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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-25
DuRAND AS AMBASSADOR.
He Will Succeed the Late Sir Michael
 Hebert.

London. Oct, 24-The Associated Press is able to announce the appointment oi Sir Henry Durand, the British Ambassa- dor to the United States, to succeed the late Sir Michael Herbert. Official an" nouncement of the appointment, however, will not be made until Monday, when the King will formally sign his commission.
 The Associated Press learns that Sir Henry has frequently expressed great liking for Americans, and a desire to go to the United States. His promotion comes more or less in the ordinary course of diplomatic changes, but one of the strongest recommendations which ap- peaIeCi to Foreign Secretary Landsdowne was Sir Henry's reputation of being an excellent lawyer. A similar qualification had much to do with the late Lord Pauncefortes selection.
 The new ambassador will speedily bid farewell to the Spanish court and proceed to the United States without delay.
 Lady Durand is not very strong. but it is hoped that the American climate will benefit hor health, and enable her to com pletely fulfil, her duties as hostess of the British embassy. The daughter of Sir Henry and Lady Durand Is much liked in Madrid society. Their son is an of- flcer in a Lancers regiment
 BIT f1enTy T1OWdA us AAiC ID AIASh at The Hague and Luxembourg and Sir Nicholas O'Connor. the British ambassa- dor at Constantinoplc. were among others considered for the post. While British minister to Persia Sir Henry was regard ed in St. Petersburg as being the most astute diplomat Great Britain ever sent to Teheran.
 In addition to his diplomatic success in Persia and Afghanistan, Sir Henry is an expert shot, and has had many adven. lures with big game while hunting In In- dia, where he was closely connected with General Lord Roberts. sarving as his political secretary during the famous Ca bul campaign.
 In Spanish diplomatic circles surprise is expressed at Sir Henry's withdrawal from Madrid.
 Sir Henry, who was born in 1850, is a son of the late Major General Sir Henry Durand. He married in 1875 Ella Reve, daughter of Teigmouth Sundays, Esq, of the British civil service. Sir Henry was appointed to the British privy council in 1891. He is the author of a life of his father, Sis Henry Durand and of Helen TrhVNivan
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-25
PUBLIC WILL SEE THEM.
Spirit Paintings" of De Bar to Be Placed on View.


 New York, Oct. A.-Ann Odelia Diss De Bars spirit paintings are to be shown at last to the public. They were the most dearly sold. the most widely talked of and the least known paintings of the nine- teenth century,
 For them Luther R. Marsh, an old law yer, we'll educated and refined in tastes, a founder of the Union League Club. and one of the vice. presidents, gave fortune. the deed to his house and his reputation as an art collector.
 Mir. Marsh's son and one of MT. Marsh partners in the legal firm of Marsh, Will son & Wallace. with several policemen, raided his house in June. 1888. They ar rested Ann Odeia Diss De Bar and her husband, who lived there. and seized the paintinxs. They were placed in the cellar at police headquarters and kept there un' til a year ago.
 The trial of the Diss De Bars Is a celebrated case in New York courts. The woman was convicted. of fraud. The paintings remained unknown. MT. Marsh said that he had seen them come to the canyasses under Diss De Bars invocation of Rembrandt. Van Dyck. Guido. Reni and others.
 Ann Odelia Diss De Bar is in prison in England for fraud. The Diss De Bar that was known as her husband has van ished.
 The paintings are to be shown at the Fifth Avenue Art Gallery on Monday and are to be sold there by auction later.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-25
TRACKED TO IHDgI2 LAIR Five Bay Robbers Are HAD FORTIFIED ISLAND
Posse WadeS River and Com.
 pelS a Surrender.
Stolen Money Recovered Together With the Safe Cr cking Tools. The Amount Not
 Given Out.

Burton, Kas., Oct. M.--After a deter mined chase and a bloody battle the pan- dts who robbed the bank here have been captured on an island in the Arkansas River, fifteen miles from Burton ana logged in the Newton jail. The men give their names as James Bell. George Olson. E. H. Johnson, Thomas White and Frank Harwood.
 Johnson is badly wounded. They de- clare they were never in Burton, but w. l.. Daly, a merchant of Burton, identi- fled them. The alleged bandits had only SIS in their possession when searched. Friday in the battle between two of the pursuers and three of the robbers, Harry Westmascotte, who was carrying shot- gun, fired at the fugitives and in addition to wounding one knocked revolver from his hands. About 160 citizens then form ed at this point and following trail of blood across 6 ploughed field. finally lo- cated the robbers on @ wooded island in the Arkansas River.
 A party of thirty armed men led by Assistant Cashier of the bank E. B. Shive, then proceeded to wade across, while the rest of the pursuera covered the island with guns and revolvers. Seeing the odds against them, the men waved a white handkerchief and crawled from the sand pits they had digged and surrend- cred.
 The stolen money was recovered this afternoon. together with the robbers safe cracking tools in the bushes on the island where the men were captured. The find was turned over to the bank offlcers. who refused to disclose the amount of money.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-25
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
Car Load of Dynamite is Blown

New York. Oct. 2.-ThEee freight cars, had broken away from . freight train on one Of thern loaded with dynarnite, that the Harlem Rlver branch of the New York New Haven sud kfagtser6 Railroad at Baychestar early today, c6tiidad with the remainder cf the tEain.at the bottom of steep decline, and the car with the sxplosiys in 1t was blown up, deniollshing three other cars.
 The engineer, Thomas Corrigan, was thrown of his seat and was for & few minutes slightly sinFaeG He managed to regain his presence Of mind, however. and shut of the steam, bringing the train to stop.
 Near every house in Baychester sui. fered damage from the explosion. A wo- man who was thrown from bed Is believed to be the only person to be injured by the explosion.
 A policeman who was crossing the tracks mile from the scene was knock ed down by the concussion. The three detached cars and the rear main portion of the train were burned.
 Within half a mile of the Baychester station, not pane of glass in any of the houses remained intact.
 Tn Westchester village almost a panic reigned. Men rushed to the postohice armed with clubs, guns and knives, be- lieving that burglars had blown open the safe.
 Two boat houses on Long Island Sound. half mile away from the scene of the explosion, were wrecked. ,t.,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-25
PARADISE FOR sPosIsMEN.
The Lands Around Biltmore to B.
 Preserves.

The Lands Around Biltmore to Be
 Preserves. New, York, Oct. 2L-A large portion or George w. vanderbilts vast estate In the wiids of North Carolina, known as Bfit- more, Is about to be converted into an exclusive hunting and fishing club. which will include in it's membership some of the most prominent clubmen of the land. A proposition has recently been sub mitted to Edgar Moore of Kennelworth. N. C., whereby if present plans are car Eied out 130000 acres of the Biltmore es- tate will be used as hunting and fishing ground by the Biltmore Club, now being organized. The place does not include the 10000 acres immediately surrounding the private mansion of Mir. Vanberbile.
 The waters of Blltmore are well SUD- piled with fish. In the forest many quail may be found, and wild turkeys, pheas- ants. deer and even black bear roam.
 A feature of the new club now being formed by MT. Moore will be the number of lodges and camps which will be pro- vided for use of the members throughout the various sections of the forest.
 T expect to organize a sportsman's club of from seventy-ve to one hundred members.' said Mir. Moore, 'and the club will include in it's membership some of the most prominent clubmen in the coun- try. deyotees of the rod and gun"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-25
BURNED IN MID. AIR.
Bridge Cars Crash and Are Con.
 sumed by Flamea.


 New York. Oct. 24.-A train composed of two cars on the Kings county eie- vated structure at the Brooklyn end of the bridge. jumped the track at the curve at 11:45 last night, narrowly escaped fail- ing into the street. caught fire from tho third rail- and was partly consumed with the flooring of the structure.
 Fifty passengers were bruised by the jolt and thrown into a panic by the blaze, of the deadly third rail. and escaped.
 The two cars. both motors, were crowd ed They started on signal. forging ahead with more speed than Is considered safe, and immediately left the track on curve within ten feet of the platform. and crashed into a bumper outside the curve. Passengers were thrown from their seats and windows were broken. As the cars came to a standstiil a loud report sounded and others like musketry fol lowed.
 into the air. Then a shower of sparks l mingled with tongues of blue fire. played around the cars, setting fire to the floor ing and sides and igniting the elevated structure.
 The imprisoned passengers shrieked in horror and madly rushed to the rear door, which was closed.
 In a twinkling the door was shattered and men and women poured out upon the platform and swarmed down upon the roadbed. oblivious of the fact that death lay in the sputtering third rail. Luckily, none of the frightened passen- gers touched it, and all escaped to the station platform. Meanwhile the flames communicated by the third rail grew, and the fire engines were called out and eventually extinguished the flames.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-25
DEAD WILL NUMBER l7
cAvE-IN IN THE NEW YORK
 SUBWAY.
A Series of Blasts Loosened Many Tons of Rock Which Fell
 Upon a Gang of
 Laborers. -.

New York, Oct. A.-The total of lives lost in the subway was materially added to tonight when a series of blasts at 10th Street and Broadway loosened many tons | Of rock whicn tell on a gang of men en- gagged at work in the tunnel. At midi night two dead had been taken out, two | others were lylng in view with huge rocAs on them, four seriously injured had been taken out and it was estimated there were ten other men buried beneath the mass of stone. - 4.- . The section of the tunnel where the fa- tality occurred Is one of the most difii- cult in the whole line, being built through solid rock All through the twenty four hours of the day men are working thel e and progress Is slow.
 Tonight a gang of men went on duty at 6 o'clock and preparations were made for blasts. According to the story of col Oi ed man employed on the work an elec- trician went into the mouth of the tunnel to string wires. He was followed by about seventeen or eighteen Italians. The men had scarcely entered the tunnel when three blasts were heard, followed by a rumbling sound and down on top of the men fell tons of rock. Some of the men who were In the rear had time to escape but the greater number were caught and DuTleu DeLOTe they uau tiiIie 10 SLIE' TWO of the men pinned down were SO badly crushed that 1t is evident they could rot live. To relieve their agony the hospital physicians administered morphine. An other pathetc incident was the amputa- ton of leg of an imprisoned workman. Across his leg rested a huge rock which was so heavy that 1t could not be re- moved. In an effort to save his life 1t was decided to amputate the leg that was badly crushed.
 The work was in the immediate charge of General Superintendent Hunt and Gen eral Foreman Richard Baers, for the con tractors, I. B. McCabe and Brother.
 Police Captain Halpin said they would
 arrested when the work of rescue had proceeded far enough to permit of their being taken away without hinderlng the
 work At half past one this morning Sunday three bodies had been taken out and three more could be seen half buried
 beneath rocks. Superintendent Hunt said the number of dead will reach seventeen. The search will continue during the night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-25
SUBMITTED TO SULTAN.
Scheme of Powers to Amellorate Con
 ditions in Macedonia.

0lLluuS HI mACGHoUin.
 Constantinople. Oct. A.-The scheme of the powers for the amelioration of affairs in Macedonia was submitted to the Porte yesterday. It has for it's guiding prin- ciple, control and surveillance over all branches of the administration of the dis turbed provinces by Russia and Austria for two years. The proposals include the appointment of one Austrian and one Russian assessor to be atfached to the stan of Htlmi Pasha, the sinspeetor gen. eral. with company of assistants, secre- taries and interpreters whose duty 1t will be to exercise control over aii the acts of the provincial authorities A European general in the Turkish service is 10 be ap- pointed to command the gendarmie, and he will be assisted by an adequate num- Der of Russian and Austrian officers &C., quainted with the languaEe of the coun- try and If necessary hy Austrian and Rus sian non-commissioned officers.
 A couple of other important proposals which were bitterly opposed by the Sultan provides for the establishment of com. munaI autonomy and the rectifcation of the present communal boundaries, with the view to the better distributfon of the various communities and the creation of spheres. Bulgarian, Albanian. servian, etc. that shall be more homogeneous fin nationality and religion. Other points of the scheme deal with the relief of re xu- gees, the rebuilding of villages, schools and churches. the disbandment of the ir- regular troops and the prohibition of the employment of the Bashi-Bazouls. op- position to the whole scheme Is expected on the part of the Porte. but the Austrian and Russian ambassadors. demand the adoption of the plan with the least pos- sibie delay.
 It Is thought that some of the others may object to the program to the exciu- sive Austrian and Russian assessors and demand that the commission of control be given more International character.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-25
HIS MEMORY RESTORED.
Remarkable Story of Dr. Henry Fl.
 Cate.

Stuths "od. Y Oct. % -As suddei ly az he disappeared last April. wandering, demented, his mind a blank, all over the country. Dr. Henry H. Cate, the proprie- tor of a sanitarium here, has recovered his memory It came back to him while he was reading medical book in a sani- tarium in Goshen. N. Y. Dropping the book he started up and exclaimed: "I have been physician and had sanita- rum at Lakewood"
 Dr. Cate then described what had oc- cured from the time he left Lakewood on a visit to New York, where he registered at the Hotci Aihert. Tho day after his arrival he vent out for q walk and did not return. His empty pocketbook was feend early the next day under pile of lumber. It was said the pocketbook had contained te.00O. There was nothing but she pi1ysician's card and the return ticket to Lakewood in the pocketbook. Although his friends had general alarm sent out for him all over the country no word of his whereabouts was received until he was discovered by his brother-in-law in Poughkeepsie. N. '. It was said he had visited Norfolk. St. Louis and Kansas City in the course of his wanderings.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-25
Review at Fort Riley.

Fort Riley. Kas., Oct. 24.-A grand re- view of all the troops in camp was held this morning on the flat south of the Re- publican River.
 The scene from tho hills above the flats was beautiful. The marches of troops ex- tended for fully two miles in extreme length. and when the long ranks were sweeping along the march past with bands playing. colors flying and the sparkle of polished steel. the spectators broke Into enthusiastic cheers. In the afternoon ofTi- cers of the engineer battalion under Ma jor Leach gave practical demonstra ton in the construction of entrenchments There were no exercises in the afternoon and in the evening Major c. B. Baker read a paper on Army Transportation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-25
CLANCY FEARS VIOLENCE.
United States Judge Guarded While on the atreeLs.

Butte, Mont. oct. AL. 8. Senator WIn. A. Clark, A. j. Davis, well Known Butte banker, and other men or wealth, onered tnIs afternoon to buy the stOck in the boston and Montana Company held by MT. McIlnnis ana settle the trouble that resulted m the shuIaoWn ot the prop erIies Of the AmalgaInaIed Copper Com pany nere. The. OIer was accepted and lne formal proposition will be made 10 Mr, McGInnls. The greatest excitement toIoWed the announcement of the propo- sIuon, the streets being crowded with miners. should MT. McGinnis accept 1t IS believed that the trouoIe would De over and the Amalgamated probably wouio put al it's men to work at once.
 Attorneys for the Amalgamated Copper Company today requested Judge Clancy to expedite matters by hearing their ar sumenls of the objections in the bond lo be given in the McGinnis injunction. tie said he was too busy to take the mat ter up al present.
 Juuge ..ancy appeared on the streets this morning guarded by deputy sheriffs. 1t Is said he fears violence. 4
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-25
GERMAN STEEL COMBINE.
It Will Include Only the Largest Producing Firms.

New York. Oct. A.-According to latest plans the German steel combination will consist of only the largest steel produc- ing firms In the country. says a Berlin dispatch to The Herald.
 This has caused a great deal of anx- iety among the class of small producers who foresee that they will be completely under the domination of the combine without having the advantages which they expected of belonging to It. In copse- quence the smaller producers are now getting together with the object of try Ing to organize themselves in such a manner so as to force the larger con- cerns to incorporate them.
 When the combination is once formed. if ;s considered by It's advocates that it will be more than able to hold it's own against that existing in the United States.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-25
Reeards Post as Importont.

Washington, Oct. 2.-The significant and important feature of the selection of Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, British Am bassador at Madrid. as Ambassador to Washington, is the fact that it is the first time the British Government has sent an Ambassador directly to Washington.
 Heretofore Washington has been looked upon as post ranking at the foot of the embassies. hence 1t has been the custom to promote a minister to the embassy to be Ambassador here. So the action of the British Government in this case maks growing sense of appreciation of the i'm portance of Washington as a diplomatic post.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-25
Plans Trolley System

NeW 4ork, Oct N-The New YOrp Central Railroad is planning to establish electric roads as suburban branches in the central and western part of this State in order to save local traflc, which has been cut into heavily by the Inde- pendent trolley lines. New York Central trolley cars. 1t Is said. can be run to and from all points along the southern shore of Lake Ontario. This project will prob ably also absorb the extensive Rochester and suburban electric linaA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-25
To Meet in New or:eans.

New Orleans, Oct. N.-Arrangements arc fast being completed for the enter tainment of the travelling passenger agents convention. which will be held here commencing Nov. 10. and continue for three days. J. Kemp Ridgely, of the Louisville and Nashville, chairman of the committee of arrangements. has secured the Athenaeum hall for the convention. About 500 delegates will be in attendance. They will come on several special trains, and all from north of the Ohio will arrive over the Louisville and Nashville, connecting with that road so us to meet and enter the city together. Mayor Cap devielle will deliver an address of wei come,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-25
Trouble at BoRota.

Panama, Oct. 4.-Although the govern ment does not allow the transmission of all news regarding the political slt- uation in Colombia, there is no doubt that events of great importance are hap pening at Bogota. A cablegram received here from the capital says the Senate has declared war against President Marro- quin refusing to adjourn. The House of Representatives sides with the President, who insists upon an adjournment being taken. Among the senators, 1t Is stated, the Idea predominates of continuing the session until after the elections shall have been held, in order to prevent President Marroquin from imposing as his success sor General Reyes. against whom violent speeches have been delivered in Con- Kress
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-25
shn. at tha wind,w

Port Jerves, N. Y, Oct. 2.-Richard Bevans, farmer and his wife. who live a mile and a half from Dingmas Ferry Pa, have been shot as they sat at a window of their home and both are ex- pected to die. The ncighborhood Is be- ing secured for the assassin, but no clue to his identity or the motive of the shoot ing has been obtained.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-25
Delegates to Episcopal Conference

Delegates to Episcopal Conference
 Washington, Oct. 24-(spae'al')-bisn Reckwith of Anniston is here attending tbe Pan-American conference of Bishops of the Episcopal Church of the Western Hemisphere. the most distinguished as- sembly of ecclesiasts ever gathered in Washington. Rev. Stewart Mcqueen of Montgomery and Rev. M. Brewster are also here to attend the missionary coun- cil Major W. W. Screws is here as a Iav delegates to the latter body. He is accompanied by his son, Benjamin Screws R. H. Watkins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-25
Mau Ranish Lehaudv.

New York. oct. A.-Jacques Lebaudy, the self-styled emperor of Sahara, may. according to e Paris dispatch to The Herald, be banished from France as the result of A recent visit of his yacht, Frasquita. to the Moroccan coast. The Royernment has issued prosecution against him under a section of the penal code which provides banishment for any one exposing Frenchmen to reprisals of foreigners by acts that are not approved hy fhA government.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-25
wheeler Sees Roosevelt.

Washington. Oct. 24.-(Special )-General Joe Wheeler was at the White House to- day and he and MT. Roosevelt indulged in much mutual felicitations. General Wheeler admires the President and the President admires General Wheeler. The General discussed at length with the President matters affecting the future of the citizen soldiers of the country. Gen. eral Wheeler left for New York this after noon. R. H. Watkins.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-25
Spencer at chattnnnnea.

Chattanooga. Tenn. Oct. 24-President Samuel Spencer of the Southern Railway and a number of the officers of the Cin- cinnati. New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railroad are here to-day inspecting the company's property They will go to New Orleans covering the entire system They will remain here until tomorrow Pres ident Spencer gives out that some very important improvements along the line of the railroad and in the shops is in tended.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-25
I'd unite Methodist CoIlevau

Chicago. Oct. PA plan whereby all or nearly all of the Methodist educational institutions in the country may be united under one general supervision body of d-
 rectors. with the Northwestern Univer- sity as the head. and front has been dis closed by President Edmund James James of the Northwestern University. As evil dOnce that the smaller institutions are
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-25
Student Dies of Typhoid,

Iexington, Va, Oct. A.-Percy s. White of Ronham. Tex, a student at Washing ton and Lee University, died to-day of typhoid fever. His body will be taken horne Monday for burial. The fever sit- nation remains the same, and no new cseas have developed since October IS. Surgeons of the United States Marine Hospital Service are making an investi- gation of the cause of the fever.