Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-05-28

instruction.
One Of the features Of the Metho
dist conference held at Los Angelo
was the appearance of the first col
ored woman who ever addreseds tn,
Methodist general conference, Mrs
Emma Strickland OF Little Rock
who made an eloquent plea for The
representation of the colored race OF
the episcopal board.
The United States has demanded
of the Turkish government the safe
return of Pcrdicaris, the wealthy
American resident of Tangiers, who
was carried away to the mountain,
by bandits. Admiral Chadwick ha,
been ordered to proceed to Tangier,
with his squadron Of four vessels tC
insnrc the carrying out of the de-
mind.
The body of I.conidas Hubbard
Jr.. Of Brooklyn, n. Y, leader OF
the Outing expedition to Labrador,
who died there Of starvation, has
reached ST. Johns, n. F. The cof-
fin was dragged by his comrades
and dog teams over AS miles Of
snowcrustcd coast of Labrador. The
Journey over the frozen country
overland occupied ten weeks.
W. H. May, an express messenger
on the Santa Fc. had an exciting
experience with a 350-pound sea
lion in his car near Peabody, Kan.
The animal broke out of the cage
and made for May. Two bulldogs
in the car gave battle to the animal
until May could reach his shotgun,
and just as the dogs were knocked
out he shot the beast, killing it in
stantly.
In all the turmoil which has for
two years pcrturbed the Red Cross.
Clara Barton, cX-presldcnt, has re-
fused to be interviewed on its af-
fairs or to defend herself from ac-
cusations by making any public
statement. Miss Barton calls at
tention. however. to the confidence
the country has given the society
from the fact the financial aid was
always given without the asking.
Oil has been discovered in the
heart of the city of Harrisburg, ILL.,,
and under peculiar circumstances.
A well known citizen went to his
we'll one morning. which had been
used for years. and upon drawing
up the bucket discovered oil flowing
on top of the water. He concluded
some one had emptied coal oil in his
well, and kept quiet for several days,
hoping to discover who did it, but
each succeeding day the amount OF
oil increased. An investigation dis
closed that small vein of oil was
flowing in the we'll
The government department Of
agriculture reports that cool wealth
cr has been unfavorablc for cotton
throughout the cotton belt and the
drought in portions of the eastern
districts has proved detrimental.
Complaints of poor stands continue
from nearly all sections in the CEN
tral and eastern districts. but good
stands are the rule in Louisiana,
Oklahoma and Texas. In the last
named state the fields are generally
clean and the plants are beginning
to fruit in the coast districts. Chop
ping is we'll advanced, and cultiva-
tion in the southern districts is
general. Boil wecyil have appeared
and are increasing in number Of
southwest and south central cotton
counties of Texas.
Robert II. Plant, president Of the |
First National Bank and owner of |
the Plants Son bank at Macon. Ga,
both recently placed in the hands of |
n receiver. committed suicide at his |
palatia home in the above city by |
himself through the brain.
Mr. Plant had been i'll for some
time, and the collapse Of the insti-
tutons of which he was the head
preycd upon his mind to such an
extent as to lead to self-destruction,
His life was insured for 81 ,000, 900.
After a deadlock on the nomina-
ton Of a candidate for governor,
the republican state convention Of
Illinois adjourned to May 81.
The delegates for Yates, Dee
ner and Lowden stood firm
TO their choice and all efforts
for compromise proved of no avail.
Immediately after the convention
voted for a recess, Gov. Yates an
that in the interim he
would make several speeches
throughout the state.
In a battle near Port Arthur the
Japanese are reported to have been
defeated with loss of nearly 1000
men. The movement was carried
out by a combination with a train
in war munitions and sup
plies and Ger. Stoessel's force, COM
being maintained by
wireless telegraph. The japanese
barred the route between the train
and Gen Stoesesls force, whereup-
On the Russians attacked and routed