The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-07-27
New York
g0} News Notes

| New York July Z0.-SlN "eehs "oN
II was almost impossible to secure
passage on any of the outgoing trans
| Atlantic liners, so large were the
crowds going abroad for the spring
vacation in Europe, but now the rush
is over. and there is a general com
nlaint of the dullness Of general busi-
ness in this line Shipping men are
suffering severely, the last two weeks
having shown a falling on OF fully ~
per cent in the average number Oh
steamships in this port, and for tnis
reason can share the sorrows OF the
passenger steamer people.
New York is improving as sum
mering place every year, and the sum-
mer attractions are getting better an
the time. The theatre and hotel ROOF
garden hass become a Joy. There are
cooling drinks. the summer vaudeville
and the refreshing breezes from the
bay and rivers blowing through ones
whiskers. Scores of families who
formerly went away every summer
now stay at home. taking little daily
trips to the beach or up the river or
sound returning to their own com
Portable beds at night. This is true
of course. only Of people in moderate
circumstances, for the Newport. Mar
ragansett and Bar Harbor habltues
have the out.of-town microbe, and
cannot get rid of Il. The men who
have remained in town and sent their
families to seashore and country
seem glad to be here.
The dog days have started the curD
market of on It's summer wander
inRs. Down In Broad street, where
the curb brokers hold their plctur-
esaue market. the sun comes.down be-
hind the sky-piercing Broad Exchange
building. and the dealers wander
here and there to keep in the shadow
OF the structure In the afternoon
ths sun gets over behind the equally
tail Johnson building and in the
shadow Of this the afternoon market
for stocks and bonds Is held. So ac.
curate Is the markets information OF
the deepest shadows that case OF
sun stroke was never known.
Preliminary work for the construc-
tlon OF an island in New York bay,
between Liberty and Ellis islands, by
the government. has been completed.
and the work Of filing In the site
marked off will be begun Immediately.
The island will be 500 feet long and
800 feet wide. On Il will be built
reception hospital for contagious dip
eases.
The mosquito problem Is as widely
discussed, locally. as is the negro
problem nationally. The latest com.
plant from Long Island and New Jer.
sey about the willy skeet Is that he
is causing the cows so much suffering
that they refuse to give milk. II Is
stated that a number of Long Island
dairymen are compelled TO wash their
cows twice a day with n mixture Of
carbolc acid and crude Oil
Gossip has Il that the gubernatorial
bee Is buzzing I'm the bonnet OF ex.
Lieutenant Timothy l.. Woodruff. Mr.
Woodruff Is not considered a man of
extraordinary capacity. yet there is
no limit to his ambitions. It will be
remembered that he greatly desired
the Republican nomination for vice
president at the Philadelphia conven.
tion. He has been a standing candi-
date for the United States senate.
The merchant who has a store on
the line OF the subway these DAYS Is
considered an unlucky man. Il Is
estimated that property owners and
merchants here on the streets along
the Boulevard. which has been In a
chaotic state for over a year on ac.
count of the tunnel building. have
suffered losses az the rate OF nearly
81 600 900 a year. Hundreds OF
houses have been vacated on account
OF the noise and danger OF blasting.
the street in places is almost impas.
sable, and is avoided by every one
who can take another, so that the
building Of the tunnel here Is prov
ing a rather heroic treatment of the
ills.