TIIK MORNING ASTOHIAN. ASTOHIA. (l.r.(.ON. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, igo5. OUNCI L MEETING City Fathers Transact Much Mun icipal Business. LIGHTING CONTRACT PASSED Council Passes Five-Year Electric LiRht ing Contract Over the Mayor's Veto City Physician is Elect ed Ordinances Cons;dered Tlie oily i-oiiiii'il met lat night in regular sos-ion with all members, pre-. Vit except Coumiliniiu l.ohiniii, who i mlim-d in hipitnl with a i-ae oi bloini Unnin. Tin1 minutes of tlie previous meeting were road and unprov ed, and the council pnveeded with the regular order of lmiiH'. The h'tition of Max Stial for a reduction in the license for auctioneer-.. j read and, referred to the committee on health and poli.v. A communication from Judge Rowlhy relating to certain land was referred to the committee on Way and Means. A petition from the property owners on Melbourne avfiiue from Taylor to Alameda streets, a-kins: that the -tree. be improved to a width of forty iVc'. and sidewalks put in on loth side, to gether with other needed iiuprovemeir. was read and referred to the committc- cu streets and the eity siirvvor. A petition by eighteen property own ers for the estab!ihnient of the grade on Hume street w;is referred to the street committee. A communication was read from the East End Improvement Club a-kinn that cows lie sent from runnni at larxe in the citv limits. The matter was re f erred to the Chief of Police. I The Woman's Club presented a com munication a-king that the petition of the Shivtdv Improvement Club lie yrant- l ,.ofi(i.,n I-.--. 1-0.....V.-1I i ""d ti" from the club, the matter was refer red to the committee on public property. A communication from the West End j Improvement Club opiioiii" the rant- proed by the committee on public piiijuMty were allowed: Astoria Elec tric Company, 4(!'2t; 1'oaid & Stoke. .... i-onts, Ceililicates of approval for (he im provcnicnt of Kvhuiij-o street and of ll.iliSson nxciiil' were pic-euted mid tiled. The annual ivport of the A-loii.i Water commission was lead and tiled. The monthly report of the Audit. r and Poliiv Indue for I'cluuaiv was real an.! tiled. The ordinance accepting tlie improve ment of Kxchanue stieet fiom Niiile nth to Twenty lir-t was ivad and the Ic pined number of time mid paed. the oil tank ordinance came up at this time, ami after heine, read and di-ctis-e.l generally was teferred back to the i-oinmitlee on Eire and Water tor tuith.r revision. The provision ichu im; to the installing of oil tanks in tlie stivots can siil the trouble, as many of the cotntcilmeu were oposcd to this.' It is probable that a provision will be made in the ordinance regulating the sie of any tank placed in the street, and also how close such tanks can be placed to one another. ! The or. limine,- providing for the time and manner of .'.evting the city phy d-l ci.ui was read and passed, hiter E. V. PostofTlOC Mohn was elected by the council to erve for the etisiiHi;; year. K. d. Pilk iiigton ami E. '. Molui were tiomiiiat d for the position and on a vote Moim was elected. Five voting for )r. Moim and three for Or. I'ilkingtoti. An ordinance appropriating the sum of ,st;.s,n.7." to piiy for the improvement of l-'ourteeuth street was passed. At this time a communication was lead from Mayor Wise givin-! hi, rea sons ior leiurniiij; tlie live-year con trail for liyhtiiif- the city, without hi approval. A vole was then taken on whether the council would pa-s the measure over the Mayor's veto. Evi dently there was no doubt in the minds of the councilmeu present, as to what vva best to be done, for when the roil was called every man voted aye, and the contract L'iviti" the Astoria Electric rei-etitlv passed by the city council, was brought up by Councilman H.dhind, but uolhitti; was done. The council then ml join lied, . DENOUNCE ENGLAND dom From England. HOLD IMPASSIONED MEETINGS OPPOSE. GILBERT BILL. i Irish Americans Would Gain Free- NEW MI!I. March 5. A icsolul ion was adopted by the Central Eedeiulod I'nion Vcstcldav, ci.llinjj oil the members ol all initial bodies and labor oi-itani'it :ioiis thiouvhoul the countiy to a-k the l'oie;i men in 1 ? 1 1-i i districts to vole against the t.ilbcit bill relating to in jumtioiis, Snipoit was asked tor an! lit i in l till' t toil bill, fathered by the! Vin ii.au federation ot l.ahoi. Andrew Speakcis Denounce Redmond For Hand I'uilisctli. I'le-ident ol the Vtluntici Coast Seamen's I nioii said that the Cil j belt bill ostensibly lessened the pover of couits to giant injunctions in labor! disputes, but legalized injunctions. It i did this, h - said, by providing that the' i'oiirt could grunt injunctions in l.ilmt ! ilisputcs after they were arbitrated inn Over to Libetal Patty, lush Intluence tn Reivnt Elections, Exacting Irish Home Rule BURGLAKS CAPTURED Robbers Apprehended By Postal Inspectors. HAVE STOLEN THOUSANDS I Co mpanv the live-year right, wa pased. An ordinance accepting the improve ment of Harrison avenue from Thirtieth to Thirty-third street was read the see- The ordinance to pay W. A. lioodin tor tlie improvement of I lull i -on avenue was read the -econd time. A resolution to improve Kond street from the West line of Sixth to the s read and ing of the five-year lighting contract. : We-t Hue of M. -..'lure's. was read and tiled. J -'dupted. Liquor licen-es were granted to Lax- j An ordinance appropriating money tot ell & Co., ( barley Wie. Charles Wirk- the impruv ement of Exchange street kla, John Harry, Peter Dottrel, and M. j from Nineteenth to Tvicnty-tir-t wa G. Eranetovich. J 'ead the iii -t time. The following bill approved by th?! An ordinance authoriini: the iuii: committee on health and police, were j mittiv on W ays and Mean to enter in allowed: St. Mary's Hospital, $1.00; H. j t a contrai.-t with tiie A-toiiau Pub Sanliorn. Ift.S"; and O. Peterson. .24.1.). U-hing Company for doing the city The committee on streets and public' printing, was read the first time, ways reported favorably on tlie follow-1 .n ordinance providing lor the sell ing bills which were allowed: City Stir-! jug at auction ,,f ;1n the real i-t;:i-veyor, .l-'',0: Street Snpei intendent. j which the city has -.leipiirr-d ti'le to 133.7.3: Astoria Cru-hi'd Hock Company . 1 under sales for deliniient ,-treet i--Sli.tKi: and the A-toria Elect rie f'om-j .e.-nieiit-. wa read the tir-t time, pany, .4t"8..Vi. ! A resolution to re-e-tabli-h the 'jr.oie In Last Four Months Sixteen Postoftices Have Been Broken Into, and Thou sands of Dollars Was Carried Away by Thieves. The following bill- approved by tiiej committee on Eire and Water were al- j lowed: Astoria Electric Company, 20.C0; Foard & Stoke-. .1.40; S. ill-1 on Irving avenue, iroin tie- East line of Twenty-fifth stre.-t to the W.-tt line of Twenty-eighth vva adopted. A n'-olution to eon t - rite t ;i -ever on more & Comp.my. t'Sjii: I'pperton ; Eighteen! h -tr-et from the North line Tran-fer Company. sT.iki. j , Ciand avenu- to the North line of litiilding permit were granted to S. j Exi-hatiL"' -treet wa- adopleil. II. Willets and J. A. Fulton. The following bills which were ap- The matter of the da nop hall- being in operation, contrary to the ordinance NEW Vi'KK, March In live men j lodged on a technical charge of vagrancy! in the Rockland county, N. V., jail, at) New York City, the postal inspectors of i i 'range, N. I., say they iave capl iied' some of the mo-t daring mill expeit l,iKi diptco "Yegg" bmglais that ever operated in pi .o t ii a the East. The burglar, whoever they may have been, say the inspectors, are ic-ponsildc for the recent scare among po-tma-t rs in -mall towns on both ides of tlie New Yolk-New Jersey line. In the last four months sixteen pel otl'ue. have t.i-n broken into the -,,1-s lacked and thoii-alids of dolhn- in uey ami stamps carried away, ii -pctois Joseph II. Jacob- and Taoi.-.a Mever of the New Yolk "(lice lav I he whole series of clinics to tlie men lodged in t!i j iil. The men give tlc ir name, a- Patii.k I'.urke. Jane-- limderick, Junes I., t laike. .lame. Il.o ki-tt, and J me i I'liri u. ll-,eelo J.leoli- -,1V - that I I, 111. e I'.iiike, and Itloci-iiek bear a i,ii:.ii kab! ; i inbl.m.c to three men in the Ei-; eanted it! half a doe'i state, for vir cm- eriin --. 'I icy are know n, lie Jc dare., a- "Amber Red," "l.itth- l-all-liilly." an,! "'I he Kiooklyn Kid." In-peclor Meyer applii-1 to Jmlgc I'allon of tie- county com! tor leave to bring tin- pri-oner- to New York at one,-. I, ill Judg l-'allon in'e I licit the .-niu-t -erve out their term- of thirty day- tor vagrancy, 'i he-e i!l be up within ten day-. Then the pri-nm-i will be aiiaignei Indole a I " 1 1 i t i Stat M i-oinnii--inn, r at N'-vv York. NEW l IRK, March .V Theie was j denunciation of England last nijjht pi j the Majestic theater, where the Chin i Xii Cael of New Yolk City gathered a j i big clovvj to celebrate the IJSth illllli ! vcisiiiv of the birth of Robeit Einuie'., I A burst of applause re-ted ( J' S"i t Rvau of St. I.ollls, the speaker of the evening when at the climax of all impassioned speech he said : "Cod's curse upon England, and give Us slienglh to -tiike her down," Resolutions weic ciithu-ia-tii'iilly ailol'teil w liicii -.11. 1 that no coticcsion h oi ever been jiiiuti'd to Ireland by Eng land except through loice; that Irish lic'iloni tan he g.unel only by physical force; that England i' now down to ,t low point ot weakness. lc i army being until ami her navy in dcc.tv; that lie laud has gai.iMIO.IHMI ,, i'. ,e,,,!c ., a! tele, I iiver the eaith wh" command a gte.it ,1-el of moial, intellcctii.il, and phy-hal lesoiuces, and that the pie-, ml lii-h parliamentary paitv is uteh'-civ ing of coiilidcitee or -uppoit lelcgianis were nad by tin- I Ian Na tJ.i I -ciictary fiom similar mee'.ings in litltTahi. Ilostoli, Wasliiligloli, t, lailli- l hicago. and others pl.u. which nnd so far as cyuld b gathered Hum the s in some ca-cs, to vojee y the sain,- sent uncut . William Temple Emmet, a gieit nephew of th Iri-li pad int. pici,cd over the meet tug. Judge Ryan was down To pc,ik oil l.oliclt i.mni.'t I lie lco liltiiiii- adopt.-, I people -i-,l t!,at an ln-'i Icpllblie Wo, ihl soon be !e.!c!, ,i t!;e speaker voiced the same prophe-y. He eoiicliid d hi- oration by bitterly coii,p!,iining of the action ,, .l,,im Red uend 1:1 what !c- ! - -1 1 1 1 I banding over the l.ihcial party in the icci-iit Lnglidi elections, the h i-il illtluetl. e, Wlt'liHI i adiiig pi'-dges o ln-!i home m!.-. 1 1 ii B A I U ECliflDURl-CBIiV Fashions For Young Men We have the kind of Clothing that young men prefer to buy. It possesses the snappy style that marks the college men's choice- Fabric novelties, unus. ual patterns, splendid tailoring. In short, "swell clothes.' 1 s mm D MID PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IS OUR GREATEST ASSET, J EASY ON HUSBANDS. Women's Dres Will Be Cheaper Tint Y'eat Than Evei Before. ( llll'.l,l, Match .'. Women', die-. v, ill ! I,-.. , jn-n-iv t hi. I", 1 I l l'tol c HI (!e Opllll' !! E'iabetl, ( , I Makei-' National I'lol -o, i 1 1 V. ho ,1 1 I r, e, hel e ' ,i hi ' -idc at tile . I i . ' 1 1 I , 1 1 -e-i.itio, v. .i i, ii open, toda . . .-, Mi-. v;-it. - id be -tyli-h, ol ,111 die-- .. ,;,1, Tlie Newly weds nnd -r-1 ,s i -p I lir Oliver Ira; "I T ttni'it (idve cost a o( of money, ' I relmil l.cd Mr, New ! u. il "vs, d's c.vpciisiv e, but It'l ipiiti- tile lig'n t thing I ever ml," lulu loliii 'I .'..is -iv iy u i ,1 "Atol loc s .ue silch (ihmI taste, us ii rue- l io really mirprlHi'i! I. a y , i i , e scut Midi it tiling." Atal balli bride li tit J bride gi'Mim siirvc. c i.liMimlly ti Hllver tray ciivercil Willi one of I lose designs (lint sin-in to no' i.;, and si.iitc one betwi-fii the ev e . "Hut, I ben, dear, It's really the only ugly thing we got," couiforti'il thr bride, "ami t!,! (, wb.it a terrible col lectloii those 11. .on-' .i .nis received. And nil the ugliest things were from their richest relatives,, loo, so tint) couldn't p co -'bly et bnnge or bldi tlicin ii v. ,,y " "lliat'H triii'." The brhlogrootn'ii glooui Ii T! t I "Ami. since In- Io,iwii have iiem-.l cest. we cm bury Ibis li; Ibc back yanl, ml they'll never bo tin v "I'.ury t ! ' ii I liuicd Mrs Newlvvved in slue hel ton.-s "I'.ury worth of h!!-cr. Tor ii mu.t be worth fully that N . Ill tell hi ub i' vv.-'ll do." A lid it flow ii. tin- . v. ai -' . ;,;.i v - s;gn .,r no idea, i n enl the bride's vvblti- fore i For Lenten Season W c ell iy i full lillc of Salt and Canned Fish We al-o have a full line i f fie,1, and Clllllld f I lilt x and Vegetal, lr weel navel olaligi'i ft 111 la to ,"'l cetit do. New llowcl seed" oil ili-plav at ST0RI A GROCERY Phone M.ln 681 523 CoirtmrroU! St. Dr, D. A. Sanburn EKENCH SPECIALIST. The King of Cures in thai, Ml-. "! ',' e A-in;;';! I .1 le I - ,1 I ' A. b!.o k I '111. I while lace tor thi- -c le Woln il el pi, nil uith to co i I !i i ii -j ii. V. hit, li.lbU. The Jforning AHtonan, 0e a month O00O(XXOO000O0OOOOCCO00OCi ASTORIA'S GREATEST STORE lie, d " We Vl 1,1 HO' t 8' I. limit. mi ! i n r.ca in-M ... i,. i ; II .; c. ,. ,. ! i , , a! f col . ,. ': ,'. vv , -1:,,: (-, ! ' ml! fc;.;!! tih ., Mid it b c MM i" ,,!.c, t "i'.llt it i Mei.d h:f. ; o cut In," lejd.c I So I'lC br.de. iie'.l iieiriiiog trav. II" iv'i.i'iii lug. "My ileiir, we slatidct he vihl " I bey bavcidt lifter nil. In fact, the; ocllc'i! la-!,- that they this liiini; in the Ii ,ii si' II to tic sil'.cr-inHi lie thing to l..o; Is to be i . a :..s like !:! . .'cat ilea! .; No- iiioio'i ii., .ill I ' , solli I, It .'rain eii'ra c,i ,:t-',oii; iiiol It Willi d ilcl iitloliici j -IvWcl ' i mi w i nt ibiwntii'.v ii nia-'l VV ilii the s.l'. er j I U ,th It III the e en I d the UroVV lis," iici poor taste have unli couldn't :i Hi ! When I tool, "aid the moim KID GLOVES 79 We have placed on sale 300 pair of our $1.25 and $1.50 kid gloves, all colors and shades; while they last at 79c a pair. The New Summer Shirtwaist Prices From 65c to $6.25- The new spring and summer shirt-waists are here in marvelous array. A large assortment of lawns, linen, mull, dotted swiss, dimity, and figured mull, the newest and most attractive styles, prices from 65c to $2.25- A Beautiful Line of Jap Silk Waists at $3.25 to $6.25 INFANTS' APPAREL It will pay you to examine this line, as we will save you time, Btitches and money, as they are very nicely made, from Bedford cord, silk, serge and pongee, prices reasonable. Buster Brown Stockings All This Week at 15c a Pair. GROCERY DEPARTMENT. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday KM OYSTERS, CHOICE COVE, three tins for 25c Codfish, fancy whole Mel rose nje lb. Codfish, choice .Alaska, brick or rolls gc lb Holland Herring 30c doz. liloalcrs, large and fat 45c doz. Anchovies, spiced 10c lb. Smoked .Salmon, the Royal Chinook 25c lb. Mackerel, importer, 3 fish for. 25c HARDWARE DEPARTMENT. Eldredge High-Grade Sewing Machines Values from $35.00 to $05.00; our price, $23.00 to $32.00. Harden steel balls and bearings; beautiful designs. Steel Lined CooK Stoves $7.50 to $10.00. Values from $9.00 to $15.00. Gray Granite Stew Pots 15c, 20c, 25c, 30c, etc. Real bargains. Economy Brooms 25c Mascot Range; high closet. .. .$27.50 Reduced from 32.50 Magnet Stove Range 26.00 FOARD 1 & STOKE CO. Where the New Things Make Their Debut AMA AAAAnMAAnn AkAAAMAvKM.MAAAAAM.AA.AkA.AAAA.A..... U rxi A a Jl A a z r r r r r r r r r rr r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r TzrTevvvvvvkjrfK . Anf v., . -v -vi ; ' '1 lf r.iiu bad jilri iiilv liei'li I'IMmimI 1 r - nnd It 'iiddu't bf ihuii' iik'iiln." Nfw Vnrli I'restt. MORE COMFORT THAN EVER. On Sunday, DcwinUr 17th, the Den 'or 4 Hio ;iaiirtf railroad will inaugur ate' a daily line of Htandnrd and tour- ! .1 -I 1 I.... lV,.ni,iiw ti,l " " ! After I introduce my medicine I will Los Angel, in connertion with the newI(,aw klmU o( Jt , Jr(lg Clark road. Until cars will leave Den- i Btore( ver daily et 9:30 a. m., and arrive at Salt Lake City at 1:35 p. m., the next day. At thin point the car will be held over until midnight, thus allow ing through panwuigers the privilege of a atop-over of ten hours and a half in Salt Lake City. Fjutbound, these oars will leave Lc Angeles at 8 p. m and arrive at Salt Take City at 0:30 a. m., second morning where they will remain over until 3:60 p. m., thence to Denver where they will arrive at 4:20 the fol lowing aftmoon. This stopover at Salt Lake City of the regular line of sleeping cars promises to be an at tractive feature for transcontinental NOTICE. All voters of Clatsop county, irres pective of parties, are hereby invited and requested to meet nnd participato in a mass meeting to be held in "Logan hall " at Astoria, 011 Saturday, April 21, 1900, ot 10 a. nt.. for tlie purpose of nominating a full county ticket to be voted for on Monday, June 4, 1 000. C. J. TRKNCHARD, Chairman of tho Citizens' Committee of Astoria, Ore. MAX W. POHL, Secretary. I am now in your city introducing my wonderful art of hen ling. Come one and till nnd I will tell everyone their disease and you will bo made will.. My medicines ure all nature's nmdics, roots, herbs, barks anil berries. Office hotirst 0 to 12 a. m.j 2 to 8 p. m., at the Megler House, 680 Commer cial street, rooms 1 and 2. Consulation free at Astoria, Ore. cm 0 1 mm m O SHU.!;, O COFFEEJEA, BAKING POWDER, FLAVORING EXTRACTS AkoluU Purify. Fines. Flavor. Orear sr Stench. &e5or.nb!t Priwi CLOSSETftDEVERS f POHTLAND,ORtGDN. Keep the little ones heiillhy and happy. Their tender, sennit ive biidien gentle, healing reinedie. llollinfeiVv Itoeky Mountain Ten will keep them -Iroiig 11 ml well. ,'if cents, Tea or Tau- j lets, 1'iank Hart, druggist,