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Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08
rRIRnTE TO THE ARMY

Every American citizen should have
read the tribute paid by the president,
through the secretary of war, to the
army. AS a reply to those who have
assailed our soldiers in the Philippines
it commends itself to every fairminded
person. AS official testimony to the
courage, fortitude and devotion Of the
army it is just and will be approved
by all whose minds are not warped by
prejudice or partisanship. Few can
realize how difficult and trying was the
task Of the army in the Philippines.
AS said in the order Of Secretary
Root, our soldiers, themselves bound
by the laws of war, were called
upon to meet every device of I'M
scrupulous treachery and to con-
template without reprisal the infection
of barbarous cruelties upon their com
rades' and friendly natives" They en-
gagged in more han 1000 combats, great
and small, and while non of them is to
be classified as great battles they re-
quired military skill and individual
bravery, as we'll as fortitude and devo-
ton. Hunting down guerrilla bands in
mountains and jungles, through an I'M
known country and menaced On every
hand by treacherous foes, demanded sol
dierly qualities of a superior order and
the exhibition Of these by the army in
the Philippines has commanded upiyer-
sal admiration.
Those who have traduced our soldiers
took little account of the difficulties of
the tasks they had to perform. With
political capital in view they exagger-
ated the few mistakes and faults COM
mitted and held the entire Philippine
army responsible for these. Charges
some of which have been shown to have
had no foundation were proclaimed be-
fore the world as evidence that our SOL
diers were cruel and brutal. Men in
made the most sweeping de-
nunciations Of the army, seeking
thereby to fortify their opposition to
the Philippine policy Of the government
and to strengthen themselves politically.
This most unjust and unwarranted
course is rebuked by the tribute of the
president and secretary of wal to the
army-a tribute in which the very great
majority of our people, there can be no
doubt, are in hearty accord. They feel
that the soldiers in the Philippines have
shown a loyalty and patriotism and per-
formed a service that entities them to
the highest commentator that can be
bestowed and they may be expected to
record their resentment against those
who for partisan purposes have indis-
criminately assailed the army and
sought to bring upon It the contempt
and reproach of the world. On the &C.
casion Of the West Point centennial
Lord Wolseley, formerly the commander
in-chief of the British army, said that in
his opinion the American army was the
best In the world. There is certainly
zone superior in bravery, in patriotism,
in devotion to duty, in intelligence and
in all the qualities and attributes Of
manly character.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08

Popocratic papers have made the
wonderful discovery that President
Roosevelt has been doing nothing since
he entered the White House except to
shape up for a denomination. That
President Roosevelt has been giving the
country the best administration Of ma
tlonal affairs he knows how to give is
readily admitted and that his purpose
is to carr a full term as president Is
not concealed. The president cannot
please the democrats no matter what he
does, but he can perform the duties Of
his Office In a manner satisfactory to
the people who will express their appre-
antion in the proper way when occasion
presents.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08
RAILROAD assessments SHOULD BE

RAILROAD ASSESSMENTS SHOULD BE
Doubled.
Are the railroads paying more than
their just proportion OF the taxes levied
in this state2 Or have they shifted a
large share Of the burden they should
by rights have carried upon the shout
ders Of other taxpayers1 That is the
only question with which the people Of
Nebraska are Just now concerned.
What the railroads pay in other states,
how much per mile they pay in Pennsyl-
vania, Indiana or Massachusetts, or
what proportion their taxes bear to the
volume Of property in those states is
immaterial. The cold fact that the prop
erty Of the railroads in Nebraska con-
stitutes one-fourth of all Of the property
values In the state cannot be gainsaid.
A conservative estimate Of property
values in Nebraska, based upon the cen
sus returns of 1900 and recent market
values of railroad stocks and bonds, jus
titles the following figures:
Value OF farms and farm
property. ................. 62o,OOO,OOO
City and town property....,... $50, 0 $1,000
Railroad property. Bis, 900, 600
Total.................. ....$1, 2OO, OOO,OOO
A moderate estimate of the actual
value of Nebraska railroads is S314,-
S70,220. The Union Pacific system Of
1,O2o miles. which is capitalized at over
$4,000 per mile, but computed at only
100000 per mile or $10,200,000, and
eQualized on the basis of one-sixth
Of its valuation, or $1e,o66 per
mile, would aggregate for assessment
SIC, 990, 32O. The Burlington system,
with 2,574 miles, capitalized at $780,
600 upon a computation of the double
value of it's stocks equalized at
one-sixth. or 1888 per mile, would
make $21, 9,342. The Fremont &
Elkhorn system, with 9S5 miles, capital
lied at $4,000 per mile and equalized
at one sixth of it's value, $6,666 per
mile, is worth for assessment $685.
67S. The LIPS miles Of all other Ne
braska railroads computed at $4,000
per mile and equalized at one-sixth Of
their value, or $6,666 per mile, should
be assessed for STATIC This would
give a total valuation for assessment Of
$52,47S,370. On a total railway mileage
of SOB miles and the average assessed
valuation per mile should be $e,375, in
stead of $4,661 per mile.
AS the owners of more than % per
cent of all property values in the state
the railroads have for years been pay
ing less than 15 per cent Of the taxes.
How they have managed to evade their
just proportion Of the burdens of tax
alton may be seen at a glance at the
following table,.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08
PROSPERITY AMONG RAILROADS.
transportation Lines Getting n Goods
share OF the "veIvct."
WASHINGTON 80

share OF the velvet"
Washington star.
Some economists gauge the financial con-
ditions Of the country according to the fiscal
health OF the railroads. When the great
transportation lines show signs Of treasury
weakness there Is something wrong with
the centers OF industry. A panic, such as
that which occurred in 1898, precipitates
embarrassments in such rapid succession
that Il is dlfhcult to trace the laws OF cause
and effect. The AFFAIRS Of the great rail-
roads. however, are guarded so jealousy
from the public notice that often grave
conditions are known only to the directors.
who, hoping for a betterment, preserve ST.
lence until the crash becomes Inevitable
and the appointment Of a receiver betrays
the situation. During the panic year 1898
seventy-four roads went thus into bank
ruptcy. with a mileage OF 20, $40 and an In
volved capital and bonded Indebtedness OF
81, 7Sl, 900. 900. This represented the high
water mark Of that inundation Of distress,
and from this point onward. according to
figures which have been collected by the
Railway Age and recently published, there
has been a steady diminution in the annual
number Of receiverships and In the mileage
and capital involved. Year by year the
total Of roads still under receiverships has
decreased. despite annual additions. as the
affairs OF the corporations have been
Strengthened out, with an increasing public
confidence and a betterment Of the general
financial conditions. From a total Of ls2
roads. with a mileage of o 1919 and an in
volved capital OF 81, 500, 900, 900 in 1894, the
record has shrunk until In the current year
there are only twenty-five roads in re-
ceivership, mileage 1910 and capital in
volved S61,oS5. 900. During the current year
only one road has failed, a small one OF
hfty-two miles, and the receiver has al
ready been discharged and the road reor-
ganized. II is noteworthy that all OF the
roads now In this condition are small ones,
with less than 100 miles. save three-the
Bellaire, GAINESVILLE & Cincinnati, Of III
miles; the Terre Haute & Indianapolis, Of
4S2 miles, and the Columbus. Sandusky &
Hooking, OF 219 miles-and the largest of
these Is In good health. but, owing to fac
tional differences among stockholders, II
cannot yet be freed from receivership. Thus
1t conclusively appears that the railroads
are again In excellent financial health. with
every prospect. under a strong system OF
management, OF remaining so. The Railway
Age, however. believes that a period OF
trouble is opening for electric lines, thou
sands OF miles OF which have been spread
out over the middle west connecting small
towns and cities. Their construction was
undoubtedly due in some measure to the
freeing Of capital after the '93 panic and the
inability OF the steam roads Just then to en-
large to meet the growing trafic demands.
Now that the steam lines are in good con-
dition again and are expanding they are
competing with the interurban electric
lines, and in this rivalry the electric roads,
having no freight business, are suffering
from a handicap.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08
AmicabIe Relations with spain,
~Philadelphla Record

TNIIHNUIVII.U NNNNVEW9
The new treaty OF commerce and friend
ship with Spain entirely restores amicable
relations with that country. 1t provides
that the citizens OF each country shall en-
10y equal rights In the other as to resi-
dence, travel, protection Of person and
property, the administration of Justice and
taxation, and exemption from military
service and forced loans. Spain Is willing
to go even further In the establishment
Of reciprocal trade than the United States
are prepared to go until there shall be
some abatement Of our bristling tarin
rates. This is q happy and a rapid end
ing Of the late unpleasantness. II is GER
tain that with the return Of amity there
will follow q return Of profitable trading
between the two countries.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08


The assessed valuation of all property
in Douglas county for the year 1901 was
$22,3s1, 1872. In this grand total the
property Of the railroads is represented
by 3A per cent. For the year 1902 the
total assessment for Douglas county will
reach S25, SOC, 1000, or an increase of more
than $3,OOO,0OO. which equals an increase
Of Is per cent over last year. But while
the valuation Of all classes OF property
has been raised by Is per cent the as
sessment IN the property Of the rail-
roads in Douglas county has been low
cred by over $1,000 by the state board,
and the ratio of the railroad assessment
to all other property will be 8 per cent
instead Of Is per cent, as has been tho
claim by the railroad tax bureau.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08
STATISTICS OF THE BOER WAR.
Revised Figures on the Cost of Con-
quest in south Africa
American Medicine.

American Medicine.
According to the Hospital b,776 ofncers
and men were killed in action and 2,01s died
of the wounds which they received. The
deaths from disease amounted to 1929. and
these figures, large as they are. compare
favorably with those OF preceding wars.
There was a high proportion Of ofhcers
killed and wounded and a high death rate
from disease among privates. In action one
ofncer was killed to every 1918 men and
one onlcer was wounded to every 1874 men.
But OF those who died from disease only
one in every Ss.5 men was an oficer. This
is partly accounted for by the recklessness
with which the men drank polluted water.
The number of invalids sent home during
the war was about 10000 and OF these more
than 5000 died or left the service, The vast
majority. OF course, we're restored to health.
The financial cost Of the war will foot up
about 81, 100, 900, 900. This, according 70 the
Golden Club. is sufhcient to establish fifty
universities, while oxford and Cambridge
are In desperate need OF money. II one
tenth OF this amount we're asked for the en-
dowment Of laboratories. etc, to prevent
death and disease and suffering. with what
contempt would the request be met by both
government and people! So far is our poor
best" from true civilization.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08
Assessment exclu- RAJ

~ESllIndIous
1t will be noted that the assessed val
uation of property exclusive of railroads
for 1902 is approximately the same as
was the valuation for 1891, but the rail-
road assessment for 1902 is SO, 500
less than 1t was in 1890, while its mile
age is 400 miles greater. Assessed at $5,-
600 per mile the increased mileage would
have added 81, 100000 to the assessment
of the railroads as fixed in 1890. and
made their assessment .$31, S54,22 in
stead of $26, SIS, 592. But even railroad
managers and tax commissioners must
concede that the Nebraska railroads as a
whole have doubled in value since 1890
and 1891.
AS compared with the assessments Of
1890 and 1891 the depreciation of all
property exclusive of railroads will not
exceed 100000 in 1902, or IA per
cent, while during the same period the
railroad assessments have been reduced
IA per cent. notwithstanding their in
creased mileage. All the figures of speech
Of the railroad attorneys and all the
figures projected by the railroad tax
bureau charts cannot refute these stub
born facts.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08
HaHEscapinq?

No wonder. Your hair is
starving. Feed 1t before 1t
all leaves you. Then you can
keep what you have and add
greatly to 1t. Ayers Hair
Vigor is a hair-food. 1t stops
falling of the hair, makes the
hair grow, and always re-
stores color to gray hair.
"One year ago today | had not one
single hair on my head, and today /
have as fine a growth OF hair as any
young man In my town, and just three
bottles OF Ayers Hair Vigor did H."
Arthur B. Aekley, e. Machias, Me.
tl.Ss. All druEEStL &C. AVER Co. Lowell. MAaS.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08
News from the Firing Line.
Chicago News.

The siege is over, The bombardment
which opened early Thursday evening and
continued until late Saturday morning has
ceased and the forces have withdrawn to
their homes or to the hospitals. In Chi
cago the casualty list shows three killed
in action and Ill wounded. The casualties
during the general engagement throughout
the country, as reported by special war
correspondents at the front, are as follows:
Killed In "a
Wounded ''Z'liS
As many centers where the firing is
known to have been severe have not yet
been heard from these figures are neces-
sarily incomplete and the number Of the
missing cannot be accurately estimated.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08

Campaign committees. organized by
both republican and democratic con-
Eressmen down at Washington, promise
Tigorous work for the coming elections.
Pumping out tons Of dry speeches at
!ong range under congressional franks
tor which the people must pay, how
ever. recalls the exclamation Of a IA
nous French conqueror, ""Tis magnih-
sentl But it is not WARP The real en-
Eagement viii have to be fought out on
the home grounds in each state and
district
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08
UNABLE TO STOP COMPETITION.

That the Industrial combinations have
failed in their efforts to suppress COM
petition is a r%eassuring fact. That they
are gradually succumbing to the eco
nomic penalties Of oyer-capitalization
gives promise Of a reform in this direc-
ton that will remove one of the most
serious objections 10 the combinations.
Mr.. Henry Clews, a conservative OBJ
server OF financial and business cOndi-
lions. is Of the opinion that many of
the evils of the trust system can be
safely left to correct themselves, but he
suggests that the public will not rest
satisfied until some restraint is placed
upon the power OF these corporations
and he thinks that among the PROPOSE
tions thus far advanced those favoring
reasonable publicity and a national cor
poration law must be the most accepta-
BILE. In his judgment a national cor
poration law would avoid the radical
measures of some states and at the
same time prevent the abuse which
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08
n TO A LAUGH.

Chicago Tribune: 81 understand you said
l wasn't worth powder to blow me UP. 1
Il Will. You are worth just about enough
powder to blow you up"
Detroit. Free Press: II think it was a
shame for the Indians to bury their
Just think how lovely they would be for
decorative purposes"
Chicago News: Husband-Did that novel
I brought you end happily?
Wife, don't know. 1t concluded by say
Ing the hero and heroine were married.
Puck; They used to go rowing very
often before they were. married. They
They don't get along at all now"
"Indeed? Who is rocking the matrimonial
boat?"
Philadelphia Press: slopay-The idea! I
this month. Here he's sent me a bill and
Newitt-Probably he wants to get in early
TO avoid the rush.
Philadelphia Press: He (reproachfully)-
day. I was cut by my dearest ~ac9usint-
ance. the one love best in all the world,
She (coolly(.The idea! Do you really
shave yourself?
Indianapolis News: Jerry" said Flah-
we're gittin' a bit Of money ahead?" ~
NJ by, tits loike that wild all tn rich"
said Jerry. Ills a measure of protection
agfn' me poor relations
Detroit Free Press: John never has on
a collar that isn't broken down In front"
mo. He does II looking at the fraternity
pins on his waistcoat."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: yes. Just run.
ming down to the country for a few days"
Taking a dress suit aiong2"
'DreSS SuitY i guess not. I've R0t a
mackintosh here and a pair OF rubber
boots, That's ALL"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08

Who owns the plans Of Omaha public
school buildings? Do they belong to the
school district or to the architect? Mem
beers Of the school board very properly
claim that the plans belong to the school
district, just as they belong to the owner
OF any other building after he has paid
for them, but the architect insists that
ne has their perpetual ownership. The
question is, Why should there be any
difference in this respect between the
owners of school houses and the owners
Of any other public or private buildingi
The plans Of the city hall and public
library building belong TO the city OF
Omaha. Why shouldn't the plans Of the
High school building. or any other public
school building erected with money
taken from the school fund belong tc
the school district Why should the
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08
NEW ASSETS ron our CITIES.
Valuable Public Privileges Rs Revenue
Producers.
saturday EVENING Post

Saturday Evening Post.
It can be set down as a safe rule that
every popular agitation Of a public ques-
ton produces good results. A valuable IL
lustration of the fact is found in important
cases of late. Readers OF this magazine
recall numerous papers by mayors OF cities
other men closely identified with mu-
nicipal affairs, in which many references
were made to public franchises freely given
to corporations through the operation Of
distressing and apparently irremediable In
huences. Hundreds Of millions of dollars
worth of city streets, for instance. have
been voted from the people into private
use, SO far as railways are concerned.
But the constant references to these
facts, despite the seeming hopelessness OF
good, have already brought forth wonderful
results. As a single instance Of the new
dispensation, take the tunnel franchise,
which the Pennsylvania railroad has Sc
cured from New York City. This will not
interfere with any trafic, inconvenience a
single individual OF disfgure any thorough
fare. But 1t is a privilege that is In
trinsically valuable and We find the city
and corporations dealing frankly with It as
a business proposition. The resultf Well,
the corporation will pay the city s2,beo,o 900
in twenty-five years and agrees at the end
Of that time to a revaluation. No wonder
the papers declare it too good to be true
The great. the incalculable blessing is
that, however much has been lost in the
past through negligence and Doodle poll
tics, we are coming to the time when no
important public franchise can be granted
in any American city unless liberal com
pensation be made TO the public. This is
one OF the most valuable gains ever known
in municipal government and il has been
brought about by the constant work OF
philosophical men. aided and encouraged
by publications that are devoted to the best
interests Of the times.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08

Parliament will hold an extra session
In the fall. The late South African war
has left a legacy that will keep the
British lawmakers busy for some time
70 come.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08

II the Chicago newspapers are al
lowed TO have their way, there will be
no stopping point until that oft-prom-
lsed meat packers trust is a reality, alb
Dorbing every packing house at every
important center in the country. AS to
4 beef trust, these prophets will not be
happy till they get it. B.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08

Down In Oklahoma federal officers
had to intervene to- stop the Indians
from continuing a sun dance. Up this
way. the rain god would have shut of
the sun and saved the officers the
trouble Of coming to the front.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08
All Loot Looks Alike.
Boston Transcript.

Boston Transcript.
Admiral Dewey says Aguinaldo was after
money and loot in his Filipino campaign.
In this respect he is not unlike the heroes"
who marched into Pekin a short while
ago. But then, OF course, they were edu-
Gated soldiery and not savages. What a
difference there is, to be sure, "twtxt
tweedledee and tweedledum."
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08

Rumor has it that the democratic
legislative ticket in the field in this
county will have to be r~eorganized and
reconstructed before active operations
are undertaken. The populists may also
want to have a say before they get
through instead of letting the democrats
pick populist candidates for them.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08

And the World-Herald hasn't even
peeped about the interest money paid
On deposits Of state school funds which
that great reform treasurer. Meserve,
put into his own pockets.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08
Bryan's Hoot at H~oosiers.
Indiananolis Journal.

William ]. Bryan seems to be getting
madden every day. His double- barreled
discharge at the Sentinel and ex-Mayor
Taggert is the most vicious u~tterance he
has made yet, though 1t is weakened by
personalities. His expression Of gratitude
to 1.-THE interrupted and unterrihed democ-
racy of Indiana" is probably Intended to
call that element to the front.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08

As a royal patient, King Edward can
not be beat. When the surgeons said
an operation was necessary he sub
mitted at once TO their demand and
when they prescribed he took the medi-
zine without a whimper. Physicians
IKE patients who obey orders as much
~ monarehs like subjects who yield un.
questioning obedience.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08

Agitation for a curfew ordinance has
reached South Omaha. When South
Omaha tucks all It's boys in bed by 0
o'clock p. IN. the millennium will be at
hand.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08

According to the census returns, only
60 per cent of the total area of Ne
braska is included in the classification
of farms. There is unoccupied land
enough in Nebraska to supply farms
yet to many thousands of industrious
people, who will find the royal route
behind the pillow hat leads to a home
and independence.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08
Assessed

An exact comparison between the
assessment of railroad property and all
other property within the past twelve
years affords conclusive proof not only
that the railroads have borne
their fair share of the burden of tax
alton, but that it has been gradually
shifted by them upon the shoulders of
the other property owners in the state:
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08

1t seems to be hard for Aguinaldo to
persuade himself that he is now nothing
but a common. everyday Filipino, en-
titled to no more privileges or attentions
than the other pardoned instruction
isfs
Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-08

Senator's Allison. Mcmillan and Plat Of
Connecticut met at the senate elevator one
day last week, and after exchanging bows
each waited for the other to precede him.
While they were still engaged in this
courteous rivalry Senator Mason came roll
ing along, stepped into the waiting eleva-
tor and said sharply: Third floor,
please" Up went the elevator. leaving the
other three statesmen looking at each
other somewhat foolishly.