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The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-03-28
No Chance for Peace.

New York, March ga dispatch
from Rome says; On account Of the
excessive pecuniary demands made by
Menellk 1t is improbable that peace
will be concluded. Signors fricotti and
Rudini, who are in accord with tho
king, will refuse the payment of any
money indemnity.
The German emperor will have a
most enthusiastic reception at Genoa.
Naples, too, is preparing to receive his
majesty in magnificent style. King
Hum6ert will go on board the royal
yacht Hohenzollern to meet his distin-
guished guest.
The diplomatic corps Is extremely
we'll satisfied with the speech made by
Rudini.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-03-28
Cost OF Handling Ear Corn.

A gentleman from the country says
that the cost of carrying ear corn one
year, or longer, is probably greater
than many figure it, on account OF the
shrinkage. For instance, the cost of
1000 bushels of corn at 81 cents is
s31O; interest at per cent. for year,
$14.7O; expense of crib, $40; cost OF the
corn at the end Of one year, $244.7O.
But it is estimated that the shrinkage
will amount to 20 per cent, or 200 bush
els; therefore, there will remain but
800 bushels to sell. So $244.70 actually
represents the cost Of 800 bushels at the
end of one year, or fraction over
80 cents bushel, without figuring any
thing for insurance or risk in holding
showing that Il cents now is equal to
about 80 cents bushel one year from
nOW.-EX
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-03-28

Little Rock, Ark, March 23.-lhe
Bankston Seaman feu0 broke OUT
afresh Saturday at Walnut Lake, de-
tails Of which have just reached here
On the night of July last Ike Banks
ton was found in q wardrobe III MISS
Sadie Seaman's bedroom. A Shoo'ihs
ARRAY took place and Bankston he'd:
4 family feud has existed since, both
sides going heavily armed saturday
morning Isaac Seaman and his 1a'her'
Josh Seaman, and Ike Bankston met at
Walnut Lake and a regular battle fol'
lowed, two dozen shots beng HFea'
Old man Seaman was fatally wounded
and his son shot in the leg Friends
Of both sides are becoming interested
in the affair and further trouble IS eS-
peCted.
Miss Seaman is respectable young
school teacher. Bankston IS young
farmer and bears an unsayory reputa'
ton.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-03-28
Another Mistake.

Havana, March 25.-Another terrible
mistake attended with loss OF life and
resulting in many soldiers being
wounded has taken place. IN some
manner unexplained two columns on
Spanish troops opened fire upon each
other al midday. According TO the
few details received here the columns
of trnnus commanded by Gen. dodoy
and Gel. HClgujn. at the SANTA Rosa
plantation near Esperanza, province
NJ Santa Clara, mutually mtst0ok each
other for insurgent forces, owing, ~
is said TO the thickness OF the sugar
cane Each detachment opened hfe
uDon the other, and for ten minutes
shots were exchanged resulting IN the
killing of seventeen soldiers, among
them being Lieut.. Col. Funmayo OK the
Navar battalion. In addition, hve Oh
acers and several soldiers were
wounded. Two Of the latter have since
died: six other mortally wounded anu
thirty-two seriously injured.
Lieut.. Coz. Funmayo died while
| leading his troops on and shouting
Long live Spain"
Owing to the fact that the meeting
between the columns took place al
| midday the explanation furnished 0y
the Spanish commander is considered
unsatisfactory, ard court maTCia'
| will follow.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-03-28
DIR, l., :. Jameson.

London, March 25.-The trial of DR..
/. S. Jameson and his fellow prisoners,
charged with violating the foreign en-
lbstment act in making a raid into the
territory of the South African repub-
ltc was resumed at the Bow street pO-
lice court yesterday morning. AL
though there was full attendance,
there was less excitement. Seated on
the bench were the Duke OF Aberdeen
chairman of the British Chartered
South African company; Lord and
Lady Monkswell Lord and Lady Deer
hurst, Ladies Foley, Annaly, Finlay,
Kinnaird-Buller, Ribblesdale and
Bruce; Admiral Field and Mrs. A
Paget, After some evidence the case
was again adjourned.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-03-28

New York, March 25.-A dispatch
from Cairo says: Dispatche which
have arrived fom the front state that
the vanguard of the Egyptian army,
under Collision Bey, occupied Akas-
hesh on Friday, the Dervishes having
evacuated the town and fallen back to
concentrate on D0ngoA.
Col. Hunter will leave Sarah to-day
for Akashesh, which will probably be
reinforced On the same day by three
regiments of infantry.
Negotiations are progressing for
forming a corps of 1000 men from the
Arab tribes, which will be commanded
by Sir Edward Zoghab.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-03-28

Washington, March Ex-senator;
HIS bill to remove the restrictions
against the appointment as officers OF
the army or navy Of persons who held
commissions in the regular army or
navy before the rebellion, and who sub
seduontly took part in the war on the
side of the confederacy, which passed
the senate during the height OF the
excitement over the Venezuelan bound
airy question, passed the house yester7
day after two hours debate, with but
one dissenting vote, that of Mr.. Bou-
telle, of Maine. The democrats, eX-
cept Mr.. Cummings, of New York, who
spoke, as he said, as one OF 100000
northern democrats who fought In the
union army, and Mr.. Wilson, OF South
Carolina, who was drawn into the de-
bate by Mr.. Boutele, refrained entire
Iy from participation.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-03-28
A Grand Work.

New York, March 25.-Brown Bros.
Co., treasurers of the American Relief
fund, yesterday received the, follow
ing cablegram from Constantinople In
acknowledgment Of q remittance Of
$4,000:
"Phtllipolis, March 25.-Your two
remittances most timely; thanks. Dis
tribution by HarpUol committee
reaches $4,000 souls. Over 1000 have
died Of exposure and starvation there
alone. We are supporting fifteen other
centers. Need appalling. A nation is
threatened with determination"
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-03-28

Washington, March 25.-Speaker
Reed is quoted as saying yesterday
that the house will be able to finish
nm all the business before it in short
time, and that congress ought TO ad-
iourn by the middle Of May. The feel
ing in the senate for an early al
journment is growing and the impress
sion is now that this congress Will
wind up its ball Of yarn by the l5t OF
June
Although the main Cuban reSolu-
lions have been T3COmmitted to con-
ference the subject came up inclueh-
tally yesterday on Mr.. Mills reSolu-
ton for the forcible occupation 0! the
island Of Cuba in order to aid the Eu-
bans in securing local self-goYeFn-
ment.
Mr., Mills spoke for two hours IN
support Of the resolution. He was UN-
sparing in his arraignment OF zen
Weyler as an "atrociOus sc0undrcl ana
william" and in his recital Of Spain
bloody record in the old ana NE"
worlds.
Mr.. Morgan also spoke briefly in tur-
thsr support Of the Cuban resolution
Mr.. NILS resolutions went to the
calendar after the speeches. The rest
,.,,r n
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-03-28
For a New Court.

Washington, March 25.-Congress-
man Little, of Arkansas, yesterday in
troduced a bill in the house providing
that the court over which Judge Kill
gore presides in the Indian Territory
shall hold a court at Duncan, in that
territory. Little says he has received
a long petition from the people of that
town asking for the court and show
ing that such court would be most
convenient to them. and on that &C.
count he introduced the bill.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-03-28
Michigan Horticultural Convention.
Condensed from Farmers Revie'

Condensed from Farmers Review
Stenographic Report)
Mr.. Williams, of Douglas, continued
his remarks as follows:
In Douglas, my land consists OF sc
acres. elevated 40 to As feet along the
river. The country is gently rolling,
We did not try to use a windmill be-
cause our land is 80 sandy that an at
tempt to build a reservoir would be
failure. So we have purchased q 10
horse power engine and 600 feet Of T.
\ch iron pipe. With the assistance Of
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-03-28
Probably SETTLED

London, March 25.-It i, ~ .-> God
that France and Great '~t. will
have settled their Egypt - ,llty
before the next meeting o .syp-
tian debt commission on I. iay
next. Explanations OF a ~.i-'4a ,rv
nature are proceeding.
Baron de Courcel, the F. m
bassador here, who was suAssrl. p
called to London after he hs : .s-t is
city on leave Of absence, VII rata4n
to France on Saturday, and - ma :
quis Of Salisbury has arr wed >,
start for Beaulieu on Thursc |
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-03-28

He scCr nd talk Of
Or. X edzjc was
upon tie "SimpIe
Chemistry Of the
Farm" Everything
in the earth is made
up of about Go kinoH
of matter, but 30 to
80 per cent Of the
mass Of organic
matter is composed
of four only, car
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-03-28
Going to London.

London. March 25.-It Is reported
here that the British al ''1a5ldnr. Sir
Julian Paunefoote, will >1.r ~ come
30 London, to discuss wit t.. ~ govern
ment certain features o. 80 Vepe-
zuelan question.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-03-28
Russia Kicks,

London, March 25.--The Viena corr
respondent says that Russia refuses
to assent to the Egyptian debt COM
mission paying the expenses of the
Dongola expedition.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-03-28
TO ADJOURN EARLY
50 SPEAKER REED IS QUOTED
AS SAVING.

viii Soon Finish Up all Business BEFORE
It,and Ought to Adjourn About tho MID
do of May-Mhls speaks for Two Hours
Concentrating Their Forces.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-03-28
Watch the Peach Trees.

Those of our readers who have peach
orchards will do we'll to begin thels
work during the fair weather of laf,
winter. Experiments hose shown thu,
the first work to be done Is 70 pick az
and burn the mummifled fruit that ma
still be found hanging on the trees.
The reason for this is that the diseases
that are likely to affect the peach and
for which we spray may have foot
hold in this old fruit. The leaves are
gone and so will not prove menace to
the new crop. The work is all the
more necessary il the trees were affect
ed during the last season.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1896-03-28

How to Irrigate.-Prof. Emery writes
Much depends on the season at which
water should be applied to crops. On
lands in which clay predominates the
water should not be used until the grain
is far enough advanced to shade the
ground, otherwise the surface soil will
bake, to the great detriment Of the
crops. nanifestly where water Is used
on crops, it is desirable to get the seed
into the ground early, so as to hasten
the period Of development Of the grain,
when water can be used without detri.
ment-Ex
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
II DON'T REMEMBER"

History does repeat itself. In the cele-
brated trial of Queen Caroline the princi-
pal witness for the prosecution, forced to
the wall by the searching and relentless
eross-examination OF Brougham, was
forced to take refuge behind an expression
which ever since has been synonym for
the exposition of perjury and tergiversa-
ton, mon mi ricordo," the exact equiva-
lent of 81 do not remember
Just now there is in Washington an in
vestigation proceeding in which Coils P.
Huntington, much against his will, has
found it necessary to go upon the stand as
a witness under oath and to submit him.
self to cross-examination at the hands OF
Senator Morgan of Ala bama, a fine LAWYER,
man of unquestioned ability and pub
Hclst of high rank. Being asked a series
of questions, which he did not want to
answer, the president of the Southern Pc
cific Company falls back upon the historic
mon mi recordo." He cannot remem ber
anything about the Contract and Finance
Company, whether he was a stockholoer,
what became of its books and accounts
whether he ever received any dividends
from it or how it was finally disposed Of
His mind on that subject is perfect
blank.
But what utter folly and sheer hypoc-
risy such pretense is. For Coils P.
Huntington--a man whose great business
and executive ability no one has ever
doubted-to stand up under oath and pro-
fess utter forgetfulness of the transactions
which made for himself and his associates
at the expense of the people OF California,
the enormous fortunes they possess is an
exhibition OF mingled mendacity and IN
science such as has not been seen since
the trial OF Queen Caroline. Mr.. Hunting
ton will 60 down to history bracketed
with the ignorant but venal Italian wit
ness whom Breugham crucified, and nit
ting epitaph for each should be the his
toric IN on mi ricordo."
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
pianatlon OF the overwhelming trend of pub
lie sentiment toward Repu blican policies.
HUMoR OF THE HOUR.

He-But OF course you will forget me.
she-Nonsense! shall think of you when
you are gone.
He-Oh, shall you?
sne-les. Therefore the longer you are gone
the longer shall think of you. Won't that be
nice?-Boston Transcript.
One day. as Archimedes of Syracuse was TAX
Ing bath he started violently.
"Eureka!" he exclaimed
The neighbors, heard him, and were some
what at loss to know whether no had found
MS collar-Dutton or the soap.-Detroit Tribune.
Ieacher-When did the thirty years war
commence?
Pupil don't know, sir; but If you'll tell
me when it left off can reckon up.-Fliegende
Blaetter.
"De trouble bout de man dat thinks he
knows it ALL" said Uncle Eben, "am dat he
wants ter stop everybody he meets an tell it."
ny ashington Star.
Brown-You look as If you had the blues
Robinson-So have. I've lost my beautiful
new silk umbrella.
Where did you leave it?"
Il didn't leave it anywhere. The owner met
me and took 1t away from me."-Boston Tran
script.
E.-1ou say you saw everything in Rome in
three days. That's impossible!
F.-But you must remember that there we're
three OF US. My wife took all the churches,
visited all the picture galleries and my son
went for the restaurants and cafes. Then we
met in the evening and snapped experiences
London Tit-Bits
Mr.. Barlow Cooking at thermometer)-Gee
whllikensi But the thermometers stood near
zero all day!
Mrs. Barlow with asperity)-What else could
you expect? You would hang it out there on
that cold, bleak porch! Bring it in the house.
Puck.
WOOL sent quarter yesterday to man
who advertised to tell me how to turn hand
spring.
Van Pelt-Well?
Wool-poid me to get off a cable-car back
ward.-New York World.
First Clerk-Does your guv'nor ever tell you
fellows funny stories?
Second Clerk-No: but we have to laugh Just
the same.-Amusing Journal.
susy-Say, auntie dear, you re an old maid,
aren't you?
Aunt Emma thesitatingly)-Cer Susy:
but ut is not nice OF you to ask such question.
Susy-Now, don't be vexed, auntie; 1 know
II ism your fault.-Herriedener Laubfroscn.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
PERSONAL.

J. Grover, Colusa merchant, is at the
Grand.
Surgeon C. P. Bagg, u S. N. is registered at
the Palace.
J. C. Flickinger, the San Jose fruitman, is at
the Palace
Frank H Buck and wife of vacaville are at
the Palace.
John Buckingham, the Ukiah merchant, is
at the Grand.
w. ], Deater, editor of the MADEIRA Tribune
was at the Lick yesterday.
Attorney A. L. Levnsky of Stockton regis
tered at the Grand yesterday.
w. F. Ellis, leading grocer of Marysville,
is at the Palace with his wife.
Thomas Clark OF Placerville and its mining
interests is guest at the Grand.
Attorney w. J. HuEsacker of Los Angeles is
in the city and is staying at the Palace.
Charles Monroe OF Los Angeles, law partner
of Senator White, registered at the Palace yes
terday.
c. J. Sharon OF the Yellow Jacket mine came
down from Virginia City yesterday and regis
tered at the Palace.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

Jimmie Swinnerton, the caricaturist who
draws little bears and big salaries, had a
strange experience in Fresno, where he went
with the Olympic minstrels to give burnt
cork exhibition, last week.
incidentally it is we'll to state that Jimmie
has several fads, the most pronounced OF which
is longing for loud haberdashery and the
stage.
When he strikes live town like Fresno 1t
looks as though the advance agent for FIVE
rlnged circus was on hand to plaster the dead
walls with posters and subsidize the press with
passes for the entire staff.
Alter the performance Jimmie adorned him
self with his plug hat and one of his best ar
ranged vests and sailed forth to mingle with
the people. About midnight he got separated
from his companions, and while attempting to
md his way back to the hotel he suddenly ran
across an Italian laborer who had wandered up
to Fresno and found himself busted. He
greeted the caricaturist with:
"Pleasa, lika de nick. Please lenda me de
nick"
Swinnerton looked at him a moment and
evolved the happy idea of having some fun
with the fellow. "What can you do, my good
man, for that sum of money!"
"Nota vera much. l cana de San Francis to
hunta worka. 1 staya de dime museum fiva
weeka. Igotta soma tattoo. Looka?"
He opened his shirt front and displayed a net
work of tricol ,red characters tattooed into the
skin. A new idea entered Jimmy's head and
he, grabbing the hungry man by the arm, took
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
THE PHGNIX CARNIVAL.

The second annual midwinter fiesta of
Arizona has opened at Phoenix with bril-
liant display, and the indications are that
the affair will be far more successful thar
the first. 1t is a curious reflection that
this strange corner of the United States,
having peculiarities and attractions unlike
those Of California, which themselves are
unique when compared with the other
States OF the Union, was the home of
splendid civilization, existing possibly long
before the discovery of America. Taken
In connection with New Mexico, which
likely fiourished dcontemporaneously with
1t, 1t was part OF an empire as glorious in
Its way as was Egypt under the Pharaohs
Whatever were the causes that oblirerated
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
RIVERS AND HARBORS.

While public sen iment is unquestion-
ably in favor of economy IN Congress,
there is a clear and well-defned distinc-
ton drawn between economy and penuri-
business. The revenues of the Government,
under properly adjusted system, should
be ample, as they have been heretofore, to
not only meet current expenses, but to
provide fund for necessary internal i'm
provements, and to such a purpose the
present Congress should devote time and
consideration.
That California in this regard has been
neglected is self-evident proposition.
Our two great rivers, the Sacramento and
San Joaquin, from this or that cause, have
been allowed to silt up, our harbors have
been neglected, Oakland Creek has had
only puny and Ineffective appropriations,
and even the harbor of San Francisco, as
Professor Davidson has shown, has been
left subject to risks and perils which no
other nation in the world would tolerate
for a moment.
1t is time for radical change, especially
in so far as California IS concerned. We
ask nothing but justice, but that we
should ask. and even demand, in way
that cannot be ignored. We are fully and
painfully conscious of the fact that certain
older States, which have obtained all they
need, have lost interest in the subject OF
rivers and harbors, but all the same if our
delegation will carry out the scheme
which seems to be actuating them at the
present time, they will be able to convince
delegations from other States that right is
right, and that it will be to their interest
to aid California in securing her fair share
of the money which the people of the
United States contribute to purposes OF in
ternal improvement.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-21
HARRINGToN's POSITION.

1t may be merely coincidence that
General John T. Harrington OF Coiusa,
Judge Advocate General on the military
staff of the Governor of California, has
gone to visit his old friends in Kentucky
just at the time when the presence of Mr..
Huntington's friends are needed to fight
the proposed act repeating the charter of
the Southern Pacific Company, and that
General Harrington has seen fit to say
some very unsubstantial and uncompli-
mentary things concerning those Cali
fornans over whom Mr.. Huntington $
sway does not extend, but if SO the coinci-
dence is unfortunate. 1t is little early
for the glories of nature to have taken on
their spring charms in Kentucky. There
the trees, unlike those in California, have
not begun to unfold their leaves, the roses
have not yet come into gorgeous bloom as
they have here, the days are still more or
less raw, and the State as whole is not
nearly SO pleasant as California at this
time of the year.
Itis another coincidence that although
Governor Budd disclaims the guardian
ship of what he is pleased to term General
Harrington'S conscience (the inference
from this being that the General speaks
from his conscience), the gentleman from
Colusa expresses Mr.. Huntington's views
in exactly the language which Mr.. Hunt
lngton employs when he is angry. General
Harrington is reported by Frankfort
newspaper (Which, by another interesting
coincidence, is serving Mr.. Huntingdon S
interests in kentucky as saying that the
repeal proposition 'does not meet with the
approval of the people OF California" and
adds that "outside of a few sensational
newspapers and Mayor Sutro of San Fran
cisco the proposition has few adherents.' .
The General, whose conscience is not in
the Governors keeping, may sincerely be-
ieve all this, but if he does the question
arises, Is he competent to hold an office
under the State of California and should
ne place the State in the attitude which he
has given it? 1t should be noted, by the
way, that it seems unkind to call the
gentleman colonel, as many people do,
when he is really general, for that differ
ence may mean something outside of Cali
fornia.
In strictly private capacity General
Harrington might have been ignored for
any expression of opinion in advocacy of
Mr.. Huntington's cause. but as mem Der
of the military staff OF the Governor OF
California such contempluous treatment
would be unkind. Doubtless General Har-
rington has not been blind to the addition
which his weight would receive from being
able TO call himself a general and mem
ber of the military staff OF the Governor of
California while misrepresenting the
people of this State in Kentucky.