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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-15
Authnr Of Worlds Fair Mymn.

The selection of the veteran poet,
Edmund Clarence Stedman, to write
the worlds fair hymn, seems to have
been a popular choice, When me
question was asked who should be IN
yited to undertake a work of such mo-
ment, the name Of Mr.. stedman was
suggested from many quarters.
The poem has now been completed
and set to music by John X. Paine, q
Harvard university. Permission to
hear this notable composition is with
held from the public until the opening
day Of the exposition. but that an nn-
usual treat is in store for them Is as
sured
Poems hy Mr.. steadman have been
used for musical settings Of several OF
the most distinguished American com
posers and he is especially gifted IN
lyric composition. The song for the
worlds fair Is considered his best EFFORT
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-15
NORTHERN PACIFIC
Time Card oi Trains

ALut6 NtsFu ot AIWtus
PORTLAND
Leaves Arrives
Puget Sound Limited,7;sS m s:tS pm
Kansas City-St. Louis
Special .,........Ii:i0 am Gte pm
North Coast Limited $50 m TOO IN
Tacoma and Seattle Night
Express !, ,......tliAS m s:ue , N
Take Puget Sound Limited or North
Coast Limited for Gray's Harhor paints
Take Puget Sound Limited for olym'
pta direct.
Teke Puget Sound Limited or kan
sas City-St Louis Special for points
on South Bend branch.
Double daily train service ON 0ray's
Harbor branch.
Four trains daily between Portland.
Tacoma and Seattle
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-15
NITRO GLYCERINE EXPLOSION
ACTS LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE

life laborer 200 yards away from
,ha exnlosion had his leg so BADLY
shattered that II was later amputated,
THE nroperty loss is about $4,000 The
cause Of the explosion Is mystery
II shook the country for miles around
as though an earthquake had occurred
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-15

Oakland. Cal, March ii-An explo-
sion of nitro glycerine in the washing
house Of the California Giant Powder
works on the bay shore at Soorante
shortly after noon today killed two men
and crippled a third. The fact that
most Of the employees We're away 10
lunch accounts for the small loss OF
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-15
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-15

A wheelman's tool bag isn't complete
without bottle of Dr. Thoma' Elec-
.ric OH. Heals cuts. bruises, stings'
sprains. Monarch over pain.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-28
ROBBED BANK IN DAY
THIEF CALMLY, MAKES OFF WITH
 $1,0<0.
At the Time One of thu Largest Stock holders of the InsN tuition Sat
 Quietly at His D ak in the Bank.

Scottsboro. Nov. 27.-(Special.) )-The Bank of Stevenson. In the upper end of this county. was robbed yesterday of $1,o00-aIl the money in the cash drawer at the time. This makes twice in the past two months that this banx has been robbed and on both occasions it was in broad day light.
 Charley Alston. cashier of the bank, left his position at the cashiers desk to go up the street for few moments to attend to some important business He left Hon. w. H Bogart who Is one of the largest stockholders of the bank. in the office where he has desk. Dur ing the absence of MT. Alston some one walked in and helped himsedf. Mir. Bogart did not pay any attention to who it was as he was busily engaged. and thought 1t was MT. Alston. The robbery is considered one of the bold est ever perpetrated in the county, having been done while the streets were full of persons passing the bank and m the broad light of day.
 As soon as MT. Alston returned. which was but a few moments after wards. he discovered the theft and gave the alarm. but no clue could be found. Bloodhounds were telegraphed for to Chattanooga and they are now on tho scene. but up to the present writing nothing has developed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-28
CURBOW-CLAPP MARBLE co.
PAVING BIDS WANTED.

Sealed proposals made in duplicate win b. received by the undersigned until 1z o'clock noon. Monday. December 18th, 1s04. for paw ing the sidewalks of Madison Avenue, from the west side of Bainbridge street to the west side of Jackson street, according 10 Bids to be accompanied by certified check for Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars City. Council reservfng the option to pay for said work In bnnds at par value or caens : also reserving the right to reject any and, all bids. Tg s.T
 For paving the sidewalks on both sides Of Mildred street. from the. west side or street, according to specifications in the City Engineers office. Bids to be accom- panied. by certified check for Two Hun dred and Fifty Dollars. City Council re- serving the option to pay for said work in bonds at par value or cash. also rsssrving
 For paving the sidewalks on both aides of Hull street, from the south side Of Wash- ington st-eet to the north siie of Jefferson Davis Avenue according to specifications in the office of the City Engineer. Bids to be accompanied by a certified check forf I've Hundred and Fifty Dollars. City Council reserving the option tq pay for said work ing the right to reject any and all bids.
 For paving the sidewalks on both sides of Monroe street. from the east side Of Bainbridge street to the west side of Jack son street. according to specifications in the City Engineers office Bids to be ac- Hundred and Fifty Dollars. City Council reserving the option 10 pay for said work in bonds at par value or cash; also reservina the right to reject any and all bids.
 R. s. WILLIAMS, x su- mo -thu-f1 City Treasurer.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-28
THE Loss OF MANUsCRIPT.
Dr. c. J. Owens Secures Verdict Asains
 Southern Express.


 Anniston. Nov. 27.-(special )-Dr. Clarence J. owens was allowed full damage of $1.50o in a decree handed down by Judge Coleman in Anniston City Court yesterday. The decree de- cides the case of Dr. Owens vs the Southern Express Company, which has been pending In the court several weeks. The suit was brought for $1.500. and the full amount was allowed It was for the loss of manuscript of a text book on South Carolina litera- ture. book which pr. Owens had spent three years in preparing and had fre- quented the best libraries of the State on many occasions to secure data for this work. The book was to have been published by Editor Gonzales of The State of Columbia. S. c, and was in- terrupted by his tragic death at tho hands of Lieutenant- Governor James H. Tillman. It was expressed to Dr. owens here and he has not received 1t yet.
 Clarence Ray. a negro wanted in Jef- ferson County on a charge of larceny from the Southern Railway Company. has been carried to Birmingham from this place. When discovered Ray was serving sentence on the streets of this city for trivial charge
 Master Gorden. the little son of MT. and Mrs. E. L. Hubbard of this city. died at 10:30 o'clock yesterday morning at Weaver's Station.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-28
NEGRo,s HEIRS SUE.
Claim Adirondack Homes of Moxgan
 vanderbilts and WeodruR.

ClaiA Adirondack Homes of Moxgan,
 vanderbilts and Weodru2. x Newport Special to The World Heirs of the late George T.Downing. owner of the Downing block on Bellevue vaenue which is said to be the best paying property in New. port, have. through Rufus L. Perry, q New York lawyer. instituted proceed. ings to recover thousands of acres ot land in St. Lawrence, Clinton, Jeffer' son, Louis. Essex and Hamilton coun. ties irS New York state which are now held by Timothy L. Woodruff, Alfred .G. Vanderbilt. J. Pierpont Morgan ant other millionaires.
 It is claimed that the Adirondack region. which the heirs seek to recover. were originally purchased from the natives by Gerrit Smith. the American Abolitionist. Mir. Perry says he is ir possession of original deeds dated 1S4S. transferring for a consideration of q various Adirondack tracks from Gerrit Smith to different negroes and finally to George T. Downing.
 Downing at one time was the best known negro in America For many years he was the keeper of the restau- rant of the House of Representatives in Washington.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-28
Re.lde.ce Destroyed by Fire.

Florence |, Nov. 27.-{Special. )--The handsome residence of Capt. J. B. Will son on Wood Avenue, valued at from s7,oo0 to $S.0oo, was burned yesterday morning at o'clock. The fire caught from the furnace and when Mrs. Will son, who was the only member of the family up. came down stairs, the flames had made great headway. Captain Wilson and his sons escaped partly clothed and hatless. Nothing was sav- ed. The house and furniture were in- sured for $4,5o0 with the Dillard Insur- ance Company, This represents about half the loss. as, many valuable pieces of old furniture were burned which cannot be replaced.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-28
BArIISTS ADJOURN
STATE CONVENTION OF NEGROE! CLOSES MEETING.
Pulpits in Various Montgomery Churches for Negroes Filled Yes- terday by Visiting Delegates. lI
 Sessi0n was successful.g D.


 The thirty seventh annual session aof the Colored Baptist Convention for Alabama closed with services last night at the Dexter Avenue, Baptist Church. Many delegates F left last night for their homes.- declaring this session to have been the most success full in the history of the. Colored Rap- tist Church in Alabama .a 3sls-. .I
 Yesterday morning, the various churches for negroes ofs all ;denomtna- rtions had in their >scpits visiting dele gates to the convention. fs
 At the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church a special and exemplary Sun day School meeting was conducted by Rev. L. w. Galloway, District Mis- sionary for the American Baptist Pub lication Society.
 At il o'clock at the same church, the conventional sermon was preached by Rev. J. Q. A. Wilhite, President of the Convention.
 At 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon del egates to the convention held a great educational rally. Speeches were de- iiyered by Prof. W. B. Paterson, Revs T. L., Jordan, A. N. McEwen. c. F. Johnson and Prof. R. B.. Hudson in which the work of the denominational college at Selma was lauded. At the night meeting sermon was preached by Rev. William Madison. At the close of his address. Prof. R.. B. Hudson rendered the thanks of the convention to the Baptist Ministers Union of Montgomery and its Chair man. Rev W. W. Colley, D. D., for the excellent preparations made for the convention. Thanks were also ex- tended to the churches of other de- nominations and to the various rail- roads entering Montgomery.
 The convention began it's sessions in Montgomery on Wednesday. The meet ing ia said to be the most successful from a financial viewpoint than any meeting of similar nature ever held in the State.
 The next session of the Convention win be held in Mobile.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-28
He Took It Back.

Harpers weekly.
 In a certain town of western Massa- chusetts two of the most prominent citizens age a Methodist brother and Presbyterian brother. These are neighbors and. for the most part, dwell on good terms. except when they try to effect an exchange of horses or to talk religion.
 On one occasion the two had traded horses, and although the outcome rankled in the breast of the Metho- dist, they had met and started a dis cussion on the subject of predestina- tion. As usual an altercation ensued when the Methodist lost control of himself. With mixed emotions con corning horse trades and John Calvin in his mind, he suddenly exclaimed;
 You're robber. liar and Pres byteriani"
 This proved too much for the Pres byterian and fight began. in which the Presbyterian got the best of 1t. As he sat upon his prostrate opponent. pumping his head against the ground. he. said;
 Take it back. take 1t back, or I'll bump your foolish head oq.''. "Ili take 1t back. gasped the van-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-28
WEDNESDAY, NIGHT. Charles Hawtrey in "A Message from
 Mars"

Tn "A Message from Mars which Charles Hawtrey and his English com pany numbering thirty, are to present at the Montgomery Theatre Wednes- day night there is a reliable promise of a comedy that should receive enthu- siastic welcome from all classes of theatre goers.
 When Charles Frohman introduced MT. Hawtrey and his company at the Garrick Theatre in New York, he had allotted only eight weeks for It's run. but the public demand compelled con- tinuance throughout the season.
 MT. Hawtrey Is unquestionably the most distinguished of England g younger comedians.
 Seat sale opens this morning 3 o'clock. Adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-28
Funeral of Mrs. Keiser.

The funeral of Mrs. J. A. Keiser. the woman who shot and fatally wounded Miss Nellie Edwards at woodlawn Friday evening and then killed herself on an electric car com ing into the city, took place toay. Mrs. Keiser was a Miss Lois Luttrell, and lived with her parents at Strawberry Plains. a section of Knoxville. Tenn, Up to a few weeks ago she was a young woman of good looks but since her marriage her health failed. There is no doubt but that her mind was disarranged and that her plan was to kill the young lady of whom she was insanely jealous and then return to her home and commit suicide by poison.
 Miss Edwards cannot possibly re- cover. though physicians have been by her bedside ever since the wound was inflicted Friday evening. Her many friends are making constant in- quiry as to her condition. The physi- clans this morning were encouraged at the condition of the young woman and while they express hope to the family. thcy say that the wound Is a dangerous one. An operation Is being considered to extract the bullet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-28
Meeting of Huntsville U. D. c.

. Huntsville, Nov. 27.-(Special.)- )-The Daughters of the Confederacy held a business meeting yesterday afternoon and heard the report of the committee hat managed the carnival. The report showed that the sum of $500 was clear ed by the Daughters of the Con- federacy This sum will be added to the Confederate monument fund. More than $150 has been subscribed by citi- gems during the past month and the organization will soon be ready to let a contract for a monument costing several thousand dollars.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-28

McAIpine, Mrs. D. D. Johnston with Mrs. Erwin Craighead; Nineteenth Gen. tury Club. Miss Katherine Earle with Mrs. Psllans. Miss Emma Leedy with Mrs. H. R.~vass: Quest Club, Mrs. w. H. 3Weich with Mrs. R. A. Rush, Mrs. J. T. HarwefI with Mrs. c. J. Torrey: Anna rinth Club, Miss Henrietta Wilcox with Miss Aunspaugh, Miss Corrie Handley with Mrs. George Stone.
 Immediately following the conven- ton of the Federatio of women,s Clubs will come the sixth conference of Aiabanta Daughters of the American Revolution, also to be held in Elks' Home. The functions for the delegates to this conference will consist of an al : ternoon tea on Friday by Mrs. Hortense Batre, President of Alabama Society of Colonial Danes. At night reception
 will be rendered by the Athelstan Club. At Dwight. forty miles north of Mo- bile, on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, fire was discovered in the blaming mill of the Vinegar Bend Lumber Company. The entire blaming mill. with two com plete sets of machinery, with a new engine and 100000 feet of dressed lurn- Der in the house. together with as much rough lumber on the yard and an im- mense tank and frame. was destroyed. It was only by hard work that the big mill plant and tracks was saved The fire originated from sparks from the engine of the mill The loss Is about $40,000, with no insurance. The Vine gar Bend Lumber Company has It's shipping once here and Is engaged largely in export trade to the Southern |.islands and South America.
  Noah Williams. an aged negro, we'll known among the white residents. was found dead this morning at hls home corner Hamilton and New Jersey Streets. Coroner Hirschfield investi- gated and found death due to natural causes.
 Sometime between midnight and morning the residence of Mrs Murray BIO South Clairborne, was burglarized Considerable wearing apparel and val uable jewelry and some money was taken.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-28
MONTGOMERY THEATRE. TO-Night. The Daintiest and Brightest Opera,
 kfnnIlx- NnHAnln O

@DOlAy taf0en
 Stange & Edwards's successful opera now in its second season, has played extended engagements in all of the principal cities each year. and although others have come and gone the critics still declare Dolly" to be prettier, 9 little more musical, and little better on the whole than any of them.
 The music Is ambitious. tuneful. ana effective, while the book has clear defined plot, which holds the interest to the final curtain. This beautiful opera comes to the Montgomery The atre tonight.
 The cast includes Miss Maud Rollins in the title role: Miss Rena Aubrey. MT. Tom Daniels. MT. Frank Huff. MT. Ray mond Yungman. and other members Of the company who appeared here last season.
 Seats now on sale.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-28
ARRESTED AS DEsERTER.
Oran Sublett Charged With Having Taken French Leave from Army

l Scottsboro. Nov 7.-tSpecial) J. | Scottsboro was greatly surprised yes terday by the arrest of Oran Sublett, late of the firm of Sublett & Padgett. About two months ago Sublett left town and nothing was heard of him for several weeks. Then 1t was learned that he had joined the army. and was stationed at Fort Moure, near Balti- more. Md.
 Friday Sublett arrived in town and yesterday John Barrett, policeman received a letter from the War Depart ment in Washington. saying that Sub lett had deserted and offering re- ward of $50 for his arrest. Barrett immediately arrested Sublett and placed him In jail. Sublett was married a short time before he left here, and his young wife Is nearly heart-oroken his arrest He Is prominently connect ed in the county.
 George T. Shelly and Mrs. Sue Err win of GurIey were married In Gurley, Nov. 24. J. W. Bartee. officiating.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-28
TUESDAY NIGHT. >.A IS.vAA~ Ra sSE[ APPv

Joe Murphy, the stage veteran Of years, comes to the Montgomery Thea Ire Tuesday night. and will present his famous Irish drama, Kerry Cow"
 The dove cote, the horse race. upon which depends fortune. and the real istic blacksmith shop, assist in mak- ing the play realistic and interesting.
 The appearance of this well known comedian is always looked forward to with interest, as he has come to be accepted by many as a leading expon- ent of the Irish drama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-28

It is authoritatlvely stated In Berlin
 that the reasons which induced the late Prince Herbert Bismarck to defer the publication of the third volume of his fathers memoirs stlll obtain and that this volume. which deals chiefly with EatItte modern history. will not be pub lished until after the death of the pres ent Emperor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-28
Vessels Must be Disinfected.

Victoria, Mexico. Nov. Ex-Governor Arduelles of the State of Tamaulipas, on learning of cases resembling yellow fever in Cuba, passed an order that vessels arriving at Tampico from Cuba be disinfected and cleared before enter ing that port.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-28
FIRE IN STEAMSHIP.
For q Time Great Destruction wal
 Threatened by Flames.

Threatened by FIsmes.
 New York. Nov. 26.-Fire seriously damaged the steamship Finance Of the Panama Railroad and Steamship Com pany's line. and for time threatened the Excelsior. owned by the Southern Pacific Company and the North Amer lea of the Veloce Line, as the vessels were lying tonight in the Erie basin waiting to go into dry dock
 The three vessels were empty and were lying close together and the Fi- nance between the other two when flames broke out In her hold and spread rapidly between decks. Before the Ex- celsior could be lowed away she mad been searched and her decks were slixhtlv burned. Her damage Is not great. The damage to the Finance Is between s25,oOO and $So.ooo. There was only a few men aboard and all es- caped.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-28
'SEABOARD AIR LINE
WILL SOON RUN RAssENGER TRAINS TO BIRMINGHAM.
The Line Hss Deea ComD1eted, and 1t Win Mean nEsch te the yeher-
 son Cnpstal and the Sur rouunAanw District.

Birmingham, Nov. 27.--tspecial.) .)- The completion of the seaboard Air Line Railroad between Atlanta and Birmingha and the running of trains to this point. which is now fact, means much in the railroad world and for Birmfng gham in particular. There Is no doubt but that there is close alliance between the Chicago and Rock Island and the Frisco Systems and the Seaboard. in fact 1t is believed to be one family.
 The alliance gives outlets at Chicago on the great lakes, at Denver in the west. at EI Paso in the Southwest. at Portsmo,ith, Va, the Atlantic tide-wa- ter. and at Tampa, the Gulf tidewater. Birmingham, with it's immense trahic, will be benefited by being given addi- tional outlets to the West and to the exporting points for its. many products. Freight trains will be running on the new Seaboard after today. s
 Within a very few weeks passenger trains will be on the line. Already passenger trains are being, run between Atlanta and Coal City,. Ala, and the road between Coal City and Birming- ham yet a little rough will be put into shape. The alliance between the rail- roads named make 1t one of the strong est systems in the United states today. being a line through the richest DOT tions of the South. Southwest. West and Northwest.
 It is believed now that . line will be built from about Eufaula, Ala. to the Birmingham district and thus soltdify the conditions between the Birming- ham district and the gulf tidewater.
 High ofhcers of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad will be tn Birmingham in the next few days and passenger train with guests from Birmingham and other points on the line will be run. The advent of the -seaboard Air Line Railroad Into Birmingham gives another line from this city to Atlanta besides another line to the East.
 Tomorrow morning Local Agent Phinney. who has been here for some days now will take charge of the freight depot erected on Avenue A and Twentieth Street and organize ,his forces. The freight trains will be com ing in right away. though for few days fast time will not be considered at all Agents in the East for the seaboard are at work securing busi- ness. ~
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-28

having a surplus. Accumulated pic iron to the amount of 35.o00 tons was held by this company during the dull period and has been moved eff at the high prices. ' esfs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-28
VIII Continue "open shop"

There Is a positive assertion on the part of the furnace operators that they will operate their coal mines on the ,"open shop" plan and indication point to the operators carrying out their proposition. It was believed few weeks ago that with high prices In effect for pig iron that the operators might concede something to the union miners, but the reiteration that the "open shop plan shall prevail brings forth another picture and 1t would now appear that the struggle is going to be a long drawn out one. The United Mine Workers of America. Alabama District 20. is spending no less than $50,o00 a month. tine greater portion of which amount Is being furnished by the national organization.