with
false key.
Farmers and homesteaders near
ROLLS, in the eastern part of Marshall
county, this state, have had their
crops and buildings endangered the
past seven days by teacherous fire
raging in huge peat bog.
Savings bank deposits are shown to
have increased O,S55.46 last month,
by report prepared by the public
examiner. The total deposits in the II
savings banks of the state at the end
of the month amounted to $12,157,-
| o55.34. The number of individual de-
posits was 1926. an increase of sos.
George S. Garfield is to be secretary
of the Democratic State Central Com
mittee, and will have to give up the
management of the reform press bu-
reau. His place will be taken by Peer
Stromme, Minneapolis.
The crop outlook has grown to be
better than was expected, and with
J the progress of harvesting good re-:
ports are coming in from many Sec
tions of this and neighboring states.
In most places it is just between har-
vest and threshing, and the final esti-
mate of the crop cannot be made un-
til the threshing reports come in.
The large coal docks of the Duluth,
Mesaba Z, Northern Railway, at Iron
Junction, were partially destroyed by
fire.
A wheelman's organization has de-
cided to build a cycle path around the
shore of Bemidji lake. # 49,
| William Livingston, aged "a, en-
ployed by the Smith Packing Com
pany, St. Paul, was drowned in the
Mississippi river at South St. Paul,
while in bathing. The body was re-
covered. ,.
A barn belonging to Iver Holen,,
near Belyiew, was burned. Six horses
were burned to death, and one wagon,
several sets of harness and large
amount of hay were also destroyed.
The city council of Rochester has
decided to install q firm alarm sys-
TEN, and two-circuit system, with
10 experimental boxes, will be put in
Operation at once.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15

The race for the Burchardship in this
campaign is close one between Roose-
velt and one Paul Van Dervoort of Ne.
braska. To date both are neck and neck
in violent abuse Of Democrats, Van Der.
voort having recently professed to have
been Democrat, but Roosevelt is the
more respectable virago. Van Dervoort
is thoroughly despised by those who
know him best, and especially by veter-
ans of the Civil war who knew him as
commander.in-chief Of the G.. A. r.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15

Sept 6 is the date set for making
the winning reform ticket for 1900 by
the fusion forces. Remember both the
date and prediction. "
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15

Already there is demand that Van
SAINT say less of national and more Of
state issues. And there is no lack.
There is Inspector Clausen, and there
is Commissioner Mills, and there is
railroad taxation. Up and at 'em, Van.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15

Let's see. Governor Lind was first
elected in 1895, and counted out by the
Bixby machine. He was again elected
in 1893, and is closing his term as the
best governor the state has ever had.
In November he will receive his third
election and round out record of state
service Of which all may well be proud.
Willmar tribune., 1900-08-15

Roosevelt on Democrats-au Demo-
crats-"Dishonest at home and towards
abroad"
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-17

The isthmian canal commission will
not make a preliminary report or any
kind of report whatever until rext De-
center. Indeed they have mot Jet the
material for report Of any nature. The
commission have about 500 men still ct
work examining the Nicaragua and
Panama routes, and until their work IL
completed and the results of 1t communal.
GATED to them an Intelligent
report oannot be made. Nevertheless
there seams to be strong pressure to take
up the Nicaragua bill and pass 1t at this
session. Such course would seem to be
exceedingly unwise. A work which Is to
cost si50, COO. COO ought not to be tsgun
until the most thorough examination Of
routes has been made and the most careful
con alteration Of the obstacles In the way
been given. II Congress were going ahead
without the commissions report 1t was
folly to send the commission to the 18TH
mua. There is no emergency which de-
mands the beginning Of this work this
year. Il can wait and It ought to walt
until tho report Of the commission is
before Congress
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-17
RUN SEEING AND FEES.

There were Indications In the City
Council last night that ths people Of
Portland are beglnning to get very tired
Of psying the bills Of the faroical process
known az suppressing the liquor trafio
They have certainly been long suffering
and slow to anger. Year after year thsy
have contributed large sumo to the
sheriff's oflios for the purpcss OF shutting
up the rumshops. and the rumshops are
as numerous and wide opsn today as
ever. Two men are constantly employed
ct liberal per diem and feos. WHOSE
scle duty IL is to shut up the rum shops.
yet unless appsara noes are misleading.
the rumshops increase rather than d.
minish In numbers. As the law Is now
IL offers constant and powerful temp
tation to keep the rumshops open. Every
rumshop shut up meass Q loss Of oppor-
tuniiy for fees. for no seizures cal be
made In closed shops. and every new
rumshop opened means gain Of oppor-
tunity for fees. The fees are just Is large
fer scizing sprinkler Of beer and o
bottle OF whisksy a. for teizing hogs
head of liquor, and 1t involves much
less trouble to carry OF the sprinkler
than the hogshead, besides having less
tendency to shut mp the shop and there
by put an end to an opportunity for get.
ting future fsss. II the lawmakers
had set to work to devise Q scheme for
encouraging the officers Of the law to
keep the rumshops open they could not
have concocted better one than the 60
called sheriff enforcement act. The rems-
dy, and the only remedy, 10 the one pro-
vided in the order submitted to the Uoun-
oil last niRht--the quitting oil the fees
for 1t Is useless to expect in the present
condition of public sentiment, tho.
rough and radical enforce ment of the
prohibitory law, such as the statute calls
for. The present sheriffs are not sin-
ners above others. They are simply follow
ing the pre- cedsnts OF the last tsn, II not
twenty-five years. Perhaps they think
that the custom which they are follow
ing has been In vogue so long as to have
the force of Law. II nothing can be done
TO break up the custom then less reward
should be given for following 1t.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-17
DEATH OF ELY CoGHLAN.


In oonnscticn with the recent death az
kiiy Ceshlan psshstis story is told az
the successful Efforts % keep the news Of
10 from her mothsr. Not only he's she
been uninformed Of this death. but also
Of that Of her son, Charles. which 90
CURED Last Nevsrbsr. Mr.. Coahlan 10
81 years old, and suffers tom hsars dis
ease. Physicians say the slishtsst shock
would kill her. Within the beautiful cot
tses 81 New Rochelle. the hons Of the
Coghians, there are 10 visible signs Of
mourning. Kily Coshlan was the moth
sr's fsvories daughter. Hose Coahlan,
her husband. John I. Sullivan. and their
daughter always grsst the whits-hairsd
mothar with cheerful words and ire
quently with news Of the dsoeassd son
and daughtsr. Mrs.. Coghlan cherished
above all els her ohildrsn. Ely was the
youngest daughter. Nos dag passes but
ssHsys you heard frsm him todayf" she
often asks qusriously. "5ome time ego. I"
she told; "he 10 20 busy with bis oom-
pany ON ths road that he does not think
20 write - frequently a. was his Gus
But there come times when HE mother
kEOWa R8eAo3H Avs u A0teo4s 49, e~~~r--
nave warned The family OF the danger OF
worry 10 Mrs. Coghlan, 90 at the breakfast
table 3 lettsr 10 forthcoming, and the
OLD uother listens astentively while 10 70
rcd. while Mr.. Sullivan and his
daughter look with moist eyes at Hose
Coehlan a. she frames words that would
be writtsn BY Charles Coghlan where be
alive. Newspapers are seduiousIf sx-
sluded from the home. lest BY any chance
they should contain word which would
betray the secret. Occasionally care-
fully censored copy 10 produ"ed. In order
that the sbssnos Of papers may not be
noticed. with the death Of ELY Coghlan,
the fAmily's burden has besn doubled.
Mrs. Coehian had bssn told that ELY
contemplated q trip abroad. and that be-
fore her return she will visit the Paris
exposition. The so,ourn, thsy say. will
be indefinite. They tell her that In Pa:is
ELY viii take up again the study Of her
art, ana will later rsjoin her husband.
Sydney Battsm, secretary Of the Lsedsn-
hall bank Of London. In Q little time,
the family say, they will be forced to In
dite other letters, with messages to the
mother from her favorite daughter.
The Portland daily press., 1900-04-17

The Committee on Judiciary Of the
Massachusetts, legislature have reported a
bill In favor of abolishing the death pen.
atty. But the passage of the bill is quite
another matter. As q deterrent from
murder the death penalty has proved
of little value, that crime being NO isss
frequent in states where the death PEN
atty exists than In those where imprison-
ment for life constitutes the extreme pen.
atty. Nevertheless most Of the states In.
cline to cling to the death penalty. II
is only In vsry few states of the union
that IL does not exist.