The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-11-05

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Mr.. II. c. Malcolm, OF Portland, who
yesterday visited the Hotel Flavel, said
that Il was the handsomest and most
complete house on the Pacific coast
beaches north OF California, He pre-
diets great things for Flavel and AS
toria in the future,
Nearly everyone yesterday was en-
gagged in discussing the results OF the
election. and throughout the city there
was a general feeling OF satisfaction
that Clatsop county, Astoria and Ore
gon had SO faithfully stood by good
government and sound money,
After discharging her cargo at San
Francisco. the Acata win take the
place Of the wrecked Arago on the Coos
Bay run. Captain Cousins formerly
had this run and now goes back to his
old stamping ground, The Bonita is
now doing the work OF the Arago.
Commencing the second Monday Of
January, 1897, and continuing four
weeks. special courses OF instruction Tor
horticulturists and dairymen will be
given at the state agricultural college,
Corvallis. A complete program will be
Furnished on application to Director II.
b. Miller.
The Columbia Amusement Company
has been incorporated by Edward n.
LaRose, W. E. Seney. Geo, II. Shaw.
and b. b. Hemenger. The company
proposes to do general business in
managing opera houses and places Of
amusement in Astoria. The capital
stock is $4,000.
A well known Democrat said last
night that he attributed their defeat to
the fact that in its Monday issue one OF
the evening papers called on all good
Democrats to vote "a week from Tues !
day" As that date has not yet ar !
rived, their last votes may yet come |
in. and show what might have been.
One of the finest entertainments an /
Astoria audience has ever had the /
pleasure Of attending win be given at
the NJ E. church on Thanksgiving |
evening. Full announcements and pro-
grams will soon be published and when
you see the program you will be sure
and make your arrangements to go.
Two Of the gentlemen guests at a
certain hotel Tuesday night, got their
clothes badly mixed up, necessitating a
before one OF the party
could leave the house, IT seems that
his friend, who arose first In the morn
ing, got on the wrong articles OF ap- /
parel, and those that were left would
not fit the other man
A prominent politician, in speaking ,
of the situation yesterday, said that =
electoral vote is the great
est victory known in history. Grants !
electoral vote Of 2S6 in 1872 is the larg-
est electoral vote received by any pres
ident, but McKinleys vote, obtained ,
against the field. will go down in the
records as one OF the marvels Of po-
itical history,
The Astorian Is indebted to the cap
tain OF the Mount Lebanon for copies
Of recent issues Of the Japan Daily
published in Yokohama. The
papers are full of interesting news of
that rapidly developing nation, and the
accounts Of new railroad projects, tele-
phone lines, electric car lines, and man
enterprises clearly show
that Japan is determined to modernize
it's country and people.
The Chamber Of Commerce commit
tee which met yesterday to consider
the question Of joining The Dalles in
celebrating today the opening Of the
Cascade Locks, wired the commercial
club Of that city that the notice was
too short to arrange at this time for a
by Astorians. Had the man
ayers Of the affair purposely desired to
shut Astoria out Of the celebration, a
more opportune date could not have
been selected. Astoria, however, will
probably celebrate.
In passing around the Silvia de Grace,
as the British ship Durbridge was COM
ing down the river yesterday, in max
ing one of the many turns in the crook
ed channel, she sheered off, going
aground on the sands. A heavy wind
was blowing at the time, which made
It difficult to handle the heavily laden
vessel in the crooked channel. Arrange
ments were made to pull her off at high !
tide last night with three tugs In
speaking Of the matter yesterday af-
ternoon, the captain Of one Of the ships |
now in port suggested that it would be !
a good idea to spend a part Of that |
$4,000 appropriated by the govern
ment in Strengthening out that portion |
Of the channel The Hayward had the |
Durbridge in tow at the time of the !