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The ro()grCss. ,. 1). IIICKH - - - - - - - IElitor Publisihed by C. I). IIICKS, Entered in the I'ostonlicve at Hhreveport :L HSecond-class Mail M.atter. I)O l-I(c---205 Milam Mtreet, between Mar ket and Spring Strieets. SUBSCRIPTION PIRICES. ()IO Ye r ........ O e Dollar Six Month. ...s ............ Sixty Cents T!lree Monlth ......... .'l irty -liv e C(ent, O)Vf ial Journal Caddo Parish Fairmer' Alliance. HRItvI'or'r, ILA., JULY 9 ,18X9. ANNOUNCEMETS. For (Congress We are authorized to announce JUDUE E. W. HUTilERLIN of I)eHoto Parish, as a candidate for the Democratic nomilnation for Congress from the Fourth District. We are authorized to announce W. L. FOSTER, :s5 a candidate for Railroad Conunissiloner subject to the action of the D)emocratic party. For Itailroad Commissioner. By requcet of numerous friends The I'rogress hereby presenlts the naime of lION. ANDREW CUItRIE as at candidate for Railroad Commission er from this district, subject to the will and action of the Democraic party. To The Progress. Prompted by what I conceive to be a reasonable ambition I desinre to announce myself as candidate for IRailroad Com missioner from this district, subject en tirely to the action of the Democratic pei-ty. L. E. THOMAs. The revenue tax on bank checks doesn't disturb this office at all. -_ "Honesty is the best policy:" but it is not successful in politics. The farmers report corn crops in excellent condition' but the cot ton suffering from rust. If a rainy June is the sign of a cool summer, this part of the country hasn't found it out yet. Even Keep-Off-The-Grass had to surrender his position to the Fourth of July celebrators here P. u oday night. It seems that some of our poli ticians want to still oling to the old methods of deceit, fraud and corruption in electiions. - New Orleaens is the place for the State capital. Baton Rouge does not deserve it, on account of her ;excessive hotel and lodging char ges, if for nothing else. What is the Legislature doing? ;Representative Airaill is pushing his usury bill; another is trying to move the capital from Baton Rouge; another is trying to pro saf(e-gull.l's; Iano(therl' is trving t, destroy the eocaine land ipl pilhine tratlle. All these ar,- g,)d Il ill, and the people shplil, lgi\, thllII their full moral supp,, rt. ait your hou.se? If we dil nt Ih - long to 11the churt' h, we ,ýoull tell you ai story a: ouil it (Ie hat woui li makll ekl' tihe is h 1 l sntiki ' 'l.ltor' \v')"l eI' r 'No l)inti, That'- IBhnetley. (Citizens of SIhrevepl)o"rI, ladies aniiTg- t leen; if ,oll see on the str'eets to-(da" a deiiure lok' holing little manil, with a sa expression in his eyes and a \\ist ful look on his face, why that's Bentlev; ,il!n you may appracl'hlli himl, alid fe:a' no harm. The Iopulist party otf this State has this to its credit iany way: it was the most p)tent factor in ex posing the corrluption in our poli tics, and causing the pe(opl' t seý' the necessty for reform in our ( lection metho Is. But alas!--tlhe exhalation of the ulpns tree haIl its etYfet. A Distillguished Visitor. Shreveport had quite ai dlistilln guished visitor cluril ng tihe hullnrs of Monday last, in til., )'lrsoul (of lion. Henton McMillen of( Tennl:s see. Mr. McMillen has been a member of the loiweir house Iof ('ol gres fo;r twenty years, aind is inow one of the most intluential nmeni mers of that great body. le is the second leader of the Denmorats in the House, and vies with ; Mr. Bailey, the chosen leader, in pop ularity, following and generalship, as he did also uith that eminent statesman, Honorable Charles F'. Crisp, deceased. Representative Benton MeMil len hus a National reputation as a legislator, orator and party leader, and was a prominent champion of t the silver cause in the last bitter, party struggle; and wa: listed I among those who was brave and manly enough to rise above the lust for offioe, and declare that the silver question wor(s a State issue. t Mr. McMillen is now the J)emo- I cratic nominee for governor of Tennessee; the unanimous choice of his party. In the beginning he had three competitors; but these were wise enough to s,'( the signs 04 the times-and they withdrew H in time, 'I He was in lthe city for the pur pose of conveying his wife home: she having been the guest; of her parents, ]Loll. and Mrs. J. M. Fos ter, for sime weeks; while here he held quite 11an extensive though in- t formal reception, at the law office t of Captain T . IF. Hell. Many of 1 our prominentcitizens of all C)ass- 8 es and avocations Icalled on hir ' there, and enjoyed a shorl, stay lha(I the lta'ul re oi f aItl intro4luct io1 to M r. l ' .lillc :l l ,1 ' yII ', h'arin! hinl talk fo1 r a few m inj sl:ll ths i wi.(,trI :tn(i ,ll i 1i ' i 'i, '-n v'eItio laliitetis 'i t I)nllic lift '. I Ils a g(r h ave 1i'ul le1 ', t hr '' '" ti nventionoie g Ft i . I s 11on f tI ' I : e4 , . r ,' (lilleh ad , . pl'letasure IIf t i i 1 .', i Splendinig (I ,:1 .;I I,, r I" .. . Till" P~Il'.. ' I') / I'I.] '' to regulate the' i 'andi('iy )if ll' various aspirants, if w"4 h1(1,"' i( lhc sure of elctting a l)emorat. Messrs. Curpriei, ''ho()mas a-(111 os1ter hate signilied their inten- I nentions to k e gov ernedl I lhi(r action of th,' Ilenmocc ratic I):trty, 1, and the Party owes it to trhe to( \protec.t the)m in th (ir can didacry. (et your i 1ily nS itau('y g')oel'ie' fron \\'h atiis i& t, alt, ir:. crislp. I)elivery free. I I1.\V ,, J CI' ItI,. EIVE ) A fresh lina ' od f (lunthesr', Coler Wbrhti'd e)c I),ts and chwlatl.es, I . W . I e( ai\\ rH" , ar-,.gi:t. If y u prefer fresh an0 l who)l,' " some goo ds, 't your groleries from \VWeaks & Walters; co'rne'r of C(rockettt and Edwards streets. NOT CE TO LAWYERS. \VWe are prepare' d to turn ,rit your tbiefs on short notice, adll po yoiur platroinagle. NO()TICE. oHave atddteed to mloy bu:infss a line of Saddles, Ilarncss, Collars, Whips, etc. Fine l Hand-maI.d Hiarncss anl Repairing a specia:l ty. Your patronage solicite(l. R. P. MOIIroN, Markt street op posite Kelly's stable. t If Fourth Of July Excursieon, Out ecconnt of Ith of July, '1 he Cotton Belt Route will sell routtnd trip tickets from Shreveport to all points on its line, within 200 miles of Shreveport at one fare for the round-trip, plus 10 cents, Tickets will be sold July 2nd, and 4th. liim ited to July 5th, for return. lPrices Reduced. To the first ten who ta'ke out scholar ships I will make the following rates: Three; months day term, (20: 'Three months night school g15.00; arithte tic and penmanshilr $7.50. This is to intro duca mly work hTl'a . Comnt at ollce i" y',u wish to take advantage of this. Sp ci)+' 1 IIYNSON'S SI'IPRIN(.:S, the. no, ted health resort is now 'olp('n for the scasn. Mr. and 31rs. Cha'.' , "j Randall, of Shr(evrport ar(. in !pm: - unusual attratCtion. lo1r t(,nrns all dress Mr. Randall hr,rc,, o)r lto Mar shnall TeXRs.' Ii ';'( .\ I, ": 11 ( 1 I '.1i'i i 1 - ;,)r .\ , ril ;, 1aIli \ ill i1 ..iV,, , I', l111 1 -!! I I.- I 1" .J . - 1 II " -. . I ( I' . 1 1 ' I i. .', : I 1 'Ric , rll t: ,a ., W 'ater. . ,- , ic I roY, - ( Ii , : . r i, l 1 i l, I 1t ' ,i l 1, \ , I . 'I1, 1 1 11 T II ' 1111 I'I (-I lvlhii V\' ''in' t t r i l' r ,r (lt n l-a ' :1. CAVEAT.RADE-MtRK. COPYRIGHT or DESIGN PROTECTION. ,"'tII ,ltfItI, ,-'lkvtclh, orl ljhI 4 . for ft ( e t111in'11tir'1 tI`.1 ,lv i,(' . Rf.innr pricea .Ally t'h lBOOK O P1 EN1TS.r.S - A11 1 • ".':lte'lfI I lwycr*. WASHINGTON, DC, CAVEAT.TADE-MARK. COPYRIGHT or DESIGN 4IMPORTIT GATEWAYS4 0 . I" TEXAS P.o ACIFIC 2-Fai Tainc-2 For St. Lcs, Cicgo o , and the CAST. Superb New Pullmon Vestibulcd Burfet Sleepers. HIandsome New Cheir Cars. (Scats Prec.) Only Line Rtn',nig Through Coach es and sleepers to New Orleans W'ithout Chcnge. ... DIREC'I LINE '10 0 r i". , 0,, 4 ,t - lt agr 1a 7:_ T3ki Agt.,