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The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13
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IN Enc,ishman Who Made h'ms'i'
BOrnean M0nTr--.


4 lecture was delivered ,Aestay
evening in Golden Gate hall by hcAn'
sey;e,le Wildman, late United STATES
counsel at Singapore. The s0o]ec''
saws the San Francis21 'all, was
"Borneo and Rajah Brooke" BROOKE
was an Englishman WHO wandered
away 10 the northern shores OF boTueo'
and there became an absolute monarch
The tasks which he accomplished were
those at which England and Holland
hesitated. Brooke had to fight against
nirates and the head hunters OF lhs
island and also to overcome the sultan
who had settled almost in the same
territory. AnG Brooke, by his lnGoml'
table energy. his great executive ap1i-
ity. strategic power and determinations
became the victor. The headhnn'eIs
Of northern Borneo were a pretty oac
lot. for. as the lecturer explained WIZ
a grim vividness. none of the women
| would marry man unless he had al
least one human head tC decorate theH
happy dcm'2ile. The pirates were
equally as undesirable neighbOrs; 1hey
were intrepid to a last degree, sanguln-
arv enough to be characters tor dime
novels and relentless foes who resented
| any encroachment upon their DOMAIN.
With this unpromising material BROOKE
organized a kingdom that pald taxes,
sustained an army and navy-such as
they were,-and maintained and re-
spectad it's new government. Slavery
in every form was overcome and ID
nine years the pirates to man WeIs
under subsection. Brooke was the
Washington Of those unknown nations
He died in 1868. crowned with glcries
from the queen of England and various
scientific societies and colleges. MI
Wildman asked the rajah's son one day
how all this had been accomplished
the natives made traCtable and peaceful
people-a new race, almost-Wnlle
America after more than 100 years, taC
only made paupers of the remnants O.
the red men. The answer was ina
Rajah Brooke had always lived up Il
his word strictly with these people ant
they eventually came to know and ad
mire him; and the rest was easy
Brooke. like his native country, how
ever. enlarged his territory much al
England is spreading out at present IL
Venezuela, and the old sultan OF til
neighboring kingdom is a pauper in
wretched bungalow. He used to c0I
plain that Brooke took $500 miles @
his territory. When the photograph
of the magnificent palace of the Englisl
governor of Singapore was shown, MI
Wildman said the palace was tire
times as large as the white house il
Washington, quite as elegantly fur
nished and decorated inside, and tina
the governor had an income almost a
large as the president.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13
CONGRESS is DEAD.
THE SENATE PASSES AWAY IN
MUCH DIGNITY.
r. NJ Zones Killed While P!0win. IN HIS
Field-Onc Hundred and Twenty
yaluah,e Horses Perish in a CCntaSra
1ion-Session OF Parish Solons

Washington, June 12.-The hfst SEES
sion of the tifty-fourth congress mas
passed into history, where It VIII cut
an ignoble figure. In the house MI
Bailey made the las. speech OF the
session. It was brief. He took the
majority to task for its inability 10 ac-
complish anything, and twitted it with
avoiding the only question upon "nlch
the country is now about to c!vlde IN
the coming campaign and election. he
intimated that the Republicans, at St
Louis, were about TO straddie the
money question, and declared that the
American people would not support
party which failed to take an unm!S-
taxable stand on the silver problem.
This was greeted with applause on the
Democratic side, in which the silver
Republicans joined He then closed
with the fervent remark that the DEM
ocrats at Chicago would make decla-
ration on this subject which no two
honest men could interpret differently.
This, too, gained a round of applause,
but one entirely confined to the Dem
ocrats.
Fifteen minutes later Speaker Reed
thanked the house for thanking him,
a mutual throwing of bouquets, and
then declared the session adjourned
sine die amid general applause, show
ing it was a popular act.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

Washington, June 12-Vice Presi-
dent Stevenson brought the session OF
the senate to final close at 4 o'clock
after a brief valedictory, expressing
his thanks to senators for their cour-
tesies to him throughout the session.
The closing scene was not OF the ORA
matte order. but was marked by the
placid serenity characteristic of the
upper branch Of congress. The gal
leries were we'll filed, but there was
an absence of packed corridors incl
dent to an eventful close OF congress.
The senate convened at II o'clock, but
no business was transacted beyond
the formalities preceding an adjourn
ment. The last bill to be passed was
one urged by Mr.. Sherman pensioning
the widow of Gen. William H. Gibson,
prominent Ohio officer.
Resolutions of thanks were unani-
mously adopted to Vice President
Stevenson and President Pro TEN
Frye for their impartial rulings in the
chair.
One of the last acts was to give the
important immigration bills a parlla-
mentary status, by which it secures
the right of way as soon as the senate
reassambles
AS soon as the vice president had
announced the session closed the gal
leries emptied, the senators exchanged
good-byes and many arranged to leave
for their homes.
The senate began the closing day O
the session without any of the confu
sion and activity usually incident t
the departure OF congress. There wa:
a scattered attendance in the galleries
during the early hours, and the score
of senators present gathered in group
and chatted.
The last obstacle in the way of ad
journment was removed when, sool
after the session opened, the enrollin!
clerks brought in the last of the grea
supply bills-that for the District 0
Columbia and it was signed by tn
vice president and soon thereafter dis
patched to the white house for tn
signature of the president, This done
the business was suspended until MI
Sherman secured the passage of
house bill pensioning the widow c
Gen. William H. Gibson, OF Ohio,
$50 per month.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

During the reign of Queen Victoria
according to London journal, S3a
peers have been created, Of whom 2ls
were radicals and 11S conservatives
Of the STA members of the upper house
17S formerly sat in the commons, 80:
had served in the army, navy or re-
serve forces, Il were distinguished
lawyers and q had been in the diplo
matte service. OF SO past prime min
listers 80 were from the lords and L
from the commons; Al out of So foreign
secretaries, Al out of 65 first lords @
the admiralty and &c out OF SO secre
taries of war were also hereditary leg
islators.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13
Manuscript Stolen.

New York. June IA venerable
Italian priest in police court com"
planned that Garcia Motta had robbed
him of a part of valuable manuscript
history of the vatican. "The Open VAT
ican'' is the title Of the manuscript.
The author and complainant, Mgr. An
tonic Contenrie, says the publication
of the work would carry CONSERVATION
into the church circles He affirms that
ne was once private secretary to Pope
Plus TX. He is Il years old. His Sec
rotary, also in priestly garb, accom-
panied him to court. Motta was held
in $500 bond. The priest valued his
manuscript at $4,000. Father Connolly,
Archbishop Corrigan's private secreta-
nv, said he had heard OF the complain
ing witness. Father Connolly said the
priest was not an imposter. His exact
connection with the merits or dement's
of the book in question, its intrinsic
worth, were points that Father Con
molly said he was not familiar with.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

New York, June 12.-The American
Horse Exchange has been destroyed by
fire. 1t is supposed that 125 valuable
horses persisted in the flames, and an
unconfrmed rumor has it that one
mans life was lost. One hundred fine
carriages were also destroyed. The
value of the property consumed is es-
timated at 100000. There were sew
eral narrow escapes from falling walls.
Among the horses burned was Elsie
G. (2:19k), worth $1,000. There were
225 horses in the building, and desper-
ate chances we're taken in an endeavol
to release all Of them.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

A weak or two ago paragraph ap-
peared in several of the London papers
giving an account of an accident that
had occurred in Sloane street. A wom-
an riding upon bicycle had, according
to this. come into collision with an
omnibus and "the lady lost her head"
At once the report became curre--. that
woman had been decapitateG n
Sloane street and this week several u
the papers declare that terrible &C.
sidents have recently occurred but the
bicycle manufacturers have bribed the
soreners to suppress the reports of the
Inquest! These papers specially de-
nand the report of the inquest upon the
lady who lost her head!
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13
GEMS OF KNOWLEDGE.

The highest natural bridge in thu
world is at Rockbridge, Va, being 2o(
feet high to the bottom OF the arch.
The largest insurance company in thf
world is the Mutual Life, Of New Yorb
city, having cash assets of S10S,0oo,OO0
The largest circulation of papes
money is the United States, being 7o'
millions, while Russia has 67O nil
ions.
The largest empire in the world i!
that of Great Britain, being S,557,65s
square miles, and more than sixth
part OF the globe.
The longest tunnel in the world i
St. Gothard, on the line of the railroad
between Lucerne and Milan, being 9h
miles in length.
The Hottest active volcano Is Popoca-
tapetl. It is 1874 feet high, and has a
crater three miles in circumference
and 1000 feet deep.
The largest desert is Sahara, in North
Africa. Its length is 1900 miles and
breadth 900 miles: having an area OF
100000 square miles.
The largest tree in the world, as yet
discovered, is in Tulare county, Cal.
It is 275 feet high, and 106 feet in cir
cumferance at its base.
Burnt bricks wers tnown to have
been used in building the Tower OF
Babel. They were introduced into
England by the Romans.
The largest volcano in the world Ia
Etna. Its base is 80 miles in circumfer.
ance; it's cone II 900 feet high. Its first
eruption occurred 474 B. G..
The most remarkable echo known Is
that in the castle Of Simonetta. two
miles from Milan. 1t repeats the echo
of pistol shot sixty times.
The largest diamond in the world i!
the Braganza, being part OF the Por
tuguese jewels. 1t weighs 1880 carats
It was found in Brazil In 174l.
The first deaf and dumb asylum wa
founded in England, by Thomas Braid
wood, 1850; and the first in the Unite
States was at Hartford. 1917.
Tobacco was discovered in Sal
domingo III 1896: afterwards by tn
spaniards in Yucatan in 1920. It Va
introduced in France in 1860 and INF
England 1883.
The present national colors Of th
: Snited States were rot adopted by con
gress until 1777. The flag WAS Arl
ssed BY washington St Cambgido|
rsaua13 \ l77A
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13
Killed in the Field.

Shreveport, La, June IA special
to the Times from Bossier parish says
that tragedy occurred at Red Chute,
ten miles south Of Haughton, in ward
1, which resulted in the killing of B.
M. Jones, who came here from Texas
several years ago, and has been ten
ant on Kenner's place. Jones was kill
ed while blowing in the fielk, the first
shot from 45-caliber Colts pistol taxi
ling effect. The shooter left soon after
with friends for Benton. where he sur
Rendered to the auth0rttiea
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13
Fatal Explosion.

Johnstown, Pa, June Zone hun
dred and eighty cans of dynamite ex-
ploded about one mile below Lilly with
frightful results. The dead and in
jured are: Mike Scawnoski, dead. Fa-
tally injured: Antonio Stribie, Gregorl-
Gus Schiki, Abriel Augonoski, Frank
Smith (colored), Peter jackson (col-
ored) and Samuel Walters. The men
were at work for Contractor McManus
on the Pennsylvania railway, and were
getting ready to make blast when q
premature explosion followed, blowing
up $50 cans OF dynamite and buryine
seven men beneath mass OF sand and
rock.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

A Chicago man lent his wheel the
other day to a girl wearing a pair Of
boomers. Instead of returning, as she
promised. the bloomer-girl sped away
and the owner Of the wheel had long
shase before he recovered his property.
Thus It Ia seen that honseliness Of dress
J no indication Of hsswts
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13
Sporting News.

London, June 1.-THE Yachting
World and Yaohtsman agree that En-
peror Williams yacht, the Meteor, is
far superior to anything on this side
of the Atlantic. The Yachosman says:
"The Meteor. without doubt, is able tc
beat the Britannia in any kind o.
weather. She is far better In every
way than the Valkyrie III. In regard
to the Defender, the only way to set
tie that point would be to send thu
latter to Kiel or COwes."
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

A Chicago aeronaut fell 500 feet from
his balloon in an accident, landed on
railroad track, and escaped injury.
Some favorite sons would like to learn
.@-that trick, and railroad track would
be a suitable landing place.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

1t is announced at Dayton, Ohio, that
burial permits will be refused where
deaths have occurred under Christian
science treatment. 1t might be more
satisfactory to the patient to prevent
Sneh treatment and give him therefore
Seme chance to live.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

DR.. Hall believes that parrots have a
future existence. If monkeys also sur
vive the earth life are we to suppose
that the parrots and the monkeys have
the same kind of time they occasion
ally have here?
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

Rudyard Kipling is now quarrelling
with his brother-in- law. 1t would pay
the public either to hire man for Mr..
Kipling's exclusive use when he wishes
10 quarrel or to send the young man
specialist on dyspepsia.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

Water has never been thought much
Of in New York, but, when the power
of Niagara is turned on, the Gothamites
may begin to think there is something
in it,
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

The opera singer at Albany who test
ed her lung power by yelling in the
ear of big st. Bernard dog deserved
to b. bitten; but probably the animal
regretted his precipitation a moment
later.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

There is an accumulation of evidence
that the war is over. Jeff Davis nephew
was shot and mortally wounded at
Paris, KY, because he refused to trust
a man for drink of whisky.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

The, report that Americans had
"shelled town in Cuba" proves to
have been exaggerated. There was only
one American, and he used only three
shells.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

Mrs. Pussy Toddles, the Mississippi
lady constable, doubtless knows enough
about furniture to throw it out when
duty calls her to that distressing task.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

Atlantic steamship compaies have ad-
vanced the transportation rates on gold
but this will not prevent any Of our
tourists from returning home at the
time they expected.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

If Cubans were as we'll supplied with
arms and ammunition as the Spaniards,
the Spanish army would be driven
from the island before three months
pass.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

Spain processes the utmost for the
United States. This rather reminds one
Of the whipped schoolboy who comes to
school the next day with an apple for
the teacher = o..
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

Beloit, Kan, has hen that laid an
egg on one side of whose shell appears
the dial of a clock in raised characters
She is probably getting ready to strike
for having to lay eggs on tick.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

The Indiana preacher who refuses to
leave in response to the request CT a
portion Of his congregation appears to
be lacking of a Christian resignation.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

Jupiter Pluvius seems TO have a
grudge against the new woman, as he
loOsed terrific cloudburst over Bloom
er (Wis.) last week.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

IT will not surprise newspaper read
Prs to learn that the new lady lawyer
in New York is "a rapid and easy talk
Or"
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

Uncle Sam admires Shakespeare, 1t is
true, but he is not ready to accept the
English bard as substitute for Jimmy
Monroe.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

A Chicago elevator with five passen-
gers fell four stories. AS the passen-
gers were all politicians no one was
hurt.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

Diamonds are trumps in the Trans
vaal and Dom Paul appears to nave a
royal flush.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

Woman will not thank the PIERCE
City paper that prints her an angie
when it means angel.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

The announcement that Peru, Ind,
has two common councils will naturally
bring condolences from all quarters.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

pers3. dlonr become 1--we issue IN
til the shah was dead.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

The Brazilian supreme court has de-
cided the amnesty law passed last year
as illegal.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13
Belasco's Suit.

New York, June IN. K. Fair
banks SIDE of the controversy with Da-
vid Belasco was stated in the trial
Counsel for Fairbanks asserted that his
client was the victim Of conspiracy
and a confidence game, in which Be
lasco and Mrs. Carter were the opera
tors. Instead OF owing Belasco Isl, 900
he charged that Belasco owed Fair
banks $4,000 for money advanced.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

The breach Of promise suit Of MAY
Gore againct Viscount Sudley resulted
In favor Of the defendant.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-06-13

Further advance of money for the
Soudan expedition has been denied.
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