The evening times., 1898-12-06

tion with State immigration Organiza-
| tions with a view of effecting better
distribution OF arriving immigrants Is ap-
proved There l. beyond question a ten
| dency on the part of immigrants toward
| the cities, just as there IS such tenden-
ey among our rural population A social
problem involving relief TO unemployed
labor at coEgested centers of population
may be partially solved by efforts direct
ing Immigrants to fields where their SER
wees may be in demand. This course Will
| also lessen the likelihood of their becon-
ing pubic charges
The total number of Chinese Dersons ad-
mitted 10 the United States in the last
fiscal year is shown by the report To
have been 7.1S5. OF this number .273 were
or TIE exempt class, principally Tner-
chants. students, etc; i25 were so-caIIed
artists. actors, artisans, and Iaborers ad-
mitted for the -Mississfppi and In
| tesnationai Exposition at Omaha and
: l.iSf were returning registered laborars
There were also S65 who passed through
the United States under bond in transit
10 other countries. Two hundred and
eighty Chinese were refused admission.
Re numfer Of Chinese oz.ssns ar ested
for deportation because unIawfully in the
| United States was 100. OF this number
20 were depOrted, by due process of law.
at total expense of 50 I32 "a. The sg-
gregate expense incurred in the enforce
ment Of the Chinese exclusion laws vas
81 i53.74
Ii IS believed that many Chinese labor
ers have gained unlawful admission By
representing themselves To have been
born in the United States. In such cases
they present themselves to the customs
( orficerS at the frontier and seek arrest
On being taken before the United Slater
commissioner for deportation proceedings
they are frequently discharged on their
OWE testimony and that of their ALLEGED
fathers In many cases such testimony
IS believed TO have been untrue. and in
number of instances the applicants Cr
the alleged fathers, or both, have been
successfully prosecuted for perjury
Reference is made to the completion of
the one hCndTedth year OF the existe,.P
OF the United States marine hospital SER
vice, and 10 the growth and deyelOpmenf
of this branch of the Government servica
during the century. AT present the pen
sCnnel OF the service consists Of seventN
I five commissioned medical officers
twenty-one surgeons. twenty-seyen past
assistant surgeons and twenty-six assist.
ant surgeons.
The report shows that smallpox ap-
! peared during the year in twenty-fou.
/ States and the District of Columbia This
Marine Hospital Service. by Special re-
quest, took complete charge of the epi-
deInic at Birmingh ham. Ala and at Mid
dlesboro. Ky-. causing the disease TO dis
appear in those localities and giving adj
viscry aid. through competent officers. -
q number of other infected points
+ To assist in the prevention Of the intro
I ductiOn of contagious diseases into ths
United States. sanitary inspectors havs
been stationed at Havana Santiago do
Cuba, Rio d. Janziro and YOEo' ANA. ths
detailed information furnished b. then
being published in the annual report OF
tke service.
The eleven national quarantine stations
have been operated successfully curing
tle year. and many repairs and adii,ions
10 their equipment have been made ul-
der special appropr ations from Congress.
II is recommended that ample aaDro-
priatiCns be made foT national qua antils
stations in order that their equ- p-nent
may De made complete for the rapid
transaction of business and the safety
and comfort OF vessels and persons Un-
+ dergoins deter.ion-
Causes of Yellow Fever.
( Secretary Gage calls attention 20 tbs
/ fact that, as stated in his previous re-.
port, by direction Of the President. iva
skilled bacterioIosisJs in the marine hos
rital service. We're specially detailed to
investigate in Havana the cause Il ell
low fever
/ laboratory was established. and ihey
/ continued their Iabors untI obliged n
. withdraw on account of the war They
/ have now returned. bur are continuing ths
investigation. and their preliminary re-
port. published in the annual report q
! the service, indicates that the true Gauss
+ Of the disease has been found by Prof
t Sanarelh in the bacillus icteoiJes- Fur
I ther work Is necessary for definite demon.
/ sJTation. but if the present indications ars
borne out by future laboratory expeTi-
/ ments a great advance viii have been
made toward both the prevention and eUrs
of yellow fever
/ Extended references are made in the re-
port 10 the war with Spain. the necessity
for the adoption of an affirmative mari
/ tine policy by the United States. the
! steamboat inspection service. the coast
and geodetic survey. light house esJab-
lishment life saving service STATE bonds
! owned by the United States. money III
! Porto Rico. the bond issue. currency and
! banking and war taxes.