The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-08
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Tho lMrls sroudcn, NJ the ton
3,u TIMES and New York Times says
that Frcuch railway r'ycipts Witch
have lately been dc1lminy, rosc suddcu.
IA this w,ek. owlpg Co Jhc unusually
oarly winter
William Southwark. who opened the
first wholesale grocory sJorc m chit
casN Is dead at his home IN Wichita.
Kaus. asei ,5 wears Ne was cap.
ul,o Iu the Seventeenth Wisconsin reg
mcn, during the Ctvu war
Wy a recent decision W the Italian
government any cauyO W malsc Inn.
ported into Italy W,thou, u consular
certificate as to its quality with I've ne
ivctcd by the health authorities and
It's landing absolutely prohibited
According 20 the London ,orrrspnn /
cut " the Herald the Lancet this week
publishes lon- article by pr, James
Rraithvaitc advancing the theory tha,
excess NJ salt In ones diet Ia one W
four factors which originate cancer
Paul Blout Max oRelO. the enter
tanning writer. who came to America
few weeks ago, is III in New York
city. The complaint is u recurrence
~ the trouble he experienced on his
last visit TO this country, when he was
compelled TO cancel his engagement
Herr pretelt. ex-Mlnist'r ot Com.
merce IN Prussia ls In New York city
inspecting the immigrant clearing
house az Ellis Island, Herr nrcrclt
is here tcr the purpose ~ inspecting
national institutions throughout the
country, He win return to Germany
ou December IS
James Z. Keepe's consignment ~
valuable Thoroughbred brood mares
which lre 10 b. sent 20 King Edwards
stul 20 BE- bred 10 Florisrl II, have
arrived IN New York from Lexington.
Ky. and win Ne shiuped today 90 Eng
land on the Atlantic TRANSPORT steam
er MINNEAPOLIS
The comment or the English week
lIrs ON President Gooscvel,'s message
to congress Is not generally "a friend
" as that OF the dailies, The Speaker
ievo,es the entire space 20 ;crii COM
ment on the trust references. The
raper declares the presidents treat
ment 81 grave economic situation a.
trivial In form and unsatisfactory In
substance
There have been points of strength
In the stock market this week csreci-
auy after the publication ~ tho rr"si-
dents message when there was q gen
erol covering movement among the
bears The reports ot prosperous con
ditious in iron and steel and In gen
cral trade and the high level maintain
ed nv railroad earnings were encour-
aging factors toward an advance.
Al meeting ot the directors of the
ST Louis & San Francisco Company
just held in ST. Louis. an executive
committee was elected as follows:
Nathaniel Thayer. F.. Q. Henderson
James Campbell. r. F Yokum, IT
Clay Pierce. James \. Blair and
Frederick Strauss President Yokum
was elected chairman of the board and
Frederick Strauss secretary J. 5
Ford was appointed assistant secre-
tarv and assistant treasurer. with
headquarters IN New York
4 disvatch from Las Cru,'s M
nounces that the oil borers a Engl",
Y. VI have struck an artrsian wen ar
depth ~ on feet which sw ~ l0oc
rali1ns per hour through a tv o.iucn
hole Englc is situated in the heart
/ NJ the famous Journey NJ De1th Tcs-
e-r which is one o' the most arid re-
rIons known and the strike OF water
/ win rrnve FAR NOR vanrhlr Than an
on gusher. During the Mexican war
/ ou, NJ a column of le5 soldiers who at
/ 'emutad 10 cross the 1es"~' n'i but -
Inerlshed. Great excitement las been
created By the strike.