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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (June 17, 1904)
PAGE EIGHT. THE MORNINQ ASTORIAN, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1904. THE COUNCIL WILL DECIDE Two Reports to 6c Made on Pro posalj for Buying and Building . New City Hall. PLANS FOR NEW BUILDING Kuujgh Draft Prepared of the Structure Which Will Cost IjtSH.OOO-Arrnnjfmcnt of the Various Offices. Tb council will, at IU meeting lion. Aay Right, decide the Tlty hll pro posal one way or the other. Yester day the committee on public property and way and mean held a meeting at the city ball where they talked over the matter with Architect Bchacht The Flavel proposal waa thoroughly discussed, and but one of the Ave coun cilman conatitutlnr the two commit tee declared himaelf In favor of It The councilmen who attended the meeting were Messrs. Nordstrom, Han aen, Burn a, Kaboth and Lebeck. The session waa devoted principally to consideration of the offer of Captain FlaveL The matter waa presented to the committees by Councilman Nord atrom, who offered In support of hla view three numerously algned peti , liana favoring purchase of the Flavel , block. He explained that he waa ac tuated merely by a desire to eee the council make the beat possible pur chase, and thought the flavel offer better than the proposal for a new hail The four other councilmen did not agree with him. They thought the Flavel offer an excellent' one, but not for the city. In their opinion, the building waa not suited to the need of the city, and they argued that the council might aa well establish the city headquarters In the old brick en tine house aa in the Flavel building. The discuaalon waa most friendly throughout, and Councilman Nord strom, while stoutly maintaining his position, said he believed alt the other gentlemen were honestly of the opln Ion that the new hall should be built It waa finally decided that the ma Jorlty members, Messrs. Kaboth, Han. sen. Burns and Lebeck, should present a majority report to the council Mon day night In favor of the erection of the new building, while Councilman Nordstrom should present a minority report favoring purchase of the Flavel brick. The opposing interests will present their views to the council, and that body will reach a final decision. Plan of the New Hall. Architect Bchacht presented at the conference yesterday a rough sketch of the proposed new hall. The building will be very attractive In appearance and quite conveniently arranged. The basement will be of stone, with the entrance on Duane street To the right of this entrance will be the police office and the private office of the chief of police, and directly behind the chiefs office a ceil for women. To the left of the entrance will be cells, of which one is to be padded. The Jail arrangement takes up the north half of the basement, while the south half of the basement will be used for a boiler and furnace room and for other similar purposes. To the first floor there will be two entrance on on Sixteenth street and the other on Duane street. The offices of the auditor, treasurer and clerk of the water board. U'trlbrT with the police court will be located on this floor, through which spacious hails will run. Between the onVe-x of the auditor and treasurer there will b two vault, and a vault in connectio; with the office of the clerk of th water board. The ortVe of the auditor will probably b located In the north west corner of th building, the first office at the Sixteenth street entrance On the second floor will be the office of the city attorney, the mayor, tne street superintendent and the city sur veyor. The public library will have spaee on this floor, as will the council chambers. Th library and council chambers will each be S5xJ7 feet The plana roughly drawn by Mr. Bchacht call for a building which will cost, complete. $!8,WH. OBJECTS TO THE STREET Dr. Fulton Files Protest Against Acceptance of Franklin Ave nue Improvement WORK NOT PROPERLY DONE Property Owner Will Refuse to Pay for the Itepalr Unless the Macadam la Installed In Good Order. Kowlen, Gertrude Upshur, Morris Adair. McClure Violet Lock hard, Nora Hill, Lennah Parker. Emm Wootten, Dorothy Montgomery, Fred Johnston. Henry Sklbb. Ruby Bremner, Myrtle Khahour, Sit ton Unvllle, Myrtl gklbbe. Harry Hoefler. oiney Soulu Pantaja, Charlie Thompson, Dekla Welk. SUE FOR DAMAGES. MUST PAY FOR CRIME. Portland Murderer Has Been Charged With First Degree Murder. Portland, Jun 16. "Murder In th first degree" waa the complaint Blea in the circuit court about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon by Deputy District Attorney Adam against Frank Gug llelmo, who killed pretty Freda Ouar ascia. Gugllelmo, who had up to that time been confined at the city Jail, un der guard of a policeman, waa imme diately transferred to the county Jail. This morning Gugllelmo was ar ralgned before Judge George, to an swer to the horrible charges which he faces. Through his attorney, Judge Cameron, he asked to have until next Tuesday to enter hla plea. This re quest was refused by the court and the criminal was given until tomorrow morning to plead. At his arraignment tomorrow the date of his trial will be set '. The, official are dealing with this criminal aa Vapidly as they can. No time, will be lost until the last step I taken, to have the desperado brought to Justice. , He was not arraigned In the municipal court, as information was filed direct. The information against the slayer waa filed in the circuit court imme diately after the Inquest was held over the remains of the dead girl who had refused to accept the hand of the Italian saloonkeeper. Only sufficient evidence was taken at the Inquest yesterday to show to the Jury that Freda Guarascia came to her death by a bullet wound, the revolver from which was fired the fatal shot be ing held In the hands of Frank Gug llelmo. HERMI8 WON SUBURBAN. The Picket Nosed Irish Lad Out of Second Place. New York, June 16. Hermls, owned by Edward B. Thomas, easily won the Suburban handicap at Sheepshead Bay today. The son of Hermence was never headed, and won, under a perfect ride by Arthur Redfern, in 2:05 the best time on record for the Suburban, and two-fifths of a second slower than the track record of 2:04 1-5. Irish Lad, the public favorite, finished third, nosed out of second honors by The Picket. Thirty thousand people assembled at the Long island course to view the twenty-first running of the $20,000 classic. Perfect racing weather pre vailed. Dr. J. A- Fulton la very much dis satisfied with the manner In which the Improvement of Franklin avenue from Ninth to Twelfth street baa been made, and has filed notice upon the rtreet committee cf the council that he will refuse to pay for the street If It Is accepted in its present condition. The good doctor says he does not mind being cheated Just a little, but he has no use for highwaymen. His letter Is as follows, and yesterday was filed with Auditor Anderson: Astoria, June 16. To. the Commit tee on Streets and Public Ways Gen tlemen: You are hereby notified that I will not pay for the Improvement of my property on Franklin, avenue be tween Ninth and Twelfth streets in the city of Astoria, and will enjoin your committee from accepting the street In Its present unfinished and notoriously bad condition. I shall In sist upon the crossings being laid upon the macadam, as the contract calls for; I shall Insist that the top dress ing be properly applied and rolled. and I shall insist on the street, when accepted by your committee, being at least a fairly good example of & prop erly macadamised street , ' "From the beginning the work don on this street has been notoriously bad and in violation of the specifications and contract, and as it at present Stst pf Colorado and Oovsrner Pa body in Deal of Trouble. Denver, Jun Former Governor Charles S. Thomas Is preparing papers In behalf of James F. Burns, president and manager of th Portland mine, in the damage suit which Burns will bring against Governor Peabody, Ad jutant General Bell and th stat of Colorado for $400,000 for th closing of th Portland mln by th military. Attorneys Richardson and Hawkins, acting for Charles H. Moyer, president of the Western Federation of Miners, ar drafting papers in th suit for $50,000 damages which Moyer Is to III against Governor Peabody, Adju tant uenerai Bell and th state of Colorado. M oyer's action is based on a charge of false and Illegal Impris onment by th military authorities. acting under th proclamation of mar tial law for San Miguel county. "WHITE HOUSE" shoes for Men "WHITE HOUSE" shoes for Women Have yoa seen them? You can get them at" The 99 P. S. Some New Things In Ladles Spring JacKets Feels Effect of Brutal Assault , Baker City, June llChlef of Police Kilburn of this city is seriously ill. He was attacked and beaten almost to death several months ago by a prisoner whom he had arrested, and ever since men ne tiaa been In poor health. He Is suffering now from partial paralysis i of the face and one side of his body. At the time of the attack made by the prisoner he waa not expected to re cover, but, being a man of wonderful vitality, he rallied. A. V. ALLE Headquarters for N WILL NOT MAKE CANVAS. Senator Fairbanks Not After Vio Presidential Nomination, Washington, D. C, June Accord ing to authentic unofficial sources at Jars the White House, Senator Fairbanks stands is a disgrace to any commun-as In no way altered the silent attl- ai present it resembles much ! tude he has maintained from the be lly. more nearly a coblestone street than j ginning as to his nomination for the it does a macadamized one. I will 'vice nr.iM.ni h. ...i.n- ticket. He is not a candidate and will not submit to your accepting the street while It is covered with cobble stones and rocks, and will Insist on th street having, when accepted by you, a smooth, well rolled surface which Is fre from rocks. "I am willing to pay for reasonably good work, and will not kick If 1 am swindled Just a little, and If it is done In a neat, businesslike way; but when one attempts to call a thing like that on Franklin avenue a finished macad amlred street. It Is godng too far, and will not submit to It. For your In formation I will say that, while I am perhaps the only one who Is send- ng you legal notice, there ar many others who are not going to pay for the street unless It Is finished In a decent manner. "J. A. FULTON." Th Improvement was made by Con tractor Palmberg, and cost $3474. DELEGATES ARE SELECTED. EYE STRAIN 18 the most common cstiseof thoue nervous headaches that your doctor does not reach. Dullness, dartiug pains id the eve-balls or temples, smarting or burning sensation, tht eyes become ml and lids inflamed, quivering of lids and jerking of muscles in und around the eyes. Do you vr have dsrk spots float ing before your eyee? Does th sun and wind hurt them? Do you hav a sltspy feeling and desire to olos th eyes when reading? Blurring of vision or lines and letters running together? It yon feel Any of these distressing symptoms, have yonr eves examined and see what comfort and relief you will lind when properly fitted with glasses. KATIIEUINK WADE, Oraduute OpUoian; AT THE OWL DRUG STORE. Partial List of Thos Who Will Choos Goddess of Liberty. Nearly all of the schools entitled to representation at the Fourth of July convention, which will be held tomorrow afternoon at the A. O. U. W. hall, have been chosen. The Con vent of the Holy Names has failed to announce Its four delegates thus far, but will probably do so today, and there are three delates to be se Jectea for Oiney school. The delegates from the other schools have been an nounced as follows; Alderbrook Mary Hennlngsen, Ida Wahlgren, Edith Benson, Ada Jack son. Adair Nellie Kimball, Florence Johnson, Cornellle Bue. Florence Dwy er, Wllma Young, Edith Davies, Ella Gamble, Willie Morton, lHabell Downle, Cellan MoHher. Shlveiy Alice Fox, Warren Morse, Jennie Heltanen, Fred Cordlner, Viola Lush, Helen Taylor, Gladys Coyle, Mil dred Smith, Dorothy Thomson, Edwin Short. Taylor Alfred Thompson, Lulu Pan taja, Jennie Welk, Roue Mattson. High school Harvey Allen, , Ellen not permit a hand to be turned for the honor. He will accept the nomination If It comes to him without a fight and with the evident desire of the repub licans of th country. He will not al low the use of his name for the place If there is to, be a fight. The Indiana republicans will do nothing for him at Chicago except to vote for him. They will understand that they are not to do any booming and soliciting of votes. Their loyalty to and support of Sen ator Fairbanks must be as full of dig nity as his own position. That describes the vice presidential situation as it revolves around the sen ator from Indiana. The Hltt boom appears to have run its course, and Speaker Connon stands firm against the use of his name. One of his best friends said at the White House that he was confident Speaker Cannon would not accept the namlnatlon If it were tendered him. This was Representa tive "Pete" Hepburn of Iowa, one of the really big men of the house. "Mr, Cannon means Just what he says when he declares that he will refuse the nomination If offered him," said Mr, Hepburn, who had been talking with the president about an army promotion. "I know how resolute he Is, and he would refuse It quickly. He Is a good deal better off where he is, even if he is the leader of the minority, than he would be If vice president." Mr. Cannon was reminded that Pres. ldent Roosevelt objected to his nomina tion to the vice presidency. "Yes, but there was not the same pre determination on his part as there Is In the case of Mr, Cannon." Mr, Hepburn called on the president to ask him to promote to brigadier general Colonel Henry Dunwoody of the signal corps. Colonel Dunwoody has been In the army 42 years and Is the second colonel on the list of officers of that rank. Senator Fairbanks' close friends in Indiana, and it was one of these who called at the White House, say they hope he will be nominated at Chicago, If he Is there will be precipitated a red hot fight for his place In the senate, Maton Jars, pints, per doxsn ...... ...,,,.,60o Mason Jars, quarts, pr doxn jfa Msson Jars, half gallons, per doxsn .,..95 Jar Rubbers, per doxsn Bo and lOo Jar Caps, per dozen , 3 AL80 WIDE-MOUTH JARS AND JELLY GLASSES. In which the leaders will be Governor Durbln, Representatives Hemenway, Crumpacker, Watson and Charles K. Landls. The fight. It is said, might not conduce to helping the republicans out In November. The opinion Is expressed that If some popular man from Indiana or Illinois should get Into the field and make an active fight he would get the nomlna-. tlon without trouble, In view of the at titude of Senator Fairbanks. William R. Merrlam, former governor of Minnesota and former director of the census, now connected with a large business establishment In New York, paid his respects to the president and remained a short time to discuss poli tics. Mr. Merrlam Is one of the men prominently talked of to succeed Mr. Cortelyou upon th retirement of the latter from the department of com merce and labor. The president has remained silent upon this subject, and It Is doubtful If he has even suggested to Mr. Cortelyou who will take his position. The nam of James R. Gar field Is still among those talked of for the vacancy that Is to be, and a strong Intimation has also been conveyed that the president will select a western man, somebody from the far west. There are three members of the cabinet from west of the Mississippi Secretaries Shaw and Wilson of Iowa and Secre tary Hitchcock of Missouri, but the far west and the Pacific coast are without representation. The president will cure this soon after the November election. The Cortelyou vacancy will no doubt be the only one until next winter, when sceveral cabinet officers may retire. woman, about (C, shabbily dressed, although of good family, and alway carried a heavy bag. Every Berliner knew her, and no on molested th poor, demented creature. Her story i tragic. Many years ago eh was be trothed to a navy surgeon, and shortly after her engagement she received news that he was drowned at sea. Her mind became unhinged, and since the- day of th fatal news sha has wandered along Unter den Linden, believing that her betrothed would return to Berlin, driving through the Brandenburger Thor. In th heavy bag she carried what she believed waa a suit of cloth, for which her lover would exchang hla sea-stained garmenta London Daily Telegraph. BERLIN'S MARINE BRIDE. "The marine bride,' one of the best known characters In the streets of Berlin, Is dead. She was usually to be seen on Unter den Linden, between Frledrlchstrasse and the Brandenbur ger Thor. 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