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Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02

doubtless, be attacked Ia the courts, but II
1t Is upheld. and declared to be constitu-
tional II will work a great revolution In
New York's method Of taxation. IL Will re-
lieve the poor OF much Of their present
burden, and Il will be an example that other
states will hasten to follow.
The same may be said OF the experiment
being made in Michigan with graduated
income tax law. The taxation OF incomes
by the national government has been de-
cared unconstitutional in that II Is direct
tax, expressly forbidden to Be levied. states
have however. the right to levy direct
tax, and Michigan has availed Itself OF
that power to pass a law providing for the
taxation OF incomes Of both individuals and
corporations chartered "a the state. The
most serious objection to the Michigan Law
is its discriminating feature, incomes OF lets
than 81 900 per annum being exempted from
taxation This would probably anord
ground for attacking the consututionsliiy
OF the law. on the claim that 1t was class
legislation. While the New York Law re-
garding franchises seeks TO tax rich class
that has hitherto escaped taxation, the
Michigan law exempts the poorer class,
that has hitherto borne the heavier bur
den To be efhcacious these laws should
be void of Observation-Disclosures eontem-
plate only these methods and enus tnat
are emlnently just and right-and they
should be administered with absolute I'm.
partiallty.
Both OF these schemes are directly In
line with the more enlightened economic
sentiment. and at this time, when the
city and state are crying for increased
revenue, they furnish topics that should
not be overlooked by local students OF
municipal affairs. 1t may be that before
long we will be compelled TO call these
new methods into use here at home,
Should that time come 1t would be well
II Maryland was able to act In the premises
within the pale Of the law and to posi-
lively certain end.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02
NEW SCHEMES OF TAXATION.
Michigan and New York Seek TO
EGuaIize the Burden.

Baltimore American.
Unless the wel-laid plans go astrAy.
their sister states will owe New York and
Michigan many thanks for demonstrating
new ways OF realizing the ends contemp-
lated by the theory OF taxation. As has
been previously stated In these columns
the correct theory on this most important
economical question teaches that the burden
OF taxation should be borne equally, accord
ing TO wealth. That this Is seldom the con-
dition in actual practice Is too we'll known.
The poor man owning a little home Is
taxed heavily. while the rich, whose wealth
is represented by easily concealable stocks
and bonds, get off with very much less than
their equitable share. The same is true of
the great corporations, which have a pecu-
liar facility for escaping the heavy hand
OF the tax assessor. Both New York and
Michigan have taken positive steps to cor
rect this condition.
The press of the nation has been almost
unanimous in praising the action OF the New
York legislature as equitable and right.
The plan embodied in the Ford bill for the
taxation OF franchises upon the same basis
as real estate appealed to the masses OF
the people as eminenuy Just. The law VIII,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02
yrtELEJog.y CAN STAND IT.

While In this free republic public
men, high or low, are justly amemble
to criticism for public acts, the vicious
attack made by the New York Tribune
upon Assistant Secretary Of War
Melklejohn Is utterly unwarranted and
indefensible. The malicious intent Of
this diatrlbe manifests itself through
every sentence. Beginning with the
sneering reference to the assistant sec.
retary as "MeIklejohn from Nebraska" I"
the article shows that its inspiration
comes from some one who has per-
sonal grievance to avenge rather than a
public wrong to redress The fact that
Mr.. Melklejohn halls from Nebraska
cannot be distorted into a reflection
upon his ability or integrity.
The groundwork for the assault upon
Mr.. Meiklejohn is an order issued 10y
the war Office over his name directing
the dismissal of the clerks and stem.
ographers employed by the late war in.
quiry board and the storage OF all the
papers, testimony and documents of the
board in the vaults Of the War depart
ment. According to the Tribune this
action constitutes proof positive that
the War department dominated the
board created by the president to In.
vestigate its conduct in the war.
How such conclusion can be formed
from the mere fact that few men who
had soft berths under the board have
been taken Off the public pay roll and
the assumption that the custody of the
records OF the investigation by the War
department indicates collusion passes
comprehension. Everybody knows
that the inquiry board ceased to exist
when 1t handed its findings and report
to the president. When the board
passed out of existence its clerks also
ceased to be of use and their discharge
became duty of the head Of the de-
partment
Inasmuch as the papers and docu-
ments relate entirely to the war office
their storage properly belongs In the
War department vaults. Where else
should they have been stored? Surely
not in the State, the Interior or the
hoi az
general postoffice, nor in the White
House.
The Tribune makes much ado over
the alleged refusal Of Assistant Secre-
tary Meiklejohn to order the printing
of the testimony and documents of the
inquiry board. This betrays mex
cusable ignorance. The printing Of
| these voluminous papers would involve
an outlay of thousands of dollars. What
right has the War department to have
these volumes printed without an ap-
! preparation by congress? And what
would be gained by forestalling con-
gress IL it could be done legally? The
sessions of the board were open and
| every essential part Of the testimony
| was published far and wide by the
press. Who would read the books If
| they were printed and distributed now
Surely the New York Tribune will not
contend that the American people are
clamoring for a rehash of the inter-
| minable story.
One consolation remains-the War
| department has had so much unmer-
tied abuse heaped upon it that Assist
ant Secretary Meiklejohn can stand his
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02
WRITING WAR HISTORY.
A Task Properly Belonging to un-
biased Civilians.
New York Evening Post.


New York Evening Post.
There may be a slight touch OF sarcasm in
Rear Admiral Scheys remarks about per-
sonal narratives Of war experiences, but
there Is sound sense in them also. Il have
not written anything" he says, about my
part in the war, and have declined all re-
quests for contributions. j do not believe
that those who make history or assist In
making history should write It, Their Held
of vision is necessarily limited, and they
view it quite differently from one who
might obliquely see the entire situation" I"
The chief and usually insurmountable OBJ
stacle to the writing OF history by those
who have a ehare in making 1t lies In the
natural disposition OF man to magnify the
importance OF his own labors. We had an
amusing illustration of this a few months
ago, when our late minister at Madrid re-
vealed in a published speech what he de-
clared to be state secrets OF the war. No
sooner were these published than the au-
thorlties at Washington declared them TO be
erroneous in every important particular. In
stead OF being history from the lips of
man who had a hand In making 1t, his
statements were declared to be quite the
contrary. No one can read the tediously
elongated personal narratives OF the late
war and not become convinced that when
the true history OF that struggle comes to
be written, by some man who had no part
in 1t, a great mass OF material will be thrust
aside as unimportant II not trivial. What
ever other value It may have, much OF the
personal contribution TO literature cannot
properly be regarded as history.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02
AGUINALDO.
Baltimore American.

Baltimore American
Aguinaldo, on summers day
Raked the meadows sweet with hay
That is, raked them as he ran,
Pursued by the American.
OF course, the job was incomplete
Because he raked them with his feet
He paused for breath beneath a tree;
"Oh! but I'm tired out!' quoth he
Two hundred miles. so infer
From my o'erworked cyclometer.
Two hundred miles since sun-up-reei
These spurts will be the death of me.
And records!-at the rate I've run
I've broken every doggone one!
Cant even rest my bones a spell
l say with Sherman, War is hellr
IT'S worse, I guess, because down there
They must have camp Stools or a chair
"or some old-fashioned kinds OF seats
Where one may loaf beween the heats.
,'Hark! there's another Funston shriski
guess Ia better snook a sneak
"Of all sad words OF tongue or pen.
Inc saddest are these, I'm scootIn
again""
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02

In any other country in the world
such outbreaks of public sentiment as
have occurred recently in France
would mean a complete political revo'
luton. In France, however, these up
heavals come when there appears to be
least of a provocative nature and VIC
lent defamation is dissipated like the
forco of an unconined explosive. Nio
lent speech and turbulent demonstra'
tions are the safety valve to French
character and only when weight is
tied to the valve does an explosion
nnnllr-
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02
A Risky Experiment,
Philadelphia Record.

The proposition to enlist some other OF
the savage tribes in the Philippine Islands
to help night lie Tagals ought not to be
countenanced It was a costly initial mis-
take to enter into any arrangement with
the Filipino insurrectionists and to furnish
them with arms The mistake should not
be repeated. II the force now at the dis
posal OF General Otis be insufficient he
should have larger force. 1t is too late
to use any other form of argument than
military pressure until the islands shall be
paeified, After that every effort should be
brought to bear to make the new conditions
such an Improvement upon Spanish rule
change. ..
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02

The Omaha bogus circulation claim
ant asks The Bee why 1t does not sub.
init its books to Inspection by a Peter
Funk concern that pretends to guar
antee circulation of newspapers. This
is the coolest piece of impudence that
has been exhibited in these parts by
the Fake Mill. The Bee has for more
than twelve years published sworn cir
culation statements every day in the
year and Its circulation books are open
to inspection of all its advertising
patrons. 1t even goes further than all
that, Periodically 1t prints the names
of its carrier delivery subscribers and
thus puts its subscription lists into the
hands of its would-be competitors.
That Is good deal more than the
Fakery has dared to do, which declined
to exhibit Its list to the police board
last winter when it sought to secure
the license advertising.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02
AMERICAN GOODS ABROAD.
Arrival of Yankee Goods at an Eng
lfsh Electric Railway Shop.

I1sh ELECTRIC hallway ShOp.
London Chronicle.
The Shepherd's g. bush depot of the Great
Central railway, where the engine shops and
car sheds have just been completed, bear
witness to the presence Of American labor
They are filled with huge packing cases,
containing the machinery for the engines,
and other cases, stamped Manufactured in
the United States Of America"
Six OF the engines are now on the stocks
being fitted together. Some thirty more
are needed for the first working of the line
and no doubt an addition on that number
will be wanted soon after the system is In
working order Every week brings fresh
cases Of machinery from the states. None
Of the cars have arrived yet but the hrst
batch is expected within few days IL
lustrations OF the cars show them to be
unique in this country. The carriages are
SO rounded at the top that they At into the
tunnel to within six inches OF the plates
II the windows opened-fortunately they
don't-there would not be room for a man
to put his fist out without scraping his
knuckes on the sides of the tunnel. A
train will consist OF nine carriages. Each
carriage Is made on the open system. with
out compartments, and affords forty eight
seats. For the most part the seats are ar
| ranged longitudinally, divided like the seats
of a first class compartment. Each car
riage, however, contains two semi -compart-
ments in the center. capable OF holding
eight people, with seats arranged like those
of dining car.
In the work Of fitting up the engines and
the electrical plant several American work
men are engaged at Shepherds bush They
are chiefly occupied in the work OF directing
and experimenting, the simple ftting
work being given to English engineers.
Some twenty American workmen hold posi-
tions of trust on the works. The whole OF
the extensive electrical plant, also from the
states, is being laid under American super
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02

Our people are all familiar with
chalk -and-water milk, but compara'
lively little is known of the ingredients
of artificial cream. Food adulterauon
in America is rampant. The efforts OF
the late United States Senator Algernon
S. Paddock to check the tendency were
never properly appreciated, nor is Sen
ator Mason of Illinois credited with
sincerity in the campaign he Is waglng
upon impure food products. Yet there
is no more important subject OF legisia-
ton
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02
shrinkage of Trust Stocks.
China on Tribune

Chicago investors and brokers have suf-
fered from a shrinkage of 81. 600, 900 in trust
stocks during the last three months. New
York holders of trust paper have probably
lost five times this sum from the same
cause. The loss all over the country would
amount to good many millions. 1ndivid-
uals who have had their fingers burned
with trust common" may regard 1t as a
hardship but It Is national blessing. This
shrinkage of inflated trust values is the
most healthful feature OF the present bust
ness situation. 1t is the first sign OF a
check upon the trust craze.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02

The monthly report of the mint di-
rector shows that 2,214,OO0 standard
American silver dollars We're coined
during the month of April, or as many
as were required under the Bland-Alll-
son act. Yet the silverhes, who Were
satisfied with the Bland-Allison act as
liberal concession to the white metal
producers, are still complaining be-
cause the government is not doing
enough for silver. r.af.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02

Not all the brave men and true are at
the front. The travelling man who was
caught in the railroad wreck at Waterloo,
Ia, Saturday night and suffered his arm TO
be sawed off with common saw in the
hope OF saving his life was made OF the
genuine stuff; and his fellow passenger who,
when dying, requested that his waiting
iancee in this city should not be shocked by
the sudden news Of his death, but should be
told that he was simply detained, was of
the same sort.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02
SUMMER SMILES.

earth nth he would perhaps be more or le.
annoyed by people finding 1t cheaper to die
than 10 pay rent
Denver Post: Despite the low prices OF
all manner of wearing apparel this year, n
will be observed by a study of our public
thoroughfares when the bikers are out that
bicycle skirts come higher than ever.
Detroit Free Press: See the instructive
value of little things; the last straw broke
Yes; why didn't somebody keep It TO
tickle the elephant with?'
Chicago Record: "1sabsl, your new hat Is
absurd; it looks just like a huge flower
"Well. you needn't get so excited. Edgar;
yoy don't have TO get up before daylight
and pull weeds out of it,"
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Young Ham
merhead seems to be on his knees to every
Yes, he has his trousers creased by con.
tract"
Chicago Tribune;,, Foreigner-Are all zs
Illinois Farmer lone OF the unprosressiye
ssofto.9ss; sott sir. pretty much Some OF ems
ogstsT Fnre, snd some OF ,,5ns little worse
Illinois Farmer-O yes, you can ramble all
you want to, | reckon.
Detroit journal: When finally the rich
uncle. uncle died the poor nephew, being heir to
He became a spendthrift, actually paying
taxes on all his property.
The fool and his money soon partr" peo-
pla exclaimed. ominously.
Indianapolis Journal: Lawn mowers ara
SO high-priced" /" complained the suburbanite :
Il wish could think of good substitute
"A FEW children to play on the avn will
make one entirely unnecessary" suggested
the thoughtful neighbor
Chicago Record: Ibid you hear what
Reginald gave for a tIh,,
PRESENT.,
What was it?"
"A Communication ticket on a downtown
soda fountain"
Washington Star: Never mind" said
Aguinaido; Napoleon met his Waterloo"
Yes answered the Filipino leader: ;'he
met it, He wasn't cha sed up and down sew
erai mountain ranges by 1t, as have been"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02

The interesting news is cabled across
the Atlantic that a new German war
vessel has just been launched at Kiel
in the presence of Emperor William,
with the grand duchess of Baden per-
forming the christening service. The
vital point in the ceremony seems,
however, TO have been overlooked in
the failure of the dispatch to state how
the controversy was settled, whether
wine or water should be used on the
PROV.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02

We fear there is no prospect that any
naval vessel bearing the name Ne
braska' will be afloat soon. The gov
ernment and the manufacturers of
armor plate are still several hundred
dollars ton apart on the price to be
paid, and, as the government has no
facilities for doing the work itself, con-
struction cannot even be commenced.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02
Prediction Verified.


In his first inaugural Abraham Lincoln,
pleading for the preservation of the union.
prophesied that 'the mystic chords Of mem
ory, stretching from every battlefield and pa
triot grave to every living heart and hearth
stone all over this broad land will yet swell
the chorus CT the union, when again touched,
as they surely will be by the better angels
OF our nature" The prophecy has come
true
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02
SETTING A pERNICIOUs EXAMPLE.


There are two sides to every con-
troversy. This Is true of the conten-
ton between the Union Pacific and the
Bridge Terminal company. The Union
Pacific may have rightful claims
against the terminal company through
contracts that would entitle it to re-
cover the right-of-way trackage which
the terminal company has occupied.
The forcible seizure of this property in
violation of law Is, however, to be dep
recated, even though the property
should ultimately be adjudicated to the
Union Pacific under process of law.
Corporations are not above law. The
law protects in the full enjoyment of
their property rights, but 1t does not
exempt them from the penalties that
would be inflicted upon individuals un-
der like conditions. The lessee Of a lot
may be in debt to the owner for its
rental, but the owner cannot at any
time Of the day or night remove house
or any other property from the prem
ises without due process.
The periodic conflicts between rail
road corporations and palpable viola
tions of property rights not only create
popular prejudice against all corpora
tlons, but are also an incentive to an
archism. People who have no property
naturally feel that they have as much
right to take property that does not be-
long to them as a corporation has to
seize the property of another corpora
ton or individual holding adverse pos
session
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02

Iowa funeral directors are demanding
one day to rest There are very few
people who would not be willing they
should rest all of the time, but un.
fortunately no way has yet been dis
covered of repeating the one inexorable
law of nature.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02

The Board of Education would be
more than willing to shift some of its
troubles over the High school building
and grounds to the members of the city
council. The latter body, however, is
likely to find all the amusement it de-
slres out of the Sixteenth. street viaduct
and the effort to make the expense ac-
count balance at the end of the year.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02

General Otis reply to the question
how many troops are needed in the
Philippines indicates that the chance
to get another Nebraska regiment may
be accepted later. If the government
wants fighters the Nebraska boys and
other western troops are just the kind
II Is looking for.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02

The idea of asking paper that is
willing to publish it's subscription list,
with name and address of each sub
scriber, to verify its circulation through
a guaranty company whose reliability
has to be taken on tick is decidedly
uniuup
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02

The new Spanish minister has ar
rived in Washington and made ar
rangements for his presentation to
President Mckinley. Had his prede-
cessor only known how short a time
would be required to finish up the little
disagreement he might have saved the
expense of packing up the furniture.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02

Minnesota has fallen into line for
General Henderson for speaker and Ne
braska cannot afford to lag behind.
The state Of Iowa has a rightful claim
upon Nebraska which its representa-
tives in congress cannot afford to ig-
nora
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02

Why so many conferences held and
to be held to formulate a policy
for the democratic party in 1900?
Have the leaders awoke to the
fact that 16 TO is dead or are they
afraid the rank and file OF the party
are likely to refuse to follow blindly
the present leadership to assured de-
fnnf2
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02

Nicaragua project should be aban.
doned. There has been created within
the past year a considerable sentiment
favorable to the Panama route and the
report Of the new commission regard.
ing 1t will be awaited with very gen.
eral interest
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02

South Omaha packing houses have
almost doubled their total this year
over last, while the total for the coun-
try shows q, decrease. An increase OF
go, 900 in the number of hogs slaugh-
tered means much for the commercial
interests of the city and the entire
tributary country.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02

OF course The Bee is not newspaper
I'm the estimate Of a concern that prints
long special cable dispatches from the
Sandwich islands, which are not con
rcc'ed by cable with any part OF the
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02

Governor Murphy is talking statehood
for Arizona at the Transmississippi
congress-. The governor evidently has
his eye on a cushioned seat in the
United States senate, but in the pres
ent aspect of the congressional mind
the addition of new stars to the flag is
not very encouraging.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02

Only ninety-one postoffices In Porto
Rico. 1t will take lively rotation In
Office to keep the Porto Ricans salts
fed who are anxious to attiS the letters
=. NJ. to their signatures.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02

Church bodies are complaining Of an
overproduction of ministers. Watch
the calamity bowler seize on this as
material for campaign capital.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02
Great stun In Any Form,
Boston Transcript.

BOstOn Transcript.
We shall have to acknowledge the corn
now that Indian maize forms an element in
smokeess powder and furnishes very ex-
cellent substitute for rubber.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02

The BARLEY bondsmen are still spar
ring for wind. If they succeed in the
plan of procrastination the state will
not realize ten cents on the dollar.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

State of Nebraska, Douglas County S.
George b. Tzschuck, secretary OF me Dss
Publishing company, being duiy sworn, say
that the actual number OF full ana eompletss
copies OF The Daily, Morning, Evening and
Sunday Bee printed during the month Oh
- Ll
Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-02
Warm western Greetings.

NIIITI-dpUIIS IIIUuIIe'
Admiral Schley has been making a tri-
umphal progress out west, and the irst
thing we know somebody will be proposing
to run him for president.