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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-11
INCENDIARY
WORKS RUIN
Victoria Dock al AIbina Entirely
Destroyed by Destructive
Fire Yesterday.
Loss NEARLY HALF MILLION
Barkentine Amazon Has Narrow
Escape = Twenty Families
Rendered Homeless
Stores Burned.


. Portland. March i0.--The Vie y
. torla dock. situated on the east =
y hank OF the willamette river. just .
= north ~ the railroad bridge, wast
= entirely destroyed by FIRE about .
= noon toady. together with 10000 .
. tons OF wheat and 1000 tons OF salt .
q stored on the dock. The total q
. loss Is estimated at 100000. In .
. Suranoe In about $4,000, q
. y = . y . y = . y .
Portland. March io.--It Is certain the
fire was started by an incendiary. as a
man was seen leaving the dock after
the fire had gained some headway.
The police station was notified as
soon as possible. but before the officers
arrived on the scene the man had dis
appeared.
Three times during the past two
weeks fires have been started on the
docks In this city. and Il Is supposed
that the same man IL responible for all
Fire broke out on the dock shortly be-
fore noon and II looked as II, for awhile
the entire line OF docks on the east side
OF the river would be burned and sew
eral times the Irving dock, adjoining.
caught tlre, but by dlllgent effort on
the part OF the iire department. the
flames were kept confined TO the VIC
toria dock and few small buildings
near by.
II was late this afternoon before the
fire wasentlrely under control, and to-
night great piles OF wheat are stIll
smouldering.
The barkentine Amazon was moored
near the dock, and had II not been for
the fact that the wind was blowing
from the vessel Il would have been de-
stroyed.
Several small houses near the dock
We're destroyed, the loss on the houses
aggregatInE $4,000. Losses in detail
are as follows; Ten thousand tons
Of wheat, owned by the Northwest
Warehouse company, s25o.oOo, fully in.
s,ired; two thousand tons of salt owned
by T. NJ. Stevens & Co., $4,000, fully
insured; Victoria dock, owned BY t.
w. Spencer $sS,0o0. insurance $4,000:
-four machinery and other merchandise
stored on the docks, $4,000.
Earlier in the day half a block OF !
frame buildings bounded by MIsslssip-
pi, Russell and Goldsmith streets, in |
Alblna, not far from the Victoria |
dock. was destroyed and eighteen fam
lilies who lived in the block were rem
dered homeless. The ground floor was
occupied by several small stores.
The total loss Is about 5000.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-11
Eastern Oregon mining Men Are
Up in Arms Against the
Eddy Bill.
SAY IT WILL RUIN INDUSTRY
Will Circulate q Petition and Are
Confident That They VIII
Succeed In Carrying
Their Suit.

Baker City, March l0.--Mining men
Of eastern Oregon have decided to in-
woke the referendum against the EDDY
bill enacted BY the last legislature.
which imposes tax On all corpora
tions doing business In the state in
proportion to the amount Of capital
stock. Mining nen insist that It win
retard the growth and pogresh Of the
industry. A petition ID now In course
Of preparation to be circulated for Sig
natures. II WIN REQUIRE over 400 names
in order to set the referendum machin-
cry in motion. but mining men insist
that they can secure the necessary
number.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-11
Venerable Senator From Alabama
Shows No Signs Of Losing
His Voice.
CONSUMED MUCH OF SESSION
At the Request Of Senator Lodge
a Concession Is Granted,
Which Is the First
Point Won.

Washington, March Ex-senator Nor
gan today secured the first material
concession that has been made to him
by the senate In connection with the
Panama canal treaty with Colombia.
This consisted OF an agreement to
attach the spooner canal act bodily to
the treaty. The change was made In
compliance with request presented
by Senator Lodge during the executive
session Of the senate today after a
necessary time for It had been discus
sed by Morgan and other members or
the senate committee.
Mr.. Daniel expressed the opinion
that as the preamble 10 the treaty
calls for an attachment of the copy Of
the act, that an attachment was neces-
sary TO preserve the terms Of the docu-
ment intact. Senator Morgan conten-
ded that without this attachment the
treaty would be absolutely invalid.
Senators Teller and Hoar took OPP
posite view, arguing that as the act
was In existence, and OF the record on
values Of the United States, the physi-
cal annexation was OF no consequence
whatever.
Senator Lodge, however, suggested
that no injury could result from the at
tachment Of the act, and unanimous
consent was given to do so. 1t was
specifically stipulated. however that
this concession did not amount to an
amendment Of the treaty. Morgan COM
sumed the entire time Of the remaln-
der OF the executive session discussing
the canal suestion from various points
of view.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-11
MET HEAVY WEATHER.
The Dragon Has Her Boats Smashed
in China Sea.

San Francisco, March 1O.-Sailors re-
Gently on the battleship Oregon, who
arrived here on the steamship coptic,
report that the Oregon was in ter
riac storm on February 20, while en-
route from Yokohama to Woo Sung.
The boats were carried away, the large
seven-ton steam launch was tossed out
out of it's davits and against the tur-
rets and other damage done, though
the ship herself sustained very little
damage.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-11
COULD PAYS DAMAGES
Young Yachtsman Settles Claim for
Death In Collision.

New York, March 1o.--It 10 announce
ed that the suit brought by Adeline
+. Atterbury as administrative OF. the
estate Of John c. Atterbury against
Edwin Gould and the Staten Island
Rapid Transit Ferry company has been
settled out Of court.
Atterbury was a passenger on the
felryboat Middleton in June, 1902, when
il was crashed into by Gould's yacht.
The bowsprit Of the yacht struck the
passenge; In theback and penetrated
his hody When the ferryboat arrived
at Manhattan he was deaw It is said
that the settlement is based on pay
ment of $1S,S0O.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-11
LEOPOLD INTERESTED
slN ST. LOUIS FAIR

Brussels, March 10 President Fran
els OF the st. Louis exposition arrived
here today from Berlin. This after
noon King Leopold received Francis in
audience which lasted an hour. Tho
king expressed great interest in the ex-
position and assured Francis that
Belgium would participate In ii.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-11
WILL CALLOUT
STATE MILITIA

Toledo. o.. March TO- After four
successive attacks had been made to-
day on nonunion teamsters by strik-
ing union men, members of the Toledo
Carriage association declared that they
would make application to Governor
Nash, tomorrow, to call out the state
militia to protect the associations men
and interests. Today has been one
Of the most exciting in the citys his
tory.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-11
A FRIEND or CUBA.

New York, March io.--Henry Rose.
the wealthy Cuban planter. who. IL 10
said. gave the greater part Of his for
tune in the aid or the Cuban revolu-
tionists. is confined in the Blooming
dale asylum for the insane. Roses e.
tate at one time was in the millions
but has dwindled, II is said, to s5o.9e0.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-11
Wholesale House Burns.

Portland, March 1o.--Fire tonight de-
stroyed 10000 worth Of goods in the
wholesale house OF Canning, Wallace &
Co., and also damaged the building to
the extent OF $4,000.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-11
TEMPERATE RARTENpERs.

Jersey City. n. j.. March lo.--The
bartenders Of this city are discussing
a proposition to form q temperance So
ciety, There viii be a meeting to-
night when it IS understood the sub
ject win receive consideration.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-11
SILVER MARKET.

--
Silver IS IL.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-26
The Bible in the Nineteenth Century.

is particularly interesting, and is rich in valuable Illustrative foot-notes. One of these notes refer to "A Prospectus for new Translation of the Holy Bible from corrected texts of the originals compared with the ancient versions" issued by Dr. Geddes, a learned Scottish Roman Cath ollie priest in 17s6. in which he asks why pains are not taken by Christian schol- ars to give the world an edition of the
 Bible as nearly as possible correct. He concludes with pleasing vision of inter- ecclesiastical fellowship in such work:
 Tt is from the united studies of the learned of all communions that we can ever hope to bring the Scriptures to that degree of purity and perspicuity of which
 they are yet susceptible; and 1t Is with infinite pleasure. we perceive that the learned themselves begin to be of this sentiment. The labors of Hubigant, Villhoison. a Georgi. and Rossi are as much prized at London, Leipsic, and Got
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 brew classic as we have already of the Latin and Creek" A century later some
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-26
Bubblec We Buy. s

There Is only one moral to be deducted from Miss Jones's book. Bubble We Buy" nothing that money can buy can equal that money cannot buy-true love.
 Isabelle Steele, a young art student, fin spite of her love for Gilbert Clinch, parts from him because they are both poor, and marries Andrew Froferick. a hand some. attractive and very wealthy young artist. whose pictures have already caused much favorable comment. When has begun to show symptoms of heredi- tary insanity and Isabelle, whose sense of wifely duty stands strong in the place of love. undertakes, with the assistance of Gilbert Clinch, who Is a doctor, and has pledged his life to her service, to take the unfortunate artist to a quiet Canadian hamlet, and see what peaceful, calm and fresh air can do for the malady. It doesn't dc much. however. and when Andrew kills his baby son, as a sacrifi- ctal offering-even as Abraham had pre- pared Isaac as an offering to the Lord the last spark of wifely duty dies fin Isabelle's breast and she consigns him to an asylum. This is the tragedy of Isa- belle's Hfe-but because her horizon IS new overcast is no reason that Gilbert should go Scot free. On the contrary. the mistery of his grandfather, who was a pirate on the Spanish Main is quite as exciting for him as the demented hus- band Is for the poor lady. Although hIs mother has denounced her wicked old father and he had apparently left all his fortune, which was immense, to his sec end wife (whose reputation was not of
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BY sEuMAs McMANUs.

atween the days work and the Rosary, as he crouches on the hearth, spellin' out his letters while the yallor. frelight does be dancin' over the pages where the larn- in is." But above and beyond the stu dent bent he has the poets soul True, he finds himself unequal to helping Billy Brogan jndite a love-letter to sweet Ellen Burns on the admired pattern of "Ye Muses Nine, With Me Combine,' since poetry is something that can't be helped or hindered. like Shusie MaGuire's flat feet! Still nature whispers in his ear some treasured secrets, as he lies on his back. whistling against blackbird in the sun. in the voice of marvis on the thorn, in the dreary wind wailing in the whin bushes, or bending the heather and black heads as the herds of the uplands of Glenboram.
 Once the primal savage in the boy i'm pels him to show off his skill at cock shoot to the wee companions of his dhreams, the Widow Pats Nuala:
 "A lark had lit on the ditchtop, scarce thirty yards away.
 "'Wait till ye see how close I'll so Nuala!
 "'oh, Dinny, don't. don!t'' she cried grasping my arm. But laughing at her terror, I hurled the flint. It went unex- pectedly straight to its mark and struck the broad back of the lark with a distant thud which I hear as plainly yet as at at that moment. Instantly the bird spread it's wings and mounted the air. singing
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@ Stepping StoneC.
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he walked through the publishing house, and noticed the quiet figure of the new mailing clerk.
 No"
 He is John woolley, one of the most brilliant men of the great West, q man of the highest education and mental power As a lawyer in Minneapolis he was easi- ly the leader of the bar In his State, his practice netting him from $200O0 to s25.o0o a year. But, he fell victim to strong drink"
 It was indeed true An uncomfortable appetite had wrecked the home and the professional career of one of the bright est men in Minneapolis. His wife had clung to him until he had lost all self respect: then she left him.
 The struggle upward was bitter one for the reformed man, but it was bright ened by the love and helpfulness of true friends Rev. Dr. Deems took an interest in him and so dld the late pr. Boole. His devoted wife hurried to his side and to- gether they bravely faced the world again. Bankrupt in health as well as in purse. a period of rest was procured for him at Springfield Mass. Then, one Sun day afternoon, he made his first temper ance speech at Cooper Union, New York. It was electrical. Thrilling as were the words to the auditors, the speech was destined to have a still more powerful effect upon the speaker. It opened up new vista tv him. Strengthened by the consolation of religion, and encouraged by the promptngs of his wife, of his friends and of his own heart, MT Woolley re- solved to devote his life to the work of saving others from the curse of drink His own reformation being permanent his great talents soon began to flnd play. Within a year there burst on the sky of temperance a star of the first magnitude, a brilliant thinker, an able party leader, A man of impassioned eloquence swaying audiences as never temperance lecturer had done since the days of John B. Cough.
 One day a splendid looking couple drove up to the office of Mir. Merit and alight- ed. The one was Mir. Woolley. now a prince among men. the other was his de- voted wife. her face beaming with happi- ness. It was the anniversary of the day when the greenback had been given to the tramp. The interview that followed was very dramatic. When it was over three people were wiping their eyes,
 q knew you would be glad to see the good your five dollar bill has accom- plished.' said MT. Wooliey.
 'I'd sell out my business tomorrow, and go to work as a grave digger" said the grizzled veteran. If could invest the money in chaps like you" Gothrop Pub. Co., Boston.l
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-26

the hest, and about whom the worst said was not that she was a brown Mar unique girl won at cards,') he made a second will. giving share and share alike to the brown woman," her son, and his daughter Susan, or her son Gilbert. should either ever care to claim it.
 After the death of her husband (which was very mysterious tal1ino off, by the way), the brown woman discreetly moved with her family abroad, where she be- came Mime. De Barre de Fer-de-Lance, a very highly respected and much-feared member of society.
 Of course in a story such as thit it overtake the old lady, The family. in spite of their certainty that Gilbert should have his third of the estate, re- fused to give 1t amicably. Jack, the grandson of Mime. de Barre. is shot while fighting in the Transvaal: Meg, the grand daughter, in fit of pique at Gilbert's de- votion to Isabelle, Instead of to herself, goes off with Lord Varnade. a profiigate nobieman' whose vices are only exceeded by those of his wife
 The wickedness of the other characters brings into clear relief the virtues of Isabelle and Gilbert. The finding by Cil- bert in his old Canadian house of a price- less image of Our Lady of Wrath,' in- wrought silver studded with gems, is supposed to have exerted a very Tnalig- nant influence upon the lives of the prin- cipal actors in this little drama, but her final peaceful abode in a church seems to appease the fiery-tempered lady. QIer- bert M. Turner & Co.,. Boston, Mass.).
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-26

No man ever is so eloquent as when he utters the slogan of his clan. discourses of the soil which he and his forebears have titled. the craft by which he earns his bread, or describes the scenes and persons associated with the impression able period of his childhood days. Ac- cordingly the literature which Is apt to ring most true is that which is at once autochthonic and autobiographical In its sources of inspiration. where the local coloring, to use detested modern phrase. is the essential coloring of the picture in which the chronicler employs romance, not as an end, but as to illuminate the little happenings of life actual as he himself has lived it. In this lies the spell of David Copperfield, Jane Eyre. The Window in Thrums; of Burns poetry and that of Wordsworth, indeed of all work that is at once creative and personal, fan cy crowning experience on its native heath. And in this quality lies whatever merit may be in this slender, unambitious, but sincere and wholly pleasing tale.
 Dinny O'Field is the son of the finest peasantry on the face of Gods green earth. as the great liberator Dan O'Con- nell, styles his constituents. "A fun lovin' young fella Is the lad, and betimes not lacking in imparence. nor backward when ther's any darlin' fhtin' on hand with his dearest friend the Vagabone Ca graft of the divil to whom a baitin' comes as aisy as bread and butter. God love himD" Yet Dinny's happiest hour lies
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with the more developed usages of Ca- naan. the vocabulary of sacrifice carried by the Phenician priests along the Medi- terranean largely coinciding with that of Israel. The methods of Christian 'gnosis' employed by the author of tile pistle to the Hebrews, while perfectly natural to his age, can no longer control our motives of thought. Least of all can they be sacrificed to the Holy Ghost"
 The treatment of the modern study of the New Testament Scriptures Tn this book Is, as might be expressed. vitiated in like manner by the authors theological prepossessions. The grounds on which the church Catholic believes. and has always believed. in the true and proper divinity of her founder are declared to be similar to those of the Dudhists' be- liefs about Buhdda. and of the modern Babist of Persia about Bab. After this, 1t is not surprising to read that the story of the Virgin Birth Is a myth, a bit of folklore, and that even the sinlessness of Christ cannot be based upon historic
 testimony. Professor Carpenter evidently shrinks from broadly stating his position, for he says: "Whcsoevcr is born of God sinr eth not" and argues thtt as expert ence disorives the assertion in regard to
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v A Lad of the O'Fziels. v

with a plaIntive sweetness, the most touching . had ever before heard from bird. WitiNa mournful scream Nuaia dashed over to where the bird had fallen. reached the spot as soon. The lark was lying on its side among the heather. its little legs standing out stark, appail- ing, even in death.
 Little Nuala took 1t up in her two hands. kissed 1t passionately. and hugged 1t to her breast. 'Dinny O'Friel, go away with yen The heart was crying in me! I watched Nuala till. with the bird still pressed to her bosom, she disappeared below the brow of the hill. Then l went back to the cornfield. where I threw my self down fiat with my face buried in the brown grass, and sobbed, sobbed for that which can never forget-the lark's sad, sweet farewell to Glenboram."
 Folklore Is fact in Donegal, where one recwons the year from cuckoo to cuckoo! In Donegan one holds in high honor the robin redbreast, who, when the soldiers came in search of him, lay on every drop of blood that marked his track. But an outcast is the wren, and every one killed means a rib broken in the devil for the mean trick 1t played on great Sent Coi- moile'' matter of two thousand years ago.
 This review must not close without mention of the wife to whose beloved memory Sumas McNanus dedicates 1t, Ethna. Bright star, rose blossom, sing ing bird, who held the year at May.
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n a predatory note the writer says that his object in delivering the lectures which are the substance of this volume was to awaken popular interest in the modern study of the sacred books. 'by sketching the history of the processes of investigation, and indicating some of the results which have been so far attained" Casting the lectures into book form gave him the opportunity, of which he has availed himself to expand the treatment of some topics, but the characteristic freedom of style in oral exposition is well preserved throughout. The scope of the whole volume Is sufficiently indicated by the titles of the lectures, as follows: the struggle for freedom of inquiry; the re- vised version; changed views of the law; changed views of prophecy; the gospels and the early history of Christianity; the first three gospels; the fourth gospel; the Bible and the Church
 As a concise historical review of the changes of thought concerning the Bible under the influence of the advance of knowledge, the first part of this book merits high praise A lively description is given of the criticisms and apologetics of the eighteenth and nineteenth centu- ries, from John Locke down to Prof. liar mack. The lecture on the revised version
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-26
BY oR1soN swETT WARDEN.

Not a cent for a drunkard! have all I can do to assist those who are worthy. How dare you ask me for money, when you know you will go straight to a rumshop with it?''
 Try me-" he replied, as he bit his lips; "try me-"
 Down into his vest pocket went the hand of the merchant, bringing forth a five dollar bill. Handing 1t over he said earnestly:
 'T will try you, but if am deceived as have been so often"
 You won't be MT. Merritt" interrupted the man; you won't be. Your kindness will make a man of me-"
 He grasped the hand of his benefactor, and, in a checking voice, promised to re- form and to let him know.
 It was late in the afternoon of the same day. the merchant philanthropist was about to leave his office He had been very busy all day partly with the de- mands of his business, partly with the claims of the poor. A fine looking man of about 35 was his last caller.
 What can I do for you, sir?' MT Merritt asked, just a trace of impatience in his voice.
 q have called" said the stranger. to show you that have kept my promise" What promise? Who are you?"
 "Why MT. Merritt don't you remember me? called only this morning."
 This morning! I never saw you be- fore in my life.'
 merry smile brightened tho dark face of the caller. His clean-shavened features would alone have prevented recognition. Rut in addition to fresh shave, he had fresh linen, a well blackened pair of shoes, plain but neat clothing and a trim hat. These had worked a transformation in his appearance marvellous to behold. It required earnest assurances on his part to convince Mir. Merritt that the two call CTS were one and the same man. He ex- plained in a few words Fired with an earnest determination to reform, he had spent several hours in tidying up. His first investment was a good bath. Next he patronized a barber, then a ready made clothing dealer then a haberdasher, With his last 25 cents he had purchased a comfortable meal. Not a cent had gone for liquor.
 So delighted was the philanthropist with the result of his experiment that he pro- cured work for the man in the offices of Funk & Wagnalls, publishers of the Voice, addressing envelopes at t5 cents per hundred.
 Do you know who that man is?" asked Sam Small. the noted Prohbitionist. as