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I 1 V 'N t 1 PAGE EIGHT. ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY,' JANUARY, 3, 1904. OUR ANNUAL. CLEARANCE SALE Now Going Oti. Every Article In the Stnro Rori,,rri Except the following which we arc not allowed to offer at reduced prices: Standard Patterns, Sjool Silk aud Cotton, 0. 1). Oowots, B. W, Collars and Cuffo, Oil Clothing and Kubbor .Good This is Positively the Greatest ofaering of Fine Dry Goods - Clothing - Furnishing Goods - Etc. That Is Annually Placed Before the People of Astoria and Vicinity. We Have Bargains For AU. C. H. COOPER. The Leading House of Astoria. MAYOR'S VETO IS EXPLAINED The Chief Executive Tells Why He Does Not Approve Contem plated Purchase. THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE Until Present City Hall 8it it Sold , New Building Could Not Possi bly B Erected Because of Lack of Funds. At the meeting of the city council at noon tomorrow the veto filed by Mayor Suprenant affecting the ordinance passed for the purchase of the E. A. Taylor property at Sixteenth, Exchange and Duane streets will be brought up for dlsr-osal. If the veto is sustained the ordinance will be killed; should It be overridden, the purchase will be made. Mayor Subtenant raa seen yesterday by a representative of The Astorlan and asked for a more thorough ex planation of hla veto than appears from the Iftai. document Bled with Auditor Anderson. The mayor said: 1 "have vetoer he ordinance for pure lUSi&ml reason. If there la an Impression abroad that I have been act uated to veto the bill because of my poisonal preference for some other city hall location, 1 can say it is erroneous. While I have all along believed some other location would be better adapted to the requirement of the city, I feel ttmt the council, having agreed upon U Taylor site, has settled that partlc ulir lucstlon. I would gladly respect Us rluht in the matter. "lt me say further that I am In fa vor of the construction of a new city hull. I have always favored the Im provement, with proper consideration for our ability to spend the sum neces rary to erect the structure. When we had un offer for our present site w were in position to proceed with the legislation for a .tew building, but the vithdiawal of that offer has entirely .-iianed the aspect of affairs. My veto of ths bill resulted. "Piu-rrase of the Taylor property will necessitate an expenditure of about 15510. The purchase price Is $4000, and beside there is a street improvement shortly to fall due of about 11000. An- other street adjolnfng must soon be re paired, and this will entail an outlay of J '00 more, so that la all the prop- fnUn !i mm ECORATING The quiet, artistic beauty of any home is easily marred by "lack of taste iu wall'Jecorations. "We wish to state that the New Year will find us in a better jwsitiou to do'decorat ing than ever before. New patterns are beginning to arrive, and all we ask is that you favor us with an op portunity to show you the line. B. F. ALLEN Q SON. ?65-7 CommerciaIStreet. Groceries. Hardware. Ship Chandle ry, Paints, Oil and Glass Hardwood Lumber Boat Supplies etc. j& j& j& FISHER BROTHERS Cor. Bond and 12th Sts. . - . Astoria, Oregon rty will cost the city 45500. "After this property is purchased, as will be the case if my veto is not sus tained, the city will be no better off than is at present the case. We will merely have spent 15500 tor thTaylor sits and stilt be confronted with the problem of better city hall facilities. It Is utterly out of the question to talk of building a new halt it the present site Is not sold, for we have no other resources from which to' secure the necessary funds. By purchasing the Taylor property, then, we will accom plish nothing, but. to the contrary, will have thrown away, so far as solution of the city hall problem Is concerned, the sum of $5500. '"It is my opinion that the council has put the cart before the horse. Af ter tne present site is sold we may figure upon a new hall, but until this Is done we must not make any such Investment as that contemplated by the ordinance which I have returned without my approval. I am told that other persons are to make an offer for the present site of the city hall. Upon the presentation of that offer and lie acvet tiMire, It will be the duty of (he council to arrange for a new site, but, pending sale of the property, we must rvt make other Investments. I believe it will be generally, agreed that the council has made an admirable showing ilmii.it the past two years, and I dislike very nuch to see any laxity In the con duct of the municipality at this late date. I sincerely trust members of the ro'iiicll will realise the error made." M iyor Suprenant added that. If the Taylor site were bought, the matter of repairing the present structure would slill h before the council. These re pairs will cost In the neighborhood of 7'IW. . The mayor believes that, If the T:iylor property Is not bought, the work of ref.ulrlng the present building should be d-ferrod .'or a few months, In order that the council may have an oppor tunity, If possible, of securing a pur- clmser for the Dresent site. If It Ik impossible for the city to sell, then the present structure must be repaired . The repairs will consist of removing the engine house to another locution, the construction of an entirely new Jail, the installation of a fire-proof vault and the renovation of the offices. Of fices would also be provided for the oily attorney and treasurer, and the auditor's office would be removed to the pround floor. MINERS KILLED Met Foul Play While Carryinj Out Court Instructions. year, but they'll be STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES FLOUR. FEED, PROVISIONS. TOBACCO AND CIGARS....... . ' Supplies of all kinds at lowest rate, for fishermen, Fanners and Logger. i - A. V. ALLEN, Tenth ad Cowmerckl Street ' ASTORIA, OREGON PAINT YOUR FLOORS WITH RUBBER CEMENT FLOOR PAINT we.on Send for Color Carda to W. P. FULLER & CO., Portland, Ore, First National Bank of Astoria ESTABLISHED 1886 Capital and Surplus $100,000 PERSONAL MENTION, H. L. Knight has returned from his eastern trip. Harry Sale, the Young's river farmer. 'va In town yesterday. William Larson was In from hi ranch on the Lewis and Clark y enter day. Mr. and Mrs. John Boyle, of the lewts ifid Clark, were In the city yes terday. Miss Ida Lelnenweber is In Portland visiting with friends. She will re turn tomorrow. 1 Representative and Mrs. J. O. Meg ler were In the city yesterday from their home at Brookfield. Alfred Schroder, grand sub-chief ranger of the order of Foresters for this state, will go to Portland Tuesday to be in attendance at the session of the executive council. Henry Jordan returned to the city last night after an absence of four months in the larger cities of the east. Mr. Jordan went east In order to famil iarize himself with the conduct of the larce ixachlne shops, and his trip proved an Instructive and interesting one. Prof, Round arrived In the city yes terday from South Bend, where he is principal of the public school. In the evening the professor went to Warren ton, where he formerly taught and where he has many warm friends. He will leave tomorrow for the Washing' ton town. They Could Not Iks Smoked Out ami Djuunito Wu Uavd With Bad Results. HuMe. Jan. I, After examining wit nostra this afternoon Coroner Egan continued the Inquest over the bodies of Samuel Olson and Kr4 Plvet who were killed in the Michael Devitt mine last night. It is alleged by dynamite In the hands of unknown persons, until Monday afternoon at two o'clock when the employes of the Montana Ore Pur chasing Company will be questioned as to their side of the alleged underground lynaiolt battle. One of the witnesses, H. V. Wlmtwll head geologist of the nmnlgnmated to- diy testified to discovering vast am ounts of hay In the raise Just above the place where the amalgamated min ers were working and this he declared was burned, the stilling smoke being force I In on the imulgmated men to pi-event them from carrying out the orders of the United States court In risking an Inspection of the MUhuel Devitt to determine how much ore Helnxe Is alleged to have lllestutly ex tracted from the Michael Devitt veins. All evidence adduced at today's hear ing would seem to placo the Dlame en tirely on the men employed by the Rnr- a Company and probably Is particular n Nick TrelOiir, foreman of Rartis Mid Thomas Knowlcs, shift boss of the time mine. RAILROAD PRESIDENT QUITS. s uuing 10 nave two sales a SALES. Don't foreet thaL . Tills is one of 'era. V Start Monday, January 4th 1904. , 25 per cent reduction. On every Man's, Young Men's and Child's SUIT, OVEUCOAT or MACKINTOSH 1 Reduced. N 'Price Cut. The kind of a sale that you read about, but don't often meet with, $10.00 Suit for $7.50. $12.00 Suite for $9.00. $13.50 Overcoats for $10 00. $0.00 Mackintoshes for (6.75. $5.00 Child's Suit for $175, 20 per cent reduction. On all Furninhing, Gents Shoen and Hat.' It's easy to nave money here. $4.00 Suit of Underwear for $3.20. $3.00 Flannel Shirt for $2.i0. $3.50 Pair of Shoes for $2.80. $3.00 Soft Derby Hat for $2.40. , And ho on down the lino oil" on all leather goods. Just so you get that hnbit Trndo with S. DANZIGER a COMPANY ON THE SQUARE. Vslue of 8ilver Increases. Washington, Jan. 2. The quarterly statement of the value of foreign' coins Issued by the director of the, mint, shows .a net increase In the value of silver .02318 cents an ounce. Head of Union Psoifio, H. 0. Burt, Re signs. Omaha, Neb., Jan. 2. Horuce C. Burt, president of the Union I'nt'lfir Railroad, has handed his resignation to the directors. It Is understood that It will be acted on ut the next meeting of the board, which will be held In the near future. '" At Mr. Burt's office It was stated that he will take an extensive trip with Mrs. Hurt for the purpose of obtaining rest. His active railroad service has extended over 35 years, and, It Is stated he feels the need of a complete rest. The trip will be of several month's dur- Uon. President Burt was Appointed to his present position In February, 1S9S, shortly after the receivership of the road was dissolved. A large number of changes and Improvements have been carried through him. Previous to his appointment as presi dent of Ihe Union Pacific system, Mr Hurt was connected with the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad for nearly 30 years. He served In the rapacity of chief engineer and general manager of the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Val ley road, now part of the Nortwestern system, and was later made vice-presi dent of the latter road, in which capac ity he was serving when he came to the Union Pacific. President Burt had nothing to add to the announcement al ready made of his resignation beyond saying that he expected to make his permanent home In Omaha. He also stated that he had no plans , beyond Ins Intentions of traveling for some time. His communication to the board of di rectors. It Is said, mentioned no date on which his resignation Is to take ef fect, leaving the matter with the bourd itnelf , RING OUT THE OLD YEAR RING IN THE NEW it n tt u tt n tt n n tt tt tt tt tt tt tt It will ring so much merrier It will sound so much sweeter It will taste do much better If you fittingly celebrate with 6. II. 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