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The Progress., 1893-09-02
For The Progress.
WHAT WAS. HAS BEEN AND is NOW

I'm trying harder now than ever to
get pure. genuine case NV the old
fashion religion. ] want it according
to the old style, founded on the Bible
pure and simple-and will be satisfied
with no other quality save that like
Joshua. Daniel, Eliza, ct ais. had. | be-
lieve that | am a jew in my religious
belief. or leastwise cross between Il
jew and an old style hard-shell Baptist.
/ can't believe much in the religion NV
the day. that is founded on this changed
mp new addition NV that good old book
that we were taught as children in the
long ago TO so love, honor and obey
the Bible. There is too much trimmin.
too many frills, hounces, furbelows and
jcw-gags about this new Bible religion
II amt gwine ter stick, nor won't pass
muster when we pull up at the Golden
Gate. Mind what | tell you and don't
count on 1t. Now you may ask what's
all this got to do with the text. and III
say to you, its jess got this to do with
il, it has convinced me beyond all doubt
that there is a Supreme Being above.
who directs, CONTROLS and metes out
eyen,handed justice 10 all NV us here
below and you had better get a stir o.,
yourself and be ye also convinced. Kin
you remember that thirty odd years
ago thar commenced in this country
little scrimmage, it is handed down in
history as a misunderstanding twixt
the States. Ter be brief. thar was a
little burning NV powder and some poor
fellows got hurt On one side NV this
contro gcrsy thar was n great nation re-
coguized by the whole civilized world.
with plenty NV men, money and gIns:
they had population NV % 100000. On
the other side was lot NV we fellows
who was not recognized by anything on
earth, not even the Zulu or Iniun he'd
money or guns; population NV 5000
600, counting our niggers-who were
NV course agin us and fout us We was
backed up but one thing. that was a
principle. with a belief that we was
right. On this pin, we made the un-
even tussel, and stood to the guns that
we captured from the boys in blue, till
we were all nearly killed, and those
what wasn't were about naked and
starved out. Uncle Sam was givin' il
to us numerically, and thars what
makes me hurt all over, now. Thar
was not "a furiner that teched our shores,
from an Esquimaux to bobtail canga-
roo that was not bought up and march
ed out agin us. To hold out longer was
impossible.
At this pint our beloved chieftain,
and the grandest hero that the world
has had, or will ever have, said stop.
II have determined to avoid the USE
less sacrifice of those whose services
have endeared them to their country
men, with an unceasing admiration OF
your constancy and devotion to your
country, and grateful remembrance
Of your kind and generous considera-
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England and Cleveland have won
the first battle and now what will re-
main for the country. the people, the
masses, the wage-earnersl OF course
this is not addressed to our president,
because we would not sinsult his in
teiligence nor ours by even pretend
ing to believe that he cares for any
thing except the interests Of Lombard
and Wall streets aud his own. But
it is serious problem which now
confronis us, because the demonetiza-
tion of silver deprives hundreds of
thousands, if not millions, Of daily
bread which should be theirs.
May Cleveland-his masters London
and New York-and his henchme1(
the House-individually suffer fofN
awhile every pang and torture which
they have caused innocent women
and children to endure from the pangs
of hunger This would induce them
to alter their course wonderfully.
The Progress., 1893-09-02
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Notes Of Interest Gathered from About
The National CAPITAL.
wAsmxeroS. D. G.. August. os. 1898

NASnlNbIOS, IL. -. august. =. 1919
Special Correspondence 90 The Progress:
The House to-day passed the Wilson
bill for the unconditional repeal of the
purchasing clause of the Sherman silver
law, this was merely 4 preliminary
skirmish TO the great legislative battle
that is TO he fought in the Senate over
silver. Some ugly talk is being indulged
in bv some of those who voted for re-
peal in the House. on the promise that
further silver legislation should at once
follow. because of the movement now
under way to prevent the House under
taking any other financial legislation
at the extra session. and If the move
ment succeeds there will bc more Of
the talk. An examination of the en-
tire debate i'm the House will show that
large majority of those who voted for
repeal announced themselves as bi-met-
alists. and many Of them stated i'm their
speeches that they would vote for re-
peal because they expected silver leg
isiation 10 follow. \ bill for a single
gold standard could not get forty votes
in the House.
Although there is doubt. notwith-
standing the positive prediction Of such
Senators as German, Morrill, and Alli-
son. az TO the outcome OF the silver bat
tie In the ScuGte, there Is little or
none as to the fate of the Wilson bill,
which has just passed the House. II
will be pigcon-holcd by the finance
committee. to which it will be referred
as soon as it goes TO the Senate. The
fight in the Senate will be over the
Vorhees bill, which after providing for
the repeal Of the purchasing clause of
the Sherman law declares it to be the
policy Of this government to maintain
bi-metallic currency.
The administration is making every
effort TO secure votes for the Voorhees,
bill from the Southern Senators who
have been classed among those opposed
TO unconditional repeal, and this week
President Cleveland is coming back to
Washington to help. Numerous gains
are CLAIMED but the Only names yet
mentioned are those of Senators Call
and Pasco of Florida, who are said 10
have agreed 20 follow the example Of
Senators Voorhees, and Hill in making
free-coinage speeches and the voting
for repeal. The work is, however, only
half done when majority of promised
votes have been obtained for the Nor-
hees bill. TIE bill cannot be passed
unless it be voted upon. and it cannot
be voted upon until the consent of prac-
tically all Of the Senator's has benD OBJ
tained. Efforts are now being made to
reach an agreement as TO the length of
time the bill shall be- debated and
set day for taking the vote, but some
of the Senators will have to undergo a
great change of mind before anything
definite comes of them. The Senators
from the silver States say it viii be
time enough to talk about setting a
time to vote after the subject has been
debated a reasonable time. 1t is under
stood that the administration Senators
made silver Senators to secure the
setting of date to vote on the Voorhees,
bill, in return for their promise to let
The Progress., 1893-09-02

the city rs they shall ,hiuk proper.
otp
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THE RIGHT TO INBOUND AND SELL
STOCK.

A very interesting case and one OF
considerable importance to Shreve-
port as a corporation and her citizens
as individuals, came up before Justice
G.. ID. Hicks recently. The two prin-
cipaI questions involved were, first.
the city's power to impound and sell
stock and, second. the notice neces-
sary to be given before animals can
ba sold
The original suit in this instance is
Michele johnson VS.. Br|y~n Ankrum.
The plaintiff lives about seven
miles in the country and having miss
ed COW for some. at last discovered
her in the possession of the defend
ant, a neighbor, who refused to give
her up alleging that he had purchased
her from Mr. Louis Danbruen. This
refusal necessitated the issuance Of
writ of sequestration claiming own
ership and possession. On being
served with the writ and citation An
krum went into court and asked that
Mr.. Danbruen he called in in war
ranty. No sooner was service made
on the latter than he in turn asked
sSat the city be called in to defend
him, alleging that he had bought the
animal at pound sale from the city.
This brought the main fight down to
a point wherein this last defendant
must show its authority fyr selling
the cow to Mr.. Danbruen, as she made
no denial of having done so. The
plaintiff was represented by Mr.. j
Henry Shepherd, the city by her at
torney, Mr.. VI, S. Jones.
As to the law involved in the case:
Dillon on municipal corporations
page PIG, 101 says: Power to M
POUND AND FORFEIT domestic animals
must be expressly granted to the cor
poratlon, and laws or ordinances au-
thorizing the officers Of the corpora
tion to impound, and, upon taking
specified proceedings, to sell the
property, are penal in their nature,
and where doubtful in their meaning
will not be construed to produce a
forfeiture of the property, but rather
the reverse"
Under this law then, recourse must
be had to the city's charter to ascer-
tain if this special authority, which
seems 50 necessary, had been rele-
gated to her. And from that founda-
ton on which she is constructed as a
corporation, her organic law, this
charter FROM which she must derive
all of her power and authority is
found this only.
POWERS OF COUNCIL.
Section 10-Be it further enacted,
etc, that the council may ordain and
impose such fines for the breach OF
A.. ~ Inn ~x.Ios and .xrJ,oapooa M
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FOR. sas n HE.

go acres of timbered land. principally
nine and cypress. on Cypress bayou, two
miles from Keiihville, In.
iiel acres upland, well improved; new
dwelling (six rooms), kitchen, servants
NON and tenement houses; good bar .
and Gin house; 700 or 500 acres under
fence the finest stock farm in the state;
len miles northwest from Shreveport.
20 acres with dwelling aud storehuiIst'
at Mooring port. Ls.
uacses: good dwelling and necessary
outhouses: 20 acres timber; half mile from
Shreveport Junction.
Ten-acre lot 10, Allendale, with i'm
movements; lust across the street from
The celebrated mineral well OF Col. j. j.
Horan Shreveport.
Two houses Win four and half lots on
Christian street.
Two houses and two lots on Caddo
street.
House and lot on Crockett street.
House and lot and half on Williamson
nreet: undivided half OF house and lot on
Common street, between Texas and Mi
lam.
Undivided half of lot on Beauregard
STREET
Undivided half of two houses and three
ois on Sprague street.
And many Others at prices and on
terns 10 suit the times, for which apply
to II. II. COLE,
as Market street. Shreveport, La.
Rams will alsi buy your property OF
oan YOU money OF it.
The Progress., 1893-09-02
Reduced Rates to chicago.

Commencing August the Texas and
Pacific will Sll round trip tickets from
shreveport to Chicago good for return.
thirty days, at s26 o.. These tickets
on sale any day and good returning any
day within thirty days from date of
sale. For further information apply TO
John G.. Harris city agent, or +. NJ.
Donohoe ticket agent Union depot.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-07
Ell PENO ETCHINGS.

Ell RENO, o. T., Feb. 6.-[Special J.
Trade and business is again assuming ac-
tivity, after Rthe usual January stagna-
ton, although but little complaint WAS
heard among the merchants.
IRE & Cooper have sold their large
stock of general merchandise to III. a.
Bishop of Great Bend, Kan. They will re-
turn to their former home at Usage, Kan.
Mr.. Bishop is man of large means and
will make this his future home.
The cold weather of the past few days
has deferred building operations, but it
has developed number of plans for brick
blocks as soon as the weather will permit.
Several prominent business men of
Lincoln, NeD., were here last week look
ing up investments in property. They
made some good purchases aud will hand
somely improve some OF them. They
were astonished at Ell Reno's substantial
improvements and it's healthy business
condition, and, like all who come here,
will hereafter be fighting for the town
Never before has factional feeling in the
town been so quiet, and the business men,
through the Commercial club, are bending
every energy to make this the best town
in Oklahoma. They will succeed.
Judge Burford will open an adjourned
term of the district court here tomorrow.
There is large civil docket to be disposed
of. but the judge has faculty of working
off matter rapidly.
The county commissioners at their last
session purchased of +. +. Mitchell the
property used for county purposes. and
contemplate the erection of handsome
structure this spring. The price paid for
the property is s., 900. Canadian is the
only county in Oklahoma owning a court
house property.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-07
WHAT Is NEEDED.

The modern writer saws,
THAT what is needed is, a
free mind, a fearless tongue
and a bold dashing pen. p"
These cannot be had unless
the system is in the condi-
ton Of perfect health. 1t
cannot be at ease and the
mind cannot do its perfect
work when it rs filled with
unrest, racked with gloomy
fears and nervousness. All
these come from indigestion
II you have indigestion, get
a box Of the Laxative Gum
Drops and take them freely
and you will soon be we'll.
If your druggist does not
keep them send your adj
dress to the Sylvan Remedy
Co., Peoria, ILL.,, and get a
box by mail free. Mention
the name Of the EAGLE.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-07
The qo1ieha Daily eagle Tueaay zoruue gebruars T.

our large losses of gold in the face OF con-
oltion OF our foreign trade that did not
call for such remittances. There is, how
ever, limit to our exposure tc depletion
by these processes. and it would seem as
though such q drain cannot go much
further. There is also this satifactlon, that
II the dangers should really happen
against which these boards have been ac
cumutated. the catastrophe will have been
provided for in advance and the exposure
OF the UniIed States 10 drain Will bave
been correspondngly diminished. Our
exposure to this sort Of thing Is no more
than might be expected from our large
dependence upon European credit; but it
surely should be serious question with
Americans whether this sort OF subjection
IS any longer necessity. at least TO such
an extent as 1t now exists; and whether.
with our vast increase of wealth, the time
has not come when New York should have
Credit institutions competent TO relieve
this country from foreign relations that
expose Us to all the political and financial
dangers of conditions IN which we have no
direct interest. The immediate policy OF
this country should be,-less money for
speculative enterprise and more Tor broad
enlng and consolidating our own credit or
gaQIZaLIOQsD
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-07
HOUSE.

GUTHRIE, o. r., Feb Especial K
The house met at o'clock, and fifteen
answered roll call.
The house went into committee of the
| whole to consider house bill No 81, 10
authorize the school treasurer to register
all warrants not paid for want OF funds,
and providing for the payment of the same
! in the order of registration. Section
! provides that the word paid" shall be
written across the warrant when paid.
| Section provides that when there are no
funds in the treasury the treasurer shall
certify on the back Of said warrant Not
paid for want of funds" The third sec
tion provides that the treasurer shall set
aside sufficient funds TO pay all warrants
that may have been registered IN cOmpli-
ance with the act, and TO give notice
through the newspapers between the 1sJ
and the 18th of June of warrants unpaid.
and for the payment OF which be has suft1-
cient funds in hand. After such time
they shall not draw interest. The treas
urer must deliver to his successor the war
rant register. The bill was passed.
House bill No. 4S, relating to animals"
came up, and was passed.
Mr.. Ormsbee anxiously inquired if the
floral emblem had been ''lost in the
shuttle"
Mr.. Greer introduced bill providing
for a territorial seal.
Mr.. Ormsbee introduced a number OF
bills, one repeating the act providing for
the salaries of territorial officers. This
makes a clean sweep of the territorial Of
fcers.
Mr.. Stone introduced bill to regulate
the liquor traffic.
Mr. Cunningham offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, by the house of representa-
tives, the council coucurring therein,
That the members Of congress be and they
hereby are requested to use heir votes and
influence in favor of the enactment of IA
law creating a cabinet officer Of secretary
of labor, believing that this legislation IS
just and opportune and TO the best inter
ests of our people; and,
Resolved, further, That three copies OF
these resolutions be transmitted to the
governor of this territory, with the re-
quest that he transmit the same TO the
president of the senate and the speaker OF
the house of representatives..
The resolution was adopted.
Council bills Nos. to Il were then con-
sidered in committee of the whole. The
bills relate to a lot of stuff that now
cumbers the statutes of Oklahoma,
Adjourned.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-07
LEAKY GAS PIPES,
4 New York Tenement Wrecked by an
Explosion in the Cellar

NEW YORK, Feb. Ga fire, caused by 2
gas explosion in the cellar, destroyed the
| double fiye-story tenement house at 42a
| West Thirty-ninth street this afternoon.
The building was occupied by twenty
families. One man was killed and many
other persons seriously injured. The in
jured all sustained burns more or less
serious in character. This is list Of the
dead and injured:
Dead-Jobn Peterson, gas inspector;
killed in cellar when explosion occurred.
Injured-Callus Byer. Lizette Byer, Leo
poldine Schaum, Mary Schubert, Arth ur
Schubert. Martin Johmann, Peter Joh-
mann, John Manning, john Hoffman,
John Waschmann, Herbert Mclaughlin,
Lizzie Boyle, John Martin, Martin Kraft.
John Hayden, Louis Bieber and Albert
Lopez. 1t is not thought that any of these
will die.
An employe of the gas company had
been sent to the cellar to repair leak in
the pipes. Waschmann heard the man
groanlng, and, taking a lighted candle, he
Investigated. As he opened the cellar door
a sheet of flame shot out into his face and
a tremendous report followed. Wasch-
mann and Manning We're thrown into tLe
street, and the biz tenement shook with
the force OF the explosion. There were
wild shrieks of terror from every floor, and
screaming women and children rushed to
the windows and fire escapes. They made
no effort to save their household goods,
but struggled only for their lives. Most
Of the men were at work and only
women aud children vera in the
house. OF a hundred or more
persons who lived on the upper floors,
few can tell how they escaped. They
knew that they rushed to some window
for fire escape. They madly fought
with each other for vantage ground and
many of the wounds received were caused
in that struggle to escape.
The firemen who came on the first alarm
found the building ablaZe. Second and
third alarms were ordered. Scaling ladders
We're placed against the side OF the build
ing and long extension ladders were raised
to the roofs. Down these the tenants
swarmed. Vigorous efforts were made to
save the Inspector, but TO no avail.
The loss on the building is $50, 600.
PEORIA, H., Feb. e. The Peoria Sugar
works, including the warehouse and
starch house, were destroyed by fi~e this
afternoon, causing loss of 500, GOO The
employees had difficulty in escaping from
the burning building. Charles j aeger was
terribly burned about the head and face.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-07
COMPLETELY UPROOTED.

How many remedies there are which
merely relieve without uprooting disease.
The contrast with sterling medicines
which such paliatives afford, not only en-
hances the dignity of the former, but
serves to emphasize the folly of employing
halfway measures when thorough ones
are available, A marked instance Of this
is the effect, on the one hand. of Hostel
ter's Stomach BItters in cases of ChIlls and
fever and bilious remittent, and on the
other of ordinary remedies in maladies OF
this type. By the Bitters, malarial COM
plant in every stage, aud of the most
malignant type, are completely conquered
and lose their hold upon the system. They
are rarely, if ever, dislodged by the ordi-
nary resources of medicine, although
their symptoms may uuQuestionably be
mitigated through such means. The same
holds good of indigestion, biliousness, kid
ney complaint, rheumatism, nervousness
and debility. BY the Bitters they are
cured when many remedies fail
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-07
HEINESE EIOPERC

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 6-Two Chinese watched
all day at the Union depot for an eloping
couple-Chung Top Woo and Miss Fee
Lung-who, a telegram from New York
informed them, had run away and were on
their way west. The couple failed to ap-
pear, however, and all trace OF them is
now lost.
Chung Top Woo, the message said, had
taken money belonging to his employers,
the firm of Hop Lee, Yon Wing & Co.
Chung had only been IN New York a short
time, having recently come from San
Francisco. He claimed to be a represen-
tative of ChiueSe society in that city,
who. il is alleged, had an arrangement
with some Of the csutom officials at one or
the Paclhc coast ports, whereby they
could smugEle into America free OF dutY
large shipments of opium and other
Chinese products. Chung had collected
sums oi money from different New York
concerns ranging In amour tfTom s. TO SO
TO be used in Influencing" the customs
officials in their behalf
The young woman with whom Chung is
said 10 have eloped is q Mott street beauty,
and is the only heiress in the Chinese
quarter of New York
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-07
HONWAV NOTES.

CONWAY SPRINGS, Kan, Feb. 6-Will-
lam l. Drum, special agent for the Ger
man-American Insurance company OF
New York, arrived Friday to adjust the
loss on the furniture recently burned in
the Pacific house.
a camp of the order called the Wood
men OF the World was organized here last
week. The headquarters of this order are
in Omaha, Neb, The main feature Of the
order is life insurance
4 'butterfy'' social was held at the res
dence of MIR. and Mrs. w. f. Atchison
Friday evening, and was very enjoyable
affair. The guests were entertained with
music and games.
Frank Rowe is building a neat little cot
tage in Osterholt's addiEIon.
A fire company is now the town talk,
which is always the case in towns OF this
size just after fire. 1t appears as though
we are always ready TO put out fire when
there is none.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-07
FROZEN SEWERS.

CHICAGO, Feb 6-Tue ciry's sewer sys-
TEN, containing A. coo catch basins, is Just
now causing her lots Of trouble-in fact it
has never before caused a like amount OF
trouble to the city. Chicago was flooded
this morning; tonight it is freezing up as
tight as dunn. In many places the
sewers nave OVERT owed. flooding the
streets, and causing many of the n,S bust
ness houses AMI some of the schools TO
call on the sewer department fos aid The
rapid changes II the Notwithstanding
one day aud freezing the next-have made
II utterly impossible TO keep the basins
clear Of ice. and the department has
hard JOB on It's hands.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-07
THE CITY OF PEKING SAFE.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. G.-The City OF
Peking has been sighted, eighteen miles
out. 1t was nearly 9 o'clock this morning
when the lookott at Point Lobos sighted
the vessel. A little later it was seen that
she was in tow of the tugboat Vigilant.
The stea mar did NOT oct into the barbor
until late in the afternoon. Captain
Searles, in his report, says that all went
we'll until Jan. 2l, when the steamer was
/, 100 miles from San Francisco. The shaft
broken the sleeve. Itwasim ossibletomend
it, and the vessel proceeded under sail.
She encountered heavy headwinds nearly
all the way. and during the fifteen days
under sail she covered over thirteen hun
dred miles. Beyond the long delay and
the breaking of the shaft, nothing exclt-
ing occurred.