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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-20

over which hangs veil Of mystery. For the
last month II has been the centre Of vast
amount Of interest. both here and at the National
Capital, by reason Of the sudden and tremendous
influx Of immigrants mostly Italians. who have
swarmed over here by the tens OF thousands.
crowding steamships to their utmost capacity.
Not all Of them have landed. thanks to the Board
Of Special Inquiry--the members Of which might
be appropriately termed the watchdogs Of imm-
gration-but the great majority have.
NATURE OF THE ISLAND.
The gateway to the Mecca Of countless thou
sands lies almost due west Of the Battery, just
20 the southwark Of Communipaw and about
fifteen minutes ride from the Barge ONCE on
the transport Arizona the successor Of the eccen-
trio Shackamaxon. II contains scarcely six
acres. two-thirds Of which are covered by build
ings erected by the Government. To the casual
visitor the working OF AFFAIRS on Ellis Island
would bear a close resemblance to Chinese
puzzle. so complicated do they seem; but on the
contrary. under the direction of DR.. Senner. the
Commissioner Of Immigration. and Edward F.
insolvency. the Assistant Commissioner. things
move along with almost clocklike regularity.
broken now and then by the scarcely perceptible
ripple made by unruly immigrants
VISIT FROM THE COMMISsIONER-GENERA
COT MISREPRESENTATION f1eTHpdn stump, uOuDt-
less aroused by the rumors Of on the chief
island Of his bailiwick. visited Ellis Island yes
terday. but he declared that beyond the destruc-
tion OF lone sapling. scarcely two years old. the
island was intact. and that the detained immi-
grants. although. perhaps, undesirable.
harmless. More than $500 prospective citizens
arrived on Ellis Island yesterday OF this num-
Der about one-half were Italians. The scenes
presented would have made glad the heart Of
painter and furnished food for thought for the
student of human nature. A ceaseless stream Of
humanity passed through the rallied Enclosure
before the judges and then passed on either side
to freedom the detention pen All nationali-
ties represented, the greater part being
Italians with a liberal sprinkling Of Irish. Eng
lish. German. Norwegian and Swedish immi-
grants.
THE DETENTION PEN.
Down in the detention pen the picturesque
crowd Of Italians still furnished bright coloring
to the scene, and although their number was
decreased by 200 yesterday by deportation, II
again increased later in the day by the arrival Of
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WySTCHESTER GOLF CLUES VIEW COURSE

The new course OF the Westchester con S ''
,nrown omen informally Saturday for the seasV.
MANY OF the members were present and o'o '.s..
guests So many alterations have been ms sa,s iss
the grounds were frs, used in rougn S. /,
year that II will take tte time or ..e srnentA
become ACQUAINTED with the present a'ta 'iss lag
The links IS now one and one-third mn1s Il
being one OF the largest OF nine-hole se ssnIrtuy
golfer. , hut among
No scores were handed In SATURDAY pus csorGo
those who made the round OF the Inks were yvsisu
Fox Tiffany Miss ELS. Miss Isabel Tinahy' f,dIoV
Emory Henkel, panyer Ludlow and NUS ~ s' Dretu
clubhouse which has been given by Henry ~! ~ ~
fanny Some OF the members present VINO ,S ri6any
play were Mrs. Banyer I.ud ow. Mss Ea l,a opening
will probably take place a week from neAs "a ~
day. by which time the new eeins, ,'1o
ting greens will be In better condition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-20
J. G. CANNON TO Y. II. e. 4. MEN.

HIS LECTURES on PATTI AT TIE ASSOCIATION
RAIL-.
At the mems mass-meeting In Association Hall.
Twenty third st and Fourth-uve.. yesterday after
noon J. @. Cannon. vice-pr,eident OF the Fourth Ma
tional Bank addressed members OF the Young Mems
Christian Association on Faith" Mr.. Cannon took
his text from Corinthians. xvi. 49, Watch ye
stand fast In the faith, quilt YOU like men. be strong
THE times In which We live" said the speaker
"arc very dangerous TO the young men OF the wavcr
ing faith The press. secular and religious. Is dis
cussng religious matters with more fervor than
before But. while this Is conducive to the clearing
up Of many doubtful points God never designed that
you should attempt to explain His Divine purpose
contained In obscure passages In the Bible. II lie
had intended these passages 10 be explained. lie
would have done 1t all Himself We must be willing
to say that we unable to explain some things In
the Bible. The more consider the matchless
purity of Jesus. the more convinced OF
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Az OFFICER AND Az EAST SIDE GANG
MCCORMACK HAD A HARD FIGHT. But sue
CEEDED IN ARRESTING THREE OF HIS
ASSAIIANTS.

ASSAILANTS
Policeman George Mccormack Of the Old Slip
station had an exciting experience with gang OF
East Side rufians late Saturday night NC
Cornack. who lives at No 237 East Forty-hfth-st..
attended the funeral Of relative on Saturday after
noon He in the act Of retiring. about IL
o. m when he heard a great commotion In the
street Then came n cry for help and police.
Mccormack TO his window and saw a gang or
at least forty people. who seemed to form ring
about a couple Of fighters. Cries for assistance
continued 10 proceed from the mob The officer
Jumped into his trousers. put his slippers and
ran down to the street in his shirt sleeves. John
kerwn and Thomas Kenny fighting Nc
Cormack separated them. Kerwin persisted in re-
turning the fight The officer chased him off the
block. When he came back Frederick Meyers had
Joined In the fight.
Mccormack threatened him with arrest II he did
not go home lie deGed the officer. who took hold
Of him. Meyers dealt the policeman a blow in the
mouth, and then he broke away and ran into an
adjoining hallway.
Mccormack followed A number OF the gang went
10 Meyers's assistance. and hustled him upstairs.
The officer pursued. and was attacked. In the
darkness he lost his footing and. with Meyers and
another OF the gang he fell down an entire flight OF
Meyers kicked him In the face and then ran up
stairs Meyers subsequently, found by Police
man Kelly. OF the East Fifty-hrst-st station hiding
Mccormack. bruised and battered. returned to his
apartments. got coat and, in his stockinged
in quest OF others OF the gang.
In half an hour he found Kenny at Forty fourth
st. and Third-ave He sent him 10 the station with
another officer and continued his search. /, was
long before he saw Kerwin In Thrd-ave.. be-
tween Forty and Forty-sevenh SITS The Eel
low on seeing the officer ana was only caught
after long chase.
The three were held for trial in Yorkvie Court
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500 o. more "doubtfuls" from the Britannia. To
one looking down from the windows Of the main
building the picture presented In the detention
pen Is a striking one. possessing all the charac-
teristics Of color scene and action that make
glad the heart OF an artist. The detention build
ings are .ow. yellow structures built Of brick and
covered with plaster. which give distinctly for
eign air to the surroundings without the aid Of
the immigrants The open-air detention pen
forms a quarter section that. with the buildings
forms a complete square Strewn around. in
door and outdoor are the various impedimenta
Of the immigrants. and equally we'll strewn
around In various attitudes Of ease. the i'm
migrants themselves. A fcrlorn-ooking lot they
are restless. depressed. degraded and penniless.
and II is pitiabie indeed to watch their longing
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,,,. ,,,n,,v We need to accept what the Bible says
of itself rather than what some person says OF H.
III you are in a business upon when you c.nnvs
SO small in our business affairs that VIII NOT entis
the tender, sympathetic assistance Of Jesus; ~
Young man, / would answer: One who. by prayer;
push and perseverance, accomplishes his opJect ~
this age of sharp competition we SHOULD live the
best life possible. We are possessed OF many qusa
unless this quality Is cultivated properly Whne
It is good to nave God with you when you die ne Is
q good COMPANION for every day In the week. the
object of religion is not to prepare for deatn' Dut
to bring the Gospel to the living r.oa .,,rx
we let every one know about IL Why should we not
assist every one else to secure the advantages OF
close friendship with Jesus?"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-20

Special Inquiry. 1t is a fact worthy Of note tina.
1t Is the Italian who comes alone, generally
without chick or child, while the immigrant OF
other nations brings his family with him.
THE BOARD OF SPECIAL INQUIRY.
One Of the institutions OF Ellis Island-the holy
Of holes in factis the Board Of Special Inquiry.
Before it appear all cases which appear doubt
full and from its judgment there is no appeal,
save to Washington. which Is an almost hopeless
and desperate chance. Right here Is where one
Of the Ellis Island abuses comes in. and that Is
the freedom with which friends and relatives OF
immigrants are allowed to make confusion worse
COMPOUNDED by swarmng there daily.
There IL practically no restriction. as all that
Is necessary Is q pass from any steamship COM
pany. and that Is easily obtained On many
days there are many more visitors to Ellis ISL
and than immigrants landed. In consequence OF
this. the Iron gate at the Barge Office Is con-
slant scene Of crowding and disorder. In which
the gatemen show but little judgment and add
materially to the work of the policemen stationed
there
Commissioner insolvency is justly proud Of
the arrangements under his charge for handling
the immigrants on Ellis Island and under his
direction The Tribune artist succeeded In making
number Of striking sketches OF the scenes
there. The room where the Board Of Special In
qury holds Its sessions IL arranged Ike court
room and the proceedings are conducted with q
semblance OF judicial solemnty. IL must be re-
menibered that the Board Is practicaily tne Only
safeguard for this country against the indiscrimi-
nate landing of immigrants. many of whom come
from the criminal. degraded and pauper classes
of Europe. The Board is made up Of Colonel
George w. Ellis. chairman; Colonel Hayes Cap
tain Converse and Major Simpsey. The Major
acts as the interpreter and is a historical char
acter. having come over here with kossuth
with whom ne was companion in arms. II
takes three votes If the Board to admit. and two
votes 10 exclude an immigrant.
THE CASE OF EPAMINONDAs
Many amusing wei: as pathetic scenes
take place before the Board, and Its labors, II
somewhat tedious. are nevertheless not devoid OF
divertng features. One OF the sons OF Sunny
Italy. who desired entrance into the land Of the
free, gave his name as Luigi Epaminondas
Epamnondas has been ordered deported by the
Board. but obtained rehearlng. and appeared
with the somewhat doubtful backing OF full
hedged counsellor-at-lfw. By-the-way, these
attorneys are one Of the features of the island
and their pickings seem to be good. although
their efforts In behalf OF their clients are not
always crowned with success The counsel Of
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sorted to no vanished tale or subterfuge. hut
has given truly the plain. naked facts. Fur
thermore here comes his friend. man OF sub
stance who has been thirteen years in this
country. and 10 possessed Of $4,000. and says he
will care for him" The mpassoned plea had
no effect upon the callcus members Of the Board
and II his appeal to Washington Is not effective
Epamnondas' will be sent back to his native
I'd
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locks. hoping against hore they do. for free
dom The most sympathetic. however. could but
exclainl rs they looked upon the groups. we
don't want them: send them back!
- THE SYSTEM OF INSPECTION.
a word is due to the system OF handling
the hordes which yearly arrive at Ellis Island.
From the time the immigrant lands from the
steamship upon the island until he is either al
lowed to land or is deported he passes through
a regular system. which quickly shows whether
or not under the Jaw he should be permitted
to pass through the Iron gate" TO liberty. I'm
restricted immigration Is intensely dstasteful
to the average American but II II occurs as at
present, 1t is the fault of the Federal law. and
not Of the New York immigration officials as
any one who could pass an hour with the Board
Of Special Inquiry would quickly discern. AS
sistant Commissioner McSweeney has the SCI
ence for IL falls little short of science Of hand
ling immigrants at mis- fingers ends, and the
present admirable sy stem Of managing immi-
grants Is greatly due to his efforts. When the
immigrant arrives here from a foreign port
his pedigree is pretty we'll known before he Is
examined. In the first place. the steamship
company bringing immigrant is held re-
sponsIble for that immigrant. and should he be
debarred the company must bear the expense
Of his deportation. Nevertheless. this rule.
which is not enforced to the utmost. does not
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Eua-.inondas succeeded In getting rene arihs
% his cas- and pleaded earnestly. My client.
Luigi Epaminondas" said he, like his Illus
frious namesake statesman and general.
Epamnondas Of Thebes. Of whom 1t Is recorded
that he never told Iie even in Jest. has re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-20
FRIENDS OF IMMIGRANTS.

Every detained immigrant has one or two. or
more. friends from New-York. who appear In
his behalf. and they invariably appear In the
part Of a relative. generally that Of brother
or brother-n-law Iut the Board has sure
method of testing relationship. which works 10
a charm. The friends and the Immigrant are
questioned separately. and II they DO not agree
as TO the names and number OF their common
relatives. 1t takes no powerful mind 10 under
stand that they are lying Although they can
not understand the English language. the I'M
migrants quickly perceive whether they are 10
stay or go, and II 1t Is the former there 10 an
exchange OF embraces kisses ana coneIa'u'a-
tory handshakes. The Board works Win Won
derful swiftness and often when two boarus
are sitting 500 cases n day disposed or
SCENES AFTER NIGHTFALL
1t Is when night throws her pail or darKnesS
over the island that those detained temporarily OF
for deportation give way TO their real FEELINGS.
For the last month there has been an average OF
800 or more immigrants the Island every
night. although there are really proper accommo-
dations for only $50 Few women are among
them. and the men sleep on the moor, on tneir
luggage or anywhere they may select. Oitel
there are musicians among them. ana the ho'es
of concertinas or violins enliven the people, anu
dancing and singing make semblence OF mer-
riment But there Ia little gayety at present
among the sombra Italians who make up the
detained gang and the guards keep sharp eye
upon them for they have proved that they are not
az tractable as they look Rendered desperate by
the knowledge that they must return whence
they came they only need leader 10 make tron-
bic for their guardians who are Few IN NUMBER
Mt night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-20
ROSY HOPES DISPELLED.

Among the Italians now arriving the women
are few. and the men have only Few hres
among them. and no hope OF supporting them
solves. Their ideas that America Is country
where gold can be had by reaching out the
hand have been dispeed. and DIR. Senner and
Mr. insolvency hope that they Will proclaim
that dearly gained knowledge among their coun-
trvmen when they have been deported. Still
not withsta nding the efforts OF the officials at
our gateway To keep out undesirable members
Of the swarm. thousands OF pennil.ss and de-
graded immigrants manage TO get IN
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THE GATEWAY.

the companies OF some Oh tHeIll, dt any idtc'
EXAMINATION AT HOME PORTS
The handling Of an immigrant is a complicated
affair that must be here explained briefly The
steamship agent is supposed to put the intending
purchaser of ticket through rigid examina-
ton, which should before a ticket Is sold. result
in convincing the agent that he would be passed
by the United States authorities. II the I'M
migrant passes the ordeal safely. he Is then ex-
amined by United States Marine Hospital sur
geon, or. If there Is none at hand. by sur
geon appointed by the United States Consul in
the port Of embarkation Arriving on the YES
ships manifest, and the captain. purser and sur
geon Of such vessel must swear before an Ameri
can consul that the immigrants to the best Of
their knowledge, are all "A Mol" Should any
of these he returned. the agent or steamship
company Is liable 10 "a fine. The people are sup
posed TO be closely watched and examined on the
voyage over and then they have TO pass through
the hands Of the Health Officer at Quarantine
Arrived at the steamship pier. they are trans
ferred in bargeS or transports to Ellis Island,
where the chaf Is quickly separated from the
wheat.
IN THE MAIN BUILDING.
The main building on the island is a compli-
Gated arrangement OF ratings and wire screens
which gives the interior the appearance Of a vast
Office building. Gradually the would-be Ameri-
can citizens are filtered through until they
reach the register. This official tell by a brief
glance at their papers and persons whether the
immigrants can land. II he decides against q
man, the immigrant IL hustled into detention
pen and held TO be examined before the Board OF
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For the Babies!
Its r0late In the preparation Of An
fi1acfnL Food tor Infants and
Disorders Of Iecfhing
Infants.

Hunter Mcclure, Md, LII. D.
President and Professor OF Clinical Surrrn
University College OF Medicine Richmond, W
referring to Spring No. 2 says:
"Eor some time have beer using
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Special Inquiry. II is a fact worthy Of note that
II Is the Italian who alone, generally
without chick or child, while the immigrant OF
other nations brings his family with him.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-02-29

and in a few cities and states, including
Lincoln, the losses were more than the
earnings. This certainly is not an ex-
orbitant showing of profits. At the
present prices Of bonds the profits to the
banks on circulation would be about
per cent, although it would figure out
atrifie more on the last issue. or course
the profits of circulation on bonds
bought few years Ego at higher prices
would be still less. This small profit is
not enough to pay for the time and
trouble evolved.
Since the organization Of the national
banking system 3O3 banks, or an average
OF about year have gone into receiv-
ers hands. Of this number 40 per cent.
have failed since 1893. The total liza
oiiities Of these banks. was in round
numbers, $4,000, 600; and Of this
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-02-29
MONEY AND BANKS


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
amount nearly slOO,OOO,OOO has been col.
lected and paid to deposltors, leaving
the loss to depositors, on all failed banks
during a period Of 30 years, of abou
100000 or = of per cent. on the
total OF two billion dollars of deposits
held by the national banks today. 1t
would amount to only about l-6 Of mill
per annum on the total deposits of the
banks during the 30 years. This is
smaller percentage OF loss than can be
shown by any other business in the
country and only goes to show the alb :
solute safety so far as security and re-
demption are concerned, of the nations al
bank notes, covered as they are by gov
eminent bonds in addition to the assets
OF the banks, The capital of the 3,712
national banks is 1861 100000, circula-
ton at present outstanding s2l3,OOOOOO.
Now il they we're allowed to take out
circulation to an amount equal to their
capital stock and up to the par value Of
the government bonds held to secure it,
as they certainly would do if there were
a reasonable profit in the operation, the
circulation would be increased at once
about s45O,OOO.OOO. This would fill the
place of the greenbacks and treasury
notes. and the question OF keeping up
the treasury gold reserve would be set
tied The banks would then have to
get gold to keep up their reserve as best
they could-thus transferring the duty
OF supplying gold for commercial pur-
poses from the go7ernmant to the bust
ness men of the country, where it be-
longs. The above figures do not take
into consideration the state and private
banks, nearly 5000 in number with CAPT
tai of s425 100000. Many Of them would
undoubtedly change over to the ma
tional system. so that instead Of there
being a contraction made by retiring
the legal tenders, the great difficulty
would be to limit the Issue OF national
bank notes so as not to initiate the cur
rency beyond its present limit (which is
undoubtedly enough for the legitimate
demands Of business) and yet at the
same time make the profits sufficient to
induce an increase up to this limit
The success Of the democratic party at
national financiering is graphically
shown by the comptroller in table on
the national debt. In 1869 the interest
bearing debt of the United States was
g. 166, 100000. 1t decreased steadily I'M
til in 1892, the beginning of the present
administration it amounted to only
$3.50 100000. Since then it has in
creased to nearly one billion dollars
while the greenback or non-interest
bearing debt remains the same as in
80. One objection frequently urged to
the national bank note issue is that
soon the government will pay of its
bonds and then there will be no basis
of circulation. But give us democratic
administration about once every sixteen
wears and there will be no lack OF bonds
upon which to base our paper money.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-02-29

You'll never realize what real good
bread is until you have made it OF
Shogo" -four.