Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-04-18

arm about the neck of the visitor and
with his voice full of emotion, the tears
increasing in size as they coursed down
the Napoleonic visage, assured his
friend that he had on the certain occa.
sion referred to, only drank Appolinaris
water! "And so," said the devout and
unsophisticated Minnesotan, II thank
God for this convincing proof of the in
tegrity of our president. And, as a
minister once wrote into a report of his
serlnon-"here he wept ittle.''
Chow do you find trade this spring?''
we asked of one of the best known of
the Twin City travelling men-one OF
the monuments still standing to show
what travelling men were before the
trusts fell upon them. "Rotten, rot.
ten" was the reply. And the salesman,
whose line is hardware and building
materials, went on to explain that deal
ers are now overstocked with the
"boom'' purchases of last year, and the
continued high trust prices have
checked all kinds of building.
On the same point Old Pease, in the
oft-misguided Anoka Union, tells the
actual truth as to Twin City conditions
in the following:
Things amt just right yet in Mime
sofa, and don't know but what it will
apply to the nation. Every blamed thing
that enters into the construction of a
building has gone skyward in price, and
yet you can buy store buildings and
houses in St. Paul, in Minneapolis, An
Okla, Mankato, Winona and many other
towns for less than the raw material is
worth. In a St. Paul daily recently saw
residences offered in good localities for
several hundred dollars less than they
could be built for today, and the lot was
thrown in the bargain. There's some
thing wrong when such state of affairs
exist, and I'd just like to know what's
the matter? That's not prosperity by q
long shot,
The annual statistics Of the states
various charities show rather small IN.
crea:es in such charges. Of insane the
increase is 147, the present total being
3,542. Total of all the institutions, in
sane, soldiers home, deaf, blind, feeble
minded, state public school, training,
reformatory and state prison, 6,158; in.
crease, 221. Soldiers home has de.
creased 8, and the public school de.
creased 20. The reformatory has in.
creased 48, while the prison has
increased but 2.
And speaking of state departments,
the dairy and food keeps up it's record,
with fines collected for March amount.
ing to 1888.
The Democratic state cer trail commit.
tee has been called by Chairman Ros.
ing to meet on April 10 at St. Paul, p.
M, for the purpose of calling the state
convention to select delegates to the
coming national convention. The meet.
ing takes place at the Merchants hotel
headquarters. Eighteen delegates and
the same number of alternates are to be
selected.
Speaking of which call, it is surpris-
ing how little mention there has been
of candidates for delegates, going to
show how much less men are thinking
of themselves and personal ambitions,
than of principles, issues, and the most
effective line Of action to secure their
success.
The unfortunate situation in St. Paul,
with two factional candidates for mayor,
has been reduced to one of great hope,
by the patriotic and self-sacrifcing
withdrawal of one of the candidates,
Hon. J. w. Willis. The judges noble
action well illustrates the sentiment of
conservation and the determination to
let nothing stand in the way of party
success, which so largely prevails in the
reform ranks. Judge Willis act should
be commended all over the state.
The great Democratic victory scored
in Milwaukee is pointer for that which
the united Democracy will score in St.
Paul soon, and Minneapolis a little
later. Watch the prediction.
Fighting Jack Mullen's fight for seal
ing fees, ended just as he promised it
would. Closing that long case the
state has received in cash the full
amount claimed against the boom com.
panies, for which the state reimbursed
Captain Mullen for his fees, so that the
state is repaid every dollar, some $751;
600.
Since his return from Texas, our great
national leader, Mr.. Bryan, has been
on an extended tour of the Pacific slope,
including Washington, Oregon and in.
terror portions of California, returning
via Southern Kansas. Since his great
campaign of 1896 it is said that Mr..
Bryan has travelled over 100000 miles.
He has addressed more people by far
than any other man in the world. And
as to popularity and enthusiastic recep.
ton he excels all others, even Grant, in
his time Of greatest hold on the country.
Strikes, lockouts and all the various
ways in which labor is obliged to
struggle for existence, the like of which
was not known even in panic times,
mark the continued gold standard pros.
perity.
Score one for ex-Assistant Secretary
Of State Davis, who found in his visit
to South Africa SO much to condemn
the un-Americanism of the administra.
ton that he has resigned, upon deter.
mining to lecture, that his course might
not subject himself to criticism. :.
A mountain in California, solid gran.
tie, has suddenly sunk out Of sight
What warning to the G. O. p !
q. s. @.