Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-28
PAUpER~ EMICIsANTs.
A Talk With Secretary Folger--Thc
Recent Arrivals.
Dispatch to TIVE BEr.

Special Dispatch to Tue BEr.
WARRINGTON, June 27.-lSecretaTY Fol-
ger said, on speaking on che subject of
foreign emigration, that thu act of Aug-
ust, 1882, provides that the secretary Of
the treasury may enter into a contract
with the state commission, or a4bOar to
be designated by the g%ovarnor' 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 ut the port
of New York in that capacity for thestate
of New York, and, arrangements hsue
been made with them to execute the law.
They have been instructed, in case they
find any Immigrant unable to take caro-
of himsels without becoming: a.pubic
charge, to report the same in writing ~
the collector of tustoms and sueh person
will no be permitted to, land. a
Special to thu Cleveland Lander.
NEW York, June 24.-Whxn the fxse
hundred and seventy emigrant passengers
were landed from tho-Anchor line steam
ship Furnessia at Castle Garden to-day,
Emigration Commissioners Tainter, Starr,
ana Stephenson were on hand to seesif
the newcomer were '3assisted" s&igraALs,
who had no money m visible means,of
snpycrs, saai we're really nf thss lass that
should BIO prevented. from ianssng here.
They foand that about threa- hundred
had been given. passage tickets. by
Michael O'Driscoll,. Of thea OahiYici-
been County Kerry psor' guar
dams. The Immigrants were
clad in poor and common garments. md
they had no money except, s,mh as Had
been provided for them by, O'L)risooll.
In their. investigation the COMMITTEE
found that five Of, the immigrants, had
come directly FROM the work houss. at
Cahwcibeen. They made no, attempt. to
conceal the fact, and said thaf they had
been urged to gopto America. bye tn sup
erintendent of tho work house, anE on
c~oasenting to d. so had bean. furnished
passgae tickets by OtDrisc0l, 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 thai he was
urged to 20 TO O'Drisopll for assistance to
the Unitsd States. He received o pas
sage ticket and 81 los in money. Eary
Brenn, married, ara 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. 0Driscoll 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 &,
i in money and tickets for herself and al
t Legitimate child to go to New York
Mary Clifford, with two illegittmate chill
dren, was also persuaded by the maste
o of the workhouse to go to New York an
was given passage tickets an
II thirty shillinss in money. Mar
Sullivan, who had been hv
1t wears in the workhouse with her thre
lie children, was given her passage tickei
A. and thirty pence. Commissioner Taintt
a said to-day that a passenger OF the Flu
Mt nessia had stated that it was reported
ut County Kerry that seven hundred pa
it pers has been sent to various portsm tn
of country. 1t was also learned that a nui
g Der of paupers were among the emigran
p landed by the Spain ON Saturday. l
ay yestigation will be made in these cast
zee The commissioners will hold a meeti
e.) to consider what is to be done in
IN, present emergency to prevent the lar
ing of these friendless, moneyless a
a prospectless persons, Three OF the co
,Ok nissioners favor vigorous action, II
ers their programme is carried out all
emigrants who came on tickets md ORA
provided by Michael ODriscoll Will
sent back to the Furnessia and the ia
reported to Collector Robertson.