The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-26
ITALIAN IMMIGRATION.
INVESTIGATION INTO UNOESlRA'
BILE IMNSRATlON lr. GENERAL.
How the sons OF sunny Italy Come and"o
To aud From Their Native Iand-fheir
HahIts-in interesting Items FROM Great


uabits-In Interesting Items FROM Great
Gotham.
NEw YORK BUREAU
RICHMOND pAfLY liNKs.
April -. l>.lo.
Undesirable immigration in general, and
Italian immigration IN particular. occupied
the attention Of the Congressional Commit
tee i'm New York which is investigating tue
immigration business. William Conerly,
Of ihe Anchor Li~e steamships, was the
first witness. Last year the steamships ot
the Anchor Line brought 10 this country
s3.O00 immigrants. About onc-ihifd
of the immigrant tickets are sold
prepared In this country. From this couu-
try last year the eompsnys steamers ear
ried 10 Europe about fourteen thousand
-teeraeo passengers. There arn more ltal-
ian, who go back 10 their native country
than of amy other nationality. lhey como
here in the early spring. work through tho
summer and lsil. and then take pls~1ge for
home with nea,ly 40 the money tney nave
earned in this country. They iniafahiy
pnrrha4e return tickets and return io the
United States tho following sprins.
lanes 4. ~aNers. who hl- been connected
with Che American Emigrant company for
tweut, five wears. pitched into the commits
si0mer- oi immigration iot the manner IN
which stcerage passengers were ifedie" 'l
Castle Garden. lie said in3t. irrespective 'i
class. ihey were an treated n' ~ tuDt Nefe
pauaors. criminals cor otherwise without tne
pale of dcconcN. tie would atA uraie a tnn-
snlar inspection. On the other sido iet nm
tending immigrant, to the United states
notify out oonsuls in such time as would on
able the latter tO make the necessary .Ncr-
LEGATIONS 81.
The captain Of the steamship "lictaNia.'
which Congressman owen on Nrdne day
declared tO he unni to carry % hum'n "fut'
said. -Ihe Italian Immigrants are ~
n,o.f filthy of an persons VINO c0ur across
ON the vessels and uu.hiug can iatIce them
fO change their habits.
coNrrnERAiION ol wuNEN'~ Cttns.
The convention of lho General rrdorai "a
of Women. Clubs today elected those oii-
c0rs. President. Charlotte Emerson Brown,
nf Orange. y. H.. Nlce-ire.ldenl May
Wright ~eNni. Of indianapolis. Ind. 10
corline Secretary. .jcunie june 'roiN a
New York: Corresponding >Dcrrtfy Mary
B. Temple. of knoxville. iDnu., Treasurer,
Mrs phnho Hearst. of ~fn francisco. 'al .;
Auditor of Accounts, Kate iiunltt Woods,
Of Boston, Mass.
Ii -lNIrr iHphklfr.
Eight new furnaces have been built ihs
wear ON the lime Of the Norfolk and " ertffn
Railroad and 10 is estimated that each VIII
bring 90 the railroad a buain,-. ol f-llulvA
year,
rTEsONAL MENTION.
Among the passengers on ihe incoming
steamer iraNo today were the once famous
lonnie &. tlanin and her sister, Victoria {.
WOodhull Afi,r the failure some years ago
Of their Wall street venture, both uf these
women went iD London. and. in spite Of
their peculiar views OF matrlmon}. married
Fnglishmou N wealth ami position. Hiss
Clnu becoming the wife pf SIR Francis
cook and Miss Wo0dhull marrying Mr..
John BIddulph Narln, weli-hno"n Lon
dom banker.
Sir Francis and Lady Cook viii make a
tour of lhe United States. ~ is said ihnt
the visit nf the Martins rs ON business con-
ucciod with fhe giO-Amcrican Dtheniure
COMPANY. IN which the blddulpb Martin
banking house d, largely interested. The
present visit ol the two sisters is their ilfst
aupearnncp iu the United states since ibeir
departure after giving mp business.
Work ion -nn.ry's forthcoming TOOK -
toing rushed. Mr., Arthur II. Serb
utr has returned from hii irp to 'aifv,
where hp went f0 see STANLEY and make Ms
HNaII NIINI.N IN"IlN"s Ii' lNHIN''N'fI' W'''
taken fO London. uut lu ftnr. ANA me epln-
plote proofs are now in tA,- city. Work on
the Illustrations i- also uegr'g completed.
This book will hc in two volumes oi over
i've hundred pages each. it viii Doc called
.ln Darkest Africa. and ths quest. Rescue
and Retreat Of hmin. Governor a. llu1io-
nan The issue will be- made simultaneous
ly in this country, England, France ,rr-
many, Spain. scandinavia and ITALY, Inc
>cribner- expect % have the book ont some
time In June.
Mrs. james g. Blaine. Jr., who has been
wing 80 at tho porcisal apartment house,
| iu west fnlfN-sccurd street. Since last p
iember. has improved in her general health
oflate. bat the doctors think She VIII never
hc able 90 walk again.
ArAmff STORY.
one of the most peculiar OF the many
sagare. Of th- tirl ls tho following cN-e
/ iust decided here.
Mr-. Albert Blank. Of Antiso. Wis, at
one time Possessed beautiful Aeld oi hair.
/ N became necessary, in cNnsil iltenre oi III
ness. for the lady lO lose her long tfts-eS
while in Germany. Before leaving Europe
She handed the long halr which bad been
severed % a compcien; bair dresser at foi-
| zini. Germany. 10 have 20 prepared as m
tlfcial locks aud forwarded t0 nrr IN Wis
c0n.iu.
The hair dresser. when ihc work was
finished. made 10 into "A small parcel and
sent 10 by mail 90 Amigo, Wis. ON ihc way
/ ihc parcel had tO pas, through The NcW ORR
/ p0-t0flice. where under ihe postal and cus-
] toms law. 10 was subject i0 seizure and was
| forwarded 20 lhe Treasury Department at
/ Washington.
Mr.. Blank. through her friends, laid tho
whole matter before the Secretary ~ tie
] Treasury who decided q ID the lndy'- hair
was personal effects and consequently Was
not subject To duty. lie therefore ordered
the release of thc package, which D. DOW on
it. way 90 Amigo. whore, no doubt, u VIII
be- received with ioy by ihe lady.
a large number 0f keepers OF gambling
houses and poOl-r00ms were arrniened IN
the Court Of special Session, to-day and
fined. The fines ranged between 80 and
500, and during ihc -paceoi half AN hour mo
city treasury was enriched ,l.DNu. The Grand
Jury have dismissed ihe complaint o. libel
made by Deputy Commissioner Bernard r..
Martin against Editor J.. l.. Godhin. a The
Evening Post. for the biographies be gave OF
them n bis iammany history.
tN--heriA James a. Filck and his son,
William. will turn their backs on New York,
ard in the future make Brooklyn their
home. flack and his -on are siill oui on
bail. awaiting the result ~ an appeal from
the judgment rendered ln the divorce con-
spiranf.