The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-18

THE DAILY AST(
: need worse than that IS somethin' that
win hit nearer home. Electricity has
ldohorsettEed the horse, an what we
: want is a law that viii cause the horse
to be rchorsctised to It's former value,
Give us the ~rehorsetiSed horse, an
wen soon rustic around an sit what
silver an Sold we need
Col, II, r. Borthwick, the genial and
enterprising proprietor ot the Goble
sawmil, was In the city yesterday
looking over the lumber market, He
says there is but n hope for the lum-
Der industry ON this coast and that is
the election OF Mckinley and the res
toration ~ the tarin on lumber, How
a man who owns a timber claim within
a thousand miles 81 the Columbia river
can, with a clear conscience, vote for
Bryan, is beyond the coloners compre-
hcuSion.
In the police court yesterday iona
than Dough forfeited s. Tor being
drunk, and John HaNton was fined s.
FOR the same oTense, The Chinese
cases came up for hearing and Tai Wo
Lin forfeited her $40 bail Fong Kung
appeared in court and received his bail
money, the complaining witness, Wong
Tong, not appearing, 1t Is understood
that the cases in the justice court be-
tween the same parties were dismissed
by the prosecuting witnesses, who paid
the costs.
II has often been said that with the
advent ~ the railroad would come cold
storage plants for handling not only
the famous Chinook. but deep sea fish.
Z Anticipating the industry that is sure
10 spring up when deep sea nshing can
be made profitable. MIR. John Kopp Is
arranging 10 put in a large cold stor-
age plant in connection with his brew
cry. He already has the necessary
machinery. and says that II will be an
easy matter for him to arrange for cold
storage,
II there is not already an ordinance
TO that effect, one should be Immediate
ly passed compelling the superintendent
Of streets TO place red lights at night
over holes in the streets, Yesterday a
team broke through the roadway just
west OF the Clatsop Mil, and the driver
placed a piece Of broken plank in the
hole as a warning to others who might
happen that way. Last night a gem
tleman while driving along at a brisk
trot ran into the obstruction and Il
was by the merest luck that his vehI.
Gle was not wrecked. This is but one
OF many like occurrences OF late.
Yesterday mornings train from the
Seaside brought up on a fiat car. u
One-toot cut from a monster spruce log
recently delivered at the Seaside saw
mill. Il is a fine specimen OF Mccain
nicum spruce. and is being sent 10 the
Portland Exposition by Mr.. H. +. L. ,
Logan. The cut is ten feet in diameter
and the l6-fOot log It came from con-
tanned over 5000 feet Of clear lumber. \
Mr.. Logan has engaged a Portland ar
tist TO paint a picture Of the mill on
one side Of the log, together with a
fun description Of the log. and camp E
from which 1t was cut. Mr.. George
BARLEY left last night for Portland to
see the huge block Of wood safely into 3
he exposition building. v
Yesterday while the Ocean Wave was b
out OF S~kamokawa. the rudder y
vas carried away by a sunken log. n
that point to Astoria the boat b.
vas steered by the wheels alone. It Sc
'as slow work. and the boat was sew .
raj hours late in making her dock. to
After the freight had been discharged al
he boat was taken to Alderbrook and nj
At low tide the repairs were .
ommenced, but it will be nearly noon oil
Jday before she can be taken of. The u
telephone, instead Of laying over here CO
asst night. took the ocean Waves run g
0 Portland. but on account Of the
irge amount Of freight at his point,
i'd not get away until nearly 9 o'clock, M
Thompson will leave up this morn
ng on the Telephones regular run. ,
Several days ago, as announced in .
he Astorian, Hank ingalls,. VIM. Cook u
nd party left for the Elk Creek coun-
ry, in quest Of big game, bear or elk.
'hichever happened across their rath.
'esterday Mr.. Cook returned, tired and II
having tramped over count Ri
So miles Of rugged country south Of III
'illamook head without having seen m
he slightest sign Of game. He was 70
he only member Of the party who re- W,
urned, however. the others having 10
cen enticed by ingalls,, the scout, into al
he wild and unbroken forest back OF st
'ecarney mountain. II Mr.. Ingalls, hs
nd his companions fail to return with
n elk or bear, It will not be their
iult. Parties recently shooting in the
eighborhOod Of Mccartney Mountain re-
having sighted several bands Of -
TX but a short distance from the coast.
ur
Tomorrow there will be an excursion eI
arty leaving Astoria on the regular
forming train at 9 o'clock. The ex-
lrsiOnists make the trip to celebrate
50th anniversary Of the founding ~
Z the ClatsoD Plains church, which c.
as the first Presbyterian congregation 81
on this coast. Its first mem ,r