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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-22
ALL ARE PLEASED
WITH PROSPECTS
PreSbyterians at Mobile Frame
Their Reply
FAVOR CLOSER RELATIONS
PuIpts In Mobile VIII All Be Occupied
BY Visitors Today-BuffaIo Body
Reads Dispatches With
Interest.
FAVOR CLOSER RELATIONS

Mobile, May 21.-The third days ses-
sion of the general assembly of the Pres
byterian church in the United States was
called to order at 8 o'clock with prayer
by DR.. J. H. McNeely of Nashville.
DR.. j. s. Lyons chairman of the COM
mittee on foreign correspondence read the
overtures received yesterday afternoon
from the northern assembly in session in
Buffalo and the reply adopted is as fol-
lows: a.
The general assemly of the Rsresbyte-
rian church learns with joy oG the action
of your assembly in the removal of ali
aspersions upon the Christian character
of the Presbyterian church In the. United
States and declares its readiness to fol-
low the teachings of Providence In the
matter of closer relations, overtures
toushing upon which are now before us
for consideration
The afternoon session was dispensed
with and at night there was a rousing
meeting held in Government street church
in behalf of the Sunday school work and
the Young Peoples Societies Invitations
had been issued to mothers. Sunday
| othObA hNhShtAs anu pupiia " dtithh chN
the church was packed not only with
members of the Presbyterian faith, but
by interested teachers and superinten-
dents and pupils of other denominations
Address of DR.. Phelps.
The principal addresses We're made by
DIR. Phelps, who is general superintendent
of the Sunday school work of the assem-
bly,, and Rev. A. o. Brown of New Or
leans. who is superintendent of Sunday
school work west of the Mississippi river
The value of the Sunday school and
the Young Peoples Societies as a great
moral force in the religious culture of the
young was forcibly set forth, as we're the
practical methods for the best conduct OF
both these great aids in church work.
Tomorrow all the Protestant pulpits IN
the city will be filled by members of the
assembly.
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GETS BIG SALARY.
Vice President Of Mexico to Receive
$18 600.

Mexico City, May PA bill has
been introduced in congress fixing the
salary of the vice president of the re-
public at $4,000 per annum There
is some talk in political circles of
Governor Ahumada of the state OF
Jalisco and formerly governor of Chi
huahua for vice president. Many im-
portant journals throughout the repuD-
lie have come out favoring the elec-
tion of Finance Minister Limantour to
the vice presidency. holding that he
is the ideal candidate and praising
his reluctance to enter the field OF
politics.
Minister Limantour says he is not
a candidate for the post, as he prefers
to remain in purely administrative
position.
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WILL BUILD NEW LINE.
Southern Pacific Will Reach Out Into
Mexico.

Mexico City May 21.-Details of the
new concessions secured by the South
ern Pacific railway authorizing the
construction of an extension of the
imperial branch. across the Colorado
desert on Mexican territory are pub
Iished
The concessions authorize the
Southern Pacific company to build q
line to Ensenada, capital of the terri
tory of Lower California The. line
must be standard gauge.
The rates for passenger and freight
traffic are the same as granted to pure
ly Mexican railways.
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Claims Are Disposed OF.

1t is announced at The quartermaster
generals office that during the present
week the department has disposed OF
claims for horses unlawfuliy taken from
Confederate soldiers to the amount OF
$4,000.
The claimants reside in Tennessee. Ken
lucky and. North Alabama The last
congress appropriated S125ooo for these
claims.
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Has Big Negro Vote.


In the opinion of former Governor Patti
son OF PENNSYLVANIA, the lack of negro
votes in the south is made up by the
way in which the race votes In Philadel-
phia, when through republican thieving
one hundred thousand more votes are
cast than in the city of New York, which
has one million more population.
philadelphia" said Governor Pattison
today has the largest negro population
of any city in the United States, except
New Orleans, and the latter city has
only twelve thousand more negroes than
Philadelphia. Philadelphia has 75,OOt
negroes, and the state of Pennsylvania
$4,000.
In Philadelphia the negro population,
based on figures of very recent years, is
increasing at the rate of 300G per annCm
While the negroes claim they are debar-
red from voting at all in the south. they
vote two or three times at each election
in Philadelphia.
In 1879 there was a congressional in
vestigation as to the conduct of elections
in Philadelphia, but such an investiga-
ton is more needed now than at any
time in the city's history
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Vessel Was Relocated.

St. Petersburg. May 21.-Reports which
lack confirmation are in circulation here
that the Russian cruiser Oret while on
her way to Kronstadt to receive her ar
mament sustained damage which render
ed II difficult to keep her ahoat. The
oret. which is new vessel, went
aground In the Neva recently, but was
refoated
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Delegates to National Convention.

Raleigh, N. c., May 21.-At the Sec
ond congressional district convention,
held by the republicans at Weldon
today, congressman II. P, Chetham
of Littleton and S. II. Wick of Wilson
were named as delegates to the ma
tional convention. M. S. Thornton
and S. G. Newsom, alternates' are me-
groes. Resolutions endorsing Roose-
welt were passed.
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No Sion of the Enemy.

st. Petersburg. May 2i.-The emperor
has received the following despatch from
Keneral KuropatlSn under date Of May 20:
THE Reconnaissance of May 19 failed to
show any sign of the enemy in the val
leys OF the Sedsey-Ho and the unsiag- Ho
rs far as the village Of Deouiteidzkou
detachment of the Japanese vanguard,
numbering three hundred men, occupied
the village of Deopudza on the road TO
Feng Wang Cheng. A japanese battalion
was posted five miles beyond Siask Huan
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Shaffer Is Reelected.

Cleveland. o., May A.-After having
been in session for nearly three weeks in
this city, the thirty ninth annual con-
vention of the Amalgamated Association
Of Iron. Steel and Tinworkers adjourned
tonight after re-electing Tho. ]. Shat
fer as president and choosing Detroit as
the next convention city.
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Measles Cause School to Close.

Rome, Ca, May 21.-The Georgia
School for the Deaf and Dumb, at
Cave Springs, has been closed on ac-
count of the epidemic of measles. All
of the children have gone to their
homes with the exception of twenty,
who are confined in the infirmary with
the disease. There have been no
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Philadelphia. May 21--At the an.
nual middle states inter-scholastic ana
field Championship games here today
]. t. Moore of Mercersburg academy
lowered the American record in the
pole vault by clearing the bar at II
feet Az inches 2a4 inches better than
the former record, held by himself.
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Report Reaches Paris.

Paris. May 2.-The Petit Journals st.
Petersburg correspondent reports that an
attempt was made to wreck the train
bearing the emperor on his tour at the
Kremenzug station. The pilot train
which preceded that Of the emperor was
derailed, and there were several victims
of the plot.
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Attempt to Wreck Train.

st. Petersburg, May %, 4:16 a. m.-So
far as can be ascertained not even ru-
NOR is in circulation here regarding the
report published in the United States
of an attempt TO wreck the emperor's
train. and 1t Is impossible to get any
official statement until later in the day.
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Foreigners Make Talks.

In the press parliament addresses We're
made by Kaneraburo Myamatsu of japan,
who gave a history of Japanese journal
ism and said that its great drawback
at the present time was the complex
character of the letters used. He hoped
and believed that the time was not far
distant when the papers of japan would
use the same type as those of America.
l.. N Rubinoff of st. Petersburg made
n bright and witty address that brought
forth much laughter and applause. Com
ing down to the serious questions of
journalism. he declared that the news
papers of Russia were not given the op-
portunty they should have, and this was
shown In the lack Of intelligence among
the people at large.
George Frangoudis of Athens told of
newspaper work in Greece, s. S. Kelly
of Buda Pest. described conditions in
Austro- Hungary, and Martif Van Raalte
of The Hague told of Dutch papers.
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Monument Commission Arrives.

Richmond. Va. May A.-The New York
monument commission arrived here today
and visited points of interest in the city.
Tomorrow the party will go over part
of the field of operations in the civil war
campaigns around Richmond and in the
evening will leave this city for the far
ther south.
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Big Shipment of Coal.

Pittsburg Pa, May 2i.-- Eight million
and five hundred Thousand bushels Of
coal was shipped south within the last
three days, one of the largest shipments
Of recent years.
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Address of DR.. Phelps.
Interested In plspatches.

Buffalo, May 21.--The most interesting
event In the session OF the general assem-
bly, OF the Presbyterian church of the Unit
ed States today was the reading of the AS
ISOLATED Press dispatches relating to the
reception by the Southern Presbyterian
assembly now in session at Mobile, Ala,
of the resolution of the general assembly
looking to the union of the two bodies.
DIR. Il. c. Erdman of Philadelphia read
the report of the committee on ministe-
rial relief, explaining the duties and re-
sponsibllities of the board. The contribu-
tions last year were less than had been
expected, excusing the shortage by say
ing portion of 1t was due to a misun-
derstanding as to the finances of the
board
DR.. C. F. Agnew of Philadelphia, said
that 1000 church members were giving
nothing. Motions to elect the present Of
fcers of the committee and that no relief
be extended to ministers from other Pres
byterian churches were adopted and the
report of the committee as a whole was
agreed to. The assembly adjourned until
Monday.
This afternoon the commissioners and
women of the party visited Niagara falls.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-22
Dies of Smallpox.

Mexico City, May 2f-Otto Miller
an American, died at the Jaurez hos
pital of smallpox today. 1t is thought
he has relatives at Savannah. Ga.
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Ki. and at least a division. including
guard regiments. was stationed five kilo-
meters further on toward Khabalin.
"A body of ccssacks on May 10 encoun-
tered three troops of japanese cavalry
near the village of Pypouza, eleven miles
southwest of Feng Wang Cheng. The
cossacKs attacked and pursued the Japa-
nese to Pypouza, where they encounter ed
some Japanese infantry, who had pre-
pared an ambush, which, however, was
discovered in time. The cossacks had two
men wounded. one horse killed and two
horses wounded.
mo trace of the enemy was found in
the mountains between Kai Chau and Stu
Yen"
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Nisard Leaves Rome.

Rome May 21.-M Nisard the French
ambassador to the vatican, acting under
instructions from Paris, left Rome tonight
for an unlimited vacation as a protest
against what France considers the indeli-
cate attitude of the vatican in compiling
two different rotes concerning the visit
of President Lcubet to Rome.
The pope is greatly worried over the
conflict between the vatican and France.
Today his holiness suspended all public
ana private audiences and conferred at
length with the papal secretary of state,
Cardinal Merry del Val, who repeated
to him what he had said to NJ. Nisard.
He stated that France had misunder-
stood his intention, and that he had omit
ted the pharse regarding the recall of the
nuncio from the note to France out
of regard to that republic. while he in
serted 1t In the notes to the other gov
ernments. The missing phrase empha-
sized the firm determination of the papacy
to prevent Catholic sovereigns coming to
Rome as the guest of ,he kind of Italy.
Could Not Discuss Matter.
NJ Nisard expressed to the cardinal his
regret that he was unable to discuss the
matter. the instructions from his gov
ernment being to leave Rome after he
had ascertained officially the difference
between the note to France and those
to the other powers.
Active inquiries are being made to find
out how LHumanites received the note.
1t is generally believed that German so
cialists succeeded in securing the text
of the note from the Prussian govern
ment and communicated to their friends
In the French socialist ranks.
Among the cardinals there is consider
able feeling against The papal secretary
and condemnation is expressed of the
way in which he has brought about an
almost official rupture with France es-
pecially as several of the cardinals prior
to President Loubet's visi 20 King Vic
tor Emmanuel proposed to render possi-
Bile an interview between the president
and the pope by sending TO all the other
powers note stating that such a devia-
tion from the general rule must not be
taken as an abandonment of the pronib-
ition against Catholic rulers vistin @
Rome, explaining that the prohibition did
not apply to presidents of republics. who
are elective rulers, and are Obliged TO
follow the decisions of their parliaments
This proposition, it is said was accented
as favorable by NJ. Nisard
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Passes Into Tartar City.

Thence. his majesty passed into the
Tartar city across the Red square, in the
center of which still stands the execution
block opposite the tower on the top OF
the crenelated wall of the kremlin from
which many victims nave Deen observed
in execution. His majesty, like the or
dinary objeuk. obeyed tho order Issued
by Emperor Alexis in 1884 that no one
must pass through the kremlin without
uncovering, and reve-ently removed his
cap as he drove under the portal into
the tangled assemblage or monasteries,
churches and palaces which crowded the
hill.
His majesty did not visit the Imperial
palace but drove rapidly across the ter
race which overlooks the shining city and
the river flowing at its base.
Just beyond the Petit palace, the en-
peror and his suite alighted and entered
the Church of Assumption. After te
deum had been sui<s the emperor knelt
upon the identical spot where he received
the crown of his father under the colos-
sal image of God, painted In the cupola
and there, amid incense burning eensors
PRAYED for victory for the Russian arms
and received the blessing of the metro
politan
The imperial party then returned to the
station departing at o'clock for Tsark-
skoesloe.
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French Ambassador is Recalled
BY His Government
POPE IS GREATLY WORRIED
Considerable Feeling Exists Among
Cardinals Against the PapaI Secre-
tary for Bringing About
the Rupture.

Paris, May 21.-The formal announce
ment of the recall of NJ. Nisard, the
French ambassador to the holy see, was
made this afternoon and the following
official statement was communicated to
the press:
Ambassador Nisard is recalled and the
secretary of the embassy will take charge
of the affairs during his absence. The
ambassador will leave Rome this evening.
Definite official action was not taken
until late in the day. Prior to this, M.
Nisard had been directed to endeavor' to
secure from the vatican authentic in
formation of the present protest forward
ed to the powers. 1t is said that the in
terviews between the ambassador and the
papal authorities were not satisfactory,
not giving complete information in the
matter and therefore, the recall with
out further delay was decided upon
1t had been anticipated that the recall
of NJ. Nisard would be deferred until
Tuesday when Foreign Minister Delcasse
will communicate to the council of min
listers the result of the conference be-
tween the ambassador and Cardinal Mer-
ry del Val papal secretary of state. The
determination to recall NJ. Nisard with
out further delay, is taken, however. to
Indicate the unsatisfactory result of the
Interview.
1t is learned in official quarters that
the governments plans, carefully out
lined, do not anticipate the denunciation
of the concordat, any present step
beyond the recall of NJ Nisard The gov-
ernments programme, it is said in an
authoritative quarter, is as follows:
VIII Be Indefinite.
M. Nisard's leave will be indefinite. but
no further steps are contemplated at
present, unless parliament directs that
further action be taken.
Efforts are being made to induce the
premier to follow up the ambassadors s
recall by denunciation of the concordat,
but M. Combs does not wish to go to that
extreme. NJ. Jaures. the socialist leader,
who originated the present agitation, also
opposes a dennciation of the concordat at
present, on the theory that it is prefer
able for the government to retain admin
istrative control of the clergy, instead Of
giving them complete independence.
The result of the rupture with the vati-
can promises to materially strengthen M.
Combs administration. bringing him
the support of many elements heretofore
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SCORES Woman's Column.

THE Women's Club was the subject
of the address by Miss Lavina Egan Of
louisiana a member of the Woard's Aair
board of lady managers. She said that
the 'womans column in the average
newspaper is filled with 'plaudits and
platitudes and piecrust and pudding.
mo woman" continued Miss Egan, is
fit for the ballot of equal rights with
men, as long as she permits woman's
column of the accepted type Clear II OF
recipes and frivolities, and let II express
the womaus point of view.
Melville e. Stone spoke on the 'lnfiu-
ence of Women on the Newspaper lie
said that not a line of scandal would be
printed in any American newspaper were
It not for the women.
mo large metropolitan newspaper car
live without the support of women, hs
continued. "Newspapers today are editec
for women and not for men. If the Won
en- of the General Federation of Wom
ems clubs will set their faces agains
scandal, the objectionable In Journalism
will disappear. Women have Joint re
sponsibllity with the editors as to th'
class of news contained in the columns
Of the metropolitan dailes."
Previous to the press session, shor'
business session was held at the Odeor
IN st. LOTUS.
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FOREIGNERS TELL
OF THEIR PAPERS
Japanese Journals Handicapped
by the Type
WOMEN HAVE INFLUENCE
Mr.. Stone Says Papers Are Edited for
Them and Not Line of Scandal
Would Appear If They
Opposed It.
WOMEN HAVE INFLUENCE

st. Louis, May 21, worlds fair grounds
The general Federation of Women clubs
concluded the first weeb. of its convention
this evening aGd the dress parliament
finished its work and adjourned. A move
ment to make a permanent organization
of the parliament was left in the hands
ST a committee, which Is to report at
some later time. This committee is COM
posed of David r. Francis president of
the Louisiana Purchase exposition, Wal
ter b. Stevens. secretary of the exposi-
ton, Capt Henry w. King chairman and
Charles w. Knapp vice chairman Of the
executive committee of the press pariia-
ment Sir Hugh GilseanReid president of
the parliament, II. Won Kupffer of Berlin
and the commissioner to the foreign
press Walter williams.
Before the press session of the bienniai
convention of the general Federation OF
Women's clubs was called TO order today
in the German pavilion, at the world 3
fair grounds, Miss Florence Hayward,
chairman of the press committee, an
nounced that the general federation would
decorate the marble bust of Emperor
William. which stands In the main corri-
dor of the second floor with a wreath,
In recognition of the courtesy of the
Germa ngovernment In allowing the use
of its buildings for the meeting of the
federation.
| After this was done, Mrs. Dimies I.
| Dennison, president OF the federation,
called the session to order.
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Was TriumphaI March.

The emperor trip through the ancient
capital which he personally so much pre-
fers to ST. Petersburg. was almost In
the nature of triumphal procession
General Tripoff, the chief of police, whose
father was a victim of the nihilists in
the time of Alexander II. preceded his
majesty, standing ereet5n b'a trof
The emperor was frlYen Up thoot ~
and. alone went TO the MiasnitskaisaD Z.
high-turretted walls of which enclof. a9lti
Tartar city. Instead of entering vol
latter through the Vladimir portal. hsgs-
ever the cortage swung around to the
right of the yellow Iberian gate, where
stands the little chapel of Our Lady, be-
fore which no Russian passes without
stopping, and where the emperor must
always go to pray before entering the
kremin. His majesty remained there
three and a half minutes.
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JAP S.jES AND CAVALRY
; aid TO BE EXHAUSTED
.eports Are Circulated of an Attempt
Made to Derail the Train mich
Carries Emperor
= Nicholas.

Moscow. May 21.-The emperors two
thousand mile journey through south Rus
sa ended here this evening with review
of several sapper and engineer Dattalions,
and a hurried visit to the shrine of the
Iberian virgin, and the Church In the
Kremlin, where he was crowned
The emperor was met here with the
same patriotic demonstration that has
marked the whole progress Of his trip.
lie seemed 50 be in high spirits and was
pleased with the temper manifested by
the people, as we'll as by the appearance
and morale of the two corps he was send
ing to reinforce General KuropAtkin. Be-
sides, since his majesty left st. Peters
burg a week ago, the news from the
front has been very reassnring The em-
peror received the news of The destruc-
tion of the Japanese ships while at Torla.
lie expressed sorrow at the death of so
many brave men, but did not manifest
sentiments which he did not feel over
the loss sustained by the enemys hees-
The whole war to him is a regrettable oc-
currence for while he feels that Russia
is not responsible its horrors are inexor-
able incidents of the unnecessary conflict.