East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-18
NEW YORK LETTER


come! Notwithstanding the fact that
the European governments do not
favor emigration and are trying their
best to make it as difficult as posi-
BILE and in spite of the fact that the
American authorities keep a sharp
lookout to prevent undesirable for
eigners to slip into the country the
immigration is increasing at an enor-
nous rate. The number of immi-
grants during the fiscal year which
ended June so, was 1,O27421, an in
crease of 25 per cent over last year
and 20 per cent more than in 1908,
The ratio of exclusion was somewhat
higher, being 1853 against S769 in
| 1908. The greatest increase was in
the number of immigrants from Rus
sa. This is owing partly to the war
with Japan, the inner disturbances in
Russia and the constant persecution
of the Jews in many parts of the en-
pire.
The class of immigrants coming
from Russia is not very desirable, but
more so than a large percentage of
the immigrants coming from certain
parts of Austria and Italy.
Desperate Fight With Typhoid.
l.
authorities to prevent the spreading
of the typhoid fever epidemic preva-
lent in Brooklyn have not been sue
cessful so far and the situation is be-
ginning to be quite critical. 1t seems
that Bath Beach, Bensonhurst and
Ulmer Park, situated on the Brook
lyn beach, extending from the Mar
rows to Coney Island, form the cen
ter or heart of the disease district.
There are various theories concern
ing the causes of the epidemic. The
most plausible is that persons living
in the beach district insist on bathing
at the wrong side of the tide. wher
the water, backed up by the rising
tide. was strongly contaminated by
the contents of numerous sewers
emptying into the bay.
, The infected area is constantly
/ spreading and it is feared that before
long the epidemic will gain foot
hold on the Manhattan side. Should
that happen. the result in the over
} crowded and unsanitary districts o
, the east and west sides would be ap
palling. Up to the present tim
there have been nearly 1000 cases o
typhoid in this city and about 40
deaths caused by that disease.
S1,5OO,OOO Art Institute.
According to an authoritative state
4 ment one of New York's multi-mil
= lionaires, who takes great interest !
), art. has offered to the Fine Arts Fed
= Grafton and the National Academy
= Design the sum of s1,500,000 for tn
It purpose of erecting a magnificent al
a institute upon the site of the Leno
Library or If possible, in a locatio
e even nearer the heart of the city. TT
II purchase of a suitable site and tn
d erection of a large art palace will co
st in the neighborhood of s3,OOO,O0O an
: as soon as the preliminaries hay
been arranged, the trustees of II
e two institutions will make an effo
If to raise the required amount.
e. Savings Bank Deposits.
id The savings banks of the city
'e New York contributed $66,635,19O
L the s92,5O3,427 increase in the tot
resources of the savings banks of Il
state of New York for the year en-
ing June 80, 1905. This left but s2'
S76,227 increase for the banks In Il
rest of the state. OF the New Yo
city gain the banks of Manhattan fu
~ nished $54,07S,9S9 and those of Kin
~ county S12,556,2O1. Every savin
bank in Greater New York save o
y" shows a gain in resources during {
u 12 months which ended June