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The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-02-20

NOT A BAD IDEA.

Baton Rouge Advocate suggests
that the next State Press Assccia-
ton meeting be held on boat
bound for some point. Cuba or
elsewhere on q pleasure excursion.
This is not bad idea. On the
contrary it seems quite good one,
one which no doubt would be most
ENJOYABLE as well as. Instructive
This is the move TO be consider
ed from the fact that at the last
meeting of the Association 1T was
resolved not to be dependent on the
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-02-20

The weekly Messenger, OF ot.
Martinsville, has completed Its
twelfth year and is still full OF life
and vigor. 1t is an excellent
newspaper, manly and independ-
cnt. and The Progress extends its
right hand of fraternal greeting
to Brother Bienvinue and wishes
him abundant success.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-02-20

OF all our exchanges-and they
are numerous-only four in all the
State favor the selection OF OF Sem
ator Blanchard-so far as we have
been able to gather. These are
Lecompt Messenger OF Rapides,
Natchitoches Enterprise, Webster
Signal and Assumption Pioneer.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-02-20

Has the Plaquemine Budget quit
business, or has it merely cut Inc
Progress off of it's x list? And by
the way, is the ST. Mary Opnc
still Mt the old stand, and where is
the Free Silver Advocate?
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-02-20

We can have honest politics In
Louisiana if we will; but ohac
point will never be reached as long
as newspapers and people are con-
tent for affairs to be corrumpt, IL
then are recipients OF the grab.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-02-20
y;cksbur. Christian EndeaNof.

The following excellent papel
a.a before the Christian I'm
deavos OF Vicksburg Mississippi
nv Miss Lessic Alma Lang1ofa IA
asrecent meeting held III 1fla' ci's
The wording of our "Chrls0an
Endeayor'' lesson to-day pre-suP-
poses our loyalty to Christ, ana
then the question, what shai We
do? Let us examine ourselves loI
few minutes and see if our alleg-
ed nosition is true. Commonly
sneaking, the word layalty refers TO
allegiance to country; we speak %
a loyal citizen OF the nloso
States, loyal subject OF 0reS'
Rr;tain which means one WI
lives and upholds the institutions
of his country. From this love OF
country we have the recltals OF
manv heroic deeds; indeed Tor
: love of country what will not q
: loyal citizen do? We have only
| to refer to history to see sacrifices,
toll and sufferings unerringly
made. Men work, fight and even
1 die for love Of country; suher
death and martyrdom, what ought
we not do and suffer for the Holy
u cause in which we are enlisted?
: Our loyalty should be TO Christ.
: who from the commencement OF
: his ministry inaugurated a Wal
: from which there is no dlSchargS
IL b,,t of death. How bear ourselves
l. in this contest? Are we carrying
Re the banner of Christ aloft, or ar
IS we suffering it to trial III the dus
e of sin and shame: are we the bolt
NJ defenders of the principles w
re claim to possess? / fear not, "
seem to shrink from the plain da
n ties, chief of which is the denuncl
alton of sin wherever met Wed
OF not only denounce sin and SINH
en- D ractices, but rather give suppo
It's by silence, if not by actual parhf
mt ipation. All, my friends, wh;
A. great results would follow if v
m could only join hands and heart
le- making mighty band OF brothe
IN and sisters, fearing not what Pc
Id pie would say of us,stTas son1e~oI
zen would put false Interpretation
ma our utterances, no fear OF ben
falsely represented, but indulge
hat v+b;ng that would not bring :
ure proach on us, and before iniu
pie results to ourselves or neighbors
on friendly loving hand is laid up
[ere us. and We arc made to sec the {
ror of our way. How careful
-ely sho,,,a he tn avoid rash censuri
dry and reviling of one another, 6
hse gravating and needless cxposj
one another's misfortunes; OF Ta
ing and propagating false ropor
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-02-20

If the people of the district from
which Judge McEnery's successor
should be chosen were allowed a
voice in the matter. The Progress
believes they would select Judge A.
d. Land by large majority.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-02-20
OUR POSITION.

spirit of opposition exhibited oy q
~ Sbrevenort Progress to the con- :
st;+,,t;onal convention. The pur-
nose of the convention, as we un- !
derstand it. is to institute the very
reforms The Progress stands 1or.- ,
Mansfield Journal.
Hicks of The Progress is a queer
as we'll as an able fellow. ne
som etimes raises smoke "Jes Ger
10 ,-3oin' hit. st. Landry Gar
ion. :,
We thank you for the comPh-
ment Bro. Brcaux, but, In this
matter at least, you are mistaken
as to our raising smoke "Jes Ter
be a-doin' hit.
The Progress is sorry it did not
notice the little article from Mans
field journal, for it would have re-
peated its explanation of its seem
ing inconsistent position. Jour
nal is correct in the statement that
the proposed constitutional con-
vention is intended to remedy the
MANY evils that The Progress has
denounced. But while this is true,
we think it dangerous precedent
: to establish that the Legislature
shall have power to say what a
. constitution shall or shall not en-
. brace. The constitution is the or
;, ganic law. 1t is the sovereign OF
= Legislatures, governor and even
: the Supreme Court. Against Its
decree no decision, no enactment
of any kind, not even the unam'
y NOUS consent of the people them
e selves can stand, except it be ade'
l. claration that there shall be con
re stitutional convention or amend
re ments to a constitution; and thel
s, the question is put fairly ans
er squarely, yes or no.
In the proposed convention wha
:. do we find? Why the Legislator
~ declaring "You sovereign peopl
~ may hold Constitutional Con
w yention, but you shall not interior
- with this or that.
Now The Progress respectlvel
submits to Journal and ST. Landr
Clarion. that this is a new, strans
and dangerous doctrine. 1t is
most dangerous precedent to e'
tablish. An inherent right on
surrendered, weakens the tit
s' thereto aud debilitates the for
and character of the heir thcret
oa' The Progress would not be
stickler, but it dcee fear the co
On sequences of the homage alreae
'he yielded by the people TO the poii'
ne, clans and politics of this State,
lost 60 sorvilc that the suffr
we gaus now have little or no voice
Ter the management or control OF pu
iaS' lie affairs.
yaS
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-02-20

The press of the State can over
throw ring rule and corrupt pom
tice in Louisiana if it will have the
GOODNESS and courage to do so.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-02-20

The Catahouia News is now
splendid paper, all home PRINT
bright and newsy and splehaio'S
edited. 1t is a welcome vlsloor
cvcry week to our sactum.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-02-20

Get our prices on job work
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-12
REPORT OF CROP CONDITIONS.

Washington, May 1.-THE Weather
Bureau in its report of crop conditions for
the week ending May 10 says:
In the States Of the Mississippi and
Missouri valleys the weeking ending
May 10 has been the best of the season
and exceptionally favorable for farming
operations and growth of crops. In the
Southern States the conditions have been
less favorable, being too cool, and in some
sections too dry.
Under the favorable weather conditions
prevailing in the principal corn States,
corn planting has been pushed rapidly
during the week. In the Southern States
corn has very generally suffered from the
ravages of insects and from low temper
ature and in some sections needs rain.
Winter wheat continues promising in the
middle Atlantic States and in Kentucky
and Tennessee, reports from the two last
named States being exceptionally favor
able.
Spring wheat seeding is practically
completed Minnesota and North Dakota
having about finished during the week.
Over the Central and Southern portions
of the spring wheat region the early
sOwn has good start and is growing
we'll.
Cotton has not made favorable progress
over the central and eastern portions of
the cotton belt, the weather being too
cool, complaints of injury by insects being
quite general, while rain is needed in
some sections.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-12
WESTERN ROADS WILL WAIT.

Their Freight Agreement to be Held
Back Pending Probable Action by Con-
gress.
Chicago, ILL.,, May 1.-THE executive
officers of the Western roads have not
succeeded in getting their proposed agree
ment on freight matters into working
order, and the chances are that it will
be some time before they have it in full
operation. They are rather disposed to
move slowly in the matter for the rea-
son that there are several measures au-
thorizing pooling that may be passed
through Congress at some time during
the present session, and they might, if
the pooling measures becomes law, be
compelled to frame new agreements to
meet the changed conditions of affairs.
The chances are that the Western roads
will. for the present confne themselves
to getting matters into a shape where
they win be able to control the rate situa-
ton. and will not attempt to form a reg
ular agreement, which they might be
compelled to modify later on. No deci-
sive action lis expected for some time.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-12
TO FIGHT TAX INCREASE
WINSTON APPOINTS DELEGATES
TO CONVENTION.
important Case involving. S5O,OCO.
State Sunday School Convention
President Alderman to Speak.

Winston. \. c., May 11.-(SpeciaD-
The State Sunday School convention for
North Carolina will be held at Centenary
church in this city, August "a to 26. A
mass meeting of the Sunday Schools of
the county viii also be held on the last
day of the State convention.
The spring term of Forsyth Superior
court here to-day, Judge Green presid-
ing. The criminal docket is very large
but there are no important cases ON it.
The most important case on the civil
docket is suit brought by W. B. Ellis
against John L. Casper for $5OO,OOO.
The Winston Tobacco Association met
to-day and elected delegates to the meet
ing of Virginia and North Carolina man.
ufa cturers to be held in Danville next
Saturday. The object of said meeting is
to take concerted action in trying to pre-
vent thep roposed increase of two cents
per pound in the tax on manufactured
tobacco.
Messrs. A. j. Hunt and C. p. Norfleet
went to Charlotte to-day as representa-
tives of Salem Lodge I. O. o. F., to at
tend the annual meeting of the GrS6d
Lodge of that order. A pressing invita-
tion will be extended to the Grand Lodge
to hold Its next meeting in Winston-Sa-
lem.
Invitations were ISSUED to-day for the
Salem Boys School commencement. The
address will be delivered by President
Alderman, of the State University, on
the evening of the Goth instant. The
concert will be given ON Friday evening,
May 2Sth.
The Directors Of the Y. NJ. G.. A. here
are making special effort to secure a
new, larger and better equipped home for
the association. The present plans, If
adopted, will give the organization one
Of the best suite of rooms in the State
DANVILLE AGAINST THE TAX.
Danville, Va, May 11.-At a meeting
of Danville tobacco manufacturers to-
day it was decided to oppose any in
crease in the Internal revenue tax on
manufactured tobacco.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-12
CUBAN MAY KILLINGS.
Weyler's Monthly Statement of Insur-
gent Dead and Wounded.

Havana, May 11.-Captain General
Weyler has left Sancti Spiritus, province
Of Santa Clara, for the field. Before
leaving he offered to build railroad from
Placetas to Sancti Spiritus.
During number of small skirmishes
in the Pozo Lunar, district Of Santa
Clara, the troops have captured an insur-
gent stronghold and have made seventy
one prisoners.
In the fighting which has taken place
during the first ten days Of the month
of May, 21S insurgents have been killed
and III captured. The troops during the
same period lost four men killed and had
ten officers and 119 soldiers wounded.
In addition the troops captured 1873 sets
OF arms. 342 horses were seized and 95
armed insurgents surrendered to the
Spanish authorities.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-12
THOSE GOMEZ LETTERS
PRESIDENT SENDS TRANSLA.
TiONS TO THE SENATE.
Mayor Of Sagua lie Grande Reprimand.
ed For Obstruc.ing Official TeIe-
grammes to Lee.

Washington, May 1.-THE President
to-day sent tO the Senate a report by the
Secretary of State containing the State
Departments translation of the letters
written by Gen. Gomez, of the Cuban
army, to President Cleveland in Februa-
ry last and to President Mckinley in
March, appealing for the sympathy and
support of this country. The letters are
the same which were published six weeks
or two months ago, differing only on ac-
count of the fact that the translatiOns
were evidently made by different per-
sons. In the same communication the
Secretary takes up the report that Cuban
authorities have refused to permit the
Consul of the United States at Sagua
La Grande to communicate with Consul
General Lee tat Havana by means of
cipher dispatches.
He says the Consul did receive such
prohibition from the Mayor of Sagua lie
Grande, but that the Mayor was prompt
ly reprimanded upon a protest by Gen
eral Lee, by the Governor General. A
copy of the Governor Generals letter is
transmitted. He says the Mayor misin-
terpreted his instructions not to allow
personal cipher dispatches to be sent
without seeing the code used, but that
in order to avoid repetition of such acts
he has ordered that the Mayor be Sc
verely reprimanded and that the Govern
Ors and Mayors be hereafter instructed
not to obstruct official telegrams address
ed to United States commercial agents
or consuls in this island and their su-
periors or interiors
The Secretary says this terminated the
incident and that since this occurrence
neither the department or the United
States Consuls in Cuba have experienced
any difficulty in the matter Of telegraphic
correspondence.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-12
RACE WAR IN GEORGIA.

Waycross, Ga, May 1O.-A race war at
Demar, little town near here, resulted
in blood-shed to-day. G. A. Demory, a
store-keeper, refused to wait on William
Simmons, a nego politician Of some re-
pute. Simmons attempted to brain him
with a scale weight, whereupon De-
mory shot and killed him. About 4
O'clock the store was attacked by a mob
Of negroes who kept volleys of bullets
pouring through the thin sides of the
building until 8 O'Clock tonight. They
seriously wounded Demory, VIM. Horsell,
James Boyd and two brothers named
Williamson. The sheriff and posse
from Valdosta drove the mob away and
placed guard about the wounded men
for the night. A number of the ne
grOes were shot, but none were killed,
so far as can be learned.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-12
WANISSEABOARO BAD
Ryan Bringing Suit To Get
the s. A. L. System.
Is IT THE SOUTHERN 4?
OUTCOME OF RECENT DEAL TO
CONTROL THE STOCK.
SUIT FOR BREACH CONTRACT
Brought Against Louis McLane, Leigh
r, Watts and Others For Specific
Performance of Alleged Con.
tract 10 Deliver i53 Shares

Baltimore, Nd, May 11.-Thos. F.
Ryan, of New FORK, brought suit in the
United States court to-day against Louis
McLane, Leigh Il. Watts, and others for
specific performance of a contract to de-
liver to him 153 shares of the common
stock of the Seaboard and Roanoke Rail-
road Company. This proceeding is the
outcome of Mr.. Rya1rs recent effort to
buy controlling interest in the Seaboard
Air Line, for the purpose of ousting the
Hoffman interest, which now has the
management. Mr.. Ryan claims that the
defendants agreed to deliver their stock
to him and then broke their contract.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-12
QUEER DIVIDE IN THE HOUSE.
Reed Seemingly Defeated on the Resolu-
ton to Improve Pearl Harbor-Simp-
son Sides With Hit.

~~NNN
tion to Improve Pearl Harbor.-Simp-
son Sides With Hit.
Washington, D. c., May 1.-THE con-
sideratiOn of the Senate amendments to
the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill was
finished by the House to-day and the
bill sent to a conference President
Cleveland's Forest Reservation order was
the subject of much debate and the
House voted not to concur in the Senate
amendment to annul the order. with the
understanding that the conferees should
arrange an amendment which would have
the same effect
The most interesting debate was on
the appropriation Of $4,000 to improve
Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian Islands.
which was rejected by a vote of S5 to 53.
Mr.. Hitt of Illinois, past and prospective
chairman of the committee on Foreign
Affairs, earnestly urged the Importance
of taking steps to confirm the title of this
government to the harbor in view of the
Senate's proposal to abrogate the Ha-
waiian treaty.
lie spoke of the advantages of this
port as naval station. 1--WE have tried
for thirty years." he said, ''to secure
naval stations in many parts of the world.
and not one have we to-day. The navy
of Great Britain, which is so powerful.
can be placed in any part of the globe
and be within reach Of supplies as we'll
as facilities for repair. Our navy, in case
of war, would be helpless as soon as it's
coal ran out. In the Pacific Ocean the
great powers of the world-England,
France. Germany, Spain-all possess one.
two, ten. twenty spots from which to
fit out ships that would devastate our
coast.
''Now. if that treaty fails-if it is alb
rogated-Great Britain will instantly
press for new relations with Hawaii.
Instantly Japan will be pressing, and
fiercely pressing. In the kilograms of this
morning | read that the cruiser Ninevah
has already arrived at Hawaii to press
threatening claims upon that feeble gov
ernment."
MIR. Hit was supported by Messrs.
Cummings, of New York; Henry, of,
Connecticut; Parker, of New jersey;
Simpson, of Kansas, and opposed by
Messrs. Cannon, of Illinois; Savers, of
Texas; Hilborn, of California; Walker.
of Massachusetts.
The House decided to concur in the
amendment which gives the President
power to appoint the twelve mineral
land commissioners, thus taking them
out of the classified service, and the pro-
visions for four new commissioners and
four deputy manhals for Alaska and
for continuing the investigation of the
seal fisheries
Messrs. Cannon. Sayers and W. A.
Stone, of Pennsylvania. were appointed
cOnferees, and at $50 the House ad.
journed until Thursday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-12
CHANGES IN THE INMAN FIRM
The Reorganization of the Largest Cot
ton Business in the World.

Atlanta, May 11-Changes of import
ance in the 1nman Cotton firms. of At
lanta, Augusta, Houston, Texas. New
York and Bremen, Germany. were an
nounced to-day. Samuel NJ. Inman. who
has been the head of the vast cotton
business for thirty years, retires from
all interest save a partnership in the
firm of lnman Il Read, which will be To-
Gated at Houston, Texas. The firm OF
lnman IL Company is formed by younger
members of the mman firm, with head
quarters at Augusta. The principal firm
which is formed out of the Inman firms
is that of Sanders, Swami & Company,
with headquarters at Atlanta and Brem-
en-. The head of this firm is Mr.. w. G..
Sanders, of the old firm of S. NJ. Inman
& Company.
James Swami, of New York, will be
financial manager; S. NJ. Inman, who
has built up this vast business until it
Is the largest cotton business i'm the
world, will make his home in New York.
The authorized announcement of the
changes is as follows:
The partnership of the firms of S. NJ.
lnman " Company, of Atlanta, Georgia;
lnman II Company, Of Houston, Texas:
and lnman, Sanders & Company, of
Bremen, Germany, will expire by limita-
ton September l, 1897, and these firms
will be dissolved by mutual consent.
The good will of these firms will go
by agreement to the firms of Sanders,
Swami q Company, of Atlanta Ga, and
Inman d Read, of Houston, Texas.
'The firm of Sanders, Swami & Com
pany. of Atlanta, Ga, and Bremen, Ger
many, will be composed of w c. Sam
ders. Of Atlanta, Ga. James Swami, of
New York, John w. Sanders. of Bremen,
Germany, Frank Inman, and Inman III.
Sanders. of Atlanta, Ga. The firm of
1nman & Company, Augusta, GA. will
be composed Of WIN. III. Inman. Attain
ia. John Inman, Augusta, and ]. F.
MCGOWAN, Augusta.
'"The firm Of Inman & Read. of Hous-
ton, Texas. will be composed of s. NJ. In
man, of New York, and f. NJ. Read, OF
Houston. Texas, general partners, and
Walter p. Inman, of Atlanta, and Hugh
T. Inman, of Atlanta, special partners"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-12
GRAND LODGE IN CHARLOTTE.
Will be in Session Three Days-Report
of the Grand Secretary.

Charlotte, n. c., May 11-(SpeciaD-
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows met
here this afternoon. Between two aId
three hundred delegates and visitors are
in attendance, Grand Master w. r..
Dortch president
Grand Secretary Woodelrs report
shows 100 lodges with 4,456 members, a
gain of 8 lodges and III members.
The total amount paid out for benef-
ciaries the past year is $S,0S422; the to-
tai income of subordinate lodges, $751;
902.02, and their expenditure, $22, ,243. go
An orphanage has been built during the
year at a cost of $1O,450. The lodge will
be in session three days.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-12

but short time until report is made to
the administration; report made by the
administration own representative; a
report on which the administration will
feel warranted in taking action
Mr.. Mills Dem., Texas), said it was
rather a late day to stop and inquire
whether a state of war existed in Cuba.
The State Department was not the only
source Of information. We know just
as we'll that war exists in Cuba as that
war exists in Greece, or that an over
flow has occurred on the Mississippi river.
Moreover, the Senate was precluded from
questioning the facts. as it mad already
passed a concurrent resolution declaring
that state of war exists in Cuba.
Mr.. Lodge. of Massachusetts, a mem
Der of the committee on Foreign Rela-
tons. stated that there was late infor-
nation in the possession of the State
Department which was most important,
and should be given to Congress and the
country before the passage of these res
olutions. Under the last administration
he said. the Senate had been kept in
the dark as to Cuba, but he did not be-
'ieve there was any disposition on the
part of the present administration to
hold any information from Congress or
the country. He believed the information
now at hand would strengthen the reso
lution. as it would then have behind 1t
the support Of our consuls and officials.
Mr.. Stewart Pop, New, argued that
it would be as wise to collect evidence
that the sun shines as to seek further
to show that war was going on in Cuba.
The Cuban resolution was laid aside to
permit the conference report of the In
dian appropriation bill to be considered
The report was concurred in and the
items of disagreement sent back to con-
ference.
At $50 p. m. the Senate went into
executive session. and at p. m. adjourn
ed.
SOME PLATT AMENDMENTS.
Washington, May 11.-Senator Bur
rows, for Mr.. Platt, of New York, has
presented some amendments to the tariff
bill, which the New York Senator will
offer at the proper time.
In the cotton schedule the following is
to be inserted: "Corsets composed of
cotton or other vegetable fiber, of. which
cotton is a chief value, 40 cents ad
valorem; if silk is the chief value, sixty
per centum."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-12
STATE 1 NTAL SOCIETY.

To Meet TO-da Charlotte-Large
Glass Exam Yesterday.
Charlotte, N. c., E-ay 11-(SpeciaD-
The State Board of Dental Examiners
met here to-day. There were thirty-two
applicants for license, the largest class
ever examined in this State. The State
Dental Society meets here tomorrow
morning.