Willmar tribune., 1900-12-19


sracter as ever occupied . seat in the
senate, and in point Of ability with
equal opportunity would easily rank
with Davis. .S=s p. ..@5a.s .S. 81
The Atwater Republican says that
P. G., Thompson and. Q. O. Bergstrom
have been around that neighborhood
securing signatures to petitions for
as chief boiler inspector
of the Seventh district. re Both gentle
men were candidates for appointment
by Gov. Lind for the same place few
ago:
The Supreme Court has decided that
the Jacobson ''Y'' law is constitution
al and valid, which will compel rail-
roads to connect their lines at cross
ings with an "Y" for thu accomoda-
tion of shippers in carload lots. This
is feather in the cap of the Lac qui
Parle legislator.
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Senator McCumber of North Dakota
is out cunning for Senator Nelson 8
prosperity cure. He says it is alright
to give relief in some cases, but peo-
pie who have no business to do so are
using the law to rid themselves of
debt. There are many cases of farm
ers, even, who take the cure. This
outrageous condition must, of course,
be remedied.
France is said to have designs upon
100, 900 square miles of Brazilian ter
ritory which it wishes to organize as
a colony to be known as Amazonia.
This will give a chance to test the
virtue of the Monroe doctrine after
the incubation of imperialism into
the fabric of our government. The
new idea that we will be obliged to be-
come owners of all people we protect
doesn't stand the test of old Presi-
dent Monroe's notions.
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AS an instance of the rapid growth
of Minnesota towns may be mentioned
that four towns which had practi: i:ally
no existence at the time of the last
census now sport over 1900 inhabit-
ants, viz: Bemidji, Two Harbors,
Virginia and Hibbing.
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'The man whose protection from
wrong rests wholly upon the benevol-
ence OF another man or Congress, is
a slave, man without right" said
Ex-President Harrison before large
audience at the University at Ann
Arbor Saturday. The ex-president
thoroughly demolished the foreign
policy of the administration. as far as
its being in accord with cherished
American principles is concerned.
There are none so blind as those who
will not see and perhaps tits we'll that
the steersman of the administration
craft is unable to see anything but the
rocks and shoals of spoilsmen and
public plunder. The precipice Of out
ragged justice is beyond his ken, but is
inevitable nevertheless.
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England is recruiting 5000 more
men to go to South Africa. If the
Beers keep on at the present rate o1
capturing 1000 Britishers a week, she
had better make it $4,000. The beers
promise to keep the war going fo1
seven years, and claim they have the
necessary resources for doing So
They have the sympathy not only O.
every republic on the globe, but O.
the common people of every monarchy
Much ridicule is made of Kitchener
who long ago reported that the wa,
was over.
North Dakota has only eight towns
with population exceeding 1900. O.
these only two have larger popu1a
tion than Willmar, namely, Fargo
and Grand Forks. Willmar is larger
by 80 souls than Bismarck, the capita
of North Dakota; it has 1,O31 more
people than Grafton, 1881 more thar
Wahpeton, and $50 more than James
town.
VIM. J. Bryan has announced tha
he will begin the publication of a week
ly newspaper to be known as Th'
Commoner, at Lincoln, Neb. He is tt
be both editor and manager. He ha!
concluded that by that means he viii
best be able to serve the cause he il
devoted to, to secure justice to tn
common people. He will also lecture
in college towns, where he will hav'
the opportunity to talk to students
Long live the Commoner.
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The Britishers are still being borei
in South Africa.
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And by the way, our own redoubt
able Gen. Otis rises to remark that tn,
anti-imperia1ists are still hamperin'
the work of conquering the Filipinos
Congressman McCa all of Massachusetts
the republican who ran ahead of Nc
Kinley, is the latest thorn in the sid
of Benevolent Assimilation Otis