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A Post. A HE mm Vol. VIII RALEIGH, N. C.. THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1902 No. 1! i HORROR A Locomotive Ploughs In to a Coach Filled with Passengers Seven teen Killed New York, Jan. S. Two local trains bound for New York one from South Norwalk and the other from White Ha ins crashed together in the smoke clouded Park avenue tunnel of the New York Central line early today. Seventeen persons were killed and forty injured. Of the latter, twelvt were seriously - injured. The engineei end fireman of the "White Plains loca end a tower man were arrested. Dis triet Attorney Jerome visited ihe wreck ond will personally, direct an inveetiga tion. The list of dead: A. G. Walton, H. a. Diamond, Albert M Perrin, D. G. Thomas, D. D. Foskett, all of New Rochelle, N. Y.; W. B. Lees of Altnian & Co., New York; II. Franklin Crosby, New Rochelle; Ocar Meyerowitz, New York: Geo. W. Searing, New Rochelle; 1'. Washburn, Theodore Forgardo, Win. Fisher. Geo. Potter. Mrs. A. F. How :ul, Wm. Howard and E. C. Hinsdale, m'A a man believed to he Chas. B. Mars, an employee of the custom house, all of New Ilochelle. Many were seriously injured, most of -whom -were also from New Rochelle, as well as one or two whose addresses are given as New York city. A partial list of the injured is: Sadie Scott, stenographer. New Rochelle, legs crushed; Minnie Wright, stenographer, New Rochelle, internal injuries; Geo. Carter, New Rochelle, scalded arms and leg fractured: Everett Coffin, New Rochelle; E. II. Molineux, New Ro-c-helie. fractured thigh, cut about head. in the early morning hours of a week day a procession of ' passenger trains rolls through the hazy tunnel to the Grand Central depot at Forty-second street. A great majority of these trains are specials ran from points in New York and Connecticut for the benefit of persons who reside in these suburban places and are employed daily in New York. It was two of these accommodation trains that met with disaster this morn ing. They were heavily laden. The Norwalk local from Norwalk, Conn., was approaching the Grand Central de pot, slowly. The passengers -were en gaged in reading papers while some were preparing to leave the train. It was dark and Conductor Blaekman of the Norwalk' local sent a brakeman named Barnum back to the rear coach to set a signal light to warn, any train following. Suddenly, without a moment e warn in sr. mere came a crasn or splintering timbers and the roar of escapins steam, j The rear coach of the Norwalk 4rnin had been telescoped by engine No. 101S, ihauling the White Plains local of the New York and Harlem road: The big locomotive plowed half -way through the length of the coach, mangling the pas sengers who had not time to leave their heats. Tiie noise was heard in Park avenue, through which the tunnel runs, and crowds rushed to the opening at the top of the tunnel and looked down upon a en sine was wedged in the rear coach of i " ,.T ... " ... . " ' i x- ii Tri ti,;, . I will not answer any of these ques- the Norwalk local. This car was badlyr. T J T wrecked. The smoke stack of the lo- lOU8v 1 am J"iIm' as Said befre' comotive issued -a volume of smoke and ! f .tate J?V "f as I possess re- stenm. and poked throndi the rcof of , Jatmg to this accidtnr, but I am not the car. The second car from the rear re to .express opinions. . n!wir The engineer gave his name to the Above the. roar of steam could be 'heard the groans of the injured and sterrific cr-ie of the panic-stricken pas sengers in both trains. The police re serves and several companies of firemen were oon on the scene and; ambulances were hurrying from the up-town hos pitals. The tunnel rapidly filled with smoke tand steam and the work of rescue was i 'one under difficulties which seemed for a time insurmountable. The fire men lowered ladders into the funnel through the opening in Park avenue and ' descended. Every moment it was feared the tele-Ff-oped engine might explode. Steam was. hissing all about the mass of wreck ? but the firemen had no heed of danger. Swinging their axes like mad Then, the firemen soon penetrated the telescoped car; In the forward end lay a mass of mangled and bleeding humanity. There were probably forty persons there, and considering their frightful position it teems marvelous that all had not met death before the rescuers arrived. Splin tered Umbers, broken car seats and other debris were scattered over these hap less victims, many of whom were caught and held as if in a vise. The living were struggling desperately to extricate them selves and crying piteously for aid. All had the impression that thev would soon be caught by flames which threatened to break out at any moment in the fire box of the locomotive. The dead lay all about, tangled in the wreckage. Blood from their wounds poured out and ran ii a stream to the tracks whera it formed a pool. ' The work of rescue was slow. The dead and injured were extricated and taken out as they were readied. Along ihe tracks were laid the bodies of the 'ff-acl. covered by oilskins brought by the 3M- There- were places in the reeked car where it was 'impossible for ine nremeii to go. Ropes were lowered C se p?ce Irom the street and eager- r,J , sI'ed 1,y the injured persons pin--onp.i there. : .man : tied a rope about his waist IV ..'n(!'1 to th firemen above, "Pull l- Vi?i' tni'r ?e is oa?Qt-" The firemen hv thl .'0,obey they were stopped We ir.Jured mail who then fel, b k A ARK TUNNE L 4 unconscious. One fireman lowered him self .'down the rope and with an axe cut away the timber. The injured man was then drawn to the street and it was found that his entire left leg had been crushed flat. He had also been burned horribly by steam. .All the in jured taken from the telescoped car were scalded, cut, bruised and mangled. In the car ahead ofvthe one telescoped the conditions were less horrible. Only one man was killed in this car. Sadie Scott and Mamie Wright, two of the Injured, were in this car. The floor of the car had split and both women had Iropped into the opening which had losed upon them. They were held fast here for nearly an hour, during which" ime they pleaded for help. The body f the dead man lay between them. He .ad been struck by flying timber and lstantly killed. When the. young women ivere released finally it was found that their legs had been horriblv crushed. At 10:45 o'clock the debris had been cleared away, the injured placed in hos pitals and fourteen dead removed to hear by police stations. The cause of the dreadful accident is yet to be determined. The engineer of the White Plains train said he saw no kights ahead of him, and 4n the darkness a . i A , , . . or me mnnei ne was unaware or in presence of the Nofwalk train. The con ductor of the latter train is equally cer tain that warning lights had been set upon the rear coach. Engineer Wisker, of the Norwalk train is under arrest. District Attorney Jerome, when he f as informed of the accident, declared that he ragarded it as an appalling thing and said he would make a public inve? tlgation. - Investigating the Dlsnster New York, Jan. 8. District .Attoney Jerome was in his office when he heard of the terrible wreck in the New Y'ork Central tunnel at Tifty-eighr.h street this morning. At 11:30 o'clock he was at the scene of the wreck with his sec retary. Mr. (rould, making & personal investigation of the tunnel where the collision occurred and of what was to be seen .there. Later he wei:: to the Least Fifty-first street police station, where he met Coroner Schooler, and in Captain Lantry's room Mr. Jerome and the coroner conducted an examination of Chas. Fl3'nu, who has charge of the signal tower at Sixty-ninth sureet, and of E. G. File, the fireman of the engine of the White Plains local. After the examination the Distrist Attorney told what hehad learned of the conditions and added: ''All of the men examined were in formed that any -jtaement they made might be used against them and they were told that, they need not say any thing unless thej wanttd to. Th. sig nal man and the fireman were quke willing to talk and the engineer would have talked if he had been permitted to do so. I did not think it was fair to him in the condition m which foiind him. to nenr.it him to make a full statement. . Upon my suggestion the engineer was held without bail, the fireman was permitted to give bonds if he could obtain them, and the signal tower man was discharged." After this statement the Diskrict At torney was asked what he thought of the condition of the tunnel and whether he did not think from what he had learned that 'the responsibility for the accident rested upon the engineer of the White Plains local. In response to all these questions Mr. police as John M. Wischow. He was locked up in the Tombs for the night on the coroners order. E. C. File, his fireman, lives in Xe- Rochelle. He was released later in the afternoon on bail which it was understood was pro cured for him by the railroad. From the investigation made by Dis tric: Attorney Jerome and Coroner Schoeler and from the testimony of per sons competent to talk on the subject, it would seem that the cause of the accident-vwas the inability of the engi neer of the Wlii'X) Plains local to com prehend the signals. Why he was una ble to comprehend the signals-must be made known later. The man is locked up and well nish in a state of collapse. It was said this evening that he was not able to talk coherently for any great length of time on any subjeclt. A Vivid Description The most vivM and the most terrible stories of the collision and what hap pened immediately afterward were ob tained, of course, from those who were in the rear car of the South Norwalk express, and who were able to talk after it was all over. One of the best ac counts was given by Miss Kate M. Col gan Of New Rochelle. She said: "I got on the train at New Rochelle. All of the coaches were very crowded and I walked through to the rear car. I found no seat vacant, but a gentleman offered me bis, near the rear-door, and I took it. When we were well into the funnel, the train slowed up and finally came to a full stop. By and by, some of the morning curios raised the win dows to see what was the matter.. I was one of them and looked out in front of me. I could see nothing an'd turned to look out of the rear door. Just then I saw a great dark some thing that looked like a black cloud rushing upon the rear end, of the train. Then there was a flash of light, a crash ing of wood, and the grinding of steel and iron, followed a moment later by j piercing screams and groans. Then there was the hissing of escaping steam and , some one cried 'fire,' The end of the car in which I was seated seemed to J be lifted in mid air and held there. All " the while came the terrible hissing of ! the steam and we thought that one of the engines -was trying to plough its way through the train. - "When the crash came I was thrown headlong over four or five seats towards the front end of the car. To this I believe I owe my life. I fell against a man who stood in what had been a part of the aisle of the car. My eye glasses were smashed against him and pieces of them driven into my cheek. The man reached for something and 1 saw that he was grabbin j for the head light of the locomotive, which loomed t like a demon through the darkness, i Then I heard a man laugh. It seemeck, to me as if he had turned in a moment to a raving maniac. As I saw this, for some reason a great self-possession seemed to come to me. I felt some thinz moist on -my cheek and nassinz my hand over it I saw that it was cov-j ered with blood. I realized then that' my cheek had been cut by a piece of my eye glasses. I looked around and saw the bodies of three men lying at my ; feet. One was still alive, but his left leg was twisted above the knee almost at right angles to his body. His cloth-, ingseemed to be saturated with blood, i the life had evidently gone out of the j other two bodies. i "All abort me men and women were; lying mdxed up together across car seats, j on the floor and hanging out of the windows. jOne woman was holding a lit tle boy in her arms, who was bleeding about the head. From what appeared to be under the car and directly beneath where I stood, a piteous cry for help came- from a woman: 'Oh, do not. I pray, let me die here,' I heard. her cry. A moment late- some one cried that the car was on fire. Then for a few mo ments afterward I felt that all hope of rescue was vain. But in a little while I saw the firemen with buckets of water, and after a little the flames died out. Thena man came along, reached through the window and pulled me out. When I stood upon the ground I found that my less would hold me, and a little? later I was led nn a ladder to the street and taken to the Grand Central sta tion." Dramitle Rnent The rescue of Minnie Rice and Sadie Scott of New-Rochelle was one of the most dramatic. It was accomplished only after several remarkable displays of . personal bravery on the part of res cuers and other victims who expressed their willingness to be left where they were until the girls could be removed to a place of safety. Thoy were taken to the Presbyterian hospital, where they were said to be in very bad condition. Miss Scott was in a very serious shape as she was suffering badly from shock. Fire Chaplains Smith an-cl Walker .discovered the young women, pinned down by the debris in the burning car, one lying across the other, so that neither could" move a foot. A dead man lay across Miss Scott. It was impossi ble for the chaplains to do anything toward freeing the girls without aid; so they administered) stimulants and told them they would stay by them until they were released. The ; girls ware very, brave, - and! - although r the less ht both. - were qui te badly Crushed, they d'id noit complain. Teter A. Murphy a builder of New Rochelle; was heM down by debris in the wrecked' car a short distance from where' the girls were lying. "I'll wait till they are saved," said Murphy. And he did wait until the girls had been released, without making the learst complaint. SCHLEY AT THE WHITE HOUSE Unusual Consideration Shown to the Popular Naval Hero Washington, Jan. S. There was con siderable comment over the reception accorded Admiral Schley at the diplo matic reception at the White House lasc night. President Roosevelt greeted him most cordially and Mrs. Roosevelt de parted from her usual cusToin of merely bowing and extended her hand to him. She usaally contents herself with smil ing and bowing at those who pass the receiving line. But last night when Admiral and Mrs. Schley approached she transferred the bouquet: of flow ers which she carried and shook hands with ttie admiral and his wife. The ad miral went down the line and shook hands with each of the ladies as did Mrs. Schley, and then passed on into the east room and was almost as great an attraction as the President had been in the blue room. For an hour he wa, wii:h Mrs. Schley, the center of a large group. People Ihouldered each .other in order to get an opportunity to shake his hand. -. $ Revolution in Bogota New York, Jan. 8. A private cable dispatch received in this city today from lfinji rrnri Nicaragua, snid .that, a re volt had arisen in Bogota, Colombia, andNthat President Jose Slanuel Mar- roquin, had been imprisoned. Since the overthrow of President San Clemento, a year and a half ago, and the usurpa tion of Eis office by Marroquin, there had been talk of ousting the latter and he has not been very secure in his po sition. Drl San Clemento since his downfall lias been at Yillota, a short distance from Bogota, practically a. prisoner. It was intimated that his par tisanswould try to regain his place for him. The dispatch from 5Tanagua does not mention who is acting as president. , ,.,-. . ; - - - After Two Years of Silence Wilkesbarre, Pa., Jan. S. 'After being silent for two years, John Lutz, the wife murderer, today spoke after the death warrant had been read to him by Sheriff Jacobs. He went back to his cell and to the surprise of his guards, swore and cursed vigorously and at length, After this relief he relapsed into the silence which' has made him notable since he entered the jail. He is to be hanged t January 21. NOMINATIONS BY THE POESIDENT Holton and Dancy Included With Shaw and Payne Washington, Jan.' - 8. The President today sent to the Senate a large num ber of nomdnations, including the fol lowing: v Leslie M. Shaw of Iowc, to be Sec retary of the Treasury. Henry C. Payne of Wisconsin, to be Postmaster General John R. A. OrossJand of Missouri, to be Minister Resident .and CJonsul Gen eral of the United, States at Liberia. Conrad N. Jordan to be Assistant Treasurer at New York, George W. Whitehead to be Appraiser of Merchan dise in the District of; New York. To be Collector of Internal Revenue, John E. McCall of Tennessee, for the Fifth district of Tennessee. John C. Dancy of North Carolina, to be Recorder of Deeds in the District of Columbia. A. E. Holton to be United States At torney for the Western District of North Carolina. CLOSE AFTER DEWET . ' The British 'Military Situation Is improving Johannesburg, Jan. 8. Since noon yes terday, 123 Boers have been accounted for. After making a night inarch Major Cole-Brander captured a laager ana a number of General Delarey's men west of RustenbuTg. The Boers' loss were 44 men killed, wounded and captured. Another British column caotured 35 Bur ghers in the northwestern part of Or ange River Colony and the Thirteenth Hussars captured 11 near the Oliphant's river block house line. General Dewe is reported to be moving south before General Elliott, who is following him up the Wilge Tiver. General Dewet has little chance of using the guns he has captm-ed against the block house, the British columns being in colse touch." The area in which he can move is becoming ircumscribed. The military situation is generally good. There are an increasing number of surrenders. 1 Governor Lord MHner will be a guest at a banquet to be given Monday by the town council and the Chamber of Mines and Chamber of Commerce of Johannes burg. - Bloemfonfein, Jan. 8. Since Jannary 1 one hundred and sixty prisoners hare been brought -to rionpf on tein, having been captured by ifferent columns operating'in Orange River. Uolony. '"Gen eral Elliott, working to the northeast, captured nine Boers January 5 and alsv discovered and destroyed a Krupp gun. Ninety burghers of Orange River Colony have lately taken thp oath of allegiance. 3 SMALLER THAN EVER The Chinese Emperor Disap points Hisfriendi ' Pekin, Jan. 8. The deportment of the Emperor yesterday during the entry of the court lessened the previous estima tion of him and disappointed his friends. It modified the common condemnation of the Dowager Empress for taking the reins of power from him. Wang Weil Shao, Grand-Secretary, when he return ed from Pao Ting Fu reported that the Emperor had much improved, but the foreigners here fear that he will never hi more than a figure head. It is freely admitted that the Dowager Empress in intellectuality his superior and that she had good grounds for assuming 'the re gency. While it is not forgotten that she butchered the best state adviser in 1000 and that she is capable of taking terrible revenge, it is apparent that she at present deems it the wisest policy to please the foreigners. Her efforts in this direction yesterday caused much sur prise, but it is evident that she was successful. BUSINESS BLOCK IN AHOSKIE BURNED Suffolk Va., Jan. 8. Special. About 11 o'clock today one , of the principal business blocks m Ahoskie. N. C, a small town on the Atlantic Coast Line, was swept by fire. Starting from a bad flue, the blaze, fanned by the wind and unhampered by a fire department, had soon burned six buildings. Some of the contends were saved. The structures were used as 6tores, some occupied above as residences and some vacant. The largest losers are F. Powell, gen eral merchandise and millinery, whose building and stock were -worth $6,000, and,C. C. Hoggard, genefal merchan dise, whose property was value was $2,r00. Other places burned were the old Campbell store and barber shop and a building owned by Drew Newsome and W. II. Newsome, negroes. At one time the Atlantic Coast Line warehouse and Branning's lumber mill were im periled. The estimated loss is $11,000. There is practically no. insurance. $ : BURNED TO DEATH : i Mother and Babies Lose 1 heir I lives Together Winston-Salem, N. C, Jan. 8. Special. Near Viands, .. W31k.es county, yesterday, Mrs. Roxie Johnson and two small chil dren were burned to death. The mothea accidentally fell in the fire place. Her" clothing ignited and the flames spread, destroying the house with the mother and her two little ones. SPEECH FROM THE THRONE German National Finances in an Unsatisfactory Condition Berlin, Jan. 8. The speech from :he throne, read by the Imperial Chancellor, Count Von Buelow, at the opening of the Pressian Diet today took a eioomy view of the economic situation. It pointed out that the revenuet from the staite railroads in liX)l fell considerably short ot the estimates and that the re sults of the financial year were disap pointing. The concluding portion of Emperor William's speech pointed to the necessi ty of adopting measures against the ag itation in the Polish district of Eastern Prussia, declared that the upholding of the political and economic position of the German element there was neces sary for the self-preservation of-Prus sia, and promised thar the government .would fulfill its duty in cultivating uhe German national spirit in that region and combatting' with firmness all ten dencies hostile to the state. In this courts the government counted on the support of the German population of East Prussia as well as on the as sistance of the whole nation, which re garded any attempt to drive out the German language as an attack on its na tional honor and dignky. PIGEONHOLED ; Schley Resolutions Will Never See the Light Washington, Jan. 8. Members of the House Committee on Naval Affairs have received a quiet but emphatic tip from the White House tEat it will be use less for them to take action upon any of the Schley resolutions now before the committee. This advice has been given especially to the Renublican mem bers of the committee "who, through be ing in the majority, control its decis ions. In fact, it is stated on good au thority that the word has come direct to Chairman Foss that in case any of the Schley resolutions are favorably re ported and passed they will meet with the disapproval of the President. Con sequently it is an open secret that not one of the twenty or more resolutions affecting Admiral Schley will ever see daylight.They are carefully tucked away an a pigeonhole in Mr. Foss' desk, and there they will remain. - WARRANTS FOR A DOCTOR The President to Be Invited to Visit Salem Winston-Salem, N. C, Jan. 8. Spe cial. Two warrant: s have been issued for the arrest of Dr. Ham Sullivan of this county. He is charged with, ad vising people" who have smallpox in the northern part of the county that the disease Is itch and not smallpox. He is also liable to contribute to the spread of .rhe disease. District Attorney Holton was advised this afternoon of his re-appointment by the President. Four negroes attempted to saw out of jail fast night. They were deterred by the jailer, who wi.h the sheriff gave the prisoners a whipping. A committee, headed by Mrs. Lindsay Patterson, will go to Washington next week to extend an invitation to Presi dent Roosevelt to deliver an address at the laying of the corner s!tone of Salem Female College centennial in May. WAINWRIGHT-FORAKER Senate Pays Unprecedented Compliment to a Bride Washington, Jan. wedding of great social interest was that of Miss Julia Foraker and Mr. Francis King Wainwright, which ws solemnized at noon today at the family, residence of Senator and Mrs. J. B. Foraker in Six teenth street. A most graceful compliment and one '.never before paid an Ajnerican bride, j was given today's bride by the Senate ' of ithe United States. The Senate post poned its regular hour of meeting from noon , to 2 o'clock in honor of the wed ding and as a mark of esteem for the distinguished father of the bride. " i Among the .attendants at the wed ding were President and Mrs. Roose velt. Chamberlain Denounced Berlin. Jan. 8 In the Reichstag to- , day several speakers denounced Mr. Jo seph Chamberlain, tne tmtisn tjoiomai Secretary, for his alleged aspersions on the German army. In reply to these speakers Chancellor Von Buelow said he understood the British Minister in .question had not the least intention of giving offense and had since erpiaineu away the language complained of. Ha added, however, that responsible minis ters would be very careful what they said in referring to foreign matters as there was always danger of being mis understood, ' -- Wildes to Relieve Kempff Washington, Jan. 8. -Rear Admiral Wildes has been detached from duty as commandant of tne Pensacola navy yard. January 27, and ordered to the Asiatic station to relieve Rear Admiral Kempff. Captain P. H; Cooper relieves Admiral Wildes as commandant at the Pensacola station. OPINION DIVIDED '' BETWEEN ROUiS flany Tlcmbers in Favor of Considering the Pan ama Company's Of fer to Sell Washington, Jan. 8. The second dlay of the debate in tho House of Repre- ' sentatiyes on the Nicaraguan Canal bill was opened: by Mr. Shackleford of Mis souri, a member, of the committee which reported the bill. He spoke earnestly m advocacy of its passage. He believed that the Eads Tehuan tepec route was preferable to any which had been proposed, but he did hot think the present time was one for cavil. He did net like the Panama route, but if the new proposition of the Panama Company, offered advantages -orer the Nicaraguan route he thought the Pres ident should have alternative authority to accept it. i "If you favor this bill," interposed ' Mr. Bartholdt of Missouri, "why is it that you and your Democratic colleagues from Missouri at the last session voted : against a similar bill?" 'Because," replied Mr. Shackleford "the bill at the last session' was passed through this1 House to the tune of 'God save the Que.' I want it pas6ed to the stweet strains of 'Hail Columbia. " (Democratic applause.) "But the HayPauncefote treaty was not ratified: at the last session," ob served Mr. Bartholdt. . "True, it was not," replied Mr. Shackleford, "but our English secretary of state wanted it ratified, and because we believed the wishes of Her Majes ty's representative in the cabinet would prerail we opposed the bill." j Mr. Lovering of Massachusetts, also i a member of the committee that re ported the bill, who followed Mr. Shack lefotfdy said that in the pas't he had fav- ' ored the Niearaguan route because the engineers had reported in its faxor and because until recently he had believed that the trans-continental railroads- were , using the Panama route to obstruct action. But he had recently satisfied himself that the railroads were not be hind the Panama canal. w The recent of fer of the Panama. Gonlpany. he be lieved, was made in good faith. Thef French stockholders were trying to real ize something out of the wreck of their fortunes. He believed tfratt - in yic w of the Panama "Company offer it was bus iness to pause, take advantage "Of ', the present situation and give the commis sion which reported in favor of the Nicaraguan route an opportunity to re vise its conclusions. He said he would vote for the Morris amendment, and in conclusion appealed to members not to make the fatal error of committing the j government to the Nicaraguan route. CUBANS PLEAD FOR TARIFF CONCESSIONS The Island Will Be Ruined Unless Congress Affords Relief for the Situation Washington, Jan. 8. Secretary Root will send to Congress tomorrow copies of cablegrams just received from Cuba urging the immediate passage by Con gress of a law granting tariff concessions to Cuba. The purport of these dis patches is that Cuba is threatened with immediate ruin unless the concessions asked for are granted. Secretary Root is pleaded with to use his utmost power to secure the tariff concessions. He has already asked Governor Wood to come to Washington and appear before the Ways a'd Means Committee, January 17 m behalf of the legislation proposed in, the interest of the island. General Wood's views on ' this sub ject are well known to- the President and Secretary of War. He agrees thor oughly with the statements advanced in the dispatches received at the War De partment that Cuba must have, tariff concessions to save it from destruction. In a recent letter, received from Gencrel Wood he has declared that Cubi's pros perity and advancement depend abso lutely upon her commercial relations with the United States and that high duties against Cuban products will posi tively prevent the development of the island. On the other hand he says, that Corruption Exposed at Washington, Jan. 8. President Roose velt and Secretary ol the Treasury Gaga have received a report which showe a staTthng condition or anairs at iuo im nrisrration station on Ellis Island in New York. For several months secret ser vice men have been quietly investigating the conditions at the station and the charges against Thomas S. Fitchie, the commissioner of immigration. - Those making the charges say that the immigrants were subjected to many abnses: that-immoralities were practiced; t-Eat immigrants were detained unneces sarily and made to work for the per sonal gain of those interested, and that they were subjected to many extortions. The report confirms what has been suspected for some time, that many dis orderly houses in New York and othei Mr. Lovermg'a remarks wcro liberallT applauded. J Mr. Parker of Nw Jerey argi;a that the question of routes shouM be deter mined by the executive. 1I0 muten comparison of the two routes, ashis th' data compiled by the committee cou" tenddng that the' Panama route had many advantages over the Nicaraguan route. He appealed to the House not to fetter the President by tieing him to a single line of action. Mr, Morris of Minnesota, who yester day offered the amndment to leave the selection of the route to the President,' said it was his purpose to insure the election of the best route. Heretofore he believed the Panama proposition had been used solely for delay, but sine reading the commission's report lie was unable to reach a conclusion as to which was the best route. Before em barking upon an expenditure of $200 000,000 he thought experts should cofi. eider the recent offer of the ranama Company. Mr. Burton, who opposed th Nicara guan Canal bill before, said he hoped the present bill would, pass. He, howf ever, favored the Morris amendment and said he believed the Panama routr offered' the. most advantages. I; had been more thoroughly investigated anij there was less danger of disagreeable surprises as the work progressed!. ' Mr. Hill of Connecticut said he woolv vote for 'the Morris amendment, and1 read a letter from Professor Wardk a engineer, who had been engaged on the-,' Panama route, who gave a, numbw Aj reasons favoring the Panama routji among, them being danger of earth quakes along the Nicaragua route. The debate continued at some lengtlv' without interest, when the committed rose and an agreement was made to close general debate on the bill at 3 o'clock tomorrow. The bill creating a permanent census' bureau was made Ithe special order of business after the conclusion of ths canal bill. At-4D the House adjourned mtiX tomorrow. t BnaU Pa Peaslon E?ill Washington, Jan. 8. In the Sonate to day, the session of which lasted from 2 p. m. until 4:30 p. m., thirty-eight bill! tTiorjiRintr tensions wer? passed. The c mr proceedings were not of much importance.- Among the mher biils passea was".-" bne granting permission to Lieutenant General John M. Schofield, retired United States Army, to accept the deco ration of the cross of coumniander of . the National Order or the Legion ot Honor, conferred on him by the Pres ident of France. After an executive session the Sen ate adjourned at 4-30 p. ni. until to morrow. . with a reduction of duties, the develop ment of Cuba will be rapid and imme diate. The dispatches received by Secretary Root are signed by the officers ofd;lfr ent commercial bodies in v-ubr., and while all of them speak of the necessity .of concessions and the ruin that will fol low unless these are granted, some go so far as to declare that unless such legislation is enacted the distress in Ue island will be accompanied by serious disturbances. , The cablegram are as foll(ws:ftA Havana, Jan. 6, lJU Secretary Root, Washington; Absolute ruin stares Cuba In the face it immediate tariff concessions are not granted at one ,,., (Signed) G'HrB;V President Center Methants. Matanzas. Jan. ?. 1 002. Hon. Secretary Root, Secretary of W ? Washington. Immediate concessions on tariff are urged bv merchants and plazrs P save the sugar industry from t;'.n,nu (Signed) . ffAf President Board of Mera.n Santiago de Cuba. 3n. 0, 1002. Secretary Root, Washington. The Chamber of Commerce of enrneftlv recommend tto urgent necev sitv of tariff concessions on f'noan pro ducts which are threatened wifa imme diate ruin. (Signed) '-CASAS. President. immigration Station t- supply" of jn cities reeMve a mates from the imm :gra n ,.s r,.0..t understood the reports tV;l t-'1 with th'is question. An allowance of ?' cents r i - r. -t r r dij v. h j h;; neaa is maue to zae )t, tho 4ntarinr nrivilozss. and it . 3 . that aany immigrants vere d?,a' .'j after day unnecessarily so as t the account of the caterer, whose pron.. from the overflow averipd Again-it is charged thai in'f " were held and deported, hnnfc ' by their friends in the west. not h' uomraissioner nu-U't .;h the sponsible for any .connection-. w;u. abases, but he is censured tor " ? ijg himself posted en the action oi dis assistants. ft . v - V