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few words. He compiled promptly with the request and revealed the best and strongest voice thus far heard in the convention. What president has been brave enough to enforce the law against the labor union violator Of law It was democratic president he said, and applause greeted the assertion,
 He passed on to the color question and declared that if when the black, or vel tow races came into contact with white people, if that race would not commit suicide, it must remain absolutely dis tinct. A shout from the southern dele gates greeted the statement He de- clared that Booker T. Washington would soon ou live his undoHbted use fulness if he did not cease to yield to the teachings and influences of the re publican party and it's chieftain
 He urged the men of the west and north 10 refrain from expressing the south by advocating anything that tended to obliterafe the racial lines. He deprecated the fact that in the re- publican convention not one man had risen to speak agains, the plank in that party's platform which urged reduction of southern representation in congress because of alleged disfranchisement of voters in the south
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tion, remained serene
 After the nomination had been made, the convention adjourned until ? p. m, when candidate for viee-president will be chosen
 Following is an unofficial analysis of the vote:
 Alabama-Parker. % Arkansas-Parker lS California-Hearst 20. Colorado Parker I: Hearst, 5; McClel- Ian, |
 onnecticut-Parker, Ii Delaware-Gray, 6.
 Florida-Parker. 5; Hearst, L Georcia-Parker. 26. Idaho-Hearst, 6.
 Illinois, II Indiana-Parker. 90 loWa-HearSt, 25. Kansas--Hearst, 10; Parker T. Miles, 2, Cockrell l.
 kentucky-Parker 26 Louis!ana-Parker Is. Maine-Parker [, Hearst. 1, Olney, l. Maryland-Parker l6
 MaSsachusetts-Omey. 32. Michigan-Parker, 2S
 Minnesota-Parker, 9; Hearst. g. Cock. reIi + Townei ? Graz L Missouri-Cockre1i. G5 Montana-Parker. 5.
 Nebraska-Coekren, I; Hsarst. I; Olney l: Gray, |; Wall. l; Pattison, 4 Miles 1. Nevada-Hearst. 6.
 New Hampshlre-Parker, 5. New Jersey-Parker. 24, New York-Parker, 7S.
 North Carolina-Parker 24 North Williams. 5. Ohio-Parker. 46.
 Oregon-Parker. 1; Hearst, ?; Mcclellan. l; Coler, 1.
 Pennsylvania-Parke GS. Rhode lsland-Hearst 6; Parker. 2 South Carolina-Parker. IS. South Dakota-Hearst, 5. nnessee-Parker, 24. TeXas-Parker. 36
 Utah-Parker Q.
 Vermont-Parker
 Nirgina-Parker 2+
 Washington-H Hearst, h. West Virginia-Parker. 10: Hearst, : German, ?.
 WisConsin-Wal 26
 Wyoming-Hearst. s.
 Alaska-Parker. 5.
 Arzona-Hearst 6.
 District of Columb mba-Parker. & Indian Territory-Parker. 5; Hearst. l. Hawaii, Hearst, 6
 New Mexico-Hearst. s.
 Oklahoma-Parker. ?. Hearst 9 Me Clelan, 1, Olney 1.
 Porto Rico-Parker. ?; Hearst. 4
 This gave Parker 65S votes. Idaho and West Virginia immediately changed to Parker. making G7S-the necessary two-thiras, and then. on mo ton of Gov Doekery of Missouri, the nomination was made unanimous
 After the close of tho session many of the figures. prominent in the con-
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Night SessiOn.

St Louis, July 10.-Chief Judge Al ton B. Parker, of the New York state court of appeals was nominated at about fifteen minutes to six o'clock this morning for president of the United States by the democratic national con- Yention. But one roll call, and so de- eisive was the result of that cne that contrary states began to call for rec ognition and the ballot finally resulted in unanimous vote for the New York state man. The scene was dramatic in the extreNe. Darkness had wit messed the gathering of the democratic hosts, while broad daylight, the sun paling the electric light. witnessed the close.
 The convention was in session from eight o'clock last night until nearly six o'clock this morning. In that time
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favorite son candidates. The Nebras- kan gained recognition soon after the Cockrell nomination. and in a speech directed to an effort to defeat Parker made his electrifying plea for the anti Parker forces to rally He was given the closest attention The great con vention which the police and sergeant at-arms were powerless to control, list ened as though every word were d per sonal message to each person, as if a hypnotic spell had been east oyer the throng. But when it was all over, the Parker forces had not been shaken The ballot for president gave Parker G5S votes out of the 667 needed to nominate, and before the result could be announced. Idaho, Nevada. Wash ington and others made changes to the Parker cClumn. Gov. Doeke"Y of Mis- souri moved to make he nomination unanimous and il carried. amidst in creasins cheering The result of the ballot was never announced officially and it is not likely that it ever will be
 ne convention teOk recess yeSteF- day until eight o'clock last night for the purpose of receiving the report of the committee on resolutions The re- port was received and adopted by viva voce vote. So far as surface in dicatiOns were concerned, there was no mere opposition to the platform than there had been to that adopted unanimously by the republican conven- tion in Chicago few weeks ago Nom nations were immediately proceeded with.
 Alabama yielded to New York and Judge Parkeris name was the first pre- sented to the convention. After that Hearst, Gray, Coekreil, Wall, Will jams. Olney and Miles were named in speeches which took nearly the entire night. In the end, ali the claims of lie Parker forces were proved ac- curate Parker had within a few votes of enough to nominate. and these were forthcoming The speeches which had been eheered so long and loud had neither made nor lost vote. The Parker forces, under perfect organiza-
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THE THIRD DAY.
Morning Session.

St. Louis. July 9-The Democratic waiting for the report of the commit tee on resolutions. A committee was appointed by Chairman Champ Clark to call on the resolutions committee and learn when the platform would be submitted to the convention. Just before the noon hour the conventions emissaries announced that the resolu tions committee would require until eight o'clock to prepare its report, but that the action Of the committee would be unanimous, and platform submit tel which he declared, would bring the party "glorious victory"
 The convention then took a recess until eight o'clock. Chairman Clark had tEe convention in hand from the moment proceedings opened. He an- Iounced through strong-voiced as- sstant. that the first person raising row would be thrown out by the po- lice" After the committee had been dispatched to learn the pleasure of the resolutions committee, the band gave a concert Of popular and patriotic se- lections Bourke Cochran was called for to address the convention, but he was not present. Former Senator Charles A. Towne was next invited to take the platform but declined. Capt Richmond Pearson HobSon was the next choice.
 Mr Hobson accepted the invitation and. in a few moments, made his way from the Alabama delegation to the platform He was greeted with round of applause and the usual cries If Louder" When he had uttered Int a
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eight names were presented to the con- vention. Nominating and seeonding speeches innumerable were made. and as dawn approached it became neees sary to limit the Seeonding speeches to four minutes each. An exception was made in the case of William Jen nines Bryan. who, in one of the most dramatic situations ever witnessed in a political gathering addressed the con- vention and concluded by seconding the nomination of Senator Francis NJ. Cockrell. the favorite son" candidate from Missouri. MT Bryan received the third great ovation accorded during the convention. His speech was an impas- stoned appeal to the delegates to give the party candidate who had voted the democratic ticket in 1896 and 1900 He spoke on behalf oG the Nebraska delegation. which he said had no can didate to present or fayors to ask. but wanted a candidate whose nomination would not prove a triumph for one faction over another He suggested Hearst, if the convention thought best, then former Gov. PattisOn. of Pennsyl- vania, and finally created a surprise in the convention by declaring for Sena- tor Cockrell.
 One of the features of the long drawn-out session had Eeen the beauti- ful tribute paid to Senator Cockrell when his name was placed in nomina- ton by Representative Champ Clark. Ii was a spontaneous outburst and for that reason the more complimentary to the senator The delegates already weary by reason of the tedious and try ing session, paused in their labors, and in the guise of a nomination for the presidency which the senator's friends knew to be beyond ms reach. indulged in demonstration. continuing nearly half an hour. Nearly every delegate and spectator in the galleries or on the floor had been provided with flag and the scene was far the most impressive of all the ovations given during the session.
 The thousands of cheering persons apparently converted Mir Bryan to the belief that Senator Cockrell's chances pf nomination were greater than other
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Neqro Man Burned to Death.

Lee Coleman. negro 19 years of age. died at Little Rock as the result of burns received at the gas plant. where he was employed. Coleman was working with several other men in front of the plant connecting a main when his clothes caught fire He became crazed with fright and started to run. As he ran the air famed the flames. and by the time he had gone two blocks his clothes were all afame. Coleman was stopped by two policemen. who happened to be passing. The officers, with the aid of a number of bystanders. tore the clothes off of the man. but he had already been frightfully burned
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Pioneer Dead.

David Davis. aged Il. pioneer settler of St. Francis county. bear. hunter, politician and typical woodsman, is dead as the result of an accidental shooting In 1873, while serving as president of the board of supervisors, MT. Davis and Capt. John Parham re- moved the county seat of St. Francis county one night while the people were asleep. and without their con sent. There was no srway or law at that time by which they could take a vote on the question, so MT. Davis ex tended the corporate limits of the town of Madison. then the county seat westward about ten miles. and locat ed the new court house at Forrest City
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Three People Killed in Runaway at
 Texarkana on the Fourth.
EVERTS OF A WEEK BRIEFLY CHROEClED
Gen Haynes Name, Provisional Reei- ment of State Guard to Attend En- campment at St. Gouis-Serious
 Street Car Accident at Hot Springs.
To County Examiners.

State Superintendent J. H. Hinemon has issued ta~ following circular to the county examiners of the state
 As the time for making your re- port to this office is near. permit me to urge the necessity of a correct re- port of the scholastic population. As the state aBportionment of school money is based on this enumeration, it is important that no mistakes oc- eur in the addition of the enumera- tion reports. It will be embarrass- ing both 10 the examiners and to this office if we are compelled to return reports for the correction of glaring errors in addition.
 Please see that the enrolment and daily attendance of every district are reported. Tn case the directors fail 10 make a report of these items, and you have reason to believe that a school was taught in the district. you should insist upon full report. Jus tice to your county demands that the educational interests should be fully and properly reported. State and To- cal pride and a proper interest in our work should ineite us to earnest ef- forts to secure complete reports.
 ''We hope to be able to state in the next biennial report that the reports of all the county examiners were com plete and correct. As you know. the law requires your report to be in this office on or before August 10. In case the directors fail to send their reports to you by July 20. you should write them immediately in order that your report to this department may be made as required by law
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Found Cornse of q Woman.

The body of a white woman, ap- psrently between 25 and 30 years of age, was found by a raftsman in the Arkansas river at Ozark. and, owing to the length of time the body had been in the water, it may never be known whether it was case of acci- dental drowning or whether a foul murder was committed. Decomposi- tion had set in, marring the woman's features. She had dark brown hair, small hands. and was dressed as fol- lows: Waist. polka dot. dimity goods, made open behind. with lap cuff, pearl buttons; black belt made of satin. had buckle on 1t; black stockings, wore No. 51a shoe. a corset. underskirt (white), no overskirt.
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test were surrounded by friends and heartily coneratulated. Among these were David D Hill, of New York. who has been in actual charge of Judge Parkers campaign He laughed and cried alternately
 In a section of the hall sat Mrs Hall daughter of Judge Parker. With par ty of friends she remained throughout the night She showed her happiness with tears.
 Mir Bryan left the convention hall d few minutes before :he nomination was made unanimous. but not before he knew that Judge Parker was nomi- hated To several correspondents who were waiting for him at his hotel he said that he had nothing to add 10 what he had said in he convention. which was that he would support any candidate nominated on the platform he had assisted in making
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THE NEW NATIONAL COMMITTEE. Numerous Changes Have Been Made
 in the Personnel

St. Louis. July 7.-The following i the new national committee as an nounced Wednesday Afternoon: H. D. Clayton. Arkansas Wm. II. Martin California, NJ. F. Tarpe. Colorado. Jno. l, Mulens. Connecticut. Robert s. Cummings Delaware kichard R Kenney Georgia Clark Howell. Idaho simon P Donneily. Illinois. Roger (. Sullivan. Indiana, Thomas T. Taggart. Iowa, Chas. A. Walsh.
 Kansas. John II Atwood Kentucky, trey WoodSon. Louisiana, Newton c. Blanchard. Maine. George E Hughes. Maryland. Lewis Victor Baughman. Massachusetts, William A Gaston. Michigan. Daniel J. Campau Minnesota; T, T: Hudson. Mississippi, c. II, Williams. Montana. Chas. w. Hoffman. Nebraska James C, Dahlman. Nevada, John H. Dennis. New Hampshire True l.. Norris. New Jersey, Vim. B. Gourley. New York. Norman F.. Mack North Carolina. Josephus Daniels. North Dakota. H D. Alert Ohio, John R. Mclean Pennsylvania. J. NJ. Guffey. Rhode Island. Geo, W, Greene. South Carolina, B. R. Tillman. South Dakota, F.. s. Johnson. Tennessee, k. F. L. Mountcastle. Texas. R. Nj. Johnston. Utah. D. H. Peery. Vermont. Bradley B. SmaHy. Virginia. J Taylor Ellyson. Washington. John G. Carey. Yves. Virginia. Jno. T, McGraw. Wisconsin. Timothy F.. Ryan. Wyoming, Juo, F.. Osborne. Alaska, Arthur K. Dalany. Ari :on1. Ben M Crawford District of Columbia, Jas l.. Norris. Indian Territory, R. l.. Williams. Hawaii, Palmer P. Woods. New Mexico. II. B. Ferguson Oklahoma. Richard A. BillupA Porto Rico. b. M. Field.
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Mr. CInrks speech.

HGeat1emen of the Convention. Tfa principal part of the speech-mak king by the chairman ia this convention has been accomplished. My business is to run this convention so that the nominees of il will be elected next November tapplausel. and ft shall be done without fear or favor tn them King David said once in his haste that all men are liars. If he had been ill Chicago about the time Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was reading the republican platform. he could have taken his leisure and sid that All republicans are liars. daughter and prolonged appause3
 They dragged out the old free trade in the coming campaign. Men in the frame of mind th1t the democrats are thts wear can not be scared.
 They declare-the republicans da=the monumental lie that democratic tariff always produces bad time. and re- publican tariff always produces good times And yet in 73 when Grant Was beginning his second term in the White Hense and the democrats had scarcely enough votes to call the ayes and noes. you had panic that made peoples teeth rattle fram sea to sea. GaughterD They evidently believed in Mark Twain.s die tim. Blessed is the man that bloweth his own horn, fest 1t be not blown. Laugh
 They say .we-that is the republicans fought quick and successful war in favor of cuba. when the truth is as l stated on the floor of the house when they Were all there, and none of them dared 10 deny tt. that We took them by the scrun of the neck and dragged them into the Spanish war. And their dlsin- cituatfon to so into. and their disposition to m9HopoliZe all slories, reminds me of q Poldnd-G hina SOW that my father used to tall me about that was SD baShfu you had to pull her ears off to get her to the trough. and greedy you had to pull her tail off to get her away. daughter
 We are in favor of cutting down t0 a reasonable basis the monstrosities of the Dingley tarif rates. We are in fa- Ner of reciprocity that reciprOcates. tAp- plause1 We are in favor of getting rid of the Philippine islands at the first fa- N0rahle opportunity. They are not worth a baubee and never were. We are in favor of restricting the functions of the president and his cabinet to what the fathers intended they should be in the constitution. and We believe in compelling the executive department of this govern ment to abdtcate the large part of the legislative function that 1t has usurped.
 As far as my rulings in this convention will be. they shall be fair. If We con duct ourselves that all of the vari0us posed to the Roosevelt administration hlS brought together. We will mop them Cn the face of the earth from sea to sea In the coming election. (Applause) can vention without your help, and that so licit that We may have good order, good feeling and a great victory in the contest to come" tApplause1
 Following the speech of Congress- man Clark the convention adjourned shortly after 6 o'clock until 10 o'clock Friday morning.
 The adjournment was made neees- sary by the inability of the subcom- mittee of the resolutions committee to complete its report.
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SECOND DAY.
Morning Session.

There were two sessions of the con vention Thursday. The first one was taken up with the report of the com mittee on order of business, which was adopted. The committee on creden-
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Injured in Runaway.

Just as she alighted from her buggy in an effort to escape colliding with a runaway team. Mrs John J Martin, aged 70 years. of Pine Bluff, was knocked down and probably fatally in- jured by the frightened animals. Mrs Martin was struck in the chest by one of the horses and knocked to the sidewalk. Both wheels of the wagon passed over her body. Her right eye was entirely closed by a blow from the horses hoof. and the ear was badly cut In falling to the sidewalk she struck her head on the curbing and was rendered unconscious Had she remained in her buggy she would not have been injured
 w. w. Thompson. a white man about 25 years of age. has confessed to eight daylight robberies committed in Little Rock within two weeks Thompson would enter residence during the absence of it's occupants and take anything of value he could carry away. It is estimated he stole and sold to any one thaf would pur- chase articles valued at Sl 900. but these articles were all recovered by the police and returnsl .s the own CTS Thompson is vrll known to officers as one of. ths muJt daring thieves in ehe country
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Full Text of the Platform on Which the Democratic
 Party of the Country Go Before the People.

St. Louis, July 7.-The Democratic national convention opened here. It is being held in the old exposition build ing on Olive street This monster meeting place. within the walls of which democraey's standard bearers are to be named, was the Mecca for all whose interest here eenters in the con vention. The scenes Of activity have been transferred from the hotels to this one common point The corridors of the former wherein fer several days past all has been excitement were de- serted soon after the morning hours.
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 cess was taken until ? D. m.
 Afternoon Session.
 The first test of strength of the factions in the convention came at the afternoon session, when the re- port of the credentials committee was made. The majority report favored the adoption, with one exception, of the action of the national committee.
 William J. Bryan presented mi nority report in behalf of the Illinois contestants.
 After strenuous appeal by MT. Bryan. who spoke for thirty minutes in behalf of the Hearst-H Harrison dele gates. the roll call showed CAT votes against and 299 for the adoption of the report for which he had vainly battled.
 Illinois. on request of National Com mitteeman Hopkins, was passed on the roll call The twenty-eight votes of Michigan and the siXty-eight of Pennsylvania were cast as a unit un- der Chairman Williams ruling.
 Hon. Champ Clark, of Missouri, took the sayel as permanent chairman of the convention late in the afternoon ses- sion, and delivered his speech as such. It was a sharp arraignment of Republi- can shortcomings and inconsistencies. both in the party and administration. Mr. Clark said in part:
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DEMOCRATIC STANDARD BEARERS
The Ticket Placed in Nomination By the Democratic
 National Convention at St Louis.

Judge Alton York; for President Henry G.. Davis of West Virginia for Vice-President
 United
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Afternoon Session.

tials not being ready to report re cess was taken until D. m.
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CONVENTION CALLED TO ORDER.
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Promptly at Noon Chairman Jones
 Hnpped for Order.
The Western news., 1904-07-06
The Air We Breathe.

In the morning when a broad beam
Of sunshine pours through the window
of your, sleeping apartment you see
countless tiny particles floating along
the path Of the sunlight, but the air of
the remainder of the room seems en-
tirely clear and pure. Is It? Not at
all. There is just as much dust in the
air outside that stream Of light as there
is in 1t, but it is not visible. So the
disease germs In the form of impalpa-
BILE dust are floating about us often
when we are unconscious of their pres
ence. Our vitality may be strong
enough to render them innocuous or it
may not. II it is, we retain our health; ;
II it is not, we are attacked with ty-
phoid or diphtheria or some other NAL
ady communicated in that way.-Roch-
ester Democrat and Chronicle.
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Peanimintk ON Man.

In his first novel, "Vivian Grey"
written almost in boyhood, Disraeli
writes: 1.-THE disappointment of man.
hood succeeds to the delusion Of youth.
Let us hope that the heritage Of old
age is not despair" While he writes
thus in youth, with all the world be-
fore him, in his maturity he says in his
finest novel, "Coningsby," youth is a
blunder, manhood a struggle. old age
a regret"
What has been called the most ex-
Quisite expression of pessimism is that
Of Sir William Temple, "When all is
done human life is at the greatest and
the best, but like froward child that
must be played with and humored a
little to keep it quiet till it falls asleep,
and then the care Is over"
Leopard, the italian essayist. says.
"Our iveliest pleasures spring from u
lusions: hence 1t is that, while children
find everything in nothing. men fnd
nothing in everything"