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For, Smith. Ark. November iG.-Judgc
Isaac c. Parker the well known jurist, is
dying. He has been suffering from com
plicatlon OF diseases arising from fatty
degeneraslon OF the heart for the past
four or fve years. He has been steadily
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Downpour in Oregon.

Portland. ore. November l5.-For the
past seyenty-two hours rain has faile,
continuously over the Northwest and all
streams are running bank fun. In many
places the Willamette river has broken
over it's banks aud flooded tho lowlands
The river al this city at O'Clock stood 10
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The crank hobs up serenely here when
ever opportunity offers. one of the bids
for the whole of si6,0i6,tal.u OF city
bonds came from hail hcdroomitc, In
Quiry disclosed the fact that his hahita-
ton cost him 81 90 a week, and that he
was behind in his room rent at that. but
IL one doesn't put on front here he'll
he eyictcd.
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I. HOUR OF TRAIN NAILS.

IA he International ard Greet
Nd the Galveston, Houston Phd
|. olrye a. and depart lrcm the
N, depot, foot of Congress ave
{xsn Kansas and Texas trains
I'm depo., at the foot Of Mont
SI.nae, nor ID side oil the bayou,
1 Ia P5rle and Houston and al
Il except those mentioned use
Il Central depot.
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E. Il. HINTON IS THE MAN.
Southern Pacific Representative on
the Traffic Board.
HE WILL GO TO ST. Louis AT ONCE
Wnido's interests in uoustor p-,
MY represented by Capt. Faulk-
ner-ASent Transfcrred

1t was officially announced In Ct ,o,r,
railroad circles SUNDAY TINT Mr. >, !,
iiin'oh' general agent of the Panama rail
ROAD with headquarters Mt San Francisco
had been appointed to represent the soutb
efn facific's interests on the board nj adj -
hlhis'ration of the Southwestern Traffic
association filling the vacancy crea,od hv
'he death of Major Waldo. His name was
submitted to the board after a conference
between he and the traffic management, or
the southern Pacific, and although the co.
lectlon had been known Tor several tlavs in
houston, it was not authorized for publica-
tion until erday.
MIR. Hinton will take up his residence at
ST. Louis as soon as he can arrange ia
leave San Francisco. and terminate his
ailairs with the unana road. Besides he
ING well known and highly esteemed In
traihc circles, he has extensive acuuntnt-
ance III Texas. having for several vears
pcch resident Of the State ia different
railroad capacities.
horn back in Mississippi h began rail
reading by filling the position of transfer
clerk Tor the Illinois Central at Grenada
mat State, and later was sent to New Or
Ioans as rate tlerli which he filled until
$50 Whrn he accepted a position with the
Texas and Pacific at New Orleans. He was
afterwards transferred to Ddlna and scrv-
ed as contracting freight agent. assistant
SeH'ial fieisht asent and general freight
aF"ht fen 'hc same line. In 1882 he left The
TeNaS and Pacific and the folloN .ne April
vent To san Francisco with the Panama
route. The circular cfhcialiy announcing
nc appointment VIII be out N a few DAYS
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viii Watch Mr.. WnIdo's interests.

1t is more than probable that Captain
Andy Faulkner will look after the inter-
ests of the late Jed waldo In the La Porte
line, Of witch Mr. Waldo. at the time Of
his death. was president and stock
holdor Nothing official could be learned,
but enough was gathered yesterday to
JUSTIFY the statement. II is thought that
meeting Of the directors Of the Galveston,
LA Porte and Houston will be held i'll n
Jay or Two to act on this matter.
Captain Faulkner is well qualified to UNI
dertako the responsibilities having been an
official In various capacities Of the Hous-
ton and Texas Central, the Missouri. kan
sas aud Texas during MIR. Waldos con-
necton with those lines.
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-, "surS Statement,

be a No. ''i'er ls'-The treasury
|mso' y' gain of gold at New
! "a ,;.d ,e,3:y y the true amount
k>~-v''pl.
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|
! other dav in This c,,y rh,v 1. consolidated,
! 49, -.
| ns niei'nauts as reinarAapi' oN'oehce OF
! ,rnproNehieh' Ill raao' 'he purchasers peing
'o'eVN 'o'n out Vi 'o"h' "oou PRICES were
''aii"eu'
| m
rus ''a"h o"ps up sereheiy mere wneh'
for the whole OF sl6.O,skul II os CITY
| bonds came from a hail hcdroon,itc In
| Quiry disclosed the fact that his hahita-
,an 49, a' -, 80 VIZ, anu 'n"' ne
| II onc dnosn,t mn, on =, ,r,nI ,,,r', ,.,ii
| he eyicted
Ano,her ras co,,nspv has sert ,,c,ts
| ,,..., ...'.
'"""e" WIZ ''"'"i''' "'S"iV'S W "'"'" wv
| customers FOR slot meters. These machines
reef off $50 feet of illuminan, for ss cents
| \ good many have been introduced and "A
work like a charm. besides preventing
collisions with the collector when the
Ne'aei'S VI '"u o'u -'"shiohsu meter IL NJ
This seasons derby for mems wear is
what tho cbannias ra1 n "doucoa ,ro,,,
49,, .. mt. -. -,
""'' nv NV" 10 o'''Vu "''s' k'"ou'"''''
hrlm is wide, with much curl. and there
is slight tendency to come to point
in the front and back. The band tx of mar
row fibned SILK Tho black derby has the
! alpine is dying hard here, but only those
'"""s ii'uii "no "ant l" iooh Ioa' "'N'''sn
Every day seems to be judgment day
with the amusement wonder of the me-
tropols Oscar Hammorstcin. So far six
tc,t ox,cutions at,ost tho financial .,rai,.
. A., ,,,,
'H W, np az" 'u'"'', WV
,'o'h',s ha"s,oi'tu an ms ProPV'N !"
ms WIZ anu 'iliu'rn' Nv NV ashS LOT Is
'''uv, anu as t,lie rs nloi,'S ne s"Ns 'hc
cVVu''oiS shou'un hloh' ire mas inaao an
u.ncl sum IN MS h"uso' rue o'ior night
,h. N"uue'iiie SNOW returned 10 inc music
''a, """ ~ 'u'"'' Wv "'sah "'Vh''o
WIN nave 'he i"oi al 10 'hoh'seNos'
,
Death has claimed the young and bcauti
ful daughter OF Colonel William jay Miss
Julia Jay had suffered for several weeks
from typhoid fever caused by drinking i'm
p"ie water a, INC M'a.o"pro"h cruz one
r,aIas a,,d h.,, H. ,s t,,, -, H.,
man Oclrichs. A roodIy percentage of the
aristocracy of Gotham will 70 about In
sombor garments this winter The list of
mournors would be longer N infant NOR
tality called for crepe of fashionable cut
Some amusing signs have been displaycd
l., ,ron, ., po,ros lov ,o,ois .t,,,a ,h
- va
disappearance OF the Tree luhch' pho On
Clinton Place announces "fuil dinner for
3 couts" Another ON the uowury rends
hnhher oi Sup '"as'' WE '"p''H' ".
tar ,rnr, ,h., io,,cr ia a ,,maI .,,inp botso
of the cheap sort, the proprietor of whicS
calls upon the public To Try my grahu
INN " :" t a., ' ,,. i,. ~,
town Tits morning and the prices went the
other way II read "Sirloin steak, plain.
~ 80 mutton chops Si.'o' o'oiiou o"'ce
en- = pr"a"' oone', cream 'N1"' w
warm meals served a't'r p ~ Auu On
thls blnil thc saiooh never ''oscS'
drummer representing gas COM
pany called at my flat recently and held |
o,t gran, Inducements He altered to make |
. - - 49, o,,a
me present VI b"H e'o''' We
put one in rent free, set up as many heat
ors ne were needed ON the snmc terms and
-, no., ,, 81, IA, ato -,
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Another gas company has sent agents
through the tenement districts TO drum up
customers for slot meters. These machines
reef off $50 feet of illumnant for Is cents.
good many have been introduced, ard II
tenant who uses one tells me that they
work like charm, besides preventing
collisions with the collector when the
voracity of the Old fashioned meter is at
stake.
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CAPITOL
HOTEL,
ARRiNALS.
- Rates. $3.50 to
gpM $500 per day
ssddgsss,lM SlNtV elc.ani
fssElay roo N Win
EfsFsg; hath Large
l, stSs, nodarons fo'
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gre wing weaker for the past few days.
but II WAS not until O'Clock this after
noon that The announcement was made
by his ySician thai MS case was hope
less and his death Is now looked for at
any moment.
Judge Parker represented the 81. Joseph
tMo) district IN congress and war APP
pointed to the bench by President Grant
in 1874. He has been located at Fort
The death sentence on more men than any
other Judge In the United States.
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sion obliged to play behind net
Every time he eSsayed to speak the
crowd howled, and while the din and
confusion were on, the Louisianian
paced up and down the platform. At
the end of each round trip he poured
out and gulped down a large glass of
ice water. The delegates in the pit,
though they took no part in the demon
stration against him, roared with
laughter. After repeated efforts he
was allowed to complete his speech.
John NJ. Duncan of Texas was
brought forward. but met another
storm Of impatient shouts, demands for
a vote and calls of Louder" Mr..
Duncan began with the question, who
was the most guilty of manslaughter,
those who slaughtered or those who
led to the slaughter, but was inter
rupted by Chairman Harrity, who
pleaded for order, While Mr.. Duncan
stood back and ran his hand through a
mass of hair suggestive of Roscoe
Conkling's famous brow with a ges-
ture that also suggested Conkling.
This time the chairman prevailed, and
Mr.. Duncan, announcing, I will be-
gin over again." did SO and soon fin
ished.
At 2:48 the roll call was ordered on
the substitution of the minority report
naming Daniel for the majority report
naming Hill. The minority report was
adopted by a vote of $50 to 349, electing
Daniel temporary chairman. Not vot-
ing, 1. Wild cheering greeted the an
nouncement.
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delegates cheered and especially when
he openly declared that he and others
of the west had long become Indifferent
to the national committee He made a
strong point when he told the conven-
ton that four years ago he had been
refused a hearing. They had been
cried down Senator Daniel had been
cried down because Mr. Hill's opponent
Mr.. Cleveland had control of the con-
ventiOn. The majority of the cOnven-
tiOn had the right to name the tempOr-
ary chairman. I appeal to yGE.' he
concluded, Ito stand by the minority
report Let it not be said that in the
first skirmish our pickets have been
driven in
The impatience of the silver men
vented itself in cries of vote, when
Thomas finished, but Chairman Har-
ALBANIA Mr.. Waller proved himself to
be a fiery southerner and he showed
feeling when he told how he had been
made to swallow bitter medicine four
years ago when another New York
Democrat had been thrust over the
head of Senator Hill. This was the first
reference to President Cleveland which
was unfriendly and it was passed with
out notice at the hands of the conven-
ton. Mr.. Waller had something to say
about the rule of majorities and turn
ing to Mr.. Harrity demanded fercely
to be told how the creature could be
above the master.
Mr.. Tarpie of California followed in
favor of the minority. THE money
question" said he. is the only ques-
ton in which the Democracy of the
country has an interest in this cam
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stump than L have no religious pref
udices.
I was sorry, said, that the matter
was talked about Religious bigOtry
could not be controlled. In this letter,
in which he defended his wifes religion,
he laid down my platform exactly. He
expressed my sentiments in a beautiful
way"
Mr.. Bland, in reply to inquiries af-
fecting the matter, telegraphed as fol-
lows from his home at Lebanon, Mo,
last night:
Religion is not the issue. am a
Methodist. Have always been one Al
ways will be. If l was half as good a
Catholic as my wife, 1 would not worry
about getting to heaven. This is a
sentiment I expressed in a previous
emergency when her religion was criti-
cised. I stand by it now"
Mr.. Thurman this morning sent the
following telegram to Mr.. Bland:
ITO Hon. r. P. Bland, Lebanon, Mo. :
The reports that I started an attack
upon you on account of your wife's re-
lgiOn are absolutely untrue. What
said was in reply to a question by 9TH
ers, and many things are now put into
my mouth which I never thought of,
much less said. Your letter. when a
candidate for congress, on the subject
expresses precisely, word for word, my
sentiments and convictions.
"(Signed) ALLEN W. THURMAN" j"
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PLATFORM READY.
All Prepared Ready to Present
to Committee.
Contains Flat Declaration For
Silver Is to 1.
WILL NOT BE LONG.
Financial Question VIII Be Civ
en- First Importance.
Declaration Against Issue Of
Interest Bearing Bonds.
NOT BE LONG.

Chicago, July There will be no
waste of time on platform when the
committee on resolutions is appointed If
the silver men can control matters in
this respect. The platform has al
ready been prepared. 1t is complete
and ready to present to the COMMITTEES
1t will not be long and will deal es-
pecially with the financial question,
putting it first in order and giving il
first rank in order of Importance. It
will be a fiat declaration in favor of
the free mintage of silver at 16 to I
with gold, and will declare against
waiting for the cooperation Of any
other nation.
This plank will be in the nature of
brief addresses and appeals to the peo-
pie to unite upon reform of fianances.
putting aside all other questions until
the financial system can be changed.
There will be a declaration against any
change in the present tariff until the
financial question can be disposed Of by
reorganizatiOn, and declarations against
the issuance of money by banks and
also against issuing interest bearing
bonds in time OF peace.
Senator Jones of Arkansas will prob
ably be the chairman of the COMMITTEES
on resolutions.
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OPENS WITH
A ROAR.
Democratic Convention Called
to Order at 1850.
First Mention of Silver Caused
Cyclone of Applause.
DANIEL is ELECTED
When Speaker Asks ''WOuld
You Turn Down Hill?''
Hundreds of Delegates Yell
Back ''Y es, We WILL

Chicago. June AT 1850 Chairman
Harrity of the national Democratic
committee called the national Demo-
cratic convention to order.
Prayer was offered by Rev Ernest
NJ. Stires of Grace Episcopal church of
this city In the concluding part of his
prayer, he said:
May the hearts of all be filled with
profound respect and sympathy for
our toiling multitude oppressed with
burdens too heavy for them to bear,
heavier than we should allow them to
bear Teach US how to give them re
lief without doing violence to the rights
of any.
Upon the great convention now as
sembled in Thy presence send Thy
gracious blessing. May it's members be
inspired with the most exalted patriot
ism, seeking no private or sectional
advantage, but only the national good !;
so that our united and prosperous land
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SENATOR MARTIN CHAIRMAN
He Heads the Kansas Democratic
Delegation at Chicago.

Chicago, July AT the meeting of
the Kansas delegation yesterday the
abrogatiOn of the two-thirds rule was
deemed ineXpedient at this time, al
though each delegate is opposed to the
rule on general principles. The dele
cation organized by the election of ex-
Senator John Martin as chairman, J.
n Haymaker as secretary and L. c.
Slime as treasurer. Members of the va
riOus committees We're chosen as fol-
lows: Credentials. John Fl. Atwood;
permanent organization, J. Mack Love;
rules and order of business. s. A
Riggs; resolutions. J. D. McCIeverty;
notification, Frank Bacon. The com
mittee formally elected J. G. Johnson
a member Of the national committee
and selected James NIcKinstry for hon
orary vice president of the convention
Another meeting was held at O'Clock
this morning to talk some more about
the craftsmanship and for the transac-
ton of such other business as may
come up.
w. G Perry and James w Orr, lead
ers of the gold standard wing of the
Kansas Democracy, called upon the
delegation yesterday afternoon and
congratulated the members upon the
probable victory of the silver forces
They also declared that they were Dem
ocrats and had no intention of boItinr.
I am here" said Mr.. Perry. ito get
used to the nauseating dose which I
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people inside the hall by the time the
convention meets.
At II o'clock the line of officials
stretched four abreast for 100 feet and
advanced at snail's pace. The women
holding admission tickets were particu-
larly indignant at not getting in. They
stood in the street hosting their UNI
brellaS to keep off the shower of Gin
ders which filtered from the elevated
road every time train Numbered over
head.
Gov. Altgeld, at the head of the Illi-
nois delegation, approached a big po-
Hceman who guarded one of the doors.
Even threats failed to shake the Stur-
dy officer who was under iron clad or
ders from the sergeant-at-arms. There
Was almost riot among the crowds,
and if the angry pOpulace could have
placed their hands on the sergeant-at-
arms they would have made short
work of him.
When at last the entrances We're
thrown open, the delegates and crowds
poured through them in gulf streams
which separated and ran into rivulets
through the wilderness of seats and
filed them rapidly. Five minutes after
the doors were opened the band on the
speakers stand struck up a lively med
ley of southern airs, prominent among
which was the stirring Dixie" But
only a few of the spectators who were
rushing breathlessly in, stopped to ap-
plaud it.
The gaveI used by Chairman Harrity
in opening the convention was pre-
Sented by OSSian Guthrie of Chicago,
mads from an oak timber taken from
old FIT Dearborn. The block house from
which the timber was taken survived
the Chicago fire and was purchased by
Mr. Guthrie and other philanthropic
citizens and re-erected in South Park,
Chicago, as a reminder of the city s
frontier days.
Two Cuban flags are ready for use in
the convention hall if the platform ut
terances give the occasion. One was
made by decorators, while another
came direct from the Cuban headquar-
ters in New York 1t is of silk of gen
erous proportions, showing the single
star, emblematic of Free Cuba"
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BLAND's RELIGIOUS BELIEF.
Allen w. Thurman Says He Did Not
Attack Tt.

Chicago, July ALLEN w. Thurman
of Ohio is indignant at the attempt to
make it appear that he initiated an at
tack on Mr.. Bland because of the lat
ter's religious convictions. He says he
was misrepresented in an interview
which was printed.
I was asked said he whether I
thought the fact that Mr.. Blands wife
and son were Catholics would in any
degree weaken him as a candidate. I
replied that it was an outrage that a
mans religious connection should be
Bland personally I had the highest re-
gard, and that no one appreciated more
than I his work in behalf of the silver
cause. No one has denounced the A. p.
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TELLER IS SILENT.
Thinks it Best Not to Say Anything
at This Time.

Pueblo. Col, July 7.-Senator H. M.
Teller, Mrs. Teller. and Miss Teller. are
in this city visiting I. w. Stanton, a
lifelong friend with whom the senator
will remain some days for a much
needed rest.
The senator read the Peoples Party
ultimatum issued by Messrs. Weaver,
Taubeneck and others, urging his nom
ination with evident interest, but de-
clined to make any comment.
Asked to give the Associated Press
a statement on the eve of the Chicago
convention he said he thought best to
preserve silence. He had not sought
Consideration at Chicago, but friends
had taken hold to whom he had made
no positive or negative statement with
regard to the action of the Chicago
convention
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chairs reserved for distinguished
guests, about 400 in number, and for the
honorary vice presidents and SecreUar-
les. At either end of the hall rose tier
above tier of seats for the spectators
and above these the two galleries
As the delegates entered the hall
they We're not greeted by the usual
pennants bearing the names of states
to locate the seats of delegations The
pennants Obstructed the view, and in
stead of them each states location was
marked by an upright staff with the
name of the state arranged perpendicu-
Iarly on each of its three faces, 50 as to
be seen from all directions, and yet not
to Obstruct the view
Michigan had drawn the point of
vantage in the front seats Immediately
before the chairman's desk Back Of
them came Minnesota, then MissiSsip-
pi. Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey
and others. New York was to the left
and in the rear. 1t was not a choice
lOcatin from which the expected pro-
test of the gold forces could be made eff
fectively- Massachusetts occupied the
front seats to the right, and Pennsyl-
vania to the left Indiana was far in
the rear. The locations had been alpha
betically, and with strict impartiality
arranged, and Alaska was better off
than New York.
The clash between Senators Hill and
Daniel over the temporary chairman
ship was awaited with eager interest
1t was a strange coincidence, showing
the shifts of politics. that four years
ago when the Democratic convention
met here. Senator Daniel was the one
to place Senator Hill in nomination for
the presidency.
In front of the convention hall the ar
my of subordinate officials contributed
largely to the disorder They formed
in long line four abreast to gain ad-
mission at single entrance, where
several excited men were distributing
the badges and embIems of official au-
thority.
Meanwhile the doors were barred to
the public and the stalwart policemen
on guard said no one would be admitted
until the last officer was at his post
within. At best the four big entrances
sons a minute. The capacity of the hall
is just Is 900, so that it would take a
full hour with discipline to pass the
great crowd through the doors. The
belated statiOning of the officers prom
ised to make it impossible to get the
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SILVER PROGRAMME.
Work for Today is Mapped Out at
Meeting.

Chicago, July THE full silver com
mittee met at the Sherman house to-
day for a final conference before going
to the convention. The special work
in hand was the preparation of q pro-
gramme for the proceedings today.
which was done as follows;
/ Resolution for adoption of tenn
porary rules. Mover, Senator White
of California.
2 Motion for appointment of COM
mittees and reference of resolutions.
Mover, Governor Hogg Of Texas.
8. Motions to adjourn and for recess
to be made by Senator Jones of Ar
kansas.
4 Floor managers during the tenn
porary organization, executive commit
tee
5. Daniel on the platform.
The committee members present
pledged their entire delegations to
stand by this programme and to sup
port no resolutions offered by any one
else except there should be neeessitS
for further action than here indicated,
in which case movers of motions Will
be designated by conference on the
floor.
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WANT FREE ZONES.
Oklahomans Will Ask for Such a
Plank in the Platform.

Chicago, July THE Oklahoma del
egatiOn today elected White NJ. Grant
as member of the national committee
to succeed T. NJ. Richards. The dele
cation will present to the committee on
resolutions the following homestead
plank:
I'VE condemn the action of congress
in recent years in departing from the
free homestead policy and demand that
all the public lands be disposed of to
actual settlers only under the provis-
ions of the original homestead law
I'VE demand the passage of a bill
providing free homes for settlers on all
Indian lands ceded to the United
States"
The delegates say free homes is not
a partisan issue in Oklahoma, every
thing being for the law in the above
resolution.