Show FOREIGN immigration apropos of the congles ional investigation vesti gation into the extent and quality of foreign immigration into this country the now york Ir erald which has been indefatigable in allowing up the rii d filthy condition of the italian quart er in that city presents some starling facts aich will not only be of interest to tag committee of inquiry but to the american people generally I 1 jp to the present time the commit its methods pursued with italians in whose amse miserable poverty on their part and evident dishonesty on tile part of those who brought them here combine to mako the inquiry particularly fruitful in maults the ultimate design is of course to indea digate the anglish glish german alad irish immigration as well and lastly a thorough overhauling of the chinese question is aswill have been seen fro anthe telegraphic reports all witnesses so far examined have destined tes tined willingly the agencies supplied the transportation but were ja no sense the poverty lecta ill status of their passengers etwas wiled some of these latter mere called to the stand that ilia illegal and cruel features of ahe bi Winess came to be known the poor fellows told a sad talo of how they had been induced by rory colored promises made to them in their own land to move out to the now world where plenty of work and largo wages were awaiting them passage money was advanced on their signing an agreement to work it out on land or repay it out of the first earning ings the dishonest scoundrels he made these arrangements do not seem to have been alore in the inhuman it is charged that in some cases commission had to be paid on aie ticket to as anany as aix oix or seven brokers for the money advanced or tile services ren dereA in securing the boon of freedom and worldly which this country offered the readiness of the lopes to tell the whole truth will from these facts be understood as will also the declaration of leading italians in tile united states that abe investigation meets their cordial ap tending to protect nd benefit their countrymen in common with all others to come to our to hospitable shores NOW for the frer jUs agures of the commissioners of EmIgration for lapat year abow that of at corage landed at castle gaiden in neu york in other worda over whole immigration to tills stick in tho ine tro polis instead of scattering thee the e people finally spread to some extant tills goes to show that a vat proportion of immigrants are in dacet to cros cro s the ocean by lying pro milze S that chev lil get work the moment anclien And lien I 1 that tile for unskilled labor at which immigration almost enis consists now overlooked of these three hundred and seventy thousand arizona took but 90 south carolina received and idaho is second only to now york and opened liar arms to 51 and illinois came next with nevadas population was increased by wyoming received while utah Is credited with 1100 without following the statistics into tedious deball enough has been given to chov that the great majority of hoso who come land in new york as haupers paupers in every sense do ped discouraged cou raged and far worse than they were before they have no means to get further west their chances would be better they can find nothing to do there and no kind agent stops up and offers to advance them the money to get home with when it Is remembered that hous andion old immigrants make their way over the canadian line into this country that thousands more come in from the west none of included in the enormous total given above and that the present years figures will show a great increase over those of last there will be a general feeling that Conz cannot make itsell acquainted with suggestive facts any too soon to honest indus irions willing I 1 with means to give them a start or friends to help them in making a beginning ilia doors of entry ought to be open for there Is still plenty of room and bone and muscle are still in demand but ahou european nations this country Is big enough and aured enough to welcome and provide for their criminals as south germany has to think according to yes ter daylo telegrams and their haupers paupers I 1 tile sooner they are informed of their mistake tile better for us all is for americans which means those who will be a credit to ile nation and who will from the beginning identify themselves with iti institutions and its interests number of is a fiction number con contributions from stobert louis stevenson henry carnei sarah or jewett octave thanet V J St imRon and blatt blunt a very notable array writers there are in addition two richly illus grated articles of unusual tile first of these illustrated with forty illustrations 19 an acte and luminous amount of the evolution and wonderful perfection of 66 american locomotives ar A cars borney secretary of the afar ter car builders association Is one of the most widely known railroad men in tile united states the other article rivers and val loys by prof X S shaler presents in its score of illustrations some of the mos t romantic scenery of this country and deals w ith tile practical lems connee ted with the and ohio valleys besides the fie tion flat referred to there are poems and other attractive miscellany chas scribners sons now york IT wal interest and add it W to the pride of riders on the wheels of steel to know bicycle corps his been formed in the british army with over a hundred men and eleven officer 11 11 4 0 11 f 14 4 4 K m i I 1 pr 1 I 1 I 1 li |