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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-08-31
l.NJUST ICE
Income Tax Avoided In Order that the Poor
Might Garry the Burdens OF War.

New York Journal: Americans who
respect themselves and love their coun-
try will pay their war taxes willingly.
Americans who have strain of the hog
in them will grumble and do their best
to shift the taxes to their neighbors.
But decent Americans, who love their
country, respect themselves and are glad
to make every needful sacrifice for the
maintenance of the national welfare and
honor, believe in fair play.
While they pay their war taxes un-
grudgingly they ask why is it that those
who have the least are compelled to pay
the most and that those who have most
pay least2
Why is there no income taxi
Why should the necessities and little
comforts of the poor be taxed to carry
on the war and the fortunes of the rich
escape altogether2
The mother who telegraphs her hus-
band that her child is dying must buy a
one-cent stamp before she can send the
message. ~ ...--....<..~.. Ill.,. :
Russell Sage pays not cent on his
income of million year.
Is that right? ~.
The laborer who breaks rock for dol.
lar day and sits down with his dinner
pail in the shade of a boulder in this
sitting weather at the noon hour is taxed
on the can of beer with which he refresh
es and strengthens himself.
John D. Rockefeller pays nothing on
his income of $12,OO0,OOO.
Is that right? ~.*
The mixed loaf that the tenement
house mother cuts for her children paws
war tax. ~
The Trinity church estate, the Aston
estate, and all the gigantic wealth of the
landlords of New York goes scot free.
Is that right?
The citizen whose business requires
him to travel is taxed for his ticket. The
earnings of the railroad and steamship
companies are untouched.
Is that right?
The woman who drinks cup Of tea
pays war tax. The men who grow
rich by selling tea are exempt.
Is that righta
The consumer pays everything; those
who supply the consumer pay nothing.
Why should riches be left alone by the
government and the taxing hand be
thrust into the pockets where the :ewest
dollars are?
Why is there no income tax?
Because the supreme court has decided
that an income tax is unconstitutional.
What does chat prove?
Simply that the constitution must he
amended.
The American people were not made
for the constitution, but the constitution
for the American people.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-08-31
lNvEST lGAl =.
John Sherman Adds His Voice to tie General
Demand for a Investigation Of
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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-08-31
Sees Danger Ahead.

Prof. Charles Elliot of Harvard Uni
versity sees peril for the American ms
ton as result of the war with Spain.
He believes peace has come at the ex-
pense of menacing revolution in ma
tional politics. The foundations of the
republic, in his opinion, are unsettled.
Obligations foreign to the spirit of Amer
lean institutions are held to have been
undertaken. Danger is seen in what he
regards as the spread of militarism and
the desire for the maintenance of large
standing army and a powerful navy.
Embodiment with other nations as re-
suit of the problem of the disposition Of
the Philippines is predicted as posi-
bility. In short, he believes that the re
suits of the war are far more calamitous
to the country than the war itself. As
the only way of ave1ting these alleged
perils he urges all good citizens to be on
guard for the welfare of the country.
He says:
The worst of the war is that its results
can never be fully foreseen and that they
may turn out far worse than the actual
calamity of its course. The United States
went to war fancying that compare
lively simple, easy and brief task was
before it. Peace has nominally come.
The actual conflict has ended, but less
than one hundred days of war has result
ed in revolution in the United States.
The foundations on which the repub-
lie has rested have been unsettled; the
principles upon which the government
depends have been violated; we have un-
dertaken obligations which neither our
institutions nor our national character
enables us properly to discharges; we, the
one great military power in the
world, have suddenly joined the ranks
of the nations burdened with great arm
les and navies we have loaded ourselves
with an enormous national debt, and
with an enormous increase of annual ex-
penditures, permanent oppressive tax
upon the industry of the people; and,
further, whatever disposition may be
made of the Philippines, we are already,
through holding them and claiming the
right to dispose OF them, brought into
entangling relations with the nations Of
the old world, and run the risk of losing
the inestimable boon, which has hither-
to been ours, of freedom from the CON-
pllcations of the international politics of
the old world, and of remaining the
independent masters Of our own fortunes.
It is, indeed, momentous revolution,
We are in no condition to add new
responsibilities to those which already
rested upon US. The tremendous and
magnificent experiment of self-govern-
ing democracy is by no means sstisfac-
torily solved. The results of the war
makes its solution infinitely more doubt
full and difficult. We are threatened by
enormous domestic dangers, political
and social. The results of the war add
to their peril and increase their number.
But, the more threatening the dangers,
the greater the difficulties, the more
doubtful the issue, so much the more the
strenuous and steady must be the effort
of the good citizen for the welfare of
the country. He may lose hope, but he
does not lose courage. eff hopes were
dupes, fears may be liars" ....
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-08-31

Gen. Longstreet, one of the great Con-
Tolerate leaders, remarked in an inter
view the other day I believe what little,
if any, sectional feeling prevailed before
the war is now entirely obliterated, and
that the popular conviction that such
feeling no longer exists is one of the
grand achievements of the war with
Spain. s.-.~ =.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-08-31

The president has completed the task
of appointing the peace commission, the
members being as follows: Senator Dav-
is, Secretary Day, Senator Frye, Justice
White and Whitelaw Reid. The politi-
cal complexion of the commission is
strongly republican.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-08-31
complimenting Lind.

The Princeton Union, Republican
paper, published by State Auditor Dunn,
has correspondent in the Fourteenth
regiment at Chickamauga and here is
what he says of Quartermaster Lind:
While speaking of the efficiency of
officers, there is one, though not mem
Der of the Fourteenth, who is very pop
u]ar among its men; in fact his populari-
ty in the Fourteenth fully equals that in
his own regiment, the Twelfth Minneso-
ia. John Lind is quartermaster of his
regiment, the most important position
in regiment, and has never given the
men a chance for complaint. Whenever
equipments were to be issued, his wagon
train was always the first at the quarter
masters depot and thus the Twelfth was
always certain to get all it was entitled
to. There was no chucking off Of dam
aged goods on Lind; he. was there and
saw what was issued. In the matter Of
securing food supplies he was equally
prompt and the Twelfth always got the
best there was and full rations too John
Lind is not an officer who likes to admire
his shoulder-straps in the mirror all day,
but he is a soldier who does his duty
promptly and one of whom all Minneso-
ia may be proud.
The Minneapolis Time in news item
admits chat the Old Soldiers Anti Eustis
League Of Minneapolis is incre asing rap
idly in membership and now numbers
ever 900.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-08-31

Constipation and piles are twins. They
kill people inch by inch. Sap life away
every day. Rocky Mountain Tea viii
positively cure you. IS cents. For salt
at Eckstein's.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-08-31

: Hon. John Sherman touched up Sec
rotary Alger in an interview the other
day with nervousness that will be en-
dorsed universally and among men of all
political parties. The former senator
said:
ssThe man who is responsible for the
Encouragement of the Cuban campaign,
resulting IN needless loss of scores OF
American soldiers lives and in the in
fiction of horrible tortures upon thous-
ands of the brave defenders Of their coun-
try's honor, should not be in the cabi-
net .
Henry Labouchere, editor OF the Lon.
don Truth, says that large standing
army would be necessary if the United
States were to embark on spirited for
eign policy Of annexation. This army,
he declares, would soon crush out de-
mocracy at HON and in the end some
popular general would feel It his duty to
save society BY making himself such a
president as the constitution never con-
templated.
There are q few things that money
cannot buy, but the trouble IS that not
many people want them.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-08-31

Among those who attended the Court
land celebration, says the St. Peter Her
aid, none were more interested than Mrs.
G.. A. Blomberg, wife Of Nicollet coun-
tvs clerk of court. Mrs. Blomberg was
a young girl at the time of the Sioux
outbreak and was living with her parents
above Fort Ridgely. The Indians came
down like wolves on the fold and took
the entire family prisoners. The girl was
held for over six weeks, during which
time she suffered all the horrors of a fear
that she might be killed at any moment.
A small Scotch boy was summoned to
give evidence against his father, who was
accused of making disturbances in the
streets. Said the bailie to him:
'sCome, my sweet man, speak the
truth, an let US hear all ye ken about
this affair."
'.Weel, SIR said the lad, cd ye ken In
yerness street,"
q do, laddie,' replied the magistrate.
ell, ye gang along It and turn into
the square, and cross the square z Z. Yes,
yes said the ballie, enc ouragingly
And when ye gang across the square
ye turn to the right, and up the High
street, and keep up High street till ye
come to pump. 4
Quite right, my lad !; proceed, = said
the magistrate 81 know the old pump
well ~ s5--5
..Weel," said the boy, with the most
infantlle simplicity ..ye may gang and
pump il, feriye'n no pump me. e lid
Bits.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-08-12
Wolf Hunt.

Chadron, Neb.-Special-Gray wolves
have become so numerous and ravenous
to the herds northwest of Chadron as
to require stringent measures to check
their depredations. With this end in
view all the ranchers and stockmen be-
tween the White and Cheyenne rivers to
the Wyoming line have planned to
start a three days hunt Monday morn
ing, to continue until Wednesday night.
The aid of hunters is sought from
without the territory in question, and
Ben B.. Davis started for the Ketchum
ranch, twenty-five miles north of here,
with his twelve greyhounds, to join in
the sport. The hunt will cover more
territory in South Dakota, than in Me-
braska.
A large number of cattle have been
killed this summer by the pesky grays.
the loss being heaviest among the
calves and y%earlings, and the depreda-
tions falling about equally to all herds.
One stockman lost eleven yearlings in
week.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-08-12
Men For Miles.

Washington, Aug. 3.-All haste is be-
ing made to re-enforce General Miles
with troops sufficient to give him an
army of 10000 men. Transports have
been ordered to Tampa to take General
Coppinger and a detachment of troops
to Porto Rico, and General Grant is at
Newport News awaiting Transports. It
will thus be seen thai the department
purposes making the first blow the
ina one, instead Of engaging in a Ions
drawn out campaign. This isl the
policy General Miles urges, and it is
his desire to have an army sufficient
to crush the enemy right at the start.
1t is not easy to say what effect the
peace overtures will have upon the
Porto Rican campaign, and the milf
tary authorities themselves are quite
anxious to know if the campaign is to
be interrupted by an armistice.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-08-12
LIVE STOCK T

Denver, Colo, Special: One of the
most important orders ever issued by
the Union Pacific railroad, insofar as
the live stock market of Denver and
the western shippers of live stock is
concerned, was promulgated today.
Early in the year on complaints from
shippers that they We're being. dis
eliminated against on shipments to
Denver from points west of Colorado,
the National Live Stock association
took I'D the matter of adjusting these
rates with western lines. AS a result
the Union Pacific today issued an or
der making Denver the terminus for all
western shipments Of stock instead Of
Ogden.
Heretofore a shipper was compelled,
on reaching Ogden. to select his route
to the eastern markets. If he selected
the Union Pacific for Omaha or Kan
sas City he was not allowed to try
the Denver market without paying the
local freight rate from Cheyenne, Wye,
to Denver and return. a distance of
over 210 miles. Under the new ruling
a shipper can have his stock billed
to any eastern market via Denver
without extra charge. thus giving him
the advantage of two markets instead
Of one without extra freight rates.
which made shipments from many
points in the west to this market pro-
hibitory.
1t is said that other western roads
terminating OF running through here
will axe similar action at an early
date,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-08-12
HOPES WAR WILL CEASE

Madrid Special: The merchants and
financial men of the nation welcome
the thought of an early cessation Of
hostilities, even though the outlook at
best is very dark for them. Almost all
is lost they know, and so respondent
are they that many think it may be
best for the nation if the Philippines,
too, are taken.
They have expressed themselves es
freely as they dared and approved any
suggestion putting a stop to the war
expenditures. They comment gloomily
on the loss Of Cuba n Porto Rico
which tell most heavily on the export
trade, manufacturing and shipping in
terests of Spain. Their gravest anx-
lety now. however. is to know what
will happen about the Cuban debt
existink when the insurrection began
In 1895. This amounted to about $780,
600, 900, guaranteed by Spain. They are
also anxious about the burden of ex-
pend1tures Incurred since 1895, includ-
ing the war with America, namely
$500, DOC, 900 principal. The interest of
both debts will, like older Cuban loans,
have to be faced by the wretched Span
ish taxpayers. Liquidation on a large
scale will be n of the consequences
of this war the merchants say and
must lead to a reduction in the prin-
cipal and interest of all debts Of Spain
If the budgets are ever to be leveled.
With all the dark future before them
the leading business men are intensely
pleased at, the prospect of peace, be-
ing confident Of the recuperative DOW
ers and natural Of the ma
ton if civil war disturbances can only
be averted directly after a peace treaty
shal have been signed. I have gath
cred these impressions from foreign
and native financiers of Madrid and
Barcelona. One of them, a director
in the Bank of Spain, said to me:
"We believe the United States will
not insist upon keeping hold of the
Philippines because she very wisely
wants to avert a scramble for the
partition of u archipelago, in which
the European powers, especially Rus
STA, Germany, France, perhaps Eng
land, would ask a share, becoming
thereby unpleasant neighbors for
America in the Philippines, let alone
Japanese, too.
Nov, what we do apprehend is in
the first place if America returns to
us the colony we will have to spend
much moneyin reconpuering and keep
ing it and in the second place our rule
thereswill be always overshadowed and
crippled by American influences ex-
actly as it was in Cuba. That is why
u business men question the expedi-
ency of retaining the Philippines"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-08-12

The proclamation changing the boun-
deries of the Black Hills forest re-
serve will not be put in shape for sub
mission to the president for some time.
Land Commissioner Hermann has
stated hat his office has determined
Upon the boundries to be established
under the proclamation, but has
thought it advisable to hear all objec-
ton that might be made to them be-
fore the proclamation was issued, with
a view to allowing everyone interested
Opportunit to state his objections.
Copies of the maps of the proposed re-
serve lands have been submitted to SEN
ators Kyle and Pettigrew. 1t is ex-
pected that they will submit these maps
to the inspection of the parties living
in the vicinity Of the reserve and will
file objections later. Until they are
received NJ action will be taken by
the and Office changing the boundaries
of the reserve.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-08-12

The insurgent commander has re-
Gently become openly insolent. Admiral
Dewey has communicated the facts to
washington, although he is not
alarmed at the outlook. The insur-
gent leader would not dare order an
attack on the American camps, because
they are protected by the guns Of the
squadron, and it is not certain hat the
other chiefs would obey his commands.
General Merritt, aided by the squad
on, could repel a combined assault
from both Aguinaldo and the Spaniards
of the city.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-08-12

Washington, D. c., July 27.-Of the
800, 900 inhabitants of Porto Rico 200, 900
live in cities. The industries of the
island are almost entirely agricultural.
But there are few farming localities
Of the United States corresponding in
dimensions to this island which can
show such a collection Of cities and
towns. Porto Rico's area is about equal
to that of three average counties in
Illinois, Missouri, Kansas or any other
western state. Yet this territory, less
than 100 miles in length and one-third
that in width, has three cities above
5000 and fifteen or twenty towns Of 1000
and over. A characteristic of the Porto
Ricans is to live in towns, villages and
in plantation communities rather than
in scattered and isolated farm houses.
Much has been printed about San
Juan de Porto Rico. People Of the
United States are fairly familiar. by
description, with the Moro, the mas
sive walls, the narrow city, built along
a strip Of sand running parallel to the
mainland, n separated from it by the
bay. The capital of this new territory
of the United States no longer seems
foreign. With the other cities and
towns there is less acquaintance. From
consular sources the department of
state has come into possession of in
teresting data about the more import
ant population centers besides San
Juan.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-08-12
Foreign Notes.

A coal mine at Daily, Scotland,
which caught fire over fifty years ago
has at last urned itself out. All ex-
periments made to %extinguish it failed.
Cardinal Steinhuber Project of the
congregation Of the Index, has. I'M
dertaken to revise the condemnation of
books decreed in the last 800 years.
Copenhagen's round tower. built in
the eleventh century and $50 feet high,
is to be moved bodily a distance of
$50 feet to widen a business street.
England is being driven by the con-
tinuance Of the South Wales coal
strike to consider the desirability Of
the governments buying mines in or
der to be sure of a supply in case Of
war.
In the new reichstag there are only
lightweight mobiles. The number has
steadily diminished since 1871, when
it was 16O. There are said to be only
seven Jews elected to the reichstag. all
of them social democrats.
obwillllandisiliogogoch appears in the
British postoffice guide as the name of
a post and telegraph office in the ISL
and of Anglesey. 1t is said to mean
"the church of st. Mary in a hollow
of white hazel near to the rapid whirl-
pool and to Saint Disilio's church near
to a red cave"
Limoges has just held it's human hair
market, women from all the country
round coming there to sell their braids.
The price is now on the average IS
a pound; twenty years ago it was $40.
When a bargain has been struck the
woman is taken to the nearest inn
and shorn. At the last market $1,000
worth of hair was bought.
Three French officers propose to
carry out Jules Verne's idea, and ex-
plore the Sahara in a balloon. Their
plan is to go up at the gulf Of Gabes,
on the Mediterranean, to be carried
along by the regular northeast trade
winds, and to land somewhere in the
Niger basin. They have asked the
Paris municipal council for a grant CT
5 5000 for their enter prise.
A steam engine. the oldest in the
world, built by Boulton & Watt in 1777
for the Birmingham canal navigations,
which had been working regularly for
100 years at Smethwick, in the pumping
works, has just been put aside for a
more powerful engine built for the
same company by the same firm. The
old engine will be set up again at an
other station as a memorial Of what
can be lone with good machinery by
careful management.