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ROVER BOOSTS TT^nrU PAP1TFP -tAIVIvl-ilV * ' (land Urges Nomination °f New Yorker by the Democrats. teresting INTERVIEWS fly is Told That Parker is Logical Selection as Standard-Bearer in Coming Campaign. blished interviews with for be pu which president Cleveland, ap in two New York papers of ired in which he vir jdnesday morning, the nomination jly comes out for udge Parker, proved the political sation cf the day in Washington, ost of the friends of Judge Parker of the opinion that this utterance r Cleveland will prove of value ‘T candidacy, particularly in New ■ and the east. They argue that ot only finally disposes of the taiu , "oeveand is himself of a the candidae, chr.rge t j ia t it also disposes Parker is David B. Hill’s man. Mr. reland says: looking to Pbe recent movement a r entration upou Mr. Parker’s candi v afforded me the greatest possible pf and satisfaction, not only so far iy personal comfort is concerned, as a democrat anxious for my par supremacy and delighted with the ipect cf its return to sanity and Biotic effort. I do not see how any one profesa |-o be a real, intelligent democrat I nesitate to help Mr. Parker^ if he Ijld Bative be nominated, as a fit repre of safe and conservative ■erratic principles entitled to hear Bd ©reserved democratic support. Bred us may have been of the Hoe that another nomination might Bore expedient. But that should B mere matter of opinion whim III pass cu tof sight immediately ■e choice of the convention should ■upon Mr. Parker. Bc-eiing assured, as I do. that a ■nation will be made representing I democratic principles, I am only Itrned abo>-t. the platform which ■ be presented to the people with ■sndidate.” I should be remembered that the 1 unobjectionable the candidate ■elect, the more will our opno Is be driven to search for campaign [rial in our platform declaration, do not believe that I can be mis p In my conviction that in this balgn, of all others, our platform [id here be short and to the purpose, have been campaigns ia h platform-makers have induged Hess, foolish vagaries in safe'y. [here may be such campaigns P. but ? know this is not one of here are certain democratic doc P believed in by that conserva element of the party which will H at St. Louis. pese doctrines should, in no event, Faded. Ub cf these as appear to furnish | is time the most vital campaign s should be given the greatest Hence and should bo announced <h a way as to exclude all doubt r their meaning and all appear 'd compromise. other words, there are certain °f battle which promise, better [others .successful results. nc se lines having been carefully '^1 and plainly marked out, d he followed persistently aud faith and enthusiasm. earnestly hope that our platform he short— so that the voters of and will read. 1,0 Pe that in this platform our say precisely what it means hiat every word it contains will share of meaning in a declara F D rin ciples free from doubt, ova »r disingenuous compromise. >> Edition Treaty With Cuba S'gied. k ^^hingtoxi special s&vsi * Sccro* % and Senor Ouesada 'signed the Cu Minister, Wednesday ° a r of extradition ■-WEMJ0US TIME FOR HARDEN. er Wanted on Many Warrants Under ° es S°me Exciting Experiences. er ■g the principal Wednes in a habeas corpus trial e 4 Calhoun in the Atlanta trim court, which resulted ir. “fit 1 ! g denied and which was ' r ' ! b highly sensational devel > beng _ served successive d state and United States war a “'a^nvard* for kept in hiding 0 lIr s, Leroy C. Harden, the aer tested in Tampa Fla., Bt fr on a om Cincinnati was finally id into i a United mail left States car Atlanta _ Wednesday night I i wm> "»J™ w «“ Mississippi Levees Tnreiteaed and | Storm of Snow and Sleet Sweeps j Over the Northwest. Friday the Mississippi river at Mem phis Ei registered 37.8 f est, a rise of 4.8 feet in three days. This stage is 1 8-10 above the danger I n*, and pros pects now point to 38 feet, or possibly higher wa.er. The strain upon the levees contin ues to increase with the increasing height of the flood, against which an unceasing watch must be maintained n gh* and day. Captain Lucas and Chief Engineer Pharr expresses Arm convictions that the levees with careful watching will stand the ordeal. Active measures, however, are being taken to guard against every approach of the water. A number of streets in North Mem phis have been overflowed with back water from Bayou Gayoso. delaying traffic to some extent, but no damage ha 3 occurred. Railroads have expe rienced no interruption whatever, and it will take a 40-foot stage of water to give them any serious trouble. Notices have been given to steam boat captains passing the exposed levae in the vicinity of Luxora, Ark., to reduce speed or keep on the oppo site side of the river in order to pre vent damage to the levee from wave wash. The water at this point is high upon the levee and is causing consid erable alarm to the inhabitants of that vicinity. The levees at Golden lake and Brad ley landing. Ark., are under a very severe strain and forces are at work topping and strengthening them. The water on the Arkansas side, opposite Memphis covers the low lands to a distance of from 15 to 20 miles. Snow Storm in Dakota. A severe wind and snow storm pre vailed over North and South Dakota, Thursday night and Friday, and in some instances railroad traffic was blocked and telegraph service se riously hindered. Fair Building Wrecked. The high wind that prevailed in St. I Louis Friday completely destroyed the partially completed bazar building in the Japanese reservation in the world’s fair, not a timber being left standing. None of the workmen was injured. The work cf reconstruction was begun almost immediately. No ; other buildings on the grounds were damaged, Blizzard in Nebraska. Nebraska was swept by the worst blizzard of the year Friday and the most severe April storm known in many years. A fine sheet of sleet aud snow was driven by a wind that at times reached the proportions of a hurricane. Minor damage was reported from several towns. Cattle on the ranges turned out for spring grazing will suf fer, the temperature having fallen 20 degrees within twelve hours. REPORT ON THE. ANTI-JUG LAW Filed by Representative Clayton in the House—finding is Favorable. A Washington special says: A re port favoring the passage of the Hep burn and Dolllver bill granting the state's police power over original pack ages of liquor shipped within their bor ders as interstate commerce was filed in the house Friday by Representative Clayton, of Alabama. The report says: “There has arisen considerable mis apprehension as to the meaning and \ purpose of the proposed legislation. It j ! has been said by some by to otTiers be a prohi- be bitlon measure and to i an attempt to deprive the individual | citizen of the right to have beer, wine and other liquors sh.pped to him liom another state for his own use and en joyment. Neitner of the assertions .3 , true, as (we think) has been demon strated. “This bill is net intended to pro hibit the sale and use of beer, wine or otlier intoxicating liquors which have been uniformly held by the United 1 States to be legitimate articles of com merce, nor is the measure designed to i abridge the right of a citizen of one | state to import from another state ; such beverages as he may desire for : his own use. as before saying. The Purpose of ths proposition law and its : | sole purpose is to allow each state io I carry out its own domestic or internal i policy in regard to the control of m ! toxlcatlng beverages within the bound ' aries of the state. ‘ The sole effect, will be to permit the state, if it so wills, to circumscribe the sale of intoxicating beverages within its boundaries to the full extent, that it may desire to restrain such traffic or to regulate the sale of the I same through tire medium of its own ! iaws ‘ inphldin S !ocaI option laws, high I licen3e laws or dis P eMar Y laW3 ‘” ESTIMATE OF POPULATION Given Out in Census Bulletin Just Issued at Washington. NEARLY EIGHTY MILLION Figores are Oaly for Confines of the United States--Number of Inhabi U-its of Southern Gties. The Census bureau at Washington issued a bulletin Thursday, which gives the estimated population of the United States for 1903, exclusive of Alaska and the insular possessions ot the United States, at 79,900,389. This is an increase of 3,905,814 since the census of 1900. According to these estimates New York is now a city of 3,71G,139 inhab itants; Chicago is rapidly approaching the two million mark, having 1,873,88$ inhabitants; Philadelphia has 1,367,- 716; St. Louis has just passed and Boston has almost reached the six hundred thousand mark; Baltimore has 531,313; Cleveland, Ohio, is now a considerable distance ahead of Cin cinnati, which cities have 414,950 and 332,934, respectively. Detroit, Milwaukee and New Orleans have just passed 300,000 and Washing ton is close to that figure. The following are the estimates ot the population in 1903 cf all cities giv en 25.000 and upwards in the south ern states: Arkansas—Little Rock, 42,036. Kentucky—Covington, 44.759: Lex ington, 27,809; Louisville, 215,402; Newport, 29,315. t Louisiana—New Orleans, 300,625. Tennessee— Chattanooga, 30,469: Knoxville, 34,344; Memphis, 113,669, Nashville, 82,711. Texas—Dallas, 44,159; Fort Worth, I 27,192; Galveston, 31,742; Houston, 50,760; San Antonio, 58,016. i Florida—Jacksonville, 31.798. Georgia—Atlanta, 96,550; Augusta, 41,283; Savannah, 64,562. South Carolina—Charleston, 56,062. Virginia—Norfolk, 55,149; Richmond' ! 86.148. Alabama—Birmingham, 42,087; Mo bile, 40 686 : Montgomery, 32,884. There are no cities credited with 25,000 population in .Mississippi and North Carolina. Considered by states New York j leads in population, with more than seven and a half million;; Pennsylva nia exceeds six and a half million, and Illinois has passed five million; Texas has over three million, having passed Missouri. But twenty-two states now have less than a million inhabitants, and four teen exceed two million. INDIANS CAUGHT IN RAILROAD WRECK. Three Killed Outright and Twenty Others More or Less Seriously Hurt. A fast mail crashed into a passengor train on the Chicago and Northwestern railroad near Maynard, Ohio, Thursday morning, causing the death of three Indians and injuries to twenty-three others who were on their way to New York for exhibition purposes. After the bodies of the dead had been removed from the wreck and placed in a row on the prairie beside the tracks, an incident probably un paralleled in railway records took ; place. The uninjured among the In I dians gathered about and led by Chief ; Iron Tail, solemnly chanted the Indian j “death song." The dead are: Kill Head, Philip Iron Tail, Thomas Comelast. Fatally injured: Big Chief White Horse, Luther Standing Bear, Annie Gcoseface. Those less seriously injured were: j Mrs. Thomas Comelast. Tommie Coxne j last, 6 -year-o!d boy; Sammy Lonebear, I Abraham Goodinow, Blind Eagle, Lit I tie Elk, Charge the Enemy, Head Chief Highball, William Sitting Bull, son of Chief Sitting Bull, 27 years old. ; HANNA EULOGIZED IN THE SENATE. i Virtues of Deed Statesman are Extolled by Many of His Colleagues. The senate Thursday listened to eti logies of the late Senator Hanna. The galleries were well filled and the speakers given close attention. Those j who spoke were: Messrs. Foraker, Scott, Cockrell, Platt of Connecticut, Cullom. Black burn, Elkins, Fairbanks, Daniel, Per kins, Depew. Beveridge, Dolliver. Kearns and Dick. Mr. Foraker’s address was a candid review of the public career and a frank analysis of the character of his la\; colleagt e. ODIUM IS ON BURTON. Sentence is Passed on Kansas Senator in St. Louis Court for Illegal Prac tice-Appeal Will be Taken. At st. Lou s, Wednesday, cmted States Senator Burton, of Kansas, was . sentenced to six months imprisonment in the Iron coun.v tail and lined $2,500 for having b„.» convicted of using hie influence bsfore the postoffice depart ntent in behalf of the Rialto Grain ■ and Securities Company, of St. Louis, and having received payment from the company for his services, la passing sentence Judge Adams said: i ‘After a fair and impartial trial by 1 a jury of exceptional intelligence, you have been found guilty of the offense charged in the indictment against you. “A motion for a new tr lal in your behalf has afforded me an opportunity to carefully review and consider the evidence. As a result of this, 1 am satisfied that the jury reached th-> just and true result. The eviden o abundantly warranted (heir verdict. and I find no reason, either in The law go\eming the case or n the proceed ings attending the trial, for disturb ing it. Your con\iction necessar ly results in your punishment. Its importance, in my opinion, is not confined to its effects upon you. “Your exalted station in life, and the character of your offending give unus ual significance to your conviction, ,f - demonstrates that the law of the land is equal to any emergency and that ! t can be administered regardless of the personality and station of the accused. It also demonstrates to all the people that public office cannot be prostituted to self-serving purposes and that pub lic office is not a sure and safe sup port to private thrift. “The humiliation attending your con viction and the statutory disqualifica tions resulting therefor, which forever incapacitate you from holding any of fice of honor, trust or profit under the government of the United States, are in themselves heavy punishment fu" your offenses, and leave but little in the way of severity which could be added. “It is neither my pleasure nor pur pose to impose any unnecessary pun ishment. “I think the majer ty of the law will be sufficiently vindicated and the pub !ic welfare sufficiently safeguarded hy imposing a single sentence, warranted as it is on any one of the six count ;, indictments, of which you were con victed. “This sentence will be that you be confined in the Iron oounty jail for a period of six months, and that you pa/ a fine of $2,500." The case will now be appealed to the United States district court of ap peals, the highest tribunal in the mat ter. Senator Burton, who is senior sena tor from Kansas, was convicted after an exhaustive trial, in which various letters from him to the Rialto Grain and Securities Company, the checks which he received in payment for his services in behalf of the concern be fore the postofflee and the testimony of numerous agents of the government were introduced. Senator Burton’s de fense was that he was acting mereiy in the capacity of an attorney and did not employ his senatorial influence in the work. MISER IMPROVES ON CARNEGIE ACT. Fearing to Die Rich He Gives Up His Pos sessions to the Deservinq Poor. Clark Ridley, of Newmarket, Mas 3 , hav ng reached the age of 85, has de cided that it is a disgrace to die rich and announces that he will at once give all his property to deserving per sons of his own selection. Already ha has disposed of three houses and lots and says he has several left, together with other property valued at $15,900. Ridley has been known for many years as a miser. “The rich men give property to some institution,” he sail. “That is not really a deed of charity, If a man has got something to give away he should give it to somebody that will appreciate it and do 4 hem some good. tt PROHIBITIONISTS TOR MILES. Geoeral's Name is Applauded at State Con vention Held in Indianapolis. Indiana prohibitionists held the i state conventon at Indianapolis day. J. C. Rhodes, of Kokomo, rary chairman of the convention, in strong speech, advocated the tion of General Nelson A. Miles president. “With that noble American our nat'onal banner aloft," said he “with a candidate for every county and municipal office next No vember. we will march, faith conquer ing and to coaquer." A NEW ENEMY OF RUSSIANS Cholera and Typhoid Ravage Czar's I TrO(PS at Harbin. | , DYING nttitTr* Ti\T BY THE tttc HUNDRED ttttxttntjTu Majority of Fatalities are Among Re cruits Who Arrive in Frightfully Emaciated Condition. A St. Petersburg special says: The Japanese are not the only enemies the | Russians have to fight, They have i cholera and typhoid fever to contend with, as well as the armies of Japan, | Advices received from Harbin state that the two diseases named are epi demie there and that hundreds of | lroops have been 8tricken . | The new levies are the greatest suf I *• ferers. These men reach Harbin af ter a five-thousand-mile journey in a terribly emaciated condition and fall j easy victims to cholera and typhoid. Hundreds of the troops who aro arriving at Harbin from European Russla are suffering froni frost-bitten ! noses, feet and hands. It is no uncom mon thing to meet soldiers on the streets of Harbin whose noses have I dropped off as a result of frost bite. I Of course the cholera and typhoid, which is raging, finds easy marks in soldiers whose strength has been sao ped by the trials they had to uudergo on the journey to Harbin. j Cholera's Fearful Ravages. The mortality, according to advices ! received in St. Petersburg, i is very | great, and is said to be increasing daily. Entire regiments are reported unfit for service. The military authorities express much concern over the reports from Harbin. They fear that unless the cholera is checked it will render the | Russian armies unable to meet the Japanese in the field. The cause of the epidemic is ascrib ed to the filthy conditions which exi 3 t at Harbin. The streets are full >f offal and refuse, and the soldiers have to use the water of the Sungari river, which is as foul as any sewer. Harbin is the Russian base in Man churia. From Harbin all troops arr.v ing for the front are distributed. Thus It, is apparent that an epidemic of chol era at Harbin threatens the entire Rus sian army in the east. No Consuls to Manchuria. A Washington special says: The state department has decided to find temporary employment for the persons recently appointed to consular offices in Manchuria and wil make no effort to place them at their designated posts pending the issue of the war between Russia and Japan. Mr. Cheshire, who was nominally United States consul to Mukden, will be attached to the United States legation at Pekin. Mr. Davidson, who was named as consul to Antung, on the Yalu river, will be sent instead to Nluchwang to servo as assistant to Mr. Miller, the consul at that point. Edwin Morgan, who was to have been consul to Dalny, will be sent to Shanghai as assistant consul. BONDING COMPANY PAYS SHORTAGE. Amount Stolen by Treasurer of Georgia Insane As* lum Made Good. The Americrn Bonding Company, through its attorney in Atlanta.,* paid j i Treasurer Park $22,885 Friday, the I amount due he state because of thu j shortage of Cashier C. H. Troutman, j of the bank at Milledgeville, Ga. Trout ; man recently committed suicide be cause cf the shortage. He was treas urer of the state sanitarium and had been speculating with the state's funds, The bonding company which was on i his bond made an investigation of thu j books and as soon as the exact amount I of r.ie discrepancy was discovered ten dered the check to the state. The check was accepted, and the srate re lieved uie company from any further liability, REPUBLICANS OF PENNSYLVANIA Select Judge and Instruct Delegates to V<X i lor Roosevelt’s Nominrtion. Former Attorney General George ? Elkin was nominated unanimously for ai^oreme court justice Wednesday bj the Pennsylvania republican convea tion at Harrisburg. Governor Pennypaeker, James Elver son, O. D. Blakely and Francis I.. Rob- • bins were elected delegates at large to the national convention and instructed to vote for the nomination of President Roosevelt.