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The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-10-01
COTTON.

! Never before during the lnCntn of Sap
| sember dld receive as llany bales oi cot
ton AS have up TO date, this SeDtembar
18th, nor did | ever before sell AZ many
groceries during the month Of Seytembe,
40 have up to date, nor did ever be-
! lore nave aggregate cash transac tions AS
large during September as are up TO dat,.
hence can not be otherwise than pleased
with result OF my new departure relative
to charges for handling cotton FREE OF
STORAGE and FREE OF CoNMIss1oN"-an
innovation greatly appreciated by ship.
per, and doublJ SO thus far because OF The
vers low price Of the staple this season
Competitors may decry my method And
argue themselves hoarSe protesting
against 1t, but s,tt.s 'act.un .,n: .a1i,faa,
CRY returns to shippers are much more
convincing.
Therefore, dear brethren-"the stick
to the old-way' cotton people--the more
you talk against me the more you adyer.
tise me, the more cotton viii be shipped
to me, SO keep up your talking, twill do
me no harm, nor yourselves any good
And don't one OF you ever look at cot
ton OF mine stored at the Shreveport
warehouse and empress Co. if you don't
want 70. ! shall not beg you 10 buy it,
y" "'" NV shde olsle VI NaN' or mpr-
chant beg of nobody under the broad
canopy OF Heayeu-while on the other
hand II you do look at it and will pay NV
price will sell it to you. 1t is treat.
trad or travel with me in business-and
having been in business thirty.flve wears
in Shreveport, without daddy or a
guardian, have less use for one now than
ever, and neither ask nor grant favors Of
those whose interest can not snbserye
wishout detriment to my own. In no one
cotton buyer is conferred the exclusive
purchasing power OF cotton in Shreye-
port. Nor will resolution concurred in
bg few, control cotton in which thew
have no interest. One swallow does not
make spring-nor handful of pebbles
constitute . beach.
Country merchants and farmers WIN
can not sell their cotton on their Mat
form or at home, at 4 satisfactory prio.
Will save commissions and storage hv
shipping to me, and realize the market
price OF the day on which sale is made
Cash or groceries, or both, advanced ON
consignments.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-10-01
Mr.. Phanor Breazeale Is an honor

Mr.. Phanor Breazeale Is an honora.
bic gentleman, and he says he is silver
man; and Of course we will have to be-
lieve him. But even he must admit that
It Is remarkably suspicious circum-
stance that gold-bug Charley Porter has
to follow him around, or lead him
around, like manager of show! Has
there ever been such an exhibition in
any campaign before? If Mr.. Breazeale
is safe and sound on the silver question,
why must this uncompromising gold
bug and political ward boss ever be at
his side, wherever he goes? Must he
needs have manager or coacher? 1t
seems to US that Mr.. Breazeale must see
that he places himself in very awk-
ward position in this line. And to be on
the safe side the people had better vote
for SutherIin.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-10-01
THEY FEEL. THAT WAY

Donaldsonville Chief.
The congressional campaign in the
fourth district has grown 80 torrid that
1t fairly siZzles. Mr. Phanor Breazeale
OF Natchitoches has been the aggressor
and chief factor in infus.ng an element
OF peppery personality and recrimina-
ton into the contest that threatens to
provoke more than one resort to the
proceedings usual among gentlemen"
Tor the settlement of controversies that
have passed beyond the stage OF argu-
ment on the stump or in the newspapers
Inc press OF tho district. with very
rev exceptions, is supporting Hon. E.
w. Sutherlin for the nomination-and,
by the way, if The Chief lived up there
II would take pleasure in doing likewise
and the Natchitocq1es candidate has
been so indiscreet as to charge or init
mate that his popular Desoto competi-
tor has bought up the newspapers"
such q sweeping, reckless and mani
testify llbelous charge as this ia not
ilKely to improve the chances Of the au-
thor for capturing the political plum he
covets, and II Mr.. Breazeale is showed
under" az he ought to be, his attack
upon the editors and publishers OF his
district will doubtless have done more
than any other one thing connected
with the campaign to bring about his
defeat
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-10-01

X IS given oct ny thrsr ou the ,u.'d
that for'rnor T"srrr has Wlitel in,
Ea',''D..h.p 70 Newton -. ElonyNarG
! He People viii hay no hand ii prlnq,-
,u' IN" Hti-AieNaudI.. Iyy.n Ta,h
Newt had better hold jaal ~ VIVA, hr
no" has, " he has much .ai,n IN the old
saying a. bird in the hand is worth
two IL IT," bush" II the News reads the
signs Of tn" times Alright, the Democrats
- Louisiana mean t. have > now shu'-
tie, the cards cut. new deal and above
,Lt board neXt time. It : meet and
IIot"r that the old stagers be retired
ana new set Of 1aen put 90 The front.
NeWt. Is a nice, social fellow. but he
has to" much politics, and too many
political entanglements to make a GOV
e1nor such as Louisiana needs Besides,
IN" democrats have not forgotten
Newt s famous sugar telegram to Coy
ernoT Foster that secured him the posi-
Ton as United States senator. Demo
Gratis don't like wobbler: no. not much
Hold fast TO what YOU have. Nov.
Monroe News.
on needn't be giving Newt. any
srat";tous advice. He is one of the
sIicktst politicians in Louisiana and is
fully able to take care of his own po,iti
cal interests. You can safely bet your
last cent that Newt. will not voluntarily
surrender his present job. unless he sees
something else very certain in sight,
Newt. has been feeding" at the public
crib too long not to know that it is a
pretty good place to "graze at" and he
is not willingly going to turn it loose.
you can bet.-Farmerville Gazette.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-10-01
Breadstufs.

FLOUR-Best patents &4.75: half pa.
tent or straight $50: extra fancy 34.2
CORNMEAL--Per Dbl. &2.l6: 8-fb..
sack 800.
CRACKDRS-A. b. c., eye: cream.
&c.
RICD-New Louisiana, 40Se b.
PEANUTS-Raw hand picked 40
eMc. Roasted lc. higher On Ill grades.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-10-01
LOUISIANA'S CONGRESSIONAL
REPRESENTATIVES,.

OF the sixth Democratic candidates
for Congressional honors in Louisiana,
five have already received their nomi-
nations; without practical opposition.
There are Meyer in the first, Davey in
second, Broussard in Sth. Baird in the
9Th and Robertson in the 9Th districts.
In the 4th Sutherlin will be chosen next
Wednesday.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-10-01

How can the people of the fourth
district hesitate to choose Suther.
lin for their Congressman. The
Progress believes they will give
him a rousing majority on Octo-
er 9Th.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-10-01
GENERAL LOCAL MARKET
Chickens and E2g-.

CHlCkENE;-Hens duh 81 80 az 80
per dozen; fryers 81 5O@2 CO. broilers
81 WM2 Is.
EGGS-Per dozen l4c
DUCKS-Per dozen &. 80
GEESE-Per doz., 81. 90.
DUCkS--.Per dozen $3.50
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-10-01
THE DISTRICT VOTE.

The Congressional Executive Com
mittee of the Fourth district met in
Shreveport Tuesday OF last week to
canvass and and promulgate the re-
turns Of the congressional primary
held n the 18th instant. The report Is
"a followc.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-10-01
THE LABOR EXCHANGE


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The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-10-01
Sugar and MOIaSses.

SUGAR-Standard granuleted 6H; 81
Emma granulated SIC: snow white ~:
choice yellow clarified ~: seconds 4xc.
MOLASSES-Choice 2Sc: prime Sc.
common 1sc: pure sugar house No.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-10-01

COffee and Tea,
COFFEE-Advanced 1c Der pound;
fair 8@9c; medium Grade 5000; bottes
grade 1l@l2hc.
TEA-Fa1r 400: good 600o0e: f,se 80
&c; finest 81. rs per NJ. b. chest.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-10-01
Grain ard FeedstuH

GfHIn HEN Ft6nBtUW
BRAN-Per cwt., CSC.
CORN.-Per bu, 48c.
Oate-Per bu.. zoe.
HAY-ChOlce ArkaneA0 pratr1e u. 20
per ton; choice timothy $500: Texas
ket; Texas $500 per ton.
CHOPPED CORN-Per cwt.. ~.
MILLET SEED-Per bu-. Sc.
RARJAEY--Per bu.. CSC.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-10-01

Weaks & Walters are the most
satisfactory grocers in the city to
dea. with. Try them and see.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-10-01

Cottouseed and It's Products.
HULLS-Iloose per ton $3.50; NaasA
40.
SEED--PeI tDD H.oo.
MEAI--Per sack 81. %; per ton t18.H
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-10-01

Dairy Products.
BUTrER-CreameTy 10Uibc. dAif,
RM20C; country t0c
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-11
ANNEXATION PROSPECTS.

President Dole is on his way home with
out knowing the fate of the measure in
whose behalf he came to this country
Whether or not he accomplished anything
by his visit is problematicaI. Most likely
no senator changed his attitude toward an
nexation by reason OF the presence of the
Hawaiian president. But IL he did no good,
Mr.. Dole probably did no harm, and he has
had pleasant visit TO the great republic
of which his own country IS destined sooner
or later TO form a part.
No one can tell definitely whether the
annexation treaty will or will not pass the
senate. The indications arc that the vote
will be very close. two-thirds majority
is necessary TO confirm the treaty, and so
far ffty-eight votes are as many as its
friends have been able TO count for It.
These are made up of Al Republicans. 4
PoPuiists. silver Republicans and DEM
ocrats 1t IS tolerably certain Senator
Thurston will not vote for the treaty. and
will probably vote against it. Senator Nor
rill will not vote for II. but will likely ab-
gent himself without pair. This will leave
total membership of IS. of which two
thirds vote would be 80. The four Populists
who are counted for annexation are Har.
ris. Kyle. Turner and Henfeld. and with
them will be all the silver Republicans ex.
cept Pettigrew. The Democrats now count.
ed for the treaty are Morgan, Pettus. Mon.
ey. German. Murphy. Kenncy. Turpie and
Roach. This makes IS. or one short OF
enough.
The best friends of Hawaii In the senate
say If the vote were taken to-day the treat,
would undoubtedly fail by from one to fiv,
votes. on the part of the opposition there
IS considerable diversity of opinion in re-
gard 10 their strength. Mr.. Pettisrev
claims forty votes In opposition; White. o.
California, claims only thirty-six, and {
Democratic member Of the foreign commit
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-11
IN BEHALF OF THE OLD SOLDIER.

The New York Sun. the Washington Post
and other Eastern papers have criticised
The Journals position in regard to publish
ing the pension rolls but none Of them, so
far as has come to our notice. has touched
upon the principal argument advanced in
support of that position.
That argument is as follows: II the gov
ernment has reason to believe that any
Individual pensioners are on the rolls
wrongfully It has the means at hand for an
immediate and thorough investigation of
their cases. The papers in each case are
on file in the department. including the
medical and other testimony on which the
pension was granted. II there Is anything
irregular or suspicious about this testimony
the government has detectives who are
paid for the express purpose of looking up
such matters. There IS no reason why any
pensioner who is believed to be unworthy
should not be fully Investigated with the
means already at the disposal Of the de-
partment, without unusual trouble or ex-
pense.
II the government has no reason to sus-
pect individual pensioners of being wrong
fully on the rolls, then 1t has no right TO
insult the veterans by casting suspicion
on the pensioners as a body. 1t will be
freely admitted, We take it, that the large
majority of pensioners are worthy; why.
then, should they be held UP before the
world as probable frauds? By publishing
the lists the government would say, in eff
feet: These men are objects of suspi-
cion. Many of them are frauds. Everybody
&c invited to take look at the men who are
now living on the government and weight
ing It down with the burden Of their sup
port" There may be persons here and
there who think this sort of treatment of
the old soldier would be right and fair. but
the large majority OF the American people
do not. The sentiment of gratitude which
caused the pension system to be established
is still warm enough to give the country's
disabled defenders respectful treatment.
The sentiment which was unwilling to see
them suffer for lack of common necessa-
ries is also unwilling TO see them suffer
from public insults. -'
The Journal does not say that there are
no unworthy persons on the rolls. In all
human probability there are some. But
The Journal does protest against insulting
the many deserving for the sake of posting
the few undeserving. Let the lists be
carefully scanned by those whose official
duty 1t is to hunt out the frauds. The
general public could give very little
aid in this matter II its assistance were
invoked. The practical, the sensible, the
business-like way of purging the rolls is
for the governments paid agents to make
examinations OF all suspected cases. not
print lists for the delectation Of the morbid
ly curious and the embarrassment of the
decrepit and faltering old soldier. The vet
Grams will not last many more years. Let's
not needlessly wound their feelings while
they remain with u.s.
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-11

not related to or in any way connected
with the McCoys. during the period of
munyon's incumbency of the sheriff'S Of
flee. Runyon denies the published report
that the Hatiields and the McCoys had
made up" as the result of the marriage
OF one Of the Mccoy boys to one of the
Hatfield girls. He says that no such thing
ever happened, and, furthermore, that no
such thing ever will happen. The Hatiields
and McCoys do not love each other With
that kind of 4 love. ex-Sherif Runyon says
However. RunyOn says that there are not
SO very many OF the Hattields and McCoyS
iel'. That is, not many of the members
OIL the immediate families that engaged IN
the celebrated feud. The Hatfields. at the
head of whose house is Anderson, better
known as Bad Anse'' Hatfield. keep very
close to their home in the Cumberland
mountains There are warrants out for
Bad Anse' and four or five other Hat
heids for murder. but they are never served.
although they were issued six. seven and
eight years ago. The Hatfields were in
dicted in Kentucky, and they live across
the line in Virginia. so they are careful
not TO cross the line that divides the two
states except when they are with friends
and know the coast is clear The war
rants have been sent TO the Virginia ofIi-
GERS a number of times to he served, but
none OF them seemed to care to undertake
the job. Ex-Sheriff Runyon. when asked
II he had ever taken any active part in the
disputes between the Hatfield and Mccoy
families, smiled and replied that .'he reck-
oned he had He admitted that he had
gone with the McCoys on one OF their ex-
petitions into the Cumberland mountains
in search of Hatfelds. but did not tell
whether he fired any shots. or whether
he saw Hatfield during his absence.
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-11
THE song OE THE DRUM,

Do you hear my summons hammer thro' the craekls
and the eianor.
Do you feel my thrcb and thrill?
When meet the smell OF powder. oh. my merry nots
grows louder.
And my song shall not be still
Follow. each beside his fellow, meath the vapors
gay and yellow.
Wildly cheering. s;ernIy dumb.
And rumble. rumble. rumble. when the snoks
wreaths toss and tumble
You shall hear the rolling drum
Follow the drum,
Men forget their fears and tolles they face the
binding yolIeys.
And the young recruits they come
With their simple sunburnt faces. from the quiet
country places.
To the call OF nc. the drum.
Come. ploughboy lad and carter. aad your nfebIood
freely barter.
For the bullet sure fer som..
And rattle. rattle. rattle. through the din and
OF battle.
You shall hear the rolling drum
Follow the drum,
WHEN the boys that follow there drop aside and
fall at last there.
From the sursing lines of red.
Then no Of ponIp and RUNE: MY notes awhile
mufie,
and I moan and mourn the dead.
But the losing battle needs me. and the wb.stlius
bullet sPceds me;
Through the reeling ranks come.
And ciatter clater cIatter. where the broken resi
ment scatter.
You shall hear the rolling drum.
Follow the drum,
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-11
EXPLANATIONS IN ORDER

How do the Democratic statesmen who
insisted during the discussion Of the
Dingley law that its adoption would cur
tail our sales abroad account for the fact
that practically every one Of the coun-
tries which protested against its adoption
has increased its purchases from us since
its enactment7 Great Britain. France
Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, China,
Italy. Japan. Austria-Hungary. Denmark
made protests against certain features Of
the bill during its tendency; yet their pur-
chases from US were a2, ,ooOO 900 in excess Of
their purchases from us in the same
months Of the preceding year.
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-11
The Marvel of Modern Credit.

From the New York Press.
1t is only once in while, despite weekly
bank statements and annual reports of all
sorts of financial institutions. that We get
a clear idea of the magnitude of the deal
ing in money which goes on in a money
center. Here in this Chemical bank casa
a subordinate bank officer loans over $780,
600 to men whose names are utterly IN
known in the community at large. No
criticism is made of the practice, but sim.
ply of his judgment. 1t seems that Gus
toners who need $4,000 in their business
now and then are too common for special
investigation as to their character. The
extension of credit for such an amount
seems to be as easy as that for a box OF
cigars or a suit Of clothes.
The obvious comment is not how loosely
the banks are managed, but how little
management the borrowers really need
Here are hundreds of millions going out
weekly from bank resources. and all of
it coming regularly back, save, now and
then, when a too adventurous customer
takes advantage of this routine. The Won
der is how such vast sums are put out
and in safety. on the mere word OF men
who cannot personally be responsible for
a tithe of what they borrow. and who
respond regularly merely through the sue
cess OF their business ventures. The Won
der is as 10 the delicacy. immensity and
durability OF the modern structure Of bus
mess credit.
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-11
THE RELEASE OF REDMOND.

While the most vigorous efforts are being
made for the apprehension of James Red
mond for the murder of Miss Schumacher
it should be kept In mind that but for the
uIiwarranted release of this desperate char
acter from the county Jail. this murder
would probably not have been committed
1t has been very generally supposed that
somebody was paid for securing Redmond's
freedom. and that Redmond's friends put up
the money. This general supposition has
teen strengthened by the statement of Jail
prisoner that shortly before Redmond was
paroled Jack Kennedy called on the latter
in Jail and gave him sum of money
The question naturally arises, Who got
this money? The prosecutors office is re-
sponsible for Redmond's release. There was
no excuse, much less any justification, for
the leniency shown this lawless character
At the same time Redmonds lawyer, I. H.
Kimbrell. is put in an unenviable light by
his confession that he went to the prose-
c,itor's office and put up "pretty strong
story for the prisoner. and the further
admission that he had deceived the assist
ant prosecuting attorney. to whom he told
a fixed up tale.
Yet this man Kimbrell, who has been as
ISOLATED with the defense of some of the
most notorious crooks that have infested
this city and county, regards his part in this
affair as a joke. rather than as a rep
rehensible proceeding. The mere fact that
he was a party to the release of n man
ready to commit burglary, rob a train, o,
murder. If necessary to protect himself in
his iniquitous occupation, apparently has
no effect upon his conscience. The fact that
Kimbrell was Redmond's attorney does not
relieve him from moral responsibility in
this disgraceful affair.
Kansas City journal., 1898-02-11
sunrasist. Win First Round.

From the Chicago TimesHerald.
The women suffragists have won the first
round III their engagement with the anti
suffragists in Iowa. The house committee
has reported favorably by a vote of to 3
on the resolution for the submission Of the
proposition to strike the word male" from
the section of the constitution which pre-
scribes the qualifications of voters.
The majority in favor of the subnn!s-
sion of the amendment to a vote Of the
people is significant. It gives ground for
indulging the hope of ultimate victory in
the house, for it is hardly probable that
the house will reject the report of its COM
mittee when supported by eight out OF the
eleven members. If the senate concurs in
the report the people OF Iowa will be al
lowed to vote on the question of amend
ing the constitution SO that the elective
franchise may be exercised by all citizens,
regardless Of sex, who possess the other
necessary suffrage qualifications.
the ballot box Will then be fought by the
suffragists throughout the state. All the
suffrage platform artillery will be sent
into Iowa TO lombard the works of the
enemy in every village, city and school
house district. 1t will be a campaign of
oratory and literature. The state is tho
chosen battle-ground for the great con-
tion. Its final outcome will have much
to do with the future of the equal suffrage
movement in this country.