Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1905 — GLUT ELLIS ISLAND. [ARTICLE]

GLUT ELLIS ISLAND.

IMMIGR ANTS LAND IN LEG IO N S AT NEW YORK. Eight Liners Urine: Nearly 12,000 Passengers in One Pay— County School Commissioners Bind Teachers Not to Marry for Two Years. Close to 12,000 immigrants wore brought to the port of New York I riday on the eight big liners which arrived. This breaks all records for a single day, and the officials at Ellis Island threw up the sponge early and notified the commanders of three of the vessels that there was no vise trying to laud their steerage passengers that. day. as they could not be accommodated. The exact number of arrivals is 11,955. The rush began with the arrival of the Deutschland with 292 passengers in the steerage, after which, in rapid succession, came the Lombardia with 1.141, the Pennsylvania with 2.878. the Baltic with 1,350, the Xeckar with 2,001, the Gallia with 1.112, the Christiana with 031 and the Main with 1.950. With her cabin passengers the Pennsylvania brought in 3,080 passengers, the largest number ever brought to New 5 ork on one steamer. The immigrants, on the whole, are a superior looking crowd. There are a great many women and children and more babies than ever appeared at Ellis Island in one day. There are very few Russians or Polish Jews among them. Most of the immigrants are Italians and the majority is bound West for railroad work. The average of health among them is high. FOREST FIRES ARE SPREADING. Threaten Great Damage in Northern Minnesota and Wisconsin. Northeastern Minnesota and the western end of Lake Superior are enveloped in a pall of smoke from forest fires. Scores of fires are burning in woods and slashings, and reports are coming in concerning them from every line of rail communication entering Duluth. Railroad officials have issued special orders to trainment to look out for forest fires, and extra moil are employed to keep an eye on bridges. Fires are burning close to several of the mining locations on the Mesaba. The country is dry as tinder, no rain having fallen for three weeks. Several homesteaders have been burned out northwest of Cumberland, Wis., where fires have destroyed fifteen miles of hard wood timber. The flames were prevented from reaching the city by the lake which surrounds it. In the pineries of northern Burnett County several homesteads have been destroyed. FIGHTING FOR PENNANTS. Standing of the Clubs in Prominent ■ Base Ball Leagues.. Standing of the National League: W. L. W. L. New York... 4 1 St. Louis .... 3 4 Pittsburg ... 5 2 Cincinnati ... 3 5 Philadelphia.. 4 2 Boston 3 5 Chicago ..... 4 4 Brooklyn .... 3 0 Standing of the American League: W. L. W. L. Philadelphia.. 5 1 Chicago 3 4 Detroit 3 1 St. Louis .... 3 4 New York ... 4 2 Washington.. . 3 4 Cleveland ... 2 2 Boston 1 6 Standing of the American Association: W. L. W.L. Milwaukee ..3 0 Louisville .... 2 2 Minneapolis. .2 1 St. Paul .... 1 2 Columbus ... 2 1 Indianapolis... 0 2 Kansas City.. 2 1 Toledo 0 3 TEACHERS NOT TO MARRY. Scarcity of Dakota Girls Leads School Officials to Require Pledge The county school commissioners in Huron, S. D., have determined to require n pledge from all women school teachers desiring positions that they will not marry for at least two years after coming to the county. So great is the dearth of young women in the county that imported teachers, within two or three months after being employed, marry and resign. The few resident girls have taken a hand in the matter and served notice on the young men that they must pay no attention to non-resident girls on pain of being boycotted. Five Men Eutombed in Mine. An explosion in the Cabin Creek Mining Company’s mines near Kayford, W. Va., may result in the death of five miners and the fatal injury of three others. Nine men were within the mine when the explosion occurred. Of these four managed to reach safety with the assist- '• nnce of friends. Three of the number were so badly injured that they are not expected to live. Walks to Death in Sleep. Roy Greenfield, aged 18 a souambulist, met a mysterious death, in Hamilton, Ohio. He was heard to go out of the house during the night and his fattier rushed to the telephone and organized a searching party. The next day the boy’s body was found in a brush pile along Seven-Mile Creek, but there wero no evidences of violence. Death of Joaeph Jefferson. Joseph Jefferson, the best-loved comedian on the American stage, died Sunday night at his home at West Palm Beach, Fla., eged 70 years. "li Gas Kills Four Laborers. Four men were killed mid three others are in u dangerous condition ns the result of the breaking of a gas main at the Edgar Thomson steel works in Pittsburg. The three men still living were trying to rescue the four who were killed. Indiana Postoffice Robbed. Burglars robbed the postofflee in Hweetser, Ind. Stamps valued at S3OO and a small amount of money were taken. The postoffice Is In a Jewelry •tore owned by Elmer Veuch and jewelry sralued at SIOO wee also stolen.