The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-10-31

THE DAILY AST0
, anding the steamer Columbia read!
FOR sea, he made up and shipped
consignment OF seeds for Australia,
- There viii be a grand Republican
rally and torchlight parade at olncy
this, Saturday evening at 7;So y, M Tn,
steamer from Astoria with the Flam
beau Club. win leave Fishers whar
at 6IS p, m, A general invitation Il
extended to all to ~ with the eScur
sion,
Mr. James Stokes and 4. NJ. Smith
returned yesterday from a hunting trtI
in the lower Nehalem, They foun,
game very plentiful, and hagged 4
large number of snipe. ducks and geese
MIR, Stokes brought back with him al
elk tooth, but did not say whether h,
had killed the animal or not.
Monday night. November End. 1896
the Republicans OF Clatsop county will
hold their final grand rally at MeKin.
ley Club rooms on Commercial street.
The weather permitting, there will be
a grand parade and outdoor demoustra-
tion, which II is expected is to surpass
anything ever seen In Clatsop county,
II is reported that the Popocratic
rally at the school house. Upper Asto-
ria Thursday night was attended by
thirty-six voters, four OF whom at
least were Republicans. and two boys
and three ladies, The majority OF those
present came from lowertown. As Up
per Astoria goes, 50 goes the election.
Seeg
The big dollar, about the size Of an
ordinary cartwheel, brought back from
the East yesterday by Mr. Joe Hoch as
a sample OF the money to be issued
should Bryan be elected. was on exhi-
bition yesterday. II would cost the la.
boring man half his wages to hire
cart TO take his money home II he had
to take such dollars as these.
Manager Selig while In Portland this
week placed the Fisher Opera House
on the list OF the Northwestern Theatre
cal Association. on November 18th and
l4th the Jules Grau Opera Company
will appear in this city producing La
Traviata" and Tar and Tartar" to be |
followed at a later date by Katie En-
metts Company in the Walls OF New |
York"
one Of the heaviest ralnfalls in the
history OF Astoria was heard yester-
day. The precipitation measured 2S2
inches. The cutters on the hillside
streets were incapable OF carrying on
the water, which spouted up in streams
in numberless places on 18th. 18th. 1sth.
10th and 9Th streetASEashing large de-
posits OF earth onto the sidewalks and
crossings.
A telegram was received by the Re
publican county central committee late
asst evening from the Hon. Sol HLrsch.
chairman OF the stste central commit
Tee, saying that II reason Hon. Robt.
6. Smith did not come down yesterday
to deliver the address at Uppertown,
was because he was. Obliged to go to
the bedside Of his mother, who is dan
gerously i'll.
Remember, voters Of Astoria, not one
word OF genuine election or other tele-
graphic news appears in the afternoon
papers OF this city. All such news print
ID by them is either deliberately con-
'octed by some @ie connected with
-hese papers or cribhed nom Ihe AS
orian and the Portland papers and al
cred with the design to hoodwink unob-
servant people.
Mr. L. E. Sellg, who returned yester-
lay from Portland. states that the
most elaborate arrangements ars being {
made for the grand rally tonight by the {
Republicans Of that city. The whole {
.ity is one mass Of bunting. and he says |
hat the window decorations are the
landsomest he ever saw. while the pa ,
ade will be the greatest ever known in I
he state OF Oregon q
The Republican rally at Olney to- =
light will be the final wind-up in that ,
'recinct, and the citizens there are +
making preparations for a big time
The Hon. Robt. G. Smith, OF Grants
Pass, is booked as the speaker OF the
vening. A special boat from Astoria
viii carry a number Of Mckinley Club ,
members from this city, who will take
art in the demonstration. !
The people Of The Dalles, Oregon, are
.oing wild over the prospect OF the !,
pening Of the Cascade Locks on No
ember 5th, and are making elaborate
for a celebration. Astoria :
'ill not be behind in the procession,
ut will join her sister up the river in
fitting commemoration Of the event,
,hlch means 50 much to the people Of
he upper and lower Columbia. y
Captain Turnbull, Of the Glenmorag,
as already made good headway with e
he work OF dismantling his splendid y
hip All Of the rigging and spars have u
cen stripped from the mizzen mast, e
nd the main mast is almost completely
isnantIed. Captain Burns and Cap .,
lfh ingram hope that there win he a !.
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