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TH1E PROGRESS. t'UllTl'-l;iei In h.v ý.1lt Inc v\1 BY HICKS BROS Ill: i . 111(;l»~, ........ ........ I:eliilti·. Entered In the Pos t' ico ni t i' hr vet';ort icorrnd. tlh' ,A n \il Mai tter Orvic".: e12 Sprir g .Itr'et, between .Milam d Crockett. SUBSCRIPTION: -.9ie Yen. ..... ...... .. .... One Dollr 0Mr .\onrtha ... ..... .... . Si xtv-five t' ent,4 ''hree M'nth I i................ i.Tiirty -live I'ents . rcis Journal Caddo Parish Farmers Uniont SIUREVEPORT LA., MAY 9, 1896. MADAM RUMOR SAYS I'h:11 threi·c \r·:c4 ;I .i:Ikii ing 11l' "1 II" 1 - - I1,i I.~ir \ I1 IIIl rl 1)~ 'orrnif iffet'~ 1 h Ile ('if) (' ..unt1 il) l! l'ite Chi t u r r t h\intk h, i f t it I. m ''l n i te'n h "oit' i f[ j t ,' r i~ e. w ' j v i~ eert 1 t ~ . h ,! .r 'I'h' I .)Ili. 11 ', it t. II r, :!t' It. huil.;l ~ll ( I .ti 1'vl1 ttlt 'e l t e enitie te emee rt t, ; i tiCe kniows h(e 'ir n "'hlat, tilth !uº.a b si! tihe taut L in vard v rntel't'rntly a eiiatigy ' - tr 4i1)11t ' fiie m r - h~er' "f ;t'e ine'wtrt e l sty lnlininitnlitinrl a '-ill do We 11 :.º ht' 401 111.1 ir im t andoo unt -et puiffe'l lilt) fy litlepii le tet Ltl.et flt' knowini oeie'. till tRink t I le ? Katy ro- o'ill ike' Iihat phlit bone. Wh That the neew ( ly ad initiit rat io t 4''ens t to be airning right. fat That tho 1'iº (r'cn ll, r o(-,'ims to hitt ;.othen in hit work in Ilh' mai yor's in e.e iLage iii r'efe're'i'e tl' tthe i market' i0o1se ily That lithe little' indllil'ter'atc i y in Idntll.i 1 !flg tact n10% eity oflij'iale intoo ' seet ms'a' ;" : f*::,w4l by Iiiliei l he'd ty t lit' main 1u1 That SW m.e jldrn it the' city slt .rn nfla Will :ea t thi 'ihar:er tiail or finanjit 'i' for T'fit;. It -((:nit taur i eook out l'anii is - it \i iIrthal ill fool some of them.i. That Ieiniiiarntll wants no le'iite'ntinary lm-t v% Spi1 ewtrr of the llionse'. 1111( That or:r peioplet' are tireox tt:he' reiigin whi *of the ol1d .+p'l? iheal htoks. 'Va1 2YThta spIeeriv ete:-t rI na nbitli hiou l 'lou 1Vn I be nlppe'd right now. Wit] That all IhonesIt reople want only fair' colt Splay J2'tb·i 'eticnt State t'l'ction. whi Ti $t r I tBaIchlar.d stock is way below parjust now. un 'That Mose VWe'iisSlo'k seems to have a eqa .sluch onrthe CUity ('oou nil. Tp I1Th~tJohn Wiwbnish is a powew ill ithe the "politios of shreveport. That our peolple sre still hominzg for Weet those halt dozen funerals, so 5et'cessary cent to Shrevepork's pro peril y. fil0il 'bhat Svrevepoit has f it Kret'shnitt & -bas perthly most keenly i Ie t lde'eiat of T1 the amendmenets, and his bIlath reskilte y C will find it hard ti Induie any of hter' cit "s enato turn fool elnough ee shlioule''r a Whj( Winche!t(er and go to Baton Roniue and who helpi Btlt some of the' New Orleans gaug iate a tt uffi. c theii That.ohnl eiiigh, of Rei River parishi, leavi '8 Ia Oertainly at Jtie'n Ikadler of a ct'hivil- This pl·wbkhe. The Slrtate Cetrall'R Commi~nt- 1 0 tI utist have beenI in a satiric(!l kiumIor and -#hen it made him chairman of a uom- urda 'eetimes8uc an address. That putreitisin emanatng from l h.. zsuttschlit, Pan' r-C. IIHarriscili- Z' cl- Hi '.O'eje & Co., is au artlkte to seprious that. ing '14?9W Nk would turn uup his fos" at it. '~kIbt'(hŽtede parish is opposed ti lie hope 6ji0biary lease and therefore' Is opcposed the i · to Thaevanrt (or Spt'akern' verti Tkat' slippery elfs like Tr'ezevant .#AghouId lc? set dlcwii on, and She hopes the Couri L eegabcictnire wiul do it in ginrat st'le when age I hebobs up for the $.peskership. pri i prise P'l 'Ilat no man thounld be given a pahlei' e 'pitbonsbo tely bec'ifaise be lcrhonIrs to a Ju partienale racs or faith. This She dedl- ORESI oates to toe City Couicil. ) work 'LThthbemne of the' live oai tr'es in the rthouse square stem to Ice v'ery dead. With t both Blarchard and Trrezeuvant new ghoul e eht dowii on. have SIt'wl b1 vNery dillitilt to arm that for ji ~27,O0 majoriy cast for o'r'etvr for ".*overnor in the ecert election. A enCOI *What is the pC7nahl for stufinug "ealot-boxest Ilki oA4"Ibeys'! don t obed a& .too badly frightecni .'IE PRO wants informliation inot" desire itOmakbfharges, .thep e wPe,&~ary of ring ruk Le t'.lhe action of the .1tate will muitate o Ni*ew Orleans and t"th the rascalsgit -".ont. fled f Swil--- l of fel iI~nthe great contest which will the al amoemsome on, < Benator Blanche.. instit '-jll misathe ai1 of those friends he roads t*geadeesly estranged in the last ptate or all "alapaign. Ing, r . ? ----- -- Talk %. ( k Theamnette Newp, in its last is- matti ·eu reproduces some brilliant (?) say- circle . frotn Tau PaoaREs andil gave the NIsy a igeicredit.for it. Thank you for anyti lhe~ooartesy friend. Signi On J The*- Democracy of the Fourth CU*nongrsesional District woulid do well vice, a beugi tasting around for a strong have measto represent their party; and tiona irojpicion is, "io ballot-box stuffer settle 'AiSd ePply. _( 4~can al r To hear E. 1H. Farrar preach pa- to lo koism and white supremacy, after you I opea c of his gang in murder 4 the emfrage amendment and cod. HII the negro for his vote, is anno akin to the devil quoting the I vitb'oddein favor of ldo kd r.: ..' cc:r : 't'-. j · SEMI-WEEKLY, The Progress Will Greet You 'v Twice a WeeK it'"r . fter t his iýssu I'.+ . i' m.;".,.: ,, w ill groot R " so the sIblli' twi o a wo(.k e('rn jng out on 'I'uIrsdiay anti SullatIfy (f clam ach week. This Ilulve ha-s it O ruff tIf at the urgent, reql iest if manIlSy dmiri r, 'fler friiols 11an1(1 ptrons wVh' bayve f)or t manry months 9t'fo i tusly mlleited ion the nlan ngeime: t to increasrt 1he un-lin ti0er of ourT I'Hsi dlays. 89 ,. Tn('4( till ort unities tand w 'r'k (,f 11(' 5iagtifu(lslt alU i issiW ii'lS Ient r-sliabll arol of iin(jrsp stionalsle staun ig i II railly. socially anid fill ariially. I front isth city and country, and have roen bitt'h an iittntlity that we firdl litrI Iof lves unublo longer to resist it \1vine wtirii tlihat the growtlh of Sof our c(i'1, the denu111nl.ds un our space antti sIlicy make it imperative( for us to take this styp. TIII: P no I ;I(E5 OCCupies a position in Li) i- J i anua journalism that no other newspaper doles, andi the forces whibch emanate from this plauone have Suadte drafts on us which we (L) put feel at liber-y to refuse to honor: As a weekly, our piper hzts stea e ily ilcreasmed in circuilation in both Shreveport and the country-in N , Caddo ,and surrounding parishes-- trI n until to-day, without desiring to) make bombastic, self-laudatory claim I for it, the management asserts that li it will compare favorably with any in North Louisiana. And from tl e n suhtmerous woris of encuuragemejt ' which have been tendtered us since it b e was hinted that we would corup'y ia with the request to do so, we feel em- ha' conragedto assert that within a short tbt while, the semi-weekly will assume a 0or ca numerical stronarth that few canl equal. ' C'rt The subscription price will remain oil the same, $1, per year, for the bi- te1 weekly; 65 cents for six mouths; 35 ir' cents for three luaroths; 15 cents jsr Bc; 11o1 ith. a and The Suday issue will be ldelivered mal by carriers in tile city, and all stores all ( which now take THE PLHOG(RENN and tern who desire this Sunday issue left at rel their residence can have it done by to i leaving word at TUe PaoanEss office, and This Sunday issue will be printed T and delivered before 12 o'clock at. whe urdy night, so as to avoid working nen on the Lord'sa . Day. Having now taken this step, entail- reco ing much additional cost and labor,we (on that hope to receive from the hands of not the public, from the readers and ad- diss vertisers that ftll and complete en couragement in the way of patron- O age that we believe such enter- kne' prise and energy deserve. doer Just this in conclusion. THE PRO- qua stan OREss is ready to do all kinds of job now work at most reasonable rates: and orak within the isV thirty days, when our as a new type aLd p esses arrive, we wil ring have one of the best equipped uilir s imi and for jobl wisrk in the State. felt A'\kiig lat oir tl'sffrts be liberally thot encourageti, we remain the public'k trict obedient servants, in tl I'UBLTSERS. H --c- - - learu YE, KENT. BUr- Jud Let us drop politics now for awhile com ansl talk more about the material de- vocs vt opment of our State and country; corn agitkteimmigration, discuss diversi fied fahig'ing, the best and cheapest thin of fertlizsara, labo' ebving machinery, UInst the advancemuen' of our educational the institution., thb3aiatenance of good eat < roadis, the buildino up o·f enterprises outs ?1 all kinds, stock raisin g, grain rais ing, c qgar culture, tob~coo culture. isto Talk al-ut church maIers, social with matters, 1ic****s, fish frieW sewing ters circles, ChrmsiBs New Year'l Diy, vel Nay Day, Deooration Day-in factea anything except idlitmcs.--Webst~yj cr Signal. criua Ordinarily this would be gooI ad- *It vice, Bro. Kent, but rememtor we ques have both the Congressional and Na. Stati tional campaign on our hands to be won. settled in November. However, we 0n can devote a great deal of our time, polit to looking after the developments 'the you mention, one. Is HEn. Andrew kitce. has formally gam anonouned himself as a cndidate for wan the United States eorate. He las aheadquartes at Batoj hone ei A STARTLERS I'ou vnll EXIRAORDINRY DEMAND If An Inquiry That Caused Some thlý Trembling. for tali The New Orleans Grand Jury S Wanted to See Some Po litical Telegrams. of S This Put tee Tricksters an:id Trimnmers on S the Jump, and Put Their Ma n ipulating Genius to Work, Vo, " Hoever, Judge feruson Well Plav ed I His Role, and Saved the Boys as of Judge Kinr, Saved Fiu. nr patrick. vto i- This Larrnel (?) J ijist I'roved a or Valuable Jewel to the owers L 8 Wh', (treated Hiim, and Ial- 11 ha(1 to Their Rescue in n t Their Sore Extremity. b rt le Again has the saintly(?) gang of or i New Orlensu been ca'st far out in the w -troubled soe of sore distress, and ri again was a8 opporttuity granted i lthem for the dislay of their won- ti (lerfl genlit fir managing public uatters relating tk'polities, and ma- to V iiulating and paowJyzing the very dc nabchinery of Court. Thie latest de- th trelopmnent it, the great State drama, In whieb New ()OrleaAR p'layed the heavy villain in a manner, which the immortal bard, Shakesrare would b have en vied, was presenteb when ar ths graod jury askoe1 Jnuge Ifergu- fai son to issne a mandator order to all compel the Luanager of the Wester eni Union Telegraph Company in ble the Crescent City toi bring belfre that j Iliq'isitor;Al bodw the originul of all (1fn telegrams erlit by McMasayv, e KruttaLchnirt, PIarker (C. HIarriscn4 iv McCaleb. (dleaso, Harry MItEnersy, pi Judge Srumth, Flynn, all ring men we and Gov, Foster himsel.f; also to the managers of the- campaign them,, we weC all correspondence received an'J. lae- Le ters and iintrntciions sent and issued ua1 relative to the ekeEtwn recently helda in to include all' maLtter sent and -e- I the ceived between th datea April a4 L and 21 inelusive. pasn To Mr. BUtler, district attUorneIjr stu who bore the roquest to this em&- turn uent (?i jurist,, Judge Ferguson, re Lei plied: and "Thi~s is a v'erv sernouA matter. My. a s recollection is that the Supreme tion Courts of several States have held that the telegraph company could fall, not be compelled to produce private ture dispatches. I will, however, consifa if tl tihe matter and decide it to-morrow g Of course the great (7) Judge ha;v ocra knew better; every tyro in law study does. But the ring is in desperat the quarters, beaten, kicked about atnd stv~t stamped into a shapeless mass, it is aBIw now leading a forlorn hope for hoe- agai orable or even tolerated recognition bne as a political factor, and being the Lov rings friend, Judge Ferguson; this "c immaculate (?) arbiter of the rights pr It and prerogatives of others. (lolbtlese tha felt that he must save them; even tha though the emineof the dis- men hn trict bench be cloulded with suspicion to in the effort. However,the grand jury, if really in ge wn earnest, need not be deterred by the OWf Judge. It is all powertul and can fal compel all men, no matter what their vocation or political position, to be- rau come before them and divulge all ml iit things,the revelation of which will ilis unrearth and punish crimt. Of course cou the inquiry must be in the inter- fair eat of pub-lio justice, to to ferret by shot out crime; and when the inquisition sho i e is for this purpose, Aothing can be withheld and all men and allmt mda ters can be made to appear and re- bv veal whatever secrete that may be tes necessary, except that which may criminate one's self. bin' whudge Ferguson dented the re- fr'o' quesa. Of course he did. All the tho State abo knows him thought he po would. his reasons were appar- Way ently good, bodnd on law; but Lh thrc political demagoame is evident all rig ~to way tbrough; A~d deceives no and one. plac Is the grand jury trying'cnning twh game of unholy polities, or 'soes it inv want light on a subject al the honest and moral wrillhn i p wer to have the iiwifirniatiri whiethor J ilge Ferguson wills it (r tII. Rests on the Legislature at its Assembling on Mon ne day Next. T'he Fate of the I )elmocratic I'Party and the Peace mil Prosperity ry of the State Depends on its Maole of Meeting the (tront Issue, anld its Mlawier of I)hll ing Ou()nt Jus oic . Oil 11 mor~, Honesty and Fairplay 1)4-1 eanI That I rands I m I nIIVe tigated, anol Tihl t, 1l1 1'h I las Bleen Ilonestlv Elected, lBe Inaguin ratedl (nver i '` 1011. a Not for years has the (;ne;ral Ay sermbly of our State been called upon to deal with matters so (lelicate as confronts the members who will meet next Mlonday. It devolves upon this body to examine and promulngate the returns for Governor,Lieuteinant -(ov ernor,andt as great frauds have been a' leged, it is a matter of grave consid oeration, a mnuchly mooted (question whether the Legislature has the I right to go behind the returns as made by the commissioners of elec tion. Aft in matters of this kind / The Progress has no patience with / technicalities and lquibhbles;. and it does not hesitate to state that, under the circumstances, the fulrlest examai nation should be wade. We shoruld evurt an investigation; should he glad to let the sunlight of truth shise on all cur actlions, and' if they are henorable a114d true; Leed on faislay arwI justive, they will thrnve all the noir and be more strhsn h ened before the ey vý of the woxldt for the test.. If he election wve .o eatly 0on dluctv. if perfeet fairness existed everywhere;.i f no votcs but those honesly an4 le~gdly mMst were placel.in the ballot-boxes, why nseei we fear a look behir'd tLe scenes, a scrutia' behind tie r etens?! (, we dcst. our own rrrentabs of the I ' LegislaureJ If so.it were better to. N tame!t suhmit to the inivitable amn'I I. a mwit 1hat we have been bterayed by 1 p" the lnss we bare sieueted.. I pa But thee tim~e for sidlo- pl~ys has I Yi passed.. the -'lay e:I thL. baiot-box 1 Wi stuffeds reign has gine,ei'vter to re- 1 ho turn :e liopeit is ~he 'baty of the 1i i" Leginstre to go beh'ind the resums C and inrestigate, wb an eye aingl e to r ho a sublime d'iy, wibh t0:e dtaxmina C tion ' do right thoungh tihe Meavens I h) fall. The Democvte in.the Legisla- 1 ture owe the mnck' to their party; it is tE. only way to-perpetatia, its or gan sation. Wiucdredt-hof iu sn who have never cast anything but & Dem ucratic vote,.refued. tovoteo alil at the recent election, becauie, grave, 1ti¶endo3se tra'la woe adticipated nod thousands will !aev.er taM one gain inder th present regime, if Lhe Leg'slaturs refuses to make an, onvestigationm ol thi, mnaer. where, such giave charges of dishonesty ar. prefenr). It is worst than idle nuow to sayBtt that Pharr represents the negro Cuk ment our State. The Progress ones honestly tbought so. but now declares that one but arraigns his own inteUi gence who ays such a thing. tfir own journals have proven the ttter fallacy of such allegations now. These wholesale frauds; these.- m F rauding assaults on t he baltot-hox must stop. Decency. humanity, civ. ilizattirn have risen it1 judgmeet and condemned it. If Ptiarr baa been 1l! fairly elected, then by the eternal; by the ever living spirit of truth he should be seated: if Governor ?oster is entitled to his seat let him be seat ed at all hazards: but let as fnd out 15 by a f ll, free and untrammeled In vestigation who is entitled to it; and this can only be done by going be. Ele, bind the returne and sift the matter Spl4 freon Alpha to Omega.' Never mind Fie tho technicalities which may be inter posed; never mind what precedent LC way be established, our State is in the He throes of a mighty upheaval; our week rights and liberties are in jeopardy, Stab and it we allow the politicians, the place hunters, the hangers-on; tho who ive by politics and politics salo to control this matter md prevent Hai investigation, then will the ri anchise in Louisiana be a V oeryto all, and citis Bngj fslat itasom 'oie SEED. SEED. SEED GET OUR PRICES BEFORE BUYING WE ARE IN NE LIPT [ i OUR IriiUl,ES Oh BULK SEED, ONION SETS .AND TRIUMPH SEED POTATOES. Ir 'ri ' ` r' :irt c ·l : 'I'IIr - r;i II ri il l GOLDSTEIN, IMABRY & C0,, g 326. 328 and 330 Texas St., Shrevoeort. La. ...AT ROSE 'S S Produce and Seed Store Nos. 104 & 106 Texas Street. :11)()() 11,1,.1 \j!;i··on- 1 n~lil JobI-. . l\ ..I I,,,m ., :, , m~~:~ I :O~th lexan 00l li tl -a n m .,·,, ., I·l. )nr ý lr I'rulit lin a '., ; l l i;l. (.)III cmr ('lay 'S~lt'Ik r. `V hIitl' 1la ly ;111l li1lw t- 1 '1 1 tesi 0 11 m Irllllr:;- ;11111 1º;1In; l1l;IS 1;; rtj'1ý 0-11 W y.eld . PET PRICES IN Mr LINE BEFORE PU'CI4SI/NG ELSEWHERE ENCOURAGE COIPEB'HION . 0' BY' B . PATRONIZING ANDREW QUERBES THE INDEPENDNET WHOLESALE GROCER.1 i22 " a-t 524 Com . e\ ` Street, c:-nor .L an, S llin*nV: lfi1TZ LO., Rouse Racket ore IePRICE LIS'T . 11 u ?iýlýf1 `!+'. ::,º7 .i.. 1 .hiqn ,wy I'!," I I Ni*. 1 }I tl In ln iii {r4I1 ofI5 NQ. 1 ~n~p~~urru .... . ýý"i I 1Hl aw..rllt! * lr 1 rron tr's.. r' wI .. 1 +: r 1 11111 11)1.1 11: . . . . i I yard w'il: ,w 71' .ha''." . *'r 1 inis hees I:1.ii . .s . . r1.1 7ji ... 17 i I h11t fh I cav,' ~IHi.t ink.:1 L' waºIkingstu. k..... :I()(! Sdo. hal 44. .Ic I ht. " ywhi,;......... 101! li ox wiry 1. k12k'. 1 b'ox (attje.I. t,114 k3 .. . . IIna 11 ... ... . . . . .. i Itdo 1 h~uja :. ipu. i tt1' w, ·l ,I1 11'. , (I Iii .. 1"r' I . 1 Alt of. I ~ ~ ~ 4 tz~.I I SeI luc~ in I . - b S ruI. litr ... :llu E 1i l)$ l iiei, 1I11; : lii I 6-llllqi i hhr i 11 I) f ý1!Iý Iº1t!N.il .. ." Itu i 1 D l.tin .lok 1 1 {nnlc h k 1:1 1 I.Ill))llp)(j cc .. 75 1 t I l )I'1 tI e ij t l 11 1 7 l7 ( 1'' .1.,1 )º I ) jllgjjc III iii l ,i 1 N 1 1111111"r 1'lllli l 111 1 ºaº1ºwe 10111 I ºi liil '. 1 t · · . ...... .. {o 120) TE4:ASs'rREJI'I'. !LTFIIaLL &Co4 SHOE DEALERS. There may e* a few others ii GOOD, JBut None Ti 0BE"TTER Than, Our BEST SHOES. R, T. GLASSEL & 0., 204 TELx AS 'TIEIT. MILAM SIHEET LIVERY STABLE, G W KELLY. PROP Fine Buggies, Elegant Carriage, Splendid Saddle Horses. Fine Turnouts of al kinds at LOWEST PRICES. Horses and nrd iMe h)oarah I by day, week or month. A1 tir.tclhss Livery Stable. ALTG AB:ER;T MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER IN Harness, 8ad les, Collars Whips, Bridles, Etc.a BuggY , d 0. PURE WATER l> nr, r '"ýsry to inwrue good h"'a t lavmm youri- t rris ;int tI It cleUIan Ii of 41r neal rri1, bili;o a rL Ith ir ! L .'i iu, h y 1 rins. kL a lei iiio r with tip Univcrsal iscril acid Wall Paridier ' WtHave Your Ctr: s Wr . in Dr. R. M. Wi LL AMS, j cit. It, SThe Chiropodist, A " l3";ii & G, o I)r.li SN l Have Your Corns Wy11 Quit K cidn_ MYWork , Fnr!as S'Ik. Dr. R. MV. WILL/A MS The Chiropodist, At Bear(] & Cu 'm frig Soe Shrfveport, LonIlmiuara MODEL BOAlDING HOUSE. BOARD BYTHE WEEK OR MONTH. Sets .t first-elas~s Tabu.- nut lteft oil ( nicfly furnish i roo for a c )uple who J ire JO lin2I . Old W imb blr; io nse.~ ti ,.li, ,' MIS \f IJAUi ( R If FRUIT AND CADY. u Home-Made Stick Candy a dpecialty. 'alwas on band. Icea orer . .