Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-28
PAUpER EMICsIsANTy.
A Talk With Secretary FolSer--Thc
Recent Arrivuis.
Special Dispatch to Tue BEr.

Special Dispatch to Tue BEr.
WARRINGTON, June 27. 7.-SecretaTY Fol-
ger said, on speaking on the subjset of
foreign emigration, that ths act of Aug-
ust, 1882, provides that the secretary of
the treasury may enter into a contract
with the state commission, or a.bOar to
be designated by the govarnor Oh the
state, and empowers the body SO chosen
to examine into the condition
of passengers arriving by sea. The
governor Of New York has designated
commissioners of immigration ste the port
of New York in that capacity for the.state
of New York, and arrangements hsue
been made with them to execute tho law.
They have been instructed, in case they
find any Immigrant unable to take caro-
of himseH without becoming: a.pubic
charge, to report the same in writing ~
the collector of tustoms and sueh person
will not be permitted to land. a
Special to thu Cleveland LaaAer. f
NEW York, June 24.-When the fizse
hundred and seventy emigrant passengers
were landed from the.Anchor line steam
ship Furnessia at Castle Garden to-day,
Emigration Commissioners Tainter, Starr,
and Stephenson were on hand to seesif
the newcomers were assisted" ssnigraAls,
who had no money or visible means,of
snp9crs, sslai we're really of thss lass That
should BIO prevented. from ianGsng here.
They foand that about threa- hundred
had been given passage 1iekets by
Michael O'Driscoll, Of thea OahiYici-
been county kerry) poor guar
dians. The Immigrants were
clad in poor and common garments, md
they had no money except s,nh as Had
been provided for them by, O'Drisool.
In their. investigation the committee
found that five Of, the immigrants had
come directly from' the work house at
CahGcibeen. They made mo- attemnt to
conceal the fact, and said that they had
been urged to go,to America.k.ye tn sup
erintendent of tho work house, an& on
coasenting to ds so had bean. furnished
passgae tickets by OiDrisc0l, and drafts
fer small amounts were drawn, by Hem
derson Brothers, of Glasgow, on Henderson
Brothers, of New York They said,
500, that they had put ON board the Fur
aessia, in Valentia Bay, on the west side
of Ireland The five special cases are as
follows. Richard Connor, forty years
of age, said that he had. been an. inmate
of the work house at, Cahircibeen, for
about twslve years, and that he was
urged to 20 to ODrisooll for assistance to
the United States. He received pas
sage ticket and 81 los in money. Eary
Brenn, married, ard the mother of six
children, had been six years in
the workhouse when she was
Induced by Jeramiah Caleran, master
| of the workhouse, to- come tt
/ this country. 0'Driscoll gave her tickets
To New York and E3 Is in money. Sh'
| has no friends here. "Nana" O'Sullivan
r unmarried, had been in the workhous'
o about three years, and she was given e.
i in money and tickets for herself and al
t illegitimats child to go to New York
d Mary Clifford, with two illegittmate chill
= dren, was also persuaded by the maste
o of the workhouse to go to New York an
y was given passage tickets an
II thirty shillipgs in money, Mar
\. Sullivan, who had been fiv
1t wears in the workhouse with her thre
le children, was given her passage ticke
n and thirty pence. Commissioner Taintt
a said to-day that passenger OF the Flu
Mt nessia had stated that it was reported
nt County Kerry that seven hundred pa
it pers has been sent to various ports In tn
of country. 1t was also learned that a nul
g Der of paupers were among the emigran
p landed by the Spain ON Saturday. l
ay yestigation will be made in these case
zee The commissioners will hold meeti
e.) to consider what is to be done in t
IN, present emergency to prevent the lar
ing of these friendless, moneyless a
h a prospectless persons. Three OF the co
,Ok n,;ssioners favor vigorous action, and
ers their programme is carried out al
ing emigrants who came on tickets and dra
provided by Michael ODriscoll Will
sent back to the Furnessia and the ia
.tor reported to Collector Robertson.