The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-22
Most of Them to Be Semi Back to BEL
cent Ruling by Carlisle.
C~INCINNATIANS INTERESTED
LIABLE TO A FINE OF $4,000 FOR
IMPORTING THIRTEEN MEN.
Governor Fosters Efforts to Secure
Militia-Ofher Labor News.

NEW YORK, March 2L-The diamond
cutters, for whom the immigration au-
thorities have been on the lookout arrived
to-day on board the White Star line steam
ship Majestic from Liverpool. There were
125 of them, all second cabin passengers.
They were detained and sent to Ellis island,
suspected of being contract laborers. An
ticipating their arrival ON the Majestic, Dr..
Senner, Commissioner of Immigration, had
assigned an extra large force of inspectors
to the work of gathering the foreigners
in. More than two hours was consumed in
the work of placing them safely on board
the landing boat for Ellis island. They
will be given a speedy examination and
those who can be proven to have come over
under contract will be sent back. This will
be done in accordance with the decision
of Secretary Carlisle last Saturday, in which
he held that diamond cutting was not a
new industry which the importers of this
city have claimed, and those coming under
contract We're to be treated as any other
contract laborers. The Majestic sailed
March Ii, three days before the Secretary
arrived at a decision in the matter. Every
one about the pier remarked the exception
ally fine appearance of the men, and purser
Brandt, of the Majestic, declared them
to be the most desirable lot of immigrants
ever brought to this country. They were
all well dressed and many of them looked
as though they had just slipped from a
London tailoring establishment. The ma
jority of them, it was stated. were well
provided with money. They come prin-
cipally from Belgium and Holland.
Not for years have the Ellis island immi-
gradier agt1 &c daai w haa Aside saih z from 9ao tne i S5
detained diamond cutters from the Majestic,
thirteen of the same craft were landed
line, and held. The Maestic's lot was the
largest number ever detained at the island
from one vessel. The diamond cutters were
Cnf a mart in a GanfiNn nv Themselves and
supervising Inspector j. J. Quinlan and his
associates busted themselves examining the
present to the board of special inquiry.
When the detained men were taken before
that body, the thirteen from the WESTERN
land were the first examined. 1t did not
take long to dispose OF their. cases, as the
fate Of al was decided on the affidavit Of
Bosch. In his affidavit he set forth that
he, with the twelve others, were engaged
in Antwerp by the diamond-cutting firm of
Colterman & Heinrich to work for their
branch establishment in Cincinnati, c. This
branch of the firm is styled Colterman,
TO receive 100 francs, per Week., and their
passage was paid to this city, and they We're
to be transported on to Cincinnati by the
sci reached quarantine. on Wednesday
evening. he was handed a letter giving him
immigration authorities as to the true ma
ture of his business here. but to insist that
board unanimously decided 10 exclude them
all. Under the law, the importing firm is
liable to a fine of 81 600 in the case of each.
or $l3, COO for the party. Commissioners Sem
ner said he could not state, as yet, whether
or not the case against the firm would be
pushed. The cases OF the Majestic's passen-
gers was then taken up and when the board
Concluded it's labors, forty had been barred
twenty as contract laborers and twenty
as paupers liable to become a public charge.
CINCINNATI, March 21.-Keck & Co., of
this city, received word to-day that the
diamond cutters en- route to their works
saws Franz Van Reeth, who accompanies
the diamond cutters, is to be a member
of their company and that he is a wealthy
resident of Antwerp Mr.. keck admits his
firm has recently put in machinery for
diamond cutting and it expects to employ
skilled cutters, but he denies that 1t has
made contracts for such labor abroad. Mr..
Keck's attorney declares the firm has not
made either verbal or written contracts
that may have been made in New York are
false.