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The Progress., 1898-02-19
Church Directorq.
NJ ETHODIST,

Jordan Street.-Corner Jordan and Van
Loan Streets. Rev. Barnett Wrghtpastor.
ng snd sven fns'y at Su oaI9e and %orH
O'CLOCK Sunday school at $50 "A. m,
c. d. Hicks, superintendent. Epworth
League every Sunday afternoon at 3
at 7:30 O'Clock.
First Church.-Head Texas Strcet.-Rev.
William II. LaPrade, pastor. Preaching
every Sabbath morning and evening. at
II o'clock and 7:3O> clock. Sunday school
at $3.50 a. M, w. l.. Foster, uperin tendent.
EP p,cincI, League every Sunday afternoon at
day evening at 7 30 o'clock.
First Church.-Cor Texas and Mcneil
Streets.-Have no pastor. Preaching
e seeiy at sq II o'syloc mor9a5 ard
Sunday school at 9:3O a. m, l., +.
Thomas, superin tendent. PRAYER meet
ing every Wednesday evening at 80
O'Clock.
PRESBYTERIAN.
First Church - Corner Edwards and
Travis streets-Rev. Matthew Van Lear,
Psator. Preaching every Sunday morn,
ing at IL O'Clock, and evening at 7:15:
Sunday school at $50 am, Col. r.. II.
Lindsay, superintendent.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday at
7:15 o'clock.
EPISCOPAL.
|. st. Marks-Corner Fanin and Market
wi '" hICklnSOn DalZell.
rector. Preaching every Sunday morn
ing at II O'Clock; Sunday school at $50
am, with rector as superintendent
CATHOLIC.
Corner Fanin and Marshall Streets, Rev.
S. B: Scharl, pastor. Early mass at a.
M; high mass 8: 80 am. every Sunday
JEWISH.
Synagogue-Fanln street, between Ed
wards and Market, Rev. l. Saenger, rabbi,
GU do Al
evening at o'clock, and Saturday morn
ne at 40 O'Clock.
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PERSONAL.

Mr.. S A Aston, is engaged in
the drug business in Marshall,
Texas.
Rev H. w. May, former pastor
of Jordan Street church, was in
city Tuesday and Wednesday.
He is still interested in building
the new church.
Mrs John Siebe Johnson, mu ST.
cal director of the Homer Training
School, was in the city, Tuesday,
and gave our Office "a call. This
institution of learning stands ex-
ceedingly high among educators
and patrons and is very popular
now having a matriculation of 1O2.
Mrs. Johnson was here in the in
terest of this school.
Mr.. T Tidwell, one of the best
men in Bossier Parish. came in to
see us for few minutes Wednes-
day.
Mr.. George w. M. Smith, of
Blanchard, an old friend whom
we have not seen for long time,
gave us cordial greeting Wednes-
day evening.
Judge w. A. Hendrick, of
Reison, was a welcome caller at
our Office Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. Chrrles II Goette of the
Scarf & O'Conner Company,
Houston, anc Dallas, Texas, was
in the city Wednesday,, on his
regular round.
The Progress., 1898-02-19
THE COMMITTEE OF FIFTEEN

~
The Fair Committee is now com
posed of fifteen members. This
is union Of forces by the Retail
and Wholesale Dealers Associa-
and Board of Trade.
This means we will have a fair
this Fall.
Tell it out to the word!
Let everybody get ready!
The following gentlemen COM
prise this committee: Messrs j. B.
Ards, H. II. Youree, W. T. Craw-
ford, S. Goldstein and S. S. Hun
ter from the Wholesale Dealers
Messrs S. B. Hicks, Isaac Barron,
L. nj. Carter, w. E. Hamilton and
w. L. Foster from the Board of
Trade, and Messrs Jules Dreyfuss,
J. M. Martin, Leon l. Kahn, Ben
Holman and Henry Holzner from
the Retail Dealers Association.
These gentlemen are practical
business men, hard workers and
will make things hum.
Hurrah! for the fair.
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Soon the music of the ice cream
vendors call will be heard

Judge Aleck Boarman recently
appointed Mr.. H. B. Kane, Of
Palestine, Texas, receiver of the
Kansas City, Watkins and Gulf
Railroad. The appointment was
made in chambers in this city.
Do you intend doing anything
for our Home Library Asso-
citation?
United States court will convene
in this city again Monday.
Milan street has inauguarted
the Spring sports this season.
Two OF our best young m en- were
playing at colts Saturday.
Well, what about base ball?
1t is time to plant oats. Get a
hustle on yourselves.
Mr.. Joe L Busbey is building
another handsome store house for
Hunter Brothers of Milan street.
What about those public school
buildings2
The Progress., 1898-02-19
REPLY TO NATCHITOCHES.

was llSlo dC Lne rooms OF the
Board of Trade Saturday after
noon last at 6 o'clock.
The call was labelled, "import-
ant" and good attendance was
the result.
The object was to make some
reply to the hasty action Of our
neighboring town, Natchitoches,
which had said some hard things
about Shreveport, through her
Board Of Trade.
The language used by our
neighbOrs showed that rage had
dethroned reason, and it's intern
perance was calculated to do them
pie.
At the meeting here the follow
ing were adopted:
Shreveport, La, Feb. IL, 1885,
To the President of the Board of
Trade, Natchitoches, La. - Dear
Sir: The communication under
date of February 10 from the
Natchitoches B ard of Trade, has
been received, and this body is
much embarrassed as to how to
answer said communication, it
being evident that in the mind of
the Board of Trade of Natchitoches
there exist grounds of complaint
against the people of Shreveport.
This body is entirely ignorant of
any just cause for the belief that is
evidently entertained by the peo-
pie of Natchitoches, that there has
been some overt act committed by
the citizens Of Shreveport either in
their individual capacity or as a
community, which is detrimental
to the interests of our neighbors of
Natchitoches.
The relation which has hereto
fore existed between this city and
yours have been most pleasant;
we have regarded your people as
friends and neighbors, imbued
with a common purpose with our
selves to foster trade and CONNER
cial relations one with the other,
and to build up our respective
communities and thus build up
our common country; each COM
munity actuated by motives honor
able and just; neither seeking an
unfair advantage over the other to
the detriment of the other, but of
course desiring that advancement
in their own interest which is the
natural desire of business men in
all their undertakings. The reso-
lutions in our possession lead us
to believe that statements have
been made which convince you
that actions inimical to your inter
ests has been taken by the people
of Shreveport with the view of
damaging your community. Such
impression does us great injustice,
and we, in the spirit of neighbour
ness and friendship, deny in toto
any statement which has been
made to you which warrants your
conclusions.
AS our city is now quite rail-
road center, several Of which Of
the companies are projecting lines
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on you on Monday next, with the
view of clearing up the entire
matter.
II. HAWKINS, S. B. HICKS,
Sec Pres. Board of Ira de.
The Progress., 1898-02-19
The Lee Show Case factory il
Booming.

Will Shreveport send COM
mittee to the Constitutional Con-
vention to see about the authority
to issue bonds for street improve
ments? We understand that New
Orleans will be well represented,
advo eating this same thing.
The Progress., 1898-02-19
DR1F TING TOWNLETS.

Mr.. w. B. Jacobs, President O f
the Belt Line, recently gave the
reporters great lift by providing
them it'll press badge which en-
ables them to ride on these cars
free. This was done to save time
when it became necessary to go in
a hurry to the suburbs. It was a
graceful act and The Progress ap-
preciates it.
We have a dancing master in
the city once more.
We will have some more large
ware houses before the next sea-
son. Men with capital and brains
have taken hold of the matter.
The Odd Fellows of Shreveport
are contemplating building a
handsome lodge building soon.
The electric fire alarm doesn't
make the people hustle like the
old bells used to.
The voice of the rain frog greets
one on his way.
Texas avenue has been scraped
again.
District court will hold forth no
more for a while.
Red river has taken a down hill
run again.
Don't forget to talk fair. MOI
matter if you are girl or woman
talk "fair."
Soon the music of the ice cream
The Progress., 1898-02-19

Don't forget to talk a fair. No
matter if you are girl or woman
talk "fair.''
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
sense nf rnnch in snrncrr.

There has been Of late more or less
discussion on the use of antiseptic
gloves. These articles are strongly
objected to, however, by experienced
surgeons, who claim that the surgeon
acquires a sense OF touch that Is Of
very great value TO him in performing
delicate and complicated operations.
So acute does this become that even
the extent Of disease may almost be
determined by 1t. They believe that it
Is possible 10 exercise sufficient care
IN the washing of hands and the appli-
cation Of antisGptics to make such
gloves wholly Unnecessary. Be this
as it may. the best surgeons are very
reluctant to adopt anything that in
terferes with the delicaoy OF handling.
which is their chief pride and upon
which, to o great extent, the safety OF
the patient depends.-N. Y. Ledger.
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
TARs DRINK CHAMPAGNE.
On n Certain mig ship There Is n Fiz'
in the Forecastie, nut the
Officers Go Dry.

Coaling ship is hard work. and
some of the big ships, like the Mime
apolis, seem as though they never
could get coal enough.
One young boy who enlisted before
the mast, and who had been brought
up in luxury, says every time the Min
neapolis pushes forward she opens q
great hungry NAV that can never be
satisfied. He works four hours at a
time, then rests four; again TO work,
and so on through all the whole "a
hours.
Some of the western reserves lead
a strange life. On one of the big ships
(name withheld for good reasons) the
crew is composed almost entirely Of
millionaires. The officers are all reg
ulars in the navy-men who have seen
hard service, and who believe that
every man should do his duty-and
they put their crews through all the
daily routine of washing down the
decks and every conceivable kind Of
mental duty. However. the officers
have nothing but praise for the men.
But the amusing part of il all is that
when the men are at mess they have
all the champagne they want-the
men, not the officers, be it under
stood. 1t seems like scene from
comic opera that this should be al
lowed, but these marines snid they
would provide it for themselves, and
that the officers could not give them
any code TO prove that champagne was
prohibited. And they we're right.
There Is law that whisky and brandy
should not be measured out 10 the
crew, but surely never before was
there a crew who furnished their own
champagne.
The western reserves are said 10 be
a superb looking lot of men, strong
physically and mentally. who find no
I fault with any orders given them and
WILL their officers say, make magnifi-
cent fighters.
Ocean steamships, with their cabins
de luxe given over TO naval officers and
manned by millionaires. are a feature
of modern warfare that savors of the
picturesque, but the millionaire mid
dies inteHd TO show what they can do
and we will await results.-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
CONDENSED pIsPATcAes.

Creditors Of the estate Of the late
Adolph sutro have found his total in
debtedness Is S70O.0OO
Additional details of the cloudburst
in Hawkins county, Tenn, have brought
the death record up to nearly so.
The expedition to explore the east
coast of Greenland under Lieutenant
Amdrup has sailed from Copenhagen.
The Niles Milling company Of Michi-
gan has reported receiving a rush or
der for 1000 barrels Of flour for Ha-
vana.
In the wreck Of the American bark
enHne c. G. Funk on Flinders island,
Off the coast Of Tasmania. 1S lives were
lost and only two saved.
Nine breweries Of Chicago have trans
ferred S2,1l96 600 worth of property to
the United Brewers company of New
Jersey. and the latter has filed a mort
gage in Chicago for $500. 00O The new
corporation began operations yesterday.
Admiral Candiani. commander of the
italian squadron off the Colombian
coast, has reported the receipt Of a re-
ply by which Colombia agrees to all OF
Italy's terms on the Cerruti claim and
an immediate money payment The
incident is reported closed satisfactorily
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
New YorI. Markets.

FLOUR State and western showed
weakness and lack OF demand; winter
patents, S404.4O; winter straights, sS75
@4.20; Minnesota patents, s4.5094.S5;
winter extras, S3q3.60
WHEAT-No. 2 red opened a shade
steady on covering. but sold off under
hearish Russian news and liberal west
ern receipts; September. SO 1s-16Q70Ac.
December. 81 13-16G6SMc.
RYE-Easy; state, 46c.; No. west
ern. 44c,, C. /. T.. Buffalo.
CORN-No. dull and weaker from
the effects Of bearish receipts and crop
news; September, S7GS7hc.; December
S7QS7Ac.
OATs-No. 2 neglected and easier;
track, white, state. 3295Sc. track
white, western. 32G3Sc.
PORK-Quiet. mess, S950d10: fam
lly. Sl2Q12.5O.
LARD-Quiet; prime western steam
$555. nominal.
BUTTER-Steady. state dairy, 13G
17c.: state creamery. 14izQ1Slkc.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY; large. white. 7%c.
small, white. T%c.
EGGS-Steady; state and Pennsyl-
vania, 141kG15ikc.; :; western, 141sc.
SUGAR-Raw firm; fair refining
S%c.; centrifugal. s6 test. 4lc; refined
firm: crushed. 57sc. powdered, SIC.
TALLOW-Steady; city. 35-1sQ3ssc.i
country. si5G3ssc.
HAY-Easy; shipping, 25440c.; good
to choice. 45Q7Oc-
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
MURDERED IN A HOTEL.
Young Woman Found In Her Room with
Her Head Crushed In.

NEW YORK, Aug. 17.--Emiline c.
Reynolds. a young unmarried woman
about q years of age. was found muir
dered in the Grand hotel at Thirty-first
street and Broadway, In this city yes
terday. The top of her head had been
crushed in by repeated blows from a
piece OF lead pipe. The crime had been
committed some time between midnight
and o'clock in the morning but the
police have not as yet been able to def
nitely determine whether the motive
was one of robbery or otherwise. though
they are inclined to the former belief.
After some hours of investigation and
upon statements given by the mother of
the dead girl DR.. Samuel ]. Kennedy, a
young dentist of this city. was arrest
ed and is being held upon suspicion of
the murder. The fact that not only was
the murdered woman robbed, but an
other robbery committed on the same
floor, inclines the police to the belief
that the woman was killed in an at
tempt to prevent robbery.
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
FIRST FEMALE AERoNAUT.
Mrs. Lucretia II. HubBeII Mnce the
Initial Ascension In
America.

Not many women in America can
boast having made an ascension in
balloon. This pastime most OF the fair
sex are willing to leave to the men
folks, owing to it's perilous nature, al.
though several women have performed
the feat successfully. The first ascent
ever made by a female in this coun.
try was at the town OF Easton, Pa,
40 years ago. The woman's name is
Mrs. Lucretia Bradley Hubbell, and
she still lives, making her home at
Norwich, Conn. The ascension was
decided success, and the papers of
those days extolled the achievement
as one of the most marvellous with
which woman was accredited. Al
though nearly half a century has
passed since that day so eventful TO
Mrs. Hubbell, and she now is a wrin-
kled ldlady of7O, she retains the mem.
ory of the ascension as clearly as If II
were not more than a week ago. She
told the story OF her fight through
the air the other day, and the tenacity
of her memory is shown in the fol-
lowing, literal transcript Of her own
words:
II rose with perfect calmness and
great velocity to n height Of over two
miles. my whole feelings being those
of indescribable tranquility and graf
flied delight. There was no percepti-
BILE breeze until reached the highest
point of my voyage, directly over the
Delaware. when four heavy currents
struck my balloon on all sides with
equal force. Finding my balloon full.
I opened the valve three times in sue
cession, and while letting off gas as
fast as I could, the balloon at the
same time rapidly emptying itself
from the mouth, very strong under
current forcing up the mouth OF the
balloon caused n roaring like the ocean
in heavy storm. followed by noise
like the discharge of a cannon and a
sudden fall of about 100 feet.
81 then looked up ard saw the bal
loon al shattered, with the exception
of two pieces, ono being about one
eighth the size of the balloon. threw
out my sand and graphing iron, placed
myself firmly in the cal in an upright
position, my han5s extended clasping
the handles on earc side. / alternate
~ looked on each slde and oomired
the grandeur and beauty Of the scenei
in fact I spent ten minutes singing
a song of praise to the Creator of sucl
scene of beauty and sublime gran
deur. Rapidly descending, ] landed
safely but with great force in the cen
ter of a large clover field in Still val
ley, New Jersey, four miles from
Easton, at 1880 o'clock a. m. having
been up just an hour, 20 minutes o
which was after the bursting of th'
balloon"
Mrs. Hubbell afterward built an
other balloon and stationed Il at IL
mira. n. y, during the state fair. Sh
says she has spent $4,000 In building
scientific machine TO manufacture ga
on an improved plan. She has mad
many ascensions since that first ant
thrilling experience in midair in tn
month Of March, 1885, and prides her
self on never having been afraid.-Chi
cago Chronicle.
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
THE coReErr TRAGEDY.
No Apparent Cause For the Terrible
Crfme.

CEIme.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug 17-Patrick
J. Corbett father Of James J. Corbett.
the pugllist. shot and killed his wife at
an early hour yesterday morning. He
then turned the revolver upon himself
and comnitted suicide The hypothesis
is accepted by the family and by the in
innate acquaintance and friends Of the
household that Mr.. Corbett was labor
ing under the effects Of temporary in
sanity.
The terrible tragedy occurred at the
Corbett home, $40 Hayes street. over
the livery stable occupied by the elder
Corbett As near as the time can be
fixed the shots rang out at 1850 o'clock
q. m. Mrs. Corbett being killed as she
was lying asleep I'm her bed SO far as
can be ascertained there was not the
slightest reason why the husband
should have sought to wreak such ter
rible vengeance upon his wife. as for
nearly half a century the couple had
lived happily and in perfect content
ment together Indeed Monday even
ing they had chatted pleasantly about
their fireside with two OF their daugh-
ters' and at an early hour had retired
without the slightest indication hav-
ing been given Of what was to follow
within the next few hours.
With Mr. and Mrs. Corbett resided
their two unmarried daughters. Cath
crime and Father. and married daugh-
ter Mrs. Charles A. King. With her
husband.
When Mr.. Corbett purchased the pis-
tol, no one seems to know. Apparently
he was never known TO keep a weapon
in the house. Whether during his tenn
posary SPELL Of insanity he had contem-
plated the deed no one can tell.
There is little doubt that Mr Cor
bett was temporarily insane when
he committed his deed. and he Inherit
ed the mania from his ancestors. His
sister. Margaret Griffin, is now an In
mate Of the Napa Insane asylum, hav-
ing been confined there six years. AS
In the case Of her brother. her insanity
was periodic.
Both the old people were natives Of
Ireland and Mr. Ccrbett was &C years
Of age and his wife four years younger.
The funeral ceremonies will not be de-
layed until James j. Corbett arrives
from the east. but the bodies viii be
placed In vaults.
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
An old nesort.

The oldest of Virginia watering
places, Sweet Springs. was q select and
well-known resort long before the
White Sulphur had become famous.
In "thc old times" the beauty and
fashion of the far south throngcd TO
drink of its sparkling spring and battle
in its iimpid pool. II was then the Gus
tom TO visit the "White" and take the
waters for the benefit Of ones health
and complexion, and afterwards go
to the "Old Sweet" ms Il was affection
ately called. for the luxury OF It's bath.
Many dyspeptics took the bath before
breakfast. following II up with long
walk. but the favorite hour was land
isl about noon. Then friends gathered
about the natural pool, the watcr OF
which bubbles up from countless
springs, incloscd within high brick
walls. and, after a plunge in its invlg-
Grating waters, pnrtook Of the famous
Virginia mint-julcp. Bellies as well rs
beaux indulged in this practice (about
which, however. public opinion has un-
dergone change. 80 that the mint
julep Is largely a thing of the past)
The bath, though, Is as popular ns
ever; 1t has been compared by some
enthusiastic ndmirer to a plunge into
champagne. This exhilarating effect
may account for the gradual abandon
ment Of the Observation-Disclosures
Magazine.
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
The Eastern Situation.

LONDON. Aug. 17.--The Daily Graph
ic this morning says it understands that
an exchange of views Is occurring be-
tween the governments Of Great Britain
and Russia and that negotiations. start
ed on Friday last, are proceeding in a
conciliatory spirit on both sides. Russia
declares that She has no interest, fnan-
cial or otherwise, in the Peking- -Hankow
railway nor any desire 20 acquire any.
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
Tnrncd nn IIlm.

Helm surprised to see bird on
the hat OF tender-hearted woman
like you. could never bear TO wear
anything that cost the life OF an inno-
cent animal.
she-I suppose that the calf from the
hide of which your shoes are made
died Of old age.-Detroit Free Press.
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
An Exocrt.

"Aunt Sally was very nluch shocked
at those reports that the troops have
not been properly fed"
"Yes?"
''0h. yesi She says if Uncle Sam
would let her do his marketing she'd
guarantee there would be no COM
plants" s."-Puck.
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
T; Callahan and ponahue.
Table of Percentages.
New s.eamshIp CompanT.

TRENTON. Aug. 1.-THE Polyneslan
Steamship company. with a capital Of
81 500. 900. was Incorporated here yester-
day. The incorporators are; Daniel B.
Hatch. Charles r.. Flint William NJ.
WINS and Robert A. c. Smith Of New
York; Edwin L. Cramp of Philadelphia,
J. Lamb Doty of Washington and Ca
millus G. Kidder of Orange, N. ].
Evening journal., 1898-08-17

One OF the most instructive things in
the situation is the discovery Of our es-
teemed French and German contempo-
raries. how much they have always
thought Of US without being able TO tell
their love.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
GRAND STAND COLLAPSED.
Thirty People Hurt and One WomnI
Killed at BALL Game.

Thirty People Hurt and One Womnn
Killed at ball Game.
CESSNA PARK. Ills, Aug. 1.-THE
game Of ball between Danville and the
Chicago Unions here yesterday ended
I'm horrible accident. The grand stand,
which seated fully 1000 people, collaps-
ed, killing Mrs. Maude Hobart OF Gill
man. Ills. and inJuring about 80 9TH
ers. Those badly wounded are:
Mrs. Rantoh OF Hoopston. Ills, leg
broken.
Miss Argo Of Hoopston. Ills. back
injured.
Miss Crawford of Milford. Ills. leg
broken.
Miss Cartmel and Mrs. Curtley OF
Rossville. Ills. hurt internally.
Elmer jameson Of Botoman. back ia
jured.
Several deaths are expected 10 follow.
Evening journal., 1898-08-17

Weyler is said to be the only Span
lard Of note who objects to peace. II
Weyler would trust himself within
speaking distance CT General Skaters
troops, it Is believed his objections
would be oVercome.-Scranton Tribune.
Evening journal., 1898-08-17

Incoming sea captains now report
having sighted serpents insteads of
Spanish warshiPs-another evidence of
the passing Of the alariling conditions
of few short weeks ago.-Bcston
Herald. .
Evening journal., 1898-08-17

Take your trade to the Etorekeeper
who sells what you want to buy. and
does not wear out your patience trying
TO make ycu accert something you do
not want
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
Perhaps she's Changed Her Opinion

Mother-what did he say TO you in
his letter. dear?
Daughter-Reminded me that. ]
promised TO wait for him till he came
back from the war and not to go with
any other young man while he was
away.
"Of course yon wrote him that you
would be true 10 your promise?"
"Well. yes; and told him very dis
tinctly that didn't think the war was
being pushed along as 1t should be. at
all."-Detroit Free Press.
Evening journal., 1898-08-17
Chinese Ports onennd.

LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE Hongkong
correspondent of The Times says that
the new regulation opening every port
on the West river TO foreign traffic
went into operation Yesterday.