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The Progress. Volurne 7 -To 26. SHREVEPORT, LA,, December 10. 1898. Po 5 C" We Want Youa Patrena g * And if nice goods at low prices arc what you want, call -:nd see us. A full and complete line of Men's : Furnishing : Goods, HATS & CAPS. No old stock to work off. Tailor-made Clothing a specialty, Your money back if you want it. JAMES E. BOULD I N, No. 324 Texas street, Next to Cooper buildiný. THE MIDGET TAX UNCON STITUTIONAL. Judge Watkins Says So. Messrs. J. TI. Fullilove and oth ers, like sensible people, could not see the justice in being taxed to build the midget--called the Red River Valley railromd .or' high sounding iturpcse,ý; and they de termined n:lt to -o so if they eould avoid it. With this purpose in_ view they emln 1, Messrs. Wise I & IIHerndon Wn, into court with their just claim. In its course the case came up. and ast. , iri net - . t careful consideration which he al ways does, Judge J. T. Watkins decided that the tax was uncon stitutional, Of course it is, and Judge A. D. Land,of our district, will, we verily believe, decide the same way for this city, whenever the matter is brought to his judicial attention. THE PROGRESS feels a pride in this matter, it has from the first took the side of the people against this adventurer, Mr. Charles Ed enborn, the owner of this little sprin of a road, and did its best to prevent the great injustice done in giving him $62,000 for nothing. The people were opposed to it, and K thought to refrain from ' voting meant a vote against it. But a few `,.persons who have never been able - to give good reasons fqr their ac ':tions, pushed the matter through and it was reported carried. Z At the time THE PROGRESs con Stended that the election had not I Stabeen held according to law, and aow we have the additional l~ever-it is unconstitutional. .: Let the case be taken to our Dis- t triot Court. Ourpeople oweit to :the widows who were taxed against a ýtiir will. This road has been in ot five times as much as any cher in all Shreveport, and at I t is but an apology for a rail- I d. It is a moral crime to be i d to pay $62,000 for such a c 'owing. We call it the midget, i , the public is beginning to ac this cognomen for it. Let the work go on. Bossier has t ookel it out, now let Shreve- o do the same. to Wagner Bros' for Fish Oame. Almost daily arrivals 6 City Market House. THAT IS RIGHT. . or teledhone your orders for I lces and feed atuf to Lod- I Never mind walitin to b~he its Ledetter Birothers td atei and if the article wanted S theq have it. Christmas Excursions. Sp ýcial low rate tickets to points in the Southern States will be sold by the Texas & Pacific S:Railway Company from all points t ,: iit: !!ne, December 20th and 21, Sth :nime as in former year. It .o,:,1 1, bourne in mind, that h have the choice of ',vy, via thif bui in go ' tto their old home for C ', a and New Years, Sly: CY ] Orbans, Shreve ,:~ b. , Memphis. It is with S c'f pleasure and pride i et ;, ifi, you the best passen ; , in the South. if yJui cotntiplat,' Imaking the t :ip and want to know the cheap c.t and best way, write to the nearest ticket agent, or E. P. Tur a' nr, General Passenger and Tick 'et A it, Texa* & Pacific Railway,. r Dallas, Texas, or to H. P. Hughes, s Tray. Pass. Agt., Fort Worth, Texas. Yours truly, E. P. ' URNER, t G. P. & T. A. Account, Cotton Growers Con- t Sv ntion to be held in Shreveport, I i La.. Dec, 15th., 1898. The Cotton a Belt Route wuill sell tickets from e all stations in Louisiana at rate of i one fare, plus ten cents, for the t round trp, to be sold Dec. 14th. l and 15th., good for return until c Dec. 16th. I A modern passenger train should i enable the traveler to go on a jour- t ney with little or no deviation from his daily habits of life. This the "Pacific Coast Limited',' d does, with its superior equipment, ii quick time, and superior route. o The equipment is unsurpassed, the train being made up of a compos ite car, which contains a barber v shop, bath room, buffet and obser- 1 vation smoking department- al- h dies' parlor compartment car, with seven paivate compartments and parlor, furnished as is the com. posite car, with library and all conveniences for correspondence; p ladies' maid in attendance; two s or more Pullman ten section draw ing room sleepers, and last in the p train but by nd means least in im- t portance, the dining car, where g meals are served a la carte. This B train represents the highgest type of car builder's art and runs straight through withot change via tl fhe Texas & Peeifio Railway to St. rI Louis, Chicago, Los Angeles, and h San Francisdo twice a week. For time tables, sleeping car rates, maps, and full information s write to E. P. Turner, Genera Passenger & Ticket Agent. Dalles ic Texas, The kodaks at Carter's 202 Texas. r Streetare sure shots both in price E and effectVenees. 8 POLITICAL POINTS. Leaders in Town--The O;sicial Election Figures. N, O. Picayune, Dec. 5th. The presence of so many office it holders and politicians from differ ent portions of the state yesterday d occasioned a sh ,rt- lived flutl er of excitement. A little investigation, however, revealed that, in the main their presence in the city was at tributable to a mere coincidental chance rather than by prearrange ment to formulate anything that may have a bearing upon coming political contests. As nearly all of them have their rods up to give the lightning an easy chance at them, they are naturally desirous of learning what the situation in New Orleans is and what their! e prospects will be. Dr. P. J. Trezevant, of Caddo, < had come down chiefly for the pur- I pose of having a chat with his old i' friend Senator McEnery and,in cidentally, to learn what the heavy guns in this neck of the woods are doing. He had the chat,and after i ascertaining all that he could, journeyed back to Shreveport las c night. o Lieutenant Governor Snyder was down for the purpose of attend ing the session of the board of pardons. He expected to be able F to return to Tensas last nighf, but a found it impossible to do so, He l will strive his utmost to return to 1 his home today. While not en gaged with his duties as a member a of the board, the lieutenant gover nor chatted with everyone to find ' out how everyone else stands with the campaign. Representative John, Marks, of Assumption, hearing of Governor Snyder's presence in the city, hung out th" .ign , "'Will ,: 'b ' in a minute," on hisNapoleonville law office and hurried tolNew Or- C' leans with his rod, Congressman Bob Broussard stopped over enroute to Washing- i ton to 1)b,,' p)',sent at the opening or 1 the fifty-si ;ih congre~;, whih e- P vent will occur at the national cap- n ital next Monday. Now, it came to pass, that Dr. 1~ Trezevant had arranged to have c: his chat with Senator McEnery at P the St Charles Hotel during the course of the afternoon, and, in C his own mysterious way, the cele- w brated "Johnny on the Spot" caught a line of the arrangement f, Despite the sloppy con diton of the y, torn-up streets, Johnny proved himself to be a good mud horse, and before the meeting was at an end he had shoved all of the anx ious aspirantsinto the vestibule of g the hostlery and then proudly took w up an advptageous position on the outside to announce to the passers- p by that there were "funny doings" going on within. Thus so reliably informed, nearly the whole town w took a peep into the building, and H many of them retired last night un der the firm conviction that some t important history in future politics ru of this state had been made during ai the course of tne day. Johnny was in clover. There are some -s who say that he kept the wires h4 hotbetweenhereand Baton Rouge t touting in top and bottom tips on what was going on. m Shortly before midnight, a re porter of the Picayune met him speeding along and under a heavy ti pull he stopped only long enough th to state that he was in a hnrry "to th get next" to a conference Justice Blanchard was then having' 'some place, between the St. Charles and tri the Grunewald" with Judge Law rason, of West Felici.na, whom: he said, had just gotten in last night. Johnny will surely have to sleep late today. The official returns of the elect ion held Nov. 8 show the follow- jo' ing to be the results of the cong- ha ressional vote in the six districts: tO Fifrst. Meyer 5422, Keating, 8986; Second. Davey 6802, Wicker 1054; Ai Third. Broussard 1929, Fontelicu 971; Fourth, Brazeale 1121, Brian ial 1475; Fifth, Baird, 3:"5,J. G. Tel ilaferro 109 II. B. Tellaferro 151; Sixth, Robertson 1t1. ce- District, D.ýFuens 13,0637; Second er- district, Sim.; 7 i '7, Set'toon 3; ay Third district, Foster 6735, Mars of ton 1575, Calhoun 2 11, l1 ) 12) i. IIn, Judge of the court of appeals, in Orlans, I.D. Moorc7697; julge at- first city criminal court. Thomas tal J. Duggan 76S1; judge second city at criminal court, Richard C. Otero at 7690. ng all MiBADA RUPLOR SAYS vo/ -----I at That some people pretend to be us uninjured, although they are hard in hit 'I' That Bill wants to know where "they" want to send him. O, I , That it is the fellow who has no Id aching tooth, who is generally the f most patient, under the affliction. c n y That social hypocrisy doesn't re seem half so objectionable, when er it is a pretty girl who practices it. 5 d, That a man may be "in his ,s cups," and still not be in close quarters. 0 er That the boss dog of the tan T 1- yard may be only a mangy cur. of That the turkey gobbler has an e important strut, and still he plays it a very insignificant part in history J .e song or poetry. That a man may claim for him ' self a superior amount of brains, r and still have very little. That the ifellow who thinks he furnishes all the brains of an As sociation, is very apt to contribute the least. r That the midget has struck a o ::''X·t .. Judge Watkins has decided that the tax voted in cWard One, Bossier parish, is un constitutional, null and void. Good! Shreveport, take your cue IThat those who know Mr. Ernest La.ng cer will endorse Councilman i Bernstciun'., motion to have him 8' put on the police force. Hie will make a good odicer. That any one wanting a good, lady, type writer and book-keeper t' can secure one by applying to The t Progress. ' That all should remember that qu 1 C. D. Hicks is a Notary Public " who will de your work thoroughly. That She will respectfully in- be t form the people that it snowed Fa e yesterday. Did you know that? " That the President's message is ' in to-day's paper. Er SThat Councilmen Allen, Scott 1 - and B ernstein are already making f good records. She thoiught they ke k would. e That is time that are light was put on the corner of Southern ave nue and Lacy street. That the Midget has found a foe Sworthy of its steel in Mr. J. H. Fullilove, backed by Wise & T Herndon. That they "do say" that the e train (?) on the Midget road can a run "a mile and a half in an hour Sand a half." SThat Mr. Edenborne may be "a ch slidk artist," but She predicts that Br She will run up against many Fr stumps like Mr. J. H. Fullilove be fore he collects all the taxes that were run through for him and his Tu midget road. That Her editor iaised the point PC of order, and also rose to a qnes tion of personal privilege. But Dr the chairman overruled the polnt: the crowd agreed with the chair- Bu man and he went down; and theB snow, the beautiful suow gently W( tricklad down his shirtcollar and covered his quivering, kicking V form, while the crowd laughed in Tal glee, 8elahb I . That impudence, brazenness and a little money will enable the ma oe jority of people to carry a high Ba hand, in violation of both statu F: tory.and moral law. Talk Real Estate with W. C. ' A~gursWc ae~ua· De _ ,'- - -- - -- -v in . is a rl sou for sculpture of ancicut Greece. ve have no difficulty in fittinh all forms with any s!vle < f garment. because we are thorough, practi cal tailors and employ none but; skilled mechanics. Our cleaning and dyeing deý partment is a s:ieeess. Se(t' in your last fall'ssuit to be retoudihd.. Requests for samples or orders for both departments from the country, receive prompt attention.. 'THE CLARKS." Popular Price Tailors, 502 Texas st. opposite courtouse. DR. S. H. HICKS, PRACTICING PHYSICIAN,, Office: E G. Beard & Co. Residence: 815 Crockett St, Telephone No, 5. OFFICE HOURS, 8 to9a. m Ito2p m. 5 to 6 p. m JOS. G. MeMICICAEL, ATTIO 1EY AT LAWO MANSFIELD, LOISIANA ENEBRAL LlI(i! M IH K;. ihrii r ~l' t i. : -': 2 - This 1) ('OT'T'O V. Ordinary ........ Somii al (Good Urdinary ... i 8 c. B"o, n .I... ., F'lou r-h-'t p:;tvzn1, Lý'. hal f pattc-t or straight, k4.25; extra xanne, 1.00. Cornmeal-"1.90 pP;°' i i rlrl; 3ti8 , )ound( sacks, 1.580. Cracker.-- 'C c at cri uke:s quoted at t9: ('r -1 7 .' Rice-New L-uisiana, 41 --d COFFEE AM) TEA. Coffee--Fair, ;+"c; ime:liuie grade 101,c: better, 12ra13e. Tea-(-ood stock on hand, fair demand. Fair, at 30c; uud, 4Goei:c; fine, 7i5@8be; SUGAR AN!) M'OLASS-ES. Sugar-Sian ldard t ran'ul ated, 5a 40; St' Emma granulated, 5 e e; snor . whnte,14c;. choice yellow clartiisn , 5c; seconds. 4Lc. Molasses--Co'nmon, 12c; prime ncer kettle, 20c; choice reboiled, 21a30c. BAGGING AND TIES, Bagging-2 lb, 7'2c; 134 lb, 714c. Twtne-For baling purposes' quoted at 10c per lb by the bale. Iron Ties-90c. GRAIN AND FEEDSTAUFF. Corn-Mixed sacked, 44c per bushel. Hay-Choice prairie (Arkansas), e7.5O; Texas, X11.50. Oats-White, 36c; mixed, 3k, seed, 33c.. Rye-90c. Barlef-75 Bran-76c. Chopped Corn-90gc per 100 pounds.. Millet Seed-per bushel .... CHICKENS AND EGGES . Chickens, hens, per dos........ .4 Broilers per doz................ ea Fryers. large, per doz.......... 2.25@2 Eggs per doz..................... r Butter, country, per pound.... Turkeys, per pound....... Geese, per dozen.............. f Ducks, per dozen... ........ Pork, per pound.... ..... HIDES AND WOO KET. Dry hides, No. 1 flint, r b.... 12@1. , Dry hides, damaged............ $a10 Ladly bug eaten.......... salted, ho 1.............. . Bull hides.. . .............. 10 Green salted hides........... , - Greey hides........ 1i ... 6a512@ Wool. tub washed, choice..... . 20&.d Wool, unwashed, clear........ 14 Wool, burry and black........ Wool, hard burry.......... Beesw v x, prime....... ..- L" Tallo ... . ..... Sheep skins, ea ,ý `..; .: " oa t skn ...... ........ Fox ... ..... ... o - Opossum ..... . ..... .. ..... .. -8 o Wild cat...... ........ Mink........ ...... ......... 10400s Bear....... ................. 1 . 00as & p Wolf skins ..................... D i5 Deer skins, perpoband. ...... 1da ,'