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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-22
PLANT DIES
 BY OWN HAND Macon Banker Commits
 Suicide. PISTOL THE WEAPON USED His Financial Institutions Had
 Gone to Wall. Receiver of Private Depository of Which He Was Head, Reported . Defcit of ss44, 4,ooo-PIaat Carried
 Insurance of sf,ooo,ooo.
PISTOL THE WEAPON USED

Macon, Ga. May 21.--Robert H. Plant President of the First National Bank l and owner of the I. c. Plants Sons Bank. both recently placed in the hands l of receivers, committed suicide on the back porch of his home on College Street about 3 o'clock today. He had been i'll for two months and the col
 lapse of these financial institutions, the | oldest in the city. came in the mean time.
 He had told his nurse that he wished
 to lie down. Twenty minutes later he l asked to be assisted to the bath room | This she did and waited fifteen min
 utes on the outside. She then heard a pistol shot. She rushed in and he was | not visible. The bath room had two
 doors. one opening on the porch. There she found the capitalist with a 33- calibre pistol in his hand, speechless Death was practically instantaneous
 The bullet had passed through the right temple and out of the left, fiattening itself upon the wall.
 The coroner was summoned at once and upon the testimony of the nurse 1 and of a physician, a verdict of death by his own hands was rendered. Leaves Large Family. | MT. Plant leaves wife and nine
 
 Wallace F. McCaw, President of the McCaw Manufacturing Company, and
 M. Felton Hatcher. a prominent attor- | ney, are sons-in-law. The maiden l name of Mrs. Plant was Ross. The Plant banking institutions were
 closed last Monday. The receiver of the private institution has reported a deficit of over $S44.000.
 The National Bank Examiner has as yet made no report as to the First Na- tionaIs affairs. MT. Plant, in addition to being Identified with various manu- featuring enterprises and formerly largely engaged with the New York
 Life Insurance Company. was known throughout the trotting world and his horses for years have raced in the grand circuit.
 He owned Grafton Boy, Dulce Cor,
 Mss Willamont and other well-knotvn horses
 George H. Plant. President of
 the First National Bank, is brother.
 Mr. Plant had an insurance of over
 S1 100000, of which about $S00,000 was
 for the benefit of his creditors. Let
 ters written within the last two or
 three days indicated that he despaired
 of being able to leave his bed in time
 to repair his fortunes. He had ex-
 pressed entire approval of the employ
 ment of expert accountants by the re-
 ceivers. Funeral arrangements have
 not yet been made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-22
WITHDRAWAL OF nr. NIsARD.
French Ambaasador to Vatican Goe
 on Unlimited Vacation

French AmbassadoP t0 Vatican Coca on Unlimited vacation
 Rome, May M.-M. Nisard, the French Ambassador to the Vatican, acting undeH instructions from Paris. left Rome toS night for an unlimited vacation. as pros test against what France considers the indelicats attitude of the Vatican in com piling two different notes concerning the visit of President Loubet to Rome The Pope is greatly worried over the cons fiict between the Vatican and France Today His Holiness suspended all public and private audiences and conferred at length with the papal Secretary of State Cardinal Merry del Val, who repeated to him what he had sad to M. Nisard. He stated that France had misunder4 stood his intention. and that he had omt<' ted the phrase regarding the recall of the Nuncio from the note to France out of regard to that Republic. while he insert~l ed 1t in the notes to the other govern-i ments. The missing phrase emphasized firm determination of the papacy to pre4I vent Catholic sovereigns from coming to Rome as guests of the King of Italy.
 M. Nisard expressed to the Cardinal his regret that he was unable to discuss tho matter, the instructions from his Government being to leave Rome after he had ascertained officially the differA'
  those to the other powers.
 Active inquiries are being made to find how HHumanite received the note. It is generally believed that German socialists succeeded in securing the text of the note from the Prussian Government and communicated it to their friends in the French socialist ranks.
 Among the cardinals there is considers able 6eeling against the papal secretary and condemnation is expressed of the way in which he has brought about an almost official rupture with France, es- peclalIy as several of the cardinals prior to President Loubet's visit to King Vic~ toe Emmanuel proposed to render possible an interview between the President and the Pope by sending to all the other pow~ CTS a note stating that such a deviation from the general rule must not be taken as an abandonment of the prohibition against Catholic rulers visiting Rome. ex- plaining that the prohibition did not ap> ply to Presidents of Republics. who ara elective rulers and are obliged to follow tho decisions of their parliaments. This proposition. it Is said. was accepted ss favorable by M. Nisard.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-22
GOOD WORK IS DONE.
Eight Bishops Elected by Los Angeles
 Conference.


 Los Angeles, Cal, May 2l,-When the general conference of the Methodist Epistocal Church finished it's third weeks labors at noon today and adjourned until next Monday, it had elected eight bishops. the number recommended by the Epls- copacy Committee. and disposed of the majority of the subjects that have come up for consideration. Ten days more remain in which to complete the business of the conference. Subjects yet to be passed upon are the election of four ad ditional missionary bishops, the result of the first ballot for which will be an- nounced Monday morning. the election of general conference officers for the next duadrennium and the action upon i'm portant problems of denominational and general interest as follows:
 Amusement. divorce, consolidation of hook concerns. temperance, relation of capital and labor and polygamy.
 pr. J. R. Day, chancellor of Syracuse. N. Y, University was the eight and last bishop chosen. His election was effect ed on the fourteenth ballot On the twelfth ballot Dr. R. J. Cook of Tennes- see. pr. Days competitor withdrew from the race. and from that time on Dr. Day increased his lead. and finally was elect ed on the fourteenth ballot by vote of 474 of the 69s ballots cast.
 The complete list of bishops chosen in the order elected follows:
 Joseph F. Berry, Chicago; Henry F. speIlmeyer. Newark. N. J.: William F. Mcdowell. New York; James w. Bash ford. Delaware. O.; W. A. Burt Rome Italy: Luther B. Wilson. Baltimore; Thomas p Nicely. Philadelphia; J. R. Day. Syracuse. N. Y
 With the exception of Bishops Berry Burt and Nicely. the newly elected members of the Episcopal Board are young men. ranging between the ages of 42 and AS years.
 The conference finally disposed of the question as to whether the Meth odist Church would return to the rule limiting the tenure of pastorshtp by adopting resolutions that no change be made in the rule adopted four years
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-22
KURoPTTzIN REPORTS.
Sends News to Emperor of Recent Op-
 rati0ns.

ratiOns.
 St. Petersburg. May 21.-The Empe- TOT has received the following dispatch from General Kuroptkin, under date of May 20:
 The reconnaissance of May 10 failed to show any sign of the enemy in the valleys of the Sedzyk Ho and the Unsigag Ho. as far as the village of Deoiuetidzkou. A detachment of the Japanese vanguard. numbering 300 men. occupied the village of Deoupudza, on the road to Fengwang Cheng. A Japanese battalion was posted five miles beyond Siask Huan Ki and at least division. including guard regI- ments, was stationed five kilometres further on toward Khabalin.
 A body of Cossacks, on May 19, en- countered three troops of Japanese cavalry near the village of Pypouza, eleven miles southwest of Fengwang countered three troops of Japanese a Cheng. The Cossacks attacked and pursued the Japanese to Pypouza, where they encountered some Japanese infantry. who had been prepared in ambush, which, however, was discov- cred in time. The Cossacks had two men wounded. one horse killed and two horses wounded.
 No trace of the enemy was found in the mountains between Kai Chau and Siu Yen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-22
TRAIN BREAKS IN TWO.
Damage Done and Traffic Blocked, but
 Nobody Hurt.

Damage Done and Traffic Blocked, but
 Nobody Hurt.
 Huntsville, May 2I.-Fast freight No. [. on the Southern Railroad broke in two neal Fearn's Switch this morning and five car, were derailed and wrecked. A great dea of damage was done and traffic was block. ed half a day but nobody was hurt.
 Very conveniently located shooting grounds have been sucured for this season by the Huntsville Gun Club and the shoot. inR season will begin next week. The clut will challenge all neighboring clubs tc match shoots during the summer
 A debate on the question. Resolved tha, United States Senators should be elected by direct vote of the people," was held as one of the closing events of the New Market High School exercises Friday night Two students of the Huntsville High School and two from the New Market school debated, the former taking the affirmative and win ming the award. Chancellor wiggins. of Sewanee. Tenn. Judge Andrew Woodward, of Fayetteville. and Jas H. Pride. of Hunts vile. were judges
 c. M. Taul. grocer, of Washington street, this city. has filed voluntary petition in bankruptcy. Liabilities. $1,700; assets, s250.
 The directors of the Tri-State league have been called to meet on Monday and if pos sible a schedule satisfactory to all clubs will be adopted for the rest of the season. An attempt was made to change the schedule during this week and the result was a mis- understanding and a mixup of the clubs Anniston missed two games. Bessemer one and Columbia one.
 Several charred bones have been found in the ashes of a barn that was burned at Mer- rimack last week and the bones are be- lieved to be those of a human being. An investigation is being made.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-22
TOM JOHNSON FOR FOLK.
Cleveland Mayor Tells of Missouri
 Man,H PurMuit of Graftera.


 Mans Pursuit of GrafteRs.
 Cleveland. O., May 21.--The Twenty first District Democratic Convention today nominated Edmond G. Vail for Congress. Mayor Tom L. Johnson and John H. Clarke were selected as dele gates to the national convention. They were not instructed.
 Subsequently the anti-Johnson Dem- ocrats held an independent convention and nominated August Zehring for Congress and delegates to St. Louis.
 Mayor Johnson, in the course of a speech at the convention said:
 "A few years ago an unknown young man way out in Missouri commenced to talk about honesty fin public life He was elected circuit attorney. From that moment mtllionaires, as well as the cheapest political grafter learned that Joseph w. Folk believed what he said Mir. Falk pursuer the crooked millionaires as well as the cheap grafters and landed them in the penitentiary. The end is not vet in the chase for criminals in Mis- sourI. and today this fearless young Democrat Is as good as nominated as candidate for Governor.
 There are political grafters in Wash ington. We know that to our sorrow Perhaps Mir. Folk could find for his talents as the President of the United States. aiming his giant-like blows at of- ficiai rottenness at Washington. am not attempting to forecast the action of the coming national convention, but fear less Joseph Folk should be kept in mind"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-22
HARDSHIP AND SUFFERING.
Danish Scientific Expedition ts Green
 land is Reported.

Danish Scientific Expedition ts Green-
 land Is Reported.
 Copenhagen. May 21.-The Danish sci- entific expedition to Greenland, under the leadership of Ericksen, has arrived at the Danish colony of West Greenland, after much hardship and suffering. The expedition reports that 1t found the whai- ing ship Gjoa with Captain Ammundsen's s magnetic north pole expedition on board ar Dalrymple dock. All the members of both expeditions are well.
 According to a dispatch from Dundee on November 16 last. whalers who had just returned there reported that they had found the Danish Ericksen expedi- ton on Saunders Island in a pitiable state of destitutton. Count Moltke, the artist of the expedition. was very Ill. The explorers. 1t was added. in the company of EsQuimaus. were living in q tattered tent and their food was almost exhaust ed. except & supply of eggs from the is- land. They had only one gun and had abandoned their boat and one sledge at the northern part of Melville bay. The Danes were entirely dependent on the Esquimaus. The whalers left with them supplies and materials to build q new boat.
 The Ammundsen expedition sailed from Christians June 2. 1903 According ito program it was first to go to King Will liamiand on the east coast of Greenland and thence to proceed for Behring Strait. The expedition was characterized by Professor Schmidt. of Berlin, as under taking the m5st Important task in the domain of terrestrial magnetism. It was planned to take 8 route never before at tempted.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-22
FUNsTON's FEAT DENIED.
Children Will No Longer He Told of
 His River Swimming stunt.

Children Will No Longer He Told of
 His River Swimming stunt.
 Chicago. May A.-A dispatch to The Tribune from Topeka, Kas., says:
 Pupils of the Kansas high schools will no longer be taught that it was for swimming the Bag River in the Philip pines and in the face of a hot fire from the enemy that General Frederick Fun ston was promoted from colonel of vol unteers to be a brigadier general in the regular army.
 A subcommittee of the State Text book Commission has ordered the account of the incident expunged from history, which has been readopted for use in the high schools for five years. When Gen eral Funston was promoted to the place he now holds his commission declared in explicit terms that his promotion was earned by his action in swimming the Bag in the faee of & severe fire from the enemy.
 we will give credit to the privates, Trembley and White. to whom 1t be- longs," said Commissioner McCray, member of the subcommittee. The mis- statement that Funston ever swan the river will be stopped now while there are men living in the State who know 1t is not true"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-22
AGAINST GENERAL MILES.
Tennessee ProhIbltIonists Are Opposed to
 His Candidacy.

Tennessee ProhIbltIonists Are Opposed to
 His Candidacy.
 Knoxville, Tenn. May 21.-Tennesseo PFo- hibitionists placed themselves on record to- day in State convention at Hartman as op- posed to the candidacy of General Nelson A. Miles for the nomination for the PFesi- deucy on the Prohibition ticket
 when the convention was called to order by State Chairman James F. Tate about I25 delegates were present Committees were appointed and the convention organized with R. S. Cheves. of Johnson City, as chairman It was decided to nominate a full State and electoral State ticket Twenty three delegates to the Indianapolis conven- ton. together with alternates, were named.
 when the question of a National nomina- tiou for the Presidency came up the com mittee went on record as opposer to Gem eral Miles candidacy. on the ground that he was not a prominent Prohlbitionist. merely a receptive candidate, and that he could not poll the full party strength in the south on account of his war record.
 The convention adjourned to meet again at Nashville during the Confederate re- union. at which time full State ticket win be named. James A. Tate, chancellor of the Hartman University was made State chairman Oliver w. Stewart. of Chicago. National chairman of the party orgauiza- tion, was present.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-22
YALE-HARvARD MEET.
Massachusetts Students Defeat Their
 Opponents from Connecticut.

Mas@aehuSetts Students Defeat Their Opponents from Connecticut. Cambridge, Mass, May 21.-The breaking of records in the two mile run
 and hammer throw with. close compe-
 tttion in most of the otltr events lent | unusual interest to the Yale Harvard
 dual athletic meet, won by Yale on Soldiers Field today. Yale scored a | total of 57 7-12 against 46 5r12 points | by Harvard.
 Captain J. Clapp of Yale covered the ! 120 yards high hurdles in 15 3-5 sec | onds, clipping one second from the best previous time, but the time was not allowed as a record as the Yale man knocked over three hurdles. Tom Clapp l and w. A. Schick. Jr.. of Harvard be- longs the honors of scoring the great est number of points. each making ten. Summaries-Four hundred and forty yard dash, won by c. B. Long, Yale: second, F. J. Dives, Harvard; third. S.. R. Burnap. Yale. Time. :49 4-5 sec- onds.
 One hundred and twenty yards hur- dies. won by E. J. Clapp. Yale; second, F. W. Bird, Harvard; third, I. w. Mertz, Yale. Time, IS 3-5 seconds.
 One hundred yards dash, won by w.. A. Schick. Jr., Harvard; second. D. J. Torrey, Yale; third, l.. Gulik, Harvard. Time, 10 seconds.
 OlOL put WOn Oy A4CHiOyHSs I1dfN- ard, 45 feet 1-2 inches; second. E T. Glass, Yale: third, c. H. Robinson. Harvard.
 Half mile run. won by H. B. Young, Harvard; second, E. B. Parsons, Yale: third, F. s. Buffum. Harvard. Time. 1859.
 High jump won by F. M. Murphy. Harvard. height, 5 feet 10 1-s inches; E. L. Young. Jr.. Harvard; G. F. Vic tor, Yale; W. J. Jack, Yale, and J. J. Hasbrouck, Yale, all tied at distance of five feet nine inches. Two mile run. won by A. King. liar yard; second. W. J. Hall, Yale; R. c.
 Ware, Harvard. Time. 9:54 1-5. Oow- CTS dual record 3-5 seconds.) Two hundred and twenty yards hur-
 dies, won by E. J. Clapp. Yale; second.
 F. R. Bauer. Harvard; third. F. w.
 Bird. Harvard. Time. 25 4-5.
 TWO hundred and twenty yards dash.
 won by w. A. Schick, Jr., Harvard;
 second, c. B. Long, Yale; third, D. J.
 Torrey. Yale. Time, 21 4-5 seconds. | Hammer throw won by T. L. Shev-
 lin. Yale, 153 feet 9 inches; second. E.
 l.. Glass, Yale; third, G. Harris, Yale. 1 Broad jump, won by J. T. OxIey, Vale. 22 feet 1-2 inches; second, I. T [.
 scheffield, Yale; third, D. NJ Ayres. Harvard.
 Pole vault William McLanahan. Yale:
 R. B. Gring. Harvard. and B. c. Pres ton, Yale. tied for first place. Height. | II feet inches.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-22
SORTIE FROM
 PORT ARTHUR Russians Tell of Another
 Success. 1000 JAP CASUALTIE The Russians Lost 1f6 Killed
 or Wounded. Stories at the Affair are Conflicting, But High Praise is Given General Stoessel-A Report from
 SakarefH.

St. Petersburg. May 21.-The govern ment to-day received news confrma- tory of the rumors in circulation here that General Stoessel has made a suc- cessful sortie from Port Arthur, re- suIting in the defeat of the Japanese with the loss of more than 1000 kill ed or wounded. The Russian losses were I16 killed or wounded.
 The current accounts of the Port Ar thur sortie are somewhat conflicting. But the operation Is described as hav- ing been brilliantly carried out by the Russians. General Stoessel, it is said, made a distribution of his guns before- hand in order to cover the force talk ing part in the sortie. The Russian troops fought with the greatest bray cry. breaking. the Japanese lines and driving back the enemy for consid- erab1e distance
 The general staff has received from General Sakaroff the following des- patch under date of to-day:
 Movement of Japs.
 In the last few days our cavalry has discovered movements of Japanese de- tachments on the Liao Yang main road northeast of Fingwang Cheng. To the northwest, Japanese patrols have pen etrated as far as the village of Chin
  wang Cheng. The horses of the cav airy and the Japanese guards are much exhausted.
 A detachment of Japanese. consist ing of two squadrons of horse and three companies of artillery appeared in the village of zudiaputz in the val ley of the Lagogouk Ho and a squad ron of Japanese cavalry advanced from Siaskwankhe by the high road to- wards Salitzaipudzi.
 Reconnoissances by our infantry and cavalry show that Japanese guards and cavalry are operating in the valley of the Lagogouk Ho and along the Fengwang Cheng road.
 There are no Japanese along the banks of the lower Tayan Ho towards Luanmiao and Talonki Takushan and Khondoukhan are occupied by small attachments.
 According to Chinese reports the Japanese are transporting provisions to the islands of Daloudao near the mouth of the Layon Ho. Shitouchen, in the valley of the Ali Ho is still occu- pied by the Japanese.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-22
|NISARD GOES
 ON VACATION Frances Protest Over
 Yatican's Note. LOUBET's VISIT TO ROME Dissatisfaction Because Of
 Trip to the Quirinal. Cardinal Merry del Val, PapaI seers- tary of State, Condemned for Hin
 Course in Bringing About shs Seeming Rapture
|LOUBET's VISIT TO ROME

Paris, May 1.-The formal announces ment of the recall of M. Nisard. the French Ambassador to the Holy See. waa made this evening and the following ofs fctai statement was communicated to tta press:
 Ambassador Nisard is recalled and the secretary of tho embassy will talxa charge of the affairs during his absence. The Ambassador win leave Rome thi@ evening""
 Definite official action was not taixan until late in the day. Prior to this, M- Nisard had been directed to endeavor tu secure from the Vatican authentic in- formation of the recent protest forwarded to the powers. It ia said that tho ir- terviews between the Ambassador and tho papal authorities were not satisfactory. not giving complete Information in th8 matter and therefore the recall without further delay was decided upon.
 It had been anticipated that the recalr of M. Nisard would be deferred untis Tuesday, when Foreign Minister Dalcasss will communicate to the council of mfns isters the result of the conference be4 tween the Ambassador and Cardinal Mexs " del Val, PapaI Secretary of State, Tna determination to recall M. Nisard without further delay is taken. however. to india cate the unsatisfactory result of the ln- terview.
 Program oe Pre1nler.
 It is learned in official quarters that tho governments plans as carefully outlined. do not anticipate the denunciation of tho Concordat, or any persent step beyond the recall of M. Nisard. The govern4 ment program. 1t is said in an authorizes tive quarter. is as follows:
 M. Nisard's leave will be indefinite, but no further steps are contemplated ae present. unless parliament directs fhae further action be taken.
 Efforts ara being made to induce tfa premier to follow up the arnhassadora recall by a denunciatfon of the Coneoraaf. but M. Cofnbes does not wish to sn ta that extreme. M. Jaures. the socialist leader. who originated the present aaika~ ton. also opposes a denunciation of tha Concordat at present, on the theory that 1t is preferable for the government to rs~ tain administrative control of the clergy instead of giving them complete inde- pendence.
 The result of the rupture with the Vatican promises to materially strengthen M. Combes's administration by bringing him the support of many elements here~ tofore opposing him.