The morning call., 1894-05-17

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! outside the railway track The operation of
mus lowering the two spans was performed by
steam power and only occupied about one hour.
lhVolVing an interruption OF traffic Of perhaps
three orfour hours until the track was again
opened Alter the first new span had been put
lhto position rails were laid upon II and the
traveller was advanced 10 the next pier, where
the operation was repeated"
Z. W. Dexter, who for some ten or twelve
years was connected with the immigration
s+rVlce at Castle Garden and Ellis Island, In
new forks harbor. is in the city. "The Bureau
OF immigration sustained by Uncle Sam is the
largest In the world,' said he yesterday. "but
Notwithstanding its magnitude be department
WORKS ike nicely adjusted piece Of machinery.
Al |he beginning Of each week all the large
steamship companies which carry passengers
regularly send in a statement of all vessels ex-
pected by them TO arrive during The ensuing
week. Ihese lists are used for reference, and
the inspectors, who usually number about five
ana are stationed out at quarantine, meet each
incoming snip and examine the maDifests. They
are required TO note all misunderstanding cases
among steerage passengers and may detain
caOln passengers also il the case warrants
such action. American citiZens,' wheth- r In
the steerage or cabin, if their identity be
clearly established, are allowed TO land with
out going TO Ellis Island and those who are sent
provided for that purpose. On arrival at the
Island careful inspection Is made OF each ill.,
dNlduai by surgeons and matrOns, and any
suspicious cases from medical standpoint are
set ASIDE and taken TO private room. uTealy
diseased or sick they are sent 10 the Govern
meht Hospital until well again, when they take
thelr examination. The duties of the boarding
ofilcers enc with the surgeons examination,
and then the gatemen, who In charge or
the entire fOOr when is off nv wire
screens and gales into different detention pens.
take charge OF the immigrants and marched
them In groups OF hirty In he aisles facing the
clerk or registrar, who quickly determines to
which class each immigrant belongs. Each
immigrant Is questioned in his own tongue as
10 his eligibility 10 admission and if be does not
come under the Inhibited classes he is allowed
10 go. Many pititul scenes are Witnessed, but
the Government, on the whole, tire Is each in-
coming stranger with great consideration"
George o. Bowen, who is connected with the
United States Internal Revenue Service In ST.
Louis, is in this city aud has just made an. eX-
tensive trip through various portions OF Kan
sas. There are some parts of that State" said
he yesterday, (which apppar TO have been
STRUCK by the blight Of decay, from which there
Is no apparent hope of recovery. 1t Is said that
there are twenty-five counties in Western Kan
Sas which 10 1888 had population of 102, 500.
but which now are able TO muster only "a, 663
people. Along the line OF the railway In his
section there are deserted towns which once
were full OF promise as the probable centers of
rich and prosperous agricultural districts Kan
opolis is one example. IL / remember Alright,
II was laid cut by parry Of wealthy
ONO capitalists, among whom was ex-Sec-
rotary OF the Treasury Foster and sew
eral other gentlemen OF prominence. II
was planned 10 be the very center OF The State
and much mon was spent in improving the
site ana in advertising its advantages, but The
town stood Sill IN a commercial point Of view
for time and then went steadily backward
until now the railroad company scare ly reeog-
nIZeS IL as station. 1 don't believe any of
tue towns 10 the southern central portion of
the State which enjoyed such a boom few
years ago have sustained their prosperity Ia
even a moderate degree. In Wellington, for
instance, recOllect, some seven or eight ars
ago there were six d lily papers published,
while now believe one struggling representa-
tive is all she can support. South Hutchinson,
some miles 10 the north, which once had a brick
hotel churches scboolhouses and stTeetcar
line, Is now almost a wilderness, its buildings
uninh bired and az the mercy OF the elements
and its lands tenanted only by 1ackrabbils and
prairie dogs"
w. j. CrIttendeD, Vice-Consul General to
Mexico, vest erday gave a CALL reporter some
additional Information to that published yes
terday regarding the peculiar country and
people In which and among whom he has made
bis home for some time. "In the INTERIOR"
said he, "the great mass Of h people are very
poor Ind ed and purchase nearly all their
food in very small quantities, usually by the
CENTS worth. In the stores they have very
high counters and no goods outside Of them for
fear of the na1ives stealing. The storekeepers,
like the market-pIace dealers, have corn. beans
sugar, etc. put up in 1-cent packages ready for
the noon or evening rush OF customers to pur-
chase their food and fruits. Frequently on
gong home al night one runs across what APP
pears TO be bundle Of rags. but close inspec-
t9n will show 1t 60 be woman WITH perhaps
a baby strapped upon her back, erOuched
into as small a space as possible TO keep
herself warm. Men and boys are also found I'm
this position and are never troubled by police
men unless they are drunk or dlsordeTly. The
custom of the policemen there is unique; 10 say
the least Each one carries a lantern while on
duty at night, and as soon as be reaches his
sta ion or beat H. sets bis lantern down in the
street and takes a position on the sidewalk
near 1t, and there lie remains ali night. You
can locate every policeman by bis lantern and
II makes 1t very easy for the law-breaker to
keep out Of his way. SIN the system has It's
advantages as well, for il you happen to need
the polceman's help you know just where to
find him.
among the quaint old villages OF the South
which have visited few have impressed me
more that the little Tennessee town of Rogers,
yllle." said q. L. Sawyer, an Omaha CONNER
CT man, at the Occidental yesterday. '.The
town is just 100 years old; it has the oldest
Masonic lodge In the State. and the house In
which General Jackson was sh TERED for
months still stands in a state Of almost perfeci
preservation. The first newspaper ever pub
hshed In he State was issued here. and within
the corporate limits OF The town are the graves
of the parents of Dayy Crockett. The only eDb-
Ing spring in the United States is but short
distance from the public square. 1t has regu.
lar tides and Gibbs, and flows every two hours
with unVarying uniformity. and lbr water is
always intensely cold, hut never freezes"