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The Progress., 1897-09-18
Correspondence.
LUKE 20; VERSES &c and AZ.

To THE PROGRESS:
Denied a vote at the railroad
election next Wednesday, being a
woman-a widow rejoice that |
can have voice through The
Progress.
You see l write with great assur-
ance, and [ am glad | can. The
women know The Progress: they
know and know OF its editor and his
views in reference to the rights and
privileges OF women: and if his
voice could prevail. the women Of
this city could protect their rights
at the polls next Wednesday.
| have never been an advocate OF
woman suffrage to the extent that
it may be exercised in political
matters, because l think the wo-
men have other and more sacred
fields in which to employ their
time, and talents, and graces. But
| do think they should have every
right and privilege which a man
has in questions involving the
ownership and control OF her prop
erty. To me it seem a cruel and
most heartless law that men. self
ish men, shall have the right to
vote tax on my property next
Wednesday, while | am not per-
mitted TO record single vote in
opposition.
We Americans, even the timid
women as we are called. flush with
pride and our viens glow with
chivalry when we recall the noble
patriotism of our forefathers who
convulsed this country with war
before they would submit to taxa
ton without representation and
yet the men of Shreveport-brave
and manly they are, too-will not
hesitate to go TO the polls next
Wednesday and do the same thing
against the women OF Shreveport
that their ancestors fought Eng
land to resist.
Dare we hope that there are
enough men in Shreveport to take
up our banner and defeat the
Edenborne proposition?
Mr.. Editor, / have tried to be a
Christian all my life l was raised
in the church, was taught to obey
the doctrines OF the Savior and to
lean on Him and trust Him TO
right all wrongs. On His promises
L have tried to stand ever since |
was old enough TO understand what
The Progress., 1897-09-18
THE EDENBORNE ROAD.


EDITOR PROGRESS
The position of The Progress is
pre-emiently correct, but some
stress may be laid on its utterap-
ces of September 1Ith. 1t was an
nounced with great blast OF tri-
umpets that the Shreveport and
Choushatta road would be of in
calculable advantage to the whole
sale interests OF Shreveport and
so it would. 1t would be good
fat thing for the poor oppressed
wholesaler, or the IS OF him doing
business in Shreveport.
The average estimates is $4,000
additional bales of cotton for this
market, which pays the planter
handling, and the farmers say
they ''only raise cotton for the
merchants and the worms" Mid
ling cotton at &c would make this
cotton produce, at $50 per bale-S1-
100000. All merchants are not
content with profit of 10 per cent
but it is midling fair as a profit
and our is railroad philanthropists
distribute through their bank ac-
counts, s15O,OOO.
Suppose Mr.. Philanthropist
handles an additional business of
only $1,000. The comparative ac-
counts between the merchant and
the ordinary, every day tax pay
er would stand somewhat like the
following. the figures not entend-
inc RI he str;cxly accurato
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whose only hope is their health,
their trust in God and their little
homes?
"Wednesday morning | read with
words from the Shreveport Times
in advocacy of this road: THE
additional tax will be but trifle.'
All know the one who penned
that did not know how cruelty deep
the lash cut when he wrote that.
Only a tribe! Only a trifle TO
whom? To that writer perhaps
but, ah me, if he, the rich men who
want this road, the public could
know how Jar such trifles to them
would go ID meet the living eX-
penses Of many a widow and her
children, how changed would be
their position on this railroad
proposition.
Does the gifted editor OF the
Times ever pause to consider that
that trifle to him would be a sufii-
cient amount to support many
widows. with their several child
rem, several days? Women who
now by daily toll exc out a bare
living for themselves and children,
and yet in their young lives were
reared with the same educational
advantages and culture that he
60 1n 70
that that trifle would buy the
school books for the children and
put pair of common winter shoes
on the girl or boys feet, who 9TH
erwise must frequently go without,
except on the coolest days?
Do these good Christian men
have named, ever reason that what
they spend fer trifles is what many
poor women in this town consider
as Godsend to kemp the wolf
from the door for some time!
All, if we could but make them
stop long enouge to think over
tIle Situdliol thCy "ouiu hCfCi
cast a vote to devour widows
houses. and as that is what they
will do, can only say, "God, for
give them, for they know not what
they do
But, Mr.. Editor, there are enough
small taxpayers to defeat this cleo
t;on fter all and as
world kim"
i am praying that these poor peo-
pie who will be sufTerers-not as
we will, but will suffer for all that.
viii take woman's, the widows,
part and defeat the proposition.
The earnest, heartfelt thanks of
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eral children TO provide for and
only a small home to begin the
battle OF bread With for myself and
my children. l have drawn deep
consolation during my weary
hours OF days and nights from the
promises OF God. and have over
and over. when the future seemed
dark, the way dreary, read Christ's
sermon on the mount, telling OF
the care and provision which God.
the Father, made for those who
are the disciples. true and tried, Of
His Son, the Christ. Bat the pass
ing summer has been such a try
ing ordeal, wage earners have
found ii so difficult TO get work
found it a real passage through
the valleys of trials and tribula-
tons and misgivings and forebod-
ings. And tonight while the child
rem are asleep and l am alone with
my thoughts | do feel depressed
and there comes to me, as | think
OF the men who are trying to inn
pose thistaS on us, these words,
spoken by our Savior and recorded
in the Goth chapter of Luke, the
46tn and 47th verses:
Beware of the scribes, which
desire to walk in long robes, and
love greetings in the markets. and
the highest seats in the syna-
gogu IS, and the chief rooms at
feastS.
Which devour widows hou.es.
and Tor show make long prayers"
But surely it is an evil spirit
which whispers this charge to me
against the men engaged in the
wholesale and cotton business in
Shreveport. | have borrowed two
OF the daily papers and have
sought out their names as they APP
pear in their advertisements in
them, and whose names greet my
eyes? There is Col. c. H. Ardis,
Mr.. S. B. Hicks, w. F. Taylor, w.
Foster, w. A. Mabry, c. S. Steere,
w. E. Glassell, a. D. Morris, Col.
r. H. Lindsay, j. w. Soady;
surely these men are all christians.
| believe they are. They do not
mean to devour widows houses,
but that is what they will do if
they vote that tax next Wednes-
day. And then there is Mr.. Isaac
Barron, friend to the orphan,
Mr.. Leon NJ. Carter, whose hand
is ever open to the needy, will
they not pause and consider before
they vote to put an unnecessary
tax on the widows home? Will
not all these gentlemen whom
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THEIR FINAL EFFORT.
jackson am MAILING MADE !
Ful.L svATEWENT.
Convicted Men Ciaim they Asssssea
An q Fatal OrcratioN ana Hriped
10 Conceal the CrtnAss ae

Cincinnati, Ohio. March is.-Reth the
ENQUIRER and the Commercial. Tribune pript
THIS morning the confcssioht ~ scott JacA.
son and Alonzo III. Waiting signed, re-
spectiyciy. by their authors. The text OF
the confessions are copyrighted.
jackson lays the blame Of the condition
Of Pearl Bryan on Win. r. Wood. who. be
says, solicited him by letter 10 give her
relief from disgtace for his sake. Tie al
lercs It was VIII Woods notion TO send
her here and that out Of friendship 70
Wood he undertook the task Of conccelins
her shame. up to Wednesday nisht. Janu-
ary 40. the s,ury does mol diGer crafty
from that already related He said no en-
gagged wailing to mud snmc Que who would
do the delicate task. and that on Wednes'
day Walllng told him he had sent Mas
| BRYAN 10 4 doctor, Thursday waillng re-
caiyod word 10 Como out 10 DR., Washers
at Pcilevuc. KY. near Newport, lilo and
WalIing both went cut. but did not so IN
| Tf,y arranged, however. to be there again
Friday right Janua,y 81 They both Wen,
| there. Wagner sent him to the Fort Mcy'
crs drug store for some crgot and no OBJ
,aincd It. When he returned all were ex
cited. Tho slrl was unconscious and It wa,
determined to take her away, wagnor oh
tanned the wagon aud tho body was car
iiet out tho back way, nut iuto It and al
three got In the wagon. Wagner drivlnI
Arriving at a place on Alexandria pike, be
tween MIR. Lockc's aud Mr. Stones farms
they stopped and carried the body TO wher
1t was Afterwards found. Wagner though
Ter dead and told Jackson TO hold hor head
which he did. Then Wagner severed tn
head from the body and wrapped II M !
the girls cloak, Waiting carried the oloa
. to The wagon Jackson says when he u
, 10 OF ttc body tho head was at the top {
! The bank, but fell forward,
Wssnr let them out at tho Newpor
bridge. lilo and Wall,hg went ~ C,pc,n
, rati and parted walling going to III
Ilorder's hotel and Jackson to his room
with the girls valise. which contrino
| clothing. which he threw into the river
The blood inside tho valisc came from
: sack worn by the p,,,. which was nut 10
, | Warner took the head with him.
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uo,orr SAFE IN C,BA.
u...ous for FUrfetttnH HIS h"""
Tcld for the First Time.

ToId for the Ftrst pime.
Nav YORK, March ~. The Woria sasn
General Carlos Rolon, secretary OF war
NJ the provincial government OF CUBA ~ W
cuh, safe. His reasons for forfoiuns me-
hail and eyading tho trial for nentra'ny
law violation here and In Baltimore IL no"
,ola for the first time. Genera, Roioh "r'
r,yca in New York City from tho CUBAN
batt,erro,lt In the summer Of last year
lie was dogged by pinkcrton ana spah's"
a,,ecttyes lie was twice put IN pIlsu",
helng All once released on the deposit o,
rasb han. and II was plain that the spanish
government did not intend he shou'" ~
apain TO Cuha lie was one OF me 'hosN
dhnlerous men with whom Oenerai "ey~'
bad 10 contend.
The intentions Of the Spanish government
toward General Roloff we're learned ~ u
neoulisr way. A Spaniard while n Aik-
alive mood. told his dentist, q spaniaid /.
supposed TO he loyal, but who sympltn'..u,
ylth Cuba that Rooif would mol 20 oae"
to Cuba
III they let him 80 on bail when he an,
pwers tho Indictment" said me span~n
| official. 1--WE will at once arrest MIN on
| oharpe OF murder We VIII accuse MIN Of
| kljliup two Standards during the ten years
| war and we will pin HIM down here undei
| honds that the junta cnn not forfeit
| Tho dentist at once notified Tho jnnta
| ana IL vas decided to send Roion 20 cunt
A, the head OF an expedition then pe'h5
| 6ttad out
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SPECIAL RIVER BuLLEr,x.
ReAidents Of Threatened Diatricta
Warned 10 Remove.

Residents Of Threatened Districts
Warned to Remove.
Washington, March 19.--The stages OF
water reported this morning in the rivers Of
tho Ohio and Lower Mississippi valleys, to-
sether with the heavy raipfalls that have
occurred In those regions during the past
forty eight hours. which are likely to con-
tinue today, render II highly probable that
the floods during the next ten days or two
weeks will. in many places. equal or ex-
coed the destrucuveness OF any previous
years floods, ard warning is given to the
residents Of the threatened districts In Ar
kansas, Louisiana and Western Mississippi
to remove from the region Of danger.
Following are some of stages I'm feet and
in tenths), reported this morning, and their
height above danger line:
Cairo. 50.4, 1914; Memphis az 4, Al; He
lena. Ark, A, 1913; vicksburg, AS, rs.
New Orleans. 1915, which Is l.5 below the
danger line.
The following heavy raiufalls (incbes and
tenths) occurred during the past forty sight
hours. viz: Memphis, 45; Florence. Ala,
b.6; Nashville. Is. Louisville. 22: Gin
cinnati, IL; Chattanooga, Ia Knoxville
1.6; Carol 8; Little Rock, 3.2; Fort smith
is. indianapolis. IL.
The flood condition due to excessive rain
falls VIII also probably occur In the rivers
Of Alabama. Ample indications OF the OK
peoted rise have been given under instruc
tions from this office by the local weathe
bureau of this region. disseminated through
the territory exposed to danger. Othe
great floods in the Lower Mississippi dur
| ing which leyees were broken and consd
cradle country inundated, occurred in ls6s
| 1874, 1882, 1884 and 1890.
| (Signed) II. C. Dunwooly,
| Supervising Forecast official.
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STUART TO nETInE.
lie IL said 10 Have M Use Tor
Fighters.

Dallas Texas. March I'D, A. stuart
n expected home next Wcdncs1ay msh,..
According TO his present plans he WIZ
,bnke hands with 0ocvrnof sadlcr and
the oarson sporus on sunday night ara
depart for Dallas VIA safr3msntc, Nan
Wiljiain H. CIagk Will come by way OF
salt Lake CITY aud psnycr ana l'eb ,prn-
Of The lp,,ilas contingent wili go TO frlsvo
and catch the sunHe Limited for home.
Promoter stuart has had mNerhhir heaiin
IN the snsphrtwsli country ani ~ no donnt
an iora 10 get back to Texas, where "
Ia niwavs GUNNER during the WINTER
months"
i, * understood that The hlE promot9r
viii "pnss pp tho iiglters' now IN ~, t,vs No
Intimate frlenls declare that j so.s NY
ambition OF his life to arrange matrn
hrtween Corbrtt aud Fiizrininons, He mas
ben successful and y now wiling 20
for pngili,ts or pugilism, according 70
| Tho press dispatches . magmnceM l,esurss
| az the nlht by rounds VIVA secured,, and
| this will moro tllan make good al his
| losses lnr,mred since he started out 10
Sign Corbc,t and iritv three years ago.
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PEARL pnY1N MURDERERs.
Prepsrttons for Thrtr death nm the
ScnNOId To-day.

scnHoId To-day.
Cincinnati, Ohio March fa.--oovu'poh
Bradley today sealed tho doom Of Scott
Jackson and AIonzo wsQlng and they must
die ON the scaffold tomorrow. The govern
or. after considering the confessions II tho
two men submitted 10 him last night, srve
out a statement In which he finally fefiiied
to interfere with the execution OF thtIr
sentence.
Sheriff Plnmner with ono deputy and
four guards OF Jackson and walllus. i.ft
Alexaudcria today shortly before ntoh 10
mako the Journey 10 the Newport jail. THO
conveyance was the oren omnibus IN
which they were conveyed TO Alexandria.
| Jackson and Nalling we're each hahdcufi'd
| to a guard. When the party reached New.
| port a crowd estimated at several Thousand
| had gathered near the Jail 10 get siyht Of
the prisoncrs. jackson and Na'linE were
evidently frightened and the sheriff had
difficulty In getting through the mass 70
| tho jail entrance. btt tfetc were 10 nos
| lilo demonstration on the part OF the tpec,
tatorp. Inside the cell. Waliins was tolt
that the last hope had gore. He made NJ
comment on the news, but asked report
err TO come and see him soon. Jackson ais
heard the news In silence
Troops arrived frori Frankfort this evcn
ing 10 preserve order. Sheriff Plumme
will not announce tho hour Of execution
but Il Ia thought the men Will be hung 10
sether tomorrow morning early.
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THE MAJORITY REPORT.
CHAIRMAN DINGLEY SUBMITTED
REPORT ON TARIFF BILL.
n Declares Tint the sugar Schedule
VIII he Greatly TO The Advnn-
tugc of the Growers.

Washington, March 13.--Chairmap Ding
lev of the ways and means committee today
presented in the house the report on the
new tariff bill The report follows largely
the lines of the equalization OF the bill OF
Mr., Dngley on Monday. The report esti-
mates the increase Of revenue undsr tne
bill at sli3, 600. 900 and says TINS may oo
largely increased II 1t shall so into erect
IN time to prevent heavy importatoha u"
der the present rates.
The report reviews various schedules II
,ba h,l The effect Of each being described
and commented upon at some length.
Some new wool and wooden schedules, u
Ia predicted, will restore the WOOL sroMlns
| industry to the farmers, revive niah'ia.
| turing and thereby increase the revenue
| from that source ,, n.ro,ort
ssvs, We have increased the duty lrohl
| al ner cent ad valorem imposei py tne
nresent law(row only uine-tenths OF cent
| rsr mound on raw sugars. polarizing 20
degrees. on account OF the decllne o.
sugars. though about 4 cent wneh .ne
tsritf was enacted in 1884 to 10" ctn.s
! with counter -vaillug duty on ~ 80" - "a
onuivalent TO the net export bounty pau
hr anv country, in order 10 increase our
usvorme and al the same time AFFORD SUI :
so,ant nro,ection to enable orr OWN iarlh
ard planters to ultimately proauce
et sosnxer sugar we may require for con
s,,,nn,;on The production OF cane sugar "
, large. and under protection s''"''e
industry now r.r In at least
, ,r,snty. three states OF our pnion, ~n"
, only several years ago was regarueu as ~
, an,,htful promiseo Is a demonstrate sun
rs With such protection as we r.con'
go whieh IA less than those bouhiie,
= nr,,an a, rho inception Of sugar proaucuo,
! e. Germany, France and other nu. 'p ~
W which now produce ABOUT wv
,hiras Of the worlds sugar ., a,oer
The report Gays that the reo. Ne rcsnin,
Q er,ia, on sugar will maintain ,ne ,vh IN
II ,,,d"stry especially In connection Mrm ., q q
i on,,n,er.y ailing duty on the plosu.
is ''nrt bo,Inty countries ana u az ,ss
~ eAnpu,- sxnerIencc under the taril u. ~ ~
:. ton s,eci6c duties on sugar and nn , Wv W.
,r rrosont tariff with sd vaioieln u '..'t.st AZ
- Plos ,,s.d rs as 1t has the sdmihis.,a,,ii !,
70 of The law and thc. sugar 49,, ,h,s view
!, a,,hough reilners dissen, - moi
"a sh,t snecidc duties are preie,s s,.o,ntel
=, nr.,,,,v administered sno are
a.. .,'n,ial 10 reliable revenue, -, that II
III epessrding reciprocity II Is saiu .,ronytl
!, ansi.n Of the policy OF ie'., s'"
"a eHleIN nv he tenders OF low dni,ss, az ~,
~ enc" .s,on in return for eauNa,sn adys,
be conussa Vii, result in even more au ,hn
a cess'on"' mmercial advantages thah o saV
~, usr. secured under the ACT VI ''''
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the relief steamers today ana tonight, ana
are being cared for b. tho relief commit.
Tonight report Il current that tho haven
has broken at Hilishouse. Miss ana IN,
the hne Ferguson plantation is being food
"a. steamer with men and sand has been
break Wv 'epo'~"
A special TO the Commercial Appeal from
Csrutnersviile. NO., denies the report OF
Wholesale loss Of life in the hood there.
Inc levee has been cut by some miscreant.
however, and great alarm 10 felt. The lower
portion Of the little town ID Under water
and the crevasse Is widenine.
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uBsrITr nEFusnp.
Governor nrndtcy Refuses 10 tntcr-
frre In the case.

frre In the case,
Frankfort. Ky, March ip.--ln his state
mcnt refusing 10 interfere In tho Jackson
Waiting case, Governor bradley says. IN
part:
"rhe romr,,on law concerning the crime
admitted In the confessions To have hecn
committed IL In force In this state. Inc
confession shows that Pearl bryan was
killed by drugs administered 10 produce
an abortion. II this be true. shc being
Quick with child. M shown by the evil
dcnce. the child was killed also. Her
death was caused by drugs deliberately ad.
ministered. the effect " which clearly
manitess an utter disregard for human
NE. The confessions, however, arc 'naon.
| sIstent ana contradictory ana utterly ~
| war with every statement that was pHd'
| by the men on the witness stand. IL u
urr,d that this should he overlooked be-
| cause they were then suing for their lives,
| Copccaing that the false statements wrrt
| made To escape tho danger pending. " may
| VOL be asked how much greater ~ the nan.
| NOR that IN about them when they htane
! In tho shadow OF the gallows. II they arr
eScusabic Tor swearing falsely then, how
| much more are they eKcusablc and how
much more likely Ia Il TINT they wou't
speak falsely now. These men have mol
only trifled with human NE. but have tri
fled With the courts, triflcd with the execn
live and set at defiance the laws Of Coz
aud man. II II be established that oi'm
iualt after such conduct an this can by
moro prontsnded confession obtain res
pltc. thon every other one " entitled !
iko treatment. and this would result y
frustrating justice ana bringing the cxocu
ticn Of tho laws Into contempt
| "Respite refused. 1f
"[signed. 4 william o. Bradley.
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Ex-RErERllN hurry
Thinks fitsstm na6ns Couid Have
! Whipped the Uorhett nj Ola.

ThiWks F1ttstM mons COuld NAVE
Mhipura the uorhett nj Ola.
New Orleans. March i9,--.iohn u. pmfty.
tho referee. has actesi as Judge IN the
most prominent ri,x baliea that have
been fougir n ibis country. Nc has ref-
creed hGtis In which both Curbett ana
tY,ssimmcns fought and there u hardly
u bcrson more ~ than he 10 know exActly
sought Wednesday, Ne,'ins ard n'9nt forr
haufts, At Fiirsi he w,,s somewhat reti-
cent about discussing the mn eHyttx tnas
he had scleeaed dh, winner N,hf ms re-
II saw rorhett In two ring batt'ss." ssn
pufiy ,"The hrst e,s Vas, NINA k;WM ,hs
| Californian oth,posrtod the lyig fctluW
EASILY. From that day Remarked sinA a
ryan ! heNi. ana nnw Ndd. N Tie lace oe
s sSs wor, s'' tx iser re /. ft srsai Sfcs
between a bpxer and tighter, and y
hsnpene Meane ssss fs M nSssr
seine weeks hack ! e,itined the sini'ty,
Of tho Two mon IN an ilasiern ,ougna aud
made ii ciear that favored Fstasmn'ons.
| When I heard IN. resuN I wis mol sur
prs cd IN che least, for felt and was con-
Sq"s WIN Y I, I, s s' H SS, T rsss,.
tpf,ams tion s,ai he wsS ~ tho hesl pos.
eibic condition. and there is no tcason Tor
any one 10 mn fault w'ih Fllgsainn,onss
( iorS, I was sware OF tho styls OF potn
ncn--not csactly both mon eNntt. tor
Falssinmcns So such = freak INA, ~ every
iish, no has u new style. | knew. thai ~
ever, fight he could hit far hardet Than
Forfeit and ta,ai he wo,hl run the hsnscr
az being hs once ar twGc by the CAN-
forI.lan 10 land one OF his blows, And i,e
dd For tho sake 81 ornament eami,
that cortsgi Yaa MOI cosbym OF 2'Ih,,nd
hon thaa INNzssmnons .ccw'd nave wnpped
him almost az ,a.st,y u he was IN "a Eooi
, form AZ the time he fought sullivan hou
. men were frInipis at inii,o, ana ! An'
rlatea in ono acnse and sorry IN anutnrr.
ii was great nsbt aud am sorry 'h~'