West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-19
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Prom our regular correspondent
\ bill has been prepared for pre-
s%entution TO Congress for the pur-
pose of creating a new federal office
which will be Of great Importance
to New York City. In fact, it viii
revolutionize our famous cmigrant
landing place, by abolishing the
Board of Emigration Commission
crs, and establishing in its place a
Federal Commissioner who will be
appointed 10y the President or Sec
rotary of the treasury, and will have
general supervision over all the lam
ding ports OF the United States so
far as they relate TO. emigrants. He
Will give his personal supervision
to the port o. New York, and will
have hi S Office here. Super.
ylsors of emigration will be appoin-
ted by tic Secretary Of the Treas
ury for the ports of Boston, Phila-
delphia, San Francisco, Port Huron,
Michigan, and wherever else they
are needed. All questions relating
to the landing OF contract laborers
or undesirable emigrants will be uu-
der their control, aud from their
decision there viii be no appeal.
The bill gives the Commissioner at
Castle Garden full control Of all
privileges, allows him to make con-
tracts for the delivery of baggage,
the transfer Of passengers, and the
sale of food and other articles tothn
emigrants. Whether Castle Gar
den will be managed any better nm
der the new system or not is hard TO
tell. 1t il certain, that there are
many abuses there now, and it is
probable that n radical change will
do no harm. Ever since the Ford
Congressional Committee made its
investigation into the subject Of the
importation of foreign labor under
contract, some such change has
been expected, and many viii be
glad to see it.
sTANLEY's SUCCESS.
The utmost interest is being felt
this week in the accounts Of the
success of Stanley's exploration in
Africa. the fact that the intrepid
explorer has finished his work, and
eve now on the borders OF ciyiliza-
alton, after passing through untold
sufferings, and disasters, attracts to-
wards him the gaze and admiration
of the whole world. Undoubtedly
he has accomplished a great work.
In him were combined the nee
cssary qualifications for overcoming
obstacles, for leadership, and per-
severance in the work i'm n most
romarkabledegree. The full results
Of his labors, it will be impossible
TO understand for some time to
come but that he has made n re-
markable success and has dIstIn-
guished himself above all the ex-
'orers Of his time there can be on
ooubt.
That the holiday season IS fully
upon us is evident to the most
casual observer. One cannot walk
the streets without having the fact
impressed upon him at almost every
step. Every store, or, to use the
English way of saying it, every
shop, from great to small, has its
window dressed, artistically or
otherwise, in genuincholiday attire.
The interiors arc crowded with
customers, and the ~exteriors sur
rounded by sightscers. The show
windows Of the large stores, such
as Macy's, Ridley Bloomingdale's,
&c, arc arranged i'm the most ella.
borote manner, Scenes from his
tory. from famous stories and plays.
are reproduced in miniature i'm a
very creditable manner. These arc
attached toa revolving groundwork
which is run by machinery. and
the scenes arc thereby passed i'm
review before the s~poll-bound OBJ
servers. Outside Of these elaborate
shows there is am mnumcrablc
variety Of goods displayed on every
hand. Altogether, It looks as
though Santa Claus had not quite
forsaken us, especially if we are
provided with the necessary where
wIthal.
THE TRUSTEES HAVE RELENTED.
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