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The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26
CONSPIRACY UNEARTHED.
One Who Knows Tells How Bankers Pro-
duced the Panic.


duced the Panic.
Washington. ID. G., Jan. 5.-(Spe-
cial|-Mr. J. W. Shuckers, who was
private secretary for Salmon L.
Chase during all the war period, has
created. quite a sensation in Wash
ington by making public the secrets
of the National bank conspiracy to
produce panic and secure the repeal
Of the Sherman act. He goes into
the minutlae Of the whole affair anu
gives the names, dates and places,
An attempt was made at the last
session Of the Sind congress to pass
a refunding bond bill, and Willard
and Don Dickinson were sent to
Washington to push the matter
Sherman introduced such bill but
the effort failed. twas then resolv-
ed, says Mr.. Shuckers, to force the
passage Of the bill by wreck'ng the
| fortunes of tens of thousands OF bus
mess men and throwing 30OOWo OF
men. women and young people out
Of work. with all the sorrows and
disaster which that implied.
He claims that the conspiracy was
composed of only thirteen men: Gro
yer Cleveland, John G. Carlisle, ASS
Treas. Jordan, Chas. j. Canda .ant
nine National Bank presidents, VIZ
Henry W. Canlror, Chase Nationa
Bank; Edward H. Perkins, lmpoi
ters and Traders National: Geo. ,
Coe, American Exchange National
James r, Woodward, Hanover MAJ
: ional; Brsyton Ives, Western Nation
al: ". W. Sherman, National Ban
Il Of Commerce; George G. William
Il Chemical National; aud Frederic
Happen, Gallatjn National.
. There were nine different confe
y ences held before the tlnal deta'
were arranged, and Mr.. Shucke
gives the dates. places and the nam
Of pa1t,es in attendance. The mo
. important Of these was the meclii
. held at the private reslden
=, Of the presidenv',s Of the Chel
ical bank. at which all OF T.
above named were present exec
a Cleveland, and Carlisle was his Oh
. :. ect representative. This meetl
!" was held April 9th, 1893.
= At this meeting it was resolved
bring or a crash by a universal
- fusal TO renew loans. The bank
left the Williams residence, rush
Il
y to the telegraph Offices and wired
- ders to every part of the UNI
States to stoploans and then the cr'
came. Within twelve days after t
:. meeting, banks and bushes hou
% in every part Of the United Sta
we're failing.
:. Nothing, for years, has made /
: founder sensation than these rev
!; ). tons of Mr.. Shuckers. They b
! /. the impress Of truth. Non Confo
.ve est.
;rst If this story is true, it certainly
hen a pretty kettle Of fish. What a
os,- plorabie spectacle is presented
bnt this narrative; Men to be thus OPP
,au- charged with such crimes, should
10 suflicient to make the men with
hi most elastic consciences; q
4he mostbliad ii their allegiance g I
~ 5as sksff
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26
0. Course It Viii Pass.

Austin. Tex, Jan. 2Oth. \ rather
peculiar bill was introdnce1 by Rep
resentatlvp Seabury in the house
Saturday, requiring that all persons
within this state who receive letters
from Others, whether within or with
ont, shah, be required to transmit Il
courteous and appropriate reply with
in ten days from date Of receipt, and
every person failing to do 50 shall be
liable to fine not to exceed $1,000, or
Imprisonment in the county jail not
to exceed one year, or both in agra
waited cases, and every days omission
to So reply shall constitute a seper-
ate offensp, and be punished as such.
1t is requested by the maker OF the
bill that it have immediate passage,
inasmuch as there are many creditors
in the state in great straits because
Of the negligence of their correspon
dents.-N. O. picayune.
Different people have their various
IDEAS Of what constitutes greatness
and craftsmanship; bnt this strike
us as being the king of idyosyncra
cies and the most novel way to gal1
, fame.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26
Nv Answer to People Wishing to Know
What Think about Prohibition,

In my humble Judgment the saloon
should go not because it is bad IN
itself, but SIMPLY because our white
and especially tour collored people,
would be happier and better without
t. and then the good word of chris
tian lady friend of mine keeps ring
ing IN my ears: LET us save our
boys"
You know it: the Devil did not
make wh1skey, yet whiskey make
devils sometimes! +
I do not want to put myself Oh re-
cord for laundering against the sd
Iloo1. Poor temperance thunderers!
Their thunder bolts are picked up as
sugar plums They do but little
good, except may be where they give
an object lesson, as in the following
instance: Once upon time a tenn
perance lecturer came toa dear city
of ours to thunder against the saloon
We must charitably suppose he was
wise man modern wisdom. 80 he
thought he would first pay friendly
visit to the saloon! aud he kept or
visiting, visiting the old friend. unit
smile after smile illumed his face.
; and 10! he exhibited himself to tn
| public a drunken fellow, trying hare
! to stand on his feet That was a
. object lesson to show that the saloo
: does harm indeed O, modern WIS
dom, 1t is also ancient wisdom. /
. old Sparta, as an object lesson agaIn'
s the abuse Of liqnor that humans
9 man, they would simply exhibit be
fore the public a drunken man
u that at the sight of the nns'ghtl
IS creature the people would cry; Ava
with the abuse of liquor!
q Now you will Excuse me II l {
not give you, against the abuse
~ liauor, modern wisdom; and, with I
card to the saloon, simply spe'
right out to say what you all kno
The saloon degrades and ruins mai
! and does good to none. j. IS que
, tionable even il it does good to o
:, friends the saloon keepers.
A friend to both white and color
people, even to barkeepers, and
pecially to our boys, Let us save
TO boys"
th I ANTHONY DURIER
list Bishop Of Natchitoch
is Natchitoches Enterprise.
rs This is certainly strong indor
We ment, and coming from the source
od did, should cause many at least
on think seriously of changing I'll
minds which we're tending toward
the support Of the liquor traffic. Il
10 are not IN error this is not the
.;ty time that this good Catholic Blsl
If has set his stamp and seal Of opp
ri ton TO the liquor business,
.up always before in q pastoral d'
We nant to the various churches in
,sar diocese; but now be has come
81. strongly and publicly giving.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26

Thecrring Of meats has past the
a,ueriin antal point in this parish.
Hocs can be raised cheaper than IN
aoy other section of the country.
lCholery aud other diseases peculiar
nthem in other parts Of the United
states are rare. Corn and other feed
stnfrs necessary to the raising of hogs
re plentiful, and our farmers can de-
Send on thei. crops for their winters
eed.-Acadia Herald.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26

Chauncy NJ. Depew says We
have touched bottom and scraped
along it. We are now off the rocks
and away from the breakers. There
is no end of idle money which will
now seek active employment. La
less than two years the pane OF
1893 1894 will be forgotten. There
will be some set backs, but only tenn.
porary, and they will be followed by
greater activity. The next SIX years
will, in my judgment, mark a graz
flying advsn'e in the solid prosper,
ity of the country, Garrison (Tex
Signal.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26

SNAP BEANS The editorial family
Toasted on snap beans fresh from the
garden one day last week. They were
from the garden of Miss Annie Going
in this city, and were presented with
the compliments Of Mr.. E. Escoubas
Green beans the last week in Decem-
Der seemed little out OF date to us
but tlfis did not hurt their edlbls
qualities. -, es,lake Herald.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26

Mr.. L. Benson, a gentlenan "n0
is delivering lectures on temper civ.
in the northern part OF tbe '."'o' -,
drrnl At Roheline last Monday and
was robbed of SIS by 4 no'e' po'.o''
Bensonis only one OF siHse n"'o
of bypocrites who gosO0"' VI. 49,
try telling the peoplshow 70 'ena,.
when their own priss'e lives "o"
shame the most bar'e'heo ''nN'''
- Lafayette Gazette
II you could seq i'"'ue' ,..
.nd boar him ta,k listen to him as
be delivers his leeture you would DC
more charitable Bro. Monton. Mr.
BENSON is oned those unfortunate
men whom that fearful disease
.h;rs+ for ,;o,or, has = strong GRASP
npon, and it'd pitiful and pathetic
indeed to hssr him tell Of his battles
with the teppter. He is absolutel!
E]evoid Of pomposity but is instea'
lhe very zone Of moaesty and Y: show
that he ralizes his lnilrmatles an'
ureads The approach of the dreaded
lnonstet his appetite for drink. LII
unfortapate man did fall at koD '
limo Int he is vastly more to be pi'
toa nan censured; as he Is IN II
sepssa hypocrite, we think, and zoe {,
an apmense amount Of good for tn
temperance cause.
dive him the charitable hand {
pity, brother, not the contemp'''0'
aok of scorn.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26

Congressman Sibley, the only
Eastern Democrat in Congress who
favors the free coinage Of silver,made
a speech one day recently in which
he took occasion to split the Presi-
dent mp and down the spinal column
with no delicate modesty. He de-
scribed the Mighty Mugwump as "a
combination of brains, brass and bel
w." an alliteratlve definition whlch
provoked deafening applause both o.
the floor and in the galleries OF the
House. Louisiana Appeal.
That is very good Inventory, ana
puts the assets at their highest ve'ap.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26

/ peoeREss says the governor heA'
1 Nust come from North Louis
4 Well, Bro. Hicks, we annouhceu
IL time ago for lieutenant COVER
!. and as there was not single
Der to bto,t up our cause, moi even
sBaaner seemed disposed to heip
he gaess we will have to decline
6honors. No, there is no chance
81 North Louisiana man Tor a
Ats Office next time Sabine ban
IN course The PRoaREss ana ho'
|sost'' you for lieutenant governor
sorrell! because we could not be
|htent to give you an office $
1al Now had You intimated tha'
would accept either governor g
rney general, THE PRoeREs'
lhave out howled a iackallape'
our interest. So just speak tn'
Old man, and we will @let hel
"A
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26

M o;,.h. 90 a brnd,ed strikin 4
~ ,a.;a, tho s+roo,s y
o ' ~ rr;dan last attyacted tn
~ ~ eia .,,.;o,s rho sssr.
".'e ,ha cond;,;ot,
c,a',oii ~ 51 e1o ooo - IL
- ~ = ,al;sving the distress amonl
a - 't';t.ors n this wav Those mell
-. ,bs,r amaciated bodies and ael.
; " : h.nas trained only to the use
lva ~ eel maod,e eagerly clamoring f,f
an opportunity to handle pick any
shovel in the wintry weather are Il
painful object lesson IN 'on1 p
ton Of our prese0, system l,,,a pai
dess, Their fal'hi'l ieaa 'ah "'''9 ,;,s.
that there were over z'ooo app',s
for tickets perm'n'as 'n.'D II ).
to work cleaning Inc s'lse', az low.
only luo were elnp,o,s Ivy. ho .,nonp
what distress 'ueie ~ s,,1a,a dav
the remainder ou' !,
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26

Hon. Amb. Mouton came down y
his sailboat Friday evening after n''
daughter, Miss Lodo He vss az
compauied by Messrs. d. f. ho'l'o"
Horace Mouton and Walter Moa'on
of Layfayette, who came oref o'
hunt Lakeside Review.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26
Press Eclnoe~
TOTAL DErRAYITY.

Gods statement Of the condition
3.pe natural heart may be found in
,enesis 6:5. "And God saw that the
wickedness Of man was great IN the
sarth. and that every imagination OF
The thought Of his heart was only evil
EontinuaIly.'
|rbis does not look like man is just Il
halle out of sorts and needs just a lit
lie repairing to make him all right,
Ii will take thorough reconstruct
Aion Of his whole moral being to put
BIN right in Gods sight.
\ The Hebrew word signifies not only
kba imagination, but also the purposes
and desires are evil, only evil and
Hiatt every day. And yet there are PEG
leople who often say of the nnsaved
bat they have good hearts, and all
ebey need is to join the church. Alas
Has this is the kind Of preaching the
ieyil likes. Way Of Life,
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26

Of CurtersviIIp, Ga. les all that
needed Louisiaua Appesl
Yes, Hro. ,McMFHns this liquor
Question now seem, lobe forging to-
the font as one Of the lending is-u-H
Of the day, being III fact 50 Irom'-
nent As to embrace morality c"ono-
nv, industry, enterprise and progress
SION. IT. has already lesp"d the
bounds Of moral tendency and has
drawn tight the elements Of hns'-
ness qualities andis now looked upon
as an economical ISSUE thus placing
it in the form ofa political problem
or issue.
We do hope to have our parish
make a test of this matter and argu
ing from a standpoint Of industrial
progression and Of morality we
will take sides against the traffic
having nothing against the dealer.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26

We are haunted by an idle life, and
it is because we have within us the
beginning and the possibility of it,
Phillips Brooks.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26

While money is not very plentiful
in this country. yet many Of our
farmers have corn, meat and molasses
enough to meet all demands until an.
other crop is available. This means
that thousands Of dollars will be kept
at home right il Webster parish this
year, which under other circum-
stances would be sent to the North
west.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26

sad cstubi ,hments within the State
Of Louisiana and parish Of Orleans.
Lafayette Gaz,tte.
l,ugcno v Debbs, the Chicago
Observation-Disclosures, who let many
thousand poor people into an unnec-
essary strike, by which themselves
and their families. suffered great
hardslips and millions Of dollars
worth Of property were wantonly
destroyed, is trying to escape fine
and Imprisonment for contempt of
court in disobeylng the orders re-
straining him from his outrageous
proceedings. Debs is like most all
other rich men, and imaglnes his
money will save him from punish
ment. He should be made to under
stand that the law is no respector OF
persons, that the rich and the poor
alike will be forced to obey it.-Col-
fax Chronicle.
Say, Brother GOODWIN, amt you
getting inst little bit "of" in your
facts? Debts gets $500 par annum
as President of the A. r. !. with this
exception he has nothing in the wide
world, Consequently, he IS not a
''muIt,,. millionaire. Sugar Planter,
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26

Homer Gnardian-Jo Journal: Pro
bitlon went into effect in Homer
ktes day and will remain in force
least, during the present year
q Iaw-abidipg people Of the town
kdetermined TO have the law en-
esd aud the man who sells whis-
4 in Homer this. year is certain to
6into trouble. Tue law must b
&eryed.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26
Cheap Saddiery
ard Harness.

| haze al my home good assUrtitsfps
81 sadaIrry. barnes. and goods IN, tsat
line which will sell al very lew prlevs.
Itiave closed my store on texas AiseS
ana taken the stock To my residence.
v here will show II 70 any woa1 be
purchaser. ! want to close this sE0ea
osit and there Is a bargain there sos
those who Be.H such things OF sU;Tst ssssfs
J. s. ~ S - :. !.
Jan. II 1lno.3
For neat job work at closs fign ~
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26

t,aldwell Watchman: Mr. W. e.
errand, for a long time a popular
ointment business man OF Colum-
4, will leave for Monroe about the
hi Of tins month to embark in the
holes,ss grocery business there
d wish our friend success in his
Ew undertaking.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26
Il

"God Bless Our Home is an old
motto, but it will answer for the new
year, with addltion-"and keep the
rent down" Webster Signal.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26

4 gentleman ia New Orleans re-
Gently gave $25,0 900 towards building
q church IN that city.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26

Andrew Price has been served with
notice of contest Of his seat III the
hftv-fourth Congress by Judge Tay-
Tor Beattie H Dudley Coleman has
also filed protest against the seat
ing of Congessmau-el elect Buck in
tho second district, Crowley Signal.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26

8 The Peoples party vote III on'V
;;,creased front 1868 last year 10
~ 4o5 this year, a gain OF over 'oo
,or cont Notwithstanding that tue
Democrats had plank favorlng Tree
e,;,aoa ut lG to /. Aud as we learn
from an Ohio popuhst exchange, the
Peoples party state committee mad
or,r sos2 ~ with which to conduct
that campaign. Farmers tribune
Des Moines, Iowa,
Marion Butler has been elected 10
.ha Tinted States Senate from North
/ rarol;na Mr.. Butler is Popnllst
ana . nrime mover in reform, ana Is
aras;aant of the National Farmers
Alliance aud industrial uniop. ".
may expect TO hear of some goo.
work by him during the next session
Of Congress. Lakeside Review
ua rather think the editor OF tn
Shreveport pnoeRrss would !, IKE ..
taekle the liquor traffic in that CIV
-l.,.not with a dime on the outside .
l a;th his sharp pencil.
',r Aontemprary wants to hold q
,;aaasks to sell whiskey il oaddo y
D.ss ausItiully suggest that be cons
Ind call On Rev, Sam lone
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26

|The official vote for governor as
bnnted Saturday stood, Culberson'
MICS. Nugent, l52,75o; schmitz'
BIS; Mackemson, $500; Dunn, =
q. Lieutenant Cover, Jester, 2lo,-
"a Renfro, $500, Mann, 4-7ob'
tsrion Martin, 46s,057; Denmon, 2.
80 t4arrisop( Tex )Siginal.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26

q negro while being conveyed 10
Elby an officer Of Camden, Miss,
|ho assaulted a white lady OF that
Isce, was shot down by the lady's
|asband, who died Immediately.
Shreveport Judge.
That was q sad ending indeed
h died with heart diseare no doubt;
I'll we do think Judge should have
'sted whether on not the negro was
'sionsly hurt by the shots.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26

Hast week IN the upper part OF
3nneh's Bend. a colored woman lock-
n up her two small children and
tent off, when one Of them fell into
Ne fire aud was SO badly burned
hat it only lived few hours. Ii it
5sd not been for gentleman passing
q the time, who smelled clothing
3urning, the other child and the house
3onld have burned up. Why peo-
Ikae can be so careless, we cannot UNI
ksrstand. Banner Democrat
JAccilents OF this kind occur so of
l that it has gotten to be criminal
ghgence for mothers to leave then
ildren. 1t is SO morally il not le7
lIhlly, and it occurs to us that our
next Legislature might give some
Hme and attention to making such
atoms criminal offenses.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1895-01-26

THE contract for the building Of a
mo and one-half story fire proof Jail
has awarded by the Police Jury at
heir meeting op Friday last, to the
ssalyJail Company of st. Louis, Mo.
represented by Mr.. B. F. Hull. The
R,ntract calls for its completion by
&pril lst
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-10

81. aurcssIeI in b'1csiag she passage
" The 'IUs school hook bill for tw
yuafs aud would certainly have %. ill f.
ibu prO','. completely bI, for tly
ahrowIoe.- aud artlhcs on the par, 90
persons iu high political standing"
Too Influence 's now iav0Eoi at o.
national organization, regardless Of
any ok. ting lines % division, 20 cause
all Catholics 90 ".land roaIy wiki
wutchui eye and strong hand 10 ward
Oh these maIovoIsnl aggrassi1us and
defend 0ur warranted rlghls."
Whatever Influence the enemies OF
lnc Catholic church may have thought
70 exercised in the political sir.r Or
this nation heretofore, u s now au
assured fact that hcucci5rth Catholic
unity aud peu voihnco WILDE directly
'eltia pIll,i3. rlo R1man church,
psruch, may lake no asuvn par'; ami
its ma.ai uurrsucos may bc "a i,iuUd.
iy 90 the Rr.ublio aud IT. Inst
hAhN p a. wet NNHaitNNlNHf NhAHHhh
.his Catholic uuiou ovty thing thnt
the religious BODY could accomplish,
aud more too, can be- attained. The
church, o. such, can keep al00i, while
its members as secret society
"uuiou," such o. the one about 60
commences national operations, may
carry out every purpose within reach.
Nor can TIE Republic complain. Il
tolrIalos secret organization which
oslfaoitcs and virtually iisifauculse'
cilzaus bcCnu1o OF thyis religious
affiliations; while this Is done there
can be- no OisnBr taken a. those CHI.
zsus organizing 10 nght their Gsnilauis
with their own weapons. The anti.
Catholic, sud Catholics, ia that ca.
paclty, are strictly ana emphaticaIly IN
politics, IL the light is pcrmi,,oi TO
20 on much longer there l. trouble
coming to the nation from Jhat
source.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-10
STREET PREACHING.

This may be land u liberty, pollli.
cal and religious; but there are % the
people who think that the liberties OF
some classes ago very much Curlallrl
by local regulations IA various muui.
clpalItIes. %. ,uis number are tuc
Row, Henry NNgloy, tue millionaire
Eugli-h evangelist, and the i1rty Oak
land ministers VINO triei O. preach iu
tho streets VI the CsulJrlln town ou
sunday night Street pr0tChlug Is
allowed boa hg cities uI uuasly all the
towns OF Goat Bula,n. Il n uSsoi
that this is tho only means thal many
poor people iu crowded cities
nave OF receiving religious In.
struction, tor thoro IL no place
In hlghtoueI churches Tor those whose
best ololhing 10 No 10 better tlan FIg,;
henos aHbmplases IN the s.ro',s anl
other public plbgo' where It III IL not
impedti thereby ari p8rmutoI al 3
even siysu police protection, But IL he
net ~ In OAkgiI, No Varloy started
out Tor soyol days stree, preaching
campaign, 10 wHIcl he pslpIssi b
carry religious ,Xhor,suons to every
soul Ol thc poor tlo tAgushilc7s. ami
tho 0rriag OF Oasiau Pa thlustpIs who
" .ulI listen when the preachers cams
30 them, bug who would not enter the
door OF % church building % Eeog DC.
lig,0us iustuuton, Tho appearance
OF tur ministers ia thuir opuu pulUi.s
created a decided sensation, ant was
attracting much attention, when tue
whole thing wac pIt "a stop 30 ty tue
mayor informing tuu ministers that
tboy were violating tno law auu
would be arrested o. they dlI not Gus,
pend open 3us %. % cD. So uuw tnu
poor aui thH sinner tu oakland arp uut
privileged % have Gospel preached 10
them even tom 20 aacBr,ll mlnB.8f's
standpoint, as 10 wlulI be- unlawful 10
address an audience DO tlo str,u, witt
out permission Of Che mayor who
Will not consent Was. BE- freely
suntgI totuymauy thou anIs op'I1rG.
Get EngAud's" population In metro
pollIun London is iyuteI tho iuhau.t.
ants Of an enlightened municipality
ike Oakland ami some other Amurl.
eau elite, lh,s might Ua named.
The pnstca OF stree, preaching
sometimes may become q nuisance,
AMI IA that respect may ncrI fogulg.
don. But whore it does not occasion
The obstruction OF a public highway
IF cause interference with tho rights
OF people, ei,hor individually or col.
lecl.yUiY, 10 ,oroll 10 eeams un in-
'E0ngsmeat o. at least tho spirit Of
mo constitutional guarantees Of ifte.
ION Of speool anu the right Of the
ncople poaoeaUly to assemble. Ger.
,alnly whom sue preaching that may