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Wealth Makers and Lincoln Independent Consolidated.
VOL. IX.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY MAY 5, 1898.
NO, 50.
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IE MAINE IS AVENGED
flpaniaa Flag Sbot out of th Philip
pine Iilande-tara and Stripoe
War Oyer Manilla.
ADMIRAL DEWEY HEARD FROM
Aalatio Squadron Meote Bpeoiib
Fleet and Completely Dea
troye it.
A cablegram received Hunday after
hi ton Jn.VVuNhfiigtori by way of Madrid
atatcd Unit Admiral Jtowiry, command
ing the AmwU-u.il fleet In the Paolfio
ocean, had fiflwl ft pannage into the
harbor of Muni lit in the Philippine in
huiil ut ft itvSivb Honday morning and
had at once engaged the fort ftlli the
Kpunlnh (lct, After ninklng and burn
ing purl of their boat and nuntAlfiiig
aome damage blmnelf he retired wrtm
the iniy and uftcr landing bin wounded
(Hi 1 making wimm iciwirn, uguin
brought bin fleet uUt action and (w
plctcly aunihJIiatcd the enemy' fleet
and ni'uiuu tim rort.
'I'lif cable connecting tin; inland
with Hong Kong bun bcitn nut and iU
tailn ure very meagre but It I reported
011 rcliubw authority that neven Hpan-
Mi nhlpn WW' denlroycd ami mink and
it leant 400 Hiwiniardn killed. Our own
JlMIN 1 believed to Im light (HI1 to COIV
Mint principally ii damage to tli'! kIiIjin
which can be repaired, letter advice
my Unit Admiral JJcwey bun funded
11 ntroug force and nulled with the In
nurgcntn and Unit the nnrrendcr of
Mm 11 1 lit In demanded, Mont of the new
mo fur ban come through Hpaninh nonr
een inn) II, in all favorable to our fleet,
A'liiiinil )'wcy Iiiim ojiciiiul ('oiiiiiiuii
h'ulion hI1.Ii tin- Jirllihli I'imul ut, M11
nllft and jflvcn iiotfco that tin rily
iiiiimI, NiirriiJcr or Iim will Ix-jfiii a
loiiilar'liii'iit. It I thought In o)llf!liil
i-'m'W that Hiiaiii lm alvlivl Jut olll-'i-rx
In tin j'hlli iIim' to iiini'iiili-r
this I'l'iiainiig h!iM an1 tin IhIihuU,
and thfro U 110 doiiht ut thla writing
that thl Iiiim lxri doiu aial that with
th ai'l of the iiiMiirgcntM a provlMioiial
Itwvrummt i now Iwfiig foifiwvl. Two
Nwlft Khlfm ihii- with (uml and 111 unl
tloim of war hav hwii iit U M
rnlrol Jh'wi-y from Kan Vrutwmv, and
thw war dcjKirtiiM'iit in cormldi-rlng 1ie
iilvhillllty of aitiidlng 6,(0 wi-MU-rn
triim ti form a garrliton and Jiold the
UIiiikIw, KotiiM of thiw troojw may lx
part of the Ni'liniwVa National
Ifiiard,
(iiiimodor l)wi-y U Ihf hero of Hi
hour In WBhlnifm and amgrvm will
douhthuM rafiM him to the rank of
Admiral, It in Htab-d that when the
I riil! In ohiiicI at (In v Wreak, lit ran tip
Mfgnal ling on thn Olympla, hia flag-
Nhip, wlilch niwl:
'l'memhcr the Mainf,"
Tins ciiiitalnx and twh of our fli-t
fought Ilk iIkhioiim, it U Mitld, and the
Hpaniidi nlilm nu-IUI away tx-fim; our
t rrlldc flri-,
The Kngllwh )xrpl are rejoicing
er the (Ii'I'IhIvi; vletory aiwl predicting
limit It will pnu'liciilly W'tt.h the war
luit UiIn view in not held In WomIi
inglon and other placn. The Hpanlnh
jh-iijiIc are terribly excited and are
threatening to overturn the govern
Tiii'iit, 'l li Mildiem have iHten ciilllnd
out and Madrid iim under martial law,
Th cople are dciruuidirig that tha
caliiuct rcMlgn and H pal 11 la thrraU-ncd
wit'i a revolution at home. They are
Mil 1 1 buying Khlm however and claim
Hint our fliM-t wmm far Hiiprior to
tliclrn and that 1I1U our flrnt victory
will have no effect on the war,
Tli Hi nihh Atlnnl.br fliMt hit hn
the ( ape He Verde. UlnaiU and in mi-lm-
to I h on lu way to liomhard
our ciNtat cltled or meet our fleet un
der Admiral Hampon In naval battle.
It la reported that Admiral Hampann
hoa ralaci the blockade of Havana and
that ho baa gone to xrn--t the Hixuiiah
Mpiulroii aiw newa of a -rrrlbfe lat-
tie la daily exjiccted, it in not known
where the Hpanlarda are fend ahould
our fleet inlaa tlicjn a blow might l
tiiick ut aome of oil Kat eitlea, Iamu
aldirrable anxiety la ahown in army
el re ka at Wua)iingtrn.
Naval otfieem are wild with enthua-
loitiii over Dewey'n victory and all are
an x ton to me't tho enemy on tlie
Inn tic and give them another example
of American fighting.
It la thought now that if the tMwera
of Kuroiio hiul any InU-ntlon of intr-
fering tliat It boa een alxitubnwvl and
that HiuIn uiiiat fight to the end or
unconditionally aurrender, She W
doiMlena fight 11a ahe In not much
hurt by the low of the riilllpplne or
ner raeine aouiuiron ami una in
now determined Ut have revenge
land and aea,
8CKNK OV mrHVUTTOUY,
Wiwhlngm, I), C May 1-Th flgbt
off Manila harbor Hunday imrnlng
brlnga more elonely tfore the public
eye Hpalu'a luliiiidn In the 1'aclflc,
wlilch are comjaraf Ively unknown U
America, They ire ao far dlntaut that
they have excited but little intreat
until the recent trouble attraefxl m,i
verNiil ntt'iitlon, Next U Cuba, the
Philippine lalandM conotitute Mpnln'a
moat vul mible (iolonial tioNwaalon,
When a eomjmrixon of extent and re
wmrt'fH la made it in difficult to Mtc
why they are not of anjierior value to
Cuba, Tbclr area la 114,320 aquare
miJea Ut Cuba'x 43,830; their ptiu a-
tlou In, m'cordlng to Die lateet obuil 1
able flgurcN, T,D'M),(M); that of ('uba,
l,:i!,ttN7. The I'hlllppine lalanda were
ai.!ttle by tlie wlilteN flrat Ifl It
In claimed by recent writer titiott the
1'lillipplnc revolt ngalnut Hiiafn that
the bitter jicraclf rtoeg not thoroughly
know the I'lillliiolnc fNlnnda, Th re
are native frlliea In tiuexplore1 inUr
ioi-N, governing themaelvca lidcpciid
cut of Hriiln, nurcflehed, unknown, un-
numbere'l.
VVhllo the. commercial Imixirtenee tri
Hie InIiiikIn falla far lielow tliat or tii-
lui, yet the natural reaoiircea of the
former are Immeaaurably mi erlor to
(how of the latter, Tlie aoll of the
I'hilliiolncN In no verNnflle that H trt'o-
ducee everything, frotn the coffee, au
gur cane, fiiUmi and rice of the tropica
to the fiolulocN, wheat and male of
more northern ellinatea, The land ia
riebly waU-rel by lukee and inland
Neiie mul by generoua rivera fliwli 7
from the rnoiintalna. nmne of the lat
ter are 7,'XK) feet high, ami are covered
from an mm it to buae with Immenae
treea yielding excellent Umber and
valuable ornamental wooiln. The prin
cipal product and export la hemp.
.Manila liemp In the bcNt known to
i-ommeree. rtext eomew an gar. vnnu
vit, copra and no pan wood.
Tlie atory of the i hillpplne revolu
tion la the old, old Ntory of Knanlah
eonqneat and cruelty. The native peo
ple have through the centnrlee lani
the burden of opprcaxlon without Tiro-b-Nt,
In fact while the Philippine
have iK-en Niiblect to Hjmln alnce IfifO,
HpnnlNli ule lia not, la-en generally
neknowledged until 1829, and to tl In
day the Negrito triU'N in Mlndoro and
in the wooded and mountuiiimm partx
of the other Ulanda have no communl
entlona with the HjianlardN, The natlv
ea row in 1H72 ngalriNt .he Hpanlarda,
but the rebellion wiia not wldeapreiwl
and wna aoou put down. HlnCc then
the InxeN have Ix-come more opprcaive.
They are no formed on 1 give a mo
nopoly of the. market, for manufactur
ed prixluctN Ut the HpanlHh jtroilucera,
THB DOUBLB TURRET MONITOR TERROR
Tha Terror la a nodvro coaxt dofoniw tomoI of 8,dll0 ton dlnplaccmant. Hf
ipeed if 19 knot, and aha oot Uoole Ham $3,178,040, Her four big 10 inch
otii ara carried twolaauob torrot, Bbealiio ba eight aumllur gnmi. lu uctlmi
iba oau Ink m that hot upper dock 1 fluah witb the water and bur ourvod deck
lad revolving turreta aro akma proauutad ai a target, Bbe oarrla a crew of 300
UMIl.
Tha Fight for American aa
aa Cuban Freedom la Con
(treaa.
the whole war bill, Including the treas
ury eertlllcttUa, bud been paid."
Ami In a (Huagmpli following thl
It 1 eta a itute aeeret out of the box
ly nildlngi
"Attempt o puna a bond bill
through the aciiute, and we, ralae all
the (lerlloim brood of ptmullitt and all
ver i ucet Ioiin, Including the oolnage of
tha wlgrilonige, Jxit ua nay aa we go."
Unlike inuiiy of the biulera in the
gold etandurd ifunn the Tlmea reallseea
LET THE SENATE STAND FIRM . "?fc w on ti.i. bond
m in nie huh 1111 rinirv 10 upnuiy lince
It through will react on the achemcra,
I hen here cornea the Chicago lleerrd
ml very aenaihly and forcibly ulatea
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Matropolitan Journal!
ua in Opponlng
Honda,
cupidity of theNM oljlclula are auddenly
Ntrlpped or tlie HiNt reatlge or ineir
wordly pfwaeNNioiiN, In u. word the
I'liiiiiminca ure no execution to hn n-
InIi colonial rule, that of relcutleNwly
Niicklng the llfe-blooo out of the colo-
nli'N and then oprcMung end ouiiInIi
ing them for not f urniNhlng more gold
and Nil II more ffold.
Manila la the capital city of the In
land of J, 1 1 .on and of the I'hlllppine
Inland, It In Niild to have not lcx
than ,'00,000 1 11)111 lil tii 11 In, being divvi
ed by a river Int) two ni'IIoiin, Manila
projier and isinomlo, J lie former in
the military town, aurrounded by Jof
ty walla, but the latter, aa freUen y
hiipN-UN In the cuw of fortiflcathma
under KpanlNh rule, are imrtly In rulna
and can hardly count ua defenalve
workN, However, Nliwie the rela-lllon
of two year ngo the town boa le.n
forfllled ly modern iruna, whbli, VltSi
pwiN'r bundling, might la very form
idable to veaaoiN 11 p p root ni 11 g tlie in
ner ii arbor.
The KnanlNb authorltlea In Manila,
bv tha governor genera 01 tne laianlN,
allil upon tne HimnianiN ut oner an
the rewUtence lamalble Ut lliw Amen-
an fleet. In bia proclamation, na ae-
nounced the Americana with all he
fury of which the lAtln chnracter ie
'iiMille and apjieaiwi w ine loyai nui
ie'te f det roy the Yankee ahlia with
''foreign aallora," To back up thla pa
ir of. e outbnrNt lie gave on 1 era ut Kin
iwery HfHi-nlard who did not freely of
fer Ida body na a liuiwaric Tor tne
HpanlNh caiiNe,
It doe not Neeni to be the Intention
of the I'nlUwl Htatca to do nuire with
the I'hlllppinca than with Cuba, Per
manent hnncmhIou of tliewe Inland
would la of Niiiall iin Ut UiIn government.
Home of the Mieclfle grlevuneea of
the nativea that led to the find uprlN-
Ing were the reonlNltlon to work forty
dnyx of fon-ed labr for the public, an
iirbltrurilv unhcmnciI Income tax.
Kill tax amounting to $0 annually for
each native, a carruige lax, a ncenee
tux, frequently amounting to $500 a
year for a amall retail hop, and more
particularly the penalty of connaca-
1 on. which the BiainlNh omnala Tre-
tiently and ao aibltrnrlly enforce that
aetlve and prottneroiiN men who have
fallen under the ban or exelte1 the
UtfJr-fe itlV jSfe ;,.;-r
ARMORED CRUISER NEW YORK,
I'KOTKCTKD Cllt'lHKlia,
AMKIlICAN ASIATIC HtJIJAWlON.
COMMOIIOIIK UK WKV.
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Halulgh 15
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8PANIHH I'AIU.IPINK Ktil'ADIUlN-
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InIii ibi Cuba
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the Amerh'un nuvy, i wua a hero
of the civil war, but, only thoae wIionw
memorlea rcwh back to the big dnya
of 'ol-'5 will m-u.ll him. For the piiHt
llilrty ycurN or more he hua been
Nerving Ida count ry on the eN. ami at
the varloiiN land atatloim and worka of
the nuvy, and baa Iwen in the public
eye but little, It reoiiiriul the alarm
of wnr to bring him with a bound to
the very pinnacle of coiiaplculty, The
commumicr or the AnIiiIIc aipnidron In
a ipner, mun, who impreNeee one with
iinythlng but the utrndv berolNin and
liitenae pntrlotlNiii flint are wmiit tip
wil hln bla calm exterior, Je In no
theoretical lighter, In IiIn youth, titipp
IiIn liberation from the tolla of Anno-
poliN, he wua a lieutenant on luaird the
Nlciim frlgul MlaNlNNlpiilthe brave
Nhlp that curried the colora of anoth
er hero the Immortal Perry, The
MlNulNNlppi wniialitttered wit fa eon fed-
erat exploaivee In fhe great Hrer for
which It wna named. It did not give
up mini ir, wua ocatcii ut piece, Ileu-
lennnt Jewey atm'k to IiIn iruna until
the Inaf , and be did not quit the vcmm-1
until be went with the captain after
uu oinere nni gone out of the di-al ruc
tion, admiral Pwter alnglet out the
youthful lieutenant for am-Hal tira l.
lie apoke of him In worda that are the
uwectcat reward that an officer can f
given -ulwrve wealth itr fame, or aliova
even jromotlon, lint promotion came
promptly for the gallant young aol!
or, In 18fl!5 be waa a lieutenant com
mander. An commander be waa
tloncd lu the Aalutle apiadroii, of
which he In now the miieler, and In
IHK4 he wna lifted Ut the rank of rii
rain, which wna to la aon followed
by fhe uniform of a commodore, He
knowN the w litem of Ihn enil.li well,
and line ever etood high with the an
thorltlea at Wuehlngton, 'Iim como
dore In a Vemionter, and U not vet 00
year old.
Calayo U
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Aint.riiaii Pint
big eninigli to
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TW Haw Yitk U auialW Iml faaM thaa the Itrm alyit,
kiaaa. kt d4apJaMiMil ,t0 lina, and ti euH t,0(Hi,ooa.
kwlt eMl i Im1 m and II wf MuaJUr alltef,
llirap4 l II
Kha tatrrlM mil
Hnnimi
Pnmpiigiie
Arnvat
MfirlvnliM
Miiiilurii ,
Mniilleno
lill'MIIII
1 ,11111
lnro
l Ut "ir th H 1 mil uli
liipiim miiiailrou luukN
nwiilliiw iliH Ann rlniii iiudriiu, (or immi
lui I'luliteell ami lliw oilier all
I. veu lu reaix ct ill kuiin I lie Hiinuili nvm
lo tin vm Uim tidvatitiia" lr they hitv
illy 11 ve in-tv in thw nltV'wvru o( tli
Ameru'iiiia, I' at llm iliii'-iinn 1 01 lan
Amnricitn Vi'eU w.i H,IITI bom In tli
l.'i.llj I loiu ut (lie HI'NUIhIi Vf l, I bv
lldfiTi'lii-e III lUpllplie'llt, ill Iplllli Ma. I
uiauliiMtd did tli rl.
So linirn ara ol Ailmirnt iiwy lie
Imii r-e.'lM. mn e Moicbtv ulieu llm
on bin Irmn llmiii kiuifli Manilla ihh
In uik,
UIKiiM.l.ANT IHAVKV.
Waihlugtoii, l. May I 'oiiiiiii
ilur tiMMtrn lHwiy, who tlgtiml al
lanlly In lb fltflit iilT Manila barUif,
U hum of (ha nnmt gwltaut nlllieiN la
TIIK INHUIMTKNT I,KAI)KU.
WiiNhlngton, II. C May 1. I'mllio
Aqulmildo, the limurgent leiuler of tie
Philippine IhIuikIn, who In now with
Commodore Dewey on the latter e flag.
Nhlp, In dearly lielnved by the rele
PhlliiplncM mid will prove a troulili-
Nome ciiNiomerN tor the Hpiinlnh.
Aiinimildo owcn a terrible revenge Ut
Hjielii, and there In no doubt be will
wreck It when ( ommodore Dnwey n
big Nhqm give him the opxrrl unity,
IIIn mime In a tallNiiiuu among the mo
tive iiopuliitlon, who will rally round
ami fight bravely under IiIh command
iifU-r lie Iiiin Imcii blinled 011 Phillpplnn
Mill anil Iiiin Im-imi nble to riirgaue
the native army find begin the opern-
I Ioiin whlrb have nlrendy been plnnncd
iiy hluiwir 11 ml niniii'Mlore Mewev.
The mIIuiiIIoii In Hie PlillllliliiueN U
tery like I hut In Culm, The limurynit
riireeN lire untile up of ilcciiidiiiil of
HpnuliiriU mid the na ll en and the mi
lUee iIii iiiucIm-n, 'I Iik tal tr lire t ailed
TugnthiVN and ert a very high tyM of
man. I hey ure Intelligent, i-eailv chl
lied, it ii I eager to make progrr In
the iiiIn ami lu ediii'iilliiu. The bu t
Hint I lit- v can hnntM I lie Kpnn iiid
mul ciinv on a kuccenNfiil ritiolul Inn
U xnltli li ill proof lluil lliev ure i-iiger
to lake iidvniitutfc of Ihn 1 Ie ftln'it of
iM Illa I Ion If lillnvteil to do no, Aiiiln
lildo U n TngililtIV IdliiMelf, beloed b,V
IiUoii mmiiIii mid I lie Imlf lni iU
lie In ouiig, hniidwiiiiiv, pttlrlolle and
brute. 'I he wholesale bull lnrb' ear
I'led on bt llie tlllauoilN II lid ITMi I I'ob
title Jit liHte only Nerved lo liillalue Ihn
ili-ilieelilH llli. I make llielll Iiimii' ill Irl
iiiini-d limn iter In llirotv ti'T I In"
aiiliili rule
I'llW Hi lt WlllIKH 1,1' MilH.H
tMliulnnliMi. tul. M.tv ' It.u
limniliitr Itto bill lei Iih of Hie llr.l ur
till it, CM , unite.) ai Mount
I IimiiIii, t "tint II Mellon heal Ihe li
m.ii H.iltr wuik. Ilirt will net n
H t'totrd for the Mtwder Murk "Iliim
llm 1 tdolim if iMiwdir 111IIU In 1 1 f -feienl
pari of 1 In rioinlrt tin jf
1 IiiIiiihI Mini the lun.ii intniotii t
lime fin re. I IrcNi'liet) mi Ilie uii I ,f
MMtiiUli Ngeiitu, and the gotei iinitnl
ileelded ll pi lee Nil United 4lro aUttil
Hot woik Only einplotiHi are Man
allotted near I lie eiUblilinit-il,
l,et Hi J'eoil MNk,
After aeverul dayu' batlUi In thff
hoiiNe of repi'CNeiifatf ya tha new i)iijk-
Icy revenue bill, duNlgned U provide
money for carrying on the wur, ullaa-
ed, I'ari'yiiig with It provlNlon fo an
iNMtie of DOO,OUO,000 ill-treat lasting
bond. The voUi on a inoUou to atiike
out the liond pr vInIoii ami aultltuta
an iiwoma fax Nectlon wua dHcatud
llli yitim Ut 171 nuya and thw 111 witb
the lamd I'laiiNO paaacd by JH you Ut
11)1 iiuyN. Three euMlei'ii 'deiuiMiiaU
voted with the rcpuhlicaiiM for the
bond provlNlon and Uirw republicuna
with the iNipuliata und deimamla
11 gal net tha bill,
The) bond bill now goee t the a"n-
ale and great prcNNure will I mi brought
10 ocur mere for na puNNiige, ah lu
the faouae the cry of ,!iwti'lotliu" will
la ralaed-an thmoiigli an American
were more of a patriot for aeekliig to
inuiige ihn coiiniry juw tne abywa i
bonded debt)
ilcNldca UiIn, every preparation la
lug made by the admliiUlrutlou at
Nhlngbii to force through tlie land
liieuaure, Mecrclary (luge who In the
ruling NPirii or the cabinet, Jimm tken
the Niibjcct lilriM'tly iifcharge, A
Ntrong uiiviHiiiM of an Inniio of 500v
MHt,tnnt of 1ondN la-forn the war broke
out be determined rirt to Uma the 00-
portuully of acciirlng them now aa a
"war liieuaure," Tbla week' dlNjNiteb
ea atat that Kwrefary (Jnga la very
iiiucb gratified at the maul renin I Ioiin
of "patrlotlNiti" that are cmulng from
every aliln, Jle lioa ulnuuly reeeiviul
UNMuraiiecM from aavlnga banka, 1 aur
ance com pun lea, tmaf, companlea ami
ot,her Inatltutlona whldh couvlnce him
that aeverul tlmea aa much money aa
will Im iieceeMiry can Im am'iired with
out the albbleat difllculty, and a great
many oiuimn nave orreivo" to lu't u
agenta for the dlNtrlbutlon of the bain
without comiulNalon or other com pen
nii (Ion,
The alrnggle la now on In the eenate
ami it win lot a hot one, Beiintora
Allen, and Marlon Ilutler have both
given notice In advance of thetr de
termination to ojijnmi to the luafc the
lamd project, TJiere la 1iojm$ of their
naving neip jiini now from imepcted
aoureee. For inatance the New York
Tlmea cornea out In a leading editorial
io Nuys
"Tbn iwmt of carrying on the war
with Hpnln Nhould be met by taxing
fhe (M'ople liiNteud of by borrowing
money on fhe credit of the govern
ment. That jailley la commended Ut
ua ian.ii ny juutice and lty exmwliency.
It In a, iNdicy of wladmn and of aafety,
The I'luiea urgea cngrcaa ami t, e
iidiuliiUl radon to awk the Amerlian
iieople to pay iin they go In UiIn wur,
'ei... 1.., 1 . .it.. .
1 ne nii' i inn rrvniiun taxea lain in Mr,
Dlngiey'N bill will yield nearly a hun
dred mil noun, without touchlnir tea
and coffee or providing for an inereane
lu the lax on alcoholle liquor. Add
iheae timiorte and atlll otlmra not liv
cludetl In the ireMiit bill mifflclent to
bring the cut I united annual proiliict
of the tax up to I. ',0,000,000 or 1200,.
(Mio.oiM), and retain the ncctlon uutho,--
11 ng the Mccrctary of the trenaury o
Innum 3 iNr cent reMiiry eertlflcutea
ritleeiualile at. one year. Tliene me. a
ureN would enable the government to
eurry on the wur, and the Internal rev
enue taxeN Mliould lie continued until
ifl iioaitlon, ua Mlow!
"The Jtecord Ja fully In nympathy
Ith thowe pernona in and out of eon
freaa who iualNt that tne expe-naea of
miilntalnlng the war ahoubl lie met by
umuiionui taxea rather than by exca
Hive bond iNNiica, The people demand
ed war with Kpaln, and they ahould
bear the cxM'iine enbil.itl, and not an
dhi it upon the next generation, ilia
people are willing to bear the expenaa
of the war an it proved. It may be
iicecNnnry to authorize loa.ua for cmerA
gency needn, but for tnoao only, The
cimt of the wur ahould be met by the
tnxHiyer of the preaent, and ho war
revenue bill ahould be framed with
that end in view, Taxation and not
bond iNMiice nhmld be the regular
inennN of raining f unda for carrying' n
the wur,"
And with thene two cornea the Oma
ha let, which flrat prfnfa A letter front
Henry W. Yaten, the well known Oma
ha bunker, who iirgucn the absolute
necennlty for a bond innue, end then
aildn Mm own crlthHuiu am folbrwai
"Mr, Henry W, Yatea, Omuha'a well
known banker, dlnagrwa'wlth the Bee
in Itn proamnion Ut a national bond
Innum under prrleinut of war enuTgcn
cv. Mr. YaU-a aaaNertni Flrnt, that
the fotuj nurn which may be required
for the HjnuiIhIj war will reach $;i00,
000,01)0 In luldlllon to what lion already
beu exiiended, Hecond, that there m
no available IiuIiiuch In the trenaury
for tbla piirinww. Tlilrd, that any
nchenie to obtain the large num de
manded by Immediate taxation would
be iiiiwImo and might prove mulcldul
by wrecking the crei.,t of the nation,
I'ourlh, Hint uggrennlve wur being m
poNnlble without ImmedlaU-ly available
fuudn, a bond Innue liccomcn abaolute
y rieceNuary, Fifth, that the intercnt
on $:i(M),000,000 would not reach a num
demanding any greatly inereoaed tax
ation, aa no provlnion for a nlnklng'
fund la required,
"From the bondbolder'a atandpoint
thai poaltion of Mr, Yatee may com
mend itaclf. From the atandpolnt of
the taxpaying citlen who hoa no ln
terent in the perpetuation of a bonded
debt It appeare indefennlble,"
Thereupon the flee proceede to (rive
Ita flguren upon the probable coat of
the warwhich, though not complete,
are Interenflng. It anym
It will coat up to January 1, 1809, In
cluding the f.10,000,000 already appro
priated for navy and army equipment,
fa $i:i0,0W,000, aa follow.:
"Kn tl mating the addition to the ar
my at J 110,000 men, their monthly pay
roll at f2S per man would be 14,000,
000, Fntlmatlng their aubalntenee at
83 cent per day per man, or $10 a
month, muken 11,600,000 per month.
Adding 1400,000 a month for nubNUten
ce of liorwa and Incidental make A
total of Ifl.ooo.ooo a month for nnr and
NiilmUtence of the army.
"Kntlrnntlrig the addition to the na
vy at 10,000, nalbwn, and offkfera, tha
naval pay roll at $25 per month per
man, would aggregate $250,000 per
month. Adding cont of aulwlntenne
at $10 per month bring it up to $390,
000. Adding for fuel ami other nav
al Incidental $11,10,000 per month muk
en the total $1,000,000 for the lncreoae
of naval exjiennca.
tomwuting the coat of ammuni
tion and tranniiortaHon on land and
Hen at $100,000 a day, we add $3,000,-
(NiO a month, making a grand total
of $10,000,000 ier month, or $H0,0OO,
000 for the coat of war up to January
1, Iklig. Including therewith the pre
liminary outlay of $50,000,000 for war
equipment and we have only $130,000,-
000 needed in addition to carry ua to
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The Ion U tlieiitT'iniif(WmltUl.Ululeldm llrrilatUlleart Me.
taanieitt, ll,40tea mw.t, lut lmrMiHWr, II.IUiOi wt, 1 4,010,000 1
MAiainaut, fear tl lues., eight Inch, ill 4 Inch ua au4 1$ guua f antaUar
alllmr,