Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, June 3, 1897, Page 4

By E.© KILEY. YO DOLLARS A ADVANCE -$1.00 | Thrée Months. YEAR Six Mouths .. 5Ae Entered in the postoMce at Grand Rapids Minnesc secoud-class matter ‘THe magnitude of the efforts put forch by Spain for the suppression of the Cuban insurrection, and the amount of heroicendeayor that must have bsen expended by the patriot forces under Gomez to render the costly plans of the ‘mother country” of no aval, can best be realized by a comparison ‘of the number of troops Spain with the on of which The approxi- follows: 150,000 | English troops sent to defeut Bo parte in 1850 .......... English troops sent t ysupr y rebellion It will be seen that the Spanish ex- peditions to Cuba have emp'oyed more men than were ever before sent across | the sea to war on any nation. The Spanish troops have outnumbered the | combined forces employed by England | in the three greatest trans-oceanic contests in its history. No reference is made in these tigur mean war, as the forces engaged in contest did not cross the’ ocean. Butat no time did the combined British, French and Italian armies in the Crimea number one-fourth the soldiers sent by Spain to subjugate Cuba, Let it be remembered that the total population of the island is only about 1,500,000, including the Spanish Joyalists-ouly half ef thatour thirteen colonies at the time of the Revolu- tion—and that the patriot armies un- der Gomez are necessarily much smaller than those commanded by| Washington. Then we may appreci- ate the difficulty that has been ex- perienced in driving the envaders trom the soil, or even in holding prov- s trom which they were once en. We can also, in view of such disparity in numbers, better recog- | nize the wisdom of the patriot leader in declining any general engagement. But the cause of Cuba *has never been hopeless. Was the cause of the Netherlands hopeless when William of Orange had, after repeated revers- es, been left without the semblance ofan army; when the chief cities of | the country were is the hands of the! Spaniards, its noblest’ citizens in prison awaiting execition, and Wil- liam himself a fugitive? No! the spiritof liberty still tired the patriotic bosoms of William: and his people, and made possible ‘the final redémp- tion uf the land So with the sworthy under Gomez. The same spirit fires their breasts, the same un- |’ jaltering purpose eirs. And the foreign succor which’ William finally wou will yet make possible for Cuba a glorious termination of its struggle, in well earnéd independence. ‘That succor may be tardy in its coming. Others besides thé companions of Gomez are exclaiming, “How long, O Lord, how long?” But it will come at last. Not through a clash of arms between Spain and the nation which would befriend the patriots. It will come indirectly as the result. of the} recognition of this country of a state of warin Cuba, or perhaps ttrough peaceful intervention. Let Cuba take courage!—St. Paul Pioneer Press. 0,000 Iris announced that Hon. Chas. A. Towne will return to’ Duluth from Washington in about “two wee’ For his eminent services in congréss the occasion should be made one of public demonstration. A notice from the St. Paul post- office informs the Herald-Review that ‘Bede’s Budget lias been nioved to} Pin City. It appears that’ the} irrisistible J. Adam can’t keep out of | the Sixth district nohow. ; SENATOR LSON has made a gcod record since his election, Lis politics | to the contrary notwithstanding. Heis not hand in glove with the ad- ministration by any manner of means, and his hard fight for the bankrupt- cy bill is deserving of the highest preise. THE of the house has long held undisputed control of legisla- tion, but there is at last appearing an unrest, almost amounting to re- bellion, even amiong the members of his own party, that threatens to over- power him. It las come to be rec- ognized as the national Tom Reed insteed of the national congress. Worpd comes from W; phat President McKiuley is of the opinion that the’ new tariff bill will come ho bim for his signature about ‘July £° ‘He bas so informed a mem- ‘ber of cobéress from Minnesota. He made this statement last week, and shington !port of the Merrimac’s to the Cri-} = | story, prediction would prove true. Speak- er Reed is also said to have told a~ party of Minnesota gentlemen the other day that the tariff bill would ‘become a law on or before July 15. SATURDAYS MEMORIAL. Speaking at Village Hall Attended By a Large Audience. The Herald-Review was printed too early on Saturday last to give a re- address of Comrade Wil- liam Weitzel. The forenoon was given from 10 o'clock till 12 to the customary parade, visit and memorial services at the cemetery. It had been announced that an address would be delivered by Mr. Weitzel at Village hall and at 2 o’clock the large room was well filled with an appreciative audience. The speaker bad served nearly four years in the Army of the Potomac during the civil war. First he spoke upon the appreciation of the Joyal people in behalf cf the Union soldiers for their great service and sacrifice in saving our nation’s life. He spoke a great deal trom self exper- ‘jence, giving a graphic sketch of that ever memorable engagement, the bat- | tle of Gettysburg, which was faught on July the Ist, 2nd and 3rd, 1863. His principle subject was on the great naval conflict of Mareh 10, 1862, be- tween the Merrimac and the Monitor, | giving a description of the construc- | tion of both vessels, their c armament and their distructive pow- er; the descussion, on the 7th day of March, 1863—two days prior to the appearance — between President Lincoln and Capt. Fox of the naval department, as to the prob- ability of the Merrimac destroying our capital. He gave a full bistory jof that eventful conflict. between the | Congress and the Cumberland, battel- ing against the rebel monster, Mer- rirrac, and the final destruction of both the United States ‘ships and crews. The arrival of the Monitor in Hampton Roads harbor,unbought and unordered by our government, was pictured ina very vivid Manner. The | Mcnitor was an experithént of Capt. Erickson, a private citizen of New York, and through its timely arrival and effective work the Merrimac was destroyed, and the feelings of tri- umphant joy that filled the bearts of the national troops on seeing the rebel monster go down, was told by | the speaker in a masterful manner. A great deal of credit is accorded Mr. Weitzel by the veteran soldiers as well as the citizens who list- ened to his address, as, had it not been for his ability and untiring ef- the afternoon of Memorial day away unobserved in @ befitting man- ner. June Ladies? Home Journal, The June Ladies’ Home Journal presents an infinite yvanety of striking- ly interesting, timely and_ practical featurers. It opens with an article by William George Jorden on “What Victoria Has Seen,” which graphic- ally recounts the progress of the w orld in the past sixty years, since the cor- onation of the English Coming on the eve of the Queen’s Jubilee. itis especially timely, ‘The establishment of Methodism inAmeri- ca is told in an interesting article, by Rev. W. J. Scott, D. D., on “When John WeSley Preached in Georgia.” It narrates Wesley’s great work, his forceable preaching, describes his first Methodist sermon in America, which was delivered by Wesley, and his Sunday-school, which was the st in the world. “Uncle Sam’s Con- fessional’ describes how the money paid into the Conscience Fund of the United States treasurery 1s received, and how its guilty senders carefully avoid revealing their identity. Edward W. Bok makes an appeal that the poor children ef the cities be given an outing in the country during a part of the summer. He vigorously denounces “The Offense of the Color- ed Shirt;” also discus: he “Itch to be Seen.” Lovers of fiction will read with dehght Ella Higginson’s short “One o’ Them Still, Stubborn Kinds,” and Ahce S. Wolt’s romance “Her After-Fame.” Charles Dana Gibson’s drawing—The People of Dickens’”—most interestingly pictures | Mr. and Mrs. Micawber, David Cop- perfieid and Traddles, anda page of Mr. Wolf’s waits gives a most touch- ing insight into what summer means to the children of the poor in cities. Asong. “Wake Up! Cupid,” by Wil- lard Spenser, author of “The Princess Bonnie.” “The Little Tycoon,” etc., will be welcomed bo every. loyer of music, Dwight L. Moody’s contribu- tion to his series of Bible Class articles discusses “Hope” in the Evangelist’s characteristic, lucid mabner, and “Drock” chats of ‘(Humor and the Humonists.”” Among the more practical lines are Mrs. S. S. Rorer’s “(Cooking Lessons” on vegetables and their’ preparation; “A Simple Way’ to Swim;” “The Back | Yard as a Summer Retreat;” “Lamp- Shades for Summer Cottages; Ye ane City Woman’s Garden;” “For Wear in Summer Travel;” “What to Expect from a Young Man,” by Ruth Ash- more, articlés on dress, needle-work, etc. The June Journal is attractive, interesting and instructive from cover to cover. By the Curtis Pubhshing Company, Philadelphia. Yen cents Serped toke verf con$dent that his pez copy; one dollar per year. Sovereign. | TAX LAW SUSTAINED The Re-Valuation Law of 1898 Held Valid By the Supreme Court, SOME TALK .OF APPEALING Eyery Point Advanced by the Lumber- men is Overturned—Dedon’s Work | Sustained Unless Reversed by U. S. Supreme Court. The effectof the supreme court de- cision relative to the re-assessment of Itasca county will be wholesome and lasting for the county’s good. The amount of back taxes involved is not} alarge’sum, but the fact ot under- valuation of pine lands in this county | has become so notorious throughout the state that the court easily found | tain the law. The emphatic prece- dent thus established will the better enable the local authorities to place | something like just valuations upon the pine pine lands of Itasca county | ana thereby compel the real wealth of northern Minnesota to bear its share of the burdens of taxation. Ex-County | | Attorney C. L. Pratt, who had con-| | ducted the case throughout, was re- tained by the County Commissioners to present the case to the supreme court, and C. C. McCarthy repre- sented the lumber companies. ‘lhe} several points raised by the lum- ber compames was stubbornly con- tested and the decision of the court is a signal triumph for Mr. Pratt, who id devoted to the case a great deal of hard work. The effect of this decision is that the Weyerhausers, Morton D. Hull & Co.and the Winona Iron comp: | as well as other owners of pine lands| in this county, will have t) sub- mit to an increase 1m the taxes on their pine land holdings in the county, and that they will have to pay the state the difference betweén’ the value ‘at | which their lands were assessed and | their real value from 1888 up tc date. The lands were purchased by the | parties to this suit about Oct. 1, 1894. From 1888 to that time the’ owne S| had paid a certain amount of t s) | upon them, the amount levied by the | | assessors, but the people of the county. | claimed that the lands had been gross- | ly undervalued. In 1893 the legi ure passed a law providing that when) =! the people of any county petitioned | the governor,stating that certain prop- | | erty in their county was undervalued, and was not paying ils just porportion | of the taxes, the governor might ap- point a special appraiser,not a resident of that county, to appraise the lands. | He was to file his report with the! county and state auditors, and the} lands were to be assessed at the valua- } tion he placed upon them, subject, of | course, to the usual hearings, and a | revision by the courts or the proper} authorities if an injustice had been | | done. | Governor Nelson appointed Senator | Dedon to do this work in_ Itasca} county, and he made his report about Jan. 1, 1894. The assessment of the property was raised in the aggregate} only about a milhon and a halt dollars. The iumber companys began a fight to have this set aside, and finally car- ried itto the courts,where they claimed | that the law was unconstitutional, on the ground that it violated section 1, article 3 of the constitution, by giving | judicial powers to an officer of the ex-| ecutive department; that it allowed | the taking of property without due process of law; that it was contrary to the principles of justice on which the state and national governments are founded and that it provided for un- equal taxation. The district court unconstitutional. reverses the declared the law ‘The supreme court | decision and turns the} }lumbermen down on all of their pro- positions. They did not deny that the property bad been grossly under- valued. The court holds that the act, in- | stead of providing for unequal ta tion, aims to equalize it by m: | these lumbermen pay their just share; that it isan act ofjustice, and that it does not take property from persons without due process of law, because the parties have notice when they are summoned to court, if at no other time. stice Buck, in his opinion, says that if this undervaluation had been} on only one or two isolate pieces of | land it might have been considered aa} error of judgment, but as it occured on eighty-nine pieces in the same county or district, it cannot be so con- sidered, but imphes bad faith, which; is equal to fraud. Moreover, it 1s! held that the change of ownership will not prevent the state or county from collecting back taxes due on the undervaluation from 1888 to 1894. It is admitted that this principle may work a hardship in some cases, where the purchaser is compelled ‘to pay these back taxes, but this ¢annot be allowed to prevent the state from se- curing its dues. It is also admitted that the law of 1895 was drastic in its provisions, but the court says that drastic measures are often necessary to right great wrongs, | good service and an effo sufficient grounds upon which to sus- ied te) ¥2} BEST LINE: of other courts and the United States are cited in support of the various pots decided in this case. The Game of Whist. Whist is a wonderfully popular game and much of a technical nature tten about it; but it seems to} ry players that guod suit is as trumps. When you have both} Lhe Saint Paul & cain eae good you are all right. 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