The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-10-02
TELEGRAPHIC.
Specials to The AstOrian.
Latest News from Washington Elections
Interesting Notes From Portland
General News From Various Points

General News FROM various P0lntS
| OLYMPIA, Oct. l, 10 P. M.-Returns
so far received at the headquarters OF
the Republican state central commit.
tee indicate that the constitution has
been adopted by very heavy major.
ity. 1t is certain also that the Repub-
icans have elected their state ticket
also representative In congress and q
large majority of the members of the
legislature.
Thurston county shows heavy in
crease of the total vote, and goes Re-
publican by from three hundred to
five hundred.
King county reported to have elect
ed the whole Republican ticket ex-
cept superior judge.
In Pierce county the vote is very
heavy and largely for the constitution
and the Republican ticket.
Whitman county is reported against
the constitution but has gone Repub-
lican.
Clarke county reported largely on
the constitution and the Republican
ticket. Half the vote of Seattle is
thrown for Olympia for capital and
nearly the whole vote of the state
north and west of Olympia,
except a small vote at Centralia,
is also for Olympia. Pierce county
is about evenly divided be-
tween Olympia and other points.
Olympia carries most counties down
the Sound by good maiorities.
PORTLAND NOTES.
PORTLAND, Oct. 1.-Mr. C.. J. Smith,
general manager of the o. r. & n.
Co., denies that his company has pur-
chased the Hudson river steamer
city Of Kingston.
When Capt. ]. w. Troup was in
New York he made an examination Of
the steamer as he did with others but
she was not considered to be just
what was wanted. It is officially an
nounced that the Mountain Queen
when completed will go to the Sound.
@. A. Wiley to-day began suit for
Sl5.600 against the Portland and
Willamette Valley railway. He was a
passenger on the wrecked train, Feb
ruary 5, '89. The plaintiff further
AYERS that he was taken to the Good
Samaritan hospital at the instance of
defendant where a surgeon so un-
skillfully treated his broken leg that
he has become permanently lame.
Sandy Olds has been refused as
much freedom as he has had. He has
been put in a cage and at 2 o'clock was
permitted to take solitary pace up
and down the center OF the corridor.
When tired of that recreation orders
are that he must be returned to his
cage till the following day.
FINANCIER WARD.
NEW YOBK Oct 1.-Financier Ward.
late of Wall street, has risen to the
dignity of being classed as a steam
job printer in Sing Sing. The little
printing Office in the prison has re-
Gently had added to the plant a half
medium Gordon press, and Ward is
highly pleased with this acquisition
and spends much of his time in pol
ishing it up. He heretofore has done
all his work on little amateur treadle
press. When he had Job which was
too large for the size of the press he
used to work it off by printing part of
it at time. Practical printers who
have visited the institution have Won
dered how he did some of the work.
He had razzle-dazzlei idea Of punctu-
alton when he first went to work for
the state of New York, but he can now
stick periods, commas and exclama-
ton points in their proper places.
sYRIANs AND TURKS.
CRY OF MEXICO, Oct. 1.-Newspa-
pers here demand Of the government
that it forbid the entrance into this
country of Syrian and Turkish beg
gars. A number of Cinnamon arrived
at Tampico this week and departed
Immediately for Texas.
New YORK, Oct. 1.-The Telegram
says editorially: "The Syrians and
Turks have entered Mexican ports
and gone overland into the United
States, and Chinese find no difficulty
in entering the country through Can
ada and Mexico. This gives Ameri-
cans the unpleasant sensation that
the world is growing smaller when it
is found that such pauper emigrants
cannot be excluded"
THE AMERICAN CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Oct, 1.-The depart
ment Of state has informed delegates
to the international American con-
gress that they will be expected to
report for organization at the depart
ment OF state at noon on October 2nd.
They will be received by secretary
Blaine, who will deliver an address
OF welcome. They will organize by
the election of president, vice presi-
dent and secretaries, and then proceed
to the White House, where they will
be formally presented to the presi-
dent. 1t is understood that secretary
Blaine intends to give them dinner
the same evening. The delegates are
also officially informed that the resi-
dence 1,801 street has been secured
for the use of the congress, and that
subsequent meetings will be held
there. They will also be invited to
make that house their headquarters,
where they will find writing, reading
and consultation rooms ready for
their use.
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